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BurntPhoenix
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posted February 18, 2013 10:55 PM |
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Describe and/or poke fun at HOMM creatures
(Hopefully a legit place for this thread…)
In this thread, you describe what the design (or animations) of various creatures throughout the HOMM series are/might be influenced by, or what they remind you of. Have fun with it.
Heroes 1
Ogre- A caveman
Dragon- Spyro the Dragon’s Dad (or Mama, maybe)
Heroes 2
Steel Golem – The Tin-Man from Wizard of Oz bulked up
Air Elemental – The Earth (or Fire or Water) Elemental with a cloaking device turned on
Greater Druid – Someone in a bath robe with a hood
Heroes 3
Lizardman/Warrior – A green Jar Jar Binks (or is it correct to say Jar Jar Binks looks like a tan Lizardman/Warrior ??  )
Black Knight – Batman lost his cape and bat mobile but got a cool sword and horse, not to mention a new set of eyes too
Heroes 4
Troglodyte – A blind frog-man with a stick
Dragon Golem – A 4-legged mechanical spider
Devil- The Red Skull (Captain America's nemesis) goes medieval and thinks a pitchfork serves as a suitable replacement for his left hand
Heroes 5
Peasant – The most well-fed peasant out there
Treant – A huge, freaky puppet thing you’d see at an Arbor Day parade or festival
Lava Dragon - Volcanic Godzilla (what can I say though, I LOVE the concept and design… this is coming from someone who generally prefers the classic NWC creatures and looks)
Storm Titan – Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 80’s with an unfortunate choice of fashion after falling in a bucket of radioactive goop (at least H6’s possible Titan resembles a traditional NWC Titan again)
Heroes 6
Ghoul – LOTR’s Gollum, as a bondage slave… with claws
Breeder – A fleshly alien version of the plant monsters called Ochu from the Final Fantasy series (looks like it came straight from a horror-science-fiction setting you’d expect in a DOOM game, ya know? Not something in a FANTASY-based setting… I feel similar with some of the other creatures in H6’s Inferno town)
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master_learn
Legendary Hero
walking to the library
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posted February 19, 2013 10:17 AM |
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Lizardman/Warrior – A green Jar Jar Binks (or is it correct to say Jar Jar Binks looks like a tan Lizardman/Warrior ?? )
Before you make fun of creatures,pay some respect to LizardWarrior !
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"I heard the latest HD version disables playing Heroes. Please reconsider."-Salamandre
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gnollking
Supreme Hero
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posted February 19, 2013 11:25 AM |
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Respect to Lizards? Bwahahahaa, there are no creatures as pathetic as those slimy sons of snowes. Just look at them, they think they're the kings of the woods, but no, they can't even scratch their backs without our help. And those ears, HA. What do they think they are, Elves? If so, get your lazy asses to AvLee where you can be with the other pretty princesses. I agree, though, they might surprise you with their bows from afar, but if they get close to me they'll find my trusty flail embedded in their little skulls so fast they won't feel a thing.
Death to the Stormcloaks!
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Storm-Giant
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
On the Other Side!
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posted February 19, 2013 11:31 AM |
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Titans owns you all
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Avonu
Responsible
Supreme Hero
Embracing light and darkness
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posted February 19, 2013 12:31 PM |
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Edited by Avonu at 12:33, 19 Feb 2013.
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You probably even don't know, how many creatures were influenced not only by D&D but also by other various sources.
Let's try to complete some superheroes teams first.
X-Men
1. Scott Summers - HoMM2 Cyclops
2. Warren Worrington III - guess who from HoMM3 
3. Bobby Drake - HoMM3 Diamond Golem
4. Jean Grey - guess who from HoMM1-2?
5. Wolverine - something big, furry and with claws from HoMM3 Stronghold
Fantastic Four
1. Johnny Storm - Fire Elemental from HoMM3
2. Invisible Woman - maybe not woman, but Air Elemental from HoMM2 fits this place
3. Thing - Earth Elemental from HoMM3
And now something from big screen:
Hammer Film Productions proudly presents:
Count Dooku, Saruman or just Christopher Lee as:
- Mummy in HoMM2
- Vampire in HoMM2
Night of the Living Dead:
- Mutant Zombie in HoMM2
Lord of the Ring (general, not from Peter Jackson trilogy)
- Halfing as Hobbit in HoMM2
- Rok as Eagle in HoMM2
- Archmage as Gandalf the White in HoMM2
Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Steel Golem as Tinman in HoMM2
Clash of the Titans (1981)
- Medusa in HoMM3
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
- Skeleton in HoMM2
- Gorgon in HoMM3 (also D&D influence)
- Giant as Talos in HoMM2
And of course HoMM5 not so proudly presents:
- Haven as a rip-off from Warhammer Bretonia
- Sylvan as a rip-off from Warhammer Wood Elves
- Dungeon as a rip-off Warhammer Dark Elves
- Fortress as a rip-off of Dwarves
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DarkDXZ
Known Hero
Haiku sensei
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posted February 19, 2013 01:02 PM |
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Ogre Magi (HoMM3) - Ogre Magi (Dota/Dota 2) - they both have a spell that can be used to buff allies' attacks (in HoMM it's melee damage, in Dota it's attack speed and movement speed).
Also, the OM in Dota is a Pokemon ripoff (in both Dotas the Ogre Magi's name is Aggron, which is also a third-gen Pokemon, although it's in no way related to the hero)
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"If I can't determine whether people are trolling or not within a moment's notice I will just start flailing with this chainaxe without any particular aim besides general slaughter." - Adrius
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Dor_Daedeloth
Hired Hero
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posted February 19, 2013 08:35 PM |
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Quote:
Hammer Film Productions proudly presents:
Count Dooku, Saruman or just Christopher Lee as:
- Mummy in HoMM2
- Vampire in HoMM2
Nosferatu as Vampire in HoMM3.
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c0ldshadow
Known Hero
ig chr0meice91
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posted February 20, 2013 04:14 AM |
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These ones aren't at creatures but towns in general:
Offend Fortress: Fartress
Offend Rampart: Ramfart
Offend Necropolis: Necrapolis
Offend Conflux: you can guess it lol, remove one letter
Haven't been able to think of good ones for castle,stronghold,inferno,dungeon
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BurntPhoenix
Hired Hero
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posted February 20, 2013 06:31 AM |
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You probably even don't know, how many creatures were influenced not only by D&D but also by other various sources.
I did know before about H2 Cyclops (X-men Cyclops), H2 Golem (Wizard of Oz Tin-man), Fire Elemental (Fantastic 4), H3 Gorgon (D&D version, not Greek myth kind), and H3 Beholder (obvious D&D). Also, the H2 Skeleton too... besides Jason and the Argonauts, it also most certainly has an originator in another old film, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. I just ended up providing most of my own interpretations in the initial post of this thread.
But the others you revealed I did find enlightening. For example, I didn't even think about H2 Zombie's (now-obvious) connection to Night of the Living Dead, haha...
Couple other things...
-It seems to me the appearance of the Wizard Hero from HoMM2 looks more to be directly influenced by Gandalf the White than the Archmage unit, wouldn't you say? Or maybe I'm thinking too much of Peter Jackson Gandalf (Ian McKellen)?
- Is it a stretch to think that H3's Pit Fiend and Pit Lord were influenced by Calibos from the original Clash of the Titans?
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And of course HoMM5 not so proudly presents:
- Haven as a rip-off from Warhammer Bretonia
- Sylvan as a rip-off from Warhammer Wood Elves
- Dungeon as a rip-off Warhammer Dark Elves
- Fortress as a rip-off of Dwarves
Rofl, the Warhammer replication is worse than I thought... I knew about both Elves and the Dwarves lacking originality and character, but now I realize how much Haven is a mirror image too...
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janko99
Hired Hero
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posted February 21, 2013 01:37 AM |
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How about the sounds creatures make? For example - gremlins homm3, when injured will sound disappointed or sigh as a sing of being misunderstood.
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fred79
Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
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posted February 21, 2013 04:08 AM |
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You probably even don't know, how many creatures were influenced not only by D&D but also by other various sources.
Night of the Living Dead:
- Mutant Zombie in HoMM2
this is why the mutant zombie is my favorite character from the Heroes games. what else is possibly cooler than a MUTANT ZOMBIE? oh wait, a TAP-DANCING MUTANT ZOMBIE....
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but, back to topic: fairy dragons? really? i suppose they're gay enough...
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Dor_Daedeloth
Hired Hero
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posted February 24, 2013 02:11 AM |
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Come to think of it: in H3 the innuendo of the battle moves of Psychic Elementals and Magic Elementals is terrible. They look very impressive when they are standing still but once they attack one is dry humping you while the other is exposing himself...
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King_V
Hired Hero
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posted March 01, 2013 10:06 PM |
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Ok, older graphics and such aside, I could at least say that, in combat, most of the noises for HoMM1 and HoMM2 made sense.
I mean, yeah, some of the mass-effect spells caused the most hilarious "startled" expressions, but for the most part, nothing was unexpected.
Except for the HoMM2 Vampire for an attack.
He files over, strikes the enemy with his hands, and in the most stereotyped cliche/caricature voice, says, "Blah!"
That always gets a laugh out of me. In fact, the whole reason I dug up the game after years was to show it to my girlfriend - specifically how the vampire's voice is comical during his attack!
I swear, it's like they used the same voice actor who did The Count on Sesame Street.
I love it, but it's just too funny!
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DarkDXZ
Known Hero
Haiku sensei
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posted March 03, 2013 03:58 PM |
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These ones aren't at creatures but towns in general:
Offend Fortress: Fartress
Offend Rampart: Ramfart
Offend Necropolis: Necrapolis
Offend Conflux: you can guess it lol, remove one letter
Haven't been able to think of good ones for castle,stronghold,inferno,dungeon
Dung-eon.
Casstle.
Stringhold (I dunno)
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"If I can't determine whether people are trolling or not within a moment's notice I will just start flailing with this chainaxe without any particular aim besides general slaughter." - Adrius
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fred79
Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
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posted March 03, 2013 04:06 PM |
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Ok, older graphics and such aside, I could at least say that, in combat, most of the noises for HoMM1 and HoMM2 made sense.
I mean, yeah, some of the mass-effect spells caused the most hilarious "startled" expressions, but for the most part, nothing was unexpected.
Except for the HoMM2 Vampire for an attack.
He files over, strikes the enemy with his hands, and in the most stereotyped cliche/caricature voice, says, "Blah!"
That always gets a laugh out of me. In fact, the whole reason I dug up the game after years was to show it to my girlfriend - specifically how the vampire's voice is comical during his attack!
I swear, it's like they used the same voice actor who did The Count on Sesame Street.
I love it, but it's just too funny!
dude, i keep telling my fam about the vampire from h2! i even quote the vampire "bluh!" everytime i get blinded by the sun. lol. the vampire is my second favorite character from h2, followed closely by the lich. lol, the lich goes "blaaah"! great sounds for great creatures.  (and holy ****, i never realized how much he sounds like the count! i always compared him to the vampire from "looney tunes")
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King_V
Hired Hero
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posted March 06, 2013 12:35 AM |
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LOL, holy crap, I'd forgotten about the Looney Tunes vampire - that's just as good of a comparison!
Definitely my favorite HoMM creature ever!
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Manta
Adventuring Hero
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posted March 14, 2013 05:24 PM |
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HOMM1:
Ogre:Lion caveman.
HOMM2:
Peasant:A farmer.
Archer:Lady with a bow.
HOMM3:
Serpent Fly:Buzzing worm.
Dragon Fly:Slightly bigger and meaner buzzing worm.
Pixie:Fairy.
Peasant:A farmer who looks like he's been rolling in the mud.
Fire Bird:A bird with orange feathers.
Phoenix:A flaming bird with orange feathers.
Archer:Guy with crossbow.
Fire Elemental:Somebody on fire.
HOMM4:
Venom Spawn:A pile of goop.
Ice Demon:A frail ice statue.
Archer:Again a guy with a crossbow.
HOMM5:
Cyclops:A one-eyed brown abomination.
Goblin:Gollum.
Peasant:Some fat guy.
Zombie:An undead version of the fat guy.
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RustyEy3
Hired Hero
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posted April 23, 2013 08:19 AM |
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And of course HoMM5 not so proudly presents:
- Haven as a rip-off from Warhammer Bretonia
- Sylvan as a rip-off from Warhammer Wood Elves
- Dungeon as a rip-off Warhammer Dark Elves
- Fortress as a rip-off of Dwarves
What disapointed me in HoMM5 is Dungeon is too elvish. I miss Trogos & other freaks of Dungeon. 
Fortress otherhand is kinda boring they have great units like Thanes, Rune Piests & Lava Dragons but I would prefer more HoMM3 Fortress.
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