Burtannus
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I don't care if you call it 'Burtannus Rex', as long as we don't mess with it...
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Burtannus is a subterranean monster who first appeared in the 13th issue of Dark Horse's Godzilla comic series.
After a monster attacked a village in San Javier, Peru, Godzilla was immediately suspected as the culprit until G-Force discovered a new monster to be responsible. Godzilla appeared soon after to battle this new foe, who was revealed to be a mother with two babies.
Name
After determining that a new monster was responsible for destroying a village in San Javier, Dr. Kazushi Kagaku granted Burton Helzer the "honor" of naming the discovery after himself as he was the first to suspect the destruction wasn't caused by Godzilla. Dr. Kagaku suggested the name "Helsaurus" while a dismissive Helzer sarcastically suggested "Burtannus Rex" as he pleaded with them to leave it be. G-Force later officially designated the monster "Burtannus".
Design
Burtannus is a large, brown, saurian kaiju with segmented armored skin. She has green eyes and a large, yellow, axe-shaped beak and two giant tusk-like teeth on her jaw. Her thick tail is adorned with small, sharp spikes. The babies are largely identical, albeit much smaller.
History
- Godzilla #13 (1996)
- A Decade of Dark Horse #4 (1996) [monitor]
Godzilla
"Turf War"
When a village in San Javier, Peru, fell under attack by an enormous beast, G-Force arrived to investigate, assuming it was Godzilla's doing. They held onto this assumption until they discovered a massive hole tunneled into the earth by the responsible creature, which Burton Helzer jokingly named "Burtannus Rex". Kino and Také investigated the tunnel to see if they could locate the monster. They eventually came across a pair of creatures nearly 20 feet tall. They realized the two were only babies, and were immediately greeted by their mother, who was easily as large as Godzilla. Stunning the subterranean beast with a million candle-power flashlight, Kino and Také were able to make their escape from the tunnel.
Meanwhile, as all this was happening, Godzilla had arrived in the area, searching for Burtannus. Digging into her tunnel from under the ocean, Godzilla forced the mighty parent and her children out into the open sea. Burtannus struck first blood in the fight, impaling Godzilla with her spiked snout. Godzilla responded by biting Burtanus' face, then firing his atomic ray into the wound. Relatively unharmed, Burtannus responded by stunning Godzilla with an electric shock, then knocking him off his feet with a slam from her mighty tail. With Godzilla distracted, Burtannus decided to leave the fight behind and escape with her children, swimming off to parts unknown.
A Decade of Dark Horse #4
Burtannus was seen on a monitor in G-Force's Artic base while Dr. Kazushi Kagaku contacted Dr. Yamazaki.
Abilities
Durability
Burtannus' skin is armor-like and quite tough.
Physical abilities
Burtannus has a large, powerful tail capable of battering opponents, and it is also covered in spikes. Her beak is quite sharp and capable of piercing even Godzilla's hide.
Electrical current
Burtannus' greatest weapon is the ability to send out a powerful electrical current from her snout spike, an attack strong enough to momentarily stun Godzilla.
Amphibiousness
Burtannus battled Godzilla in the ocean and later swam away in retreat alongside her babies.
Weaknesses
As subterranean creatures, Burtnannus and her young were sensitive to light, with the babies being briefly stunned by a light. However, this weakness did not prevent the monsters from surfacing in broad daylight.
Gallery
Burtannus locked in combat against Godzilla
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