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Aviax Firebrand from Dreamblade. His purpose was to shuffle lots of creatures around just before the action phase starts, which can help you and wreck your opponent.
Also, he's Pentecostal.
A demonic aberration created from necromantic energy in the depths of the abyss. They steal the corpses of their victims, trapping them in their own body, and then feed off their souls to fuel further rampages.
Also known as Treachery Demons, Glabrezus were originally "Type III Demons," until some smart person decided to name these things.
One of the most powerful types of demon, the Glabrezu is a 20-foot-tall beast with four arms, deadly pincers, and the face of a dog. They provide temptation, often in the form of money and power, although sexual temptation is not unheard of (!!!!!!!!). In fact, they are even partly-responsible for the creation of Draegloth. By macking on female drow. I don't know how this is possible, logistically-speaking, and I do not want to.
The Peryton is a fake monster, moreso than most mythological things. See, this deer-with-wings was invented by Jorge Luis Borges, who pretended that it was a mythical creature from medieval times. Silly wabbit, mythology is for, uh... everybody.
Frankencthulhu?
At the tail end of D&D's 3rd edition, they introduced the Cult of Thoon, a faction of Mind Flayers that worships and seeks out the mysterious concept of "Thoon." Whether Thoon exists or not is up for debate, but in their studies they discovered Quintessance, an equally-mysterious energy source. With Quintessence, they were able to create the first Thoon Hulks.
A Thoon Hulk fills in for the mInd Flayer's biggest weakness - lack of physical power. These ten-foot tall constructs are part Mind Flayer, part machine, and all violence. They will destroy anything in their way, either with their axe hands or by discharging some of the lethal radiation of Quintessence itself.
You know, sometimes seeing an angel isn't necssarily going to be a good thing for your health. Usually if he's dual-wielding flaming swords, you're in trouble
I present to you something unique! A Dreamblade figure that became a Dungeons & Dragons monster!
In Dreamblade, the DREADMORPH OGRE:
"The dreadmorph transformation is sometimes lethal and always surprising."
It can scare multiple opponents away and ruin your enemy's positioning. nice.
In Dungeons & Dragons, the VORACILITH is:
The most gluttonous of all demons, Voraciliths care little for the machinations and plans of their kind, instead constantly seeking out food. They can splash acid on things, lash with their tentacles, and eat the fallen. You can find them in the Demonomicon sourcebook.
Pretty weird, huh?
Happy Halloween! So here's a devil who's TOTALLY not based on Anton LaVey! Except he is. Which is funny, since LaVey was really an atheist/hedonist and didn't believe in the devil.
Dis Pater ("Dark father!"), was originally a Roman underworld god (just like Orcus!), though his name eventually became one of mnay names for the Devil (like Orcus!). In D&D, he is an archdevil who rules the Iron City of Dis in Hell, and is extremely paranoid.
Ruler of Lyn Armaal Palace, the Cloud Giant Sansuri seeks to uncover lost hordes of the ancient Giant cities of Ostoria, and will stop at nothing to achieve her goal!
One of the original D&D monsters from waaaaaaaay back in the 1970s, Ropers are a fine example of Cruelly-Disguised Things. From a distance, they look like stalagmites. Up-close, they look like stalagmites. At any given moment, though, a Roper may open its eye and grab you with its tendrils, dragging you into its toothy maw. The Roper was also included in the old D&D action figure line years ago, though it was interpreted as a yellow-and-blue six-legged slug beetle. Ah, well. The Roper is honestly one of my favorite classic monsters, and this miniature manages to demonstrate why.
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Also known as Brain Demons, Cerebriliths use their psionic powers to feast on the intellect of mortal men.
This ghostly apparition carries out rites for its undead masters...
...You know, some of the WoW minis look really good, after all!
Unique among were-creatures, wereravens often become shamans among their people. The ones who don't just go goth.
A thought. Trolls heal from pretty much anything instantly. So whatever it took to graft that magic eye to himself also left him with permanent scars.
I would be very afraid of Skalmad if I were you.
All three of the medusae from the Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures line. From left to right:
Medusa, 2003 (Harbinger)
Medusa Archer, 2007 (Night Below)
Medusa Archer, 2009 (Dungeons of Dread)
These horrifying creatures can travel between dimensions on a whim, and snatches its victims in its jaws before fleeing from this plane.
Dungeons & Dragons interpreted the mythological Salamander (See: A Hot Chick in my photostream) into a pseudo-reptilian fire-elemental species, and this odd, serpentine creature has become sort of a fantasy standard. Although "Standard" Salamanders are supposedly human-sized, the gigantic Noble Salamanders are actually the size standard in recent editions. It's because of tail length, you see. But anyway, these guys are massive, superheated, and ready to scorch you one.
Lighting notwithstanding, this figure really IS bright orange.
The God of war, discord, strife, and destruction, and the eternal foe of Heironeous; Hextor appears to be a massive multi-armed uber-orc. Which is awesome.
FUN FACT: This mini's base is JUST small enough to fit on a Monopoly square. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
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"Their majesties are not amused."
Yay, conjoined hermpahrodites!
Anyway... the Androgyne is what happens when you try the "You got chocolate in my peanut butter" thing, only with royalty. S/he looks like something out of a surreal tarot deck, and in-game can make it so disrupted enmies can go anywhere, even in occupied cells - nice, as it makes it easier to stack more damage onto them and kill them.
The Glabrezu demons are gigantic and hideous, but their appearance allows others to underestimate their cunning intelligence.
Creatures from the depths of the Dreaming Dark, the Quori are abberant beings from another dimension, long since blocked from Eberron, who can only influence the real world through dreams and possession. But if they ever do find a crack in reality's fabric...
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, and I'LL CLOBBER 'EM!"
A REALLY MINOR bad guy in Wrath of the Righteous, and I think they just wanted to include a tiefling.
This gigantic Draconian happens to resemble the Great Dragonian from Capcom's King of Dragons, and I'm SURE Capcom didn't rip Dragonlance off. Yeah, that's the ticket!
Gulgars are fairly obscure D&D dudes. They live underground, and eat gems. This makes them sworn enemies of the dwarves, for obvious reasons. They are also a playable race, which is hilarious.
I mostly remember them for one reason: Out of nine boosters of one particular set, five rares were GULGARS. A one in twenty-four chance of finding a Gulgar in a War Drums booster pack, and I did THAT.