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Drownvipers are a gigantic aquatic superspecies created by Legendary Pictures that first appeared in the 2024 film, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

Name[]

Drownvipers are named after their serpentine appearance and their behavior of drowning potential prey. The name of the creatures was officially revealed in Call of Duty's collaboration with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.^[1]

Design[]

Appearance[]

Drownvipers are an enormous and incredibly lengthy eel-like species with blue and silver-colored skin adorned with bright yellow stripes, as well as a pair of small yellow eyes. They possess three spiked fins that begin at the base of the skull, which is large and draconic, and end further down the neck. Their jaws are armed with dozens of needle-like teeth and also sport a squid-like radula (tongue covered in teeth).

Roar[]

Drownvipers produce rattlesnake-like rattles as they prepare to attack their prey before letting out hisses and raspy growls.

Personality[]

Drownvipers are highly aggressive and will attack anything that wanders into the massive lakes that they claim as their territory. Despite their enormous size, these creatures are stealthy ambush predators and will sneak behind their prey before biting, constricting, and drowning them.

History[]

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire[]

Forced by Kong to lead him through the Hollow Earth and back to the Skar King's stronghold, the young ape Titan Suko stops by a large lake and attempts to convince Kong to drink from it. As Kong steps into the lake and begins drinking handfuls of water, Suko flees just as a Drownviper attacks the larger ape. The Drownviper grapples with, constricts, and bites Kong, repeatedly dragging him beneath the water in an attempt to drown him. Kong eventually prevails and manages to use his battle axe to decapitate and kill the Drownviper before throwing its head inland, causing it to land near and frighten Suko. Dragging the Drownviper's corpse, Kong catches up with Suko and demands the young ape to continue leading him.

Later, as night falls, the duo stop on a cliffside and Kong begins to butcher and consume the Drownviper's carcass. Noticing that Suko is hungry, Kong offers the young ape some of the Drownviper's flesh, and the two settle down to eat together, strengthening the burgeoning bond between the two apes.

Abilities[]

Aquatic nature[]

Drownvipers can stay underwater indefinitely but can breach the water's surface to battle their prey before dragging them deeper into the water to drown them.

Durability[]

Drownvipers can withstand several hits from large opponents before being overwhelmed during battle.

Radula[]

Drownvipers have a radula, a tooth-covered tongue that, in addition to their many teeth, can puncture and lacerate their prey's flesh.

Speed and agility[]

Drownvipers are fast creatures below and above water that swiftly bite and coil around their prey to prevent them from fighting back.

Strength and combat[]

Drownvipers are formidable combatants, able to prey on Titans as large as Kong that wander into their territory. Using their enormous size and lithe physique, Drownvipers can quickly coil around larger prey and constrict them while simultaneously biting and drowning its victim at the same time.

Trivia[]

• The Drownviper's role as a serpentine creature who battles Kong in a body of water is similar to that of the Giant Sea Serpent from King Kong Escapes.

List of appearances[]

Films[]

• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (First appearance)

Novels[]

• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - The Official Movie Novelization

References[]