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|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" (2017)
|firstappearance  ="Skull Island: Archives"
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'''Vinestranglers''' are predatory insect monsters profiled in "Skull Island: Archives," a featurette included on home video releases of the [[2017]] [[Legendary Pictures]] film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''.
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]]''. 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 these creatures were featured in the film's official tie-in comic series ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'', the Vinestrangler has not made an official appearance outside of "Skull Island: Archives."
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==Name==
==Name==
Vinestranglers are named after their resemblance to vines and preferred mode of attack.
The Vinestrangler is named after its resemblance to vines and its preferred mode of attack.
==Development==
Like the [[Death Jackal]], [[Psychovulture]], [[Magma Turtle]], [[Swamp Locust]], and [[Icarus Tigris]], the Vinestranglers were designed for ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' but ultimately cut from the film.
==Design==
==Design==
Vinestrangers are slender insects who use dozens of tentacles to drag prey into their massive maws.
The Vinestrangler is a slender insect which uses dozens of tentacles to drag prey into its massive maw.
==Personality==
==Behavior==
Vinestranglers are most active during dawn and dusk.
The Vinestrangler is most active during dawn and dusk.
==Abilities==
==Abilities==
===Camouflage===
===Camouflage===
Vinestranglers blend into the trees where they dwell, to the point that their Monarch profile noted that "initial findings have been inconclusive as to where the Vinestrangler ends and the tree begins."
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."
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Vinestrangler_1.PNG.png|[[Monarch]]'s profile on the Vinestrangler
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
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Revision as of 01:31, 3 May 2019

Vinestrangler
Sketches of the Vinestrangler in Skull Island: Archives
Species Vitis Strangulari
Length 9-12 feet
Enemies Humans
First appearance "Skull Island: Archives"

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. 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 these creatures were featured in the film's official tie-in comic series Skull Island: The Birth of Kong, the Vinestrangler has not 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

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