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| Appeared in | Series 1 2006 Series |
| Number | 8 |
| Point Value | 20 |
Cyclops is monster #8 in Series 1. Cyclops was also one of the monsters redesigned for the 2006 relaunch series.
Series 1[]
Cyclops has a 20 point value, and was available in original yellow and purple colours, plus all four neon colours and rarer premium blue and pink colours.
Official Biography[]
Species: Giant Humanoid
Born: 2000 years ago in Greece
Habitat: In the Mediterranean Sea, in the caves of the island Colossa
The uglyest of all giants, Cyclops is carnivorous, 175 meters high with long arms, big and protruding lower lip, sharp teeth and a big eye in the center of his forehead. Although he is continuously in search for a companion, Cyclops is lucky to not meet anyone, usually end with eating them. He lives alone in the island Colossa where he raises violet sheep. Cyclops love to trap explorers in caves, blocking at the exit with very huge boulders and they love to eat them for dinner. Whereby next time you enter in a cave, pay attention, Cyclops could have an eye on you!
2006 Series[]
Cyclops is a monster in the class "The Beasts." He is monster #1. He is displayed as an overweight ugly human holding a huge spiked club. His trading card has a total points value of 211. His background photo is on top of a rocky cliff.
Official Card Biography[]
With one huge eye in the middle of his forehead, this ugly, man-eating giant is notorious for his strength and foul disposition. Because of his size, the Cyclops is an excellent fighter. He uses rocks and tree trunks as weapons and lives on human flesh.
In other media[]
Comic Book Series (1991)[]
TBA
Video Game (1992)[]
The cyclops appears in Stage 5, Area 2, when you reach the paper wall. It will break through a wall segment, then charge the player at high speed.
The instructions manual describes Cyclops as: "Breaks through and attacks."
Origin[]
In Greek mythology, the cyclopes were the sons of Uranus and Gaia and the brothers of the Titans. After Zeus took control of Mount Olympus, the cyclopes became blacksmiths for the gods, where they created many of the gods' signature weapons such as Zeus' thunderbolts, Poseidon's trident and Hades' helmet of invisibility.
The cyclopes were savage creatures that ate any humans that encroached on their territory. One famous cyclops was Polyphemus, a son of Poseidon who was featured in Homer's Odyssey, When Odysseus and his crew landed on Polyphemus' island, they found some of his sheep and decided to take a couple. However, Polyphemus found the crew, two of Odysseus' men, and locked the rest away. One night, the cyclops drank too much wine and passed out. Odysseus sharpened a stick and heated it into a fire. Odysseus then thrust the stick into Polyphemus' eye and blinded the beast, allowing him and his men to escape.
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