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Giant Octopus
- Creature - Octopus
- "Before my eyes was a horrible monster, worthy to figure in the legends of the marvellous. . . . Its eight arms, or rather feet, fixed to its head . . . were twice as long as its body, and were twisted like the furies' hair." —Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, trans. Lewis
- 3/3
- John Matson (Portal, Starter 1999, Starter 2000) - Heather Hudson (Seventh Edition, Eighth Edition, Ninth Edition)
- Common (Portal, Starter 1999, Starter 2000, Seventh Edition, Eighth Edition, Ninth Edition)
Giant Octopus was originally released on May 1, 1997 with the release of the Portal Magic The Gathering edition. This card has since been reprinted in 6 sets, with 2 artists contributing to the various card designs.
With the release of the Starter 2000 version of Giant Octopus on April 24, 2000, The flavortext on Giant Octopus was modified to read: At the sight of the thing the calamari vendor's eyes went wide, but from fear or avarice none could tell.
With the release of the Seventh Edition version of Giant Octopus on April 2, 2001, The flavortext on Giant Octopus was modified to read: The only thing that flows faster than water is fear.
With the release of the Eighth Edition version of Giant Octopus on July 28, 2003, The flavortext on Giant Octopus was modified to read: "Before my eyes was a horrible monster, worthy to figure in the legends of the marvellous. . . . Its eight arms, or rather feet, fixed to its head . . . were twice as long as its body, and were twisted like the furies' hair." —Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, trans. Lewis