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
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 her 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. She has the ability to abandon her 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 her tender invertebrate muscle tissue. With her long and dexterous facial proboscis, she can pull prey into her 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 her away.
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
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 calls 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.
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. After Behemoth approaches Godzilla, Scylla follows with MUTO 3; however, 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 enables 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
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (First appearance)
Novels
References
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