Anguirus is a monster that began as a foe to Godzilla and wound up an ally. Like Rodan, Anguirus has been identified as a revived prehistoric beast, a cousin of the Ankylosaurus but, at a height of sixty meters, much larger than its extinct relative. Possessing no energy rays or explosive missles, Anguirus relies in part on its teeth and claws in battle, but mostly on its fierce fighting spirit. One of its most devastating battle tactics is to hurl himself backward, impaling its opponent on the spikes of its carapace