Cryptocledius

Cryptocledius Alternate names Cryptocleidus, Cryptcledius Species Giant Plesiosaur Height 40 meters Length 100 meters Weight 3,000 tons Controlled by Tachyons Enemies Godzilla Created by Fil Barlow Played by Animation First appearance Leviathan Roar(s)

Cryptocledius (クリプトクレディアス,   Kuriputokurediasu) is a plesiosaur kaiju created by TriStar Pictures that first appeared in the 1998 Godzilla: The Series episode, Leviathan.

Origins

Cryptocledius were aquatic long-necked reptiles, or plesiosaurs, that went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period, in 65,000,000 B.C. However, it seems a number of the Cryptocledius somehow survived extinction.

History

Godzilla: The Series

Leviathan

After surviving the extinction of the other Cretaceous reptiles, at least two Cryptocledius lived deep in an ocean trench, and lived undisturbed until the discovery of the Leviathan spaceship brought scientists from the Humanitarian Environmental Analysis Team down to their level. One of the Cryptocledi attacked their vessel, but Godzilla came to defend them. Godzilla was able to fight off the Cryptocledius, but not for long.

When H.E.A.T. left the sunken ship in an escape pod, the two Cryptocledi converged on the pod, and were once again challenged by Godzilla. They worked together to try and defeat him, but ultimately, the Cryptocledi were both subdued with a rock slide.

name Wars Trilogy

the Cryptocledius survived and was spotted swimming towards Site Omega. It attacked H.E.A.T.'s boat and was tricked into fighting the Giant Bat. After the fight was broken up, both mutations traveled to Site Omega. Once the aliens began their assault, Cryptocledius attacked Hong Kong. When the alien control was severed, Cryptocledius was killed by the Tachyon ship's beams.

Video Game Appearances

• Godzilla The Series: Monster Wars

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  Cryptocleidus in Godzilla The Series: Monster Wars

Gallery

Main article: Cryptocledius/Gallery.