Teddy

teddy is a secret light attributed therizinosaurus and is one of the strongest slashers of the D-team

## character design

### personality

teddy is a very nervous theropod as he is unsure what could happen next in the heat of battle. yet he has a very soft spot for his serogent father dr Z. sure he was very abusive yo diamond dino danno sue and grumpy when they were kids, but teddy was a different case. with him dr Z tried to give him extreme disipline in order for him to grow up strong and feared, but at the same time dr Z showed he cared for his serogent son, showing there is sympothy between teddy and Dr Z. when reunited years later, teddy was terrified of him after years of dicipline, but still remembered the happy times they had together, resulting in sacrificing himself by saving him when falling out of a 30 story building, even if diamond was pissed off that he didnt kill the dr like she would want

## anatomy

as a therizinosaurus, teddy has an enormous size, growing up to 9 to 10 m (30 to 33 ft) in length with ponderous weights from 3 t (3,000 kg) to possibly over 5 t (5,000 kg). These dimensions make teddy the largest therizinosaur known and the largest known maniraptoran. Along with the contemporaneous ornithomimosaur *Deinocheirus*, it was the largest maniraptoriform. teddy has a proportionally small skull bearing a rhamphotheca (horny beak) atop his long neck; bipedal gaits; a large belly for foliage processing; and sparse feathering. Other traits that were likely present in teddy include a heavily pneumatized (air-filled) vertebral column and a robustly-built, ophistopubic (backwards oriented) pelvis.

teddy has approximately 3 m (9.8 ft) long legs. his whole neck is 2.9 times the size of the humerus, which is 76 cm (760 mm), resulting in a 2.2 m (7.2 ft) long neck based on comparisons with the cervical vertebrae series of *Nanshiungosaurus*. Teddy's most distinctive feature is his gigantic unguals on each of the three digits of his hands. These are common among therizinosaurs but particularly large and stiffened in teddy, and they are considered as the longest known from any terrestrial animal.

### Forelimb

Teddy's arms covered 2.4 m (7.9 ft) in total length (humerus, radius and second metacarpal with phalanges lengths). The scapula measured 67 cm (670 mm) long with a stocky and flattened dorsal blade, wide acromial process (bony extension) and a very widened ventral surface. Near the anterior edge of the scapular widening and near the scapulocoracoid suture (bone joint), a foramen was located; it likely functioned as a channel for blood vessels and nerves when alive. The posterior edge of the scapula was robust and the acromion was lightly built, likely fused into a cartilaginous system with its periphery in life. The coracoid measured 36 cm (360 mm) in length, it had a broad and convex lateral surface that formed a slightly inclined concavity near of the scapulocoracoid suture. This concavity bent down towards the scapular widening. Near the scapulocoracoid suture, this edge turned very thin and possibly into cartilage along with the periphery of the coracoid in life, as the case of the scapular edge. A large foramen was also present on the coracoid. The glenoid was broad and deep, slightly pointing to the outer lateral side. It had robust and convex crest-like borders. The supraglenoid thickness was developed in a convex crest-shaped form, it was divided across the top of the scapulocoracoid suture. The attachment for the biceps muscle was prominently developed by a large tubercle with a stocky top, indicating powerful muscles in life.

The humerus was robustly built, measuring 76 cm (760 mm) long. It had a broad upper end. The deltopectoral crest (deltoid muscle attachment) was particularly long and thick, with its top located approximately 1/3 from the upper end. The length of the crest was no less than 2/3 the length of the whole bone element. The lower end of the humerus was very expanded and flared. The condyles were developed onto the anterior side of the lower expansion while the epicondyles were very broad and projected over the limits of the articular areas. The ulna measured 62.02 cm (620.2 mm) and most of its length was occupied by its straight shaft. The ulnar process was very wide. The upper articular area was divided into inner and outer lateral sides. The lateral side had a triangular-shaped border and was slightly concave; it was limited in a top view by the depression for the upper articulation of the radius. The inner side formed a semilunar-shaped depression that covered the lunar-shaped condyle of the humerus. The radius was 55.04 cm (550.4 mm) long and slightly S-curved. Its upper end was flattened in a lateral direction, very wide, and the distal end was highly robust.

The first lower carpal bone measured 8.23 cm (82.3 mm) tall and 8.53 cm (85.3 mm) wide and had two articulation surfaces on its lowermost end. The upper surface of this carpal was divided by a broad depression that formed the articulation of the carpus. On its inner side, it had a triangular-shaped outline that attached to the upper surface of metacarpal I, occupying a little bit less than the lateral side, which articulates to metacarpal II. These areas were separated by an oblique bony projection. The second lower carpal was smaller than the first one, measuring 5.6 cm (56 mm) tall and 5.93 cm (59.3 mm) wide. Its lower surface was flattened and the articular surface of the carpus extended from the first carpal to the second carpal over the articulation of the two bones.

The metacarpal is 14.55 cm (145.5 mm) long and compared to the others it was more stockier. Its lateral side was broad, especially on the uppermost area; the inner border was thin and narrow. The upper articulation was configured into three parts. The lower articular surface was somewhat asymmetric and bent to the inner side from the left one, along with a wide and deep opening. The total length of this metacarpal was larger than 2/3 the length of metacarpal III, which may have been teddy's unique trait. The metacarpal II measured 28.68 cm (286.8 mm) in length and was the most elongated and robust metacarpal. It had an inclined, square-shaped, and flattened upper articulation. The articulation on the lower head had very symmetrical condyles, being divided by a broad, deep depression. The lateral connecting openings were poorly developed. The metacarpal III covered 19.16 cm (191.6 mm) in length and had a very thin shaft compared to the other metacarpals. Its upper articulation was divided into three parts. The lower articular head was asymmetrical with deep and broad openings. As in metacarpal II, the lateral connecting openings were poorly developed.

Only the second digit of the manus is known in teddy. It consisted of two phalanges and a large ungual. The first and second phalanges were somewhat equal in shape and length (14.17 cm (141.7 mm) and 14.38 cm (143.8 mm), respectively), and shared the robust and stocky structure. The upper articular facets were very symmetrical and had a crest—particularly taller in the first phalanx. The top border of this crest was very pointed and thick; it likely served as the site for attachment of the extensor tendons in life. The lower heads were nearly symmetrical, but the central depression was considerably wider and deeper in the first phalanx. Teddy's manual unguals are especially enormous and long, estimated to have covered approximately 52 cm (520 mm) in length. Unlike other therizinosaurs they were very straight, side to side flattened, and had sharp curvatures only at the tips, teddy's unique feature. The lower tubercle, where the flexor tendons attached to the ungual, was thick and robust, indicating a large pad in life. The articulation surface that connected the preceding phalanx was slightly concave and divided into two by a central ridge.

### Hindlimb

teddy has a rather stocky and robust tibia that was very wide on its lower end. The metatarsus is robust and short (almost sauropodomorph-like), and composed of five metatarsals. The first four were functional and terminated in weight-bearing digits, hence having a tetradactyl (four-toed) condition. The last or fifth metatarsal was highly reduced bone located at the lateral side of the metatarsus and had no functional significance. Unlike most other theropods groups, the first pedal digit was—though shorter than the others—functional and weight-bearing. The second and third were equally long while the fourth was smaller and somewhat thinner. The pedal unguals were side to side flattened and likely sharp. The morphology of the feet of *Therizinosaurus* and other therizinosaurids was unique, as the general theropod formula includes tridactyl (three-toed) feet in which the first toe was reduced to a dewclaw and held off the ground

## abilities

* Gyro claw: teddy spins around like a top and moves in on his opponents, its long claws slashing at everything
* claw blade: teddy's claws project even longer energy claws that he slices his opponents with