Raptros is a dragon-like creature. He is bipedal and his default skin is red. His underbelly is tan and his eyes are a glowing crimson. He has two slightly tattered wings, a horn on the tip of his snout, and his body is overall very raptor-like.
Information[]
Background[]
Nothing is known about Raptros as no origin was provided within the game or media. This ultimately makes them the most mysterious character in the entire game. The only information about their past is provided by the It Came From The Skies poster, which claims Raptros is a monster "from a lost age", heavily implying Dinosaurian origins.
In Game[]
The Raptros are encountered on the Fifth Level of adventure mode, It Came from the Skies, where a pair of them attack an airport. Working in tandem, they attack the player, and the player must defeat both of them to progress.
Abilities[]
Raptros' armor is average and his projectiles fire at a medium rate. He is a low jumper and climbs at a medium pace. He can also jump several times in the air, with each jump taking a small amount of energy.
Long Range Attack: Raptros unleashes a breath of fire that reaches a medium distance, dealing moderate damage over time. Opponents caught in the flames are slowed while in the attack and remain on fire after it ends.
His taunt is a roar, followed by an upright pirouette done with the wings fully outstretched.
Basic Combos[]
L = Light attack, using the Square button. H = Heavy attach, using the Triangle button.
Long Flight: H-H-H
Mad Dash: H-H-L
Dragon Flip: L-L-L-L
Tooth & Claw: L-L-L-H-H-H
Flaming Fists: H-L-H-L-H-L-H
Costumes[]
Skin 1: Red w/ Tan wings from Stage 5/ Century Airfield (200,000) Note: Purchasing this costume unlocks the character.
Skin 2: Purple w/ Green wings from Stage 5/ Century Airfield (15,000)
Skin 3: Green w/ Gold wings (15,000)
Skin 4: Skeleton (15,000)
Trivia[]
He, along with Zorgulon, are the only characters that do not have an origin cinematic after clearing Adventure mode.
He, alongside Zorgulon and Kineticlops are the only monsters to not have costumes themed after machinery.
Development of Raptros was most likely drawn from a combination of Godzilla's enemy, King Ghidorah (aggressive behavior), the flying reptile Rodan (having a mate), and/or the traditional Dragon of legend and lore.
Raptros appears as a twin-attack in Stage 5 at Century Airfield.
At the start of the level in adventure mode, the twin Raptros are attacking Century Airfield, which is a nod to Toho's Rodan (1956) where the pair attack the JSDF.
Raptros' 4th costume may be inspired by a character from the canceled game, Primal Rage 2, known as Necrosan, the god of death, who also is a dragon with an exterior skeletal structure.
A possible origin provided by fans could be Raptros being a newly-discovered dinosaur skeleton, and after the UFOs hit, alien fuel drips down onto the skeleton and reforms it. This is often speculated due to the fourth skin being a plausible hint.
It could also be presumed that raptros was frozen in ice, and freed by a crash fire.
Another theory is that raptro's is was a bird that was hit by the alien ooze and transformed into a giant dinosaur-like beast, explaining why it makes bird sounds
It's based off of Sparkles the Dragon, another monster from the Goosebumps series, which first appears in Be Afraid! - Be Very Afraid!
Raptros might be a reference and/or homage to Gyaos, a dragon-like monster from the movie Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
He may also be a reference to Smaug, a dragon who is the main antagonist of J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel, The Hobbit
