Gill-man is the main antagonist of the 1954 American horror film Creature from the Black Lagoon and its sequels.
The Gill-man is the last surviving member of a race of humanoid fish that lived during the Devonian period; he is only first discovered in 1954 by a team of geologists exploring the rainforest of the Amazon.
Appearance
Gill-man is a tall scaly humanoid with green scales. He has large eyes, thick red lips, and large feathery gills on the sides of his head. His torso has a set of armored plates running down its front. His hands and feet are webbed and his fingers are tipped with black claws.
Powers and Abilities
Gill-man possesses the following powers and abilities:
- Superhuman strength
- Fast swimming
- Claws
- Amphibious locomotion
Fate
The creature is seemingly killed via gunfire, but the sequels reveal that it survived.
Trivia
- The monster was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater.
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