History Main / HungryMenace

* The eoponymous monster of ''Film/TheBlob1958''. It oozes around to feed itself, and as it grows, so does its hunger.

* ''Franchise/{{Gamera}}'' films:

* While he might not hold any malice towards his victims and supposedly serves a few "necessary functions" within the universe, none of that changes the fact that ComicBook/{{Galactus}}, [[PlanetEater Devourer of Worlds]] has a nigh-countless number of genocides to his name.

* In the book ''Literature/WorldWarZ'', zombies eat any flesh, as long as it's living or almost fresh.

If such a being kills and tortures to extend his life beyond its natural span, it's ImmortalityImmorality. It is close, but different as it present not doing amoral things and dying as the natural and only good solution for this problem, while this trope is more ambiguous. See also; HorrorHunger, FaceMonsterTurn and PhlebotinumMuncher. For a typical hero response, see GuiltFreeExterminationWar.

* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' has Deviljho, a monster that is ruthlessly overpowered, and is known for wiping out all local fauna because it is constantly HUNGRY! Other large monster run from this menace, for fear of being eaten. If it runs into the corpse of a monster you killed, it will eat it to regain stamina.\\
On a lesser level, many quests also come from farmers, traders, or the lake asking you to hunt a monster that's making their livelihoods difficult. Not out of malice, but because it thinks their pack animals or possessions make good eating. None of the monsters are evil, just eking out their own existence.

* The Horrors in ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' and ''{{Earthdawn}}''.

This, similar to introducing AlwaysChaoticEvil people, is an easy way to create conflict that can only be resolved with violence, [[GuiltFreeExterminationWar as you can't negotiate with someone or something who needs to kill you to survive.]] A HungryMenace may be portrayed in different ways -- from the horrible abomination that must be slain for the good of everyone to a NonMaliciousMonster or even a natural part of the universe that is not evil at all.

* The [[Film/GameraVsGyaos Gyaos]] in the ''Franchise/{{Gamera}}'' films survive by feeding on human flesh.

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* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' has Deviljho, a monster that is ruthlessly overpowered, and is known for wiping out all local fauna because it is constantly HUNGRY! Other large monster run from this menace, for fear of being eaten. If it runs into the corpse of a monster you killed, it will eat it to regain stamina.

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* [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampires]] have to drink human blood, or they will starve and die. If the vampire is portrayed sympathetically, he will cheat and [[VegetarianVampire drink animal, donated or synthetic blood]], or else he may be pickier than others about his prey.
* [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Romero-esque Zombies]] are just driven to eat flesh, though for other zombies, it's our [[BrainFood brains]] that they're after.

* The cannibal killer in ''Film/TheForest'' is a crazy hermit who refuses to leave the cave he lives in, and hunts everything he can to feed himself.

* While he might not hold any malice towards his victims and supposedly serves a few "necessary functions" within the universe, none of that changes the fact that ComicBook/{{Galactus}}, Devourer of Worlds has a nigh-countless number of genocides to his name.

* The [[Film/GameVsGyaos Gyaos]] in the ''Franchise/{{Gamera}}'' films survive by feeding on human flesh.

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* Carnivores need to eat meat. Some carnivores are scavengers who primarily feed on the dead, but others are predators who have to kill other animals in order to survive.

* While he might not hold any malice towards his victims and supposedly serves a few "necessary functions" within the universe, none of that changes the fact that {{Galactus}}, Devourer of Worlds has a nigh-countless number of genocides to his name.

* In the book, WorldWarZ zombies eat any flesh, as long as it's living or almost fresh.

** Possibly the Tarrasque. While it ''is'' possibly the most feared and lethal beasts in the entire setting, it seems pretty much mindless, and is driven by hunger... probably. Fortunately, it spends most of its time sleeping, only waking up every five to six months or so, devouring everything in sight for a week when it does.

* The eoponymous monster of ''Film/TheBlob''. It oozes around to feed itself, and as it grows, so does its hunger.

* The {{Energy Being}}s in the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episodes "Day of the Dove" and "Wolf in the Fold."

* ''Video Game/Monster Hunter'' has Deviljho, a monster that is ruthlessly overpowered, and is known for wiping out all local fauna because it is constantly HUNGRY! Other large monster run from this menace, for fear of being eaten. If it runs into the corpse of a monster you killed, it will eat it to regain stamina.

* Bainlings from ''LegendOfTheSeeker'' made a deal with the BigBad and had to kill people or they will be dragged back into afterlife.
* [[Series/StargateAtlantis Wraith]] can only eat humans or other Wraith, or they will starve to death.

* Eugene Tooms from two episodes of ''[[TheXFiles The X-Files]]'' is stated to need human livers to survive.
** And Rob Robertson from a later ''X-Files'' episode needed brains... not that he didn't try to live as a non-mutant.

* ''DungeonsAndDragons''
** The Darkhood monster in the {{Mystara}} setting.
** The Nightmare Court in the {{Ravenloft}} setting's ''Nightmare Lands''.
* The Gleft in the ''DyingEarth'' RPG supplement ''Scaum Valley Gazetteer''.
* {{Warhammer 40000}}:

* {{Fringe}} had a MonsterOfTheWeek who harvested prostitutes for hormones which will stall his improbably rapid aging.

* [[StargateAtlantis Wraith]] can only eat humans or other Wraith, or they will starve to death.

* ''Film/TheBlob''.

* ''TheBlob''.