- For the original timeline enemy sometimes also called "Ogre", see Cyclops.
The Ogre is a boss in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
Origins[]
Ogres are monsters in European folklore that are depicted as giant, hideous, human-like monsters that tended to eat humans, particularly children. The name is derived from the French word for Orcus, a cannibalistic Etruscian god. In addition, they were purported to be the original inhabitants of Great Britain until humans settled there. They are generally depicted as villains in fairy tales.
Although technically not ogres, the Japanese mythological creature Oni are similar in nature, and are sometimes even transliterated as ogres in English.
Background[]
The Anubian Giants are an ancient species, as old as the Earth itself. This particular Ogre is one of the last of his race left in the world. He lives amongst the walls of this deserted mountain fortress, waiting for misguided travellers to stumble in, so that he can grind their bones to make his bread. However, this particular Ogre hasn't had much man flesh for quite some time, having to settle for the odd Cave Troll. Ogres have an extremely keen sense of smell and can sniff a man from half a mile away, making them very successful trackers. Fortunately their size and clumsy nature means that their prey can often see them coming!
Description[]
The Ogre is fought on the way to Malphas's tower, demolishing certain parts of the ruins it resides in before being faced by Gabriel, who eventually defeats it by blinding it, one eye at a time, and then impaling its throat on a great stone, killing it.
Enemy Data[]
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Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- In the background data for the creature, it mentions that the Ogre upon capturing misguided traveling humans often "grind[s] their bones to make his bread", a reference to the main antagonist's famous threat to the titular character in the story Jack and the Beanstalk. However, the antagonist of that story is technically not an ogre, but a giant.