Their eyes, sheltered by brow ridges, were uniformly pale and devoid of pupils in addition to being bloated and featureless, similar to those of blind cave fish. Illithids did not possess exterior ears, rather hosting small, fleshy, ridged holes on both sides of their heads, nor did they have nostrils. The tentacles hung above and around their mouths and an oily slime constantly dripped out of their maws. In reality, an illithid's mouth was more like that of a lamprey, with a circular, jawless orifice ringed by several rows of small, rasping teeth. In many apocryphal descriptions and diagrams, mind flayers were portrayed as having beaked mouths, possibly owing to their octopus-like heads. They were also incredibly dexterous, powerful, and could be fully controlled by the mind flayer to perform both fine and strength-based tasks.
They writhed and undulated almost constantly and absent-mindedly while the illithid pondered or otherwise was not using them, and flexed in anticipation when sentient beings drew close. The tentacles could range in length from 2 to 4 feet (0.61 to 1.2 meters), appearing shorter when an illithid was at rest.
Īn illithid's bulging, ridged, elongated head was reminiscent of an octopus, with a cluster of four flexible, unsegmented, extendable, purplish-black tentacles surrounding their mouths. Mind flayers that were healthy from brain-rich diets excreted a thin film of slimy, glistening mucus that kept in moisture and gave off a faint odor similar to onions, garlic, or even vanilla, although the smell was imperceptible from afar.
Their skin ranged from mauve to greenish-violet in color. An illithid's flesh, was soft, supple, moist, and rubbery, resulting in an unmistakable texture easily distinguishable from any other creature by anyone familiar with it. A mind flayer's body was, in fact, a gruesome mockery of the humanoid form. You can view just the Movies in the IMDb Top 250 and last but not least, you can search the list.In terms of height, weight, and build, mind flayers were roughly comparable to thin humans, but it was at this point that any external comparison to humanoids ended. You can also view the list sorted by title, date added (latest first), number of comments, number of reviews or rating.Īn RSS feed is also available, listing the latest 50 movies added to the list. Be sure to check out Ten graphics on the Bechdel test on Reddit for more graphs. Clicking the icon before the title will take you to the movie's IMDb page.įor the sake of practicality, I've taken the liberty to read the first criterion as only named female characters counting. The list you see to the left of this text consists of an icon with the result of the tests (explained below), the title (clicking it will take you to its details page, where you can find the reviews and comments) and finally two optional icons, also explained below. 03:03: Beavis and Butt-Head do the Universe (2022) The five latest comments were on: 06:09: Official Competition (2021) 20:52: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) The five latest additions: 18:04: Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) Recent activityĬurrently 9630 movies in the database.
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