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|type1 = Water
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|type2 = Bug
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|copyrighticon = Titanus Scylla Copyright Icon.png|50px
 
|name = Scylla
 
|name = Scylla
|image = [[File:Scylla in Phoenix.jpg|260px]]
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|nicknames = Squid-like Titan
 
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|homeworld = [[Earth]]
 
 
|species = Titanus Scylla
 
|species = Titanus Scylla
 
|nicknames = Squid-like Titan
 
|height = {{tt|341 feet|~103.94 meters}}
 
|height = {{tt|341 feet|~103.94 meters}}
|eye = Black
 
|status = Alive
 
 
|allies = [[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]]<br>[[Rodan (MonsterVerse)|Rodan]]<br>[[Behemoth]]<br>[[Methuselah]]<br>[[MUTO|Queen MUTO]]
 
|allies = [[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]]<br>[[Rodan (MonsterVerse)|Rodan]]<br>[[Behemoth]]<br>[[Methuselah]]<br>[[MUTO|Queen MUTO]]
 
|enemies = [[Monarch]]
 
|enemies = [[Monarch]]
 
|firstappearance = ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''
 
|firstappearance = ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''
|lastappearance = ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters''
 
 
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|homeworld = [[Earth]]
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|gender = Female
 
|eye = Black
 
|status = Alive
 
|lastappearance = ''[[GvK: Godzilla Dominion]]''
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'''Scylla''', also dubbed '''Titanus Scylla''', is a giant armored cephalopod {{kaiju|dai=dai}} created by [[Legendary Pictures]] that first appeared in the [[2019]] film, ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', as a minor Titan that obeys [[King Ghidorah (MonsterVerse)|Ghidorah]] and later [[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]].
 
'''Scylla''', also dubbed '''Titanus Scylla''', is a giant armored cephalopod {{kaiju|dai=dai}} created by [[Legendary Pictures]] that first appeared in the [[2019]] film, ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', as a minor Titan that obeys [[King Ghidorah (MonsterVerse)|Ghidorah]] and later [[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]].
   
 
==Name==
 
==Name==
"Scylla" refers to the female sea monster from Greek mythology, the daughter of [[Typhon]] - [[Monarch]] later confirmed that Titanus Scylla was named by the Ancient Greeks, who interpreted it as a female sea monster.<ref name = "Scylla article">https://i.imgur.com/WOGbhJY.png</ref> It may also refer to the ''Scylla'' genus of swimming crabs, as parts of Scylla greatly resemble crabs, particularly its legs.
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"Scylla" refers to the female sea monster from Greek mythology, the daughter of [[Typhon]] - [[Monarch]] later confirmed that Titanus Scylla was named by the Ancient Greeks, who interpreted her as a female sea monster.<ref name = "Scylla article">https://i.imgur.com/WOGbhJY.png</ref> It may also refer to the ''Scylla'' genus of swimming crabs, as parts of Scylla greatly resemble crabs, particularly her legs.
   
"Scylla" may be derived from [[Kumonga|Spiga]], another giant spider {{kaiju|dai=dai}}. Scylla also shares a near-similar name with Nerscylla, a giant spider monster from the ''Monster Hunter'' franchise, whose name was also derived from the Greek monster. Since Scylla is inspired by Cthulhu and resembles it in some aspects of its appearance, its name may also relate to Cthylla, Cthulhu's daughter.
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"Scylla" may be derived from [[Kumonga|Spiga]], another giant spider {{kaiju|dai=dai}}. Scylla also shares a near-similar name with Nerscylla, a giant spider monster from the ''Monster Hunter'' franchise, whose name was also derived from the Greek monster. Since Scylla is inspired by Cthulhu and resembles it in some aspects of her appearance, her name may also relate to Cthylla, Cthulhu's daughter.
   
 
==Design==
 
==Design==
 
===Appearance===
 
===Appearance===
Scylla is a giant armored cephalopod,<ref name = "Armored cephalopod">https://rue-morgue.com/sinister-seven-godzillas-mike-dougherty-king-of-the-monsterkids/</ref> with black coloration, and six very long, bony, and lightly haired legs, each with two joints and ending with a claw with small spikes growing out of the first joints. It also has a plated mantle with ten tendrils and a pair of black eyes.
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Scylla is a giant armored cephalopod,<ref name = "Armored cephalopod">https://rue-morgue.com/sinister-seven-godzillas-mike-dougherty-king-of-the-monsterkids/</ref> with black coloration, and six very long, bony, and lightly haired legs, each with two joints and ending with a claw with small spikes growing out of the first joints. She also has a plated mantle with ten tendrils and a pair of black eyes.
   
 
===Portrayal===
 
===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, moving in fast bursts of short quick steps. It also has greater control over its legs, as opposed to spiders, which use hydrostatic pressure to extend their legs due to their lack of blood and bones.
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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, moving in fast bursts of short quick steps. She also has greater control over her legs, as opposed to spiders, which use hydrostatic pressure to extend their legs due to their lack of blood and bones.
   
 
===Roar===
 
===Roar===
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==Origins==
 
==Origins==
{{Quote|In Homer's Odyssey, Scylla is a legendary monster who lives on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite her counterpart, Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other - so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass dangerously close to Scylla and vice versa. The coastal town of Scilla in Calabria takes its name from the monster and is said to be the home of the nymph. The idiom "between Sylla and Charybdis" has come to mean "being forced to choose between two similarly dangerous situations.<br><br>Scylla is an armored tank of a Titan that can quickly change direction and maneuver sideways to throw off the attacks of opposing Titans in battle, driving its massive claws into the earth like six seismic mortars. Titanus Scylla is a scavenger with a biological imperative to feed on the carcasses of dead Titans and process their nutrients into a deadly bacteria that can poison water sources. As such, standard-post combat protocol calls for Monarch Pathology teams to immediately begin breaking down any Titan carcasses after engagements as quickly as possible. It has the ability to abandon its shell and burrow into a rock face or use cobbled together parts of sunken battleships as replacement exoskeletal armor until it can grow a new one to protect its tender invertebrate muscle tissue. With its long and dexterous facial proboscis, it can pull prey into its maw and consume from above. After digesting the flesh, the remains and sinew are regurgitated into a field of scattered bones arranged into distinct piles described in ancient mythology texts as "rows of dried skeleton wheat". Mythological evidence has been discovered that connects Scylla to Easter Island with analysis suggesting the mysterious statues that guard the shores may have been erected by ancients as megalithic scarecrows to keep it away.|Cryptid Profile}}
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{{Quote|In Homer's Odyssey, Scylla is a legendary monster who lives on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite her counterpart, Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other - so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass dangerously close to Scylla and vice versa. The coastal town of Scilla in Calabria takes its name from the monster and is said to be the home of the nymph. The idiom "between Sylla and Charybdis" has come to mean "being forced to choose between two similarly dangerous situations.<br><br>Scylla is an armored tank of a Titan that can quickly change direction and maneuver sideways to throw off the attacks of opposing Titans in battle, driving its massive claws into the earth like six seismic mortars. Titanus Scylla is a scavenger with a biological imperative to feed on the carcasses of dead Titans and process their nutrients into a deadly bacteria that can poison water sources. As such, standard-post combat protocol calls for Monarch Pathology teams to immediately begin breaking down any Titan carcasses after engagements as quickly as possible. It has the ability to abandon its shell and burrow into a rock face or use cobbled together parts of sunken battleships as replacement exoskeletal armor until she can grow a new one to protect its tender invertebrate muscle tissue. With its long and dexterous facial proboscis, it can pull prey into its maw and consume from above. After digesting the flesh, the remains and sinew are regurgitated into a field of scattered bones arranged into distinct piles described in ancient mythology texts as "rows of dried skeleton wheat". Mythological evidence has been discovered that connects Scylla to Easter Island with analysis suggesting the mysterious statues that guard the shores may have been erected by ancients as megalithic scarecrows to keep it away.|Cryptid Profile}}
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Ancient Greece===
 
===Ancient Greece===
According to Greek legend, Scylla would reside in and near the sea, killing the sailors of ships that sailed too close to it.
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According to Greek legend, Scylla would reside in and near the sea, killing the sailors of ships that sailed too close to her.
 
===''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''===
 
===''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''===
[[File:Godzilla-king-monsters-trailer-kumonga-1149766.jpeg|thumb|260px]]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 awakened by the calls of its new Alpha, [[King Ghidorah (MonsterVerse)|Ghidorah]], and it destroys the oil rig it was trapped under. Along with the other Titans (excluding [[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]], [[Mothra (MonsterVerse)|Mothra]], and [[King Kong (MonsterVerse)|Kong]]), Scylla is sent to hunt, moving as a pack with the other Titans, and it is seen using its legs to destroy buildings in Phoenix.[[File: Titanus Scylla.PNG|thumb|left|260px]]
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[[File:Godzilla-king-monsters-trailer-kumonga-1149766.jpeg|thumb|260px]]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 her file is briefly examined by [[Mark Russell]], Scylla is awakened by the call of her new alpha, [[King Ghidorah (MonsterVerse)|Ghidorah]], and she destroys the oil rig she was trapped under. Along with the other Titans (excluding [[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]], [[Mothra (MonsterVerse)|Mothra]], and [[King Kong (MonsterVerse)|Kong]]), Scylla is sent to hunt, moving as a pack with the other Titans, and she is seen using her legs to destroy buildings in Phoenix.[[File: Titanus Scylla.PNG|thumb|left|260px]]
After [[Madison Russell]] uses the [[ORCA]] in [[Boston]], Scylla is one of the Titans to make the journey but is unable to make it across America in time to help its Alpha, and so arrives to see Godzilla having killed Ghidorah. After [[Behemoth]] approaches Godzilla, Scylla follows with [[MUTO|MUTO 3]]; however, Scylla follows [[Rodan (MonsterVerse)|Rodan]] in bowing down to Godzilla, its new Alpha, along with Behemoth, MUTO 3, and [[Methuselah]].
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After [[Madison Russell]] uses the [[ORCA]] in [[Boston]], Scylla is one of the Titans to make the journey but is unable to make it across America in time to help her alpha, and so arrives to see Godzilla having killed Ghidorah. Scylla follows [[Rodan (MonsterVerse)|Rodan]] in bowing down to Godzilla, her new alpha, along with [[Behemoth]], [[Methuselah]], and the [[MUTO|Queen MUTO]]. 
   
 
News reports later mention that Monarch has confirmed Scylla's Greek origin, and it can be seen that Scylla has become one of the most popular and famous Titans to humanity. According to the reports, Scylla is having a positive impact on the environment by emitting enough liquid nitrogen to slow down the melting of ice in Antarctica and stabilize the world sea levels.
 
News reports later mention that Monarch has confirmed Scylla's Greek origin, and it can be seen that Scylla has become one of the most popular and famous Titans to humanity. According to the reports, Scylla is having a positive impact on the environment by emitting enough liquid nitrogen to slow down the melting of ice in Antarctica and stabilize the world sea levels.
   
 
==Abilities==
 
==Abilities==
===Amphibious Nature===
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===Amphibious nature===
Scylla’s internal biology greatly resembles that of a squid, allowing it to survive both on land and in water.
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Scylla’s internal biology greatly resembles that of a squid, allowing her to survive both on land and in water.
   
===Bacteria Processing===
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===Bacteria processing===
Scylla can process the nutrients from the Titan carcasses it fed on into deadly waterborne bacteria.
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Scylla can process the nutrients from the Titan carcasses she fed on into deadly waterborne bacteria.
   
 
===Durability===
 
===Durability===
Due to the spiky armor that covers its body and legs, Scylla is durable enough to topple buildings and withstand bullets and missiles with little to no damage.
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Due to the spiky armor that covers her body and legs, Scylla is durable enough to topple buildings and withstand bullets and missiles with little to no damage.
   
===Liquid Nitrogen Emission===
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===Liquid nitrogen emission===
Scylla can emit massive quantities of liquid nitrogen from its body, which enables it to slow down the melting of ice in Antarctica, stabilizing the global sea levels in the process.
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Scylla can emit massive quantities of liquid nitrogen from her body, which allows her to slow down the melting of ice in Antarctica, stabilizing the global sea levels in the process.
   
===Strength and Combat===
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===Strength and combat===
Scylla’s legs and their spiky tips are strong enough to tear through solid rock and buildings with ease. Its tendrils are also capable of grasping smaller enemies and destroying buildings.
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Scylla’s legs and their spiky tips are strong enough to tear through solid rock and buildings with ease. Her tendrils are also capable of grasping smaller enemies and destroying buildings.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*Scylla shares similarities with [[Crustaceous Rex]] in general appearance and [[Gezora]] in cooling down water temperature.
 
*Scylla shares similarities with [[Crustaceous Rex]] in general appearance and [[Gezora]] in cooling down water temperature.
*When Scylla was first shown in a trailer for ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', it was widely believed to be [[Kumonga]].
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*When Scylla was first shown in a trailer for ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', she was widely believed to be [[Kumonga]].
 
**Scylla being located in Arizona can be interpreted as a reference to the scene where Kumonga attacked Arizona in ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]''.
 
**Scylla being located in Arizona can be interpreted as a reference to the scene where Kumonga attacked Arizona in ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]''.
 
*The outpost Scylla was contained in, [[Monarch]] Outpost 55, is a possible reference to the [[1955]] [[Toho]] film ''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]''.
 
*The outpost Scylla was contained in, [[Monarch]] Outpost 55, is a possible reference to the [[1955]] [[Toho]] film ''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]''.
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===Films===
 
===Films===
 
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' {{1st}}
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===Comics===
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*''[[GvK: Godzilla Dominion]]''
 
===Novels===
 
===Novels===
 
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization]]''
 
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization]]''

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Template:Tabber2Legendary Template:Infobox Monster Scylla, also dubbed Titanus Scylla, is a giant armored cephalopod daikaiju created by Legendary Pictures that first appeared in the 2019 film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, as a minor Titan that obeys Ghidorah and later Godzilla.

Name

"Scylla" refers to the female sea monster from Greek mythology, the daughter of Typhon - Monarch later confirmed that Titanus Scylla was named by the Ancient Greeks, who interpreted her as a female sea monster.[1] It may also refer to the Scylla genus of swimming crabs, as parts of Scylla greatly resemble crabs, particularly her legs.

"Scylla" may be derived from Spiga, another giant spider daikaiju. Scylla also shares a near-similar name with Nerscylla, a giant spider monster from the Monster Hunter franchise, whose name was also derived from the Greek monster. Since Scylla is inspired by Cthulhu and resembles it in some aspects of her appearance, her name may also relate to Cthylla, Cthulhu's daughter.

Design

Appearance

Scylla is a giant armored cephalopod,[2] with black coloration, and six very long, bony, and lightly haired legs, each with two joints and ending with a claw with small spikes growing out of the first joints. She also has a plated mantle with ten tendrils and a pair of black eyes.

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, moving in fast bursts of short quick steps. She also has greater control over her legs, as opposed to spiders, which use hydrostatic pressure to extend their legs due to their lack of blood and bones.

Roar

While confronting Godzilla, Scylla emits a series of short yet quick chattering sound.

Origins

In Homer's Odyssey, Scylla is a legendary monster who lives on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite her counterpart, Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other - so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass dangerously close to Scylla and vice versa. The coastal town of Scilla in Calabria takes its name from the monster and is said to be the home of the nymph. The idiom "between Sylla and Charybdis" has come to mean "being forced to choose between two similarly dangerous situations.

Scylla is an armored tank of a Titan that can quickly change direction and maneuver sideways to throw off the attacks of opposing Titans in battle, driving its massive claws into the earth like six seismic mortars. Titanus Scylla is a scavenger with a biological imperative to feed on the carcasses of dead Titans and process their nutrients into a deadly bacteria that can poison water sources. As such, standard-post combat protocol calls for Monarch Pathology teams to immediately begin breaking down any Titan carcasses after engagements as quickly as possible. It has the ability to abandon its shell and burrow into a rock face or use cobbled together parts of sunken battleships as replacement exoskeletal armor until she can grow a new one to protect its tender invertebrate muscle tissue. With its long and dexterous facial proboscis, it can pull prey into its maw and consume from above. After digesting the flesh, the remains and sinew are regurgitated into a field of scattered bones arranged into distinct piles described in ancient mythology texts as "rows of dried skeleton wheat". Mythological evidence has been discovered that connects Scylla to Easter Island with analysis suggesting the mysterious statues that guard the shores may have been erected by ancients as megalithic scarecrows to keep it away.
― Cryptid Profile

History

Ancient Greece

According to Greek legend, Scylla would reside in and near the sea, killing the sailors of ships that sailed too close to her.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla-king-monsters-trailer-kumonga-1149766

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 her file is briefly examined by Mark Russell, Scylla is awakened by the call of her new alpha, Ghidorah, and she destroys the oil rig she was trapped under. Along with the other Titans (excluding Godzilla, Mothra, and Kong), Scylla is sent to hunt, moving as a pack with the other Titans, and she is seen using her legs to destroy buildings in Phoenix.

Titanus Scylla

After Madison Russell uses the ORCA in Boston, Scylla is one of the Titans to make the journey but is unable to make it across America in time to help her alpha, and so arrives to see Godzilla having killed Ghidorah. Scylla follows Rodan in bowing down to Godzilla, her new alpha, along with Behemoth, Methuselah, and the Queen MUTO

News reports later mention that Monarch has confirmed Scylla's Greek origin, and it can be seen that Scylla has become one of the most popular and famous Titans to humanity. According to the reports, Scylla is having a positive impact on the environment by emitting enough liquid nitrogen to slow down the melting of ice in Antarctica and stabilize the world sea levels.

Abilities

Amphibious nature

Scylla’s internal biology greatly resembles that of a squid, allowing her to survive both on land and in water.

Bacteria processing

Scylla can process the nutrients from the Titan carcasses she fed on into deadly waterborne bacteria.

Durability

Due to the spiky armor that covers her body and legs, Scylla is durable enough to topple buildings and withstand bullets and missiles with little to no damage.

Liquid nitrogen emission

Scylla can emit massive quantities of liquid nitrogen from her body, which allows her to slow down the melting of ice in Antarctica, stabilizing the global sea levels in the process.

Strength and combat

Scylla’s legs and their spiky tips are strong enough to tear through solid rock and buildings with ease. Her tendrils are also capable of grasping smaller enemies and destroying buildings.

Trivia

  • Scylla shares similarities with Crustaceous Rex in general appearance and Gezora in cooling down water temperature.
  • When Scylla was first shown in a trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, she was widely believed to be Kumonga.
    • Scylla being located in Arizona can be interpreted as a reference to the scene where Kumonga attacked Arizona in Godzilla: Final Wars.
  • The outpost Scylla was contained in, Monarch Outpost 55, is a possible reference to the 1955 Toho film Godzilla Raids Again.
  • In the film’s novelization, Scylla is mistakenly mentioned to have eight legs.[3]
  • Scylla appears to be the most popular Titan in-universe, as #Scylla is the most trending hashtag on Twitter after Monarch reveals Scylla's information to the world.
  • Scylla was created by Michael Dougherty to indulge his interest in the Cthulhu Mythos. Scylla bears a resemblance to Cthulhu and Cthylla, with all three having a cephalopod-like head. Cthylla is even sometimes called "Scylla".

List of appearances

Films

Comics

Novels

References

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