Which New Fantastic Beasts Appear In the Final Trailer?

Fans get a cursory look at some never-before-seen magical creatures in the final trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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The third and final Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them trailer is here. And with it, a third and final round of sneak peeks at new creatures. Until now, fans have seen the Niffler, Bowtruckle, and Demiguise, all of which are included in J.K. Rowling’s faux textbook on which the film is based. But we’ve gotten a look at a couple of creatures who go unmentioned in the first edition of the book, too, like the Swooping Evil and the Thunderbird.

It seems that the beasts in the final trailer have entries in the book as well. With the help of my handy-dandy copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander, I’ve managed to (tentatively) put my finger on what these creatures are. What they mean for Newt and his friends, though, may take a bit more speculation. Let’s see what we can figure out.

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1. Unidentified Fantastic Object

The first creatures we get a glimpse of are at the 1:02 mark. There’s a big beast and a little beastie of the same breed, but that breed is difficult to identify. Its appearance doesn’t directly match up to any creatures in the Fantastic Beasts textbook. At first, I guessed they were Manticores, but they certainly don’t have the head of a man. Indeed, at first glance the larger one seems to have more of a Cthulhu mouth.

It’s possible that these creatures are a member of the Graphorn family. Scamander describes the Graphorn as follows:

"The Graphorn is found in mountainous European regions. Large and greyish purple with a humped back, the Graphorn has two very long, sharp horns, walks on large, four-thumbed feet, and has an extremely aggressive nature. Mountain trolls can occasionally be seen mounted on Graphorns, though the latter do not seem to take kindly to attempts to tame them and it is more common to see a troll covered in Graphorn scars."

The physical description isn’t spot-on with what we see in the trailer. Nor do the creatures as we see them appear terribly aggressive. It’s possible that Newt found a way to tame the beast, but as of yet we don’t know for sure. Based on the established magical creatures, the Graphorn fits this image best. But perhaps like the Swooping Evil and the Thunderbird, this creature is an entirely new one.

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2. Nundu

Only a few seconds after the first new beast comes the next. At 1:10, we see what can only be the Nundu. Newt Scamander’s guide has this to say:

"This East African beast is arguably the most dangerous in the world. A gigantic leopard that moves silently despite its size and whose breath causes disease virulent enough to eliminate entire villages, it has never yet been subdued by fewer than a hundred skilled wizards working together."

Hmm… Perhaps Newt broke that record. Up until his travels in New York, we can assume that Newt has been taking his journey solo. In that vein, he would have had to capture the Nundu on his own. As mentioned above, it seems unlikely that one wizard could handle such a beast.

But then, Newt Scamander might not be the most wholesome character to ever be born into the Potterverse. He was, after all, expelled from Hogwarts on the grounds of endangering students in his pursuit of knowledge and experimentation. Still, it doesn’t seem wise to keep a creature whose breath alone can wreak destruction, but Newt may have found a way around that as well. As unclear as these specifics are, on a surface level that beast is unquestionably the Nundu. We’ll have to see how the rest shakes out.

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3. Occamy

The Occamy is one of Newt’s many runaways. But never fear–we see in the trailer that he and Tina recapture it with a teapot (love it) at 1:54. Judging by the Fantastic Beasts description of the creature, it’s no wonder that the Occamy hightailed it out of Newt’s suitcase.

"A plumed, two-legged winged creature with a serpentine body, the Occamy may reach a length of fifteen feet. […] The Occamy is aggressive to all who approach it, particularly in defence of its eggs, whose shells are made of the purest, softest silver."

I wonder if that’s the egg Jacob is holding at 0:47? Possibly. Surely Newt wouldn’t have been able to resist an Occamy and one of its eggs if he could manage it. I’ve gotten a bit of a Hagrid vibe from Newt so far, and we all know Hagrid wouldn’t pass up such an egg if, say, a mysterious stranger in a pub was willing to barter it away. If Newt is indeed cut from the same cloth, he’d be all over that bird’s goods. Cue the Occamy’s revenge.

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4. Erumpent

Finally, we have the Erumpent, who makes a fleeting appearance around the 2:01 mark.

"Weighing up to a tonne, the Erumpent may be mistaken for a rhinoceros at a distance. It has a thick hide that repels most charms and curses, a large, sharp horn upon its nose and a long, rope-like tail. […] The Erumpent will not attack unless sorely provoked, but should it charge, the results are usually catastrophic. The Erumpent’s horn can pierce everything from skin to metal, and contains a deadly fluid which will cause whatever is injected with it to explode."

No wonder its target (Jacob?) is running away from it. I wonder what he did to provoke it, but it might not take too much. Fantastic Beasts doesn’t specify what it takes to encourage an Erumpent attack, only that the beast must be provoked to action. Still, judging by that “sorely,” whoever’s booking it out of there must have done something majorly wrong.

Based on these findings, we can surmise that by the time Newt reaches New York, he’s already been through Europe, Asia, and Africa alike. We have to wonder if he’s made as many friends there as he does with the American wizarding government. Then again, maybe he didn’t let any of his creatures run amok in their homelands.

All that running amok is no small matter, either. According to the Fantastic Beasts textbook, those in Newt’s possession are nothing short of killer queens. These new creatures take only the highest Ministry of Magic classifications:

XXXXX: Known wizard killer/impossible to train or domesticate
XXXX: Dangerous/requires specialist knowledge/skilled wizard may handle

In the case or out of it, it seems that Newt really has his hands full with these babies. We’ll see how he handles it come November.

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To see more close-ups from the final trailer, check out our screenshot breakdown.

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