The Giant Turtle (ジャイアントタートル,   Jaianto Tātoru^?) is a kaiju that appeared in the Godzilla: The Series episode, End of the Line.

Design

The giant turtle is a very large mutated sea turtle. Unlike a sea turtle, the giant turtle has normal legs like that of a tortoise. The shell is covered in large bony spikes and a line of smaller spines running down the tail. At the end of the tail it has a club similar to the dinosaur genus Ankylosarus. The head is covered with bony armored plates. On both sides of the mouth are two large tusks. The turtle skin color is sandy color with a olive green shell.

History

Godzilla: The Series

End of the Line

The giant turtle was first seen off the coast of Alaska when it sank the Borealis, the ship that Niko Tatopoulos and Audrey Timmonds were having a romantic cruise on. It damaged the ship, but left no casualties. It attacked again when it found them on a nearby deserted island, but it drew too close to Komodithrax's nest, and it was attacked and defeated. It later awakened and returned in an attempt to eat Komodithrax's egg. It was able to get the egg away from the nest while the military launched a missile strike on the island. Godzilla then attempts to stop the Giant Turtle from damaging the egg, but he is also defeated. Komodithrax then awakens and rolls him onto his back and pushes him into a fissure in the ice, but takes herself and her egg with it.

Abilities

• The Giant Turtle is capable of swimming and holding its breath underwater for long period of time.
• The Giant Turtle has a thick spiked shell for its main body.
• The Giant Turtle is armed with a clubbed tail similar to an ankylosaurus.
• The Giant Turtle had enough strength to use its clubbed on Godzilla and enough jaw strength to cause the wounded Komodithrax to coma for short period of time.

Gallery

Giant Turtle seeing Niko Tatopoulos and Audrey Timmonds

Giant Turtle concept art

Trivia

• The giant turtle may be a nod to Gamera or Kamoebas, simply due to the fact it is a giant turtle kaiju. Its ankylosaur-like features also bring to mind Anguirus.
  • One of Heisei Gamera's motifs during concepts was Ankylosaurs.^[1]
• Like Gamera, it possesses tusks on its lower jaw.
• It seems to be a predator of Komodithrax's kind, as it is seen attacking her and her unhatched egg, though most likely the egg as it seems to be more interested in it.
• The Turtle presumably dies along with Komodithrax after falling off the ice cliff.