Armillaria (ミュータント・キノコ?, lit. Mutant Mushroom) is a mutant fungus Myūtanto · Kinokokaiju created by TriStar Pictures that first appeared in the Godzilla: The Series episode Underground Movement.
History[]
Godzilla: The Series[]
Underground Movement[]
Armillaria was a giant, mutant fungus which had miles of tentacles. It attacked and destroyed farmland in Michigan. Several members of H.E.A.T. were in Miami at the time, dealing with a lawsuit brought against them by Miami Beach (because of damages caused by Godzilla while battling the Giant Bat). When Randy and Craven, who were staying in New York, got word of the fungus' attacks in Michigan, the two set out to handle the problem alone. However, Armillaria attacked them and left them stranded without any food, supplies or communication. Fortunately, H.E.A.T. managed to locate them. The military dug up Armillaria and Godzilla threw it into a deserted area of sand dunes. Without any food sources, Armillaria finally died. H.E.A.T. later learned that the lawsuit against them had been thrown out.
Abilities[]
Armillaria has dozens of tentacles it can jet out from the body capable of sucking in prey, regenerating if severed, and emit a chemical that breaks down amino acids.
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Trivia[]
- Armillaria is similar to the cancelled kaiju Deathla, who has a mushroom form.
- Armillaria's tentacles may be based on the Graboids from Tremors when rising from the ground and grabbing objects.
- Armillaria shares some similarities with the Toho kaiju Matango, being a mutant mushroom.