Groveback

Grovebacks are large Tripedal dinosaur-oid beings that first appeared in the movie Alien Planet. it is native to the Megavine Continent and are mostly underground being a Bio-plant monster after all. they are pretty interesting because they get all their food from the submergence. when submerged the creatures take nutrients from soil and begin to feed on it. they are much like sauropods, coming in large herds together but never alone. the trees on its back are a semi-attached quill which has a symbiotic relationship with it. the creature is found in more plain like regions and are vulnerable from their underside. as a Tanker Class creature, Grovebacks reach heights of 5 stories tall with a width of 13 meters. during wars they will use the move Solar beam alot and since it has plants already on it the speed of the attack is hastened.

## Biology

Grovebacks possess a 13 meter wide semi-circular head and two enormous nostrils, with several more nostril-like openings covering the tops of their heads. While it is very likely that they have amazingly thick skin due to their enormous girth, they are still susceptible to attacks by fields of Beach Quills, which can bring them crashing down to their deaths. While surfaced, they, like many of the huge "animals" on the planet, depend upon the protein-rich and abundant food stock that is the tiny aerophytes - microflyers that sometimes darken the skies with their uncountable numbers. These aerophytes infrequently will perform periodic expansions of their swarms, which the Groveback's rare emergences coincide with, as it is only during these times that they can easily support such beasts. When the microflyers dissipate, the Grovebacks will rebury themselves for another period of dormancy. Recent studies have suggested that they may in fact switch dietary habits during this time, transforming into lithovores who feed upon the nutrients in the soil through the skin of their underbody, and potentially through the many nostril-like orifices adorning their dorsal sides. Young Grovebacks have three legs, which, like other Darwinian creatures, will be replaced by the rear skid.

Fully matured members of this species are large enough to support entire stands of Darwinian trees, which grow along their backs during their long periods of burial. These saplings form a commensal symbiotic relationship with the Grovebacks, injecting them with sugars while the Grovebacks trade them water in return. This symbiosis is so perfect that advanced scouting drones have been unable to detect the Groveback beneath the ground. The groveback might be a distant cousin to the Keeled Slider since both species of creature walks on two front limbs and balances using a single rutter-like limb.

## Moveset

Moves: Protect, Head smash, Spiky shield, Iron head, Stomp, Earthquake, dig, Stone edge, Aromatherapy, Solar beam, Energy ball, bite, bug bite, leech life, Bullet seed, Giga impact, Sand attack, Dragon breath, Breaking swipe, Spike cannon, body slam.

## Discovery

Discovered in 3085, a groveback was discovered first when a person set up a tent on its back on accident and when it began to move they couldn't get down without backup.

## Trivia

Grovebacks are the first monster from Alien Planet to be seen on thanator B.