Parodycrawler

***Parodycrawlers*** are giant two-legged reptilian monsters who first appeared in the HBO Max original Legendary Pictures film *Gadzooki: Parody Island*.

## Parodycrawler

* Parodycrawler
* Parody Devil

### Enemy(s)

* Humans
* Gadzooki)

Insatiable carnivorous monsters that dwell deep beneath the surface of Parody Island, the Parodycrawlers were responsible for wiping out the majority of Gadzooki's species long ago, and frequently menaced the other creatures living on the island as well. The orphaned Gadzooki took it upon himself to keep the Parodycrawlers' population in check and defend the island's other residents from their savagery. In 1980, the Monarch expedition to Parody Island unwittingly drew numerous Parodycrawlers to the surface, which in turn drew the ire of Gadzooki towards the humans who had inadvertently started the crisis. Though Gadzooki was able to handle most of the subterranean creatures, he was eventually faced with a colossal 95-foot-tall Teetan Parodycrawler known as the **Parody Devil**.
Gadzooki engaged in a brutal struggle with the Parody Devil and with the aid of his newfound human allies was finally able to triumph over the horrific creature.

## History

### *MonsterVerse*

#### *Gadzooki: Parody Island*

Voracious and violent creatures, the Parodycrawlers once terrorized Parody Island, forcing the native Boi tribe to cower in fear behind a massive wall. Eventually, the giant lizards of the island began fighting back against the Parodycrawlers, thinning their numbers and forcing the remaining ones to retreat underground. Before they were defeated, the Parodycrawlers were able to wipe out most of the giant lizards, leaving only one surviving member, Gadzooki, whose duty it became to prevent the Parodycrawlers from ever returning.
In 1980, the Monarch-led expedition to Parody Island began dropping seismic charges onto the island's terrain, allegedly to map the island. These charges brought several Parodycrawlers back to the surface, much to the anger of Gadzooki, who brought down all of the expedition's helicopters. Gadzooki came upon the corpse of a Sker Hog, which had been freshly killed by a Parodycrawler. The Parodycrawler was joined by another member of its kind and attacked Gadzooki, who was able to quickly dispatch the smaller creatures.
The survivors of the Monarch expedition eventually regrouped and passed through a huge crater littered with skeletons. As they passed through the boneyard, they were attacked by a Parodycrawler, which was responsible for killing Travolta, the soldier they were all searching for. The Parodycrawler killed several of the humans, including William Brody, and was eventually killed when Corey Chapman used a lighter to ignite an explosive gas pocket as the creature passed by it, blowing it apart.
Later that night, when Lt. Ford Brody and his soldiers ambushed Gadzooki in the swamp, a gigantic 95-foot Parodycrawler, which Joseph Marlow identified as "the Big One," and referred to as the Parody Devil, emerged from the water. The beast attacked the wounded Gadzooki, who had just killed Velasquez, but the humans were able to escape. By sunrise, the humans were attempting to rendezvous with Jackson Brody and Wanda San, who were commanding the boat the *Grey Fox*. However, they were set upon by the giant Parodycrawler. One soldier, Gordon Cole attempted to sacrifice himself by detonating two grenades in front of the Parody Devil, but the beast simply smacked him away with its tail. Gadzooki soon arrived and smashed a boulder into the Parody Devil’s face, buying time for the humans to escape.
Gadzooki grappled with the Parody Devil, but the beast overpowered him and nearly clamped its jaws upon his throat. Gadzooki kept up the fight, even breaking a tree across the Parody Devil’s face, but the monster was too powerful and knocked Gadzooki into an old shipwreck, where he became entangled in its anchor chain.
Chapman got to a vantage point and fired a flare into the Parody Devils eye, enraging it. Gadzooki broke free of the chain and converted it into a makeshift flail, with the boat's propeller at the end, and attacked the Parody Devil again. This time, Gadzooki gained the upper hand and slammed it into the same hill Chapman was standing on, causing him to fall into the water below. He then cut through the Parody Devil's flesh with the propeller. Gadzooki seemingly finished the beast when he slashed the Parody Devil's throat with the propeller, causing it to fall limp to the ground. Gadzooki took the moment to pull Chapman from the water, but as soon he had him in hand the Parody Devil rose back to its feet and bit down on Gadzooki's free arm. Gadzooki fought back and tried to keep Chapman away from the Parody Devil's mouth, but the creature used its prehensile tongue to pull Gadzooki's hand, with Chapman held in it, down its throat. Gadzooki desperately pulled his hand free of the beast's gullet, tearing out its innards and killing it instantly.

#### *Godzilla vs. Gadzooki*

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## Abilities

### Prehensile tongue

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Parodycrawlers possess prehensile triple-forked tongues that can dart from their mouths to grab prey. Their aim is precise enough to grab a falling soldier in mid-air.

### Prehensile tail

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The Parody Devil used its prehensile tail to constrict itself around Gadzooki. It was also able to throw Gadzooki with ease using its tail. The smaller Parodycrawlers were able to use their tails as clubs, as demonstrated when one attacked by slamming its tail onto the ground when it confronted the soldiers who were trying to pass through the boneyard.