Anguirus (Singular Point)
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Anguirus (アンギラス Angirasu) is a giant Ankylosaurus-like kaiju who first appears in episode 4 of the 2021 animated series, Godzilla Singular Point.
Name
Anguirus' Japanese name, Angirasu (アンギラス), comes from the Japanese spelling of the name of the dinosaur genus Ankylosaurus (アンキロサウルス Ankirosaurusu), upon which the monster's design is based. The name was chosen from several names proposed by employees of Toho during production of Godzilla Raids Again.
Design
This version of Anguirus maintains the traditional design of the character's head, with an elongated snout tipped with a singular nose horn, but with spikes running up its forehead into the large spikes at the back of his head and still more spikes running down his cheeks. His body is closer to an Ankylosaurus, with thick, armored legs and a more rounded body. The shoulders slope up into a hunchback, where it quickly slopes down to the tail. The carapace covers the entirety of the back and hangs off the body as it comes to an end. A row of three spikes runs down each side of his neck, while starting at his shoulder rows of seven spikes run down his carapace.
History
Reiwa era
Godzilla Singular Point
Anguirus first appeared in the episode Gadabout in which he stole and ate one of the Rodan carcasses, the remains being found by Kai, Yun, and Haberu who were tracking him by his footprints. It had later appeared after attacking an elderly couple off the side of a highway, causing their vehicle to overturn and the passengers were forced to run and hide. A JSDF unit was dispatched to investigate, believing the culprit to have been a straggling Rodan. One soldier had arrived only to come face to face with the armored Kaiju and fire on it, seemingly getting killed by Anguirus.
In Theorist, Yun encounters Anguirus in a ravine drinking from a pond. While at first curious about Yun, a pair of hunters and Haberu arrive, startling the Kaiju which generates his precognitive field. The field allows Anguirus to see when the hunters fire at him and he deflects it only to run off without a trace. Later on, a plan to catch Anguirus is implemented by Goro Otaki as well as his friendly rival Gen in an evacuated golf course; Goro in a modified Jet Jaguar and Gen with a harpoon mounted on his truck. It is then revealed that a nearby mayor's grandson named the Kaiju "Anguirus" after mistaking him for an Ankylosaurus. However, the trap is soon ruined when Anguirus arrives, having grown from eight meters as when Yun discovered him, to a towering 20-meters. Gen attempts to engage the armored Kaiju only to have the harpoon deflected by his shield. Enraged by this, Anguirus attacks Gen and overturns his truck. However, just as he is about to eat the old man, Goro and Jet Jaguar intervene and prepare to engage the Kaiju.
Abilities
Precognition Shield
Anguirus is able to briefly see into the future by vibrating his spikes which produces an energy field. The subsequent energy field also acts as a shield from attacks by seemingly absorbing kinetic energy.
Size Growth
Anguirus is able to grow in size by eating.
Strength
Anguirus is incredibly strong such as when he was seemingly able to flip over a large van with minimal effort.
Speed
Anguirus is fast enough to catch up to speedy cars despite his bulky structure.
Filmography
- Godzilla Singular Point (TV 2021) [episodes 4-5]
Gallery
- Main article: Anguirus/Gallery.
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