Template:Infobox MonsterThe Maneater (人喰い植物 Hitokui shokubutsu?, lit. Flesh-Eating Plant) is a humanoid plant kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1969 Godzilla film, All Monsters Attack. Template:TOC
Name
The Maneater's Japanese name, Hitokui shokubutsu, is literally "flesh-eating plant," referencing how it grabbed Ichiro Miki and tried to eat him.
Appearance
The Maneater is very humanoid, having the same body shape of a human and having arms and legs. Unlike humans, however, the Maneater's body is made out of green leaves, letting it blend with the jungle environment of Monster Island.
Personality
The Maneater doesn't have a true personality, though it seems to instinctively grab prey that walks in front of it and try to eat them.
Origins
The Maneater is a figment of Ichiro's imagination.
History
All Monsters Attack
The Maneater appears when Ichiro Miki walks in front of it, distracted by watching Minilla trying to fire atomic breath in front of Godzilla but failing. The Maneater sneakily grabs Ichiro, puts him up to his body, and covers his mouth so he can't talk. Ichiro then wakes up from his dream and realizes that he was being kidnapped by the robbers who were hiding out on the same place he was in.
In other languages
- Russian: Людоед
Trivia
- The Maneater, like Gabara, could be completely imaginary and, like him, is a dream counterpart to one of Ichiro's real-life problems. In the Maneater's case, it's the robbers kidnapping him.
- He is one of several minor Showa monsters. The others are the Giant Lizard, the Giant Octopus, the Vampire Plant, Mystery Bones of Infant Island, the Giant Condor, and the Giant Sea Serpent. He has no corresponding toy, like the Giant Lizard and the Vampire Plant.
List of appearances
Films
- All Monsters Attack (First appearance)
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