Veteran creatures.

Ah, I remember some of the creatures from Heroes of Might and Magic II (I should note that in Heroes of Might and Magic II, creatures weren't divided into Factions – or at least, I didn't notice it – they were just there, in randomly scattered dwellings. The dwellings were the same for everyone – a pyramid with crossed swords – and not just anyone could see them). So, the dragon is the main monster in the game and a well-deserved veteran that was present in every installment. There was also a very strong, but rather slow monster that looked like an overgrown beetle – I don't think it had any analogs. Centaurs were very cool ranged units, and they appeared later on, but they became weaker and changed Factions. Ghosts were present, but their abilities were more like those of vampires – they drained life and tended to go out of control. Elves were and still are ranged units. Druids, I think, were also present and were ranged units. Hairy forest spirits – pay attention, they fly, you need to recruit them; they were a good unit. They didn't appear anywhere else, which probably indicates a lack of knowledge of Russian culture on the part of the Heroes developers. Here, I also remember trolls – they were not very useful and carried logs. Vampires were also present, but I don't think they multiplied as actively as ghosts – they were useful because they could fly. Hmm, there were also natives – these were weak ranged units that didn't appear anywhere else. And there were zombies – zombies are zombies everywhere, and skeletons. And cannibals, oh, with red patterns on their bodies and axes (a purely feminine approach to remembering the appearance rather than the characteristics)))) – I just hired them when there was nothing better, they were useless (so it's not a big loss that they were removed). Well, that's it, I probably can't remember anyone else – the rest must have been not very useful. And in general, I envy Feanor's memory – to remember everyone and place them in all the installments, you need a computer instead of a head! I can't do that – I've listed those I remembered, and if I remember more, I'll add them. And also... hmm... I think there was a chance to get a very powerful monster at the very beginning of the game in the first installment and easily defeat everyone. There were one-time-use lamps on the map, from which a genie on a flying carpet joined us, and I think for a good reward (don't overestimate the altruism of a genie). It was a lucky find: use them to attack until your opponent builds up to high-level creatures – this is a sure path to victory. The genie later moved to the mages, but lost the effect of being a bonus.