Tyrannosaurus

For anime main dinosaur, 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: 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 card

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

Availability

• Japanese:
  • 1st Edition - 6th Edition, 2006 Rainy Season & Winter Season Limited Edition (001-竜; Attack Type)
  • 2007 1st - 4th Edition (001-竜; Counter Type)
  • 2007 4th Edition+ (Fossil Card KS008; Revival Type)
  • Gekizan Edition (001-竜; Hunter Type)
  • Non-sale Fire Dinosaurs Egg Card (EGG-005-竜)
  • Non-sale North American Dinosaurs Egg Card (EGG-011)
  • Kakushin 3rd Edition's Red Dinosaurs Egg Card (EGG-017)
  • Kakushin 6th Edition (001-竜)

TCG

Tyrannosaurus

Tyrannosaurus TCG Card

• Attribute: Fire
• Sign: Paper
• Power: 2000
• Level: 6
• Life: 3
• Card Code: DKSS - 001/032, DKCG - 153/160, DKT1 - 003/004
• Card Rarity: Silver Rare (DKSS), Colossal Rare (DKCG), Colossal Exclusive (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.

Tyrannosaurus Colossal Rare TCG Card

Tyrannosaurus TCG Card (DKT1 special edition)

potential "DKPR" Tyrannosaurus TCG Card, 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

Trivia

• Dr. Taylor's arcade card 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.
• Along with Tarbosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Torvosaurus, Daspletosaurus, Acrocanthosaurus, Alioramus, Giganotosaurus and Yangchuanosaurus, it is one of the available dinosaurs in Japanese non-sale Fire Dinosaurs Egg.
  • Along with Corythosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus, Camarasaurus, Edmontonia and Dilophosaurus, it is one of the available dinosaurs in Japanese non-sale North American Dinosaurs Egg.
• Along with Albertosaurus, Tuojiangosaurus, Majungasaurus, Prosaurolophus, Afrovenator, Opisthocoelicaudia, Muttaburrasaurus, Achelousaurus and Diceratops, it is one of the available dinosaurs in Japanese Red Dinosaurs Egg 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.
• It was the first gold rarity Fire Dinosaur card in the arcade.
• Tyrannosaurus have teeth up to 13 inches (33 cm) long.
• A Tyrannosaurus can run up to 25 mph (40 km/h).
• In episode 1, Ed makes 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 is disappointed there is only one species present.
• Tyrannosaurus is one of the few animals where the females were bigger than the males.

Gallery

Tyrannosaurus on NagoyaTV

Tyrannosaurus anime card

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

Tyrannosaurus skeleton

Clean artwork for the Tyrannosaurus Colossal Rare card