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The inundator acknowledges.
― Narrator as Amhuluk submits to Godzilla (Godzilla Dominion)
Overview

Amhuluk, also dubbed Titanus Amhuluk, is a giant daikaiju created by Legendary Pictures that appears in Legendary's 2019 film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, as a name briefly seen on a monitor. He made his first full appearance in Godzilla Dominion.

Name[]

Amhuluk is a creature in the mythology of the Kalapuya people of Oregon, commonly associated with drowning, disease, and fog. It is described to be covered in fur with several spots, a pair of horns in its head, furless legs, and a body resembling that of a traditional western dragon.

Monarch considers Amhuluk to be an example of a florafauna, a designation previously only given to Skull Island's creatures.

Design[]

Appearance[]

Titanus Amhuluk is a massive demonic-looking Titan, being black in coloration with ten yellow eyes that lack pupils. Four tendril-like appendages ending in four large shock pads extend from his face and flow backward. His jaws are filled with needle-like teeth and a tongue armed with a bony spike. Amhuluk's only true organic body parts are his head, spine, and some nervous system. The rest of his body is a telekinetically-assembled mass of vegetation.

The form that he takes on in Godzilla Dominion includes forelimbs made out of loose vines capable of stretching to tremendous lengths, and ending in massive four-digited claws. Blue veins can be seen pulsating all throughout his body, which is held up by four, tree trunk-like legs. Several tree-like structures grow outwards from his back.

Roar[]

The roars of Amhuluk are written as "yeeaaahkggh".

Personality[]

Amhuluk is an aggressive Titan that is willing to kill others in order to claim territory and resources. However, he fears and respects Godzilla and chooses to retreat when the Alpha Titan asserts his dominance. Amhuluk's aggressive and destructive nature has led to Monarch classifying him as a "Destroyer".

Amhuluk displays cunning intelligence in battle. Relying on the powerful telekinetic reach of his "body", he can beat down opponents from a distance without having to get in close. Recognizing Behemoth as a land-based creature, Amhuluk attempts to drown him in the Amazon River.

Origins[]

The largest specimen of florafauna Monarch has yet to encounter, Amhuluk is a fiercely territorial shoreline beast, roaming beachfronts and peninsulas while hiding in plain sight as a lush island floating at sea, or a welcoming canopy of shady trees along the coast. A haunted forest come to life, Amhuluk was feared by the ancients as a demon of pestilence using toxic emitters to poison the oceanic channels and rivers it travels through. During a skirmish with Behemoth, Monarch recorded six new electromagnetic anomalies with a repeating sonic positron emission. Each spectral analysis of these findings suggests Amhuluk may be capable of manipulating its exoskeleton of vines and jagged redwoods using bio-telekinetic neurotransmitters. But, that does make it susceptible to certain alpha frequencies. If you must call in a sonic strike against Amhuluk, head of Monarch Crypto-Sonography Rick Stanton recommends blasting Van Halen's cover of "You Really Got Me" from an Osprey external speaker array.
― Cryptid Profile

History[]

Godzilla: King of the Monsters[]

At some point, Amhuluk had Monarch Outpost 66 built around him in the Manpupuner Rock Formations, Russia. When Ghidorah calls all the Titans, Amhuluk breaks free and begins to hunt with his new pack. When the ORCA calls all Titans to Boston, Amhuluk does not arrive in time for the battle and does not see Godzilla become the alpha of all Titans again (except Kong).

Godzilla Dominion[]

Amhuluk vs Behemoth

Amhuluk is first seen fighting Behemoth in the Amazon rainforest, managing to break one of his opponent's tusks during the battle. Behemoth fights back, slamming his remaining tusk into Amhuluk's face, knocking out teeth in the process. Amhuluk knocks Behemoth into the Amazon River and prepares to drown him, but the arrival of Godzilla stops the Titan. Amhuluk lunges after Godzilla, but is quickly overpowered and forced to submit, resolving his territorial dispute with Behemoth. Afterwards, Amhuluk and the other Titans are sent into dormancy by Godzilla.

Godzilla x Kong: The Hunted[]

Bernie Hayes keeps a statue of Amhuluk in his office.

MonsterVerse Declassified[]

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Abilities[]

Amphibious nature[]

Amhuluk can survive both on land and in water.

Bio-pathogenic nature[]

Monarch describes Titanus Amhuluk as "bio-pathogenic".

Body creation[]

Amhuluk is able to generate bodies for himself using bio-telekinetic neurotransmitters, so long as his head is intact and there is enough plant matter to create a new one, although he cannot use industrial debris.[2] Amhuluk can create any form that he desires or that is beneficial to himself from the environment based on availability of vegetation surrounding him, including forms capable of flight.[3]

Camouflage[]

Amhuluk is capable of disguising himself as naturally occurring structures and flora, such as islands or a canopy of trees.

Elastic body[]

Amhuluk can manipulate plant life and stretch his arms several times their original length through powerful telekinesis.

Immunity to body attacks[]

Attacks on Amhuluk's body have no actual effect on him, as only the head is his actual form.[4]

Mind Shock[]

Using the tendrils sprouting from his head, Amhuluk can send a powerful psychic blast into an opponents brain. At least two tendrils must be attached to the victim for the attack to work.[5] Depending on the size and strength of the victim, the blast will either stun or outright kill them. Amhuluk will only use this ability as a last resort, as it drains his energy reserves immensely.[6]

Poison emission[]

Amhuluk possesses toxin emitters that are capable of poisoning entire oceanic channels and rivers.

Strength and combat[]

Amhuluk is powerful enough to shatter one of Behemoth's tusks with a single strike from his claws. Amhuluk can stretch the vegetation comprising his forelimbs, allowing a greater attack range.

Telekinesis[]

Amhuluk's brain possesses powerful bio-telekinetic neurotransmitters. The creature that is Amhuluk is merely a head and parts of a spine; while the rest of his "body" is actually a telekinetically-assembled mass of old vegetation, logs, branches, and moss, all melded together by his own mind.[7] Furthermore, Amhuluk can telekinetically stretch and throw parts of himself at opponents with great speed and force, as shown when one of his arms split one of Behemoth's tusks in two.

Weaknesses[]

Flammability[]

Having a plant-based prosthetic body, Amhuluk is susceptible to fire.[4]

Slow regeneration[]

Amhuluk needs time to assemble new bodies due to his size, and must be near plant life to do so.[8]

Sonic frequencies[]

Amhuluk's artificial body is held together by sensitive neurotransmitters, and if struck by extreme high-frequency sounds, such as MUTO Prime's sonic roar, Amhuluk's body and brain would be destroyed instantaneously.[9]

Vulnerable head[]

Enough damage to Amhuluk's head will cause him to lose control over his form and possibly break it apart, leaving him vulnerable. His head is his primary weak spot.[8]

Trivia[]

  • The outpost Amhuluk was contained in, Monarch Outpost 66, is a possible reference to the 1966 Toho film Ebirah, Horror of the Deep.
  • The vines and foliage that make up Amhuluk's body are similar to Godzilla Earth.
  • In Godzilla Dominion, an early design of Amhuluk can be found in the Titan graveyard in the form of a deceased eel-like Titan.
  • Illustrator Drew Edward Johnson took inspiration from several varieties of fish with large gaping jaws while designing Amhuluk's head, giving it its prehistoric, monstrous appearance.[10]
  • A group of Amhuluks is called a Canopy.
  • According to Drew Edward Johnson, MUTO Prime would hold the advantage over Amhuluk in a fight, as she is larger, more durable, and her sonic abilities could outright destroy Amhuluk's body and brain. Drew further implies that Amhuluk would need to use his intelligence to survive the fight.[9]
  • Monarch considers Amhuluk to be the largest example of a "florafauna" ever encountered.

List of appearances[]

Films[]

Comics[]

Novels[]

References[]

  1. Legends of the MonsterVerse: The Omnibus. Legendary Comics. pp. 447-452. ISBN: 978-1681161174.
  2. Drew Edward Johnson on Twitter (Tweet). Twitter (November 19, 2021). “I just meant trees, broken wood, whatever plant debris he could gather together. He couldn't use say, concrete or other industrial debris.”
  3. Drew Edward Johnson's tweet (Tweet). Twitter (May 11, 2022). Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. “Sure! I do think the trick of what he could be would be determined by where he is and the available types of vegetation exist there. That may provide a weakness for him. Some places may not have material that works for a flying form, for example.”
  4. 4.0 4.1 Yeah, I'd say he's as flammable as whatever material he's built his body of. I don't think he'd feel any punishment the body takes. He's just the head and a bit of nervous system. The rest is assembled and controlled by him. (Tweet). Twitter (November 19, 2021).
  5. Drew Edward Johnson on Twitter (Tweet). Twitter (April 23, 2022). Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. “To my thinking, they're like those electric heart attack paddles. They're extensions from Amhuluk's powerful mind. He slaps both of them onto an opponent (has to be both) and he sends a powerful psychic blast into the target's brain. (1)”
  6. Drew Edward Johnson on Twitter (Tweet). Twitter (April 23, 2022). Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. “Depending on the size of the target, it could be fatal to a weaker opponent, or a mere stunning blow to a stronger one. Amhuluk would keep it in reserve, though, relying on his "body's" reach to do damage in a fight. It taxes his energy reserves to use the psychic blast.”
  7. lindenolindenhill. Linden theories time part 2/3 for #legendary #godzilladominion !. Instagram.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Drew Edward Johnson on Twitter (Tweet). Twitter (November 19, 2021). “Yeah, I figure you'd have to take out the head. At the very least a strike to the nervous system to inhibit his telekinetic power to draw a body together. I can't guess how fast he could assemble a body, but figure that he's a huge Titan, and that's a lot of scrap to pull together”
  9. 9.0 9.1 Drew Edward Johnson's tweet (Tweet). Twitter (August 6, 2020). Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. “I designed 'em both, so it's hard to pick:) However, MP is bigger than Amhuluk, and she's built to withstand a lot more damage than Amhuluk. I also figure her sonic attack would destroy Amhuluk's body and brain at the same time. But Amhuluk is pretty smart…”
  10. Drew Edward Johnson on Amhuluk inspiration. Twitter (March 25, 2022).


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