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|caption =A Vinestrangler in Skull Island: Archives | |caption =A Monarch profile on the Vinestrangler in Skull Island: Archives | ||
|name =Vinestrangler | |name =Vinestrangler | ||
|species =''Vitis Strangulari'' | |species =''Vitis Strangulari'' | ||
|length =9-12 feet | |length =9-12 feet | ||
|enemies =Humans | |enemies =[[Humans]] | ||
|firstappearance ="Skull Island: Archives" | |firstappearance ="Skull Island: Archives" | ||
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''' | The '''Vinestrangler''' is a predatory insect monster profiled in "Skull Island: Archives," a featurette included on home video releases of the [[2017]] [[Legendary Pictures]] film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''. It was one of several monsters conceptualized for the film, but did not make it into the film itself. Like the [[Death Jackal]], [[Psychovulture]], [[Sirenjaw]], [[Magma Turtle]], [[Swamp Locust]], and [[Icarus Tigris]], the Vinestrangler was conceptualized for the film but did not make it in. However, while most of the unused creatures were featured in the film's official tie-in comic series ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'', neither the Vinestrangler nor Icarus Tigris have yet made an official appearance outside of "Skull Island: Archives." | ||
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==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The Vinestrangler is named after its resemblance to vines and its preferred mode of attack. | |||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
The Vinestrangler is a slender insect which uses dozens of tentacles to drag prey into its massive maw. | |||
== | ==Behavior== | ||
The Vinestrangler is most active during dawn and dusk. | |||
==Abilities== | ==Abilities== | ||
===Camouflage=== | ===Camouflage=== | ||
The Vinestrangler blends into the trees where it dwells, to the point that its [[Monarch]] profile noted that "initial findings have been inconclusive as to where the Vinestrangler ends and the tree begins." | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
Vinestrangler Slide.jpg|Alternate version of the Vinestrangler's Monarch profile, shown briefly during the Secrets of the [[MonsterVerse]] panel at Los Angeles Comic Con 2018 | Vinestrangler Slide.jpg|Alternate version of the Vinestrangler's [[Monarch]] profile, shown briefly during the Secrets of the [[MonsterVerse]] panel at Los Angeles Comic Con 2018 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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The Vinestrangler is a predatory insect monster profiled in "Skull Island: Archives," a featurette included on home video releases of the 2017 Legendary Pictures film Kong: Skull Island. It was one of several monsters conceptualized for the film, but did not make it into the film itself. Like the Death Jackal, Psychovulture, Sirenjaw, Magma Turtle, Swamp Locust, and Icarus Tigris, the Vinestrangler was conceptualized for the film but did not make it in. However, while most of the unused creatures were featured in the film's official tie-in comic series Skull Island: The Birth of Kong, neither the Vinestrangler nor Icarus Tigris have yet made an official appearance outside of "Skull Island: Archives."
Name
The Vinestrangler is named after its resemblance to vines and its preferred mode of attack.
Design
The Vinestrangler is a slender insect which uses dozens of tentacles to drag prey into its massive maw.
Behavior
The Vinestrangler is most active during dawn and dusk.
Abilities
Camouflage
The Vinestrangler blends into the trees where it dwells, to the point that its Monarch profile noted that "initial findings have been inconclusive as to where the Vinestrangler ends and the tree begins."
Gallery
Alternate version of the Vinestrangler's Monarch profile, shown briefly during the Secrets of the MonsterVerse panel at Los Angeles Comic Con 2018
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