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....Everywhere I am Giygas' presence is also appearent. You are probably why that I love this dissorted figure? But it's the fact he is just true terror... You need to know Giygas' backstory....

His role and appearance in Earthbound
Giygas is the main antagonist in the story. He causes the end of the world in the future according to Bug Buzz who escaped the disaster. Giygas influences everyone by manipulating the evil inside each person. Most under Giygas are violent and willing to stop the protagonist with anything. It later to be revealed that Giygas was sealed away in "The Devil's Machine." It was able to contain Giygas' power inside. Which is near impossible since Giygas has infinite power. Because he has so much power he destroyed his mind in the process. When the protagonist face Giygas his appearence is rather abstract because humans can't grasp his form. No one knows what Giygas is or if Giygas even exists. No one can grasp Giygas, not even his attacks. But he does end up being defeated due to one of the progonist's prayers. This boss battle has been named one of (if not the) all time scariest boss battles.

Giygas' development and creation
Believe it or not but Earthbound designer Shigesato Itoi based Giygas on his trauma from his childhood. He claims it was a rape scene but his memory was too...."foggy." Rumor has it that the Giygas battle is an abortion. Most of the dialogue given from Giygas suggests this. But it also suggests the initial rape itself. Also it is believe that Giygas slowly resembles a human baby or even a fetus. The fetus part can be seen in on my profile's background. It's not the original coloring but oh well.... But this is maybe what frighten us. Because we're gonna end the life of a child that is slowly dying...

Regardless Giygas is really frightening... But we'll never know what is really Giygas... Only the terror it brings...