Brachiosaurus

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Brachiosaurus
Overview
Homeworld	Lost Valley The Lost Land Terraformed planet
Era	Jurassic
Diet	Herbivorous
Physical description
Distinctions	Massive size, long neck
Other information
Other nomenclature	Arm lizard

Brachiosaurus is a large, herbivorous sauropod dinosaur that first appeared in Turok: Evolution, and then went on to appear again in Turok. A large herbivore with a long neck, this creature inhabits the jungles, eating foliage many other herbivores could never reach.

Appearance

Brachiosaurus has a long neck, a small skull, a long muscular tail, and four columnar limbs. As with other brachiosaurids, it has an arch of bone over the nasal openings in front of its eyes. It has longer front limbs than hind limbs, hence the name "Arm Lizard." The longer front limbs cause the back to slope, making Brachiosaurus resemble the modern giraffe. It can grow to be over 65 feet in length, nearly 45 tonnes, and over 30 feet tall.

In Turok: Evolution, these dinosaurs are brown and feature large necks that stretch at least twenty feet in the air. In Turok, they take on a grey coloration and resemble Diplodocus more than Brachiosaurus.

Gameplay

Turok: Evolution

These dinosaurs are encountered in the vast jungles of the Lost Land. In nature, both on ground and in the early flight-based chapters they are completely herbivorous and will not attack the player under any circumstances. Later chapters feature a variant armed with rocket pods and armor systems. Both variants are very weak to the rockets and machine guns featured on the Quetzalcoatlus.

Turok

In Turok, Brachiosaurus retains its docile nature. Unlike Evolution's incarnation of the creature, they are not able to be interacted with, only being seen from far distances. With this said, they're also unable to be killed or die through gameplay means.

History

Turok: Evolution

While travelling through Jungalus Vulgarimicus, Tal'Set encountered multiple Brachiosauruses, swimming underneath a duo on his way to retrieve a Tarkeen Key. He and Genn would fly over many more as they travelled to meet Tarkeen.

Upon reaching Valiskus Maxima, Tal'Set would find three dead individuals, two of which were likely killed by a Tyrannosaurus rex in the highlands, with the last having fallen from a great height into a canyon below. All would be scavenged upon by predators by the time of Tal'Set's arrival.

Tal'Set would not see anymore until reaching Mckenneyrik Continentalis, where many Brachiosauruses, dead and alive, would be present. Most of the deceased individuals were found in the region's "dinosaur graveyard", and those who were alive strode on the outskirts of the area in great numbers.

Feral Brachiosauruses would not be encountered by Tal'Set following this, however, many armed Brachiosauruses were utilized by the Sleg in the assault on Galyanna. Tal'Set would play a pivotal role in destroying them and the weapons mounted on them, ultimately saving the city.

Turok

Joseph Turok would never come into close contact with the planet's Brachiosaurus population, but he would see them grazing in the treeline near MG-20B. A deceased Brachiosaurus was found in a pre-terraformed area of land.

Production notes

A Brachiosaurus was originally meant to appear in the level "The Treetop Village" of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, as seen in certain advertisements. An interview with David Dienstbier in GameFan's Dinosaur Hunter strategy guide revealed that if Iguana Entertainment had had only 50KB of extra cartridge space, the Brachiosaurus would have made it into the final game.

The Brachiosaurus in The Treetop Village as seen in an early screenshot.

List of appearances

• Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (Cut content)
• Turok: Evolution (First appearance)
• Turok
• Turok: Son of Stone

Notes and references

Enemies of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

Saurian Enemies Dimetrodon (Dimetrodon Mech) • Raptor (Raptor Mech) • Triceratops Humanoid Enemies Ancient Warrior • Attack Robot • Campaigner Sergeant • Campaigner Soldier • Cyborg • Cyborg Sergeant • Demon • Demon Lord • High Priest • Poacher • Pur-Lin Miscellaneous Enemies Alien Infantry • Giant Beetle • Giant Dragonfly • Killer Plant • Leaper • Sludge Beast • Subterranean • Turret Wildlife Bird • Deer • Fish • Monkey • Wild Boar Bosses Longhunter • Mantis • Thunder • Campaigner Cut Content Brachiosaurus • Killer Fish • Moschops • Pteranodon • Saber-Toothed Cat