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During Rob's farewell party, the Cloverfield Monster suddenly appears and destroys an oil tanker near Liberty Island, causing the city's power grid to shut off momentarily while flinging flaming debris towards the party-goers. Clover then attacks the Statue of Liberty, believing it to be edible, and upon discerning that it was non-digestible, it flung the statue's severed head onto the streets of [[New York City]]. The creature enters the city, and the process destroys many buildings and landmarks. Hud records the monster several blocks away collapsing the Woolworth Building. The group makes a run for it, but not before Marlena tells them that the monster has been devouring anything that was caught in its way, including people. As the city attempts to evacuate, Clover passes under the [[Brooklyn Bridge]], and its tail inadvertently smashes it, killing Jason and other civilians while severing the support of the bridge and leading to its collapse. The media is shown videoing the Cloverfield Monster as the [[United States|U.S.]] Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division engaged during the outbreak. When they did, however, several dog-sized [[Clover's Parasites|parasites]] began dropping off of the monster's skin, presumably ransacking a small area of soldiers and pedestrians.
During Rob's farewell party, the Cloverfield Monster suddenly appears and destroys an oil tanker near Liberty Island, causing the city's power grid to shut off momentarily while flinging flaming debris towards the party-goers. Clover then attacks the Statue of Liberty, believing it to be edible, and upon discerning that it was non-digestible, it flung the statue's severed head onto the streets of [[New York City]]. The creature enters the city, and the process destroys many buildings and landmarks. Hud records the monster several blocks away collapsing the Woolworth Building. The group makes a run for it, but not before Marlena tells them that the monster has been devouring anything that was caught in its way, including people. As the city attempts to evacuate, Clover passes under the [[Brooklyn Bridge]], and its tail inadvertently smashes it, killing Jason and other civilians while severing the support of the bridge and leading to its collapse. The media is shown videoing the Cloverfield Monster as the [[United States|U.S.]] Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division engaged during the outbreak. When they did, however, several dog-sized [[Clover's Parasites|parasites]] began dropping off of the monster's skin, presumably ransacking a small area of soldiers and pedestrians.


By 3:17 A.M., Rob's group was caught in the crossfire between the Cloverfield Monster and the military as they fired everything they had at Clover. Tanks roll in with armor-piercing shells, but they prove to be ineffective while only aggravating Clover further. The group then retreats into the subway, where there are attacked by the same parasitic creatures that dropped off of the beast. During the short confrontation, Marlena is bitten by one of the creatures. Not knowing better, Rob would pour water onto the bite to clean the wound and unintentionally would speed up the process. As they move into the mall through the subway tunnel, Marlena begins complaining about getting dizzy and starts acting a little strange. The military finds them and pulls them into the medical area where Marlena's symptoms begin to speed up. The medical personnel realizes that she was bitten, and they pull her into the quarantined area before she internally explodes.
By 3:17 A.M., Rob's group was caught in the crossfire between the Cloverfield Monster and the military as they fired everything they had at Clover. Tanks roll in with armor-piercing shells, but they prove to be ineffective while only aggravating Clover further. The group then retreats into the subway, where they are attacked by the same parasitic creatures that dropped off of the beast. During the short confrontation, Marlena is bitten by one of the creatures. Not knowing better, Rob would pour water onto the bite to clean the wound and unintentionally would speed up the process. As they move into the mall through the subway tunnel, Marlena begins complaining about getting dizzy and starts acting a little strange. The military finds them and pulls them into the medical area where Marlena's symptoms begin to speed up. The medical personnel realizes that she was bitten, and they pull her into the quarantined area before she internally explodes.


Deciding to press on, the group rescues Beth from the piece of rebar that had impaled her. They encountered Clover again as they make their way to the military checkpoint they were informed of earlier at Grand Central Terminal. Lilly gets into a departing [[UH-1 Iroquois]] helicopter and escapes. The rest of the group aboard the last helicopter to depart from the city watched as a [[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber]] flew towards the Cloverfield Monster, dropping bunker-buster ordinance bombs onto it. The bombing run succeeded, seemingly killing the beast, and the bomber flew away to return to base. As the UH-1 flew over the growing dust cloud, Clover, out of anger, suddenly lurched out of the gloom and struck the helicopter's rotor blades, sending it spiraling down where it crash-landed into Central Park. Less than an hour later, the monster goes to the area where the helicopter crashed while Rob, Beth, and Hud flee; Hud retrieves the camera just when Clover takes notice of him and bifurcates him with a single bite. Rob and Beth grab the camera and seek cover under an arch as sirens blared in the distance, signaling that the last-resort "HAMMERDOWN Protocol" has begun, as the city itself can not be saved. At 6:42 A.M., another Stealth Bomber flew by, dropping Mark 82 General Purpose Bombs onto the Cloverfield Monster, breaking the creature's tough exterior and killing it, ending its rampage through the city while burying Rob and Beth in the rubble, leaving their fates unknown.
Deciding to press on, the group rescues Beth from the piece of rebar that had impaled her. They encountered Clover again as they make their way to the military checkpoint they were informed of earlier at Grand Central Terminal. Lilly gets into a departing [[UH-1 Iroquois]] helicopter and escapes. The rest of the group aboard the last helicopter to depart from the city watched as a [[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber]] flew towards the Cloverfield Monster, dropping bunker-buster ordinance bombs onto it. The bombing run succeeded, seemingly killing the beast, and the bomber flew away to return to base. As the UH-1 flew over the growing dust cloud, Clover, out of anger, suddenly lurched out of the gloom and struck the helicopter's rotor blades, sending it spiraling down where it crash-landed into Central Park. Less than an hour later, the monster goes to the area where the helicopter crashed while Rob, Beth, and Hud flee; Hud retrieves the camera just when Clover takes notice of him and bifurcates him with a single bite. Rob and Beth grab the camera and seek cover under an arch as sirens blared in the distance, signaling that the last-resort "HAMMERDOWN Protocol" has begun, as the city itself can not be saved. At 6:42 A.M., another Stealth Bomber flew by, dropping Mark 82 General Purpose Bombs onto the Cloverfield Monster, breaking the creature's tough exterior and killing it, ending its rampage through the city while burying Rob and Beth in the rubble, leaving their fates unknown.

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Clover
Clover in Cloverfield
Alternate names LSA, Cloverfield, Cloverfield Monster, Hakaisha, Slusho
Physical information
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Species Juvenile[1] deep sea monster[2][3]
Height ~240-300 feet[2][note 1]
Length ~1,200 feet[2]
Weight ~5,806.04 metric tons[2]
Width ~740 feet (arms fully outstretched)[2]
Other stats Head height: ~45 feet[2]
Head depth: ~50 feet[2]
Mouth width: ~15 feet[2]
Mouth height: ~35 feet[2]
Largest tooth length: ~5 feet[2]
Foot length: ~35-40 feet[2]
Affiliation information
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Relations His parasites
Enemies U.S. armed forces
Real world information
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Conceived of by J.J. Abrams
Written by Drew Goddard
Designed by Neville Page
Other information
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First appearance Latest appearance
Cloverfield The Cloverfield Paradox
Roar(s)
2008:2018:More roars

Clover is a kaiju created by Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot that first appeared in the 2008 film, Cloverfield.

Name

The monster does not possess an official consistent name, however members of the film's crew, including Neville Page himself on concept art for the creature, and many fans have taken to calling it Clover, a shortening of the film's title, Cloverfield. In the film, the creature is designated by the United States Department of Defense as LSA, an acronym meaning Large Scale Aggressor. In Japan, the creature is sometimes referred to as Hakaisha (ハカイシャ), which comes from the Japanese word for "destroyer" (破壊者,   hakaisha) and appears in the film's Japanese title, Cloverfield/HAKAISHA.

Design

Clover is a quadrupedal sea monster with a long, forked tail. Its slender, triple-jointed front legs are longer than its hind legs, ending in multi-fingered hands which can bend backward, allowing the creature to knuckle-walk. Its hind legs are double-jointed. Clover's skin is light grey with darker speckles. Two "external esophagi," which end in tooth-like projections, extend from the monster's lower chest. Its head has sharp, bony features, two eyes with massive black pupils, and a pair of membranous sacks on the sides, which can inflate and recede back into the head.

Origins

In Cloverfield, the monster's origins are left ambiguous, although several theories are provided. Hudson Platt speculates that the monster could either be of extraterrestrial descent, or an earthly creature which lay dormant deep underwater, comparing it to the Coelacanth which was presumed extinct for over 80 million years before it was rediscovered in the 20th century.[2] Preliminary details from the attack on Tagruato's Chuai drilling platform indicate that Clover may have been originally discovered in the Atlantic Ocean, and other theories suggest that the parasites which Clover collected on its body may have provoked it into its emergence from the water.[2] The online ARG which was created to market Cloverfield in the months leading up to its release reveals, through several hints, that the monster is indeed a deep sea creature which was awoken by submarines,[3] and special features from the Blu-ray release of the film further reveal that the creature was intended to be a juvenile by the filmmakers.[1]

In The Cloverfield Paradox, Professor Mark Stambler theorizes that a successful test of the Shepard particle accelerator could unleash creatures from other dimensions on Earth. This is seemingly corroborated by the appearance of Clover, or another member of its species, at the end of the film.

History

Cloverfield

Clover in Cloverfield

During Rob's farewell party, the Cloverfield Monster suddenly appears and destroys an oil tanker near Liberty Island, causing the city's power grid to shut off momentarily while flinging flaming debris towards the party-goers. Clover then attacks the Statue of Liberty, believing it to be edible, and upon discerning that it was non-digestible, it flung the statue's severed head onto the streets of New York City. The creature enters the city, and the process destroys many buildings and landmarks. Hud records the monster several blocks away collapsing the Woolworth Building. The group makes a run for it, but not before Marlena tells them that the monster has been devouring anything that was caught in its way, including people. As the city attempts to evacuate, Clover passes under the Brooklyn Bridge, and its tail inadvertently smashes it, killing Jason and other civilians while severing the support of the bridge and leading to its collapse. The media is shown videoing the Cloverfield Monster as the U.S. Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division engaged during the outbreak. When they did, however, several dog-sized parasites began dropping off of the monster's skin, presumably ransacking a small area of soldiers and pedestrians.

By 3:17 A.M., Rob's group was caught in the crossfire between the Cloverfield Monster and the military as they fired everything they had at Clover. Tanks roll in with armor-piercing shells, but they prove to be ineffective while only aggravating Clover further. The group then retreats into the subway, where they are attacked by the same parasitic creatures that dropped off of the beast. During the short confrontation, Marlena is bitten by one of the creatures. Not knowing better, Rob would pour water onto the bite to clean the wound and unintentionally would speed up the process. As they move into the mall through the subway tunnel, Marlena begins complaining about getting dizzy and starts acting a little strange. The military finds them and pulls them into the medical area where Marlena's symptoms begin to speed up. The medical personnel realizes that she was bitten, and they pull her into the quarantined area before she internally explodes.

Deciding to press on, the group rescues Beth from the piece of rebar that had impaled her. They encountered Clover again as they make their way to the military checkpoint they were informed of earlier at Grand Central Terminal. Lilly gets into a departing UH-1 Iroquois helicopter and escapes. The rest of the group aboard the last helicopter to depart from the city watched as a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber flew towards the Cloverfield Monster, dropping bunker-buster ordinance bombs onto it. The bombing run succeeded, seemingly killing the beast, and the bomber flew away to return to base. As the UH-1 flew over the growing dust cloud, Clover, out of anger, suddenly lurched out of the gloom and struck the helicopter's rotor blades, sending it spiraling down where it crash-landed into Central Park. Less than an hour later, the monster goes to the area where the helicopter crashed while Rob, Beth, and Hud flee; Hud retrieves the camera just when Clover takes notice of him and bifurcates him with a single bite. Rob and Beth grab the camera and seek cover under an arch as sirens blared in the distance, signaling that the last-resort "HAMMERDOWN Protocol" has begun, as the city itself can not be saved. At 6:42 A.M., another Stealth Bomber flew by, dropping Mark 82 General Purpose Bombs onto the Cloverfield Monster, breaking the creature's tough exterior and killing it, ending its rampage through the city while burying Rob and Beth in the rubble, leaving their fates unknown.

The Cloverfield Paradox

Several monsters were inadvertently transported to an alternate Earth by the Shepard Particle Accelerator and began to wreak havoc across the globe. Clover, or another member of its species, appeared as the escape pod containing astronauts Hamilton and Schmidt fell to Earth. Its head and upper body erupted through a patch of clouds, as it lets out several loud roars.


Abilities

Physical Abilities

Clover possesses immense physical strength, able to wipe out several landmarks with ease, including ripping the head of the Statue of Liberty off and throwing it like a baseball. Clover's tail was shown to be strong enough to decimate the Brooklyn Bridge, which was later forced to be fortified to withstand 49,200 tons of pressure, suggesting that his tail exerts forces far greater.[2] At one point, Clover manages to achieve a leaping height of approximately 560 feet.[2]

Durability

Clover seems to be virtually invulnerable to conventional weaponry, withstanding shells from M1 tanks, AT-4 rockets, F-18 Hornets, a bombing run from a B-2 Spirit, and other high-powered ordnance. The creature was, however, possibly defeated by the last resort airstrike which leveled much of New York City, codenamed the HAMMERDOWN Protocol.

In Cloverfield/KISHIN, Clover lost its left eye to a direct hit from an anti-tank rocket, but was otherwise unaffected by the JSDF's weapons.

Comics

Cloverfield/KISHIN

Clover surfaces and attacks a Tagruato ship near Japan and then heads into Tokyo, causing widespread destruction. The monster was searching for an electromagnetic wave-emitting pod—dubbed the "Remnant of God" by the Repose of the Earth religious cult which worshiped and expected the monster's arrival—that had been taken to be studied by the company Tagruato. The pod had been secretly harbored inside the body of the high school student Kishin Aiba, whose father, a scientist who formerly worked for Tagruato, had determined it was impossible to remove from without causing his death. Following both the revelation to Kishin that his mother had been a member of the cult (which had kidnapped and tried to kill him for the pod moments ago before being rescued by his father) and had used him as a vessel to carry the pod, and Mr. Aiba blowing himself up in his son's vicinity in attempt to kill both of them to "save the world" from the power of the pod, Kishin had an emotional breakdown and became able to control Clover and its parasites. After mounting the monster and going to the school, he tried to kill his bullies, but was ultimately snapped out of it by his classmate Aiko Sasahara. Subsequently, both the parasites and Clover were out of his control.

After using himself as a decoy to allow his classmates to escape, Kishin encountered Clover again. He sacrificed himself to the monster, who extracted the pod inside his body and experienced Kishin's emotions and memories. Clover regains awareness after his left eye is damaged, and returns to the sea, where it begins undergoing a grotesque transformation. Kishin appears in the surface of the ocean afterward, where he's rescued and reunites with his classmates.

Gallery

Main article: Clover/Gallery.

Roar

Clover's roars

In other languages

  • Japanese: クローバー (Kurōbā)

Trivia

  • J.J. Abrams stated that Clover was killed by the HAMMERDOWN Protocol in a 2008 Rolling Stone interview.[4] However, he later stated that the monster is seen at the end of The Cloverfield Paradox was "the same creature" from Cloverfield.[5] Whether he meant it was the same individual or another member of the same species is unclear.
  • Clover's skull makes a brief appearance in Pacific Rim Uprising, during the scene where Hermann Gottlieb examines PPDC records in search of a match for the image Mako Mori transmitted.

Notes

  1. While a notation on the 'Investigation Mode' special feature on the Cloverfield Blu-ray states Clover's height to be estimated somewhere between 240 and 300 feet in his quadruped pose, he is referred to as both "a 30 story monster" (about 300 feet) and a "350 foot monster" during the 'I Saw It! It's Alive! It's Huge!' special feature.

References

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