Talk:Basilisk (Dark Souls II)/@comment-24847777-20140526160237/@comment-24756074-20140527173357

The way From works is that they do not give any "official" names to any of the monsters. They give office short hand names for reference only. When translated for guides and wikis English words with the closest fit are used. In cases where a simialr creature exists in mythology that name is sometimes used. Artificial Undead is an example of a literal translation as is Coal Tar leaving us with a sense of curiosity or annoyance.