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A '''Cyclopean Creature''' -- better known just as a "cyclops" -- is a character or creature that naturally only has one eye.
Monocular vision is symbolic of metaphorical narrow vision and lack of depth perception. As such, many human villains have one eye as an indication of their simplistic worldview. This also provides an excuse for an [[Eyepatch of Power]]. Characters
It should be noted that "cyclops" more accurately translates to "circle-eye" or "wheel-eye", referring to its size. Therefore Cyclopean ''technically'' means huge, rather than one-eyed (not to mention Cyclops themselves were giants).
For other deviations from normal eye structure, see [[Eyeless Face]], [[Third Eye]], [[Oculothorax]], and [[Extra Eyes]]. Compare to the robotic
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*** In the ''[[Horus Heresy]]'' novel ''[[Betrayer]]'' by [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]], Lorgar remarks that the truth is kept deliberately skewed; Magnus himself seems to prefer the version where he lost his eye to gain ultimate knowledge.
* The [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (Tabletop Game)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' card game]] has many an instance:
** [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Hitotsu-Me_Giant "Hitotsu-Me Giant"] (or simply "Cyclops" in the OCG) is an EARTH Beast-Warrior and one of the earliest examples. A very similar-looking monster named [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Cybernetic_Cyclopean "Cybernetic Cyclopean"] is a [[
** [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Opticlops "Opticlops"] (OCG "Red Cyclops") is a DARK Fiend-type example.
** [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Cameraclops "Cameraclops"] is a LIGHT Warrior-type with a camera
** [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Sengenjin "Sengenjin"] is another EARTH Beast-Warrior type, and in some video games appears as a Ritual Monster that explicitly uses "Hitotsu-Me Giant" as a base.
** [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Serpent_Marauder "Serpent Marauder"] and [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Flame_Viper "Flame Viper"] are cyclopean snakes (and no, not ''that'' kind).
** [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Dicelops "Diceclops"] is a FIRE Machine-type that uses the "one" side of its die-like head as its face.
** [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Meklord_Emperor_Granel "Granel"] is one of the three [https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Meklord_Emperor Meklord Emperors
== [[Theatre]] ==
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