

The monster is a deep-sea creature with an unknown evolutionary history.

The object seen falling into the ocean is actually the Japanese government's ChimpanzIII satellite. Many speculate that it is of extraterrestrial descent, but this has been denied by J.J.
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The monster's origins are only revealed in the film's viral marketing campaign (Abrams wanted the movie to be realistic if a monster did attack, civilians would have no idea where it came from), leaving some who have seen the film confused about where it really came from. The monster's origins are revealed in Cloverfield/Kishin.Īnd the carnage begins with a massive explosion. Abrams states that the military bombing killed the creature. The whisper after the credits states that the monster is still alive, however, J.J.

Before that, the monster killed Jason Hawkins, crushing him with its tail on the Brooklyn Bridge its parasites bite Marlena Diamond, causing her to explode from the central cavity and it bites Hud Platt in half just moments before the Hammerdown protocol. This destruction causes the United States government to sacrifice New York City in an attempt to kill the monster with heavy ordnance in the Hammerdown protocol. The monster rampages throughout Manhattan, destroying the city in its path. The monster came from the Atlantic Ocean, where it was awakened by Tagruato submarines sent down from Chuai Station to investigate.
