1 | "He" is a ScienceFiction {{Adventure}} {{Thriller}} short story by Creator/AlanDeanFoster, first published in the 1977 anthology ''With Friends Like These…'' |
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3 | The story tells of how oceanographer Dr. Woodruth Poplar ends up encountering in an atoll in UsefulNotes/AmericanSamoa a creature thought to have been extinct for millions of years, a ''[[PrehistoricMonster Megalodon]]''. |
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9 | * TheAgeless: The stories opening explains that ''He'' has survived for millions of years. |
10 | * AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Dr. Poplar ends up surviving his encounter with the Megalodon, at the cost of his right foot.]] |
11 | * GodGuise: The Polynesian people fear and revere the Megalodon as something akin to a god. |
12 | * LastOfHisKind: ''He'' (the Megalodon) is the last of his kind, having outlived the rest for millions of years. |
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14 | * OneWordTitle: SecondaryCharacterTitle referencing ''He'', the name of the Megalodon that the protagonist finds. |
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16 | * SeaMonster: ''He'' is a Megalodon, a gigantic [[PrehistoricMonster prehistoric shark]]. |
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18 | * SatelliteLoveInterest: Elaine, Poplar’s receptionist who accompanies him on his dives at the atoll. |
19 | * SecondaryCharacterTitle: ''He'' is the name of the Megalodon. |
20 | * ThreateningShark: ''He'' is feared by all other creatures and the sight of him installs a primal terror in humans. |
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