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"Anguirusaurus, Killer of the Living. A monster commonly known as the Anguirus."

Anguirus (アンギラス, Angirasu) is a mutated Ankylosaurus kaiju. The Killer of the Living, Anguirus first appeared in The Return of Godzilla, in which he was Godzilla's first opponent. Later after The Son of Godzilla, he grew to be perhaps Godzilla's most trusted and recurring ally.

Name[]

The original English name given to Anguirus by Toho was "Angilas", given the pronunciation of the name in Japan, which was changed to Anguirus in the 1984 release of The Return of Godzilla. In the mid-1990s, the name "Anguirus" was revised, making it official.

Appearance[]

Anguirus is a four-legged dinosaur-like creature that combines the features of an Ankylosaurus, a Styracosaurus, and a crocodile. He has several horns at the top of his head and a single rhino-like horn above his nose.

His face is elongated with a long snout bearing rows of jagged, serrated teeth and his carapace is studded with long, sharp spikes. Anguirus' tail is longer than his body and makes up most of his body length, and is also covered with spikes. His hind limbs are longer than his forelimbs, enabling him to stand up on them to his full height, but he generally acts as a quadruped.

Anguirus has a heavy build, as well as spikes on its arms and legs. He has a pig-like nose with a short horn, and the six other horns are now seven, most strange in its appearance is that the middle horns are reduced. The eyes and forehead press forward. The spikes of the carapace are pointed forward and the tail is given a tail club, a feature more accurate to real Ankylosauruses.

Anguirus is jokingly referred to as an "armadillo," due to his ability to curl himself into a ball.

Roar[]

Anguirus' roars were created by a musical instrument: the saxophone. Anguirus common roar is very akin to a loud shriek, over a deep bellow. In addition, his roars were mixed with animal growls (such as tiger and walrus).

Personality[]

Anguirus is a very tenacious and fierce fighter. Despite constantly going up against enemies stronger than himself, Anguirus rarely backs down and always puts up a vicious fight. Despite his fierce nature, Anguirus has become a close friend of Godzilla. In fact, Anguirus and Godzilla appear to have a genuine friendship, despite initially being enemies.

Origins[]

In The Return of Godzilla, it is suggested that Anguirus is a relative of the heavily-armored herbivorous dinosaur known as Anguirusaurus bellator, a descendant of Ankylosaurus, that lived around the same time as Godzillasaurus. Like Godzilla and his species, Anguirus managed to survive into the modern-day by lying dormant somewhere, presumably underwater, before being awakened and irradiated by nuclear bomb tests in the 1950s.

History[]

The Return of Godzilla[]

Anguirus roaring

Anguirus in The Return of Godzilla

Anguirus is first seen in The Return of Godzilla. Having been resting for millions of years, Anguirus awoke to the world in 1984 on Iwato Island. The ancient creature leaped into the sea and disappeared. The kaiju resurfaced in China and attacked Shanghai. He was attacked by the J.S.D.F. military forces but were no match as he proved too fast and too powerful. Anguirus left a wrecked city behind as he burrowed again.

Anguirus reappeared in Osaka, where he encountered Godzilla. When Godzilla arrived, he had battled and defeated Rodan. Before Godzilla could leave, the two ancient creatures fought then fell into the sea below and disappeared. After some research was carried out, Anguirus was revealed to be an ancient and incredibly strong dinosaur from the Cretaceous Period. The two kaiju resurfaced and met each other again in Osaka, Japan, where they fought.

Anguirus immediately curled up into a ball and tried to ram Godzilla, but Godzilla used this to his advantage. Anguirus burrows into the ground and comes back after tripping Godzilla over. Anguirus then challenged Godzilla, but Godzilla threw him through a building. As Anguirus got back up, he leaped out of the ruble, knocking Godzilla to the ground. After that, Godzilla and Anguirus fought viciously. Following a fierce and destructive battle, Godzilla gained the upper hand when he bit Anguirus in his neck then threw him into a moat near Osaka Castle.

The fight over, Godzilla left Anguirus in Osaka. The next day, the dinosaur awoke and went back out to sea.

The Son of Godzilla[]

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah[]

Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla[]

Mothra I: Godzilla Against Mothra[]

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah[]

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla[]

Powers and Abilities[]

Burrowing[]

Anguirus is capable of burrowing underground substantial distances. In The Return of Godzilla, Anguirus managed to burrow in Osaka, where he emerged and attacked Godzilla during their first fight.

Coordination[]

Due to his quadruped appearance, Anguirus is a relatively fast and agile monster. Additionally, he is capable of leaping incredible distances.

Energy Spikes and Thunderball[]

Anguirus displays the ability to jump into the air, curling up into a ball, and firing off red-charged energy Energy Spikes, while spinning in midair.

Intelligence[]

Anguirus has been shown to possess extremely heightened intelligence for a giant monster. He is able to communicate with Godzilla, understanding his orders to stay behind on Monster Island and look after Junior. In their first battle against King Ghidorah, Anguirus and Godzilla formed strategies and attack plans and were able to triumph. Anguirus was also able to coordinate with other monsters during his battle against Godzilla.

Physical Abilities[]

Anguirus possesses rows of extremely sharp teeth that he will use in battle. These, with the added bite force Anguirus can generate, cause pain to any kaiju that finds itself in Anguirus' jaws. The attack was shown to be strong enough to break King Ghidorah's skin and draw blood.

Moreover, he may use his spiked tail to swing around at opponents. Anguirus also tends to attack with his teeth and claws and likes to charge at his opponent in quick bursts before lashing out. Anguirus’ tail is prehensile, and he uses it to grapple with and restrain opponents

Clubbed Tail[]

Anguirus' most dangerous weapon is his clubbed tail. Tipped at the end with a sharp curved spike, Anguirus' tail is incredibly powerful, causing Gigan to fall over in their first fight and completely breaking off Kamacuras’ head in the second. While he never seems to use it in battle onscreen, Anguirus does attack with his tail spike in most video games featuring him.

Anguirus's tail is prehensile, and he is able to constrict it around opponents.

Durability[]

Anguirus is a durable combatant, able to withstand many vicious attacks by other monsters. Anguirus' spiky carapace and armored hide grant him impressive resistance to attacks from enemy monsters. He was able to withstand the attacks of Godzilla, Kiryu, Gigan, and even King Ghidorah as well as survive being swallowed by a fissure. He withstood having his neck bitten by King Ghidorah and being dropped from a great height and stomped into the ground, and even quickly got back to his feet and reentered the battle. He also survived grievous injuries in his battles with Gigan, having his face sawed open in the first instance.

Speed and Agility[]

Anguirus is quite fast and agile, charging at enemies with surprising speed and having the ability to make surprise attacks on unsuspecting foes. In his first battle with Godzilla in The Return of Godzilla, Anguirus surprised Godzilla by attacking him from behind. In Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, Anguirus leapt into the air and over a considerable distance in order to slam his spiky carapace into King Ghidorah. Anguirus is fast enough to catch up to speedy cars, despite it bulky structure. Judging by its body, it has shown to be able to swing its tail though it has yet to be shown.

Strength[]

Anguirus is incredibly strong, such as when it was seemingly able to flip over a Kamacuras with minimal effort, presumably with a swipe of its paw.

Precognition Shield[]

Anguirus is able to briefly see into the future by vibrating its spikes which produces an energy field. The subsequent energy field also acts as a shield from attacks by seemingly absorbing kinetic energy and even most energy-based attacks. Any projectiles that hit the shield will be deflected.

Rotating Disc[]

Anguirus can retract into his shell and quickly zip around in the air while rotating at extremely high speed, condensing his body into the shape of an ultra-sharp disc that can cut objects and most monsters.

Spiked Carapace[]

Anguirus' greatest asset in combat is his spiked carapace. Perhaps his most notable and recognizable feature, Anguirus possesses an armored carapace adorned with rows upon rows of numerous, sharp spikes all over his shell-like carapace. This carapace can protect Anguirus from enemy attacks and inflict damage if Anguirus slams his back into an opponent. He often jumps backward and slams his back into opponents in order to injure them with his spikes.

In Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla, Godzilla lifted Anguirus by his tail and used him like a flail, swinging his spikes into Kiryu and damaging the cyborg. Anguirus also launched himself at Kiryu while Godzilla held him still from behind.

Stealth[]

Anguirus is surprisingly stealthy, as seen when he was able to attack Kiryu and even King Ghidorah without being seen or how he vanished without opponents spotting him.

Stunning Poison[]

Anguirus can create a poisonous liquid within his body and emit it from his back spikes and claws, which can stun targets.

Swimming[]

Anguirus is an extremely adept swimmer and is shown being able to swim at speeds comparable to Godzilla. He was able to swim great distances in a short period of time without any signs of fatigue.

Ultrasonic Roar[]

Anguirus possesses a powerful ultrasonic roar loud enough to damage structures and military weapons as well as hurt monsters, in addition to even pass right through buildings and rocks. During his fight with Godzilla in Osaka, Anguirus' roar caused cracks on Osaka Castle in The Return of Godzilla, which causes Osaka Castle to crumble.

Filmography[]

Gallery[]

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