3-Part Jurassic Park 24th Anniversary Special

Twenty-four years ago today, Jurassic Park was released in theatres worldwide. It is my all-time favourite movie, so I'm going to celebrate it with three parts. The first is my top ten favourite scenes from the series, so here they are:

10. Life Will Find a Way (TLW: JP)

9. The Park is Closed (JW)

8. Mommy's Very Angry (TLW: JP)

7. Must Go Faster (JP)

6. Clever Girl (JP)

5. T.rex Breakout (JP)

4. San Diego Rampage (TLW: JP)

3. Welcome to Jurassic Park (JP)

2. We Need More Teeth (JW)

1. When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (JP)

 

The second part of this special is my top ten favourite JP dinosaurs. This lists consists of specific individuals, so don't be surprised that there are multiple Raptors and T.rexes.

10. Alpha Ankylosaurus (JW)

9. Dilophosaurus (JP)

8. Alpha Raptors (JPIII)

7. Delta (JW)

6. Doe (TLW: JP)

5. Blue (JW)

4. The Big One (JP)

3. Indominus rex (JW)

2. Buck (TLW: JP)

1. Rexy (JP, JW)

 

And now, onto the meat of this topic, we have a fight between my top ten favourite dinosaurs. Let's meet the fighters in order from my least favourite to my favourite.

 

Alamosaurus sanjuanensis

Name: Juan

Length: 70 ft

Height: 37 ft

Strengths: size, strength, can crush attackers under front legs, tail

Weaknesses: slow, not very smart

 

Stegosaurus ungulatus

Name: Spike

Length: 30 ft

Height: 12 ft

Strengths: size, strength, thagomiser

Weaknesses: slow, not very smart

 

Ankylosaurus magniventris

Name: Tank

Length: 25 ft

Height: 7 ft

Strengths: size, strength, armour, tail-club

Weaknesses: slow, not very smart

 

Albertosaurus sarcophagus

Name: Albus

Length: 35 ft

Height: 12 ft

Strengths: speed, endurance, strength, jaws

Weaknesses: not as big as some other fighters, can't use arms in combat

 

Carcharodontosaurus saharicus

Name: Mako

Length: 47 ft

Height: 17 ft

Strengths: size, speed, strength, jaws, claws

Weaknesses: not very smart, poor vision

 

Eotriceratops xerinsularis

Name: Rhino

Length: 35 ft

Height: 16 ft

Strengths: size, speed, strength, frill, horns

Weaknesses: not very smart, blind spot

 

Utahraptor ostrommaysorum

Name: Slash

Length: 20 ft

Height: 8 ft

Strengths: size, speed, strength, jaws, claws, intelligence

Weaknesses: not as big as other fighters, light build

 

Dakotaraptor steini

Name: Claw

Length: 16 ft

Height: 8 ft

Strengths: same as Slash

Weaknesses: same as Slash

 

Spinosaurus aegyptiacus

Name: Egypt

Length: 55 ft

Height: 18 ft, 27 ft (sail)

Strengths: size, strength, claws, semi-aquatic

Weaknesses: sail, poor vision, weak bite, light build

 

Tyrannosaurus rex

Name: Tyrance

Length: 52 ft

Height: 18 ft

Strengths: size, speed, strength, intelligence, endurance, acute senses, jaws

Weaknesses: slower than other fighters, can't use arms in combat

 

Fight!

 

All was silent in the floodplains of the Golden Land. In a clearing near a cliff, a large river, and many trees, it was the ideal habitat for any herbivore. But where there are herbivores, there are always carnivores.

The water in the river began to ripple as the ground shook, signaling that a massive creature was approaching. Stepping into the clearing was a lone Alamosaurus, named Juan. Juan lowered his long neck to take a drink, unaware that other herbivores were nearby. Without warning, Spike the Stegosaurus bellowed at Juan as he arrived. Juan roared at Spike as two more herbivorse, Tank the Ankylosaurus and Rhino the Eotriceratops arrived.

Tank turned his body around using his powerful legs, and swung his tail, smashing it into the foreleg of Juan, who moaned in pain. Tank bellowed, slamming his tail-club into the ground as a warning. Spike then impaled his thagomiser into the same spot, releasing blood from the sauropod.

Without warning, Albus the alpha-Albertosaurus charged out of the treeline towards Tank. He ran past the Ankylosaurus, cutting his leg on one of the herbivore's spikes. Turning around, he charged at Tank, a fatal move. Tank smashed his tail-club into Albus's shin, breaking it with ease. The Tyrannosaur collapsed to the ground as Tank raised his tail and slammed it into Albus's skull, crushing it and killing him.

Spike and Rhino bellowed at each other before the former swung his tail, but Rhino countered with his massive brow horns. He then charged Spike, impaling his horns into the Stegosaur's ribcage, smashing it and puncturing arteries, veins, and internal organs. Spike moaned before Rhino impaled his small head, his horns slicing through the tiny brain of the Stegosaurus with ease.

Juan looked in fear as a massive Carcharodontosaurus named Mako charged at him, clamping onto his tail. Unable to use it like a whip, and in a bad position to crush his attacker under his forelimbs, Juan moaned in pain, as a Utahraptor, Slash, and a Dakotaraptor, Claw, leaped onto his flank. Now preoccupied with the Dromaeosaurids, Juan did not notice as Mako stalked him, before leaping onto his other side. The force of an eight-tonne carnivore slamming into his flank shattered four of Juan's massive ribs, and caused him to fall over onto his other side.

Claw and Slash jumped out of the way in time, as Juan collapsed to the ground, breaking the rest of his ribs. Rhino slammed his front-leg into the ground, kicking up dirt and small particles, before charging at Mako, who stood atop Juan. The Carcharodontosaurus stepped out of the way in time, and Rhino's brow horns went into Juan's stomach, stabbing through layers of flesh, tissue, and intestines. Juan's body went limp, and Rhino's brow horns were now thoroughly stuck in his body.

Taking advantage of this, Mako stepped off of the sauropod's corpse to Rhino's right side, before slamming his jaws shut around his hip. Rhino bellowed in pain and could do nothing as shark-like teeth sliced his flesh like a knife cutting through butter. Placing his front-legs on Juan's stomach, he reeled back, dislodging his horns. Mako could not react as Rhino's right brow horn sliced across his right side,scraping against his ribcage. He faced his opponent, intimidated by the size of the ceratopsian, before fleeing.

Claw and Slash dueled like jousting knights, snapping their jaws and swiping their claws. The female Dakotaraptor leaped into the air, clamping onto the snout of the male Utahraptor as she landed, before slashing his flanks with his arm claws. Slash smacked Claw's face, releasing her grip, before biting down on her right arm. Blood coated the feathers that made up Claw's wing on her right arm, releasing a screech of pain. Swiping at Slash with her free arm, she managed to force her opponent off.

Slash charged at his opponent, who jumped up, flapping her wings, before kicking him in the hips and landing. The Utahraptor fell to the ground, before Claw pulled him towards her by the tail. She walked over to his head and sank her razor-sharp teeth into his snout and smashed his skull into a sharp, jagged rock numerous times. His pain-filled screams of pain were cut off as both his jaws were impaled, his mouth open. Slash's body crumpled to the ground, the head stuck on the rock. Panting, Claw walked away from her fallen foe.

All the surviving dinosaurs went silent, as the ground began to shake, and the air was filled with the sounds of footsteps. As he released his dying breath, Slash looked up, seeing two muscular legs, supporting a massive, feather-covered body with two tiny but strong arms. The neck muscles supported a massive skull, with two golden eyes, among the keenest in the animal kingdom. The animal was also backed with massive olfactory bulbs that could sniff out a prey item from miles away, and a massive jaw filled with sixty bananna-sized teeth designed to crush through solid bone.

This was none other than an alpha-Tyrannosaurus rex, but not just any Tyrannosaur. He was the Tyrant Lord, and his mere name sent shivers down other dinosaurs' spines. Tyrance opened his jaws and released an ear-piercing roar, letting all know of his presence. The Tyrant Lord's body was covered in scars from previous encounters that were like war medals. He towered over the world at a height of eighteen feet tall, and a length of fifty-two feet from nose to tail.

Tyrance roared at Rhino, who bellowed back, issuing a challenge. The greatest Tyrannosaur and the greatest ceratopsian charged at each other, with Tyrance biting down on the right brown horn, which was covered in the dry blood of Juan. Using the bite-force of 24,000 pounds, he snapped it off with ease, before twirling and gouging out Rhino's right eye with it. The Eotrike bellowed in pain as Tyrance dropped the severed horn from his maw.

Rhino sidestepped and swung his skull, his other brow horn grazing the Tyrant Lord's leg. Ignoring the pain, he clamped onto the leg of the Eotrike and swung his skull to the left, knocking the herbivore to the ground. He then stepped back as Rhino stood back to his feet.

Just as they charged, Claw, who had clambered up a tree when Tyrance arrived, leaped down from her spot at the Eotrike. Tyrance saw her flying through the air and reached up with his massive head, clamping down on her body. He slammed her down on the left brow horn of Rhino, killing the Dakotaraptor as she drove her sickle-claw into Rhino's left eye.

Now unable to see, Rhino charged blindly at Tyrance, who sidestepped and closed his jaws around his neck. Flexing his powerful jaw and neck muscles, the Tyrant Lord snapped the neck and crushed the throat of Rhino, dropping the dead herbivore from his jaws. He then faced the Ankylosaurus, growling at the armoured herbivore. Tank slammed his tail-club on the ground for dramatic effect, but Mako clamped onto his tail. As Tank yanked his tail free, Mako went over to his front-side and grabbed his foreleg, flipping him onto his back. Tank swung himself back over, standing up and bellowing at Mako. This allowed Tyrance to bite down on the Anky's tail-club and rip it off, before stepping onto his back and dropping the club on his skull, flattening Tank under ten tonnes of pure power. Mako was hiding in the trees out of fear of the Tyrant Lord, who headed over to the river as he saw a sail in it.

Walking over to the body of water, he yanked his head back as Egypt appeared from the depths, hissing at him. Tyrance turned the other way, wanting to avoid a potential fight, when he heard footsteps behind him.

He turned back towards the river just as a claw slashed his face. Roaring at Egypt, he looked down at the Spinosaurus with menace in his eyes. Suddenly, Egypt was grabbed by Mako the Carcharodontosaurus. As he struggled to throw his attacker off, Tyrance clamped down onto Mako's throat, freeing Egypt. As he smashed Mako through a tree, Tyrance growled lowly at Egypt, to which the alpha-Spinosaurus replied with a coo. It was clear, the fight was Tyrance and Egypt versus Mako.

As Egypt clambered to his feet, Mako slashed at Tyrance before grabbing his skull and smashing his head into a boulder multiple times, dazing the Tyrant Lord, who fell to the ground. But Egypt clawed Mako's leg before swiping at the wound inflicted by Rhino. Mako hissed in anger and pain as his right side was completely covered in blood, before grabbing Egypt by the neck, pressing down.

Tyrance looked on with blurry vision, as Mako tormented Egypt, gripping him by the throat and slashing at his face, neck, and shoulders with his claws. Finally, he snapped Egypt's neck, dropping the dead Spinosaurus from his jaws. He stomped on the animal's sail, snapping some of the vertebrae that supported it. Tyrance was filled with unimaginable anguish as he saw his ally perish. He reached his left-leg up and smashed his foot into the ground, sending dirt, pebbles, and other small particles flying into the air. He stood to his full height, his golden eyes glaring at Mako with pure hatred beneath his fearsome brow. The Tyrant Lord released a fear-inducing roar, before charging at Mako.

His jaws snapped shut around Mako's right arm, and he yanked his head back, tearing it off as the Carcharodontosaurus slashed Tyrance's face with his one remaining arm. Swallowing the limb whole, the Tyrant Lord rammed Mako in the chest, knocking the wind out of him before clamping onto his right leg.

Using the sheer strength of his jaws, and his determination to avenge Egypt, the Tyrant Lord bit Mako's right leg in half, splintering his shin-bone. Spitting the bloody leg out as Mako collapsed, screaming, Tyrance clamped onto his snout and jerked his head to the side. The pain Mako felt was indescribable, as his skull cracked, part of it breaking away from the rest of his head. Red marks stained his line of vision, as he looked at the Tyrant Lord, sickened by what he saw.

Tyrance held both Mako's upper and lower jaws in his mouth. Dropping the lower jaw to the ground, Tyrance slammed Mako's own upper jaw into his back. The Carcharodontosaurus tried to scream in pain, but only succeeded in coughing and vomiting blood. The Tyrant Lord opened his jaws to their full width and gripped them down on Mako's neck, pressing his body down with his left foot. The last thing Mako felt was his neck tearing, as Tyrance threw his head up, decapitating the alpha-Carcharodontosaurus. He had done it, he had avenged Egypt.

Spitting Mako's head and neck out of his mouth, Tyrance limped away from the bloody battlegrounds, headed for the towering mountain of Taghia-Sakhra. Once he reached the summit of the great mountain, he flung his head up and released a world-silencing roar, as the herbivores of the Golden Land lowered their heads in honour and respect to the god who ruled them.

 

Fatalities

Juan - killed by Rhino

Spike - killed by Rhino

Tank - killed by Tyrance

Albus - killed by Tank

Mako - killed by Tyrance

Rhino - killed by Tyrance

Slash - killed by Claw

Claw - killed by Tyrance

Egypt - killed by Mako

See a pattern? Tyrance and Rhino had the most kills.

 

Winner: Tyrance!