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|species          =''Prehistoric katydids''
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|length           =9-12 feet
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|allies          =Other Vinestranglers
|enemies          =Humans
|enemies          =Humans
|debut            =''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' [[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 1|#1]]
|debut            ="Skull Island: Archives" (2017)
|last            =''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' [[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 4|#4]]
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'''Vinestranglers''' are predatory monsters that appear in the [[2017]] [[Legendary Pictures]] series, ''Skull Island: Archives''.
'''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]]''.
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==Name==
==Name==
Vinestranglers are named for their appearances. In the creatures' bio provided on a Blue Ray Bonus for ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'', their species name was given as " katydids", family of long-horned grasshoppers.
Vinestranglers are named after their resemblance to vines and 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==
According to the creature's bio, their vine-like appearances allowed these creatures to camouflage themselves and live in wooded areas in the treetops.
Vinestrangers are slender insects who use dozens of tentacles to drag prey into their massive maws.
==Personality==
=Personality==
According to [[Monarch]]'s profile on the Vinestrangler, are crepuscular in nature, active during both dawn and dusk. The profile also characterizes they as arboreal insects."
Vinestranglers are most active during dawn and dusk.
==History==
===''Skull Island: Top secrect archives''===
A crepuscular tree dweller, this giant insect is a primordial chapter of the katydid family. Leafy structures encase the creature within the branches of its tree habitat, although initial findings have proven inconclusive as to where the Vinestrangler ends and the tree begins.
==Abilities==
==Abilities==
==Camouflage==
===Camouflage===
Their camouflage allows them to hunt in the treetops undetected.
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."
===Weaknesses===
Apparently they can not move so fast on the ground.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Vinestrangler_1.PNG.png|[[Monarch]]'s profile of the Vinestranglers from ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]''
Jama-jurabaev-creature.jpg|Vinestrangler concept art by Jama Jurabaev
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Revision as of 01:05, 14 April 2019

Vinestrangler
A Vinestrangler in Skull Island: Archives
Species Vitis Strangulari
Length 9-12 feet
Enemies Humans
First appearance Latest appearance
"Skull Island: Archives" (2017) {{{last}}}

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.

Name

Vinestranglers are named after their resemblance to vines and 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

Vinestrangers are slender insects who use dozens of tentacles to drag prey into their massive maws.

Personality=

Vinestranglers are most active during dawn and dusk.

Abilities

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."

Gallery

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