Octalus

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==Summary==
The Octalus is a massive multi-tentacled monster that resembles an octopus. One such creature attacked the cruise ship Argonautica.
The ship had become infested by, what the passengers thought, creatures that resembled giant worms that swallowed and digested their prey alive. Some have speculated that they are members of the Ottoia family of deep-sea archaeopriapulida worms, which have evolved to immense size in the extreme depths of oceanic trenches. In truth it was a singular creature that used its many tentacles to digest the crew while it nested within the center of the ship where it spat out the skeletal remains.
The monster's many tentacles were capable of splitting open and devouring a full grown human, where they were digested with acids and spat out. The creature was quite intelligent and was able to herd its prey into traps and dead ends. It resides in the depths of the sea and rarely surfaces. The film's prologue indicates that ships from every era have mysteriously disappeared into the South China sea, and that the creature is responsible. It has never been seen by man, until now.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least 
Name: Octalus
Origin: Deep Rising
Gender: Varies (Can be male or female)
Age: Hundreds of years old
Classification: Animal, Invertebrate, Giant Ottoia family of deep-sea archaeopriapulida worms.
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 2; At least 10 meters for its main body and hundreds of meters for its tentacles), Immortality (Type 3), Longevity (Has lived for centuries), Enhanced Senses (Can see and sense in the dark deepth ocean), Skilled in stealth (Via ambush), Natural Weaponry (Teeth, eight long constricting Arms), Surface Scaling (via suction cups), Underwater Breathing (Type 2), can cut flesh with their tentacles and mouth, Blood and Water Absorption (It is noted in the movie that , but does not really eat them. The gargantuan beast seems to puke the rest of its victims out, which would ), Regeneration (Low-Mid, can grow lost arms back) and Resistance to Pressure (Lives in deep-sea environments) and Bone Manipulation (Ottoia have no bones)
Attack Potency: At least Building level+ (Can easily sink very large vessels. Shook a luxury Cruise ship, can generate this much energy just by existing. , also All scans and sources come from the film Deep Rising (1998).)
Speed: Superhuman on water, reactions, and attack speed (Can catch a jet ski)
Lifting Strength: At least Class M (He stopped a Cruise ship with ease)
Striking Strength: At least Building level+ (Can destroy large vessels)
Durability: At least Building level+ (Can withstand the force behind his blows.)
Stamina: High (Constantly has to swim in order to avoid sinking)
Range: Hundreds of meters (Via feeding tentacles)
Standard Equipment:
*Tentacles: Octalus is equipped with ten tentacles. The tentacles can also close their mouths and are arguably one of the most fascinating parts of the dangerous sea monster. It is unknown if the tentacles act on their own to serve the main body, or if Octalus has full control of them. The tentacles seem to know where their prey hides and they are extremely agile, which leads to the conclusion that they have some sort of sensory organs like small eyes with which they can see.
*Mouth: Octalus mouth can tear through the flesh of both predators and prey easily by cutting in a scissor-like fashion. It is noted in the movie that the sea monster seems to suck out the body fluids of its victims but doesn't really eat them. The gargantuan beast seems to puke the rest of its victims out, which would explain the tons of corpses in the bow of the ship. The dangerous creature seems to be able to breathe underwater and on land, which does not really make sense since it seems to lurk at the bottom of the ocean, where it does not need that ability.
Intelligence: Average. The creature itself seems pretty smart and penetrative because it forces its prey to move to a place where it can easily get them, as seen in the movie where it herds the protagonists on the bow of the ship, which is fulfilled with the remains of the crew and passengers.
Weaknesses: His eyes
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Bite: The bite of Octalus can tear through flesh like paper.
*Tentacles: The Beast can manipulate its tentacles to latch onto targets and drag them towards it.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==References==
Category:Immortals
Category:Large Sized Characters
Category:Stealth Masters
Category:Sea Monsters
Category:Worms
Category:Enhanced Senses Users
Category:Underwater Breathing Users
Category:Surface Scalers
Category:Characters
Category:Deep Rising
Category:Monsters
Category:Instinctive Action Users
Category:Regeneration Users
Category:Longevity Users
Category:Blood Users
Category:Water Users
Category:Absorption Users
Category:Horror Characters