Tyrannosaurus

For the Tyrannosaurus that appears in the anime, see Terry.

Altered/armored Tyrannosaurus from the anime also include Black Tyrannosaurus, Gigas, and DinoTector Terry.

General Statistics

full-sized Tyrannosaurus

• Name: Tyrannosaurus rex
• Name Meaning: Tyrant Lizard King
• Diet: Carnivore
• Length: 12-13 meters (40-43 feet)
• Time Period: Late Cretaceous
• Classification: Tyrannosauroidea --> Tyrannosauridae --> Tyrannosaurinae
• Found: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Canada; Texas, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, New Mexico, Utah, U.S.A.
• Describer: Osborn, 1905

Dinosaur King Statistics

Arcade

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese Gekizan 2nd Edition)

• Attribute: Fire
• Sign: Paper
• Power: 2000
• Technique: 300
• Attack:
  • Paper (Critical): 920
  • Rock/Scissors: 390
• Types:
  • Attack (Japanese 4th Ed - 6th Ed & Kakushin 6th Edition; English & Taiwanese Series 1)
  • Counter (Japanese 2007 1st Ed - 3rd Ed; English & Taiwanese S2 1st Ed - 3rd Ed)
  • Revival (Japanese 2007 4th Ed+; English & Taiwanese S2 4th Ed)
  • Hunter (Japanese Gekizan Editions)
• Arcade Nickname/Catchcopy:
  • Japanese: 恐竜帝王 (The Emperor of Dinosaurs)
  • English: The Ruler of Dinosaurs
  • Taiwanese: 恐龍帝王
• Card Rarity: Gold
• Altered Forms: Black Tyrannosaurus, Super Tyrannosaurus, DinoTector Tyrannosaurus

Availability

• Japanese:
  • 1st Edition (New; 竜-01)
  • 2nd Edition (001-竜)
  • 3rd Edition (001-竜)
  • 2006 Rainy Season Limited Edition (001-竜)
  • 4th Edition (001-竜; Attack Type)
  • 5th Edition (001-竜; Attack Type)
  • 2006 Winter Season Limited Edition (001-竜; Attack Type)
  • 6th Edition (001-竜; Attack Type)
  • 2007 1st Edition (001-竜; Counter Type)
  • 2007 1st Edition+ (001-竜; Counter Type)
  • Non-sale Fire's Egg (EGG-001/002/005-竜)
  • 2007 2nd Edition (001-竜; Counter Type)
  • 2007 3rd Edition (001-竜; Counter Type)
  • 2007 4th Edition (001-竜; Counter Type)
  • 2007 4th Edition+ (Fossil Card; KS008-竜; Revival Type)
  • Gekizan Edition (001-竜; Hunter Type)
  • Non-sale North American Egg (EGG-011-竜)
  • Kakushin 3rd Edition's Red Dinosaurs Egg (EGG-017-竜)
  • Kakushin 6th Edition Hyper Battle Museum (001-竜; Attack Type)
  • Non-sale Hot Tyrants Family
• English
  • Original Edition (New; Dino-01)
  • 1st Edition (Dino-01)
  • 2nd Edition (001-Dino)
  • 3rd Edition (001-Dino; Attack Type)
  • 4th Edition (001-Dino;Attack Type)
  • 5th Edition (001-Dino; Attack Type)
  • 2008 Special Edition (001-Dino; Attack Type)
  • Nemesis Edition (New; 01-Dino)
  • Series 2 1st Edition (001-Dino; Counter Type)
  • Series 2 2nd Edition (001-Dino; Counter Type)
  • Series 2 3rd Edition (001-Dino; Counter Type)
  • Series 2 4th Edition Fossil Card (KS008-Dino; Revival Type)
• Taiwanese
  • 1st Edition (New; 001-龍)
  • 1st Edition Extension (001-龍)
  • 2nd Edition (001-龍)
  • 3rd Edition (001-龍; Attack Type)
  • 4th Edition (001-龍; Attack Type)
  • 2008 Special Edition (001-龍; Attack Type)
  • Series 2 1st Edition (001-龍; Counter Type)
  • Series 2 2nd Edition (001-龍; Counter Type)
  • Series 2 3rd Edition (001-龍; Counter Type)
  • Series 2 4th Edition Fossil Card (KS008-龍; Revival Type)
  • Series 2 5th Edition (001-龍; Attack Type)
  • Non-sale Fire's Egg

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese 1st Edition)

Backflip of Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese 1st Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese 4th Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese 5th Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese 2006 Winter Season Limited Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese 6th Edition)

Backflip of Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese 6th Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese 2007 1st Edition)

Backflip of Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese 2007 1st Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese 2007 2nd Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese 2007 3rd Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese 2007 4th Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade Fossil card (Japanese 2007 4th Edition+)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese Gekizan 1st Edition)

Backflip of Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese Gekizan 1st Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese Gekizan 2nd Edition+)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese Gekizan 3rd Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Japanese Kakushin 6th Edition Hyper Battle Museum)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (English 1st Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (English 2nd Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (English 5th Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (English 2008 Special Edition)

Backflip of Tyrannosaurus arcade card (English Nemesis Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade Fossil card (English S2 4th Edition)

Backflip of Tyrannosaurus arcade Fossil card (English S2 4th Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Taiwanese 2008 Special Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Taiwanese S2 3rd Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Taiwanese 4th Edition)

Tyrannosaurus arcade Fossil card (Taiwanese S2 4th Edition)

Tyrannnosaurus arcade card (Taiwanese S2 5th Edition)

Backflip of Tyrannosaurus arcade card (Taiwanese S2 5th Edition)

Anime

• Attribute: None (no card)
• Owner: Ed (Alpha Gang), Stanley Spinoberg
• Location: Zeta Point; Hollywood, USA
• Appearances: Prehistory in the Making, Lights, Camera, Destruction!
• Other: A group of digital Tyrannosaurus appeared in a simulation Ed made for Dr. Z. Director Stanley Spinoberg later had an animatronic Tyrannosaurus.

TCG

Tyrannosaurus

Tyrannosaurus TCG card (DKSS)

• Attribute: Fire
• Sign: Paper
• Power: 2000, 1900 (DKPM)
• Level: 6
• Life: 3
• Card Code: DKPM-002/020, DKSS-001/032, DKCG-153/160, DKT1-003/004
• Card Rarity: Common (DKPM), Silver Rare (DKSS), Colossal Rare (DKCG), Colossal Exclusive w/ texture (DKT1)
• Altered Forms: Black Tyrannosaurus
• Abilities:

[Overheat]

During your turn, you can discard 1 Fire card to give this Dinosaur +1000 Power until the end of the turn. You can only use this ability once per turn.

Figure Ability (DKPM)

When you Dino Slash this Dinosaur, put its figure on it. While this Dinosaur has its figure on it, it gains +200 Power. After it battles, remove its figure.

Tyrannosaurus Colossal Rare TCG card (DKCG)

Tyrannosaurus TCG card (DKT1 special edition)

Tyrannosaurus TCG card (DKPM, meant for gameplay with plastic figure)

Relentless Tyrannosaurus

Relentless Tyrannosaurus TCG card

• Attribute: Fire
• Sign: Paper
• Power: 1900
• Level: 6
• Life: 3
• Card Code: DKTB-001/100
• Card Rarity: Silver Rare
• Abilities:

[Furious Charge]

During your turn, discard 2 Fire cards and gain +200 power and the ability [Bite: 2] until the end of the turn. (When this Dinosaur wins a battle, your opponent loses 2 extra Life Points.) You can only use this ability once per turn.

Terrifying Tyrannosaurus

Terrifying Tyrannosaurus TCG card

• Attribute: Fire
• Sign: Paper
• Power: 2400
• Level: 7
• Life: 4
• Card Code: DKTA-001/100, DKTA-091/100
• Card Rarity: Gold Rare, Colossal Rare
• Abilities:

[Volcanic Rage]

During your turn, you can discard 2 level 6 or higher Dinosaurs. If you do, this Dinosaur's Power becomes 3000 and it gains [Bite: 2] until the end of this turn. (When this Dinosaur wins a battle, your opponent loses 2 extra Life Points.) You can only use this ability once per turn.

Terrifying Tyrannosaurus Colossal Rare TCG card

DS Game

• Attribute: Fire
• Rarity: 6 Stars
• Battle Type: Attack Type
• Critical Move: Paper

Anime

In episode 1, Ed made a CGI animation of a Roman Colosseum-style stadium with a bunch of variously colored Tyrannosaurus running around in it for Dr. Z; Dr. Z was disappointed there was only one species present. Seconds later, a real T-Rex broke through the wall and destroyed the computer, chasing them across Zeta Point.

A fossil Tyrannosaurus is mounted inside the D-Lab.

Much later, Dr. Owen made an animatronic Tyrannosaurus for Stanley Spinoberg's dinosaur movie, but Spinoberg repainted it with flower patterns and gave it a bow because he wanted a heartwarming mother-child reunion in his movie instead of science.

Trivia

• Dr. Taylor's arcade comments:
  • Japanese: もっとも有名な肉食恐竜だ。大きな口にはするどい歯がずらりとならんでいる。
  • English: The most famous carnivorous dinosaur. Its huge mouth is lined with strong, sharp teeth.
  • Taiwanese: 最知名的肉食恐龍，將大口張開之後可以看到整列極為犀利的牙齒。
• One of Tyrannosaurus arcade card (07 2nd/S2 2nd) features a Tyrannosaurus fighting with three Triceratops.
• It is the first Gold rarity Fire Dinosaur card in the arcade.
• Tyrannosaurus' Japanese Fossil card used to be misprinted. According to Japanese SEGA news in 25 January 2008, the barcode of its card is the barcode of Tarbosaurus' Fossil card.
• Along with Carcharodontosaurus, Torvosaurus, Acrocanthosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Tarbosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Daspletosaurus, Alioramus, and Yangchuanosaurus, it is one of the available dinosaurs in the Japanese and Taiwanese non-sale Fire Egg card.
• It is the 8th dinosaur available as Fossil Card in the arcade.
• Along with Pachyrhinosaurus, Edmontonia, Corythosaurus, Camarasaurus, and Dilophosaurus, it is one of the available dinosaurs in the Japanese non-sale North American Egg card.
• Along with Majungasaurus, Prosaurolophus, Tuojiangosaurus, Afrovenator, Diceratops, Albertosaurus, Achelousaurus, Muttaburrasaurus, and Opisthocoelicaudia, it is one of the available dinosaurs in the Japanese Red Dinosaurs Egg card.
• Along with Daspletosaurus, Tarbosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Alioramus, and Albertosaurus, it is one of the available dinosaurs in the Japanese non-sale Hot Tyrants Family card.
• In the arcade, Tyrannosaurus is usually the first Dinosaur Card in a wave's card list when it is present, and it is in nearly every wave.
• Tyrannosaurus have teeth up to 13 inches (33 cm) long.
• A Tyrannosaurus can run up to 25 mph (40 km/h).
• Tyrannosaurus is one of the few animals where the females were bigger than the males.

Gallery

Tyrannosaurus skeleton

Japanese SEGA notifications about misprinted of Tyrannosaurus' Fossil card

Size comparison between Black Tyrannosaurus and Tyrannosaurus in the arcade.

Tyrannosaurus using Tail Smash in English arcade gameplay (attacking Triceratops)

Tyrannosaurus preparing use Neck Crusher to Allosaurus in English arcade gameplay

Tyrannosaurus on NagoyaTV

Tyrannosaurus anime card (Terry)

Various colored Tyrannosaurus in Ed's computer simulation for Dr. Z

Clean artwork for the Tyrannosaurus Colossal Rare TCG card

Video

Dinosaur King Arcade Game 恐竜キング - Tyrannosaurus VS Operation-Dinosaur Rescue

Shockwave Production's Tyrannosaurus arcade gameplay (Operation Rescue)