The Pit Fiend is incredibly creepy, and is a constant threat even outside its pit traps.
Davidge nearly falling victim to said monster. We've already seen that the creature's long, ropelike tongue/feeler is very bad news, but Davidge has no idea what he's looking at as it probes nearby to locate its prey, as a mysterious and sinister leitmotif plays. Then it grabs Davidge and tries to pull him under; the awful bleeding from his ensnared leg and his terrified cries for help leave no doubt that death by Pit Fiend would be a horrible way to go, but Jerry thankfully comes to the rescue just in time.
The opening effectively sets the tone of War Is Hell, with the frozen corpse of a human pilot (pictured) whose fighter was shot up, drifting through space.
