The bite of the HSP is deadly, as Lizzie Caplan’s Marlena was seen to have fall ill and explode in the aftermath of an attack by these creatures.

You would know them better as the creepy, crab-like creatures that attack the team of survivors Cloverfield follows, and they appear to engage in a symbiotic relationship with the Cloverfield monster species. In addition to Clover being designated as a “Large Scale Aggressor”, there are also “Human Scale Parasites”, or “HSPs” for short. In addition to Clover, and its species of Cloverfield monsters, there are other monsters to be spotted within the universe. There is also a distinct possibility that these creatures may have been created from this incident.Īre There Other Monsters In The Cloverfield Universe? Though the original story also included some elements such as deep sea drilling that supposedly agitated this creature, its presumed family, and its ecosystem, more information suggests that the Cloverfield monster really isn’t of this world.Īs shown in The Cloverfield Paradox’s 2028 timeframe, it’s to be presumed that the unnamed species of Cloverfield Monsters was actually unleashed as a part of the Cloverfield Station incident, which tore a hole in the fabric between dimensions and saw both worlds' versions of that same station mixed together. Later reports would indicate that it was a satellite owned by the in-universe Tagruato Corporation, named “ChimpanzIII,” that did the job.

At the end of the 2008 film, what looks like an object falling into the ocean from the sky was credited as awakening this young creature. Originally, it was presumed that Clover was woken up from the depths of the sea, as hinted at in the Cloverfield ARG campaign. Where Did The Cloverfield Monster Come From? According to the notes from the Special Investigation Mode of the Blu-ray release for Cloverfield, Clover is dead. This forced the military forces on site to resort to the “Hammer Down” protocol, which saw several bombs being rained down on Clover, in an attempt to kill it. Taking on small arms fire, numerous rounds from an armored tank, and even a sustained drop of several bombs, Clover was able to continue conducting a parade of destruction throughout New York City. What the Cloverfield Monster did show us, as seen during the events of Cloverfield, is that it’s a pretty tough beast. Most likely though, the Cloverfield beast in question does not have any powers/abilities that would allow it to achieve any spectacular feats. Clover the Cloverfield Monster does not have any particular powers or special abilities, as the creature is a newborn and we haven’t really seen this species in action for an extended enough period of time to discern any special powers.

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