Category Archives: ♞ male

The predator has characteristics of being male, or is canonically male.

Trog [Arc, NES, PC] – Dinosaurs / Trog

Media: video game: “Trog”
Developer: Midway
Platform:
Arcade, Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System

Description: 

The player(s) control the dinosaurs known as Rex, Bloop, Spike and Gwen (though only Rex and Bloop are present in the home versions of the game), and must collect all items while avoiding the one-eyed cavemen known as the Trog. Occasionally a pineapple power-up may appear during a level, and collecting it will cause the controlled dinosaur to temporarily grow into a T-rex, allowing them to devour any Trogs it encounters.

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The Ant and the Aardvark; 03 ‘The Ant from Uncle’ – Aardvark / Fish, Charlie

Media: TV series: “The Ant and the Aardvark”
Episode: 03: ‘The Ant from Uncle’

Note: The Ant and the Aardvark shorts would later be incorporated into The New Pink Panther Show (1971–1974), The Pink Panther and Friends (1974–1976), and The Pink Panther Show (1980), though as reruns of the same episodes.

Description:

The episode begins with the Aardvark introducing himself to the audience, demonstrating his ability to sharply inhale, drawing in water from a nearby lake, and spits out a fish he accidentally swallowed.

Later in the episode, the Aardvark tricks the overworked Charlie Ant into walking into his mouth, setting it up to be a club for ants. Charlie can be heard commenting that there is “an elevator in here” and asks a hitherto unknown “cigarette gal” for a cigar, implying there were other ants the Aardvark had successfully swallowed and were inside his belly. Due to the smoke, the Aardvark sneezes out Charlie.

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The Ant and the Aardvark; 02 ‘Hasty But Tasty’ – Aardvark / Charlie

Media: TV series: “The Ant and the Aardvark”
Episode: 02: ‘Hasty But Tasty’

Note: The Ant and the Aardvark shorts would later be incorporated into The New Pink Panther Show (1971–1974), The Pink Panther and Friends (1974–1976), and The Pink Panther Show (1980), though as reruns of the same episodes.

Description:

In this episode, Charlie Ant has a motorcycle, and uses his newfound mobility to evade the Aardvark. In one scene, the Aardvark sets up a pipe like a tunnel, leading into his mouth. Although Charlie does ride into the pipe, he and his motorcycle tears a hole in the Aardvark’s tail and escape.

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Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle [And, iOS] – Cell / Android 17, 18

Media: video game: “Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle”
Developer: Akatsuki
Platform: Android, Apple iOS

Note: This game requires an internet connection and server-side authentication.

Description: 

[Monster Created by a Computer] Cell (1st Form) is a unit that can be acquired in certain Dokkan Festival gacha banners, and can be Dokkan Awakened into the unit [Ultimate Life Form with Immense Power] Cell (1st Form).

[Ultimate Life Form with Immense Power] Cell (1st Form) begins battle as is, but when his third turn begins, an animation will play of him using his tail to absorb Android 17, transforming himself into Cell (2nd Form). At the beginning of his next turn, another animation will play in which he absorbs Android 18, transforming himself into Cell (Perfect Form), reflecting the events in the anime and manga.

These transformations are temporary and last the duration of the battle, being able to be repeated. Androids 17 and 18 are not required to be in the party for these to trigger.

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Britannica’s Fairy Tales from Around the World; ‘The Lion and the Mouse’ – Lion / Mouse

Media: Direct-to-video TV series: “Britannica’s Fairy Tales from Around the World” [Re-release of 1988 cartoon short]
Episode: ‘The Lion and the Mouse’

Description:

In this iteration of the classic Aesop fable, a female mouse finds her way into a lion’s den, in search of food. The lion catches and picks her up by the tail and lowers her onto his tongue as his jaws slowly close, with an internal view. She bargains with him that she would repay him for sparing her, and this amuses him so much he pulls her out of his mouth and decides to let her go. She would later go on to free the lion who was trapped in a hunter’s net, who was genuinely humbled.

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The Huckleberry Hound Show; 2x10A ‘Pet Vet’ – Lion / Huckleberry Hound

Media: TV series: “The Huckleberry Hound Show”
Episode: 2x10A: ‘Pet Vet’

Note: ‘The Huckleberry Hound Show’ was comprised of not only Huckleberry Hound shorts, but also included segments of Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinx, Yogi Bear, and Hokey Wolf, and for the sake of this site, will be considered part of the same show.

Description:

In this episode, Huckleberry Hound is working as a veterinarian, and is summoned to treat a lion with a toothache. He tries to extract the tooth and fails in a number of ways. In one attempt, he tries to swing into the cage a la Tarzan and quickly pluck the tooth, but accidentally swings right into the lion’s mouth. In the next scene, he is seen still sitting in the lion’s mouth, who is seemingly at least partially cooperative. He asks the lion to bring his jaws closer together, who closes his mouth all the way, trapping Huckleberry Hound inside briefly.

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Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge [Arc, NS, PC, PS2, PS3, PS4, PSP, SS, XBO] – Le Malta / Various

Media: video game: “Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge”
Developer: Capcom
Platform: Arcade, Computer, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, Sega Saturn, Xbox One

Note: This game is also a part of the Capcom Fighting Collection.

Description: 

Lord Raptor has a teleporting ability known as Hell’s Gate, where his sidekick, Le Malta (frog-like creature?) swallows him, and spits him out elsewhere.

In order to perform Hell’s Gate, the player must input [half circle forward], [kick].

If Lord Raptor has at least one Special gauge stock, he can perform an EX Special known as Hell Dunk, in which Le Malta will emerge from under the opponent’s feet, take them in his mouth and spit them out as a ball towards Lord Raptor, who dunks them in a basketball hoop Le Malta subsequently transforms into.

In order to perform Hell Dunk, the player must input [forward, down, diagonal forward/down], [any two punch buttons].

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Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge [Arc, NS, PC, PS2, PS3, PS4, PSP, SS, XBO] – Sasquatch / Various

Media: video game: “Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge”
Developer: Capcom
Platform: Arcade, Computer, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, Sega Saturn, Xbox One

Note: This game is also a part of the Capcom Fighting Collection.

Description:

Sasquatch has a grapple attack known as Big Brunch, in which he will grab his opponent, put them in his mouth and spit them out as a block of ice.

In order to perform Big Brunch, Sasquatch must be in close proximity to his opponent, and the player must input [half circle back], [high punch or medium punch].

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Darkstalkers 3 [Arc, NS, PC, PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, PSP, SS, XBO] – Sasquatch / Various

Media: video game: “Darkstalkers 3”
Developer: Capcom
Platform: Arcade, Computer, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, Sega Saturn, Xbox One

Note: There are different versions of the game with different names, balancing and content:

  • Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire/Vampire Savior: World of Darkness (original arcade release).
  • Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers’ Revenge (modified arcade version using character roster from the second game in the series).
  • Vampire Savior 2: The Lord of Vampire (modified arcade version in which Rikuo, Jon Talbain and Sasquatch are replaced with Donovan, Huitzil and Pyron – hence this entry does not apply to this version of the game).
  • Darkstalkers 3 (Sega Saturn version contains all characters except Marionette, while the PlayStation 1 version contains all characters).

The Capcom Fighting Collection contains the three arcade versions.

Description:

Sasquatch has a grapple attack known as Big Brunch, in which he will grab his opponent, put them in his mouth and spit them out as a block of ice.

In order to perform Big Brunch, Sasquatch must be in close proximity to his opponent, and the player must input [half circle back], [any punch].

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Darkstalkers 3 [Arc, NS, PC, PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, PSP, SS, XBO] – Le Malta / Various

Media: video game: “Darkstalkers 3”
Developer: Capcom
Platform: Arcade, Computer, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, Sega Saturn, Xbox One

Note: There are different versions of the game with different names, balancing and content:

  • Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire/Vampire Savior: World of Darkness (original arcade release).
  • Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers’ Revenge (modified arcade version using character roster from the second game in the series).
  • Vampire Savior 2: The Lord of Vampire (modified arcade version in which Rikuo, Jon Talbain and Sasquatch are replaced with Donovan, Huitzil and Pyron).
  • Darkstalkers 3 (Sega Saturn version contains all characters except Marionette, while the PlayStation 1 version contains all characters).

The Capcom Fighting Collection contains the three arcade versions.

Description: 

Lord Raptor has a teleporting ability known as Hell’s Gate, where his sidekick, Le Malta (frog-like creature?) swallows him, and spits him out elsewhere.

In order to perform Hell’s Gate, the player must input [half circle forward], [kick].

If Lord Raptor has at least one Special gauge stock, he can perform an EX Special known as Hell Dunk, in which Le Malta will emerge from under the opponent’s feet, take them in his mouth and spit them out as a ball towards Lord Raptor, who dunks them in a basketball hoop Le Malta subsequently transforms into.

In order to perform Hell Dunk, the player must input [forward, down, diagonal forward/down], [any two punch buttons].

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