Cryptocledius

From Wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
Article

Cryptocledius
Cryptocledius in Godzilla: The Series
Alternate names Cryptcledius, Cryptocleidus
Species Giant plesiosaur
Controlled by Leviathan Aliens
Allies Crustaceous Rex*, Godzilla*, Giant Bat*, Giant Mutant Queen Bee*, Huge Mutant Rat*, El Gusano Gigante*, Cyber Godzilla*, King Cobra*
Enemies Godzilla
Designed by Fil Barlow
First appearance Latest appearance
Godzilla: The Series
episode 8, "Leviathan"
Godzilla: The Series
episode 14, "Monster Wars: Part 3"
Roar(s)

Cryptocledius (クリプトクレディアス,   Kuriputokurediasu) are giant plesiosaur monsters who first appear in episode 8 of Godzilla: The Series, "Leviathan."

Name

Cryptocledius are named after Cryptoclidus, a plesiosaur genus that lived during the Jurassic Period. While their name is sometimes spelled "Cryptocleidus," which more closely matches the character Elsie Chapman's pronunciation of their name and the pronunciation of the name of the real Cryptoclidus, the majority of sources contemporary with Godzilla: The Series use the spelling "Cryptocledius." Their name is spelled in katakana as クリプトクレディアス (Kuriputokurediasu) in Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works, which emulates the "-cledius" spelling. Moreover, the packaging for the Game Boy Color game Godzilla: The Series - Monster Wars uses the name Cryptcledius, likely a misspelling.

Design

Cryptocledius have the body of a plesiosaur with four fins, a long neck, two front legs with four claws, and two small fins on their tail. Cryptocledius are red with the underside of their neck being gray. They have four spikes running down their back, as well as four spikes on their tail. Their skull-like head features a mouth full of sharp teeth, three spikes underneath the mouth on both sides, and green eyes.

Origins

Cryptocledius were plesiosaurs, aquatic long-necked marine reptiles that went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period, 65 million years ago. However, it seems a number of the Cryptocledius somehow survived extinction.

History

Godzilla: The Series

"Leviathan"

After surviving the extinction of the other Cretaceous marine reptiles, at least two Cryptocledi lived deep in an ocean trench, and lived undisturbed until the discovery of the Leviathan Alien spaceship brought scientists from H.E.A.T. down to their level. One of the Cryptocledi attacked their vessel, but Godzilla came to defend them. Godzilla was able to fight off the Cryptocledius, but not for long.

When H.E.A.T. left the sunken ship in an escape pod, the two Cryptocledi converged on the pod, and were once again challenged by Godzilla. They worked together to try and defeat him, but ultimately, the Cryptocledi were both subdued by a rock slide.

"Monster Wars: Part 2"

A Cryptocledius was sent by the Leviathan Aliens from Site Omega on Isle del Diablo to eliminate H.E.A.T., who were approaching the island and battling the Giant Bat. Their battle raged on, and H.E.A.T. was able to emit a reverse frequency of the Bat's echolocation frequency in order to blind it. They then sent out a radar pulse to turn the Bat on the Cryptocledius, which worked, allowing them to escape, but the Leviathan Aliens stopped the fight and called the monsters back to Site Omega. As they approached, H.E.A.T. abandoned ship in order to ride to Site Omega on the back of the unwitting Cryptocledius. All of the monsters were then sent into the world's major cities to cause destruction. The Cryptocledius was sent to Hong Kong.

"Monster Wars: Part 3"

The Cryptocledius continued its rampage until H.E.A.T. deactivated the Leviathan Aliens' mind control beacon. At that point, it began to attack Leviathan Alien vessels until it was incapacitated by human forces.

Abilities

Amphibiousness

The Cryptocledius are adept swimmers. They can also travel on land thanks to their front forelimbs.

Sonic vocalizations

In Godzilla: The Series - Monster Wars, the Cryptocledius is shown to be able to make physically damaging sonic vocalizations, even while underwater.

Weaknesses

Both Cryptocledi were easily buried underneath rocks after Godzilla destroyed some undersea rock formations.

Video games

Godzilla: The Series - Monster Wars

A Cryptocledius was making its way toward the source of a Tachyon pulse emission in the Pacific Ocean by way of waters in or near New Jersey in the United States. It came face to face with Godzilla heading in the opposite direction. The Cryptocledius attacked with sonic vocalizations, but was ultimately incapacitated by the irradiated reptile.

Gallery

Main article: Cryptocledius/Gallery.

In other languages

Language Name Meaning
Flagicon Japan.png Japanese クリプトクレディアス[1]
Kuriputokurediasu
Transliteration of English name
Flagicon Russia.png Russian Криптоклид
Kriptoklid
Cryptoclid

References

This is a list of references for Cryptocledius. 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]

  1. Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. 1 January 2000. p. 65. ISBN 978-4091014702.

Comments

Showing 6 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.

Loading comments...
TriStar
Godzilla: The Series
Kaiju