Gazers

Gazers are strange creatures of magic. They are basically flying orbs with one big eye and five tentacles with one smaller eye on each tip. With these many eyes, nothing escapes a Gazer's attention, as it can look in every direction. They battle their foes by paralyzing them or using strong magic, which hints at strong intelligence. It is yet unknown how they devour their prey. If a Gazer is killed, it dissolves into insects.

Gazers are usually found in dungeons and caves, and seldom in the wilderness.



After first seen in Ultima I (then known as "Wandering Eyes"), it took until Ultima IV before the Gazer re-appeared. It then stayed in the series (with exception of Ultima VIII) until the very end. However, while in Ultima IV, V, VI, VII, VII/2 and both Underworlds the Gazer stayed the same, it was drastically changed and re-designed for Ultima IX, which apart from the name, made it actually a totally new monster.

At some point, Gazers may have had a society, or at least some organization. Per the Timeline, in 172 BC Iskander Ironheart did slay the seven Gazer princes, who had stolen the eye from the cyclops tribal leader. This led to Iskander coming to be known as "Wonder Boy", at least to other cyclops. What type of hierarchy the gazers give their own society, or whether these seven was merely titles given to add emphasis to the cyclops own tales, is unknown.