Basan Yianzu is a phorusrhacid kaiju that flies and skulks about the hills of Japan with an ornery disposition and a keen eagle eye. The ancestors of the infamous terror birds had ventured across South America to fill the role their dinosaur precursors left behind. One flock had chosen to fly east rather than south, eventually roosting in Africa. Like their South American brethren, they eventually lost the ability to fly and grew in size, adopting predatory habits via convergent evolution. One specimen of these mysterious African terror birds ended up falling into a deep pit filled with the great amniotic fluid and drowned, its form evolving and changing as it remained trapped inside. The underground pit was discovered by early Pre and Proto-Sumerian tribes, who regarded it as an important place of scientific intrigue. The comatose prisoner hibernating within the amber-colored fluid enamored the ancient humans. They named the creature Basan Yianzu and brought tales of it back to their home far across the land. Eventually did the kaiju awaken and break free of its amniotic prison. It ventured out across the arid landscape and lived away from the rest of the world for years. Later in life was it found by the Sumerians, who had eclipsed and replaced their Precursor counterparts. The ancient writings of their forebearers had been mistranslated and recontextualized over various culture shifts thousands of years, now interpreted as religious and the kaiju as a giant god. It would rampage all across Eurasia, eventually settling in Japan. It was not until the United States occupation of Japan after World War II that it was uncovered in hibernation. Majestic collaborated with the government to study it. A facility was built around it, remaining for decades until an earthquake destabilized the facility and woke it up.
#BasanYianzu: Megalotavis cocatris, kaiju of Japan
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