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'''Amhuluk''' is a [[Titan]] first mentioned in the [[2019]] film ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''. Its design was revealed in the [[2021]] [[Legendary Pictures|Legendary]] graphic novel ''[[Godzilla Dominion]]''. | '''Amhuluk''' is a [[Titan]] first mentioned in the [[2019]] film ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''. Its design was revealed in the [[2021]] [[Legendary Pictures|Legendary]] graphic novel ''[[Godzilla Dominion]]''. | ||
Awakened by [[King Ghidorah/Legendary|King Ghidorah's]] call in 2019, Amhuluk escaped from the [[Monarch]] outpost surrounding it in the Komi Republic. | Awakened by [[King Ghidorah/Legendary|King Ghidorah's]] call in 2019, Amhuluk escaped from the [[Monarch]] outpost surrounding it in the Komi Republic. He was later pacified when [[Madison Russell]] activated the [[Orca]] in Fenway Park. Sometime later, Amhuluk encroached on [[Behemoth|Behemoth's]] territory in the Amazon rainforest, but was confronted by [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] and convinced to leave. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
Amhuluk is named after a water monster from the folklore of the Kalapuya tribe in Oregon. The creature, described as a horned dragon covered in spotted fur, was associated with drowning, disease, and the malarial fog.<ref name="A Book of Creatures">{{cite web|url=https://abookofcreatures.com/2019/01/21/amhuluk/|title=Amhuluk|work=A Book of Creatures|accessdate=17 October 2021}}</ref> [[Monarch]] gave Amhuluk the [[Titan]] designation '''''Titanus Amhuluk'''''. | Amhuluk is named after a water monster from the folklore of the Kalapuya tribe in Oregon. The creature, described as a horned dragon covered in spotted fur, was associated with drowning, disease, and the malarial fog.<ref name="A Book of Creatures">{{cite web|url=https://abookofcreatures.com/2019/01/21/amhuluk/|title=Amhuluk|work=A Book of Creatures|accessdate=17 October 2021}}</ref> [[Monarch]] gave Amhuluk the [[Titan]] designation '''''Titanus Amhuluk'''''. | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
Amhuluk's body is bulky, asymmetrical, and resembles a mess of black vines tied together. | Amhuluk's body is bulky, asymmetrical, and resembles a mess of black vines tied together. He possesses four legs and two arms. Blue-colored streaks adorn his body. What looks like trees protrude from his back. Amhuluk has a fish-like face with multiple yellow, glowing eyes, a stinger-tipped tongue, and squid-like tentacles protruding from the back of his neck. | ||
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
Amhuluk appears to be hostile towards other Titans aside from Godzilla, as | Amhuluk appears to be hostile towards other Titans aside from Godzilla, as he was seen violently fighting Behemoth. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''=== | ===''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''=== | ||
Amhuluk was among the Titans awakened by [[King Ghidorah/Legendary|King Ghidorah's]] alpha call and escaped from [[Monarch]] Outpost 66 in the Manpupuner Rock Formations. | Amhuluk was among the Titans awakened by [[King Ghidorah/Legendary|King Ghidorah's]] alpha call and escaped from [[Monarch]] Outpost 66 in the Manpupuner Rock Formations. He was pacified when [[Madison Russell]] activated the [[Orca]] in Fenway Park. | ||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' (2021) [mentioned] | *''[[Godzilla vs. Kong: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' (2021) [mentioned] | ||
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*''[[Godzilla Dominion]]'' (2021) | *''[[Godzilla Dominion]]'' (2021) | ||
===''[[Godzilla Dominion]]''=== | ===''[[Godzilla Dominion]]''=== | ||
Amhuluk fought with [[Behemoth]] in the Amazon rainforest. Amhuluk split one of Behemoth's tusks with a single slash from | Amhuluk fought with [[Behemoth]] in the Amazon rainforest. Amhuluk split one of Behemoth's tusks with a single slash from his hand. Behemoth struck at Amhuluk with his other tusk, only for the Titan to retaliate with a punch. Amhuluk grabbed onto Behemoth's other tusk and began to drag him along the river. After having sensed Behemoth and Amhuluk's battle, [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] made his way to the river. When he arrived, he watched the two Titans battling and decided to intervene. Amhuluk continued to drag Behemoth, but was shoved into a nearby shoreline by Godzilla. Godzilla roared at Amhuluk, prompting the Titan to leave the area. | ||
== | ==Abilities== | ||
===Telekinesis=== | ===Telekinesis=== | ||
According to ''[[Godzilla Dominion]]'' artist Drew Johnson, Amhuluk is merely a head and spine; the rest of | According to ''[[Godzilla Dominion]]'' artist Drew Johnson, Amhuluk is merely a head and spine; the rest of his "body" is a telekinetically-assembled mass of "old vegetation, logs, branches, [and] moss."<ref name="Amhuluk TK">[https://www.instagram.com/p/COJWvDYAITF]</ref> He can telekinetically hurl parts of himself at opponents at high speeds, shown when one of his arms split one of Behemoth's tusks in two at a long distance. | ||
===Physical abilities=== | ===Physical abilities=== | ||
Ahmuluk possesses great strength, as | Ahmuluk possesses great strength, as he was able to break apart Behemoth's tusk with one slash and knock him down with a punch. He was also able to drag Behemoth's 354-foot-tall body along the Amazon River. | ||
===Amphibiousness=== | ===Amphibiousness=== | ||
Amhuluk has an amphibious lifestyle, being able to fight Titans on land and swim away when needing to retreat. | Amhuluk has an amphibious lifestyle, being able to fight Titans on land and swim away when needing to retreat. | ||
=== | ===Durability=== | ||
According to Drew Edward Johnson, Amhuluk does not feel and is unaffected by any attacks not on his head as his body is made of debris, a | According to Drew Edward Johnson, Amhuluk does not feel and is unaffected by any attacks not on his head as his body is made of debris.<ref name=":0">@Drew_E_Johnson (18 November 2021). [https://twitter.com/Drew_E_Johnson/status/1461470414043947012 Yeah, I’d say he’s as flammable as whatever material he’s built his body of. I don’t think he’d feel any punishment the body takes. He’s just the head and a bit of nervous system. The rest is assembled and controlled by him.] ''Twitter''.</ref> | ||
=== Weaknesses === | |||
Due to whatever material Amhuluk has made his "body" out of, he is vulnerable to being set aflame.<ref name=":0" /> Since Amhuluk is only a head and spine, with the rest of his "body" being a mass of telekinetically-assembled mass, he could be taken out with a strike to the head, and his telekinetic power to draw a "body" together would also be inhibited if his nervous system were to be struck.<ref name=":1">@Drew_E_Johnson (19 November 2021). [https://twitter.com/Drew_E_Johnson/status/1461563971064848388 Yeah, I figure you’d have to take out the head. At the very least a strike to the nervous system to inhibit his telekinetic power to draw a body together. I can’t guess how fast he could assemble a body, but figure that he’s a huge Titan, and that’s a lot of scrap to pull togethr] ''Twitter''.</ref> Due to being large [[Titan]], it would take Amhuluk time to assemble a "body" for himself.<ref name=":1" /> Amhuluk can only make a "body" for himself out of plants.<ref>@Drew_E_Johnson (19 November 2021). [https://twitter.com/Drew_E_Johnson/status/1461564954650107912 I just meant trees, broken wood, whatever plant debris he could gather together. He couldn’t use say, concrete or other industrial debris.] ''Twitter.''</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Amhuluk is a Titan first mentioned in the 2019 film Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Its design was revealed in the 2021 Legendary graphic novel Godzilla Dominion.
Awakened by King Ghidorah's call in 2019, Amhuluk escaped from the Monarch outpost surrounding it in the Komi Republic. He was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the Orca in Fenway Park. Sometime later, Amhuluk encroached on Behemoth's territory in the Amazon rainforest, but was confronted by Godzilla and convinced to leave.
Name
Amhuluk is named after a water monster from the folklore of the Kalapuya tribe in Oregon. The creature, described as a horned dragon covered in spotted fur, was associated with drowning, disease, and the malarial fog.[1] Monarch gave Amhuluk the Titan designation Titanus Amhuluk.
Design
Amhuluk's body is bulky, asymmetrical, and resembles a mess of black vines tied together. He possesses four legs and two arms. Blue-colored streaks adorn his body. What looks like trees protrude from his back. Amhuluk has a fish-like face with multiple yellow, glowing eyes, a stinger-tipped tongue, and squid-like tentacles protruding from the back of his neck.
Personality
Amhuluk appears to be hostile towards other Titans aside from Godzilla, as he was seen violently fighting Behemoth.
History
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Amhuluk was among the Titans awakened by King Ghidorah's alpha call and escaped from Monarch Outpost 66 in the Manpupuner Rock Formations. He was pacified when Madison Russell activated the Orca in Fenway Park.
Books
- Godzilla vs. Kong: The Official Movie Novelization (2021) [mentioned]
Comics
- Godzilla Dominion (2021)
Godzilla Dominion
Amhuluk fought with Behemoth in the Amazon rainforest. Amhuluk split one of Behemoth's tusks with a single slash from his hand. Behemoth struck at Amhuluk with his other tusk, only for the Titan to retaliate with a punch. Amhuluk grabbed onto Behemoth's other tusk and began to drag him along the river. After having sensed Behemoth and Amhuluk's battle, Godzilla made his way to the river. When he arrived, he watched the two Titans battling and decided to intervene. Amhuluk continued to drag Behemoth, but was shoved into a nearby shoreline by Godzilla. Godzilla roared at Amhuluk, prompting the Titan to leave the area.
Abilities
Telekinesis
According to Godzilla Dominion artist Drew Johnson, Amhuluk is merely a head and spine; the rest of his "body" is a telekinetically-assembled mass of "old vegetation, logs, branches, [and] moss."[2] He can telekinetically hurl parts of himself at opponents at high speeds, shown when one of his arms split one of Behemoth's tusks in two at a long distance.
Physical abilities
Ahmuluk possesses great strength, as he was able to break apart Behemoth's tusk with one slash and knock him down with a punch. He was also able to drag Behemoth's 354-foot-tall body along the Amazon River.
Amphibiousness
Amhuluk has an amphibious lifestyle, being able to fight Titans on land and swim away when needing to retreat.
Durability
According to Drew Edward Johnson, Amhuluk does not feel and is unaffected by any attacks not on his head as his body is made of debris.[3]
Weaknesses
Due to whatever material Amhuluk has made his "body" out of, he is vulnerable to being set aflame.[3] Since Amhuluk is only a head and spine, with the rest of his "body" being a mass of telekinetically-assembled mass, he could be taken out with a strike to the head, and his telekinetic power to draw a "body" together would also be inhibited if his nervous system were to be struck.[4] Due to being large Titan, it would take Amhuluk time to assemble a "body" for himself.[4] Amhuluk can only make a "body" for himself out of plants.[5]
Gallery
Amhuluk's name on a map of Titan locations in Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Drew Johnson's original concept for Amhuluk (below Godzilla)[2]
![Drew Johnson's original concept for Amhuluk (below Godzilla)[2]](https://wikizilla.org/w/images/b/b1/Dominion_-_Dead_monsters.jpg)
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