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The Cave Of Caerbannog ("Caer bannog" being Welsh for "turreted castle") is the home of the Legendary Black Beast Of Aaarrrgh , and is ostensibly guarded by a fearsome predator of an unknown description, because no one who attempts to enter the Cave or face the monster has ever survived. 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 the beast. The beast appears to be a fluffy white Rabbit , surrounded by the bones of the fallen. Despite Tim's warnings, King Arthur orders one of his knights, Bors , to slay the rabbit. Bors approaches it, sword drawn, and is immediately decapitated by the rabbit to the sound of a can opener. The knights attack in force, but are driven into retreat as the rabbit leaps from knight to knight, tearing out their throats. (Oddly, some of the knights killed by the rabbit appear, alive and well, later in the film.) Only the Holy Hand Grenade Of Antioch allows the knights to defeat the beast and proceed into the cave. OTHER APPEARANCES The Rabbit of Caerbannog inspired numerous imitations and tributes in a variety of media. Usually it is referred to as a ''vorpal bunny'' or ''killer rabbit''. The computer games '''', and '' Asheron's Call '' all feature or make reference to the rabbit. The card game '' Munchkin '' features a card that appears to be a weak monster. When engaged in combat, however, a die is rolled, and on a result of "6" it turns out to be "that rabbit from that movie." If a player is forced to flee, the rabbit slays that player. The 1985 Iron Crown game supplement ''Creatures and Treasures'' features a ''Killer Rabbit'' that "bounds for the throat, never for another part of the body", and can be slain by an explosion. In '''', the Shaolin monk Kung Lao has a white rabbit that he presents as part of his Finishing Move s. Appearing from his razor-rimmed hat (a nod to the old magician's trick), it is presented either as a Friendship , or as a prelude to one of two of his Fatalities — the rabbit can be used as a Bludgeon or thrown to the opponent to pet for a few seconds before it decapitates them. The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game , features two rabbits that may be based on the Rabbit of Caebannog. ''Inaba White Rabbit'', in the Legacy Of Darkness and Dark Beginning 2 sets, is a Spirit monster that can attack an opponent's life points directly, and In the Flaming Eternity set, ''Blade Rabbit'' can destroy an opponent's monster when its position is changed from face-up Attack to face-up Defense position. ''Killer Rabbit'' was also a term used by the press to describe the Swamp Rabbit that "attacked" the then US-President Jimmy Carter in 1979, four years after the release of the movie. The video game The Legend Of Zelda has a killer rabbit as one of the in-game enemies. EXTERNAL LINKS
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