Caimecus

Caimecus' current design

### Family

Missipus (Mate, deceased), Porosylus (Daughter, alive), Ghavalis (Son, deceased), Vicguary (Son, alive), Carvocaius (Son, alive), Chronostasis (Son, alive)

## Out-of-Roleplay

### Image Artist

Serpenticular

Caimecus is a super-sized crocodilian hailing from the Hollow Earth, created by Serpenticular (a.k.a Snocc or Giga-Gator). He has been in many battles throughout the server's history, however he ultimately succumbed to his wounds and passed away in the depths of his temple.

## Design

Caimecus is a crocodilian primarily based off the extinct reptile Deinosuchus and it's modern day relatives the alligators. He is, for the most part, simply a gigantic gator, being very similar to the animals. He is very thick and stocky in his build with huge flabs of skin hanging down from his neck and belly. His limbs are fairly short, however Caimecus' hind legs are a short bit longer than those of his front legs, allowing the crocodilian to shift to a more bipedal stance if he so wishes, similar to early reptiles like Postosuchus. His tail is long and shaped like a paddle for aquatic life, and packed full of muscle. Caimecus' hide is dark green with a series of lime coloured crescents going down near the end of his tail as the most vibrant part of his pattern.

## Personality

Caimecus is a brute, simply put. He doesn't care for the feelings of other kaiju, and just wants to get the job done. Often times the crocodilian will go at great lengths in order for an opponent to fall, even if it means sustaining brutal injuries in the process, such as his battle with Zilla Jr. He uses his features to his advantage to make quick work of anything that dares challenge him, and will not go down easy. Near the end of his life, though, Caimecus learned that being a vicious tyrant wasn't exactly the best way to go..

However, outside of battle, Caimecus is quite compassionate towards his offspring. He is quite capable of forming bonds and being a good parent, which is something quite uncommon amongst reptiles. He regularly visited his temple to bring his children food, which is part of the reason why he fought as much as he did

## Origins

Hatched back in the age of the dinosaurs in the Hollow Earth, Caimecus entered the world with a small chance of survival due to his species hatching as tiny vulnerable little creatures. He, though, managed to become the top of the clutch and got the most food out of all of his siblings. Eventually, Caimecus was the only survivor after hogging the food given by his mother and ended up being a fairly large individual; much larger than his parents and the other Floridosuchus in the pools. Caimecus was unnaturally aggressive for a member of his kind, having bullied his siblings into submission and even tried taking a few bites out of several adults.

Eventually the reptile grew to truly Kaiju proportions; much larger than the rest of the individuals in the marsh he was living in. And, being the hostile beast he was, Caimecus initated fights pretty much every day; snapping at some elderly Floridosuchus who were peacefully minding their own business. It didn't take too long for the crocodilian to become top of the swamp, as the regular natural balance was disrupted, and, being so big, Caimecus was practically untouchable. If any other 'gator was to show any form of disrespect towards him, he would put them back in his place.

Finally, though, the tyrant's rule came to an end upon the lush swamp becoming a deserted battlefield. He realised that the area wasn't able to sustain his hunger, so promptly left in search for a better place to live in. He traversed the Hollow Earth's seas, killing multiple Skullcrawlers and other fauna native to the underground lands in order to gain sustenance. However, things changed upon running into another reptile just like him.. Missipus.

The two Kaiju formed as mates, and later on became the parents of a clutch. However, by now, the pair were the last remaining adults of their species. The rest of the Floridosuchus were either too young and were promptly killed off by various predatory animals, and the last of the elders had died due to Caimecus' rampage back at the swamp. There was an even smaller hope for the species left when one of Missipus cuts she had obtained whilst hunting had gotten infected, which quickly gave her a deadly disease. Soon after contracting the illness, the great gator passed away peacefully in her cave, leaving the species functionally extinct.

Caimecus mourned his mate's death for quite a while, however soon after that period was over, the gator picked up intense radiation signals coming from the surface. These signals brought him to an underground tunnel system that lead up to the surface.. Was it time? Being an apex aquatic predator, Caimecus knew that he could handle most of the threats up there. He'd already had scuffles with various Hollow Earth wildlife before, and they were often times his size or larger. However, it was the fact that he didn't know what surface life was like...

Hesitant, the gator pushed off of the seabed and swam through the opening. It was okay so far, nothing too crazy... Until the gravitational warp happened, sending Caimecus flying through the tunnel at high speed. After a few seconds, though, he was out on the surface in the middle of an open ocean. Suddenly, the radiation picked up again, drawing Caimecus towards a landmass. He surfaced and began to stomp out of the water, smelling the air. It was much different than the warm underground air. This air was cooler and more fresh; strange. Suddenly, though, the crocodilian was hit with enough force to send him skidding to the side. He looked up, growling, realising that it was another Kaiju. This beast was a lava-covered rocklike Pterosaur, now known as a member of the Rodan species. Caimecus hissed at the firebird before it swooped down, flying talons out towards him. Before it could reach him, however, Caimecus lunged foward and grabbed the Rodan in his jaws, beginning to repeatedly slam it into the ground until he was sure it was dead. With that, the crocodilian crunched through its molten hide and ripped off its head, swallowing it whole. His first victory in a strange world.. And certainly not the last.

Over the years, the surface grew to be Caimecus' home. He gained a following of early humans who migrated down to the Hollow Earth, building a temple for the great gator. He still occasionally went back underground to check on his eggs, which eventually hatched, with the hatchlings being moved to the 'shrine'. As they grew, Caimecus was needed to supply them with more and more food, which often resulted in the local extinction of a multitude of superspecies. He amassed a large amount of victories against other Kaiju and was feared throughout the globe. However, the battles started to take a toll on his body, forcing him to return to his Hollow Earth temple and hibernate to heal his wounds. He slept for several hundred thousand years, bringing him to the dawn of humanity. Eventually, though, Caimecus would wake up, and he was certainly not happy..

## In Tides of War

Shortly after his awakening in 2024/5, Caimecus was sighted in the waters around Isla De Mara, the same island that had fallen victim to Rodan's assault back in 2019. Another Kaiju was also lurking in these waters; a Gojira, dubbed Yudon. Upon sensing Caimecus, Yudon moved over to investigate, only for the crocodilian to suddenly launch out from beneath the sand. Caimecus grabbed onto his newfound opponent's neck, where he would tank several hits from Yudon in efforts to get him off. The battle ended swiftly though, with Caimecus managing to paralyze the Gojira by crushing his neck vertebrae and then decapitate him.

Soon after, Caimecus attacked the giant Brudan-Diamos as he was drinking from the nearby sea, clamping his jaws down on his opponent's neck. A series of slamming and bashing ensued until Caimecus got ahold of the sauropod's leg before making quick work by death-rolling, thus mangling the limb. He prepared another attack, however was quickly thrown back by a shockwave produced by Diamos. He rushed back to deeper waters, giving his opponent a false sense of hope, right before launching out of the water to the titan's side. Caimecus managed to muster enough power to scramble up onto Diamos' back and crunch down on his neck, where he was met by a barrage of tail-slams all across his body. This didn't prove to be effective *until* Diamos bashed his tail club at full force into the crocodilian's skull, stunning him. This ultimately resulted in Caimecus leaving the battlefield, planning on returning to the sauropod's blood trail in order to finish him off later. This never happened, as Brudan sacrificed himself later on for MUTO spawn to feed off.

### **Crushing Bite**

Caimecus, being a crocodilian, is known to have an immense crushing bite capable of obliterating bone. This is notable in the Hawaii fight with Brudan Dimos, when the reptile got ahold of his opponent's leg and mangled it in his jaws. He has also straight up ripped off opposing Kaiju's body parts off before, like in the fight with Yudon where he eventually ripped off the Gojira's head. He might even have the strongest bite force in the server, being able to crunch with almost double his own weight.

### **Burrowing**

Not something you would think a giant reptile would be capable of doing, but Caimecus is able to burrow and 'swim' through sediment such as sand or dirt or gravel etc. Although not as fast as other Kaiju such as Kirai, he is still pretty speedy underground (at least for a creature of his size).

## Trivia

Despite what Yezam claims, Caimecus is not a crocodile. He is a species related to the alligator.

Caimecus is one of the longest Kaiju in ToW, with a physical length of 230 metres.

Caimecus also has an immense bite force, stronger than that of most other Kaiju in ToW.

The character of Caimecus started off as a giant crocodile, however once he was created in ToW, he was turned into something more like you see today; an alligator.

Several months after his death, Caimecus' skeleton was taken to a Monarch facility to be sterilized and put under study. It is now part of the organisation's many Kaiju specimens.

Caimecus has had a Wattpad book written about him, although it takes place in a different universe than to ToW. Read it here!