Kaiju, Anguirius
N Colossal dragon (kaiju)
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Perception +49
AC 40, touch 4, flat-footed 38 (+1 Dex, -8 size, +36 natural)
HP 860 (40d20+440); regeneration 25
Fort +10, Ref +1, Will +2
DR 20/adamantine and epic (6/-); Immune cold, death effects, fire, sleep, and paralysis; SR 37
Speed 40 ft.
Melee Bite +50 melee (8d6+17/19-20/x2), 2 claws +45 melee (5d6+8), tail slap +45 melee (3d10+8)
Space 30 ft., Reach 20 ft.
Special Attacks Roar, trample 10d10+25
During Combat Though not as large or powerful as Godzilla or Ghidorah, Anguirius is still a terrifying, implacable foe capable of overpowering all but the very mightiest heroes. His hard scales protect him from almost all harm, and if somehow injured, he can heal from seemingly mortal wounds. Anguirius's natural weapons are treated as epic for the purposes of overcoming damage reduction.
Str 45, Dex 12, Con 30, Int 6, Wis 15, Cha 23
Base Atk +40; CMB +65; CMD 76
Feats Ability Focus (Roar), Alertness, Blind-Fight, Combat Reflexes, Damage Reduction (x2), Dodge, Endurance, Epic Toughness (x2), Improved Critical (Bite), Power Attack, Weapon Focus (Bite, Claw, Tail Slap)
Skills Intimidate +30, Perception +49, Sense Motive +4, Survival +45, Swim +48
Environment any
Organization Solitary (Unique)
Treasure None
Roar (Ex) Anguirius's roar can produce a cone of fear-inducing sound 100 feet long. This forces any creature in the cone to make a Will save (DC 38) or be frightened for 2d6 rounds. This is a sonic, mind-affecting fear effect and can be used three times per day. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Trample (Ex) As a Full-Round Action, a Creature with the trample ability can attempt to overrun any Creature that is at least one size category smaller than itself. This works just like the overrun Combat Maneuver, but the trampling Creature does not need to make a check, it merely has to move over opponents in its path. Targets of a trample take an amount of Damage equal to the trampling creature's slam Damage + 1-1/2 times its Str modifier. Targets of a trample can make an attack of opportunity, but at a –4 Penalty. If targets forgo an attack of opportunity, they can attempt to avoid the trampling Creature and receive a Reflex save to take half Damage. The save DC against a creature's trample attack is 10 + 1/2 creature's HD + creature's Str modifier (the exact DC is given in the creature's descriptive text). A trampling Creature can only deal trampling Damage to each target once per round, no matter how many times its movement takes it over a target Creature. Reflex DC 47 half. The save DC is Strength-based.
Regeneration (Ex) Only adamantine or epic weapons or the breath weapons of other creatures of the dragon type deal normal damage to Anguirius.
Anguirus is a four-legged dinosaur that looks similar to an Ankylosaurs. He has several horns at the top of his head and a single horn above his nose like a rhinoceros. His face is long and drawn out, like a crocodile, and has rows of jagged, serrated teeth. His carapace is studded with long, sharp spikes. Anguirus' tail is covered with spikes and makes up most of his body length. His hind limbs are longer than his forelimbs and he can stand up on them to his full height, though he generally walks upon all fours. Anguirius is over 200 feet long. He is a gigantic, armored reptile possessing immense strength, but few magical abilities. He is covered with long spines.
Anguirus is armed with sharp teeth, claws and a spiky carapace, and lacks ranged capability, in contrast to many of Godzilla's later opponents such as King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla. In his first appearance in Godzilla Raids Again, it is explained that Anguirus' is capable of moving fast in spite of its bulk, and that brain extends into his chest and abdominal areas, allowing him to react quickly. He is able to lunge at his opponents with massive leaps and is also capable of burrowing substantial distances. He has also shown the ability to curl himself into a ball and propel himself at tremendous speed in Godzilla: Final Wars, an ability most likely inspired by the video game Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee. The Final Wars version also possessed a tail club like a real Ankylosaurs, though he was not witnessed using it in combat.
Anguirus also has remarkable stamina and determination, and is described as an aggressive fighter in Godzilla Raids Again. Despite repeatedly facing more powerful opponents than himself, most notably Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Gigan and Mechagodzilla, he has never retreated from a fight without first taking substantial punishment. Perhaps the finest example of Anguirus' persistence was his performance against King Ghidorah in Destroy all Monsters, in which he attached himself to one of King Ghidorah's necks with his jaws, staying on as King Ghidorah was flying away, until King Ghidorah bit Anguirus' own neck, causing him to fall.
It can be gathered that Anguirus is a dinosaur, either awoken by nuclear tests or existing remotely. Anguirus was the first enemy that Godzilla ever faced, in 1955 (Godzilla Raids Again). Apparently, Anguirus' species was extremely competitive toward other hostile creatures, thus explaining his attacks on Godzilla. Godzilla and Anguirus battled in Osaka, and after a fierce struggle Godzilla won with a bite to the neck. He then appeared to incinerate his opponent's body with his atomic blast. Anguirus was re-introduced (in a brand-new costume) in the 1968 film Destroy All Monsters as an ally of Godzilla, living with him on Monster Island. Fans have alternately speculated that this was a new Anguirus, or that the first had somehow survived. This costume was re-used throughout the remainder of the Showa series, and Anguirus continued in his capacity as Godzilla's ally. He helped Godzilla repel the space monsters, Gigan and King Ghidorah, in 1972 (Godzilla vs. Gigan). He and Godzilla returned to Monster Island, but the island was disturbed by nuclear bomb tests (Godzilla vs. Megalon). The ground beneath Anguirus cracked and he fell into a pit. Anguirus next appeared at the beginning of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, in a snowy region (possibly Siberia), where he witnessed Mechagodzilla's first emergence. Due to the previous movie where he fell into a pit, he rose from the ground... He followed Mechagodzilla underground to Japan and engaged him there. However, Mechagodzilla was too powerful for Anguirus, and severely injured him, breaking his jaw in a bloody display. Anguirus was forced to retreat, possibly to summon the real Godzilla. In 1999, (Destroy All Monsters takes place in this year, though it was made in 1968) Anguirus and the other inhabitants of Monsterland were captured and mind-controlled by an alien race known as Kilaaks who desired to dominate Earth. Anguirus guarded the Kilaak base until the humans severed the mind control. Anguirus was then sent to fight King Ghidorah at Fuji, where he and the other monsters successfully destroyed the space dragon once and for all. While fighting King Ghidorah, Anguirus fell and inadvertently revealed the Kilaaks' underground base, allowing Godzilla to destroy it. Anguirus and the other monsters returned to their home where they lived in peace to this day.
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