User:TheJoebro64/Giygas
Giygas | |
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' EarthBound' character | |
First game | Mother (1989) |
Created by | Shigesato Itoi |
Giygas, known in Japan as Gyiyg (ギーグ, Gīgu), is a
Giygas originally appeared in the 1989
Giygas's role in EarthBound garnered positive reception. He is largely famous for the quote "You cannot grasp the true form of Giygas' attack!"
Concept and creation
Giygas was created by the creator of the
Appearances
Mother
Giygas first appears in the
EarthBound
Giygas next appears in the
Reception
Since appearing in
Analysis
Nadia Oxford listed Giygas as one of the most memorable moments in EarthBound. She suggested that even people who have not played EarthBound understand its significance.[19] She claimed that Itoi took inspiration from Stephen King novels, including It (a novel about an alien who takes the form of peoples' fears and targets a group of kids). She suggested that Giygas was based on this alien, due to a similarly "borderline indescribable" form and the fact that they both succumbed to "childlike qualities such as faith, friendship, and love."[20] She and David Oxford compared Giygas' appearance in Mother to Mewtwo. They noted that the final battle in Mother with Giygas deviates from traditional final boss battles; they cited reasons such as how Giygas was unlike other alien enemies in video games whose goals were "mindless destruction and sautéing humans." The other reason was the use of a "pulsating, shrill background noise" and the sound of a lullaby, which deviate from other games, which often featured "heart-pumping boss ballads." They described his EarthBound incarnation as an "undulating pocket dimension where nothing gets in or out--except for the prayers of Ness's friends and family." They compared this battle to the one in Mother due to both using "love and prayer" to succeed. They felt that this battle was in contrast to other battles in games at the time; where other battles were about "taking down the final threat with legendary weapons, spells, and reflexes that had been honed to a razor-edge over the course of the adventure", EarthBound's final battle was about "digging your heels into the ground and summoning the stamina necessary to endure the alien's attacks." They suggested that Giygas' degraded form was possibly the result of Giygas' longing for Maria's love.[21]
An urban legend exists that suggests that the final battle with Giygas in EarthBound was an "alien abortion." GamesRadar listed it as the third most creepy gaming urban legend.[22] Marcus Lindblom (a member of the English localization team) acknowledged the urban legend when asked by Jason Schreier about it and stated, "I think that this is a great instance of people reading in stuff that was probably never really intended. There’s certainly nothing wrong with people doing that kind of thing. In reality, as far as we were ever concerned, nothing like that ever came up."[23]
References
- ^ Shigesato, Itoi (April 24, 2003). "[Interview with Shigesato Itoi]" (Interview) (in Japanese). 1101.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ Shigesato, Itoi (April 18, 2003). "[Interview with Shigesato Itoi]" (Interview) (in Japanese). 1101.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ "EarthBound / MOTHER 2 Publication Scans". Starmen.Net. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ Hirokazu, Tanaka (December 14, 2009). "Interview: PixelJunk Eden's Baiyon Vs. Metroid's Hip Tanaka" (Interview). Interviewed by Baiyon. Gamasutra. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ 1UP Staff (March 17, 2009). "25 of the Most Badass Boss Fights of All Time". 1UP.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
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- ^ GamesRadar Staff (May 17, 2013). "100 best villains in video games". GamesRadar. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
- GamesRadar. June 23, 2012. p. 2. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ Parish, Jeremy (April 13, 2006). "Retronauts 5: Earthbound". 1UP.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ Littler, Chris (August 27, 2010). "Top 50 Hardest Boss Battles". UGO. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
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- ^ a b "All Time Greatest Game Villain - Darth Malak vs. Giygas". Gamespot. September 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ Holmes, Jonathan (June 26, 2010). "Smash Bros Brawl hack brings Little Mac, Giygas, and more". Destructoid. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ScrewAttack (October 31, 2011). "Top 10 Scariest Retro Enemies". GameTrailers.
- ^ Meli, Marissa (June 21, 2011). "Pee Your Pants At The Scariest Characters In Video Games". UGO Networks. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ "10 Cinematic Moments in Games". IGN. March 10, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ Oxford, Nadia (July 23, 2013). "Earthbound's Ten Most Memorable Moments". IGN. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- 1UP.com. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
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- GamesRadar. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ Schreier, Jason (August 23, 2013). "The Man Who Wrote Earthbound". Kotaku. Retrieved January 17, 2014.