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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]]''. 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." According comic writer Arvid Nelson, the Vinestrangler exist in the MonsterVerse but haven't shown yet <ref name="Author">[[File:Vinestranglers confirmed to exist.png|150px]]</ref> .
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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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
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*The Vinstrangler was among the monsters [[Legendary Pictures|Legendary Comics]] would have allowed ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' writer Arvid Nelson to use.<ref name="Author">[[File:Vinestranglers confirmed to exist.png|150px]]</ref>
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Revision as of 00:13, 1 November 2020

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."

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Trivia

References

This is a list of references for Vinestrangler. 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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