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Revision as of 22:08, 19 October 2016

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Tyrannosaurus rex
A Tyrannosaurus rex in Rebirth of Mothra III
Alternate names T. rex, T-Rex
Species Tyrannosaurus
Height 4 meters
Length 12.3 meters
Weight 7.2 tons
Forms None
Controlled by None
Relations Triceratops (Prey)
Allies None
Enemies King Kong, Triceratops, Cretaceous King Ghidorah
Created by None

Played by Stop-motion, Toru Kawai, Puppets
First appearance King Kong
Latest appearance Rebirth of Mothra III
Design(s) ShodaiTirano, RaishuTirano
Roar(s)
To be added.

Tyrannosaurus rex (ティラノサウルス·レックス,   Tiranosaurusu rekkusu) is an extinct species of large carnivorous dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period, and one of the most famous dinosaurs ever.

A Tyrannosaurus rex famously appeared in the 1933 film King Kong. Another was featured as the main antagonist of the 1977 film The Last Dinosaur, and a T-Rex also appeared in the film Rebirth of Mothra III in 1998.


History

King Kong

The Tyrannosaurus rex in King Kong

A Tyrannosaurus was among the prehistoric creatures living on Skull Island in 1933, when the crew of the Venture arrived on the island. While King Kong was trying to fend off a rescue party in search of his "bride," Ann Darrow, the T-rex attempted to eat Ann. Kong heard Ann's screams and rushed to save her, battling the T-Rex in a vicious struggle. Eventually, Kong gained the upper hand and pried the creature's jaws apart, snapping them and killing the T-Rex.


The Last Dinosaur

The Tyrannosaurus rex in The Last Dinosaur

In this film, an individual Tyrannosaurus serves as the film's primary antagonist, stranding the humans after it disabled the Polar-Borer by throwing it into a cave.

Rebirth of Mothra III

The Tyrannosaurus rex in Rebirth of Mothra III

A Tyrannosaurus appeared to hunt a herd of Triceratops. It attempted to kill one of the horned dinosaurs but became a victim of Cretaceous King Ghidorah, which dropped the dinosaur from his grasp when Mothra Leo arrived. A T-Rex and a Triceratops later witnessed the severed tail of Ghidorah burrow underground after he was defeated by Leo.


Kong: The Animated Series

A Tyrannosaurus rex in Kong: The Animated Series

To be added

Kong: King of the Apes

A Tyrannosaurus rex Bionobot in Kong: King of the Apes


Filmography

Gallery

King Kong

Rebirth of Mothra III

Kong: The Animated Series

Kong: King of the Apes

Roar

The roars for the T-rex in The Last Dinosaur were produced from a combination of Godzilla and King Kong's roars from King Kong vs. Godzilla.

Trivia

  • The Tyrannosaurus rex in King Kong is inaccurately depicted with three fingers on each hand. This is because at the time, it was unknown exactly how many fingers tyrannosaurus had, and it wasn't until later it was discovered that it only possessed two digits on each hand.
    • As a tribute to the T-rex in the original King Kong, members of the fictional Vastatosaurus rex species in the 2005 remake possess three fingers as well.
  • Godzilla's appearance was loosely based on contemporary depictions of Tyrannosaurus rex, along with the characteristics of other dinosaurs like stegosaurus and iguanodon.
  • The Tyrannosaurus suit from The Last Dinosaur would later be recycled in the 'Dinosaur Saga' in Tsuburaya Productions series of heroes and Tokusatsu. In Dinosaur Great War Izenborg, the suit was refitted with red glowing eyes and became Ururu, the Tyrant king, who was re-named Tyranis in Attack of the Super Monsters.The suit was later used in the series Dinosaur Warrior Koseidon, where it was used to portray various saurians. One of these saurians was dubbed Tyrannosaurus Jackie, which went about killing almost all saurians near him.
  • For the Tyrannosaurus suit in The Last Dinosaur, the suit actor's arms are placed above the head, controlling the head movement and the opening and closing of the mouth.
  • According to an interview with special effects designer Shinji Nishikawa, in the film Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Godzilla originally was to be revealed to have been a Tyrannosaurus rex prior to being mutated by radiation. However, Godzilla was later changed to a Godzillasaurus that was mutated instead.[1]
  • In the 2005 version of King Kong, instead of a Tyrannosaurus rex, three similar dinosaurs called Vastatosaurus rex, or "V-rex," appear. According to Peter Jackson, V-rex is the result of Tyrannosaurus rex living isolated on Skull Island and evolving over millions of years.

References

This is a list of references for Tyrannosaurus rex. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]


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