Scylla

Scylla, also dubbed Titanus Scylla, is a prehistoric giant spider created by Legendary Pictures that appears in Legendary's 2019 film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, as a minor Titan eventually bowing to Godzilla.

Name
"Scylla" may refer to the female sea monster from Greek mythology with twelve tentacles and six heads, the daughter of Typhon, as Scylla is apparently capable of surviving underwater. It may also refer to the Scylla genus of swimming crabs, as parts of Scylla greatly resemble crabs as well as spiders, particular its legs.

"Scylla" may be derived from Spiga, another giant spider.

Appearance
Scylla is a black giant arachnid, with bony and lightly haired legs, each with two joints and ending with a claw. These legs are strong enough to tear through solid rock, and small spikes grow out of the first joint. Scylla's head is also surrounded by several squid-like tentacles, and unlike most spiders, it only has two eyes.

It is unknown how many legs Scylla has - concept art shows it with seemingly just six, but the novelization mentions that it has eight.

Portrayal
It is believed that Scylla is portrayed through CGI and keyframe animation, although the portrayal is currently undefined. Scylla moves much like an actual spider, but more steadily, and much slower (relative to size).

Godzilla: King of the Monsters
In Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Scylla is in a Monarch containment facility in a desert nearby oil rigs in Sedona, Arizona, being monitored by Monarch and designated "Titanus Scylla". After its file is briefly examined by Mark Russell, Scylla is woken by the calls of its new alpha, Ghidorah, and it destroys the oil rig it was trapped under from underground. Along with the other Titans (excluding Godzilla, Mothra, and Kong), Scylla is sent to hunt, moving as a pack with the other Titans. Acting on Ghidorah's orders, Scylla later makes its way to Boston, but is unable to make it across America in time to help its alpha, and so arrives to see Godzilla having killed Ghidorah. Scylla follows Rodan in bowing to Godzilla, its new alpha. News reports later mention that, following the Boston battle, Scylla has retreated from humanity and is residing in a lake.

Trivia

 * When Scylla was first shown in a trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, it was widely believed to be Kumonga.

List of appearances

 * Godzilla: King of the Monsters