Which humanoid monster do you believe represents the deadly sin/of pride?

[OP1000]

Hello!!!!

Which humanoid monster do you think acts as the best fit for the sin of pride?

 

[DeepWater]

Werelion

 

[ThrillingHuman]

Demon

 

[RecursiveDescent]

Vampires, Lich, Demons, and of course Dragons are probably the most well known to sometimes be insufferably and irrationally prideful

 

[LesserSarcasm]

From what mythology or game base

 

[Corty]

Politicians.

Logan Paul

KSI

I meant to say Werecat.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Sphinx is a giant cat lady. Who can be more prideful?

 

[LoneQuack]

Humans.

 

[Dragon_SAMA]

Vampires ??
Fallen angels??

 

[LilRora]

If demons count, then demons, though they're not monsters in many settings. Same thing with dragons. If those are out, then I don't think there's any humanoid monster typically associated with pride, but there's a whole lot that can fit, like vampires, giants/titans/colossi, perhaps elves in some settings.

 

[DeepWater]

Actually, I change my answer to vampire.

 

[TheMonotonePuppet]

Hello!!!!

Which humanoid monster do you think acts as the best fit for the sin of pride?

I would imagine certain features for this hypothetical humanoid monster that best matches the sin of pride.

The lips are naturally inclined to pull down in a grimace of visceral disgust, perhaps bestial jaws like a feral dog's threatening posturing (or more fantastically, like lizard humanoid mercenaries from Kulipari). An exposed neck and upturned nose lean bird-like, but on the humanoid side, it leans more elven.

The more humanoid it is, the more aesthetically pleasing it is to us, thus the more we can view it as being vain about its appearance and beauty/handsomeness.

Care is taken for their appearance, which means they are either well-groomed (fur and hair), well-preened (feathers), or well-polished (scales). Long hair is very high maintenance, especially once it reaches really long lengths, so this or some fantasy equivalent for this humanoid monster would match. There are numerous equivalents. The obvious one is the manes of werelions. Plumes of feathers being a hair-equivalent can allow the being literally puff up like a peacock, and share in that symbolism of pride (angels, harpies, certain versions of sirens). Scales do not really have such hair equivalents, so you'd have to make something up or just give them hair.
However, you can look into aquatic humanoid fae for a truly helpful source of unique options. Hair-like gills (there is a modern equivalent with axolotls and salamanders, which is where this idea comes from for fantasy beings), jellyfish tentacle hair, elaborate series of fins, and plants adorning the head in alien, yet beautiful, styles of hair (see humanoid monsters such as nymphs, water sprites, naturalistic representations of mermaids and aquatic sirens, nixies).

Some Fae are known for being extremely prideful to an obsessive, eldritch degree that rivals even dragons. So in addition to their aquatic bretheren, the pixies, sprites, elves, and more classical fairies above the water line are ample sources for inspiration. I would recommend checking out the "Spiderwick Chronicles Field Guide: Fantastical World Around You."

 

[AnonUnlimited]

Vampires

 

[Alski]

Sphinx is a giant cat lady. Who can be more prideful?

I meant to say Werecat.

Bonus points for these 2

 

[RepresentingThree]

I think vampires are gluttony; they crave blood. A demon is wrath as they seek destruction or chaos. Liches, however, are envy for they seek what belongs to immortals then retrospectively they seek humanity. Dragons are greedy and hoard wealth, but aren't humaniod in their default setting. I say leprechauns are the representative of greed. At first I wouldn't consider them monsters, but in it's original context (European mythology) trickster fae are definitely monsters. Succubi are lust by nature. I'm thinking trolls for sloth. They lumber around all slow, and they hit slow too. For pride however I vote the fallen angel. Angels themselves are naturally virtuous and literally designed to be better then everyone else. Just like religious people in real life it seems pride is the easiest sin to fall into.

 

[Tsuru]

Hello!!!!

Which humanoid monster do you think acts as the best fit for the sin of pride?

[Humans]

 

[Jocelyn_Uasal]

Me, myself and I

 

[RepresentingDesire]

Elve

 

[expentio]

High-elves.
Though, there's this rather good manga "the embodyment of sin" in which it's goblins.

 

[John_Owl]

Any creature can be humanoid or non-humanoid. Following this, I'd say a griffin would be the most prideful, as, depending on the specifics of your setting, you could make them humanoid. Supernatural did this with many (Dragons, Phoenix, etc. humanoid despite not being human in their original mythos). In my story, I've also got a number of not-traditionally-humanoid monsters that are, in fact, humanoid. Like chimeras, phoenixes, etc. Actually, nearly all monsters that are going to be depicted in my world are humanoid...