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12	->''"Tyrannosaurus is the most superb carnivorous mechanism among the terrestrial Vertebrata, in which raptorial power and speed are combined."''
13	-->-- '''Henry Fairfield Osborn''', the paleontologist who coined the new genus in 1905
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15	Ever since its discovery in 1905, ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' became the single most well-known and popular dinosaur, the greatest stock of [[SmallTaxonomyPools stock dinosaurs]]. While it may not have been the biggest carnivorous dinosaur ever, it was probably among the most powerful and dangerous. It is certainly the most famous, mainly because it looks badass with its massive head, powerful jaws and sharp teeth. For this reason, it is often seen as one of both the scariest and most majestic creatures that ever lived.
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17	Notably, it is also the ''only'' dinosaur popularly known for the whole scientific name (genus ''Tyrannosaurus'', species ''rex'') instead of just the first term. The meaning of the name is "tyrant lizard king", which helps its majestic image as King of the Dinosaurs. The correct scientific abbreviation of the name is ''T. rex'', but in media, the variants T. Rex, T-rex and T-Rex also often show up.
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19	Fictional ''T. rexes'' (along with its relatives such as ''Tarbosaurus'', ''Gorgosaurus'', ''Nanuqsaurus'' and so forth, colloquially known as tyrannosaurs) will almost invariably be presented as immensely strong and powerful, with [[BadVibrations thundering steps]] and a MightyRoar (nevermind the fact that [[NoisyNature making so much noise would make them a very ineffective predator]]). A terrifying tyrannosaur is usually depicted as a horrifying PrehistoricMonster which, like all carnivorous dinosaurs, seems to [[ToServeMan really like the taste of humans]], despite the fact that we're fricking tiny compared to it (imagine passing on a turkey dinner to run a mile for Chicken [=McNuggets=]). In older works, particularly ones starring herbivorous dinosaurs, a tyrannosaur will often be portrayed as [[PredatorsAreMean the villainous predator]]. In works where dinosaurs are anthropomorphized, a terrifying tyrannosaur will often be portrayed as a literal tyrant. Even in more modern works where the tyrannosaur is a hero or a noble creature, it will still be a terrifying force to be reckoned with.
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21	The only thing that undermines the badass image of ''T. rex'' is its short arms, which are often subject to ridicule, thought of as useless, scrawny, and weak.[[note]]They're actually extremely strong for their size.[[/note]] It is a common joke that ''T. rex'' is so ferocious because it is frustrated about its puny arms. Expect older works to make the arms larger with an extra digit to the iconic two-digit claws to make up for this shortcoming. As with all theropods, its hands are almost always depicted as pronated, when this is now considered impossible in real life. They are supposed to face each other, like a person about to clap.[[note]]The evolutionary reason for the small arms? So that they don't get in the way of its massive bite or making them vulnerable to attacks from others of their kind.[[/note]]
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23	A staple of fiction featuring TimeTravel, LostWorld, LivingDinosaurs, FossilRevival or ExtinctAnimalPark; it's honestly rare to see such a story ''without'' a ''T. rex'' showing up. For more information about the animal, see the Useful Notes UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex page. For creatures that aren't ''T. rex'' but obviously inspired by it, see TRexpy. See also RaptorAttack and SavageSpinosaurs for other carnivorous dinosaurs with similarly badass, terrifying reputation (and the latter can be paired up with this for SpinosaurusVersusTRex); because of SmallTaxonomyPools, other big theropods don't show up in fiction often enough to have built up their own distinct tropes.
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25	Note: Just because a work features a ''T. rex'', it is not automatically an example of this trope. As with other AnimalStereotypes, the examples should describe how the ''T. rex'' is portrayed as fearsome and scary.
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32	* ''Art/BeastFables'': During the Primeval Age, Urvara was ruled by a long line of ''Tyrannosaurus''es known as the [[https://www.deviantart.com/nazrigar/art/Weretober-2022-Ancient-Werebeasts-Part-5-935022049 Tyrant Kings]]. They're described as lacking empathy and toppling other civilisations, but the last king, Thunder, had a vision for the empire and didn't want his subjects to always live in fear. However, it's implied that he's responsible for merfolk hiding their existence from were beasts, since he defeated a ''Mosasaurus''-man called the Sea Lord.
33	* Creator/CharlesRKnight's paintings of ''T. rex'' often depict it as squaring off with some potential prey. The widespread usage and popularity of Knight's work was a big influence on how the creature would be depicted in films such as ''Film/KingKong'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}''
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37	* ''Anime/DaikyouryuNoJidai'': A ''T. rex'' serves as the main threat to a trio of kids, [[SuperPersistentPredator hunting them to no end]] (even somehow time-travelling all the way to the Stone Age) out of revenge for damaging its eye. The Neanderthals worship the tyrant lizard as a dreaded god that must be appeased with HumanSacrifice until the kids persuade them to fight back.
38	* ''Anime/DinosaurKing'': Terry the ''Tyrannosaurus'' is the first dinosaur owned by the [[TerribleTrio Alpha Trio]], a villainous group under Dr. Z who plans to use dinosaurs to TakeOverTheWorld. Terry is one of the most powerful dinosaurs and thus frequently used by the Alpha Trio against the heroic D-Team. He even has [[AnimalJingoism a rivalry]] with Max's dinosaur companion Chomp the ''Triceratops''. That said, Terry has been on the receiving end of the WorfEffect on more than one occasion.
39	* ''Manga/DinosaurSanctuary'' toys with this. While a ''T. rex'' is considered the apex of any ExtinctAnimalPark and is given the full respect that such a charismatic creature would deserve (to the point that many people come to the park just to see one), the one in the titular sanctuary is a [[FeelingTheirAge downright ancient specimen]], possibly the oldest one in the world at thirty-six years of age when most of her kind don't make it past twenty-eight. In fact, a major part of her focus chapter is the zookeepers trying to coax her out to do ''T. rex'' things, when she spends most of her days sleeping in her pen. The main character seems to have considered seeing that same ''T. rex'' in her prime as a formative experience.
40	* ''Manga/SetonAcademyJoinThePack'': Invoked by the ''T. rex'' homeroom teacher Terano-sensei. He is normally a decent guy, but if the students are being unreasonable, threats of extinction will ensue.
41	* ''Anime/YouAreUmasou'': ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' -- or Big Jaws -- are feared by all the herbivores and even smaller carnivores, being the subject of a nursery rhyme warning children not to cry or they'll be eaten. While the protagonist Heart is on the noble side -- at least once raising Umasou causes him to soften up -- due to having been raised by a ''Maiasaura'', Gonza and the other young Big Jaws are a pack of bullies. Baku, the leader of the Big Jaw pack [[spoiler:and Heart's father]], is a colossal beast who forces Heart into a duel almost to the death by threatening to eat his FamilyOfChoice and almost wins despite Heart being a skilled martial artist and far stronger than any ''T. rex'' should be.
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45	* ''ComicBook/ConanTheBarbarian'': A tyrannosaur is the centerpiece of [[HistoricalDomainCharacter Shamash-shum-ukin]]'s collection of time-displaced oddities in "Citadel at the Center of Time". Conan is alarmed by the beast when he first sees it, even though it sits at the bottom of a deep pit where it can do him no harm. When it gets loose at the story's climax and goes on a rampage, everyone who sees the tyrannosaur is terrified of it, and even Conan is struck dumb by fear for a moment before regaining his wits and trying to slay the rampaging monster.
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49	* In ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', Calvin in his fantasies often imagines himself as a ''Tyrannosaurus''. Early strips have him gorging himself on hapless cavemen or picking a fight with the ferocious saber-toothed tiger (Hobbes). Later strips has him more accurately terrorizing other dinosaurs in the Late Cretaceous, with the occasional strip where he rampages in modern times. When asked to write a report on whether ''T. rex'' is a predator or scavenger, Calvin always sides with the predator angle on the grounds it makes the ''T. rex'' more cool. Then there was also the strip where Calvin put [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Tyrannosaurs in F-14s]].
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53	* ''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/10639175/ Phineas and Ferb's Dinosaur Adventure]]'' lampshades this, in true style of the source material. At the beginning when the boys are watching a dinosaur documentary that is now describing the ''T. rex'', Phineas points out that while the dinosaur is awesome in its own right, it attracts so much attention. To prove his point, he flips through several channels, with every one of them showing a ''T. rex'' being powerful, acting scary, or [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking dancing]].
54	* In ''Fanfic/PrehistoricEarth'', several ''T. rex''es are amongst the animals rescued for the titular park in the style of ''Series/PrehistoricPark''. Over the course of this story, the species is portrayed as equal parts fearsome and majestic; with one particular individual named Sharptooth being an [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever abnormally large]] individual that falls in line with the more fearsome side of the spectrum during his earlier appearances in the story (to the point of engaging in an EscapedAnimalRampage that allows him to showcase [[{{Notzilla}} heavy resemblance in personality and behavior to]] ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'') before than showcasing the more noble and majestic side of his species' portrayal by virtue of being largely more of a GrumpyOldMan similarly to the ''Franchise/{{Monsterverse}}'' incarnation of Godzilla while also forming a bond with and protecting petite blonde KindlyVet Yolanda Hall [[KingKongCopy in a style similar to]] ''Franchise/KingKong''.
55	* ''Fanfic/PrehistoricParkReimagined'' features the species as being equal parts fearsome and majestic, with the family that gets encountered and rescued in their debut mission serving as TheDreaded to the majority of the local herbivores in Cretaceous Period Hell Creek and a fearsome KnightOfCerebus for the rescue team to encounter during their first three scenes in which they appear before then showing off their more noble and majestic side when feasting peacefully together on a kill directly before their rescue. And over the course of their subsequent time as residents of the park, the adolescent siblings [[MythologyGag Terrence and Matilda]] showcase opposing sides of the portrayal as they start to become increasingly antagonistic against each other as they grow older (with the former showcasing the more noble aspects while the latter showcases the more fearsome aspects) while their parents Tyrannor and Rexy continue to showcase a more balanced mixture of both the fearsome and noble portrayals.
56	* ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'': The [[TRexpy demonsaurus]], essentially a ''T. rex'' covered in spikes, is the alpha predator in the abyssal swamps, and its den is littered with half-eaten corpses of all the other species Haara and Fiora had encountered to that point.
57	* ''Fanfic/WelcomeToPrehistoricKingdom'': {{Subverted\|Trope}} with Jane, one of the female ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' at the park and the only one seen so far - her only appearance in Chapter 1 has her being cleaned of parasites by a trio of alverezsaurs, during which she's shown lazily lying on her side and watching a keeper clean her exhibit with total indifference.
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61	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' features the ''T. rex'' as [[PrehistoricMonster a nightmarish monster that all dinosaurs feared]]. It gets into a fight with a ''Stegosaurus'' and wins decisively. Though some fans mistake the creature for an ''Allosaurus'', they pretty explicitly call it a ''Tyrannosaurus'' in the intro to the Rite of Spring sequence, and concept art also refers to it as a ''rex''. It has three fingers simply because [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology Walt thought it looked better that way]].
62	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'': While "[[CallARabbitASmeerp Sharpteeth]]" can refer to any carnivorous prehistoric animal, including [[ThreateningShark sharks]], it's commonly used to refer to ''T. rex'' and other tyrannosaurs who often serve as the common dinosaur antagonists that hunt Littlefoot and friends throughout the franchise.
63	** First film: [[TheDreaded The Sharptooth]] is a feared ''Tyrannosaurus'' that hunts a group of young dinosaurs separated from the herd. This vicious ''T. rex'' can leap at great distances, survive great falls, and [[SuperPersistentPredator never gives up hunting its prey]]. Oh, and [[YouKilledMyFather it killed Littlefoot's mother]] with one fatal bite on her back. The book adaptation and deleted scenes characterizes him as a vain, arrogant, and sadistic SerialKiller who is deliberately chasing the Herd to get revenge for Littlefoot accidentally blinding one of his eyes, and he intends to massacre the herbivores sheltering in the Great Valley once he finds the entrance.
64	** The first DirectToVideo sequel, ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTimeIITheGreatValleyAdventure'', introduced a ''major'' {{aver\|ted Trope}}sion of the trope right away: Chomper, a ''friendly'' baby Tyrannosaur who became the gang's SixthRanger in the animated series. He re-appeared in the fifth film, ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTimeVTheMysteriousIsland The Mysterious Island]]'', in which he must convince his parents that both kinds of dinosaurs (carnivorous and herbivorous) can get along. Chomper's parents are more of a ZigZagged example. They're far nicer than most carnivores due to [[MoralityPet their love for Chomper]], but they will bring terror to those that dare harm to [[MamaBear their]] [[PapaWolf baby]].
65	* ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'': Invoked by the [[DastardlyWhiplash Bowler Hat Guy]], who decides to use mini-Doris to capture a ''T. rex'' and use it to seize Lewis from the Robinson family. The ''T. rex'' is certainly terrifying at first... [[SubvertedTrope until]] he's unable to capture Lewis in a corner thanks to his big head and little arms (which the dinosaur lampshades to the Bowler Hat Guy). After mini-Doris is dislodged by Wilbur, the ''T. rex'' is revealed to be [[AllAnimalsAreDogs a docile and rather friendly dinosaur]], leading the Robinson family to adopt him as a pet (and name him [[IronicName Tiny]]).
66	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'': The titular Minions always look to find [[CardCarryingVillain an evil boss to serve under]]. In prehistoric time, the closest thing they could find to a villainous boss was a ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. However, instead of ensuring a reign of terror for their new master, the bumbling Minions accidentally caused the ''T. rex'' to fall into a volcano and fossilized into a charred skeleton.
67	* ''WesternAnimation/PrehistoricBeast'', a 10-minute go-motion animation short by Creator/TippettStudio, features a ''Tyrannosaurus'' hunting down a peaceful ''Monoclonius''. It makes its presence known when the ''Monoclonius'' stumbles ventures into the dark woods and sees the carcasses of the predator's other victims. The ''Monoclonius'' tries to fight back, but the ''Tyrannosaurus'' [[TheBadGuyWins overpowers the poor ceratopsian]] with its hungry jaws. The scene plays out like something out of a slasher movie.
68	* ''Animation/SpecklesTheTarbosaurus'': One-Eye is a malicious ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' who usurps the noble ''Tarbosaurus'' family that ruled the land, leaving Speckles as the SoleSurvivor. One-Eye spends the next 20 years hounding Speckles and his mate Blue Eyes for no reason other than the fact that Speckles could potentially threaten his status as the new apex predator of the land.
69	* ''WesternAnimation/WalkingWithDinosaurs'': A pack of ''Gorgosaurus'' serve as the primary antagonists of the film, hunting a herd of ''Pachyrhinosaurus'' 70 million years ago. They're depicted as persistent fast runners with powerful, bone-breaking bites. Their leader, [[BigBad Gorgon]], is responsible for killing [[TheHero Patchi]] and Scowler's father, and nearly kills Scowler himself years later in the film's climax had Patchi not intervened.
70	* ''WesternAnimation/WereBackADinosaursStory'': While [[AnthropomorphicTransformation intelligent and benevolent]] after having been force-fed Captain Neweyes' Brain Grain cereal, in the prologue Rex makes a point of emphasizing how he was originally "stupid and violent". In a flashback to the Mesozoic, he is shown viciously chasing after a comparatively tiny (and scared out of its mind) dinosaur, and repeatedly attempts to eat Vorb while the alien delivers his pitch for the Brain Grain cereal. The terrifying nature of tyrannosaurs is also invoked by Professor Screweyes, who reverts the dinosaurs back to their original feral states to star in his CircusOfFear and makes a point of showcasing Rex front and center ''because'' of how terrifying seeing a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' in the flesh is.
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74	* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'': The franchise, particularly the first two films, tends to depict ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' as the predatory dinosaur par excellence. Tyrannosaurs almost invariably take central narrative stages in any given movie, serving as both the most individually feared threats to the human protagonists and the most powerful predators in the setting, almost always able to fight off or kill other dangerous hunters. ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' is the ([[NeverLiveItDown rather infamous]]) exception, where ''T. rex'''s only role is to demonstrate TheWorfEffect at the hands of a ''[[SavageSpinosaurs Spinosaurus]]''.
75	* ''Film/KillerKlownsFromOuterSpace'': In one scene, a Klown lures a group of people at a bus stop into a trap by casting ImpossibleShadowPuppets on the wall, until he turns it into a giant [[RedEyesTakeWarning red-eyed]] T-Rex silhouette that gobbles up the audience of victims.
76	* ''Film/KingKong1933'': The ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' serves as [[PrimateVersusReptile Kong's most iconic opponent in the film]], and the only animal (aside from humans) who actually has a decent chance of killing the giant ape. Kong manages to defeat this fearsome dinosaur by breaking its jaws wide open, [[DeathByIrony the same jaws that would have broke Kong's bones had it successfully bit down]].
77	* ''Film/LandOfTheLost'': A ''T. rex'' named Grumpy is the AnimalNemesis to Dr. Rick Marshall, willing to [[SuperPersistentPredator chase him down to the ends of the earth]] after the doctor insults [[DumbDinos his intelligence]]. His grudge is so strong that he scares off the other dinosaurs that tries to eat Marshall first. [[SubvertedTrope This doesn't apply]] to the other humans though, as Grumpy would leave them alone since they didn't insult his brain.
78	* ''Film/TheLastDinosaur'': The ''T. rex'' is the titular last dinosaur[[note]]Which is a misnomer because there's also a ''Triceratops''.[[/note]] and thus the target of obsession for [[GreatWhiteHunter multimillionaire Manston Thrust]] after learning that his company's oil expedition team was eaten by the super tyrant lizard in a newly discovered LostWorld. He assembles a new team to study and then kill the creature, but the ''T. rex'' proves to be a true menace by destroying their camp, killing a valuable scientist, and stranding them in a hostile, prehistoric world. Even when the expedition team manage to get a means back home, Manston willingly stays behind so he can personally kill [[WorthyOpponent the dinosaur]] or die trying.
79	* ''Film/TheLostWorld'': The first major example in film history. While the main predator of the film is ''Allosaurus'', described by Challenger as "the most vicious pest in the ancient world", ''Tyrannosaurus'' nonetheless makes an appearance where it quickly establishes itself as the dominant predator by killing an ''Agathaumas'' (a now-dubious ceratopsian) that previously gored an ''Allosaurus'' to death.
80	* ''Film/PlanetOfTheDinosaurs'': The ''Tyrannosaurus'' is the main threat of the film and only by killing the dinosaur do the survivors manage to settle down in their new home.
81	* ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'': [[{{Trumplica}} President Koopa]] claims to be a descendent of ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' and is a tyrannical dictator of Dinohattan. When he gets hit by his own [[DevolutionDevice Devo Gun]], he devolves into a horrifying ''Tyrannosaurus'' with oversized, tusk-like teeth. Before this monstrosity can wreck havoc, Koopa gets hit by the Devo Guns again, devolving him further into a traditional ''T. rex'' [[spoiler:before it melts into [[TerminalTransformation primordial slime]]]].
82	* ''Film/TyrannosClaw'' revolves around a hostile cavemen tribe who regularly abducts other cave-people for a HumanSacrifice to their dark God, a monster inside a cave. Said monster is actually a ''T. rex'' who terrorized the tribe ages ago and is now worshipped as their patron, and in the climax the same ''T. rex'' escapes the cave trying to devour all the characters. In a movie full of dinosaurs the ''T. rex'' easily gets the most amount of screentime.
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86	* ''Literature/{{Carnosaur}}'': Features both ''Tyrannosaurus'' and the closely related ''Tarbosaurus'', the former as two infants with the latter being the most powerful and dangerous of Penward's beasts. The ''Tarbosaurus'' promptly rampages through the compound after being freed from its enclosure, killing multiple people, destroying a helicopter, and at one point battling a pride of lions. Escaping into the English countryside, it kills several more persons and animals before dying when a indoor mall collapses on top of it. The infant ''Tyrannosaurus'' meanwhile viciously consume a tied-up woman alive after they hatch to set up a SequelHook. Ahead of its time, the novel correctly portrayed both as very bird-like in their mannerisms and this added to their eerie quality.
87	* ''Literature/{{Dinotopia}}'': ''T. rex'' are portrayed as feared predators of the Rainy Basin that must be appeased with an offering of fish and eels for safe passage through the swamps. The only thing that scares off a ''T. rex'' is the larger ''[[AlwaysABiggerFish Giganotosaurus]]''. ''Journey to Chandara'' portrays some ''T. rex''es who are scavengers, and don't actually hassle the unarmored human and tiny ceratopsian passing through.
88	* ''Literature/TheDinosaurLords'':
89	** Tyrannosaurs are considered thankfully very rare on Paradise, with only two seen "onscreen": An aged one used for public executions and Falk's albino dwarf Snowflake (although a dwarf of its species, it's still the biggest dino around, with even Shiraa unwilling to attack it).
90	** The ruling family Melodia belongs to descends from a man who supposedly killed a Tyrannosaurus imperator (i.e. the GiantMook version of the T. rex, which Shiraa knows as a Grey Hunger) and fashioned the Fanged Throne from its skull. Such a monster serves as a mount for [[spoiler:the Angel Raguel]], although it's rather anti-climactically taken out by a javelin through the eye.
91	* ''Literature/JurassicPark1990'': [=InGen=] manages to breed two ''T. rex'' clones for the titular park, an adult and juvenile. The large ''rex'' in particular, nicknamed Rexy by Muldoon, is considered to be the crown jewel of the park, and the most dangerous dinosaur on public display. She is portrayed as [[PrehistoricMonster an absolute monster]], with a paddock breakout scene that makes the film version look tame in comparison. She is also bent hunting down Grant and the children throughout the park, not stopping [[spoiler:until she succumbs to the tranquilizers shot by Muldoon]]. The juvenile is also terrifying in its own right, being a [[KillerRabbit curious, playful dinosaur]] who [[spoiler:unlike Rexy]] successfully hunts down a human to eat.
92	* ''Literature/TheMagicTreehouse'': A ''T. rex'' serves as the main antagonist for Jack and Annie, and an obstacle between them and the magic treehouse that could take them back to present day.
93	* ''Literature/{{Nightside}}'': The Museum of Unnatural History has a live ''T. rex'' in a cage and at one point, the Collector moves the entrance to his hideout there, knowing that the dinosaur's fearsome reputation will protect his most prized treasures.
94	* ''Literature/{{Prehistoria}}'': Zigzagged with the ''Alioramus'' functioning arguably as the overarching antagonists, menacing the protagonist ''Adasaurus'' twice. The first time a trio of them ambush and kill her mate in a night attack, and return months later to go after the nest she was guarding. Capable of silently stalking about at night, they are portrayed as dangerously stealthy pack hunters who comparatively dwarf the wolf-sized raptor despite being small for a tyrannosaur species. Though they are portrayed as merely animals acting out of self interest for their own kind to remove threats, ''Adasaurus'' just [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality happens]] to be their prey.
95	* ''Literature/TheMoonshaeTrilogy'': Kazgaroth, the villain of the first book, is a shapeshifting demonic creature that resembles a T-Rex in its true form.
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99	* ''Series/DinosaurRevolution'' depicts ''T. rex'' as having a color palette of TheGrimReaper, a dark body with a white head that makes it look like the dinosaur has a SkullForAHead. The ''T. rex'' species are shown to be very territorial and vicious, with one of them [[MonstrousCannibalism ripping and eating the tiny forelimb of their rival]]. They also make [[{{Squick}} nests made of their feces]]. Despite this fearsome presentation, they are still portrayed as good parents to their chicks.
100	* ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'': Referenced but ultimately subverted. In the pilot episode "Mighty Megalosaurus", [[BumblingDad Earl Sinclair]] demands to be respected from his wife Fran, saying he's king of the dinosaurs. Fran deflates his ego by reminding him that the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' is the true king of the dinosaurs, seemingly setting up the tyrant lizard as Earl's MeanBoss at the [=WeSaySo=] Corporation. But when he finally goes to work, it turns out that the ''T. rex'' is actually [[GentleGiant Earl's friendly co-worker]], while his ill-tempered, carnivorous tyrant of a boss is actually a ''[[TemperCeratops Triceratops]]'', the ''T. rex'''s [[{{Irony}} favorite prey]].
101	* The ''T. rex'' is a rival predator of the Prehistoric Dragon in ''Film/DragonsAFantasyMadeReal''. One attacks a young Dragon, coming into battle with its mother in the process. Despite being defeated by the mother’s fire breath, the ''T.rex'' manages to inflict fatal damage to the mother’s wing with its powerful jaws.
102	* In ''Series/LandOfTheLost1991'', the dinosaur that the Porters fear most is a ''T. rex'' named Scarface. One episode featured a KnightInShiningArmor who wanted to slay Scarface, thinking him to be [[DinosaursAreDragons a dragon]]. Kevin had to convince him to RunOrDie.
103	* ''Series/MonsterWarriors'': In "Fall of the Haunted House of T-Rex", a T-Rex threatens the opening of the Capital City Amusement Park.
104	* ''Series/PrehistoricPark'': The first episode ends with Nigel Marven bringing two baby ''T. rex''es, Terence and Matilda, into the titular park, orphaned after their mother was killed a rival ''T. rex''. However, during the course of the miniseries, the two ''T. rex''es grow up fast, with [[MoreDeadlyThanTheMale Matilda in particular becoming very hostile to her brother]]. This culminates to Matilda brutally attacking Terence in Episode 5, forcing the park managers to separate the two with a barrier. And when the prehistoric animals break from their enclosures in the final episode, Matilda ends up being the last major threat for Nigel to deal with before the park is back to manageable level.
105	* ''Series/PrehistoricPlanet'':
106	** {{Averted}} with the actual ''T. rex'' in Season 1. It doesn't fight other predators senselessly if it can avoid a fatal injury (like the Hell Creek mosasaur), doesn't roar constantly, and the paternal behavior depicted by the adult individual in "Coasts" is fairly balanced between that of a competent parent raising its young and that of a self-preserving animal needing its offspring to be self-sufficient. "Freshwater" features another ''rex'' who has just killed a ''Triceratops'', but we never actually see the fight take place; his sequence focuses on his attempts to wash out his wounds to avoid infection. Then he bumps into another ''T. rex'' and it looks like a BehemothBattle might be about to break out... until we learn that the other ''rex'' is a female and we see some surprisingly gentle tyrannosaur courtship. Played straight in the Season 2 episode "Swamps", which showcases a terrifying ''T. rex'' hunt of the ''Edmontosaurus'' at night, demonstrating why Attenborough calls them the planet's most powerful predators - although even here they're reliant on ambush and strategy to catch their faster-moving prey. Downplayed in "North America", where a ''rex'' gets into a faceoff with a pair of ''Quetzalcoatlus'' over a dead sauropod, and ultimately decides [[KnowWhenToFoldEm to back down.]]
107	** Downplayed with the ''Tarbosaurus'' in "Deserts". In an early scene, a group of them are napping around the site of a dead sauropod, which has attracted flies, which have in turn attracted lizards, and the lizards have attracted dromaeosaurs... who must be very careful not [[DontWakeTheSleeper wake the sleeping giants]]. In a later scene, a ''Tarbosaurus'' approaches a crowded watering hole, making the other dinosaurs very wary, but they will tolerate its presence when it's clear that the Asian tyrannosaur is only out for a drink rather than food.
108	** Despite being smaller than their more famous cousins, the ''Nanuqsaurus'' are given the most aggressive depictions of tyrannosaurs featured in the show, with "Ice Worlds" depicting them as [[SuperPersistentPredator highly persistent predators]] that hunt in packs in even the worst of the blizzard. Notably, they are the only tyrannosaurs - alongside ''Qianzhousaurus'' - to be shown hunting and killing their prey in the first season. The second season finale, "North America", has a lone ''Nanuqsaurus'' hunting ''Ornithomimus'', again resorting to ambush tactics. When she finally catches one, there's a surprisingly tender scene of her [[MonsterIsAMommy sharing the kill with her children]], emphasizing that even this ferocious predator is still a devoted parent.
109	** ''Qianzhousaurus'' features in the final episode of the first season, where it is depicted as a stealthy ambush predator, stalking the bizarre ''Corythoraptor''. Although dangerous, the ''Qianzhousaurus'' is portrayed as ill-suited to drawn-out chases or hunts, and almost entirely reliant on the element of surprise, with Creator/DavidAttenborough's narration observing that most hunts will end in failure.
110	** Also worth mentioning is the series' portrayal of abelisaurids - another family of large carnivorous dinosaurs, not especially closely related to the tyrannosaurids but superficially similiar and usually given similiar characterization when they [[SmallTaxonomyPools appear in media at all]]. Of these, the mighty ''Rajasaurus'' and the peculiar ''Majungasaurus'' are shown as credible threats (though not on the level of ''T. rex''), while the better-known ''Carnotaurus'' appears in a comedic scene of a male doing a mating dance to try and attract a female.
111	* ''Series/{{Primeval}}'': When a ''[[Characters/{{Primeval}} T. rex]]'' appears in the show's [[Recap/PrimevalS5E5 penultimate episode]], it's powerful enough to make the earth quake with its footsteps as it rampages through a city plaza, it recovers from being toppled over due to a car ramming into it, and it takes about a ''dozen'' EMD shots directly to the mouth before it goes down.
112	* In ''Series/SirArthurConanDoylesTheLostWorld'', ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' is one of the many dino species inhabiting the plateau, and poses a constant threat to our heroes.
113	* ''Series/WalkingWithDinosaurs'': The final episode is called "Death of a Dynasty" and naturally, it focuses on a female ''Tyrannosaurus'' as the central protagonist. She is portrayed as a very intolerable ''Tyrannosaurus'' thanks to losing her last clutch of eggs to volcanic activity. When a male ''Tyrannosaurus'' comes to mate her, he offers her a gift of a dead ''Triceratops'' to get her approval or risk serious injuries. All dinosaurs fear the ''Tyrannosaurus''... except for the ''[[ToughArmoredDinosaur Ankylosaurus]]''.
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117	* ''Pinball/JurassicParkDataEast'': The ''T. rex'' is depicted as more fearsome than many other dinosaurs. Its multiball mode starts with [[CueTheRain dramatic rain]] appearing on the display before it attacks, and its toy on the playfield eats the ball while sound clips of a scared man crying "No!" play. It follows the ball during the game, and if the opportunity arises he'll bend down and grab the ball in his jaws.
118	* ''Pinball/JurassicParkStern'': The various ''T. rex''-centric modes generally show it in a fearsome light. They start with a depiction of it eating a goat via SecondPersonAttack, then escalate to things like chasing after the player's Jeep and wrecking the park's museum.
119	* ''Pinball/PoliceForce'': In a WorldOfFunnyAnimals where the player assumes the role of a police officer, the BigBad is "Mafiosaurus Rex", a ''T. rex'' in charge of various lesser criminals.
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123	* ''Ride/BackToTheFutureTheRide'': The former attraction at the Ride/UniversalStudios parks involved the riders getting sent back to a primeval Hill Valley at the climax, where they were briefly menaced by an oversized ''T. rex'' that lives near a volcano and can almost swallow a [=DeLorean=] whole.
124	* ''Ride/JurassicParkRiverAdventure'': The ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' is always the big finale of the ride, emerging from the waterfall to eat the guests just as the boat plunges down the 85-foot vertical drop to safety. Even when the ride is rethemed to a ''Jurassic World'' setting, featuring the bigger and badder ''[[TRexpy Indominus rex]]'', the ''T. rex'''s role remains unchanged.
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128	* ''Toys/LEGODinoAttack'': The toyline features [[DinosaursAreDragons mutated tyrannosaurs with horns on their head and oversized arms with three claws on each hand]], and they're described as "King of the Dino Attack monsters" and "the ultimate machine creature", cementing its role as the biggest and scariest mutant dinosaurs. In the online Dino Attack game, a Tyrannosaurus rex would serve as the boss of each stage, including the red ''T. rex'' as the FinalBoss.
129	* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
130	** [[AntiHero Grimlock]] is an unruly Autobot who can turn into a robotic ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' as his alt-mode. He often commands a team known as the Dinobots in various continuities and sometimes, he even gets to command the Autobot faction as a whole. However, his temperament and (depending on the continuity) not-so bright mind always brings trouble for the Autobots, especially for Optimus Prime. Grimlock's catchphrase in most incarnations is "[[HulkSpeak Me Grimlock king!]]"
131	** Trypticon, the Decepticon answer to the Autobot titan Metroplex, has a robot mode that resembles a T-rex[[note]]as much as it resembles any real dinosaur[[/note]], and is appropriately treated as nigh-unstoppable.
132	** Overkill the Cassetticon turns into what his toy bio calls a "tyrannosaurus", but which looks more like a ceratosaur. As the name suggests, Overkill is all about vicious excess... except when an unfortunate glitch in his systems makes him a ''ceratosaur'' stuck at the size of a cassette. Aww!
133	** Megatron from ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' initially transforms into a purple ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' and is a charismatic but cruel leader of the Predacons, willing to [[BadBoss sacrifice his minions]] and [[OmnicidalManiac reality itself]] just to ensure victory for his Decepticon ancestors. He is also the ArchEnemy of Optimus Primal, who transforms into a gorilla to invoke [[PrimateVersusReptile the classic conflict of villainous dinosaur vs. heroic ape]].
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137	* ''VideoGame/ThreeDMonsterMaze'': The first example in video game history. The game has you navigating a maze while trying to evade a hungry ''[[BeastInTheMaze Tyrannosaurus rex]]'', which is what makes it pure horror. Once Rex sees you, he will come straight for you, and if he catches you in his jaws, you will be sentenced to roam the maze ''[[AndIMustScream forever]]''.
138	* ''VideoGame/DinoCrisis'': The ''T. rex'' serves as your first true boss encounter (namely breaking through a window and trying to eat you), and you will have many encounters with that same ''T. rex'', culminating into a FinalBoss chase sequence. ''Dino Crisis 2'' also features a ''T. rex'' as a primarily threat... until the ''[[AlwaysABiggerFish Giganotosaurus]]'' shows up and [[TheWorfEffect kills it with ease]].
139	* ''VideoGame/DinoStrikeWii'' sees you battling assorted dinosaurs on an uninhabited island where they're not yet extinct, with a powerful T-Rex as the game's FinalBoss. It's a SuperPersistentPredator that pursues you relentlessly in a set of ruins, despite getting blasted almost non-stop by grenades, and also a TimeLimitBoss - fight it long enough until the ChekhovsVolcano erupts and drown the T-Rex for you.
140	* ''VideoGame/EVOSearchForEden'': The boss of the third chapter are ''Tyrannosaurus'' ("Tyrasaurus" in the English version), which are portrayed as the strongest of the dinosaurs. [[spoiler:Subverted with surviving populations in later chapters, which are demoted to mere enemies.]]
141	* ''VideoGame/LiveALive'': In the Prehistory chapter, there is a single ''T. rex'' known as Odo present in the chapter. It is seen as a god by a hostile tribe and is ritually given [[HumanSacrifice human sacrifices]] to feast on. [[spoiler:However, in reality it is actually just one of many incarnations of Odio, the Lord of Dark]].
142	* ''VideoGame/LostEden'': The Tyrann, though in size and mobility they more resemble ''Albertosaurus'' with war claws than the classic Tyrannosaurus Rex. Either way, if they find you [[spoiler:at least before you get your Instruments Of Fear]], your hamburger.
143	* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'': Naturally, games based off the movies would feature a ''T. rex'' in some capacity or form. But these specific examples highlight the dinosaur's feared reputation:
144	** ''VideoGame/JurassicParkSegaGenesis'': The ''T. rex'' is the reason why Dr. Alan Grant is stranded in the middle of Jurassic Park, giving players a terrifying 16-bit reenactment of its iconic breakout scene. The ''T. rex'' is also the biggest and second most dangerous carnivorous dinosaur (the first being ''[[RaptorAttack Velociraptor]]'') that Grant will face on his journey back to the Visitor Center, able to [[OneHitKill eat the paleontologist with one bite]] and can only be temporarily stunned at best.
145	** ''VideoGame/JurassicParkSegaMasterSystem'': The ''T. rex'' is the FinalBoss of the game. She can be fought in the Visitor Center once the first four levels have been completed. The only way to damage her is to shoot rockets at the boxes at the top of the screen so they will fall on her. Watch out for when she stomps the ground to drop them on Dr. Grant, though.
146	** ''VideoGame/JurassicParkRampageEdition'': The ''T. rex'' only appears as the FinalBoss of the game for Dr. Alan Grant, though it's less of an actual boss and more of a SuperPersistentPredator that would eat you in one bite if [[RunOrDie you don't drive your boat to the exit]] because [[WorfBarrage Grant's weapons (which can vaporize raptors) have no effect]] on the ''T. rex'' beyond temporarily stunning it.
147	** ''VideoGame/JurassicParkTheGame'': Rexy, the ''T. rex'' from the first movie, is the primary dinosaur antagonist and easily the biggest danger outside in the park. She will go after the playable humans several times, and she proves to still be a danger to them when focusing on other dinosaurs. At the end of the game, Rexy appears as both a villain disposer (like in the first movie) and the final obstacle between the heroes and their only way off the island.
148	** [[ConstructionAndManagementGames Jurassic Park builder games]] like ''VideoGame/JurassicParkOperationGenesis'' and ''VideoGame/JurassicWorldEvolution'' depict the ''T. rex'' as an essential 5-star dinosaur to be featured in the park but [[AwesomeButImpractical also one of the most difficult and dangerous species to manage and contain]]. ''T. rex'' needs a lot of space and live prey to remain happy, and will go on a rampage if even one of them is insufficient. ''Jurassic World: Evolution'' games in particular will also play ominous music whenever a ''T. rex'' is released from the hatchery, reminding players that they have created a terrifying attraction that could either make or break the park.
149	* ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'': Ug, a ghost caveman who haunts the Unnatural History Museum and guards the Blue Toad portrait, decides to give Luigi a real scare by possessing the skeleton of a ''T. rex'' and then eating the portrait just as Luigi is about to save Blue Toad. The ''T. rex'' skeleton breaks free from its display after Luigi damages its ribcage in the first two stages, and goes on a berserk rampage to crush the scared plumber with its footsteps, sonic roars, and tail slaps. When Luigi destroys the rest of the ribcage, the ''T. rex'' falls apart and leaves Ug in the open.
150	* ''VideoGame/MarsupilamiHoobadventure'': The [[{{Prehistoria}} Hidden World]] contains a few giant T-rexes in the background of the level, one of them is even seen fighting a ''Suchomimus''. That said, they aren't fought, and their scariness is mitigated by them being [[GoofyFeatheredDinosaur feathered]].
151	* ''VideoGame/{{Oakwood}}'': Of the three types of PrehistoricMonster encountered, the ''T. rex'' is by far the biggest and most physically powerful. And every scene featuring it is very much PlayedForHorror.
152	* ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'': The Tyrunt line is based on tyrannosaurs. While Tyrunt is described as a RoyalBrat, its evolved form Tyrantrum is known for being so powerful that no other prehistoric Pokémon could stand up to it, so it lived like a king.
153	* ''VideoGame/PrimalCarnage'': Far and away the most powerful playable dinosaur in the initial game was the ''Tyrannosaurus'', which has both a OneHitKill bite and can kill humans simply by walking over them, has over 3000 health points (most other dinosaurs only have a few hundred HP), and [[MightyRoar a roar so mighty]] that it actually inspires nearby dinosaurs to fight harder ([[StatusBuff making their attacks stronger for several seconds]]). Later updates added the ''Spinosaurus'' and ''Acrocanthosaurus'' as alternatives, but gave the archetype the class name "Tyrant".
154	* ''VideoGame/PrimalRage'': Two of the playable characters, Sauron the God of Hunger and Diablo the God of Destruction, are mutant tyrannosaurs worshipped as gods. While Sauron is one of the Virtuous Beasts, he is a vicious BloodKnight whose apotheosis came at the cost of HorrorHunger, and he's only fighting to save humanity so that he can devour them himself. Diablo is a demonic ''T. rex'' who was sealed away in the core of the Earth, and after being freed seeks to kill the Virtuous Beasts and reduce the planet to a volcanic wasteland.
155	* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'': Subverted with the ''T. Rexes'' found in the Cascade Kingdom. According to the brochure, they are the most terrible of all the dinosaurs, with the ability to smash boulders in a single blow, but they spend most of their time napping, making them virtually harmless and easy for Mario and Cappy to [[BodySurf capture]] them and use their awesome power for themselves. Double subverted in the Wooded Kingdom and the Metro Kingdom, where the ''T. rexes'' are wide awaken and very hostile to Mario, wearing hats to prevent him from capturing them. The T-Rex of the Wooded Kingdom in particular happens to resides in the dark Deep Woods, obscured in shadows and [[BadVibrations only heralded by its thunderous footsteps]].
156	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKorEhne4jA&t=8s T-Rex Breakout]]'', a ''very'' short game inspired by Jurassic Park's T-Rex scene where you get to experience the movie's scary T-Rex assault from a first-person POV.
157	* ''VideoGame/ZniwAdventure'': Invoked and subverted. At the beginning of the game, Zniw gets spooked by a ''Daspletosaurus'' suddenly popping up from a bush, although the ''Daspletosaurus'' meant no harm and wanted to talk to her. Nonetheless, according to the encyclopedia, the ''Daspletosaurus'' and ''Gorgosaurus'' are understandably feared by other dinosaurs, to the point they are given roles of monsters in horror stories.
158	* ''VideoGame/ZooTycoon'': ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' is an adoptable dinosaur in both games. This is one of the most expensive and hardest animals to keep happy and enclosed, but it's also one of the most popular with the guests. Set it loose in a zoo and it'll tear through everything with nothing able to kill it, although the sequel makes it a potential prey for the [[LethalJokeCharacter Killer Penguin]] and, for some reason, the giant ground sloth.
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162	* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': The one-time villains of the episode "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS3E13ExtinctPossibility Extinct Possibility]]" are a TerribleTrio of motorcycle-riding ''Tyrannosaurus'', their leader named Johnny T. Rex. They terrorize a city populated by hadrosaurs, often threatening to eat them, but they are also more than happy to eat Darkwing, Gosalyn and Launchpad as well.
163	* ''WesternAnimation/DinkTheLittleDinosaur'': The main antagonist is Tyrannor, a ferocious ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' feared by all the other dinosaurs who often pursues Dink and his friends.
164	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinosaucers}}'': A ''T. rex'' named "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Genghis Rex]]" serves as the [[BigBad leader]] of the Tyrannos, opposing the heroic Dinosaucers led by an ''Allosaurus'' named Allo, the first of many BashBrothers-ish counterparts that make up the cast. Like any old tyrant, Genghis Rex is ill-tempered BadBoss who loves to be called by names like "Bossasaur" and "Your Scaliness" from his enemies (but don't call him [[BerserkButton Chiefasaur]]).
165	* ''WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrain'': Buddy's song "I'm a T. rex!" (from the episode of the same name) is about how ''Tyrannosaurus'' is the biggest and most fearsome predator in his part of the Cretaceous.
166	* ''Franchise/DuckTales'':
167	** In [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 the original series]], a ''Tyrannosaurus'' played the role as the main threat of two episodes, "[[Recap/DuckTalesS1E32DinosaurDucks Dinosaur Ducks]]" (featuring a LostWorld) and "[[Recap/DuckTalesS2E1TimeIsMoney Time is Money]]" (in which the Ducks TimeTravel to prehistory). In the former episode, it is particularly formidable, being able to shrug off rocks thrown at it and a TailSlap from a mother hadrosaur, until Launchpad convinces the family and a clan of cave-ducks to roll stone wheels under its feet so it can slip off a cliff.
168	** Heavily downplayed in [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the reboot series]]. While no living ''Tyrannosaurus'' appears in the show, the episode "[[Recap/DuckTales2017S3E2QuackPack Quack Pack!]]" briefly shows Dewey getting chased by a medium-sized tyrannosaur in a selfie by Louie.
169	* ''WesternAnimation/JurassicWorldCampCretaceous'':
170	** Rexy, the main ''T. rex'' from the film series, returns to her roots as the primary dinosaur antagonist for the campers in Season 2 and the last few episodes of Season 3. She had made Main Street, easily the safest and most secure place on the island, her territory, forcing the campers to live in the camping grounds where many dinosaurs, including other carnivores, roam wild. One scene even features a stampede of dinosaurs, including giant sauropods, caused by [[TheDreaded her mere presence]].
171	** Subverted in Season 4 and 5 with Big Eatie and her daughter, Little Eatie. While they can be terrifying, due to be giant carnivores, they are depicted with a loving mother-daughter relationship, and only become dangerous when their food is either tampered or they're forcibly mind-controlled by Manta Corp. [[AndroclesLion Big Eatie even spares Darius once she recognizes him as a friendly human]], and the two ''T. rexes'' are the underdogs to the real danger, ''[[SavageSpinosaurs Spinosaurus]]''.
172	* ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus'': In the episode "[[Recap/TheMagicSchoolBusS2E3TheBusasaurus The Busasaurus]]", the class goes back in time 67 million years ago for a dinosaur field trip. Naturally, being the Late Cretaceous period, the ''T. rex'' appears at the climax of the episode, where it tries to eat the titular school bus thinking it's a ''Triceratops''. It takes an enlarged Arnold showing his karate moves to scare the dinosaur away, with the lesson that even the biggest predators would rather avoid fights when they can.
173	* ''WesternAnimation/MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur2023'': [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Devil]]. While he's a GentleGiant towards his allies, especially Lunella, he's still a ferocious and powerful ''T. rex'' as shown during battle.
174	* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': In "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbItsAboutTime It's About Time!]]", a ''T. rex'' serves as the main threat to the boys and Candace when they end up in the Cretaceous Period in a time machine, which the dinosaur destroys in the process. The ''T. rex'' is almost unstoppable and relentless in its chase for the siblings, particularly Candace, and even after they managed to escape after a few close calls, it still comes back for them. When the Fireside Girls come to retrieve the three in a new time machine, the ''T. rex'' gets accidentally teleported to the modern era where it continues to chase Candace, and it takes a beam from Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Freeze-inator to stop the tyrannosaur (coincidentally turning it into a museum display).
175	* ''WesternAnimation/Primal2019'': The horned tyrannosaurs are [[PrehistoricMonster giant, demonic dinosaurs]] that viciously eat Spear's entire family before his eyes. They are also shown to be [[MonstrousCannibalism cannibals]], with the alpha horned tyrannosaur eating the babies of a fellow tyrannosaur named Fang. Fang herself is this to the human civilizations in Season 2, where she's perfectly capable of slaughtering armies. There's also Red, Fang's brief mate, who is completely unhesitating in devouring humans.
176	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In the second segment of "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E6TreehouseOfHorrorV Treehouse of Horror V]]", Homer gets attacked by a ''T. rex'' when he briefly ends up in prehistoric times. When he goes back to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong, the ''T. rex'' attacks him again, only for him to sneeze on it and infect it with a deadly cold virus, leading to the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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