I’ve recently noticed a bunch of the bosses/NPCs are named with a nod to mythology, history, and pop culture. For example:
- Lord Ruthven - Lord Ruthven was one of the first vampires to appear in English literature.
- Mixcoatl the Masked God - Mixcoatl was the Aztec god of war.
- The Grand Sphinx - Based off the Sphinx at Giza.
- Bes, Nut, and Geb - Egyptian god/godesses of protection, sky, and earth respectively.
- Thessal the Mermaid Goddess - Based off the Greek myth of Thessalonike, a Macedonian princess who fell in love with King Alexander. When King Alexander died, she jumped into the ocean, but instead of drowning, she turned into a mermaid. Even the dialogue “Is King Alexander alive?” “He lives and reigns and conquers the world.” comes from this myth.
- Arachne the Spider Queen - Again, Greek mythology. Athena turned the boastful girl into the first spider after Arachne lost a weaving contest to her.
- Archdemon Malphas - A Great Prince of Hell, Malphas, a demon of war and magic, is said to govern forty legions of demons.
- Davy Jones - A villain pirate in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean.
- Skuld - The Norn of the future, in Norse mythology.
- Janus, the Doorwarden - The double-faced Greek god of beginnings, decisions, transitions, and gates.
- Oryx, the Mad God - Named after Oryx, the original sprite maker for RotMG.
And a few of the lesser- known ones:
- Nikao the Azure Dragon - “nikao” in Greek (“νικάω”) is a verb that means “to win, conquer”.
- Craig, Intern of the Mad God - Named after Craig Stern, the composer of “The Sorcerer’s Tower”, the music of RotMG.
- Shaitan the Advisor - Shaitan is a evil spirit/devil in Islamic mythology.
- Belladonna - Also known as “deadly nightshade”, belladonna is a poisonous plant that commonly is used as a sedative/narcotic. It is also used as a recreational drug due to the vivid hallucinations one experiences when taken, however, it can be easily fatal when too much is used.
This is all I can think of - can you think of more?
- mythological spirits of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations
- The werewolf is a widespread concept in European folklore
- A half man half bull creature from greek mythology which was defeated by Theseus
- A bird of fire that reborned from ash in greek mythology
- A member of a race of one eyed savage giants. Odysseus escaped the grasps of one named Polythemus
- Name translates into Shadow Spirit in japanese
- A ghost ship, also known as a phantom ship, is a ship with no living crew aboard. In some folklore, they are ghostly vessels.
- a sea monster referenced in the Tanakh, or the Old Testament.
- supernatural creatures in early Arabian and later Islamic mythology and theology
- a clay figure brought to life by magic in Jewish legend
- a gorgon beheaded by the hero Perseus in greek mythology
- Could be based off of Anubis, the egyptian god of funerals and death
- Could be based off of Ra, the egyptian god of the sun
- Could be based off of Anhur, the egyptian god of war
- A half lion half eagle creature from greek mythology
- a type of mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural
- A personification of death present in many mythologies
- Santa’s homeboy
- Little bearded man fairies found at the end of a rainbow with a pot of gold from Irish folklore
- A half human half fish hybrid found in many mythologies
- I honestly doubt that this is based off of this, but the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! animated series had an episode featuring a seemingly harmless frog with devil wings that possesses Kirby and causes havoc
(Btw the bus driver’s name is Otto)
