Devil Dinosaur is the titular deuteragonist of the Marvel Comics animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. He is an altered red Tyrannosaurus Rex who was summoned to the present day after Lunella built a portal in an attempt to solve her town's energy problems, believing it to be a generator, and chose to stay despite her attempts to send him back. With Lunella as Moon Girl, he contributes muscle, teeth, claws, cunning, and smell to defend New York as a superhero team.
Devil Dinosaur is a like a 10-ton dog: he's playful, fiercely loyal, and utterly driven by his appetite. As Moon Girl's partner (and family), he contributes muscle, teeth, claws, cunning, and an excellent sniffer.
Personality[]
Devil is shown to be playful, energetic, and friendly. As he loves Lunella he chose to stay with her instead of returning to his home realm. He is also shown to have a big appetite for food, especially hot dogs. However, he can be tough and fierce when it comes to fighting villains, and he can sometimes be jealous if Lunella loves another creature.
Powers and abilities[]
Devil is slightly smarter than any normal Tyrannosaurus. He has a powerful bite, immense strength, and strong legs.
Equipment[]
Devil is sometimes outfitted with powerful laser cannons. In Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur he recieves wearable arm extenders.
Devil Dinosaur and Moon Girl appear in the Spidey and his Amazing Friends episode "Moon Girl and the Dino Dilemma", where they team up with Team Spidey to stop the Green Goblin's dino-mech. In the episode, Devil Dinosaur is framed by Green Goblin for causing trouble, Spidey and Spin mistake him for causing trouble until Moon Girl tells her that Devil was framed. They team up and stop Green Goblin and his dino-mech. In the end, they all celebrate eating hot dogs.
Disney Parks[]
The Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur incarnation of Devil Dinosaur appeared in the background of Lunella's meet-and-greet area at the Disney California Adventure's Avengers Campus through February 2023, as a celebration of the Black History Month.
There are multiple allusions to Devil Dinosaur in the queue of this attraction as Moon Girl is a member of W.E.B., the Worldwide Engineering Brigade. There is a missing poster for Devil Dinosaur on the notice board along with an illustration of him under the welcome message for Lunella. At Peter Parker's desk, there is a figurine depicting Devil Dinosaur and artwork of him on Lunella's locker.
In the comics, it is established that Devil Dinosaur is a Mutant, with his mutation turning his olive-green skin, burning red, and making him more intelligent than other dinosaurs. In some issues he is referred to, species-wise, as a "Devil-Beast" and sometimes a Tyrannosaurus rex.
In "Coney Island, Baby!" and "OMG Issue 2", Devil Dinosaur was seen swimming. In the 2022 BBC dinosaur documentary Prehistoric Planet, it was revealed that T. Rexes could swim with hollow air filled bones and powerful hind limbs.
Devil Dinosaur was given extended mechanical arms in the second season of Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur. Devil Dinosaur was previously seen with mechanical arms from the second season's 19th episode of Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. as his alternate version El Diablo in "Days of Future Smash: The Dino Era".
Steve Loter hinted that Devil might learn to speak English at some point.
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