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[Melampus]

I don't think it had to 'survive down there' - in the deep sea. I think it's been buried under the ocean floor for a looong time, in some kind of suspension/hibernation. Like the cicada theory above (good one, btw), or maybe it came from space somehow (like the thing in... The Thing, John Carpenter version).

It has legs and lungs... it's not a benthic (deep-sea) creature. It can live in the sea (maybe even indefinitely), but it's not a sea-creature. Hell, maybe it's both. If it's an alien, or some very ancient creature, it could be amphibious, and then some, i.e., nicely adapted to living in and out of the ocean. But, I'd say it looks designed to be primarily a land animal - there's no fins, and it's tail looks designed more for balance or defense than for swimming. To put it another way: it's a crawly, not swimmy, sort of thing. By the way, the multiple legs could (maybe?) allow it to walk on land despite it's size - that may address some of the complaints raised in the 'science of godzilla' article. Another thought: maybe it's primarily a land animal that has to return to the sea periodically - to cool off maybe (again, a ref. to that science of godzilla article).

Also, it's Mama doesn't need to be way bigger. I guess the question there is whether "baby" means it's newborn, or just young. One final thought: what if it wasn't buried under the ocean floor, but was instead encased in some kind of rock formation, i.e., in an egg of sorts. Tagruato cracks it open and unwittingly hatches (literally) MGP, who immediately asks, "where's mommy?" If that's the case, then Mama need not be around anymore.

[XionComrade]

[guerra001]

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[guerra001]

[SomethingTerrible-AlsoTer]

Alright, here's how ya do it. Tie a rope around the damn thing, attach it to the space shuttle and drag him into orbit. Let his monster ass float around in space. "see ya later, make sure your head doesn't bounce off the fuckin moon".

[xboyonfirex]

[XionComrade]