Hundun is a Kaiju of undetermined category that attacked Manila on February 5, 2014, being the second Kaiju to emerge from the Breach.[4]
Biology
Hundun's appearance is largely unknown, but it is known that it has a mouth full of teeth and a pair of white eyes.[5]
History
Second Kaiju Attack
Six months after Trespasser attacks San Francisco, Hundun emerges from the Breach. The Kaiju makes landfall in the Philippines; specifically at Taal, in the Batangas province, at night during a tropical storm. It crosses Taal lake, then crosses Laguna de Bay, approaches Metropolitan Manila and attacks Manila itself.
By the time officials know what is happening, Hundun is rampaging through the city, causing widespread death and destruction and terrorizing the inhabitants, before being finally killed by a tactical nuclear strike.[4][2] [6][7] However, though it is killed, its excrement severely contaminates the environment of the city.[2]
Trivia
- The film's opening shows Hardship roaring at the screen while citing the second Kaiju attack, implying that it would be Hundun, however it is confirmed by the film's special effects team that that Kaiju is in fact Hardship.[8]
- Hundun is the name of a character in Chinese mythology, and the "primordial chaos" of Chinese cosmogony.
Notes
- ↑ Like Trespasser, Hundun attacked before the creation of the Serizawa Scale and therefore did not receive an official category.
References
- ↑ Travis Beacham: Kaiju Attack Timeline
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pacific Rim
- ↑ @TravisBeacham, July 18, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Travis Beacham, August 14, 2013
- ↑ Pacific Rim: Aftermath: "Issue #1
- ↑ Travis Beacham: How many cities were nuked in total?
- ↑ Travis Beacham: Correction of Hundun attack location
- ↑ Monster Legacy: Kaiju of the Rim
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