History Characters / EarthboundAntagonists

* InconsistentSpelling: He was called Giegue in the unproduced English translation of the previous game, and was called "The Geek" in one preview of ''Magazine/NintendoPower''. The fandom typically accepts it as Giygas due to it being part of a final release. However, a large portion of fanworks give him the Ganon/Ganondorf treatment and use Giegue to denote his original form, saving the name of Giygas for the AlmightyIdiot. [[TakeAThirdOption Alternatively, you can go with the original name and call both forms Gyiyg.]]

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: He was called Giegue in the unproduced English translation of the previous game. The fandom typically accepts it as Giygas due to it being part of a final release. However, a large portion of fanworks give him the Ganon/Ganondorf treatment and use Giegue to denote his original form, saving the name of Giygas for the AlmightyIdiot. [[TakeAThirdOption Alternatively, you can go with the original name and call both forms Gyiyg.]]

* FreudianExcuse: For starters, his parents are pretty loathsome. Either one would sell out humanity for a nickel, so it's no surprise that Porky is so susceptible. [[spoiler: Then later, there's the possibility that he's been manipulated by Giygas for almost the entire time...]]

* HateSink: You know that what he does [[spoiler:before the final boss battle]] is all just to piss you off. Come Mother 3 and this monster has pretty much taken the award for most despicable retro gaming villain.

* BigBad: He must be defeated in order to prevent a BadFuture.

* HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler:His first and second forms most certainly look like a blood-red vortex, emitting a face with thin ears similar to his original form, albeit permanently and constantly screaming as if in extreme ''agony''. His later forms, once he starts splitting up into multiple copies of himself, form a silhouette that looks disturbingly like a newborn baby. ''Looks,'' being the operative word. Turn the grid upside-down, however, and you see the image of Giygas' original self as an alien.]]

** Though unlike other examples, Giygas's attacks are actually regular attacks used in the game, only disguised (using PSI Brainshock on him will reveal which attack he's really using). For example, he can use PSI Thunder and the '''much worse''' [[StatusEffects PSI]] [[OneHitPolykill Flash]]...

* BattleThemeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snKJPEVbQoE Sanctuary Guardian]], with a few exceptions.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Giygas is arguably more evil in the ''Literature/Mother2'' than in the game. The Giygas of the novel is established as being a completely separate individual from the alien being introduced in ''Mother'', and is implied to have been a horrific cosmic destroyer from the very start with nothing resembling the redeeming features he had in the games.

%%* AdaptationalVillainy: The official novelization of the second game has him portrayed as a different individual from the first Giygas and thus lacks the tragic backstory and redeeming features his video game incarnation had.

* KickTheDog: Several times, but a particularly shining example is the graffiti message directed at Ness written in the form of juvenile insults. [[SarcasmMode Brilliant idea for fun, Porky.]]

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the official novelization, Giygas has always been a destructive EldritchAbomination that has annihilated many worlds ForTheEvulz and is a completely different being from the Giygas that is featured in ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings''. Giygas instead comes to Earth via the meteorite that crashes in Onett, at which point he attaches himself to Porky who came to look.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "You finally got here. This is the (numeral order) "Your Sanctuary" location. But it's mine now. Take from me, if you dare..."

* SatanicArchetype: Before he's encountered, he seems to be one. He has monikers like the "the enemy of the universe" and "embodiment of evil" which are usually reserved for Satan. He can corrupt people by exploiting and amplifying their inner evil thoughts. He's apparently come into conflict with gods before, and his forces are said to have retreated into a place of pure darkness beyond time and space. [[spoiler: However, in person he’s more of a tragic Lovecraftian… thing.]]

* TurnsRed: The transition from Carbon Dog to Diamond Dog.

* HateSink: You know that what he does [[spoiler:before the final boss battle]] is all just to piss you off.

* SequentialBoss: Even if you did win against him, you still have to face Frankystein Mark II with no opportunity to rest up between fights.

* ReformedButRejected: In the Japanese version, right after Carpainter's defeat, it is highly evident that Porky wanted to make amends to Ness, but took [[HeroicMime Ness's silence]] as a no.

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: You would think a series as cartoony and (initially) light-hearted as this would provide only ordinary terror at worst, but [[SurpriseCreepy Giygas begs]] [[NightmareFuel to differ.]]

* TheReveal: Yes, we knew he was coming from the very beginning, but it's safe to say that ''nobody'' could have made a decent guess of [[SurpriseCreepy what happened to his appearance]] following the period between ''[=EarthBound=] Beginnings'' [[spoiler: where he's [[TheGreys a simple grey alien]] and ''[=EarthBound=]''.]]

* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:Well, a [[BuffySpeak cat-alien-thing]], anyway. All he is now is a swirling mass of destructive cosmic energy and hatred.]]

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the official novelization, Giygas has always been a destructive EldritchAbomination that has annihilated many worlds ForTheEvulz and is a completely different being from the Giygas that is featured in ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings''. The entire time travel element from the video game is ommitted, and Giygas instead comes to Earth via the meteorite that crashes in Onett, at which point he attaches himself to Porky who came to look.

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the official novelization he came to Earth via the meteorite that crashes in Onett, at which point he attaches himself to Porky who came to look.