Clover
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| Clover | |
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| Species | Ancient amphibous species |
| Height | 350 feet |
| Weight | 5806.04 metric tons |
| Length | 1200 feet |
| Abilities | Able to survive in high pressure and low temperature conditions |
| Origins | Ancient nest in the deep ocean |
| First appearance | Cloverfield |
The Monster is the main antagonist of the film Cloverfield. The monster rampages throughout Manhatten, destroying the city in its path. This destruction cause the United States government to sacrifice New York City in an attempt to kill the Monster with heavy ordnance in "the HAMMER-DOWN Protocol". Before that, the monster killed Jason Hawkins by crushing him with its tail on the Brooklyn Bride. Its parasites bit Marlena and that bite cause Marlena to explode from her chest cavity. It bit Hud in the minutes before the Hammerdown protocol. The whisper states that the monster is still alive, however, JJ Abrams contradicts this by saying military bombing kills the creature, so therefore the Monster's fate is unknown. The Monster's origins are believed to be revealed in Cloverfield/Kishin. The Monster may have come from a nest in Japanese Bay, or another nest in the Atlantic ocean. The Monster is never truely named, but "Clover" is generally accepted. Other names were given by the fan community.
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Appearance
The monster is a 350 foot high quadruped with four limbs and a long fork-finned tail. The uppermost triple-jointed limb pair are longer than the other 2, ending in a multi-fingered hand which can bend backward so that the creature can walk on its knuckles. The double-jointed, squat legs are powerful enough to support the creature’s mass, and yet still allow it to move quickly for an organism of its size. Each of its feet is 30-40 feet in length, roughly the size of a city transit bus. The creature is covered in grey skin that exhibits a white pallor. The skin is also host to an indeterminate number of relatively smaller parasitic creatures.
Tucked between the monster's legs are two "external esophogi". The esophogi are used to eat creatures much smaller than itself (humans). In the Cloverfield/Kishin manga, the monster's external esophogi are shown. Also, long, thinner tubes wrap around victems to bring victems in. The esophogi were first clearly seen when Hud looks up at the monster before it bites him. Fans misinterpreted the arms to be limbs. The esophogi end in teeth-like projections.
The Monster's diet covers a large array of foods. The first hint at the monster's diet was when a photo of whales the monster had partially consumed appeared on 1-18-08.com. During Cloverfield, Marlena says she saw it "eating people". The exterior esophogi are the right size to consume humans amongst other things. Other amateur video footage of Cloverfield reveal that the Monster was also seen eating horses, multiple ones at the same time.
Its head has sharp, bony features and two eyes with pupils large enough to almost obscure their requisite sclera from view. There are a set of membranous sacks on either side of the head behind the eyes, which inflate and receed back into the head, perhaps in time with its respiration.
The creature has a high resistance to projectile weaponry. Shells from M-1 tanks, AT-4 rockets, 80 Mk 82 bombs and other high powered ordnance failed to do anything other than aggravate the creature.
According to film producer J.J. Abrams, the creature is “. . . a baby. He’s brand-new. He’s confused, disoriented and irritable. And he’s been down there in the water for thousands and thousands of years.Citation Needed
Measurements
These are all estimations by the US Department of Defense.
- Height (quadruped pose) - 240-300 feet (73.2-91.4 metres).
- Height (standing upright) - 350 feet.
- Length (head to tail) - 1200 feet (365.8 metres).
- Weight - 5806.04 metric tons.
- Width (assuming arms are outstretched) - 740 feet (225.6 metres).
- Height of head - 45 feet (13.7 metres).
- Depth of head - 50 feet (15.2 metres).
- Width of mouth - 15 feet (4.6 metres).
- Height of mouth - 35 feet (10.7 metres).
- Length of longest tooth - 5 feet (1.5 metres).
- Length of foot - 35-40 feet (10.7-12.2 metres).
Name
Its official name (if it has one) has not been revealed. The crew members referred to it by its nickname 'Clover', while it is not named at all in the film. It is refered to mainly as the Monster, or the Cloverfield Monster, due to not being named. "Clover" is actually short for "Cloverfield Monster". The fan community refers to it by a number of different names:
- Cloverfield, after the title
- Clover, after the crewmember's name (variations: Clovey, Clovy, Clovie)
- Slusho, after the fictional Japanese drink
- A Terrible Thing, after Hud's description (variations: ATT, Terry)
- Big Barney
- Mister Grumpy Pants (variations: Mister Grumpypants, Mr. Grumpy Pants, Mr. Grumpypants, MGP)
- Various titles the movie was called: Cheese, Chocolate Outrage, etc.
- Clozilla, a protmanteau of its name, "Clover", and "Godzilla"
- The US Department of Defense refers to the it as the "Large Scale Aggressor", or "LSA".
Clover Parasites
Clover was also covered in 2,000 parasites that are about the same weight and height as a dog. They have 10 legs, consisting of six spider-like, double jointed legs and 4 "pincers" on the top and back of its body. They have very large jaws, pale grayish skin and many black eyes. They closely resemble a giant spider. The Department of Defense called the parasites "HSP", for "Human Scale Parasite". The Department noticed how the parasites attack with pack coordination, and prefer enclosed spaces for trapping and surprising prey. They can also detect prey from afar, by an unknown method.
Marlena Diamond is killed by a parasite's bite in the film. The bite in the subway caused Marlena to bleed from the eyes and vomit blood from the mouth. Before Marlena explodes, a soilder is wheeled by the group, chest having gaping hole, and the medical officers saying "another bite", foreshadowing Marlena's fate.
History
The Monster's origins are unknown so far, but many people speculate that it is of extraterrestrial descent, even though this has been denied by J.J. Abrams. In the scene where Rob, Lily, Marlena, and Hud are walking though the subway Hud says to Rob "Dude, think about it the ocean is huge." talking* about the monster's origins. This could connect to Abrams saying the monster is from the water. Abrams wanted the movie to be realistic; if a monster did attack we would have no idea where it came from unless we witnessed it.
After many military attempts at bombing the monster and creating much devastation in Manhattan, the creature's fate is still yet to be revealed.
Many argue that an audio clip at the end of the credits in the film said the words "Help Us" but it is in fact "It's still alive," only backwards. After Operation HAMMER-DOWN, the monster has apparently survived.
However, recent interviews with J.J. Abrams tell us that the bombing kills the monster. The two sources contradict each other, perhaps enshadowning the monster's fate in doubt.
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