Giygas, also known as Giegue, and Gyiyg (ギーグ, Gīgu) in Japan, is a character in the EarthBound video game series by Nintendo, created by Shigesato Itoi, serving as the main antagonist and final boss of Mother and its sequel, Mother 2/EarthBound. He invades Earth in an attempt to wipe out humanity in Mother, and returns in EarthBound where he conquers the world and sends his forces into the past to prevent protagonist Ness from defeating him. The battle against Giygas, which depicts him in turmoil, drew inspiration from a Japanese film which traumatized Itoi as a child. He has received positive reception with critics referring to his battle as one of the creepiest in video games, and considered one of the greatest and most iconic video game antagonists of all time.
Victims[]
- Ness (Robot) - Beaten to death by Giygas with a psychic blast, body seen. Revived as a ghost that floated back into his body.
- Paula (Robot) - Beaten to death by Giygas with a psychic blast, body seen. Revived as a ghost that floated back into her body.
- Jeff (Robot) - Beaten to death by Giygas with a psychic blast, body seen. Revived as a ghost that floated back into his body.
- Poo (Robot) - Beaten to death by Giygas with a psychic blast, body seen. Revived as a ghost that floated back into his body.
Kill Count[]
- Total - 4
Characters Killed by Giygas[]
- Ness (Robot) - Beaten to death by Giygas with a psychic blast, body seen. Revived as a ghost that floated back into his body.
- Paula (Robot) - Beaten to death by Giygas with a psychic blast, body seen. Revived as a ghost that floated back into her body.
- Jeff (Robot) - Beaten to death by Giygas with a psychic blast, body seen. Revived as a ghost that floated back into his body.
- Poo (Robot) - Beaten to death by Giygas with a psychic blast, body seen. Revived as a ghost that floated back into his body.
Death[]
- Disintegrated after Paula made the entire world pray for the group to succeed and channeled the psychic energy.