Red

**Red** was a male *Tyrannosaurus* whom Fang encounters, eventually becoming her new friend. However, during his fight with Spear, Red was accidentally killed by Fang, who was trying to stop the two fighting each other. Later it was revealed that Red mated with her when she laid a second set of eggs after losing her old ones.

## Appearance

Being a *T. rex* like Fang, Red had a remarkably similar build and height to her, if not slightly smaller. His body was mostly gray, with red stripes on his tail and had a bright red head and neck, hence his name. His eyes were yellow, and he had long, powerful legs with three-clawed feet like Fang. But unlike her, Red did not have an uneven large tooth on one side of his face, but he did seem to possess more teeth than Fang. He also possessed small, horn-like crests on his head, and small spines adorning his neck and the end of his tail.

## Abilities

* **Strength**:Red was very strong, which was probably due to his large stature. This made him a dangerous and effective predator. Red could overcome and take down even the powerful Arsinoitherium with the help of Fang. He showed off his strength even more by defeating several Celtic villagers and warriors in battle and fighting Spear viciously, throwing him into jagged rocks and stomping on him. In addition, Red demonstrated his raw strength by ramming through multiple stone houses of similar size during his fight with the caveman. Nonetheless, Red  possessed a level of physical prowess that could match that of Fang, another dinosaur renowned for its formidable strength.
* **Resilience**: Red has proven his resilience as he was able to withstand being impaled by spears thrown at him by Celtic warriors, which served only to anger him, enduring an explosion and was even able to take hits from Spear during his fight against him. However, Red ended up getting impaled on a stalagmite after he was accidentally shoved off a cliff by Fang, to the point he then succumbed to his injuries afterwards while being comforted by her.
* **Intelligence**: Red had demonstrated himself to be intelligent just like Fang as he had the capacity to track down what sort of prey he was following and how best to take it down. He was even clever enough to lead Fang towards the Celts' village so that the two of them can take down the people living there.
* **Stamina and Speed**: Red had good stamina as he could run for an extended period of time while still being able to fight against Celtic villagers and warriors, even able to fight against Spear without too many difficulties.
* **Smell**: Like Fang, Red was granted with powerful senses due to being a T*yrannosaurus*, especially his incredible sense of smell. He used it to find prey like an *Arsinoitherium* or even detect enemies such as a tribe of Celtic people in a village.
* **Stealth**: Like Fang, Red had brilliant stealth, capable of simply blending into his surroundings so that he was able to remain undetected by his prey. He was even able to hide from Fang atop a small rock formation during their first encounter.

## Personality

Red was slightly timid at first, opting not to confront Fang, and instead hiding from her. When he starts interacting with Fang, Red is initially submissive, as seen when he let go of their joint catch. The dinosaur does quickly begin to bond with Fang, though, as she throws the dinosaur some meat, which Red takes as an invitation to join her feast, or perhaps as her expression of tolerance.

Red appeared to be quite playful, something which seems to also rub-off on Fang, as seen when he 'dances' under the fruit tree after becoming inebriated from the fermented fruit lying on the ground, and tries catching fireflies with her on the beach, similar to courting behavior. This eventually resulted in them mating offscreen.

Despite his playfulness, Red, by predatory instinct, was ruthless when it came to hunting prey, as seen when he crawled into the human village, grabbing some in his jaws, tearing them in two, biting heads, etc. In fact, he was extremely persistent in his hunt, as despite Fang's attempts to stop Red and Spear from fighting each other, Red constantly tried to get around her and attack Spear, plowing through multiple houses and enduring an explosion to kill his opponent. However, after Fang accidentally pushes him down a cliff, he falls on a stalagmite that impales him. In his final moments, Red briefly wails to Fang for comfort, demonstrating that despite their conflict, he still cared about her.

## History

Red is first seen as a silhouette running past Fang as she explores the forest. As Fang explores the rock formation, Red, rather than greeting or being aggressive towards Fang, instead hides on top of the rocks. Fang is unable to find him after he climbs and hides atop a small rock formation, so she carries on as he watches from his hiding place.

Red is later seen chasing the same *Arsinoitherium* as Fang, and the two catch the same prey, though Red eventually backs down on the claim after a short dispute. Fang later throws some meat in his direction after he begins to leave, prompting him to join in. Later on, as Fang explores her new surroundings, Red follows her, and they find a fruit tree and get drunk from the fermented fruits, and spend their time later strolling through the forest, playing with the falling leaves. At night, they chase some fireflies on the beach before finding a spot to sleep together.

The following morning, however, Red leads Fang through the misty forest towards the Celts' village, where its attack begins with ambushing two warriors on patrol. Red is hit with a spear by another warrior, but Fang pounces him, and he is killed by them both. Spear investigates the noise which, in turn, alerts Red to Spear's presence, and charges at him. Fang prevents Red from harming Spear by standing in front of him and is butted aside when this fails.

In a shocking turn, Fang stops Spear from attacking Red by using the same method, but this also fails when Spear rolls under her to attack him. Red is attacked from above by Spear, but once Spear loses his weapon and corners himself, the dinosaur is able to bite his arm. The local warriors throw some spears at him, but this only aggravates Red more, causing him to charge through a number of homes, including the medicine woman's which explodes in flames.

Blown up to their final battleground, Red manages to wound Spear several times, by throwing him into rocks, slashing his back and stomping on him. Spear uses a rock to free himself from being pinned by Red, but this does little to help as Red moves in for the kill. The dinosaur is promptly stopped by Fang, who fights Red herself by shoving him off a cliff, onto sharp debris - fatally wounding him.

Now dying, Red is comforted by a horrified and saddened Fang as his last breaths are drawn, before closing his eyes for the last and final time as he succumbs to his injuries while Fang sorrowfully mourned for the loss of her friend. ("Shadow of Fate")

It is later revealed to Spear and Mira that prior to his death, Red had mated with Fang, rendering him posthumously a father, as Fang eventually lays three eggs after some time and starts looking after them. ("Vidarr")

Finally the eggs hatch, making Red the posthumous father of two offspring.("The Colossaeus, Part II")

## Trivia

* Due to his ruthlessness, persistence, and refusal to stop attacking Spear or the other humans in the Celt village, despite Fang's attempts to stop him, it could be implied that Red was a habitual man-eater that saw humans as an easy prey item.
* He is the first antagonist of the series who was shown to care for a protagonist to any extent.

## References

1. ↑ "David Krentz confirms Red". (Post) *Facebook* (July 23, 2022).