Quote: "EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRR!!! EEEHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRR!!!!"
ANGUIRUS (Angilas- Showa Era)
Created By: Motoyoshi Oda
First Appearance: "Godzilla Rides Again" (1955)
Role: Occasional Ally, Persistant Warrior, Mighty Glacier
Size: 50 meters (164 feet)
PL 14 (182), PL 15 (182) Area Attacks
STRENGTH 19
STAMINA 16
AGILITY -3
FIGHTING 8
DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4
AWARENESS 0
PRESENCE -2
Skills:
Expertise (Survival) 5 (+5)
Intimidation 11 (+9, +18 Size)
Advantages:
All-Out Attack, Defensive Attack, Diehard, Fast Grab, Fearless, Improved Hold, Last Stand (Ignores All Damage for 1 Round w/ HP Spent), Ultimate Will Check, Withstand Damage (Trade Defenses For Toughness)
Powers:
"Kaiju-Sized"
Growth 18 (Str & Sta +18, +18 Mass, +9 Intimidation, -9 Dodge/Parry, +2 Speed, -18 Stealth) -- (170 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [37]
Protection 6 (Extras: Impervious 29) [35]
"Animal Senses" Senses 3 (Low-Light Vision, Acute & Extended Scent) [3]
Speed +2 (30 mph) [2]
Burrowing 9 (30 mph) [9]
"Giant-Size Smash" Damage 15 (Extras: Area- 60ft. Burst +2) (45) -- [46]
- AE: "Spike Smash" Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Improved Critical) (Inaccurate -1) (2)
Offense:
Unarmed +8 (+19 Damage, DC 34)
Spike Smash +6 (+21 Damage, DC 36)
Area Attacks +15 Area (+15 Damage, DC 30)
Initiative -3
Defenses:
Dodge +2 (DC 12), Parry +4 (DC 14), Toughness +22 (+15 Impervious), Fortitude +16, Will +10
Complications:
Relationship (Godzilla)- Anguirus started out as an enemy of Godzilla, but grew to respect him, and eventually became one of his most stalwart allies.
Disabled (Animal)- Anguirus cannot speak, nor use his paws to easily manipulate objects.
Total: Abilities: -4 / Skills: 16--8 / Advantages: 9 / Powers: 141 / Defenses: 28 (182)
-Anguirus is one of the great unsung heroes of the Toho-verse, being a guy who hangs with Godzilla, Ghidorah, Gigan and others, despite having few fancy powers, and nothing more than a spikey carapace to protect him against powerful energy weapons. I love the guy, myself- his call is one of the most awesome around (and one of the few I can imitate to where you can recognize them- his & King Ghidorah's. Note- do not try this on dates. Girls do not think that's a cool skill to have), he looks pretty rad no matter which version you're using, and he's the absolute most tenacious bastard around, aside from the G-Man himself. The only time he's EVER run is when Mechagodzilla nearly killed him, and he once faced off against Ghidorah AND Gigan simultaneously!
Destroy All Monsters has a great scene where Ghidorah touches down, deciding that five monsters are an easy enough group to beat, and guess who's right there to make first attack? Anguirus, all "YEAH COME ON MOTHERFUCKER I DARE YOU!"
-The most iconic moment in Anguirus history is when King Ghidorah finally ran from the seven-monster onslaught (OK, four monsters and three watchers), and flew away to give himself a momentary break. And there was old Ankylosaur-breath, CLINGING ON TO ONE OF GHIDORAH'S NECKS, being carried away with him! The guy will NOT let go! Ghidorah has to bite his neck with another head, drop him HUNDREDS OF FEET (creating an impact crater so large it creates a new valley), and then dive-bomb him from above. He kicks seven shades of shit out of him, and you know what happens? Anguirus is out cold for about twenty seconds and then goes RIGHT BACK TO KICKING ASS.
-He even got a modicum of respect in
Final Wars, being beaten down by Godzilla alongside King Caesar & Rodan, but allowed to live! OK, so Godzilla dumped them in a big pile like yesterday's garbage, but they lived, and the G-Man got nailed by a few "Flying Soccer Ball" attacks.
-Anguirus is a notch below Godzilla & Rodan, but is the most durable of the crew by a few levels- he is HARD to injure. He can spike-smash guys with his back or his head's horns, block just about anything, and his Advantages are keyed around grappling & toughness- he is one HARD bastard, and about the best possible guy to have watching your back when your 50 meters tall. "Final Wars" Anguirus is bigger, but still MUCH weaker than that PL 17 Godzilla, and maybe had some Leaping or something.