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SirJohn
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posted August 05, 2009 12:18 AM |
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Poll Question:
Favorite Cyclops
WHich incarnation of the best faction ever is your favorite?
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Lexxan
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Unimpressed by your logic
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posted August 05, 2009 12:25 AM |
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Voted, H5, as this one is the only true original one. All the others are just tall, muscular Giants with one eye, whilst H5's is a Savage, goblin-eating leviathan. Really refreshing.
But, second came the H2 one, as I LOVED the Lazerbeam attack. Lol, 23th Century Weaponry in Ancient Myth Creatures lol 
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Society99
Adventuring Hero
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posted August 05, 2009 12:58 AM |
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It's a tie between 2&3. I love to "FIRE DA LAZAAH!!!" in the second, but in the third they look like a warrior-cyclop in a society would (i think). The expression in their face & the grunting when they take damage is nice indeed.
As for the "not being savage and original" enough, in my world it's because they're forced to act in a more correct way while serving an army 
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Ghork
Tavern Dweller
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posted August 05, 2009 09:47 AM |
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The one from heroes II is the coolest xD
When I first saw the cyklop in heroes V while my brother was playing I didn't realize it was a cyklop, I thought it was some giant thing xD
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Zolmir
Hired Hero
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posted August 05, 2009 10:13 AM |
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The HOMM2 Cyclops is the best, hands down. If it was upgradable, the laser could be replaced by ion cannon.
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Bladeshade
Tavern Dweller
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posted August 05, 2009 10:24 AM |
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I like the H3 cyclops the most, as it looks the most like a "real" cyclops among all five. The H5 one doesn't even look like a human giant, which a cyclops is described to be in the old myths.
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Drakon-Deus
Undefeatable Hero
Nixonite
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posted August 05, 2009 11:31 AM |
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I like all of them,but I really love the laser beam attack of the H2 cyclops.
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SirJohn
Adventuring Hero
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posted August 05, 2009 10:39 PM |
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Edited by SirJohn at 22:40, 05 Aug 2009.
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I see many agree with me that the HOMM2 is the coolest. I really like the ground-crunching sound when it walks too. Although I agree the HOMM3 looks the most true to the old movie version.
Hey, how about an all-cyclops town? Then we can have all of them!
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ULTRAMARIOX
Hired Hero
Legendary Dragon Muncher
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posted August 06, 2009 04:12 AM |
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The HoMM2 is the winner and HoMM4 is still a rock thrower
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Amaterasu
Tavern Dweller
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posted October 26, 2012 01:05 AM |
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I voted IV. It was overpowered and has AOE ranged rock throw attack. I remember wining my battles based on it, goes real op with precision.
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b0rsuk
Promising
Famous Hero
DooM prophet
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posted October 26, 2012 10:14 AM |
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Heroes 1 cyclops were still a fearsome unit. At least comparable to Paladins and able to paralyze Phoenixes. Sturdy and nasty abilities.
In Heroes 2, they're just second weakest level7 unit. Battlefield is larger and speed is no longer sufficient, titans shoot them, phoenixes, bone dragons, dragons just beat them into a pulp.
Heroes 3 cyclops are nothing special, they were called Trolls in first 2 games.
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Bones_xa
Known Hero
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posted October 26, 2012 09:23 PM |
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In heroes 4 they can be brutal.
Get them up on the towers and I don't have to worry about the AI taking my town anymore. They alone can decimate your army if you don't control all of them with spells. They are the best ranged units to have on towers (besides Gargantuans, but you will almost always have more cyclopses anyway).
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Amaterasu
Tavern Dweller
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posted October 26, 2012 09:50 PM |
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Quote:
In heroes 4 they can be brutal.
Get them up on the towers and I don't have to worry about the AI taking my town anymore. They alone can decimate your army if you don't control all of them with spells. They are the best ranged units to have on towers (besides Gargantuans, but you will almost always have more cyclopses anyway).
Yes... thank you HOMMIV cyclops is very underrated(well since no one talks about them in this thread) and the game itself also is wildly underrated. Its good to see someone sharing my thoughts.
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Fauch
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted October 27, 2012 02:54 PM |
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how can we forget H4 cyclops? one of the best ranged units of this game. their ability was totally evil, especially the fact you could aim between creatures (impossible with magogs in H3) and in the original game, they were the only shooter which suffered no range retaliation and had no line of sight requirement 
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The_Polyglot
Promising
Supreme Hero
channeling capybara energy
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posted October 27, 2012 03:11 PM |
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For me, it's definitely the H6 Cyclops, they are just so damn cute.  Go Boromirs!
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Ghost
Undefeatable Hero
Therefore I am
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posted October 27, 2012 09:38 PM |
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Cyclops + magic mirror or anti-magic
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b0rsuk
Promising
Famous Hero
DooM prophet
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posted October 28, 2012 09:45 PM |
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In Heroes IV, I think Venom Spawns are the truly brutal unit on turrets. They hit hard and it doesn't matter if the target survives, really. Poison will take them down soon and it damages for a fraction of initial damage (which is big with turret bonus). If enemy closes in and destroys the gate, Venom Spawns are still formidable because they have no melee penalty. On a turret, venom spawns beat titans easily.
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Bones_xa
Known Hero
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posted October 30, 2012 12:11 AM |
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In Heroes 4 on the might campaign on champion difficulty (after getting through the very difficult first scenario), I remember having Waerjak, Oris (with nature magic), a stack of cyclopses and some other couple whatever units. I was going around on the last 2 maps and just clicking 'auto' for the computer to fight my battles. I was storming through the maps pretty much clearing every corner and everything that stood in my path.
Yeah my 2 main heroes were tough, but no other time do I ever remember just clicking 'auto' and having the computer defeat the enemies flawless time after time. Another example of how great cyclopses are in H4.
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KandyKingle
Hired Hero
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posted October 31, 2012 10:07 PM |
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I like the Heroes 3 cyclops the best myself.
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Manta
Adventuring Hero
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posted March 14, 2013 05:12 PM |
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For gameplay it's the HOMM5 cyclops.
But as for looks i would say HOMM3 cyclops.
You forgot that HOMM5 cyclops have beam attack as well on one of their upgrades, And the other has a powerful club attack.
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