Titanus Ammit

Titanus Ammit, or simply Ammit, was a large crocodilian-like Titan that was discovered within a temple in Luxor, Egypt. Resembling prehistoric crocodilians such as Sarcosuchus and Pristichampus, Ammit also features a lion's mane and tusk-like teeth similar to those found on hippos.

A Titan who's very name brings with it the concept of death and punishment, Ammit is a Titan that lives up to its Destroyer behavior.

Name
Ammit's name is derived from a crocodile-like figure in Egyptian mythology. The name Ammit comes from an Egyptian term for "devourer of the dead".

The Myth
Ammit was a creature that was part lion, part hippo and part crocodile, who lived near the Scales of Justice in the Egyptian Underworld. Ammit's role was to eat the hearts of those who were deemed impure by Anubis, once their hearts were weighed against the feather of Ma'at. Once the heart was eaten, the impure would become restless for eternity and denied access to the afterlife and Osiris. This punishment was likened to dying a second time.

In other versions of the story, Ammit stood as guardian to a Lake of Fire, where impure hearts would be cast and burned. This story maintains the theme of destruction associated with the original story of Ammit.

Ammit was the embodiment of everything the Egyptians feared, and was not a figure to be worshipped. She stood as a representation of eternal restlessness, a punishment that would await if they did not follow the principle of Ma'at.

The Truth
In reality, Ammit was a hulking crocodilian beast with a lion's mane and the tusks of a hippo. A small composite of those creatures, Ammit mainly bore a heavy resemblance to crocodilians from the Mesozoic era, such as Sarcosuchus and Postosuchus. It was also capable of rearing onto its hind legs for a short period of time, a feature seen in some crocodilians.

Similar to Titanus Methuselah, Ammit is able to masquerade as a small island by remaining motionless at the surface of the water. It is believed that Ammit would have used this tactic to lure unsuspecting prey items or other Titans toward it, making for an easy kill.

Ammit has been shown to possess the ability to breathe fire, wreaking devastation wherever she goes, as well as the ability to emit a frequency able to drive other crocodilians into a frenzy, making them incredibly dangerous animals. It is now highly likely that the Ramree Island crocodile attacks in World War 2 may have been caused by Ammit.

History
It is presumed that Ammit may have been active during the 1940's and was either on, or near, Ramree Island. Here she caused the nearby crocodile population to go berserk, leading to the deaths of hundreds of Japanese soldiers.

It is currently unclear if Ammit was involved with the Mass Awakening event triggered by King Ghidorah in 2019, as none of Monarch's records of the event suggest she was active at the time. Like Titanus Kong, she may have been capable of ignoring Ghidorah's call.

Monarch's current records of Ammit begin in July 2020, where she (alongside four other Titans) was discovered by new Monarch investigator 'Danny' resting in Luxor, Egypt. A containment facility was quickly established within the temple to contain Ammit in the event that she woke up from her slumber.

Due to as-yet unknown reasons, Ammit ended up awakening and destroyed her containment facility, killing most of the personnel stationed there. Not long after breaking free, Ammit found herself in conflict with another recently awakened Titan, Eachusige. After a short, unrecorded skirmish, Ammit had brutally killed her opponent and moved on with her rampage.

In August 2020, Ammit made landfall in Europe and began a swath of destruction starting in Spain and continuing into France before she turned to the English Channel and left several cities in ruins.

After being unseen for some time, she was later seen in the United States, following the aftermath of another Titan's destruction. In October 2020, she abandoned her own wrath and returned to the remains of her former outpost without further resistance.

Ammit would later return in December 2020, where an unnamed agent believed to be associated with the Returning Sun cult was planning to reawaken her and use her as a display of force. She was reawakened via a replica of the ORCA technology and made short work of her new containment, storming away toward the seas. On her way, Ammit engaged and killed Titanus Champtanystropheus with similar brutality to her killing of Eachusige.

After a short skirmish with Monarch forces and a recently discovered Titan, Damballa, Ammit was lured toward Rio, Brazil, where Titanus Behemoth was waiting. Engaging not only Behemoth, but also Methuselah and a G-Team squadron led by Investigator Danny, Ammit's reign of terror was finally ended after Behemoth impaled the large crocodile on his tusks, killing her for good.

As of January 2021, Ammit's body is currently being held in a Monarch base located in Orkney. However, the remains of a nest in the remains of her former outpost suggest another Ammit could one day make an appearance.

In 2024, around two months after the Hong Kong incident, a terrorist cell run by the unnamed agent from the previous Ammit incident revealed that he had retrieved an egg from the nest, which has now hatched into a young Ammit nicknamed "Princess". She is currently being kept within a repurposed Monarch bunker.

Abilities
Being a Titan, and a Destroyer no less, Ammit possesses several deadly abilities, which she uses to lethal effect:

- Fire Breathing: Ammit has a pyrosynthetic gland located within her throat, similar in function to the nucleosynthetic gland found in Godzilla. A spark within Ammit's mouth ignites the flames, which can burn through metals with ease and mortally wound Titans who lack the defences to protect themselves from such attacks. The maximum temperature of Ammit's flames is unknown.

- Control over Crocodilians: Through a series of vocalizations that seem specifically tailored to crocodilian species, Ammit is able to drive nearby creatures into a frenzied state, causing them to attack any other animals or humans and follow Ammit's path. It wasn't uncommon for Ammit to be seen with groups of crocodiles at her feet, ready to help pick off humans beneath her.

- Physical Strength: A Titan of Ammit's proportions is bound to be packing a great deal of muscle, and Ammit is no exception to this. Her nature as a crocodile aids a great deal in battle, with armour plating capable of protecting her from most conventional weapons and Titan attacks. Her bite is also incredibly strong, able to destroy structures around her and dismember enemy Titans with ease. Her tail also functions as a weapon, able to destroy buildings and swat away anything that could try to attack her from behind.

Weaknesses
As tough as Ammit may seem, she is not invincible. Her armour can be dented and pierced by the use of bombs or strong Titan attacks. Behemoth's tusks, for example, were capable of going straight through Ammit's body, fatally wounding her.

Her eyes were also a weak point, exploited by G-Team and Damballa during their battle at sea. Without her eye, she was left completely blind to one side, giving humans and Titans a slight edge in battle.

In addition, Ammit's hold of crocodilians is not permanent, and they will typically revert to normal behavior and return home once Ammit leaves the area they were in.