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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' has the Doll Soldiers, which are one-eyed [[Zombie Mooks]] who look at lot like [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|EVAs]], except those were [[Eyeless Face]].
** Also, although his initial [[One-Winged Angel]] form is [[Extra Eyes]] / [[Eyes Do Not Belong There]], Father takes on a cyclops appearance right before crossing the [[Bishonen Line]].
* Gold And Silver from ''[[Yaiba]]''. In the latter case, it's also his weakpoint. (Gold's eye is just as [[Rubber Man|bouncy]] as everything else).
* A lot of Japanese anime and manga feature [[Cute Monster Character]]s ([[Cute Monster Girl|usually girls]]), which are generally known as "monoeyes".
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' has the Doll Soldiers, which are one-eyed [[Zombie Mooks]] who look atsimilar lot liketo [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|EVAs]], except those were [[Eyeless Face]].
** Also, althoughAlthough his initial [[One-Winged Angel]] form is [[Extra Eyes]] / [[Eyes Do Not Belong There]], Father takes on a cyclopscyclopean appearance right before crossing the [[Bishonen Line]].
* Gold And Silver from ''[[Yaiba]]''. In the latter case, it's also his weakpoint. (Gold's eye is just as [[Rubber Man|bouncy]] as everything else).
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== [[Film]] ==
* Mike from ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'', who is basically a one-eyed [[Cephalothorax]]., and Mike'shis girlfriend Celia fits asalso the bill as well. The logo of the titular company also features a single eye.
* The cyclopesCyclops in ''[[The 7th Voyage of Sinbad]]'', which looked like a giant one-eyed satyr with a horn on its head. A second, two-horned one also appears in thatthe film is easy to spot—it has two horns.
* ''[[The Golden Voyage of Sinbad]]'' had a one-eyed centaur.
* 2007's TMNT also has a one-eyed centaur.
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== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths and Legends ==
* The trope[[Trope namerNamers]] are the Cyclopes of [[Classical Mythology]], the most famous of which isthere Polyphemouswere fromtwo ''[[Odyssey|The Odyssey]]''.types:
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* [[Sinbad the Sailor]] has met a Cyclops in the Polyphemous mold before.
* [[Japanese FolkloreMythology|Japanese folklore]] is full of one-eyed creatures, including the Hitotsume Nyuudo (one eyed monk), the Aobozu (Blue Monk) and the Ippondatara (a giant with one eye and one leg).
 
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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== [[Theatre]] ==
* ''[[Cyclops (play)|Cyclops]]'', by [[Euripides]], tells the story of the mostaforementioned famousPolyphemus man-eating cyclops - the one who went up against Odysseus in thefrom ''[[The Odyssey]]''.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* ''[[Gastrophobia]]'' has a goblin magically transform into a [http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2009-09-02 biclops]. [[Alt Text|"Exactly like a cyclops, only with twice as many eyes and therefore twice as dangerous."]]
* ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'', when one character asks what [[It Makes Sense in Context|a superhero would be doing on a deserted island]], Elan mentions that it's been known to happen, leading to an [[Imagine Spot]] of [[Odyssey|Odysseus]] and his crew meeting ''[[Name's the Same|that other]]'' [[X-Men|Cyclops]].
* ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' has the annually appearing [http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20091031.html annually-appearing] Halloween Monster,] who only has one eye.
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Leela of ''[[Futurama]]'', who initially was presented as a member of an unknown alien race, but turned out to be a human mutant.
* Saffi, Cerbee, and Dorkus on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''.
* Biclops on ''[[ChalkZone]]'': Biclops onlyononly had one eye before Rudy drew him his second one.
* Kang and Kodos from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' "Treehouse of Horror" [[Halloween Special]]s.
* [[Meaningful Name|Iris]] from ''[[Ruby Gloom]]''.
* On ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', Billy from the Gangreen Gang is revealed to be a cyclops under his [[Blinding Bangs]].:
** The [[Monster of the Week]] roster includes a few one-eyed creatures.
** In "Schoolhouse Rocked", Billy from the Gangreen Gang is revealed to be a cyclops under his [[Blinding Bangs]].
* Plankton from ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''.
* Cherri Bomb and Niffty from ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'' are one-eyed demon-girls.
 
 
== [[Real Life]] ==