Board 8 > I need to make a tier list of mythological creatures by how well-known they are

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08/30/20 12:15:13 AM
#1:


Had a Discord conversation about this a few days ago, what's missing from this?

Top Tier
Vampire, Werewolf, Ghost, Mermaid, Unicorn, Genie, Dragon, Centaur, Fairy, Angel, Demon

High Tier
Cerberus, Yeti/Sasquatch/Bigfoot, Leprechaun, Cyclops, Minotaur, Pegasus, Phoenix, Sphinx

Mid Tier
Chimera, Hydra, Griffin, Kraken, Siren

Low Tier
Satyr, Gorgon, Manticore, Will-o'-the-Wisp, Basilisk

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Moonroof
08/30/20 12:23:18 AM
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Leprechaun should be top tier.
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Moonroof
08/30/20 12:23:39 AM
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Minotaur bottom tier
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GildedFool
08/30/20 12:25:55 AM
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Basilisk was in Harry Potter.

Mid Tier.

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Johnbobb
08/30/20 12:31:33 AM
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I'd add

High tier
Troll

Mid tier
Imp (unless you consider that part of demon)

Low tier
Wendigo

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Drakeryn
08/30/20 12:49:15 AM
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imo you need to expand your tier system, all of those are well-known
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DoomTheGyarados
08/30/20 12:50:36 AM
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Drakeryn posted...
imo you need to expand your tier system, all of those are well-known


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Paratroopa1
08/30/20 12:56:13 AM
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Drakeryn posted...
imo you need to expand your tier system, all of those are well-known
There is most definitely a line between high tier and mid tier, I literally have already proven this to anagram earlier
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Pirateking2000
08/30/20 12:59:57 AM
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Johnbobb posted...
I'd add

High tier
Troll

Mid tier
Imp (unless you consider that part of demon)

Low tier
Wendigo

Eh I dunno. I feel Wendigo could go in mid though that just might be me thinking of Until Dawn. Something like Wolpertinger would go well with low tier

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NFUN
08/30/20 1:11:51 AM
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Top Tier (I would struggle to find somebody who didn't know these in my culture)
Vampire, Werewolf, Ghost, Mermaid, Unicorn, Genie, Dragon, Centaur, Fairy, Angel, Demon, Yeti/Sasquatch/Bigfoot, Leprechaun, Cyclops, Phoenix, Zombie

High Tier (I could conceivably believe somebody didn't know one of these)
Cerberus, Minotaur, Pegasus, Sphinx, Hydra, Kraken, Succubus/Incubus

Mid Tier (I wouldn't be surprised if somebody didn't know one of these)
Chimera, Griffin, Siren, Basilisk, Jotun, Yokai in general, Djinn (if considered distinct from genies)

Low Tier (I wouldn't expect a given person to know these)
Satyr, Gorgon, Manticore, Will-o'-the-Wisp, Kobold,

some of the low tier placements I left still feel iffy (Gorgon would probably be high if you count Medusa too)

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Paratroopa1
08/30/20 1:19:07 AM
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I don't know what a jotun is
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Snake5555555555
08/30/20 1:20:07 AM
#12:


Some new adds:

Top Tier
Goblin, Gnome

High Tier
Banshee, Ogre

Mid Tier
Golem, Oni

Low Tier
Dybbuk

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08/30/20 1:25:24 AM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
I don't know what a jotun is
Giants

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08/30/20 1:34:09 AM
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Added stuff and revamped stuff.

Top Tier
Vampire, Werewolf, Ghost, Mermaid, Unicorn, Genie, Dragon, Centaur, Fairy, Angel, Demon, Leprechaun, Giant, Troll, Zombie

High Tier
Cerberus, Yeti/Sasquatch/Bigfoot, Cyclops, Minotaur, Pegasus, Phoenix, Sphinx, Gnome

Mid Tier
Chimera, Hydra, Griffin, Kraken, Siren

Low Tier
Satyr, Gorgon, Manticore, Will-o'-the-Wisp, Basilisk

Bottom Tier
Wendigo, Yokai, Oni, Kobold, Dybbuk, Golem

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Drakeryn
08/30/20 1:43:59 AM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
There is most definitely a line between high tier and mid tier, I literally have already proven this to anagram earlier

yeah I agree with that, I'm not saying the current tier system is bad as far as it goes. but it's currently all different shades of high tier.

like there's a huge difference between a satyr (which I would expect over 50% of people to recognize) and a qilin or impundulu
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azuarc
08/30/20 2:06:37 AM
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Other than yokai, which I only know in association with the word disco, and dybbuk, which definitely deserves its spot at the bottom, I feel like all of these should at least be somewhat well-known unless you meet people who just have zero awareness of mythology.

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Lucavi000
08/30/20 2:19:31 AM
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Chupacabra probably top or high tier

Lich


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GentlemanGamer
08/30/20 3:03:36 AM
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Dryad, Nymph, cat sidhe/cait sith, tulpa, banshee off the top of my head
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MoogleKupo141
08/30/20 3:12:58 AM
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I feel like youre underrating golems here.

Id bet more people know a golem than a basilisk at least.
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mnkboy907
08/30/20 3:29:11 AM
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I'd probably drop centaur out of top tier down to just high tier.

Also needs stuff like elf and dwarf in either high or top tier.

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LOLIAmAnAlt
08/30/20 4:23:12 AM
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My gut feeling is that Cerberus is too high.


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Paratroopa1
08/30/20 5:10:15 AM
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MoogleKupo141 posted...
I feel like youre underrating golems here.

Id bet more people know a golem than a basilisk at least.

mnkboy907 posted...
I'd probably drop centaur out of top tier down to just high tier.

Also needs stuff like elf and dwarf in either high or top tier.

I agree that golems should go up one and centaurs down one
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Paratroopa1
08/30/20 5:11:28 AM
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I think cerberus has to drop to mid tier, it is not as well known as a phoenix or a cyclops or fucking bigfoot

Cerberus is basically only anchored by its appearance by Harry Potter really, otherwise it's clearly mid at best
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masterplum
08/30/20 5:32:11 AM
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I think top tier is too wide. Ghost for instance should be higher than unicorn. I think vampire as well given the success of twilight

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Paratroopa1
08/30/20 6:02:40 AM
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I think ghosts and unicorns belong on the same tier in the sense that I think it would be almost impossible for someone in my culture to not have heard of either, I largely agree with Anagram's top tier in that sense (again, would drop centaur from it, I would not be shocked to meet someone someday who has not heard of a centaur, but not having heard of a unicorn is preposterous)
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MoogleKupo141
08/30/20 6:29:52 AM
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its hard for me to imagine any adult American not knowing what a lot of these things are but also like a year ago I encountered a girl who didnt know what lava is
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Paratroopa1
08/30/20 6:43:35 AM
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MoogleKupo141 posted...
its hard for me to imagine any adult American not knowing what a lot of these things are but also like a year ago I encountered a girl who didnt know what lava is
I could sort of understand how this might be a possibility, given that I assume that playing a lot of video games has me thinking about lava more than the average person. (I said this same thing when I told Anagram that his sisters weren't going to know what a chimera is.)
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NFUN
08/30/20 10:18:32 AM
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MoogleKupo141 posted...
its hard for me to imagine any adult American not knowing what a lot of these things are but also like a year ago I encountered a girl who didnt know what lava is
I'm becoming more convinced that there are sighted people who have never heard of the moon

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08/30/20 11:30:30 AM
#29:


Further refinement. I'm not confident that golems belong outside of Bottom Tier, but so be it.

Top Tier
Vampire, Werewolf, Ghost, Mermaid, Unicorn, Genie, Dragon, Fairy, Angel, Demon, Leprechaun, Giant, Troll, Zombie

High Tier
Yeti/Sasquatch/Bigfoot, Cyclops, Minotaur, Pegasus, Phoenix, Sphinx, Gnome, Centaur

Mid Tier
Chimera, Hydra, Griffin, Kraken, Siren, Chupacabra, Cerberus, Banshee

Low Tier
Satyr, Gorgon, Manticore, Will-o'-the-Wisp, Basilisk, Golem, Dryad/Nymph

Bottom Tier
Wendigo, Yokai, Oni, Kobold, Dybbuk, Cait Sith

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Maniac64
08/30/20 11:42:53 AM
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I'd say Troll at high tier and Bigfoot at Top tier.

I feel like everyone knows some version of Yeti/Bigfoot/Sasquatch.

I feel like you could definitely find people that have heard of a troll but not be able to describe it at all.

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NFUN
08/30/20 12:53:43 PM
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High: Gnome
Med: Salamander
Low: Hecatoncheires, Scylla, Charybdis, Sylphide, Undine

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08/30/20 12:56:04 PM
#33:


Does the Grim Reaper count as a mythological creature?

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Pirateking2000
08/30/20 1:05:57 PM
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Bottom tier
Nuckelavee

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Drakeryn
08/30/20 1:14:58 PM
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Anagram posted...
Does the Grim Reaper count as a mythological creature?

yes imo
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Johnbobb
08/30/20 1:22:29 PM
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Anagram posted...
Does the Grim Reaper count as a mythological creature?
I'd say so; most mythologies have some sort of personification of death

a couple more

Top Tier
Mummy (if distinct from Zombie)

High Tier
Loch Ness Monster, Poltergeist

Mid Tier
Jersey Devil, Sea Serpent

Low Tier
Harpy

Bottom Tier
Hippogriff, Jackalope

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08/30/20 1:37:05 PM
#37:


Top Tier
Vampire, Werewolf, Ghost, Mermaid, Unicorn, Genie, Dragon, Fairy, Angel, Demon, Leprechaun, Giant, Troll, Zombie, Grim Reaper, Mummy

High Tier
Yeti/Sasquatch/Bigfoot, Cyclops, Minotaur, Pegasus, Phoenix, Sphinx, Gnome, Centaur, Loch Ness Monster, Poltergeist

Mid Tier
Chimera, Hydra, Griffin, Kraken, Siren, Chupacabra, Cerberus, Banshee, Sea Serpent

Low Tier
Satyr, Gorgon, Manticore, Will-o'-the-Wisp, Basilisk, Golem, Dryad/Nymph, Jersey Devil, Hippogriff, Jackalope

Bottom Tier
Wendigo, Yokai, Oni, Kobold, Cait Sith

Below Bottom Tier
Nuckelavee, Dybbuk


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LiquidOshawott
08/30/20 2:22:12 PM
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I have to imagine Gorgon is same tier as Minotaur, maybe even more cause everyone knows about Medusa

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mnkboy907
08/30/20 2:27:16 PM
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I imagine there are a lot of people who've heard of Medusa but couldn't tell you what a gorgon is.

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Lucavi000
08/30/20 3:37:29 PM
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Is the Bogeyman considered a mythological creature?

If so I imagine top tier, who hasnt heard of it.

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08/30/20 5:01:22 PM
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ZenOfThunder
08/30/20 5:04:14 PM
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where is my boy the Mothman

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HanOfTheNekos
08/30/20 5:24:05 PM
#43:


ZenOfThunder posted...
where is my boy the Mothman

was reading through this topic ready to say the same exact thing

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NFUN
08/30/20 5:38:07 PM
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anagram how did you anagram suggestions given to you

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NFUN
08/30/20 5:41:34 PM
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btw, Pegasus is a specific creature, not a race, so Medusa should definitely count as an answer for Gorgon

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GenesisSaga
08/30/20 6:02:02 PM
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Low: Cockatrice, Qirin
Bottom: Kikimora, Nocc, basically any mythical creature prominent from another country's origin
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08/30/20 6:03:50 PM
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Personally I think mythological creatures are separate from specific cryptids like Mothman.

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Paratroopa1
08/30/20 6:09:07 PM
#48:


NFUN posted...
btw, Pegasus is a specific creature, not a race, so Medusa should definitely count as an answer for Gorgon
The idea here is: "pegasus" is widely understood as any horse with wings in a modern context, whereas "medusa" is still generally known as a specific character; if you ask people what kind of creature medusa is, or you asked them what a "gorgon" is, they'd be like, what?
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08/30/20 7:15:51 PM
#49:


Top Tier
Vampire, Werewolf, Ghost, Mermaid, Unicorn, Genie, Dragon, Fairy, Angel, Demon, Leprechaun, Giant, Troll, Zombie, Grim Reaper, Mummy

High Tier
Yeti/Sasquatch/Bigfoot, Cyclops, Minotaur, Pegasus, Phoenix, Sphinx, Gnome, Centaur, Loch Ness Monster, Poltergeist, Bogeyman, Sandman

Mid Tier
Chimera, Hydra, Griffin, Kraken, Siren, Chupacabra, Cerberus, Banshee, Sea Serpent

Low Tier
Satyr, Gorgon, Manticore, Will-o'-the-Wisp, Basilisk, Golem, Dryad/Nymph, Jersey Devil, Hippogriff, Jackalope, Mothman

Bottom Tier
Wendigo, Yokai, Oni, Kobold, Cait Sith, Cockatrice

Below Bottom Tier
Nuckelavee, Dybbuk, Qirin, Kikimora

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WhiteLens
08/30/20 7:25:23 PM
#50:


Would we count Homunculus? Though fiction always puts them as man-made people.

I have one to add:

Low Tier
Mandragora

Lucavi000 posted...
Is the Bogeyman considered a mythological creature?

If so I imagine top tier, who hasnt heard of it.

It is in MegaTen.

https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Boogeyman
https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Bugbear

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