SkunkyArt | MonztarVerse - Cerberus, Watchdog of Hell

Immortality: As a demon dog and mythical beast, Cerberus is effectively immortal, and thus, immune to age, diseases and toxins, and death to natural causes, having been born some time before the Titanomachy. He will live for all eternity as Hell's watchdog without ever aging. This immortality also grants Cerberus the ability to survive in any hostile environment, including underwater and in outer space. All demons are part of Cain, and Cerberus is no exception. As long as the First Vampire exists, Cerberus too will continue to exist. Despite being immortal, Cerberus can succumb to an unnatural death, such as murder. Should this happen, Cerberus’ essence will be transported back to Hell. Among the only known things that can kill Cerberus include: holy weapons forged in Heaven, the power of God and other divine beings, and the power of his master Cain.

Demonic Strength: Like other hellhounds, Cerberus possesses great levels of super strength, able to break chains built specifically to restrain him in place. This has helped him perform his duty as the Guardian of Hell very well throughout centuries. He is far larger than any hellhound, with the power to match his size, allowing him to perform staggering feats of strength greater than that of his smaller kin. No hellhound can match him in physical might. Cerberus stands as one of the most physically powerful monsters of Greek myth. Other infernal kaiju may be bigger and thus, more physically powerful than Cerberus, but Cerberus is the strongest pound for pound. In terms of relative strength, Cerberus is the strongest among all of Cain's giant monsters. Cerberus also possess the highest bite force among all of Cain's giant monsters, all three of his heads. As the Guardian of Hell, his level of superhuman strength is a must. With his strength and size, he can lift/press/crush massive boulders with ease, tear giant mechs apart, create violent destructive earthquakes and shockwaves by slamming his paws into the ground, create tremendously powerful sonic vibrations by snapping his jaws shut, rupture the ground around him to send meteor-like rocks hurtling all around, crush huge vehicles with his jaws or paws, rip apart weaker kaiju and munch them into mincemeat, literally rip mountains and skyscrapers off the face of the Earth and suspend them in midair (before dropping them down onto his enemies), and break through massive reinforced barriers (forged from stone, metal, dark and divine energy, alien technology, etc), able to withstand asteroids, meteors and incoming enemy attacks by simply running through them in a charging force.

Demonic Durability: Cerberus, like all hellhounds, possesses a highly durable body, which can withstand a vast amount of physical damage, easily enduring powerful strikes from the likes of Hercules and other Greco-Roman heroes. Like with the rest of demonkind, conventional human weaponry won't hurt him. Cerberus' massive size grants him increased density and muscle mass, which makes him naturally far tougher and more durable than other hellhounds. Thus, few attacks are powerful enough to cause him grievous harm, even those that would otherwise gravely injure and kill other hellhounds. Like other kaiju, bullets, missiles, tank shells, and smashing into buildings have little to no effect on him. High-caliber bullets and anti-armor artillery just bounce off Cerberus' furry hide. Similarly, he can withstand powerful energy blasts, pressure extremes, falls from orbital heights, maximized heat without blistering (such as the heat of his master's realm) and cold without freezing, and massive impacts such as asteroid collisions, physical attacks from other super-strong kaijus and being physically struck by many superhumanly strong attacks, (even from powerful opponents wielding holy power). He can shrug off even some holy/divine attacks. Only holy power and holy weapons of the highest caliber can harm Cerberus. Enemies that lack holy powers but are incredibly powerful enough to hurt Cerberus can also harm him, however without the same success as someone with holy powers would. Hercules, being the demigod son of Zeus, was able to overcome and defeat Cain's pet (although it should be mentioned that Cerberus was out on the mortal plane without Cain present at the time, and thus subject to lose his power the more time he stayed on the mortal realm).

Demonic Speed: Hellhounds can run for two months without resting and cross from Canada to New York in just a day. They are able to use their speed to instantly move behind foes, appearing and disappearing faster than their prey can notice. Hellhounds can outmaneuver and effortlessly dodge/side-step attacks launched at them, no matter what effort their adversaries put into their attacks (unless they are as fast as or faster than they are). Similar-level monsters, speedsters and highly-trained hunters can anticipate, track, and sometimes keep pace with a hellhound. Cerberus is just as fast as his smaller fellow demon dogs. Most people believe that Cerberus is quite slow due to his size. That is completely false. He maintains the same normal speed and reflexes as his smaller kin. Due to the length of his stride however, he can cover an incredible amount of ground in a short period, much faster than an ordinary-sized hellhound can.

Regenerative Healing Factor: Despite his extraordinary durability, it is possible to injure Cerberus. Like all hellhounds, however, Cerberus possesses an accelerated healing ability due to his immortal, demonic flesh, allowing him to heal injuries with much greater speed and efficiency than any mortal dog without causing him any seeming discomfort. He is capable of healing from severe slashes, pierced vital organs, puncture wounds, and other gory injuries within a matter of seconds to minutes depending on the severity of the wounds. If either his left or right head, or his snake-tail are cut off, they will regrow back completely healed. Cerberus can only be slain by damaging his middle head. His regenerative healing factor also grants him complete immunity to all forms of diseases, illnesses, viruses, poisons, toxins, venoms, bacteria, allergen, etc. and other contaminants on Earth. Attacks dealt by holy powers and divine weapons of the highest caliber will greatly slow down his regenerative abilities however. Catastrophic wounds dealt to his middle head with the aforementioned methods will kill Cerberus and send his essence back to Hell.

Demonic Stamina: Cerberus' demonic musculature doesn't produce any fatigue toxins or lactic acids in his muscles during physical activity, able to exert himself at peak capacity for very long periods of time without tiring at all. As such, he can maintain continuous physical actions for an undefined period and can last a great deal of time in any fight and with virtually anyone, with him notably never needing to slow down or catch his breath during his ferocious battles, despite him being considerably pressured. However, he still must return to Hell after a period of time.

Predatory Senses: As a hellhound, Cerberus' sense of sight, smell, and hearing are heightened to supernatural levels far above human standards, and reminiscent of those of wolves, werewolves, and wargs. His giant size greatly enhance his sensorial capabilities beyond those of his fellow hellhounds. Additionally, each of Cerberus' heads has its own mind capable of seeing, hearing and acting independently of each other. However, all three heads are governed by a single will; This allows Cerberus three times the perceptive capabilities of a single hellhound without fighting amongst himself. Also, he has senses that normal dogs lack altogether.

Natural Weaponry: Being a hellhound, Cerberus possesses various forms of natural weaponry, including his fangs, claws, and snake-tail.

Hellfire/Darkness Manipulation: Cerberus is able to generate and manipulate the dark elements of his homerealm in many ways. As mentioned before, he is able to infuse his fangs and claws with hellfire to increase their deadliness. He can disappear into and instantly travel through flames and shadows for teleportation, allowing him to cross even far greater distances than by just running. Like other hellhounds, Cerberus scorches the ground where he walks, leaving behind burning pawprints. His most powerful ability is summoning all the powers of whatever hellhole he originated from, as his flesh becomes shadow and his fur turns into fire, to maul his foes with all his unholy might. In this state, not only is Cerberus untouchable by harm safe for the mightiest of holy weaponry and powers, but he can warp and stretch his body freely, like a great literal beast of darkness and hellfire. In the most extreme of situations, Cerberus can also self-destruct, the resulting blast powerful enough to destroy entire landscapes.

Ghost/Phantom-Like Powers: Cerberus, as a hellhound, also possesses various abilities often seen in ghosts and other disembodied spirits, such as invisibility, intangibility, and the ability to travel between the living and spirit realm at free will. He can also manipulate and exhale ghost fire from his three mouths. Hellhounds are often said to possess phantom-like characteristics in many legends around the world.

Multiple Heads: Cerberus has three heads (four if his serpent-tail is counted as another head, and if counting the snakes on his back, this number goes even further up). This enables him to look, hear, and smell in several places at once, and attack different opponents simultaneously. His three dog heads each respectively see and represent the past, the present, and the future, while also representing birth, youth, and old age.

Death Inducement: Legends state that if someone stares into Cerberus's eyes three times or more, that person will surely die, an ability also shared with other hellhounds.

Afterlife Guardian (of Hell): Cerberus is the "bouncer" of Hell. He is the entity in charge of keeping uninvited guests from entering Cain and Lilith's empire, and ensuring that the damned never leave, ever. He can open pathways to Hell, either to travel into or back from the realm in question, and drag the damned into eternal torment.

Hellfire Vision: Cerberus' eyes flash with flames, projecting hellfire blasts from his eyes onto his enemies, incinerating their bodies and souls.

Fear Inducement: Cerberus' eyes are also able to pierce the souls of the living and the dead alike, causing them to be paralyzed with a sense of fear and dread.

Sonic Howls: The deep, haunting howls of Cerberus can make even the boldest of heart to momentarily pause in fear after hearing them. He can unleash potent sonic blasts via his howls, able to damage, disorientate and stun any target he uses them on. Under regular use, his Sonic Howls are powerful enough to cause avalanches, shatter glass, damage buildings, send squads of armored vehicles spiraling down a street, and otherwise damage and disorientate all within his line-of-fire. At full power, these howls are powerful enough to create massive bomb-like shockwaves, shatter concrete, extinguish fires and otherwise cause tremendous damage to the area around him.