Brambleboar
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Brambleboar is a superspecies from Axis Mundi who first appeared in episode 9 of the 2023 Apple TV+ television series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, titled "Axis Mundi".
Name
- Chris Black: “It's a boar. The boar with all the ant—”
- Kurt Russell: “What's it called?”
- Chris Black: “The Brambleboar.”
- ― Monarch: Legacy of Monsters showrunner Chris Black revealing the Brambleboar's name at a Collider Q&A[4]
The Brambleboar's name is a simple combination of the English words "bramble" (prickly plants of the genus Rubus) and "boar", referencing its plant growths and suid appearance, respectively. It is also given the cryptoozological classification Rubus Grunnio, a combination of Rubus and the Latin word grunniō, meaning "to grunt like a pig".
The Brambleboar name was chosen by Legendary's mythology team, led by Barnaby Legg.[5] It was first revealed during a Q&A at Collider's screening of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' first two episodes on November 15, 2023—over a month before the superspecies debuted in the show—though the event was invite-only and a recording was not shared publicly until December 23.[4][6] Prior to said release, Lee Shaw actor Kurt Russell alluded to the Brambleboar as "that pig with 25 crazy horns" in a statement for USA TODAY.[1]
Personality
The Brambleboar initially reacted to Cate Randa with curiosity, sniffing and circling her without obvious aggression. However, it quickly became aggressive when it noticed her attempting to crawl away. By contrast, the boar was immediately hostile toward Lee Shaw, possibly made distrustful by the injury it had sustained from Keiko Randa. It snorted at him and prepared to charge, but was ultimately scared away.
Design
The Brambleboar is a huge pig with plants growing out of its back. Several jagged teeth fill the Brambleboar's mouth and it possesses two large, upturned tusks near the front of its mouth. Two more tusks extend up through its snout, making it resemble the babirusa, a species of wild swine. Four large branches grow out of its head, resembling horns: two at the top of its skull and two at the back of its lower jaw. More branches grow out of the Brambleboar's back in two layers, with smaller, leafed ones sporadically spaced across its back and making up the lower layer and much larger, leafless ones making up the top layer.
History
- Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (TV 2024–2026) [episodes 9, 11]
Monsterverse
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
"Axis Mundi"
After falling through a portal in a ruined nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan, Cate Randa awoke to find herself in a forest within the Axis Mundi region of the Hollow Earth. She soon encountered the Brambleboar, who investigated her briefly, standing close enough to snort air into her face, but it seemingly lost interest and began wandering around the area. When it circled back around a tree, Cate attempted to crawl away, but the Brambleboar noticed and became agitated by her movement. It charged at Cate, but was halted by an arrow shot into its face by Keiko Randa and retreated.
"Cause and Effect"
While wandering a forest in Axis Mundi, Lee Shaw was confronted by the Brambleboar. Shaw drew a knife as it prepared to charge him, but it ran away startled when a rift suddenly opened.
Abilities
Physical abilities
Like some real suids, the Brambleboar seems to defend itself by charging. Feeling threatened by Lee Shaw, it lowered its head and pawed at the ground like a bull, but was scared off before its charge could be seen.
Weaknesses
The Brambleboar is not very durable, as it was injured and driven to retreat by an arrow fired by Keiko Randa. It was also later scared off by the opening of an Axis Mundi rift.
Comics
- Monarch: The Lost Adventures (2026) ["Keiko and the Brambleboar"]
Gallery
- Main article: Brambleboar/Gallery.
Roar
|
Trivia
- Kurt Russell, who plays Lee Shaw, has twice described the Brambleboar as his favorite monster of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,[1][7] expressing his enthusiasm during Collider's screening of the first two episodes:
"Heads up for the Brambleboar. That's my favorite. That thing's awesome!"[7]
- Though he did not share any screentime with the creature in the series' first season, he was given the opportunity in the first episode of the second season.
- The Brambleboar was implied to be a Titan through its inclusion in two Apple TV YouTube videos: one formerly titled "Titan Sightings: Ep. 9 Brambleboar",[8] though presently renamed to simply "Brambleboar",[9] and another still titled "All Titan Sightings From Season 1".[10] Nonetheless, it has never been described as such in-universe and seems to be disqualified by The Monarch Files: A Monsterverse Manual, which describes the 65-foot-tall Doug as "officially the smallest Titan".[11]
Videos
|
References
This is a list of references for Brambleboar. 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]
Videography/bibliography
- Weintraub, Steven (23 December 2023). "If you missed the @collider screening of #MonarchLegacyofMonsters with #KurtRussell, #WyattRussell, #MattShakman, #MattFraction, & #ChrisBlack, here's the full 42 min Q&A. They shared some *great* behind-the-scenes stories, their favorite episodes, and more. #Monarch". X.
- Keyes, Greg (23 June 2026). The Monarch Files: A Monsterverse Manual. Insight Editions. ISBN 979-8886636321.
Comments
Showing 22 comments. When commenting, please remain respectful of other users, stay on topic, and avoid role-playing and excessive punctuation. Comments which violate these guidelines may be removed by administrators.
|
|
|
|
|