Raptros is a dragon-like creature, he is one of two playable monsters to not have an origin. Nothing is known about Raptros as no origin was provided within the game or media. This ultimately makes them the most mysterious character in the entire game. The only information about their past is provided by the It Came From The Skies poster, which claims Raptros is a monster "from a lost age", heavily implying Dinosaurian origins.
Green Sphere: Act as the health pickup items, the monsters use this when being gravely injured.
Blue Sphere: Act as the stamina pickup items, the monsters use this to restore their stamina and enter their "Monster rage" state.
Red Sphere: Act as a special move pick up item, the monsters pick this up in order to use their special move.
Cloaking Cube: A cloaking device made by aliens that allow the user to be temporarily invisible and prevents target lock.
Throwing Objects: Throwing objects vary greatly in what it can be in War of the Monsters. They can be of the following different classes:
Spears: Items that can pierce and stab an enemy, best for stunning them. These are the following spear types:
Radio Tower
Broken Pipes
Bars
Clubs: Items that can deal extra impact damage to monsters. These are the following club types:
Steel Bars
Parts on Buildings
Explosives: Items that explode upon being thrown at the enemy. These are the following explosive types:
Cars
Planes
Tanks
Boats
Helicopters
Propane Tanks
Planes
Rocks
Debris
Ventilation Systems
UFOs
Gas Trucks
Notable Techniques
Fire Breath: Raptros' long range attack is fire breath that reaches a medium distance and does fair damage. Opponents remain on fire for a time after the attack has ended, dealing additional damage.
Long Flight: H-H-H
Mad Dash: H-H-L
Dragon Flip: L-L-L-L
Tooth & Claw: L-L-L-H-H-H
Flaming Fists: H-L-H-L-H-L-H
Other
Standard Tactics: The monsters use the environment around them in combat along with using their melee attacks and special moves. Raptros will fly around as he physically attack his opponent along with breathing fire.
Weaknesses: Nothing notable.
Trivia
Purchasing the first skin unlocks Raptros in adventure mode.
Development of Raptros was most likely drawn from a combination of Godzilla's enemy, King Ghidorah (aggressive behavior), the flying reptile Rodan (having a mate), and/or the traditional Dragon of legend and lore.
Raptros appears as a twin-attack in Stage 5 at Century Airfield.
At the start of the level in adventure mode, the twin Raptros are attacking Century Airfield, which is a nod to Toho's Rodan (1956) where the pair attack the JSDF.
Raptros' 4th costume may be inspired by a character from the canceled game, Primal Rage 2, known as Necrosan, the god of death, who also is a dragon with an exterior skeletal structure.
A possible origin provided by fans could be Raptros being a newly-discovered dinosaur skeleton, and after the UFOs hit, alien fuel drips down onto the skeleton and reforms it. This is often speculated due to the fourth skin being a plausible hint.
it could also be presumed that raptros was frozen in ice, and freed by a crash fire.
Another possible theory is that raptros actually came from the prehistoric era, and was accidentally brought to the present by aliens.
Raptros could also just have been a fictional dragon brought to reality by alien technology.
Raptros' 2nd skin is a negative colored pallet swap of the 1st, like many other monsters
It's based off of Sparkles the Dragon, another monster from the Goosebumps series, which first appears in Be Afraid! - Be Very Afraid!
Raptros might be a reference and/or homage to Gyaos, a dragon-like monster from the movie Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
He may also be a reference to Smaug, a dragon who is the main antagonist of J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel, The Hobbit.
Him and Zorgulon are the only monsters to NOT have origin.
He, alongside Zorgulon and Kineticlops are only monsters to not have costumes themed after machinery.
Battle Records
This battle record is with the Raptros Adventure Mode in mind. 14-0-0
