This page lists one-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction.
In mythology, this trait was generally associated with fearsome creatures. In modern fiction, some one-eyed creatures are likewise frightening enemies, but others are friendly.
The list includes ethnic groups and mutants born with only one eye, but not one-eyed humans who are understood to have lost an eye.
In mythology, folklore and religion
Arimaspi or Arimaspoi, legendary people of northern Scythia, "always at war with their neighbours" and stealing gold from griffins. They had a single eye in the centre of the forehead.
Balor, giant in Irish mythology, with one eye in his forehead that would wreak destruction when opened
Bungisngis, giant cyclops of Philippine folklore
Cyclops (plural: cyclopes or cyclopses), a race of giants in Greek and Roman mythology, including Polyphemus. They likewise had a single eye in the centre of the forehead.
Dajjal, the anti-christ in Islamic religion, has one eye.
Duwa Sokhor, ancestor of Chingis Khan, according to The Secret History of the Mongols, who had one eye in his forehead.
Fachen, creature from Celtic mythology
The Graeae, the three witches (or sisters) that shared one eye and one tooth between them; often depicted as clairvoyant. They were forced by Perseus, by stealing their eye, into revealing the location of Medusa.
Hagen or Högni, a Burgundian warrior in German and Norse legend, depicted as one-eyed in some accounts
Hajnjeri, man-eating giant in Albanian mythology, has one eye in the middle of his forehead
Hitotsume-kozō, monsters (obake) in Japanese folklore, with a single giant eye in the center of the face
Jian (bird), a bird in Chinese mythology with only one eye and one wing. A pair of such birds were dependent on each other and inseparable.
Kabandha, a demon with no head or neck with one large eye on the breast and a mouth on the stomach. Kabandha appears in Hindu mythology as a character of Ramayana.
Kasa-obake, one-eyed sentient umbrella yokai of Japanese folklore.
Katallan, man-eating giant in Albanian mythology, lives in a cave and has one eye in the middle of his forehead.
Likho, a embodiment of evil fate and misfortune in Slavic mythology
Mapinguari, giant sloth like cryptid of Brazil and Bolivia often described as having one eye
Ojáncanu, one-eyed giant with long beard and red hair of Cantabrian mythology who embodies evil, cruelty and brutality
Popobawa, Tanzanian shetani (evil spirit) that often takes the form of a one-eyed bat creature
Psoglav, one-eyed dog-headed monster in Serbian mythology
Snallygaster, one-eyed dragon-like creature said to inhabit the hills surrounding Washington, D.C. and Frederick County, Maryland
Tepegoz, one-eyed ogre in Oghuz Turkish epic Book of Dede Korkut
Ahgg, the witches' giant spider with one eye in the center of his forehead in My Little Pony: The Movie
Ahriman, a species of monster from the Japanese role-playing game series Final Fantasy
Some of the characters in Ben 10
Alpha Centauri, green hermaphrodite hexapod with one huge eye, Doctor Who character first seen in "The Curse of Peladon"
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, the Auror in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. He has one normally functioning eye, and one magical eye that can see through magical cloaking
Basilisk, large one-eyed mutant in Marvel Comics' New X-Men
Bill Cipher: An evil one-eyed yellow triangle in Gravity Falls.
Big Billy in The PowerPuff Girls who showed that he had one eye in the episode "School House Rocked"
B.O.B. (Bicarbonate Ostylezene Benzoate), gelatinous creature in Monsters vs. Aliens
Cyclopskin and cyclops in the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons
The Cyclops in various media based on myths and legends, such as Ray Harryhausen's movie The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
The Cyclops and other various monsters in the popular Japanese role-playing game series "Dragon Quest"
Cylon Centurions in sci-fi franchise Battlestar Galactica
Dalek Sec, monster that became a one-eyed Dalek-human hybrid in Doctor Who. Daleks always had a single eye-stalk; when the creature inside was shown, it generally appeared to have only one eye.
Darklops Zero, prototype of Darklops in the film Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial
Draken, one-eyed sea monster in animated series Jumanji
Drethdock from the Sega Saturn game Battle Monsters.
The ghost Pokémon Duskull, Dusclops and Dusknoir
Eggplant Wizard, enemy in Nintendo's Kid Icarus video game
Evil Eye, a monster in the online RPG MapleStory
Gohma, from the Legend of Zelda has only one eye. Gohma's appearance varies from game to game.
Imbra, an idol and the highest god of Kafiristan from Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King, vizualized by John Huston in his feature film of the same name
Horvak, Krumm's father from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Kang and Kodos, recurring alien duo in animated series The Simpsons
Kerack, alien race resembling large one-eyed prawns in novel Camelot 30K
Myukus' giant Blue Green Alien one eye in Rampage 2: Universal Tour
Leela, a mutant character, as well as her parents Munda and Morris, in the animated series Futurama
Some of the yellow "minions", comic henchmen in the animation Despicable Me
Monoids, alien race in the 1966 Doctor Who serial "The Ark"
Muno in children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba!
Myo and another Abyssin aliens in Star Wars
Naga and his tribe of one-eyed violent mutants in the 1956 B-movie World Without End
One-Eye, one of three sisters in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes". She had only one eye in the middle of her forehead.
One-eyed, starfish-shaped aliens from the planet Paira in the 1956 Japanese film Warning from Space
Orb (comics), Marvel Comics super-villain, primarily an adversary of Ghost Rider.
Sheldon Plankton in the animated children's series SpongeBob SquarePants
Agent Pleakley in the 2002 animated film Lilo & Stitch
Purple People Eater in the 1958 novelty song of the same name
Ravage, a panther-like Decepticon from Revenge of the Fallen
Sapphire in the Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe
Sauron, the eponymous arch-villain of The Lord of the Rings, often manifests as 'the Eye' in Peter Jackson's adaptations of Tolkien's work.
Scaroth, last of the Jagaroth, a time-travelling alien in the 1979 Doctor Who story City of Death
Sgt. Psyclopps, the one-eyed guitarist for the costumed comedy punk band The Radioactive Chicken Heads
Shuma-Gorath, a giant eye with tentacles, in the Marvel comics universe
Starro the Conqueror, a supervillain in DC Comics, a starfish-like creature who first appeared in 1960
Suezo, a one-eyed, one-footed breed of monster in video game/anime series Monster Rancher
Tyson, Percy Jackson's half-brother in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, is a Cyclops. However Cyclopes also appear as villains.
Vaati and Bongo Bongo, from the Legend of Zelda game series
Waddle Doo from Nintendo game franchise Kirby
Mike Wazowski, round monster with one large eye in the 2001 animated film Monsters, Inc.
Wenlock and Mandeville, London 2012 Olympic mascots
The Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
Zargon, a giant one-eyed monster in the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons
Zatar the Alien, a green alien in the MTV series Celebrity Deathmatch
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