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Revision as of 11:43, 28 June 2022


Impending Search Synonyms (Sample): rust monster, beholder, conjunctivus, carrion creeper, shuggoth.


Cautions: The collection is sorted not by name, but by unpainted visual appearance, in this case, that of non-classical (mostly D&D creations). This is a kind of catch-all gallery of creatures that are difficult to categorize in terms of real organism similarities, but they are grouped as best we can, first by body type. Creatures that are half-human are listed in the separate Half-Humans gallery. Since this collection may exceed the page length limit, links will be provided for each category as they become overlarge. Also, the collection cannot be expected to be kept up to date, as it is not the main purpose of this wiki to indulge the viewer with these special galleries; hence, a proper search should ensue if your figure cannot be quickly identified from this gallery.

To find the identity of the figure: Simply click on the thumbnail, then, on the page with the pic, scroll down to see what links to that pic and follow the links.

Editors: Please observe the rules and requests at the top of the edit page.

Sculptors: Take note what categories seem neglected!

Collectors: Enjoy the eye candy!

Two-Creature Combos

Yuan-ti - Snake-humans

There are several types of these:

  • Purebloods - minor reptilian surface features (could pass for human with a little effort)
  • Halfbloods
Halfblood Serpentoids - Half-human half snake below the waist
Wretchlings (Scale-covered humanoids)
Snake-headed Beastmen
Snake-armed Humanoids
Ignans - Like Halfbloods, but wielding fire spells - link TBA
  • Abominations
Naga (Human-headed Snake Abominations)
Snake Abominations with humanoid arms
  • Broodguards - also known as histachii - hairless - TBA
  • Holy Guardians - human armed and chested Snake Beastmen
  • Mageslayers - top half human, bottom half snake
  • Anathemas - a writhing snake mass holding up a gargantuan snake head

Owlbears

Kenzer & Co Owlbear
DGS Games' Young Grush


D&D Miniatures Pre-Painted plastic:
Harbinger #54 Owlbear
Blood War #57 Owlbear Rager
Against the Giants #35 Furious Owlbear

Bugbear-Kin

Pumpkin-headed Bears

From OD&D and Runequest. The early bugbear artist concepts were literally pumpkinheaded:

“It has been said that this was a miscommunication between Gary [Gygax] and Greg [Bell]; and in fact when relating what he imagined the Bugbear looked like, Gary meant a big roundish head when he said "A head like a pumpkin...", and not an actual pumpkin. Nevertheless, the illustration stayed as originally drawn, with a big pumpkin-headed Monster. So for about three years, every D&D player was battling pumpkin-headed Bugbears. That is, until the Monster Manual was published and set everyone straight.” ~ Source: http://shamsgrog.blogspot.com/2008/07/whats-bugbear.html
  • 7003
    Jack-O-Bear
  • 764
    Bugbears


Bug-headed Bears

Another early interpretation of the Bugbear.

  • W52b
    Bugbear


Jack O' Bears (Pulpy-skulled Bears)

From Runequest.


True Bugbears - large, ugly hairy goblins w. oversized heads

For the early artist concpets of "bugbears", see Bugbear-Kin above (and have a chuckle).

Male Bugbears


Female Bugbears


Umber hulks (& kin): Insect-headed primate-beasts

Since the name of this D&D beastie is rightly claimed as a "Product Identity" by Wizards of the Coast, several alternative names have been applied to unofficial D&D sculpts ("Amber Hulk", "Brawn Hulk", "hulker", "umberbulk", "umber bulk", "umberhulk", etc.). There are several types of umber hulks, including the "undead hulk", "psi-hulk", "Lumbering Hulk"and "shadow hulk". Early (pre-3rd ed. ADD) "vodyanoi" were considered kin to umber hulks. See also the early misconception of Bugbear above: Bug-headed Bears. Citadel has an Ambull.

  • Imperial Toys
    Monster
  • 1350
    Brawn Hulk
  • 775
    Amber Hulk
  • 1076
    Umberbeast
    Jim Bove
  • 107
    Umber Hulk
  • Grenadier: 135a / 317
    Umberbulk
    Umberhulk M61
    Mirliton: NM010 Umberbulk
    (click for Alt view)
  • Umberhulk
    (possibly WW08r Umberhulk 5004(ADD1r))
  • Alternate Umberhulk
    (probably WW08r Umberhulk 5004(ADD1r))
  • 02-409
    Lumbering (Umbar) Hulk
    Bob Charrette
  • WOC40051
    Umber Hulk
  • Citadel-RTle-ambull.jpg
    Ambull
    Rogue Trader (later became Warhammer 40k)
    Citadel

D&D Miniatures Pre-Painted plastic:
Harbinger #78 Umber Hulk
Desert of Deslation # 57 Umber Hulk Delver
Against the Giants #29 Shadow Hulk

Xurg

See Deep Ones.

Beholders (& kin): Really big eyeball-things with mouths

Since the name of this D&D beastie is rightly claimed as a "Product Identity" by Wizards of the Coast, several alternative names have been applied to unofficial D&D sculpts. There are several varieties of these "Eyes": "Sphere of Many Eyes", "Eye Tyrant", "Observer", "Spectator", "Eye of the Deep", "Elder Orb", "Hive Mother", "Elder Orb", "Death Kiss", "Director", "Eyeball", "Gauth", "Gouger", "Overseer", "Umbrascarred", "Watcher" and "Death Tyrants".

The true beholder of D&D fame floats in air, rather than rising from legs, stalk or tentacles, as the Reaper "Conjunctivus" does, hence the subcategory below the following gallery for true beholders. Fenryll FM90 Tyrannoeil.

  • 3507's 1291A
    Beholding Sphere (Beholder)
  • Heritage-dwellers-1291set.jpg
  • PD86
    The Beholder, Sphere of Eyes
  • 11-055
    Manxam the Beholder
    Jeff Wilhelm
  • 11-401
    Beholder
    Dennis Mize
  • 11-476a
    Beholder Kin,
    Spectator
  • CSM-004
    Lord of the Eyes
    Eva Miller
  • 11-476b
    Beholder Kin,
    Gauth
  • 11-955
    Beholder
    (15mm)
  • WOC40053
    Beholder
    Kim Graham and Will Hannah
  • Beholder
  • 2012h
    Beholder
  • 757
    Eleven-Eyed Floaters
  • Reaper-wld-14537.jpg
    14537
    Xeldorian,
    Tyrant of Darkness
    Bobby Jackson
  • VEL4037
    Oculous
    The Rotten Eye (2005)
    MEO4037
  • K&C4061
    Lewd Beholder
    blister

Other Metal:

Kenzer & Co Beholder, Otherworld DM23a - Eye of Terror.
Black Tree Design's M116 Evil Eye


D&D Miniatures Pre-Painted plastic:

See PlastiCrypt's PPM Bestiary


Conjuntivus: Beholders rising from stalks or tentacles

The true beholder of D&D fame floats in air, rather than rising from legs, stalk or tentacles, as the Reaper "Conjunctivus" does, hence this subcategory.

  • 350b (1503h)
    Enchanted Eye/Floating Eye
  • Searcher of Souls
    Fantasy Lords
    104
  • 2016
    Conjunctivus
    Joe Gressis
  • 2712
    Eyebeast
    Julie Guthrie


Rust Eating Creatures

See also: Pre-Painted plastic D&D Miniatures Dangerous Delves #33 Rust Monster as well as Citadel's AD&D line for a set of these.
Black Tree Design's M125 Rust Monster



Mind Flayers

See Illithids:Cephalopod-Headed Humanoids

Bulette

Land Sharks, Sharkadillo, Reaper Miniatures' 02919 Burrowing Horror
Pre-Painted plastic: D&D Miniatures Giants of Legend #67, Dungeon of Dread #53

  • Imperial Toys
    Monster
  • Sharkadillo
  • PD135
    Bulette or landshark
  • 11-479
    Bulette
  • MM39
    Juggernaut

Carrion Crawler

D&D Miniatures Pre-Painted plastic:
Dragoneye #41 Carrion Crawler
Night Below #42 Trained Carrion Crawler
Against the Giants #54 Enormous Carrion Crawler


Mimics

Roper

  • 5041 (b)
    Rope Monster
  • OR18
    Roping Mound
  • 766
    Rope Monster
  • Roper
  • Roper
  • MM79
    Stone Tangler
    John Dennett
  • DM20
    Roper
    John Pickford
    (45mm)
  • 2658
    Stone Lurker
    Bob Olley
    Release: 02-01-03

D&D Miniatures Pre-Painted plastic:
Underdark #56 Roper
Against the Giants #58 Roper

Otyugh

  • Otyugh
  • 11-529
    Otyugh
  • CSM-015
    Otyugh
    Jason Wiebe
  • Otyugh
  • 1291E
    Reaper: xxxx
    Neo-Omnivois
  • Neo-Otyugh
  • 2737
    Dung Monster (assembled)
    Jason Wiebe
    Release: 10-27-03

D&D Miniatures Pre-Painted plastic:
Giants of Legend #27 Otyugh
Night Below #44 Lifeleech Otyugh

Hook Horror

D&D Miniatures Pre-Painted plastic:
Aberrations #35 Hook Horror
Dungeons of Dread #57 Hook Horror

Grell

  • 11-525
    Grell
  • FF11-1
    Grell


Xorn


D&D Miniatures Pre-Painted plastic:
Underdark #28 Xorn
Against the Giants #30 Xorn Ravager

Creatures Not Listed Here

Blink Dogs

  • Stirge
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