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Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog

CBUB Wins: 22
CBUB Losses: 7
Win Percentage: 75.86%

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Official Site: Monty Python

The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog is a fictional beast in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It is the antagonist in a major setpiece battle, and makes a similar appearance in Spamalot, a musical inspired by the movie. The iconic status of this skit was important in establishing the viability of the musical.

In the film, King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table are led to the Cave of Caerbannog by Tim the Enchanter, and find that they must face down both the Rabbit and the Black Beast. The Cave of Caerbannog ("caer bannog" being Welsh for "turreted castle") is the home of the Legendary Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh. This is guarded by a monster which is initially unknown. King Arthur and his knights are led to the cave by Tim the Enchanter, and find that they must face down its guardian beast. Tim verbally paints a picture of a terrible monster with "nasty, big, pointy teeth!", so terrifying that Sir Robin soils his armour. When the guardian appears to be an innocuous white rabbit, surrounded by the bones of the fallen, Arthur and his knights no longer take it seriously. Ignoring Tim's warnings ("a vicious streak a mile wide!"), King Arthur orders Bors to chop its head off. Bors confidently approaches it, sword drawn, and is immediately decapitated by the rabbit to the sound of a can opener. Despite their initial shock, Sir Robin soiling his armor (again), and Tim's loud scoffing, the knights attack in force, but are driven to "run away!" as the rabbit leaps and attacks, killing Gawain and Ector. The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch is then used to kill the beast and allow the quest to proceed.

The rabbit scene was shot outside the Tomnadashan Mine cave overlooking the Perthshire village of Killin. For the 25th anniversary DVD, Michael Palin and Terry Jones returned to be interviewed in front of the cave but they could not remember the location. They wandered up and down the hills for hours and, in desperation, asked the locals, saying that they couldn't miss it as it had a killer rabbit in it. This prompt was insufficient and so the couple performed a comic turn in front of the nearby loch to general amusement: "It was priceless stuff, and some of the looks they were getting were unbelievable."

The rabbit was portrayed in the movie by a real rabbit and also a prop. The woman who owned the real rabbit was unhappy with the amount of Kensington Gore in which it had been doused by the Python crew.

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Regular play Record:

Result Opponent A Score   B Score
Win Connor Macleod 59 to 36
Win Achilles 73 to 28
Win Roland the Gunslinger 70 to 47
Win Aunt May 75 to 51
Win Tonberry 62 to 41
Loss Ares (Marvel) 46 to 64
Win GIR 75 to 33
Win Jay and Silent Bob 44 to 33
Loss Master Yoda 33 to 54
Win Battle Pope 61 to 59
Loss Ghost Rider (Blaze) 38 to 77
Win Chucky 87 to 27
Win The 300 Spartans 67 to 57
Win Duke Nukem 52 to 51
Win The Fellowship of the Ring 49 to 32
Win The Killer Tomatoes 49 to 27
Win Steve Irwin the Crocodile Hunter 57 to 43
Win Peter Griffin 57 to 26
Loss Krypto 57 to 91
Win Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox 58 to 32
Win Mighty Mouse 61 to 43
Loss Morg 45 to 76
Loss Batman & Robin 47 to 59
Win Squirrel Girl 20 to 10
Win Anaconda 18 to 3
Win Rincewind 18 to 3
Win Chuck Norris 16 to 4
Loss Doctor Who 10 to 11
Win Pokemon 5 to 0