Editing Illithid (section)

== In other media ==
Mind flayers appear in other role-playing games, including ''[[Angband (video game)|Angband]]'', ''[[Bloodborne]]'', ''[[Demon's Souls]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', ''[[NetHack]]'', ''[[Lost Kingdoms]]'', ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'' and ''[[Lost Souls (online game)|Lost Souls]]'', and the one-player [[gamebook]] RPG series ''[[Fighting Fantasy]]'' includes a creature similar to the illithid, the Brain Slayer.

* Ulchalothe in ''[[Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II]]'' is the guardian of the Brazier of Eternal Flame.  There are illithid settlements of varying size in the games ''[[Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark]]'', ''[[Baldur's Gate II]]'' and ''[[Icewind Dale II]]''. The villain in the ''[[Neverwinter Nights (2002 video game)|Neverwinter Nights]]'' premium module 'Kingmaker' is also an Illithid. 
* Illithid characters and plot elements play a central role throughout the story of ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-22|title=Baldur's Gate 3's Mind-Eating Parasite Informs All of Act 1, for Better and for Worse|url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/baldurs-gate-3s-mind-eating-parasite-informs-all-of-act-1-for-better-and-for-worse/|access-date=2020-10-22|website=Escapist Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>
* In episode 30 of the webcomic ''[[Order of the Stick]]'' (written by [[Rich Burlew]]), the party bard [[Elan (Order of the Stick)|Elan]] encounters an illithid in its lair. The illithid opts not to consume Elan's brain due to the bard's stupidity, and so they start playing [[Scrabble]] instead.<ref name="oots0030">{{cite journal |author=Burlew, Rich | author-link = Rich Burlew |title=Behind the Secret Door |url=http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0030.html |journal=The Order of the Stick |year=2004 |issue=#30 |publisher=GiantITP.com |access-date=2017-12-14}}</ref> Episode 31 makes a reference to the illithid's preferred diet.<ref name="oots0031">{{cite journal |author=Burlew, Rich | author-link = Rich Burlew |title=All-You-Can-Eat Brain Buffet |url=http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0031.html |journal=The Order of the Stick |year=2004 |issue=#31 |publisher=GiantITP.com |access-date=2017-12-14}}</ref> Episode 32 makes a fourth-wall reference to the fact that the illithid isn't open-source material.<ref name="oots0032">{{cite journal |author=Burlew, Rich | author-link = Rich Burlew |title=Biting the Hand that Feeds Me |url=http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0032.html |journal=The Order of the Stick |year=2004 |issue=#32 |publisher=GiantITP.com |access-date=2017-12-14}}</ref>
* In the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series, players encounter an enemy called the Mindflayer, a cave-dwelling magic user that has the head of a squid, wears a flowing robe, and wields a staff. When the [[Final Fantasy (video game)|first game]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] was brought to North America it was referred to as a Sorcerer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ffe.hendersongdi.com/m/mindflayer.html|title=Final Fantasy Encyclopaedia: Mindflayer|website=ffe.hendersongdi.com|access-date=2017-12-14|archive-date=2010-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022020948/http://ffe.hendersongdi.com/m/mindflayer.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2005|title=Final Fantasy 1 Version Differences FAQ v3.01|url=https://www.ffcompendium.com/h/faqs/ff1versions.txt|access-date=2021-05-27|website=ffcompendium.com}}</ref> Although the Mindflayer's name and appearance have been kept the same, the "[[Beholder (Dungeons & Dragons)|Beholder]]" was changed to Evil Eye.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ffe.hendersongdi.com/e/evileye.html|title=Final Fantasy Encyclopaedia: Evil Eye|website=ffe.hendersongdi.com|access-date=2017-12-14|archive-date=2016-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911110018/http://ffe.hendersongdi.com/e/evileye.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The [[Netflix]] series ''[[Stranger Things]]'', following the eighth episode of the second season, used the name "Mind Flayer" to refer to one of the main antagonists of the series due to their similar natures.<ref name="Casey">{{cite web |url=https://nerdist.com/stranger-things-season-3-dungeons-dragons-mind-flayer-eleven-theory/ |title=What Dungeons & Dragons Reveals About Stranger Things Season 3 |last=Casey |first=Dan |date=November 2, 2017 |website=Nerdist.com |publisher=Nerdist |access-date=November 8, 2017 |quote=In season 2, episode 8, titled “The Mind Flayer,” Dustin draws an analogy between a fan-favorite ''D&D'' monster of the same name and whatever shadowy creature is possessing Will Byers.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2017/11/05/stranger-things-season-2-episode-8-review-the-mind-flayer/#3d448f8d9bec |title='Stranger Things' Season 2, Episode 8 Review: 'The Mind Flayer' |last=Di Placido  |first=Dani |date=November 5, 2017 |work=Forbes |access-date=November 8, 2017 |quote=Will is still a vessel of pure evil, and the boys return to their trusted ''Dungeons & Dragons'' board for advice.  Sure enough, there's a creature in the game that's kind of similar. ...the tendriled creature now has a pretty cool name, the "Mind Flayer,"}}</ref>

=== Licensing ===
The illithid is considered "Product Identity" by [[Wizards of the Coast]] and as such is not released under its [[Open Game License]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions |url=http://www.d20srd.org/faq.htm |access-date=2007-02-23 |publisher=D20srd.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baird |first=Scott |date=2020-05-24 |title=These Monsters Are Legally Owned By Dungeons & Dragons (So You Can't Steal Them) |url=https://www.thegamer.com/dungeons-dragons-monsters-copyright/ |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}</ref>