Eurypteroar (Yoo-rip-turr-roar)

Eurypteroar is a giant sea scorpion kaiju that lives within the waters around the Marshall Islands , protecting its territory and terraforming the land.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

More agile in the water than on land, the kaiju is still an incredible force to be reckoned with. A solid chitinous shell equipped with rough knobs housed a muscular form, and its claws can cleave right through a battleship's armor. The kaiju has evolved traits found in crustaceans despite having no direct relation to them, a feat only possible via convergent evolution.

Special abilities

Like all other kaiju, Eurpyteroar also possesses an advanced healing factor, able to heal broken chitin and damaged body parts that would be unsalvagable for normal animals. Its thick and durable carapace allows it to shrug off conventional human artillery and stand up to more unconventional mecha weaponry. Its regenerative healing abilities plus the advanced amniotic-addled DNA have made Eurypteroar immortal, only killable via starvation or another kaiju.

Specialized Equipment

While underwater, it can snap its claws together and jettison a cavitation bubble at its opponent like the pistol shrimp. The speed and impact of the bubble are equivalent to a torpedo. Its stinger possesses a potent venom that can induce exhaustion and sickness in kaiju but is lethal to humans. The tail's flexibility also makes it useful as a melee weapon in close combat. Its limited frame means it cannot strike while standing up, however.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

• Species description: Poseidoscorpios ischyros
• Biological basis: Sea scorpion
• Diet: Omnivorous

Scores of nuclear weapon tests were conducted throughout the Marshall Islands  in the aftermath of World War II and throughout the Cold War. The Operation Hardtack I Cactus test had blown an enormous hole in the surface of Runit Island, and the United States  constructed an enormous concrete dome over the crater to bury the nuclear material. An underground chamber was shaken by the bomb's blast, which contained a chamber housing an ancient sea scorpion, kept alive for millions of years within the great amniotic fluid. It remained hidden from the U.S. military as they sealed away the nuclear litter, and the kaiju fed on the material within its shadowy basin. As the crater was not sealed, nuclear material began to escape out into the Pacific Ocean and the surrounding environment over the years. Structural integrity continued to fail until the kaiju escaped from it completely in 2020. The United States Navy engaged it in combat but was ultimately forced to retreat from the islands completely.

Intellectual Characteristics

It prefers to spend most of its time in the water, either in the lagoons, among the reefs, or deep out at sea. The kaiju has been known to make landfall and bask in the sun or burrow into any of the underground pits it has dug around the islands. Typically, it crawls along the ground on its legs or swims through the water with its legs tucked between its pleopods. Only in combat or to excavate will it stand up. The kaiju is actually very calm when on land or in the shallows, even allowing humans to approach it. Deep underwater is where it can be rather defensive and grumpy, with any exploration submarines having to take great caution when encountering it. When cordial, it shows an inquisitive and polite attitude to observers. Ships coming to and from the islands are often accompanied by it out of mild curiosity. The United States, Australia , Japan , and China exercise immense caution while in the area in order to not provoke it into a fight. A few naval groups have attempted to engage the kaiju in combat but were either destroyed or forced to retreat. As a result, every encounter with the kaiju is a tense standoff.

Environmental Impacts

While it leaves massive destruction in its wake when provoked, its influence on the environment is profound. Its feces is high in protein - both natural and amniotic-addled - and benign nuclear isotopes that - after being absorbed by the soil and filtered into the water - cause immense population booms in the flora and fauna inhabiting its region. Flowering plants and trees will grow wildly, and animals experience high birth rates. Nuclear pollution has drastically dropped, and most of the islands' water and soil are incredibly safe to use. Consuming nuclear material and absorbing it in the environment has drastically reduced the contamination subjected to it by the United States, something previously thought as irreversible according to the United Nations . Coral reefs have been flourishing, and the Micronesia forest skink has been taken off the endangered species list. The grey-backed shearwater has undergone a colossal population boom, as the species has begun flocking to the island in droves. Whales often venture to its shores for protection to raise their young or avoid humans. The kaiju has also been reshaping parts of the island, which has actually made it more stable and safe for humans during storms. Large, natural reefs and sand barriers have been constructed for some odd reason. World War II sea refuse has also been collected and brought back to the open Cactus Dome, which serves as an occasional lair. As to why it has been dragging down ships and submarines to the area is unknown.

Miscellaneous Information

Eurypteroar has become a local hero for the Marshallese people, who see the kaiju as an anti-imperialism and anti-United States icon. The economy has taken a major hit as shipping companies fear accidentally provoking the kaiju. Its name is a portmanteau of "eurypterid" and "roar", as its roar is a deafening groan similar to a foghorn. Tourism has seen a major decline in the region out of fear of the kaiju, which has impacted the local economy.

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Commission of Eurypteroar from rochasaurus.

A sea scorpion kaiju living within the Marshall Islands.

Current Location

Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean, EArth

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Current Status

Alive

Age

Prehistoric

Date of Birth

Unknown

Circumstances of Birth

Accidental exposure to great amniotic fluid

Birthplace

Unknown

Current Residence

Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean, Earth

Sex

Male

Eyes

Brown

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Tan carapace with purple shading and black edging

Height

85ft