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* The current [[The Emperor|Emperor]] of [[The Empire]] (well obviously) in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' can [[Authority Equals Asskicking|ride a gryphon into battle]]. (or a [[Cool Horse|regular horse]], or a [[Our Dragons Are Different|dragon]], depending on what you're willing to put together)
** Normal Empire and High Elf Lord-class Generals have the option to have their generals ride on Griffons. Bretonnians may ride Hippogriffs. Griffons in ''Warhammer'' are a bot more varied than the traditional depiction - they've been portrayed with markings like leaopards and tigers as well as lions.
** One [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922135734/http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer/THE-EMPIRE/THEODORE-BRUCKNER-AND-REAPER.html Imperial hero] rides to battle on a wingless breed, called a Demigryph.
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' has griffins as a creature type.
** The plane of Innistrad has gryffs, which are like hippogriffs, but instead of a bird of prey, their head and wings are those of herons, and they appear slimmer and sleeker than most hippogriffs.
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* The Eyrie from [[Neopets]], originally a dragon like creature, became an opinicus sort of gryphon, albeit with ears.
** Add the rare Maraquan Paintbrush item, and you've got yourself a Marigryph.
* [http://www.elfwood.com/~aumala/Daggerbeak_Gryphon.2549485.html This gryphon]{{Dead link}} by Tiina Aumalla is pretty much a quadrupedal version of the oviraptorian dinosaurs mentioned above.
* [http://windsonde.deviantart.com/ Windsonde] is a community-based Role-Playing Game at [[Deviant ART]], and nearly all of the player characters are gryphons. The rules for character design are pretty strict... except for Tookie Island, where any bird/mammal combination goes. There, the gryphons [http://bgarts.deviantart.com/art/ROCOCOCOCOCOCOCOCOCOCOCOCOCOCO-180219275 are] ''[http://sparrowstampede.deviantart.com/art/Windsonde-Jiacomo-Ref-244688521 really]'' [http://razzlewolf.deviantart.com/art/Yappa-184748182 different].
* Behold, the magnificent [https://web.archive.org/web/20150921225529/http://babbletrish.deviantart.com/art/Donut-Steel-183711727 Sparklegriff]!
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150629123111/http://babbletrish.deviantart.com/art/Gryphons-152819171 So, about that "misinterpreted fossil" theory...]
* According to [[Deviant ART]] any bird/fuzzy mammal hybrid qualifies as a gryphon. Take a look at the [http://mcgibs.deviantart.com/art/Humming-Gryphon-63613452 tiny hummingbird-mouse], [http://zirofax.deviantart.com/art/Gryphon-2893002 secretary bird-maned wolf], [http://charreed.deviantart.com/art/Cockatiel-Gryphon-200358873 cockatiel-sugar glider], [http://alectorfencer.deviantart.com/art/Gryphon-Cassidix-40151694 hornbill-puma Cassidix], [http://katolin.deviantart.com/art/Bluejay-Gryphon-31576686 bluejay-squirrels], and [http://ahkahna.deviantart.com/art/Lappet-Faced-Hyena-Gryphon-115698993 vulture-hyena].
** You can also have your pet [http://bailiwick.deviantart.com/art/House-Gryphon-Wren-72967035 house griffin].
** [http://blood-phoenix.deviantart.com/art/Necrotic-Gryphon-113246742 Necrotic gryphons]{{Dead link}}.
* [[UniCreatures]]' Khet, a gryphon [
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* There's a theory that the legend of griffons was based on a misinterpretation of protoceratops fossils. There's no real evidence either way for this theory, but it's something to think about.
** See below, though.
* The logo for Sprecher Brewery of Wisconsin is a fairly standard gryphon, but the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131222001730/http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/images/soda/thumb/bottle_mug/rb_pint_n_mug_cold.jpg more cartoonish version] on their root beer has a huge beak and a vaguely monkey-like body.
* The Venetian heraldric symbol, the lion of St. Mark is a winged lion. Rather odd that a naval power would want a land predator or an aerial one rather then a nautical predator in some ways.
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