The Big One

"Clever girl..." - Robert Muldoon, seconds before his death.

The Big One (as nicknamed by Robert Muldoon) was the alpha-female of the Velociraptors in Jurassic Park. She is the main "antagonist" of the first film.

In the beginning, eight Raptors were bred on Isla Sorna, and after hatching, were transported to Isla Nublar. When the Big One was being transferred to the holding pen, she attempted to escape, killing a worker named Jophery in the process.

She assumed her position as leader of the pack after killing five of the eight Raptors, and commanding her two remaining subordinates to attack the security fencing. Muldoon claimed that in comparison to the other Raptors, the Big One had a high extent of problem-solving intelligence.

When the power was cut during the Isla Nublar Incident, the three Raptors escaped. With the aide of one of her subordinate Raptors, the Big One lured Robert Muldoon into an ambush and killed him by chewing off his head, just after saying his famous last words.

The Raptors then made their way to the Visitor Center, where the Big One and one of her subordinates stalked Tim and Lex Murphy. The Big One displayed her intelligence here by successfully opening the door to the kitchen where the two children had taken refuge. The Big One was knocked unconscious by Lex Murphy, who tricked her into running into a metal cupboard door. One of the three Raptors was locked in the kitchen freezer, but the Big One followed Lex, Tim, Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler to the control room.



The Big One attempted to enter the room, but Lex activated the door locks, forcing the alpha-female to break in through the glass. When she busted through, she was shot at by Alan Grant with a SPAS 12 shotgun twice before it jammed. Luckily, the survivors escaped through the air vents.

The Big One continued to chase the survivors down to the main lobby. There, she met her remaining subordinate and the two cornered their prey. The subordinate was just about to attack when the T-Rex suddenly appeared and killed it with a bite from it's massive jaws. The Big One pounced on the T-Rex in an attempt to avenge her subordinate's death, but was swiftly killed as well. In the confusion, the survivors escaped the island.

In Jurassic Park III, the Big One's legacy is continued through Alan Grant's fascination with Raptor intelligence and their ability to vocalize.