History Characters / LaMulanaRoomGuardians

* PublicDomainCharacters: All the bosses here are based on the various creatures that Echidna, the Mother of Monsters, created in accordance with Greek myths.

* HornAttack: Unicorn's horn protrudes from its muzzle, sort of like a narwhal, rather than its forehead, allowing it to use its horn more like a lance.

[[folder:Non-Area Specific]]
!!Ratatoskr
A large squirrel-like monster that appears several times in the game.

[[folder: Hall of Malice]]
!!Cerberus
One of Echidna's children, a three-headed, serpentine hound fought in the Hall of Malice.

[[folder:Immortal Battlefield]]
!!Cetus
A sea monster fought in the Immortal Battlefield.

* MixAndMatchCritters: Looks like a large fish with a draconian head.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a creature of the same name in Greek mythology.

!!Svipdagr
A swordsman fought in the Immortal Battlefield.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Averted. He carries a shield but never uses it.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a hero from Old Norse Eddaic poems.

[[folder:Shrine of the Ice Giants]]
!!Badhbh Cath
A winged woman fought in the Shrine of the Ice Giants.

* AnIcePerson: Attacks by shooting icicle spears.
* FusionDance: After defeating the three sisters, they combine to become Badhbh Cath, beginning the boss proper. It's odd that their combined form is called Badhbh Cath, which is the name of one of the sisters, rather than being called the Morrigna.
* OurBansheesAreLouder: Though not actually a banshee, Badhbh's wailing and appearance foreshadow someone's death or a battle to come, similar to a banshee.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a war goddess from Irish mythology, Badhbh is the sister of Morrigan and Macha. Collectively, the three are known as the Morrigna.
* WingedHumanoid

!!Balor
A large robot fought in the Shrine of the Ice Giants.

* CallBack: The way it shoots and retracts its arm resembles Sakit's boss right.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Fires a large blue one from its face.
* GatlingGood: Appears to have one outfitted on one of its hands.
* HumongousMecha: Not as big as other examples but still easily three times taller than Lumisa.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on the tyrant king of the Fomorians from Irish mythology, who had a giant eye that caused destruction when opened.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Seems to be only one eye.
* RocketPunch: Its forearm is attached to a retractable cord too.

!!Fenrir
The head of a strange creature fought in the Shrine of the Ice Giants.
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* BreathWeapon: The humanoid made of tendons in its mouth spits out fireballs.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a monstrous wolf from Norse mythology, one of the disasters of Armageddon and the prophesied killer of Odin.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cerberus]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Chimera]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Colchian Dragon]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Delphyne]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Heimdall]]
One of Annwfn's room guardians.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Heimdall can be found early on, but can't be fought until much later.
* MagicKnight: Spends the fight firing blue projectiles at you, occasionally dropping to the ground to slash at you with his sword/staff.
* PowerFloats
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a Norse god, who uses his foreknowledge and keen eyesight and hearing to keep a watch out for invaders and the onset of Ragnarok.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hugin and Munin]]
A pair of ravens fought in the Divine Fortress.

* CreepyCrows: Well, they're ravens but the vibe is the same.
* DualBoss
* MeaningfulName: Hugin (or Huginn) means "thought" while Munin (or Muninn) means "memory". This is fitting considering they're Odin's informants.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on Odin's ravens from Norse mythology, which flew around the world collecting information.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ixtab]]
A woman hanging from a noose, fought in Annwfn.

* ButtonMashing: What the players will have to do if Lumisa gets caught in one of her nooses.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a Mayan goddess, Ixtab acts as a {{Psychopomp}} to guide the departed souls of those who committed suicide via hanging.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kaliya]]
A naga fought in Annwfn.

* ElementalWeapon: Her spear is red and the head is stylized like a flame. It ignites when she's about to attack.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a figure from Hindu traditions, Kaliya was a poisonous naga who polluted the river of Yamuna.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The snakes attached to her back have red eyes.
* SnakePeople
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Karkinos]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* BubbleGun: It makes a stream of bubbles at the parameters of the arena, to prevent you from sticking to the walls to avoid its attacks.
* CallBack: It launches it eye out of its body in a way similar to Viy.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Fires some from its single eye.
* GiantEnemyCrab: And of course, you have to AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on the legend behind the Cancer constellation.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Has a single red eye, which is also its weak point.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ladon]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* AdvancingBossOfDoom: Will continuously move to the left, pushing Lumisa off the ledge and causing her to fall from the arena if she's not quick enough to defeat it.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a creature from Greek mythology of the same name, Ladon was depicted as serpent-like dragon that guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Both the skull and the snakes have these.
* SpamAttack: Its snakes continuously spit out small flames.
* TearsOfBlood: The skull at least appears to have bloody tear stains.

[[folder:Lernaean Hydra]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* NightmareFace: It really doesn't like it when all its other heads are gone.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on the multi-headed, aquatic snake monster from Greek mythology, named after its home in the lake of Lerna in the Argolid. Strangely enough, this boss doesn't really look like a dragon or anything close.
* TurnsRed: Once all the heads have been taken out, the main body starts moving faster and more erratically.

[[folder:Nemean Lion]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a lion of the same name in Greek mythology, which Hercules has to slay as a part of his first labour.
* RedEyesTakeWarning

[[folder:Nidhogg]]

[[folder:Orthrus]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* BreathWeapon: One head spits out blue energy balls while another head breathes fire.
* MeatMoss: It's just a pulsating mound of meat with three faces, hanging from the ceiling.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Named after the Greek mythical creature of the same name, Orthrus is Cerberus' brother, a two-headed monster hound that guarded Geryon's cattle and was slain by Heracles. The actual in-game boss is anything but.
* NightmareFace: Three of them for the price of one. It gets worse as you damage it and its flesh films over its eyes and mouths.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Phaia]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* AnimeHair: The woman's long hair is in a perfect crescent shape. It almost looks like a tail.
* TheDividual: Technically two characters but treated as one, with both called by the same name. This could possibly be a nod to the original legend, where Phaia the boar was named after Phaia the woman. It could also be a way for the game to avoid the AmbiguousSyntax, as another telling of the legend stated that the Crommyonian Sow was a murderous robber woman, not a boar, who was called a sow due to having no manners.
* DualBoss: Becomes one midway through the boss, as the woman gets off the boar she's been riding on and the two begin attacking you separately.
* NonIndicativeName: "Phaia" (or Phaea) is Greek for "grey". Neither components of the boss, the woman and the boar, are grey. This is because in the original legend, Phaia was the name of the old woman who raised the Crommyonian Sow.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based off of the Greek mythical pig/boar Phaia, also known as the Crommyonian Sow.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ratatoskr]]
A large squirrel-like monster that appears several times in the game.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sphinx]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.
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* MixAndMatchCritter: A creature with the head of a woman and the body of a winged lion.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a mythological creature that appears in Egyptian and Greek mythology. This Sphinx is primarily based on the Greek version, being one of Echidna's children, and having a feminine appearance and a ferocious disposition.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tezcatlipoca]]
A bat-like creature fought in the Shrine of the Frost Giants.
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* CollapsingCeilingBoss: Will ram into the walls to make blocks of ice fall from the ceiling.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Fires a continuous blue one across the room.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The ice block it tries to drop on Lumisa also ends up hurting it.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a central deity in Aztec religion. Tezcatlipoca is associated with the night sky, hurricanes, the north, earth, obsidian and discord, among other aspects.
* PuzzleBoss: Lumisa is unable to harm it directly, instead relying on pushing the ice blocks around so that it'll drop on Tezcatlipoca.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vedfolnir]]
A hawk fought in Icefire Treetop.
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* DualBoss: Both the hawk and the eagle are fought simultaneously.
* NoNameGiven: Vedfolnir is the name of the hawk, but the eagle that accompanies it has no name in the original myth.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a pair of mythological birds from Norse mythology.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vidofnir]]
A rooster creature fought in Icefire Treetop.
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* PlayingWithFire: Manipulates the poisoned lava in the room to attack, on top of spitting fireballs.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on the rooster that sits at the top of the Mímameiðr tree from Norse mythology.

A woman with bat wings fought in Ancient Chaos:

[[folder:Shrine of the Ice Giants]]
!!Badhbh Cath
A winged woman fought in the Shrine of the Ice Giants.

* AnIcePerson: Attacks by shooting icicle spears.
* FusionDance: After defeating the three sisters, they combine to become Badhbh Cath, beginning the boss proper. It's odd that their combined form is called Badhbh Cath, which is the name of one of the sisters, rather than being called the Morrigna.
* OurBansheesAreLouder: Though not actually a banshee, Badhbh's wailing and appearance foreshadow someone's death or a battle to come, similar to a banshee.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a war goddess from Irish mythology, Badhbh is the sister of Morrigan and Macha. Collectively, the three are known as the Morrigna.
* WingedHumanoid

!!Balor
A large robot fought in the Shrine of the Ice Giants.

* CallBack: The way it shoots and retracts its arm resembles Sakit's boss right.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Fires a large blue one from its face.
* GatlingGood: Appears to have one outfitted on one of its hands.
* HumongousMecha: Not as big as other examples but still easily three times taller than Lumisa.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on the tyrant king of the Fomorians from Irish mythology, who had a giant eye that caused destruction when opened.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Seems to be only one eye.
* RocketPunch: Its forearm is attached to a retractable cord too.

!!Fenrir
The head of a strange creature fought in the Shrine of the Ice Giants.
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* BreathWeapon: The humanoid made of tendons in its mouth spits out fireballs.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a monstrous wolf from Norse mythology, one of the disasters of Armageddon and the prophesied killer of Odin.

[[folder:Cerberus]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* BodyHorror: For one, Cerberus has a sickly-pale, almost grey human body with ribs and hip bones showing through the skin. Parts of its necks show bright red and there are red tendrils flaring out behind its heads. The way it moves seems very unnatural. [[spoiler:And that's not even getting to the ''human head'' on the end of its snake tail.]]
* BreathWeapon: Spits a spread of three fireballs. [[spoiler:It's "snake" head also breathes blue projectiles.]]
* JumpScare: [[spoiler:The sudden appearance of the final head, the accompanying noise and the fact that it immediately begins attacking the moment it appears can catch unsuspecting players off guard.]]
* MarionetteMotion: There's something about the way that its heads move that's really jerky and overall feels off.
* MixAndMatchCritters: In the original myth, Cerberus has serpentine attributes that tends to be glossed over. This Cerberus has a human's body and hound heads while having a snake for a tail and snake-like necks. It also has horns.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:You've depleted its health bar and it falls to the ground. Done, right? Wrong, you still have one more head!]]
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a creature of the same name in Greek mythology, the Hound of Hades that guards the gates to the Underworld.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cetus]]
A sea monster fought in the Immortal Battlefield.

* MixAndMatchCritters: Looks like a large fish with a draconian head.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a creature of the same name in Greek mythology.

[[folder:Chimera]]

* BreathWeapon: Each head breathes fire in a different way: the dragon head spits big fireballs, the goat head spits smaller ones and the lion head spits in an arc.
* MixAndMatchCritters: It's Chimera, of course it is. In-game it has a goat's head, a lion's head and what looks like a dragon's head, with bird feet and a snake for a tail. Funny enough, its heads are on a large rotating wheel rather than all being connected to the body at once.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a creature of the same name in Greek mythology and one of the more famous examples of MixAndMatchCritters. It's said that seeing one is an omen for disaster.

[[folder:Colchian Dragon]]

* BewareMyStingerTail: On its tail is a large blade, which it uses to lever itself around the arena and to try to stab Lumisa.
* BreathWeapon: Breathes fire that rains down in an arc.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a creature of the same name in Greek mythology, the dragon that guarded the Golden Fleece in Colchis and had to be confronted by the hero Jason.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: That is, if the red stuff crowding its sockets are even eyes.

[[folder:Delphyne]]

[[folder:Svipdagr]]
A swordsman fought in the Immortal Battlefield.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Averted. He carries a shield but never uses it.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a hero from Old Norse Eddaic poems.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tezcatlipoca]]
A bat-like creature fought in the Shrine of the Frost Giants.
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* PublicDomainCharacter: They're all based on the Mesopotamian/Babylonian creation myth, wherein Tiamat created 11 monsters to help her avenge the death of her husband, Abzu, in her war against the younger gods

[[folder:Shrine of the Ice Giants]]
!!Badhbh Cath
A winged woman fought in the Shrine of the Ice Giants.

* AnIcePerson: Attacks by shooting icicle spears.
* FusionDance: After defeating the three sisters, they combine to become Badhbh Cath, beginning the boss proper. It's odd that their combined form is called Badhbh Cath, which is the name of one of the sisters, rather than being called the Morrigna.
* OurBansheesAreLouder: Though not actually a banshee, Badhbh's wailing and appearance foreshadow someone's death or a battle to come, similar to a banshee.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a war goddess from Irish mythology, Badhbh is the sister of Morrigan and Macha. Collectively, the three are known as the Morrigna.

!!Balor
A large robot fought in the Shrine of the Ice Giants.

[[folder:Giant's Mausoleum]]
!!Ghost Lord
A conglomeration of ghosts fought in Giant's Mausoleum.

* KingMook: A bigger version of the normal ghost enemies.

[[folder:Graveyard of the Giants]]
!!Kamaitachi
A monstrous weasel fought in the Graveyard of the Giants.

* RedEyesTakeWarning
* ShownTheirWork: The kamaitachi is a kind of {{Yokai}} from Japanese mythology. They're weasels with sickle-shaped claws.

[[folder:Inferno Cavern]]
!!Pazuzu
A monster with a body temperature so high it burns to the touch, fought in the Inferno Cavern.

* CollapsingCeilingBoss: In the remake he punches the ceiling, causing rocks to fall.
* {{Fireballs}}: Shoots standard ones in the original. In the remake, he heats up boulders until they're flaming balls of molten rocks, then throws it at Lemeza.
* ShownTheirWork: Pazuzu is the Assyrian and Babylonian mythological king of demons, the bearer of storms and drought. He's often depicted as having a man's body, a lion's/dog's head, four wings, eagle talons and a scorpion's tail.
* MonochromaticEyes: Has pure green eyes.

[[folder: Shrine of the Mother]]
!!Beelzebub
Room Guardian of the [[spoiler:True]] Shrine of the Mother.

* FliesEqualsEvil: In his second phase he turns into a giant fly, and in the remake he shoots flies at you.
* MeaningfulName: Beelzebub is sometimes referred to as "Lord of the Flies".
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a Philistine god that later became a demon in Abrahamic religions.
* TeleportSpam: In the original, he does this while shooting lighting at you.

[[folder:Spring in the Sky]]
!!Nuckelavee
In the original game, Nuckelavee resembled a skinless humanoid attached to a horse's back. In the remake, Nuckelavee is only a monstrous, skinless humanoid. It is fought in the Spring in the Sky.

* FrickinLaserBeams
** EyeBeams: Shoots thin red ones that ricochet off the walls in the remake.
* GoForTheEye: In the remake.
* TookALevelInBadass: In the remake it got larger and became more difficult to fight.
* ShownTheirWork: Nuckelavee comes from Orkney Island folklore, described as a giant, one-eyed, skinless sea monster that looks like a horse with finned hooves and a man attached to its back.

[[folder:Surface]]
!!Algol / Argus
A blue giant covered in eyes fought on the Surface.

* RocketPunch: Its forearm is attached to a retractable cord.

[[folder:Badhbh Cath]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cerberus]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

[[folder:Fenrir]]
The head of a strange creature fought in the Shrine of the Ice Giants.

* BreathWeapon: The humanoid made of tendons in its mouth spits out fireballs.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a monstrous wolf from Norse mythology, one of the disasters of Armageddon and the prophesied killer of Odin.

[[folder:Heimdall]]
One of Annwfn's room guardians.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Heimdall can be found early on, but can't be fought until much later.
* MagicKnight: Spends the fight firing blue projectiles at you, occasionally dropping to the ground to slash at you with his sword/staff.
* PowerFloats
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a Norse god, who uses his foreknowledge and keen eyesight and hearing to keep a watch out for invaders and the onset of Ragnarok.

[[folder:Hugin and Munin]]
A pair of ravens fought in the Divine Fortress.

* CreepyCrows: Well, they're ravens but the vibe is the same.
* DualBoss
* MeaningfulName: Hugin (or Huginn) means "thought" while Munin (or Muninn) means "memory". This is fitting considering they're Odin's informants.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on Odin's ravens from Norse mythology, which flew around the world collecting information.

[[folder:Ixtab]]
A woman hanging from a noose, fought in Annwfn.

* ButtonMashing: What the players will have to do if Lumisa gets caught in one of her nooses.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a Mayan goddess, Ixtab acts as a {{Psychopomp}} to guide the departed souls of those who committed suicide via hanging.

[[folder:Kaliya]]
A naga fought in Annwfn.

* ElementalWeapon: Her spear is red and the head is stylized like a flame. It ignites when she's about to attack.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a figure from Hindu traditions, Kaliya was a poisonous naga who polluted the river of Yamuna.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The snakes attached to her back have red eyes.
* SnakePeople
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Karkinos]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.
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[[/folder]]

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: A good chunk of Tiamat's children are dragons.

Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.

[[folder:Endless Corridor]]
!!Backbeard
A floating shadowy mass fought in the Endless Corridor.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Thunderbird]]
Room Guardian of the Tower of Ruin.

* YellowLightningBlueLightning: Shoots blue lightning and, in the remake, surrounds itself in a blue electric barrier.

[[folder:Ugallu]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.
* DashAttack: In the remake.
* MeaningfulName: Ugallu is a lion-headed, bird-taloned storm demon from Mesopotamian Mythology and one of eleven creatures created by Tiamat in her battle against the younger gods.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Urudimmu / Urmahlullu / Enlil]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: In the remake, its eyes start to glow when its about to attack.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Its howl creates a shockwave in the remake.
* MeaningfulName: "Urudimmu" is most likely supposed to be "Uridimmu" from Mesopotamian mythology, which can be translated as "mad/howling dog/lion" or "gruesome hound", and is a human-headed dog-man or lion-man.
** Zigzagged with "Urmahlullu", which appears to be used to refer more exclusively to a lion-man rather than a hound; however, Sumerian culture tended to group canines and felines together linguistically, so the name can still be interpreted as referring to a dog.
** Enlil is a Mesopotamian god of wind, air, earth, and storms, which is referenced by how the boss attacks. However, Enlil was usually depicted as a man, not a hound.
* OddNameOut: Zigzagged. All the rest of Tiamat's children are named after their corresponding counterpart in Mesopotamian mythology. Its original name, "Urudimmu", is one of Tiamat's creations; "Urmahlullu" and "Enlil" are not.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Three of them.
* SavageWolves
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Some translations of its name spells it as 'Fenlil', which is probably supposed to be 'Fenrir' from Norse mythology. Though since this strays from the Mesopotamian ThemeNaming, this spelling is likely inaccurate.
* TeleportSpam: In the original. In the remake it still teleports but not as much.

[[folder:Zu]]
Room Guardian of the Twin Labyrinths.
* FeatherFlechettes: In the remake.
* ShownTheirWork: Comes from Sumerian and Akkadian mythology, and is a divine storm-bird personifying the southern wind and thunder clouds.
* TimeStandsStill: Can use the time stopping ability similar to the Lamp of Time on you.
[[/folder]]

!!Room Guardians of Eg-Lana
All Room Guardians of the ruins Eg-Lana in ''VideoGame/LaMulana2''.

[[folder:Badhbh Cath]]
A winged woman fought in the Shrine of the Ice Giants.
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* AnIcePerson: Attacks by shooting icicle spears.
* FusionDance: After defeating the three sisters, they combine to become Badhbh Cath, beginning the boss proper. It's odd that their combined form is called Badhbh Cath, which is the name of one of the sisters, rather than being called the Morrigna.
* OurBansheesAreLouder: Though not actually a banshee, Badhbh's wailing and appearance foreshadow someone's death or a battle to come, similar to a banshee.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a war goddess from Irish mythology, Badhbh is the sister of Morrigan and Macha. Collectively, the three are known as the Morrigna.
* WingedHumanoid
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cerberus]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.
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[[folder:Chamber of Extinction]]
!!Centimani / Hekatonkhier
A ghastly creature composed of heads and hands fought in the Chamber of Extinction.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dimensional Corridor]]
!!Bashumu / Ushum
One of Tiamat's children, a monstrous worm-like creature fought in the Dimensional Corridor.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Endless Corridor]]
!!Backbeard
A floating shadowy mass fought in the Endless Corridor.

[[folder: Shrine of the Mother]]
!!Beelzebub
Room Guardian of the [[spoiler:True]] Shrine of the Mother.

* FliesEqualsEvil: In his second phase he turns into a giant fly, and in the remake he shoots flies at you.
* MeaningfulName: Beelzebub is sometimes referred to as "Lord of the Flies".
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a Philistine god that later became a demon in Abrahamic religions.
* TeleportSpam: In the original, he does this while shooting lighting at you.

[[folder:Spring in the Sky]]
!!Nuckelavee
In the original game, Nuckelavee resembled a skinless humanoid attached to a horse's back. In the remake, Nuckelavee is only a monstrous, skinless humanoid. It is fought in the Spring in the Sky.

* FrickinLaserBeams
** EyeBeams: Shoots thin red ones that ricochet off the walls in the remake.
* GoForTheEye: In the remake.
* TookALevelInBadass: In the remake it got larger and became more difficult to fight.
* ShownTheirWork: Nuckelavee comes from Orkney Island folklore, described as a giant, one-eyed, skinless sea monster that looks like a horse with finned hooves and a man attached to its back.

[[folder:Surface]]
!!Algol / Argus
A blue giant covered in eyes fought on the Surface.

[[folder:Pazuzu]]
Room Guardian of Inferno Cavern.

* CollapsingCeilingBoss: In the remake he punches the ceiling, causing rocks to fall.
* {{Fireballs}}: Shoots standard ones in the original. In the remake, he heats up boulders until they're flaming balls of molten rocks, then throws it at Lemeza.
* ShownTheirWork: Pazuzu is the Assyrian and Babylonian mythological king of demons, the bearer of storms and drought. He's often depicted as having a man's body, a lion's/dog's head, four wings, eagle talons and a scorpion's tail.
* MonochromaticEyes: Has pure green eyes.

[[folder:Peryton]]
Room Guardian of the Twin Labyrinths.

* FlunkyBoss: Summons blue spirits when it lands.
* MixAndMatchCritters: A mix between a stag and a bird.
* RedEyesTakeWarning

[[folder:Raham / Lahamu]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.

* AnimatedArmor
* {{BFS}}: In the remake its sword is about as big as it is.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: In the remake. In the original it never uses its shield.

[[folder:Shu / Chi You ]]
Room Guardian of the Confusion Gate/Gate of Illusion.

* HealingFactor: From the blood.
* MeaningfulName: Named after a Chinese god of war, the characters of his name can also be roughly translated as "natural fool."
* MirrorBoss: At least, he wields several of Lemeza's subweapons.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous
* MultiMeleeMaster: It helps that he has six arms. Subverted in the original game in that while he has multiple weapons, he never attacks you in melee (he does in the remake, though).
* OneSteveLimit: May be a reason for the name change in the remake. In Temple of the Sun, one of the statues is Shu, the ''Egyptian'' deity of air who isn't related to this sub-boss at all.
* [[spoiler: TakingYouWithMe: In the remake, don't wait around too long after you get the Infinite Key from him. Unless you want one of the "This is La-Mulana" achievements.]]
* VirginSacrifice: He lives on this.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Skanda]]
The rather goofy Room Guardian of the Chamber of Birth.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: In the remake, there's a red orb in its chest that you need to target.
* KingMook: A larger, more dangerous version of the normal mudman enemy.

[[folder:Storm / Umu Dabrutu]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.

* MeaningfulName: Storm, relating to its ability to summon tornadoes.

[[folder:Tai Sui]]
Room Guardian of the Endless Corridor.

* DetachmentCombat: Attacks by throwing its eyes at you.
* FacelessEye: It's nothing but a formless mass of blue/green-gray stuff full of eyes.
* NighInvulnerability: In the remake, it can't be damaged until you kill Backbeard.

[[folder:Thunderbird]]
Room Guardian of the Tower of Ruin.

* YellowLightningBlueLightning: Shoots blue lightning and, in the remake, surrounds itself in a blue electric barrier.

[[folder:Ugallu]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.
* DashAttack: In the remake.
* MeaningfulName: Ugallu is a lion-headed, bird-taloned storm demon from Mesopotamian Mythology and one of eleven creatures created by Tiamat in her battle against the younger gods.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Urudimmu / Urmahlullu / Enlil]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: In the remake, its eyes start to glow when its about to attack.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Its howl creates a shockwave in the remake.
* MeaningfulName: "Urudimmu" is most likely supposed to be "Uridimmu" from Mesopotamian mythology, which can be translated as "mad/howling dog/lion" or "gruesome hound", and is a human-headed dog-man or lion-man.
** Zigzagged with "Urmahlullu", which appears to be used to refer more exclusively to a lion-man rather than a hound; however, Sumerian culture tended to group canines and felines together linguistically, so the name can still be interpreted as referring to a dog.
** Enlil is a Mesopotamian god of wind, air, earth, and storms, which is referenced by how the boss attacks. However, Enlil was usually depicted as a man, not a hound.
* OddNameOut: Zigzagged. All the rest of Tiamat's children are named after their corresponding counterpart in Mesopotamian mythology. Its original name, "Urudimmu", is one of Tiamat's creations; "Urmahlullu" and "Enlil" are not.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Three of them.
* SavageWolves
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Some translations of its name spells it as 'Fenlil', which is probably supposed to be 'Fenrir' from Norse mythology. Though since this strays from the Mesopotamian ThemeNaming, this spelling is likely inaccurate.
* TeleportSpam: In the original. In the remake it still teleports but not as much.

[[folder:Zu]]
Room Guardian of the Twin Labyrinths.
* FeatherFlechettes: In the remake.
* ShownTheirWork: Comes from Sumerian and Akkadian mythology, and is a divine storm-bird personifying the southern wind and thunder clouds.
* TimeStandsStill: Can use the time stopping ability similar to the Lamp of Time on you.
[[/folder]]

!!Room Guardians of Eg-Lana
All Room Guardians of the ruins Eg-Lana in ''VideoGame/LaMulana2''.

[[folder:Badhbh Cath]]
A winged woman fought in the Shrine of the Ice Giants.

* AnIcePerson: Attacks by shooting icicle spears.
* FusionDance: After defeating the three sisters, they combine to become Badhbh Cath, beginning the boss proper. It's odd that their combined form is called Badhbh Cath, which is the name of one of the sisters, rather than being called the Morrigna.
* OurBansheesAreLouder: Though not actually a banshee, Badhbh's wailing and appearance foreshadow someone's death or a battle to come, similar to a banshee.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a war goddess from Irish mythology, Badhbh is the sister of Morrigan and Macha. Collectively, the three are known as the Morrigna.
* WingedHumanoid

[[folder:Cerberus]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* BodyHorror: For one, Cerberus has a sickly-pale, almost grey human body with ribs and hip bones showing through the skin. Parts of its necks show bright red and there are red tendrils flaring out behind its heads. The way it moves seems very unnatural. [[spoiler:And that's not even getting to the ''human head'' on the end of its snake tail.]]
* BreathWeapon: Spits a spread of three fireballs. [[spoiler:It's "snake" head also breathes blue projectiles.]]
* JumpScare: [[spoiler:The sudden appearance of the final head, the accompanying noise and the fact that it immediately begins attacking the moment it appears can catch unsuspecting players off guard.]]
* MarionetteMotion: There's something about the way that its heads move that's really jerky and overall feels off.
* MixAndMatchCritters: In the original myth, Cerberus has serpentine attributes that tends to be glossed over. This Cerberus has a human's body and hound heads while having a snake for a tail and snake-like necks. It also has horns.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:You've depleted its health bar and it falls to the ground. Done, right? Wrong, you still have one more head!]]
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a creature of the same name in Greek mythology, the Hound of Hades that guards the gates to the Underworld.

[[folder:Cetus]]
A sea monster fought in the Immortal Battlefield.

* MixAndMatchCritters: Looks like a large fish with a draconian head.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a creature of the same name in Greek mythology.

[[folder:Chimera]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* BreathWeapon: Each head breathes fire in a different way: the dragon head spits big fireballs, the goat head spits smaller ones and the lion head spits in an arc.
* MixAndMatchCritters: It's Chimera, of course it is. In-game it has a goat's head, a lion's head and what looks like a dragon's head, with bird feet and a snake for a tail. Funny enough, its heads are on a large rotating wheel rather than all being connected to the body at once.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a creature of the same name in Greek mythology and one of the more famous examples of MixAndMatchCritters. It's said that seeing one is an omen for disaster.

[[folder:Colchian Dragon]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* BewareMyStingerTail: On its tail is a large blade, which it uses to lever itself around the arena and to try to stab Lumisa.
* BreathWeapon: Breathes fire that rains down in an arc.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a creature of the same name in Greek mythology, the dragon that guarded the Golden Fleece in Colchis and had to be confronted by the hero Jason.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: That is, if the red stuff crowding its sockets are even eyes.

[[folder:Delphyne]]

* AnAxToGrind: It's about as big, if not bigger, than she is.
* BareYourMidriff: Her armor stops short around her stomach.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Averted. Despite carrying one, she never uses it during her fight.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a snake woman from Greek mythology of the same name.
* SnakePeople

[[folder:Fenrir]]
The head of a strange creature fought in the Shrine of the Ice Giants.

* BreathWeapon: The humanoid made of tendons in its mouth spits out fireballs.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a monstrous wolf from Norse mythology, one of the disasters of Armageddon and the prophesied killer of Odin.

[[folder:Heimdall]]
One of Annwfn's room guardians.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Heimdall can be found early on, but can't be fought until much later.
* MagicKnight: Spends the fight firing blue projectiles at you, occasionally dropping to the ground to slash at you with his sword/staff.
* PowerFloats
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a Norse god, who uses his foreknowledge and keen eyesight and hearing to keep a watch out for invaders and the onset of Ragnarok.

[[folder:Hugin and Munin]]
A pair of ravens fought in the Divine Fortress.

* CreepyCrows: Well, they're ravens but the vibe is the same.
* DualBoss
* MeaningfulName: Hugin (or Huginn) means "thought" while Munin (or Muninn) means "memory". This is fitting considering they're Odin's informants.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on Odin's ravens from Norse mythology, which flew around the world collecting information.

[[folder:Ixtab]]
A woman hanging from a noose, fought in Annwfn.

* ButtonMashing: What the players will have to do if Lumisa gets caught in one of her nooses.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a Mayan goddess, Ixtab acts as a {{Psychopomp}} to guide the departed souls of those who committed suicide via hanging.

[[folder:Kaliya]]
A naga fought in Annwfn.

* ElementalWeapon: Her spear is red and the head is stylized like a flame. It ignites when she's about to attack.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a figure from Hindu traditions, Kaliya was a poisonous naga who polluted the river of Yamuna.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The snakes attached to her back have red eyes.
* SnakePeople

[[folder:Karkinos]]

* BubbleGun: It makes a stream of bubbles at the parameters of the arena, to prevent you from sticking to the walls to avoid its attacks.
* CallBack: It launches it eye out of its body in a way similar to Viy.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Fires some from its single eye.
* GiantEnemyCrab: And of course, you have to AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on the legend behind the Cancer constellation.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Has a single red eye, which is also its weak point.

[[folder:Ladon]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* AdvancingBossOfDoom: Will continuously move to the left, pushing Lumisa off the ledge and causing her to fall from the arena if she's not quick enough to defeat it.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a creature from Greek mythology of the same name, Ladon was depicted as serpent-like dragon that guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Both the skull and the snakes have these.
* SpamAttack: Its snakes continuously spit out small flames.
* TearsOfBlood: The skull at least appears to have bloody tear stains.

[[folder:Lernaean Hydra]]

* NightmareFace: It really doesn't like it when all its other heads are gone.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on the multi-headed, aquatic snake monster from Greek mythology, named after its home in the lake of Lerna in the Argolid. Strangely enough, this boss doesn't really look like a dragon or anything close.
* TurnsRed: Once all the heads have been taken out, the main body starts moving faster and more erratically.

[[folder:Nemean Lion]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a lion of the same name in Greek mythology, which Hercules has to slay as a part of his first labour.
* RedEyesTakeWarning

[[folder:Nidhogg]]
A dragon fought in the Roots of Yggdrasil.

* BreathWeapon: Breathes a spread of three fireballs.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a creature from Norse mythology, a dragon that chews on the roots of Yggdrasil.
* RedEyesTakeWarning

[[folder:Orthrus]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* BreathWeapon: One head spits out blue energy balls while another head breathes fire.
* MeatMoss: It's just a pulsating mound of meat with three faces, hanging from the ceiling.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Named after the Greek mythical creature of the same name, Orthrus is Cerberus' brother, a two-headed monster hound that guarded Geryon's cattle and was slain by Heracles. The actual in-game boss is anything but.
* NightmareFace: Three of them for the price of one. It gets worse as you damage it and its flesh films over its eyes and mouths.

[[folder:Phaia]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* AnimeHair: The woman's long hair is in a perfect crescent shape. It almost looks like a tail.
* TheDividual: Technically two characters but treated as one, with both called by the same name. This could possibly be a nod to the original legend, where Phaia the boar was named after Phaia the woman. It could also be a way for the game to avoid the AmbiguousSyntax, as another telling of the legend stated that the Crommyonian Sow was a murderous robber woman, not a boar, who was called a sow due to having no manners.
* DualBoss: Becomes one midway through the boss, as the woman gets off the boar she's been riding on and the two begin attacking you separately.
* NonIndicativeName: "Phaia" (or Phaea) is Greek for "grey". Neither components of the boss, the woman and the boar, are grey. This is because in the original legend, Phaia was the name of the old woman who raised the Crommyonian Sow.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based off of the Greek mythical pig/boar Phaia, also known as the Crommyonian Sow.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ratatoskr]]
A large squirrel-like monster that appears several times in the game.
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* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:His Ratatoskr form returns as one of the sub-bosses of Spiral Hell.]]
* ImprovisedWeapon: Comes up in the last fight with him. [[spoiler: He uses the ankh jewel he stole much earlier in the game as a weapon by firing lasers out of it!]]
* KillItWithFire: One of his attacks is to breathe fireballs at you.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://picosong.com/w23DF Ratatoskr]]"
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on the squirrel who delivered messages to Vedfolnir and Nidhogg on Yggdrasil.
** [[spoiler: Hraesvelgr is based on a giant who can transform into an eagle.]]
* RecurringBoss: You fight him no less than five times throughout the game. [[spoiler:Six if you count his appearance in Spiral Hell.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:His true form, Hraesvelgr, is sealed below the entrance to the Underworld. That doesn't stop him from sending his weaker form at you. Very later in the game, you have to unseal him in order to finish him off for good.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Justified. The closer he is to his actual body in the Underworld, the stronger he is. When you first fight him, outside of Eg-Lana, he's very weak. However, every fight you have with him occurs deeper and deeper into the ruins, making him stronger as a result.
* {{Troll}}: In one instance he breaks open a chest and steals the ankh jewel inside, presumably for no reason other than to be a dick. You don't get it back from him until much later.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sphinx]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.
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* MixAndMatchCritter: A creature with the head of a woman and the body of a winged lion.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a mythological creature that appears in Egyptian and Greek mythology. This Sphinx is primarily based on the Greek version, being one of Echidna's children, and having a feminine appearance and a ferocious disposition.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Svipdagr]]
A swordsman fought in the Immortal Battlefield.
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* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Averted. He carries a shield but never uses it.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a hero from Old Norse Eddaic poems.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tezcatlipoca]]
A bat-like creature fought in the Shrine of the Frost Giants.
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* CollapsingCeilingBoss: Will ram into the walls to make blocks of ice fall from the ceiling.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Fires a continuous blue one across the room.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The ice block it tries to drop on Lumisa also ends up hurting it.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a central deity in Aztec religion. Tezcatlipoca is associated with the night sky, hurricanes, the north, earth, obsidian and discord, among other aspects.
* PuzzleBoss: Lumisa is unable to harm it directly, instead relying on pushing the ice blocks around so that it'll drop on Tezcatlipoca.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vedfolnir]]
A hawk fought in Icefire Treetop.
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* DualBoss: Both the hawk and the eagle are fought simultaneously.
* NoNameGiven: Vedfolnir is the name of the hawk, but the eagle that accompanies it has no name in the original myth.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a pair of mythological birds from Norse mythology.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Vidofnir]]
A rooster creature fought in Icefire Treetop.
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[[folder:Surface]]
!!Algol / Argus
A blue giant covered in eyes fought on the Surface.

* AdvancingBossOfDoom: Does nothing but advance towards the player, eventually shoving Lemeza off the screen and restarting the fight if not defeated fast enough.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: His entire body is covered in eyes.
* MeaningfulName: Named after Argos/Argus Panoptes, a giant from Greek mythology who is described as "all-seeing".
* NighInvulnerability: Is impervious to damage until you get the Serpent Staff.
* RedEyesTakeWarning / MonochromaticEyes: Well, only (presumably) two, on the face. All the other eyes everywhere else are normal eyes.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Algol" in the original game, "Argus" in the remake, and "Argos" in the sequel.

[[folder:Giant's Mausoleum]]
!!Ghost Lord
A conglomeration of ghosts fought in Giant's Mausoleum.

* KingMook: A bigger version of the normal ghost enemies.

[[folder:Graveyard of the Giants]]
!!Kamaitachi
A monstrous weasel fought in the Graveyard of the Giants.

* RedEyesTakeWarning
* ShownTheirWork: The kamaitachi is a kind of {{Yokai}} from Japanese mythology. They're weasels with sickle-shaped claws.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Temple of the Sun]]
!!Buer
A creature whose legs are positioned like a pinwheel, fought in the Temple of the Sun.

* MixAndMatchCritters: A lion's head with horse legs.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a demon from the Ars Goetia, a president of Hell who teaches natural and moral philosophy, logic and herbology.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Temple of Moonlight]]
!!Anubis
A jackal-headed humanoid fought in the Temple of Moonlight.

* HomingProjectile: Can summon a magic orb that follows Lemeza around.
* KingMook: A larger, more powerful version of the normal Anubis enemies.
* NighInvulnerability: In the remake, Anubis can't be damaged until you get the Book of the Dead, and even then you can only damage his head.
* OneHitKill: In the remake, if his orb touches you and you don't have the Book of the Dead, it's an instant GameOver. If you do have it, it will ''merely'' inflict a gradual health drain.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on an Egyptian god associated with mummification and the afterlife.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Confusion Gate / Gate of Illusion]]
!!Ba
A human-headed bird fought in the Confusion Gate/Gate of Illusion.

* DemotedToExtra: It appears again in ''La Mulana 2'' as a regular enemy. The bestiary states that the smaller version seen in Eg-Lana is its original form.
* FeatherFlechettes
* ShownTheirWork: In Egyptian mythology, the soul was split into five parts. Ba is the part that defines individuality and personality, and was usually represented by a human-headed bird.
* SavageSetpiece: Is passive until you hit it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Endless Corridor]]
!!Backbeard
A floating shadowy mass fought in the Endless Corridor.

* FacelessEye: A floating mass of shadows and tentacles with a single red eye.
* ImplacableMan: After being summoned it'll slowly follow Lemeza around, invincible until it's puzzle is solved.
* MeaningfulName: It will only open its eye and move towards you when you are not facing it.
* NighInvulnerability: In the remake, it can't be damaged until you activate two pedestals, and after that, can only be damaged when its eye is open.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Well, only one eye.
* ShoutOut: Oddly enough not to a mythology, but to Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dimensional Corridor]]
!!Bashumu / Ushum
One of Tiamat's children, a monstrous worm-like creature fought in the Dimensional Corridor.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: A great big worm with a mouth surrounded by feelers.
* MeaningfulName: Named after Bašmu the great horned snake created by Tiamat from Mesopotamian mythology.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Three, in the remake.

!!Creel / Kulullu
One of Tiamat's children, a fish-man fought in the Dimensional Corridor.

* FrickinLaserBeams: In the remake.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent
* ProngsOfPoseidon
* MeaningfulName: Kulullû means 'Fish-Man'. Also named after the ancient Mesopotamian mythical monster.

!!Dragon / Ushumgallu
One of Tiamat's children, a bird-like dragon fought in the Dimensional Corridor.

* [[ADogNamedDog A Dragon Named Dragon]]: In the original.
* BewareMyStingerTail
* BreathWeapon
* MakingASplash: The tail can shoot a blue energy ball that becomes a water geyser when it hits the floor. It doesn't damage you, but it's essential for getting the last Life Gem.
* MeaningfulName: Ušumgallu meaning 'great dragon', named after a horned snake created by Tiamat in Mesopotamian mythology.

!!Girtablilu
One of Tiamat's children, a scorpion-woman fought in the Dimensional Corridor.

* BewareMyStingerTail: Has a scorpion tail that she can fire projectiles from.
* CuteMonsterGirl: A scorpion woman.
* GodivaHair
* MeaningfulName: Named after the race of scorpion men created by Tiamat in her war against the younger gods.

!!Mushumahhar / Mushnahhu
One of Tiamat's children, a swarm of serpent-like dragons nesting in a stone with holes fought in the Dimensional Corridor.

* MeaningfulName: Named after Mušmaḫḫū from ancient Mesopotamian mythology. The name translates to 'Exalted Dragon'.
* TookALevelInBadass: The ball with holes is no longer the weak spot in the remake, and the snakes are now bigger, faster and harder to hit.
* ZergRush: Those are a lot of snakes you have to deal with at once.

!!Mushussu
One of Tiamat's children, a mythological hybrid fought in the Dimensional Corridor.
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* BreathWeapon: In the original it shoots energy balls from its mouth. It goes the more traditional route in the remake, breathing fire and green energy beams.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Eyes glow red when it fires its energy beam in the remake.
* MeaningfulName: Named after Mušḫuššu, the sacred animal of Marduk.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Has bird wings, talons for hind feet, feline forepaws and a snake's head and neck. In the original it also had a horse's tail, but that was removed in the remake.

* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:In the original, if you stick around in the room after killing it, it'll come back to life and start attacking again. You'll want to kill it twice and check the skull if you want the Gradius 2 Beta ROM.]]

[[folder:Chamber of Extinction]]
!!Centimani / Hekatonkhier
A ghastly creature composed of heads and hands fought in the Chamber of Extinction.

* BodyHorror: A moving ball of ghastly pale heads and outstretched hands.
* DemotedToExtra: Reappears as a normal enemy in the sequel, under its Greek name "Hekatonkheir".
* MeaningfulName: Centimani is a Latinised version of Hecatonchires "The Hundred Handed Ones". The Hecatonchires were three giants in Greek mythology, who helped overthrow the titans. It's said they each had 100 hands and 50 heads.

!!Gozu and Mezu / Ox-head and Horse-face
The blue and red (respectively) gatekeepers of hell, fought in the Chamber of Extinction.
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* BladeOnAStick
* DualBoss: They fight you both at once.
* MonsterModesty: Loincloths are their only articles of clothing.
* ShownTheirWork: These two come from Chinese mythology. They're the guardians of the Underworld.

[[folder: Shrine of the Mother]]
!!Beelzebub
Room Guardian of the [[spoiler:True]] Shrine of the Mother.

* FliesEqualsEvil: In his second phase he turns into a giant fly, and in the remake he shoots flies at you.
* MeaningfulName: Beelzebub is sometimes referred to as "Lord of the Flies".
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a Philistine god that later became a demon in Abrahamic religions.
* TeleportSpam: In the original, he does this while shooting lighting at you.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nuckelavee]]
Room Guardian of the Spring in the Sky.
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[[folder:Nü Wa]]
Room Guardian of the Tower of Ruin.

* AlwaysSecondBest: Like Tiamat, she tried to create life, but could not do better than [[spoiler: the Mother]].
* CloningBlues: In ''La-Mulana 2'' it's revealed that she, along with Tiamat and Echidna, is a clone of [[spoiler: the Mother]] created by the Olympians to conquer Eg-Lana.
* GodivaHair: In the remake.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Nü Wa is a creator goddess from Chinese mythology.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Nü Wa is a creator goddess. In the remake, she shoots energy beams in the shape of a double helix.
* SinisterScythe: She carries one in the remake.
* TookALevelInBadass: She is completely different in the remake and much more difficult.

[[folder:Ox / Kuusarikku]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.

* [[ADogNamedDog An Ox Named Ox]]: In the original, anyways.
* MeaningfulName: Named after an ancient Mesopotamian mythological demon.

[[folder:Pazuzu]]
Room Guardian of Inferno Cavern.

* CollapsingCeilingBoss: In the remake he punches the ceiling, causing rocks to fall.
* {{Fireballs}}: Shoots standard ones in the original. In the remake, he heats up boulders until they're flaming balls of molten rocks, then throws it at Lemeza.
* ShownTheirWork: Pazuzu is the Assyrian and Babylonian mythological king of demons, the bearer of storms and drought. He's often depicted as having a man's body, a lion's/dog's head, four wings, eagle talons and a scorpion's tail.
* MonochromaticEyes: Has pure green eyes.

[[folder:Peryton]]
Room Guardian of the Twin Labyrinths.

* FlunkyBoss: Summons blue spirits when it lands.
* MixAndMatchCritters: A mix between a stag and a bird.
* RedEyesTakeWarning

[[folder:Raham / Lahamu]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.

* AnimatedArmor
* {{BFS}}: In the remake its sword is about as big as it is.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: In the remake. In the original it never uses its shield.

[[folder:Shu / Chi You ]]
Room Guardian of the Confusion Gate/Gate of Illusion.

* HealingFactor: From the blood.
* MeaningfulName: Named after a Chinese god of war, the characters of his name can also be roughly translated as "natural fool."
* MirrorBoss: At least, he wields several of Lemeza's subweapons.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous
* MultiMeleeMaster: It helps that he has six arms. Subverted in the original game in that while he has multiple weapons, he never attacks you in melee (he does in the remake, though).
* OneSteveLimit: May be a reason for the name change in the remake. In Temple of the Sun, one of the statues is Shu, the ''Egyptian'' deity of air who isn't related to this sub-boss at all.
* [[spoiler: TakingYouWithMe: In the remake, don't wait around too long after you get the Infinite Key from him. Unless you want one of the "This is La-Mulana" achievements.]]
* VirginSacrifice: He lives on this.

[[folder:Skanda]]
The rather goofy Room Guardian of the Chamber of Birth.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: In the remake, there's a red orb in its chest that you need to target.
* KingMook: A larger, more dangerous version of the normal mudman enemy.

[[folder:Storm / Umu Dabrutu]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.

* MeaningfulName: Storm, relating to its ability to summon tornadoes.

[[folder:Tai Sui]]
Room Guardian of the Endless Corridor.

* DetachmentCombat: Attacks by throwing its eyes at you.
* FacelessEye: It's nothing but a formless mass of blue/green-gray stuff full of eyes.
* NighInvulnerability: In the remake, it can't be damaged until you kill Backbeard.

[[folder:Thunderbird]]
Room Guardian of the Tower of Ruin.

* YellowLightningBlueLightning: Shoots blue lightning and, in the remake, surrounds itself in a blue electric barrier.

[[folder:Ugallu]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.
* DashAttack: In the remake.
* MeaningfulName: Ugallu is a lion-headed, bird-taloned storm demon from Mesopotamian Mythology and one of eleven creatures created by Tiamat in her battle against the younger gods.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Urudimmu / Urmahlullu / Enlil]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: In the remake, its eyes start to glow when its about to attack.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Its howl creates a shockwave in the remake.
* MeaningfulName: "Urudimmu" is most likely supposed to be "Uridimmu" from Mesopotamian mythology, which can be translated as "mad/howling dog/lion" or "gruesome hound", and is a human-headed dog-man or lion-man.
** Zigzagged with "Urmahlullu", which appears to be used to refer more exclusively to a lion-man rather than a hound; however, Sumerian culture tended to group canines and felines together linguistically, so the name can still be interpreted as referring to a dog.
** Enlil is a Mesopotamian god of wind, air, earth, and storms, which is referenced by how the boss attacks. However, Enlil was usually depicted as a man, not a hound.
* OddNameOut: Zigzagged. All the rest of Tiamat's children are named after their corresponding counterpart in Mesopotamian mythology. Its original name, "Urudimmu", is one of Tiamat's creations; "Urmahlullu" and "Enlil" are not.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Three of them.
* SavageWolves
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Some translations of its name spells it as 'Fenlil', which is probably supposed to be 'Fenrir' from Norse mythology. Though since this strays from the Mesopotamian ThemeNaming, this spelling is likely inaccurate.
* TeleportSpam: In the original. In the remake it still teleports but not as much.

[[folder:Zu]]
Room Guardian of the Twin Labyrinths.
* FeatherFlechettes: In the remake.
* ShownTheirWork: Comes from Sumerian and Akkadian mythology, and is a divine storm-bird personifying the southern wind and thunder clouds.
* TimeStandsStill: Can use the time stopping ability similar to the Lamp of Time on you.

!!Room Guardians of Eg-Lana
All Room Guardians of the ruins Eg-Lana in ''VideoGame/LaMulana2''.

[[folder:Badhbh Cath]]
A winged woman fought in the Shrine of the Ice Giants.
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* AnIcePerson: Attacks by shooting icicle spears.
* FusionDance: After defeating the three sisters, they combine to become Badhbh Cath, beginning the boss proper. It's odd that their combined form is called Badhbh Cath, which is the name of one of the sisters, rather than being called the Morrigna.
* OurBansheesAreLouder: Though not actually a banshee, Badhbh's wailing and appearance foreshadow someone's death or a battle to come, similar to a banshee.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a war goddess from Irish mythology, Badhbh is the sister of Morrigan and Macha. Collectively, the three are known as the Morrigna.
* WingedHumanoid

[[folder:Cerberus]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

[[folder:Algol / Argus]]
Room Guardian of the Surface.

[[folder:Anubis]]
Room Guardian of the Temple of Moonlight.

* HomingProjectile: Can summon a magic orb that follows Lemeza around.
* KingMook: A larger, more powerful version of the normal Anubis enemies.
* NighInvulnerability: In the remake, Anubis can't be damaged until you get the Book of the Dead, and even then you can only damage his head.
* OneHitKill: In the remake, if his orb touches you and you don't have the Book of the Dead, it's an instant GameOver. If you do have it, it will ''merely'' inflict a gradual health drain.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on an Egyptian god associated with mummification and the afterlife.

[[folder:Ba]]
Room Guardian of the Confusion Gate/Gate of Illusion.

* DemotedToExtra: It appears again in ''La Mulana 2'' as a regular enemy. The bestiary states that the smaller version seen in Eg-Lana is its original form.
* FeatherFlechettes
* ShownTheirWork: In Egyptian mythology, the soul was split into five parts. Ba is the part that defines individuality and personality, and was usually represented by a human-headed bird.
* SavageSetpiece: Is passive until you hit it.

[[folder:Backbeard]]
Room Guardian of the Endless Corridor.

* FacelessEye: A floating mass of shadows and tentacles with a single red eye.
* ImplacableMan: After being summoned it'll slowly follow Lemeza around, invincible until it's puzzle is solved.
* MeaningfulName: It will only open its eye and move towards you when you are not facing it.
* NighInvulnerability: In the remake, it can't be damaged until you activate two pedestals, and after that, can only be damaged when its eye is open.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Well, only one eye.
* ShoutOut: Oddly enough not to a mythology, but to Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro.

[[folder:Bashumu / Ushum]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: A great big worm with a mouth surrounded by feelers.
* MeaningfulName: Named after Bašmu the great horned snake created by Tiamat from Mesopotamian mythology.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Three, in the remake.

[[folder:Beelzebub]]
Room Guardian of the True Shrine of the Mother.

* FliesEqualsEvil: In his second phase he turns into a giant fly, and in the remake he shoots flies at you.
* MeaningfulName: Beelzebub is sometimes referred to as "Lord of the Flies".
* TeleportSpam: In the original, he does this while shooting lighting at you.

[[folder:Buer]]
Room Guardian of the Temple of the Sun.

* MixAndMatchCritters: A lion's head with horse legs.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a demon from the Ars Goetia, a president of Hell who teaches natural and moral philosophy, logic and herbology.

[[folder:Centimani / Hekatonkhier]]
Room Guardian of the Chamber of Extinction.

* BodyHorror: A moving ball of ghastly pale heads and outstretched hands.
* DemotedToExtra: Reappears as a normal enemy in the sequel, under its Greek name "Hekatonkheir".
* MeaningfulName: Centimani is a Latinised version of Hecatonchires "The Hundred Handed Ones". The Hecatonchires were three giants in Greek mythology, who helped overthrow the titans. It's said they each had 100 hands and 50 heads.
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[[folder:Creel / Kulullu]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.

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[[folder:Dragon / Ushumgallu]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ghost Lord]]
Room Guardian of the Giant's Mausoleum.

* KingMook: A bigger version of the normal ghost enemies.
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[[folder:Girtablilu]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.
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[[folder:Gozu and Mezu / Ox-head and Horse-face]]
Room Guardian of the Chamber of Extinction.

* BladeOnAStick
* DualBoss: They fight you both at once.
* MonsterModesty: Loincloths are their only articles of clothing.
* ShownTheirWork: These two come from Chinese mythology. They're the guardians of the Underworld.
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[[folder:Kamaitachi]]
Room Guardian of the Graveyard of the Giants.

* ShownTheirWork: The kamaitachi is a kind of {{Yokai}} from Japanese mythology. They're weasels with sickle-shaped claws.

[[folder:Mushumahhar / Mushnahhu]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.

* MeaningfulName: Named after Mušmaḫḫū from ancient Mesopotamian mythology. The name translates to 'Exalted Dragon'.
* TookALevelInBadass: The ball with holes is no longer the weak spot in the remake, and the snakes are now bigger, faster and harder to hit.
* ZergRush: Those are a lot of snakes you have to deal with at once.

[[folder:Mushussu]]
Room Guardian of the Dimensional Corridor and one of Tiamat's children.
* BreathWeapon: In the original it shoots energy balls from its mouth. It goes the more traditional route in the remake, breathing fire and green energy beams.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Eyes glow red when it fires its energy beam in the remake.
* MeaningfulName: Named after Mušḫuššu, the sacred animal of Marduk.
* MixAndMatchCritters: Has bird wings, talons for hind feet, feline forepaws and a snake's head and neck. In the original it also had a horse's tail, but that was removed in the remake.
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:In the original, if you stick around in the room after killing it, it'll come back to life and start attacking again. You'll want to kill it twice and check the skull if you want the Gradius 2 Beta ROM.]]
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[[folder:Nuckelavee]]
Room Guardian of the Spring in the Sky.

[[folder:Cerberus]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.

* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on Odin's ravens from Norse mythology, who flew around the world collecting information.

* CreepyCrows: Well, their ravens but the vibe is the same.

[[folder:Ixtab]]
A woman hanging from a noose, fought in Annwfn.

* ButtonMashing: What the players will have to do if Lumisa gets caught in one of her nooses.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a Mayan goddess, Ixtab acts as a {{Psychopomp}} to guide the departed souls of those who committed suicide via hanging.

[[folder:Kaliya]]
A naga fought in Annwfn.

* ElementalWeapon: Her spear is red and the head is stylized like a flame. It ignites when she's about to attack.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Based on a figure from Hindu traditions, Kaliya was a poisonous naga who polluted the river of Yamuna.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The snakes attached to her back have red eyes.
* SnakePeople

[[folder:Karkinos]]
One of Echidna's children, fought in the Hall of Malice.