Ganewmede
Ganewmedes (ガニュメデ Ganyumede) are skeletonized Monoeyes that are only encountered in the Underworld.
Characteristics
Ganewmedes are said to be a different form of Monoeye, or perhaps even the living skeletal remains of them. They retain their massive single eye, but seemingly evolve a functional jawbone that in some cases can produce spiked projectiles as an attack. Ganewmedes are capable of flight without the need for wings and are able to maneuver themselves through the air using their feelers (or in the case of Uprising, claws). However, the Cyclops Skull variation lacks feelers altogether, despite them still being able to fly.
Appearances
Kid Icarus
"Evolved from a Monoeye. It's a floating life form that builds its nest in fortresses. It stands guard over the fortress with its enormous eye. Watch out for its feelers. They are weapons."
Here, they appear in packs of eight, only in the Underworld Fortress, and use swarming attack patterns.
Blue Ganewmede
| Hit Points | Damage | Hearts | Score (Experience) |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | 300 |
Red Ganewmede
| Hit Points | Damage | Hearts | Score (Experience) |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | 500 |
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
"Appear in the air above Pit, flying around in groups."
It's known as the Cyclops Skull here, and uses swooping tactics. It's not found in the Fortress.
| Hit Points | Damage | Hearts | Score (Experience) |
| 1 | 5 |
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Ganewmedes return as enemies in the game. They prefer to float in the air and attack Pit by spitting out spiked balls that can follow him. They are notably stronger than in the previous games, and now have claws instead of tentacles to move around with.
Trivia
- Ganymede was the most attractive of mortals and a Prince of Troy. Zeus kidnapped him from his homeland to serve as cup-bearer and paramour. In Astronomy, Ganymede is, fittingly, a moon of Jupiter. Interestingly, Tros, another monster in the Kid Icarus series, was the name of Ganymede's father.
- It is interesting to note that despite the Ganewmede being a skeletal version of the Monoeye, the latter has no discernable mouth despite the former having a visible jaw bone.
| Classic Kid Icarus series enemies and bosses | |
|---|---|
| Kid Icarus | Collin • Commyloose • Daphne • EelEye • Eggplant Wizard • Erinus • Ganewmede • Girin • Hewdraw • Holer • Keepah • Keron • Kobil • Komayto • McGoo • Medusa • Mick • Minos • Moila • Monoeye • Monolith • Nettler • Octos • Pandora • Pluton • Pluton Fly • Reaper • Rokman • Shemum • Shulm • Snowman • Specknose • Syren • Tamambo • Tanatos • Totem • Tros • Twinbellows • Uranos • Zuree |
| Of Myths and Monsters | Bat • Big Toe • Busy Bee • Cyclops Hopper • Cyclops Skull • Eggplant Wizard • Fire Serpent • Fireball • Fuzz Ball • Globe • Gruff • Gubble • King Krab • Komayto • Lunus • Merc • Minotaur • Monolith • Octus • Orcos • Putt • Pythagoras • Reaper • Shadow Mask • Skullwing • Slime • Snake • Spitball Blob • Spunky • Sticky Talon • Stone Golem • Totem • Wormser |