#amhuluk

with a meme 🤓☝️

Ft. the MCs of the MV and my two faves 😚(me and the guy who created Amhuluk maybe)

Welcome once again to Monarch: After Dark, the digital gateway between you and the organisation dedicated to understanding and navigating this troubled new world we live in.

For today's communication, as we begin exhausting the list of Titans we can provide extensive information on, we look to a friendly-ish face who grew very popular very quickly; the defender of the Amazon, Behemoth.

(Pictured above: News footage of a pacified Behemoth leaving Rio following the ORCA's activation, circa. 2019)

Monarch Database File: Behemoth

Monarch Designation: Titanus Behemoth

Height: 354 feet

Weight: 90,000 tons

Nature: Bio-Seismic

Behavioural Classification: Protector

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Also known by the name Mapinguari (a South American cryptid believed to resemble a Bigfoot/ground sloth cross), Behemoth was considered by some of those studying him to be the most interesting of all the Titans. A Titan that looks as powerful as his name implies, Behemoth resembles a cross between a ground sloth and a mammoth, armed with an imposing set of tusks, dense fireproof fur coating and spines of metal-fortified granite running down his back.

Behemoth's presence breeds new life wherever he travels, forests grow and flourish in his wake and his waste can be converted into an extremely effective fertilizer that can strengthen the very Earth's immune system. When Monarch makes the claim that the Titans are vital in restoring the natural order and healing our world, Behemoth is often the poster child of the effect the Titans can have.

(Pictured above: Footage captured of Behemoth using his tusks to ravage Rio de Janeiro, circa 2019)

While much of Behemoth's history is not known to us, it is noted that the Titan seems to share a rivalry with Amhuluk, the two having clashed many times before in the ancient past. Amhuluk and Behemoth's abilities appear to offset each other perfectly, preventing Behemoth from inadvertantly overwhelming the world with rainforests where rainforests shouldn't be.

Behemoth's awakening in 2019 during the Monster Zero crisis is notable, as his breach of containment was done so with the aid of Monarch operatives who sympathized with paleobiologist-turned-ecoterrorist Emma Russell. One member of Outpost 58, Mariko, had personally seen to the sabotage of the kill switch implemented within the outpost, preventing Monarch from being able to stop Behemoth's escape.

He went on a rampage through Rio de Janeiro shortly afterward, before being pacified by the ORCA activating in Boston. Behemoth was one of the few who had arrived to witness Godzilla's claim to Alpha status, and notably was the first Titan to arrive on the scene. Following this, Behemoth was noted as having regrown large swathes of the Amazon Rainforest, and the usefulness of his droppings was discovered not long after.

(Pictured above: Artisitic pinup of Behemoth in the Amazon, courtesy of Drew E. Johnson)

Toward the end of 2020, Behemoth had seemed to claim territory within the Amazon, but found himself locked in combat with Amhuluk. The opposing Titan managed to break off one of Behemoth's tusks and prepared to drown him in the river, but Godzilla's arrival and intervention stopped that from happening.

Behemoth quickly returned to a makeshift temple in the Amazon, crafted for him by the locals, which he seemed to be using as a resting place, and returned to dormancy not long after.

To date, no new activity from Behemoth since 2020 has been reported.

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And there you go! While Scylla and Tiamat appear to be the current subjects of most "Titan gossip" that goes on, Behemoth drew people's attention to him quite rapidly after his emergence and impact on the world was known. His fame grew to such an extent, that jokes among Monarch staff were often made about Behemoth and Kong having something akin to a friendship.

Until next time,

Today Kellie Doherty introduces us to some of the mythological creatures of Oregon!

Had you heard of these before? Did we miss your favorite? Let us know! 🐉

Godzilla: WHY. why did you give Rodan a KNIFE?!

Kong: I’m sorry. They said they felt unsafe.

Godzilla: Now I feel unsafe!

Kong: I’m sorry.

Kong: ... would you like a knife?

Godzilla: Must be hard not being able to laugh

Rodan: I do have a sense of humor you know

Godzilla: I’ve never heard you laugh before

Rodan: I’ve never heard you say anything funny

Godzilla: I prevented a murder today.

Kong: Really? How’d you do that?

Godzilla: self control.

Godzilla: *holding a bottle* Is this whiskey or perfume?

Behemoth: *chugs entire bottle*

Behemoth: It’s perfume.

Godzilla: How petty can you get?

Scylla: I once edited a Wikipedia article to win an argument I was wrong about

Godzilla: Hey, you want some leftovers?

Methuselah: What's that?

Godzilla: You've never had leftovers???

Methuselah: No, because I'm not a quitter.

Godzilla: Change is inedible.

Barb: Don't you mean inevitable?

Godzilla, spitting out coins: No, I did not

Godzilla: This is a mistake

Amhuluk, enthusiastically: A mistake we're going to laugh about one day!

Godzilla: But not today

Amhuluk, still enthusiastic: Oh, no. Today's going to be a mess

Godzilla: Sorry it took me so long to bail you out of jail

Tiamat: No it’s my fault, I shouldn’t’ve used my one phone call to prank call the police

Godzilla: I’m gonna need a human skull and I can't have you ask any questions why.

Na Kika: Only if you also don't ask why

Na Kika: *Pulls out 7 pristine human skulls* Take your pick.

Godzilla:

Na Kika:

Godzilla: This one is fine

Mothra: Godzilla... Why did you draw a pentagram on the floor?

Godzilla: Your text told me to satanize the house before you returned.

Mothra:

Mothra: I wrote sanitize, Godzilla.

Quetzalcoatl: You know, not every problem can be solved with a sword.

Rodan: That's why I carry two swords.

*Behemoth and Scylla skipping stones on lake*

Behemoth: It’s such a beautiful evening.

Scylla, whispering: Take that you fucking lake

Methuselah: Hey, it's your turn to wash dishes.

Barb: I'LL WASH THE WALLS RED WITH YOUR BLOOD.

Methuselah: 'Kay, but before that, wash the dishes, also use soap this time?

Tiamat: You love me, right, Amhuluk?