Dungeons and Dragons is a role-playing game (RPG) known for its tomes of weird and fantastical monsters you can put into your games. These strange and exciting creatures often have interesting lore, unique biology, and intriguing magical abilities. Some of them are monsters, others are malevolent undead spirits, while others are plane outsiders from other realms of existence.
With the upcoming Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, we’ll soon see some of these weird and wacky creatures on the big screen. In fact, we’ve already seen Mimics and Owlbears on screen for the first time — and that’s just in the trailer. The idea of a D&D movie gives life to the exciting prospect of other game-famous creatures getting the chance to appear. This list contains many of those creatures that we hope are in the D&D movie, which promises to be a hilarious and heartfelt adventure.
7 The Mind Flayer
The Mind Flayer is a classic Dungeons and Dragons monster. Illithids, as they're also known, are psychic creatures that seek to control and shape the minds of other sentient beings. These beings are a mix of alien invaders and fantasy horror. They can extract and devour the brains of other sapient beings in classic alien sci-fi fashion. Not only that, but Mind Flayers reproduce by hatching tadpoles that are then implanted into the brains of other humanoid species. This tadpole will slowly consume the humanoid's brain, eventually coming to pilot and control them. These mind-controlled humans then slowly morph into Mind Flayers themselves. These alien beings would be a terrifying addition to the plot, and they're an iconic D&D creature — so much so that their name was also used for a monster in Stranger Things.
6 Beholder
Another iconic Dungeons and Dragons classic, the Beholder is a large floating orb with many eyes. The Beholders are very magically powerful beings with the ability to project magical effects from their eyes, from an anti-magic cone to a beam of disintegration. These beings are exceptionally xenophobic, considering even other beholders their mortal enemies. What's more, they are scheming and crafty without end, despite their cruel, tyrannical, and violent tendencies, and often made for a good enemy to fight at the end of an adventure. Beholders also create their own lairs by carving out earth and stone with their eye beams. Even a brief cameo from these beings would be exciting as they're one of D&D's unique and most fun monsters.
5 Blink Dog
Blink Dogs are different from most other iconic Dungeons and Dragons monsters because they aren't necessarily out to get you. Blink Dogs are capable of vanishing in and out of existence, which means they can dodge attacks or even sneak around enemies. One of the reasons they would be great in Honor Among Thieves is because Displacer Beasts, a particularly nasty cat-like monster, have been shown in the trailer, as outlined by CBR. Blink Dogs and Displacer Beasts are mortal enemies and kill each other on sight. The other reason they would be great to have in the movie is that they can be domesticated, and having a teleporting dog would be an awesome addition to any adventuring party.
4 Remorhaz
The Remorhaz is one of those monsters that's very simple to understand: it's a very big monster that wants to eat you. There are plenty of monsters like this in the Monster Manual, but the Remorhaz stands out for several reasons. For one, its insectoid appearance and home among the cold ice make for a unique combination. Secondly, the creature heats its own body up so that when you attack it, you end up damaging yourself from the heat, or even losing your good sword as it melts. These beasts have even been known to be ridden as mounts, which would be very cool to see on-screen.
3 Rakshasa
Dungeons and Dragons have plenty of fiends, evil beings from other dimensions, so why does the Rakshasa stand out? Aside from being a bipedal tiger with hands that are jointed the opposite way from humans, Rakshasa are also unique in their inspiration. These beings are inspired by demons from Hindu folklore and religion. Rakshasa are avaricious, but also they enjoy basking in their ill-gotten wealth like a lazy cat. They're masters of pulling the strings from behind the scenes, having advanced abilities to disguise their form and intentions. Rakshasa are a perfect villain for a campaign, though they're also good as information brokers or merchants who put a heavy price on their goods and services.
2 Oblex
Oblex are the terrifying result of The Mind Flayer's experimentation on slimes. These beings combine the mind control abilities of a Mind Flayer with the terrifying resilience of an amorphous slime. The Oblex devours memories and, in turn, can use those memories to create extensions of itself. These extensions look exactly like the people they come from, able to impersonate them with their appearance and memories. An Oblex could be in the depths of the city sewer while their extension impersonates the mayor or the king. This terrifying creature was created by a fan who was a recipient of Make a Wish, who wanted to design a Dungeons and Dragons monster.
1 Rust Monster
The Rust Monster is one of the most terrifying creatures devised for Dungeons and Dragons. This being may look like a simple giant bug, but it manages to be far scarier than this appearance would suggest. It doesn't mind-control you, it isn't an otherworldly evil, it doesn't have eyes that can disintegrate you, and it isn't even that big. The real danger of a Rust Monster is its antennae, which can corrode and rust metal. You may scoff at this thing being terrifying, but consider for a moment that the majority of your gear as an adventurer is made of metal. All the gear from your expensive plate armor to your prized sword could be destroyed with a few touches of a Rust Monster's antennae. Fifth Edition D&D is less scary, but in earlier editions, this thing could even destroy your precious magic items. Say what you will about a Mind Flayer and their terrifying tadpoles, but at least they wouldn't blow up one's favorite magic sword. The great thing about a Rust Monster is that any adventure could have room for one, as they aren't going to take over a whole storyline.