Gill-man (Creature from the Black Lagoon)

==Summary ==
Gill-man is an iconic monster of cinema, appearing as the main antagonist of the 1954 black-and-white science fiction film Creature from the Black Lagoon and its two sequels, Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956). He is the last of a race of amphibious humanoids that existed back in the Devonian age and resided in a lagoon deep in the Amazonian rainforest.
== Powers and Stats==
Tier: to | At least , possibly higher
Key: Original Amphibian State | Terrestrial State
Name: Gill-man
Origin: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Amphibious Humanoid
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Natural Weaponry (Claws), Enhanced Senses, Underwater Breathing (Type 1), Stealth Mastery (Ambushed a bird atop a log), Regeneration (At least Low; Able to heal from harpoon guns to the abdomen and from being riddled with bullets, though the latter takes considerably more time), Adaptation/Reactive Evolution (Began to adapt to land after being forced to stay out of the water); Resistance to Electricity (Stun batons barely faze him), Resistance to Fire (Recovered after he was set a blaze)
Attack Potency: Street level to Wall level (Can easily kill people, his favourite killing method being crushing people's heads, though not completely. Potentially battles black caimansAll scans and sources come from the film Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)) | At least Wall level, possibly higher (Much stronger than before, can smash through brick with ease, one-shotted a cougarAll scans and sources come from the film The Creature Walks Among Us (1956))
Speed: Below Average Human on land, Subsonic underwater (Kept pace with a boat and followed it closely behind) | Average Human (Able to run in short bursts)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 5 to Class 10 (Broke chains, overturned a car and nearly flipped a 10-12 meter long boat) | At least Class 5 to Class 10, likely higher (Much stronger than before)
Striking Strength: Street level to Wall level | At least Wall level, possibly higher
Durability: Street level to Wall level (Survived dozens of kilograms worth of TNT across the lagoon he was in, but this left him in a coma that lasted several hours, if not days) | At least Wall level, possibly higher (Can tank rifle gunshots to the gut at point blank)
Stamina: High (Can follow a boat for hours and endure the effects of drugs and chlorophorm that could bring down an elephant)
Range: Standard melee range (8 ft tall)
Intelligence: High Animalistic, possibly Below Average (Considerably smarter than a chimpanzee, and possibly knows the concept of love. Can act playful and fool/trick others. With each sequel he learned to distrust humans more and more) | Below Average (Understands the concept of doors)
Weaknesses: Can only survive out of water for a few minutes. His skin appears to be quite flammable | No longer able to breathe underwater and unaware of it. It is implied that he died from suffocating at a beach
==Gallery==
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==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Horror Characters
Category:Monsters
Category:Characters
Category:Amphibians
Category:Underwater Breathing Users
Category:Enhanced Senses Users
Category:Bodily Weaponry Users
Category:Stealth Masters
Category:Regeneration Users
Category:Adaptation Users
Category:Reactive Evolution Users
Category:Creature from the Black Lagoon
Category:Species
Category:Sea Monsters
Category:Universal Studios Monsters