196: Beware of Giygas
| Beware of Giygas |
 Made by: Redhead64 |
Explanation[edit | edit source]
In the original strip, the sign admonished its readers: "Please do not beware of the dog"; the dog in question could be described as some sort of whacked-out Odie. This edit has the sign warn Garfield of the presence of Giygas, the main villain and final boss of EarthBound (miscapitalized by the author as Earthbound), an RPG made by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Garfield encounters it, and finds it scary. Just like many players of EarthBound have.
The author writes:[edit | edit source]
When I saw this strip (originally from 1991-09-20), I decided to replace the "scary" dog with something a bit more... appropriate. Just in case you don't recognise him, or rather, "it", that's Giygas of Earthbound (in)fame.
Transcript[edit | edit source]
Sign: Beware of Giygas
{Garfield is shocked by a horrifying red and black mutated face}
Garfield: {running away} Now that's scary.
