Amonali

Anomal is an Anomalocaris from a forgotten age, it is presumed he might've existed before the Ancient Civilisation.

Lore
Way before Hallownest became what it was today, way before the Pale King built his kingdom, way before the Radiance established her hive mind and even way before the Ancient Civilisation appeared, the kingdoms were covered in sea. Hundreds of Millions of Years Ago, the world and its inhabitants were nothing like now. In this time, it was ruled mainly by a race of giant squid-like shrimps, the Anomalocaris. As the era they ruled came to a close, a certain one, one of the sole survivors who renamed themself 'Anomal', fled into hiding. There he acknowledged his reign had come to a close. He has created his own Archives, secretly watching everything unfold from them and documenting it. He is a tyrant that is not blinded by hunger for power, but one that is enlightened by the desire of knowledge. He is the Guardian of all the secrets of the world, for he knows everything.

In-Game Events
Anomal can first be found when dream nailing the Trilobite Shrine in Beast's Den on a platform that isn't found in the actual game. Upon dream nailing it, the player is transported to the dream realm, where they must crystal dash over a giant lake. As they dash, the background becomes more tightly packed until eventually leading into a tunnel. Once the end of the tunnel is reached, the player finds a door. Trying to open it will have Anomal teleport into the area and tell the Knight that the door leads to his archives, which house not only knowledge but artifacts and items that can make the Knight stronger. Anomal claims the only way to open the door is to beat him in a 1v1 battle. If the Knight accepts, Anomal will roar and the fight begins.

After the fight, Anomal will open the gate to the archives and can later be found meditating in the center room, if talked to he will offer the Knight with upgrades to pre existing charms, each costs a rancid egg (Costs 100 geo on Steel Soul Mode).

Attacks
Despite his age, he is an agile and extremely skilled fighter. His primary form of attack is using his giant spear, forged from the strong bones of those he defeated in his past. He also is able to manipulate Soul, Dreams, teleport and Reality Warp to a small extent. He is as powerful as, if not more, than the Absolute Radiance. It takes about 12 hits to stagger him and he will remain staggered for 3 seconds. He has 3000 HP and is immune to knockback
 * Lunge: Anomal will lunge forward with his spear, which glows a bright yellow. This attack covers about half of the arena. Anomal telegraphs this attack by holding his spear with both hands and pointing it infront of him before jumping forwards.
 * Double Slash: Anomal will slash twice with his spear, covering two thirds of the arena, one third per slash. Anomal will hold his spear back in a batting position before slashing infront of him whilst moving forwards, it takes about 0.1 seconds for him to slash again, moving forwards. Both slashes deal two masks of damage
 * Slam: Anomal will jump forwards and slam his spear on the ground, creating several fossilized 'teeth' pillars which function similarly to the dung spikes of White Defender. Anomal telegraphs this by crouching down with his spear held firmly before leaping into the air. There is a 1/2 chance Anomal will do a front flip mid leap, this is purely cosmetic though and does not change how the attack functions. Regardless, both Anomal's slam and the teeth deal two masks of damage
 * Amber Barrage: Anomal will spin his spear, firing shards of amber in all directions. The amber pieces glow and will shatter upon hitting the Knight or the terrain. They travel quickly and about 30 of them will be fired per barrage, resulting in what is commonly known as a 'bullet hell'. Anomal telegraphs this by firmly holding his spear infront of him before spinning. The shards are fired in a similar fashion to the infection barrage the Hollow Knight uses, except faster and harder to dodge.
 * Hurling Tornado: Anomal will spin around similarly to the Cyclone Slash, forming a tornado. Anomal will then follow the player in this state similarly to Grey Prince Zote. Anomal will then end the attack with a roar, sending the wind tornado blasting into several rock projectiles in random directions. Anomal telegraphs this attack by holding his spear pointed backwards.
 * Blazing Curtain: Anomal will ignite his spear in fire and stab it into the ground, sending a giant shockwave that leaves fire particles on the ground, which deal damage. The shockwave can be jumped over without the Monarch Wings. Each fire particle cluster takes 1 second to dissipate, and it will take 2 seconds for Anomal to resume attacking. This attack is telegraphed when Anomal holds his spear above his head and it lights on fire.
 * Shining Blade: Anomal will jump above the player before slashing downwards. The slash creates a huge, bright crescent projectile that cannot be dodged unless the player dashes out of the way. Both the slash and the projectile deal double damage. Anomal then will land on the ground where he recently slashed. This attack is telegraphed when Anomal jumps above the player with his spear glowing brightly.
 * Teleport: Anomal will teleport from one place of the arena to the other, but most of his movement will come from him back-dashing or sprinting across the the floor. Anomal will teleport more frequently at lower health and speed up the rate of his attacks, to the point where at 7% of his health he will teleport whenever hit before almost instantly attacking.

Trivia

 * His Old Battle Theme is a Mashup of 'Final Bowser' from Super Mario Bros for the Wii and 'Return to Slime' from the Terraria Calamity Mod
 * His New Battle Theme is a Mashup of 'Return to Slime' and an 8-bit remix of it with the Pillar Men Theme from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure


 * It is unknown how he avoided being tuned by the Godseekers
 * His presence is only known by a few, and thus the Trilobite Fossil found in Hallownest is actually a shrine dedicated to him
 * It is presumed like the Pale King, his current form is a form undertook by casting off a shell of their true form. This is supported by in his dream battles when he turns into his true form, it is titled his 'Former Glory'
 * It is likely he has lived for so long by discovering the secret to immortality, although it is not known why he was more successful than Soul Master
 * If one looks closely on the joint in his cloak and his crown, it is revealed he has sculpted things out of amber
 * His concept designed had him be more smaller, the size of the Vessels, have completely black eyes, a slimer spear and a more 'golden' or 'yellowish' color scheme
 * He has encountered the Radiance before the Pale King took over and she was still the ruler. The Radiance instinctively discovered he matched her own power and decided to not mess with him
 * He has also met the Pale King when the borders to a tunnel leading to his archives were broken in the Pale King's attempt to expand his kingdom. The Pale King's military forces were easily destroyed by Anomal. The incident is very similar to when the Pillar Man Wamuu from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure awoke and killed the Nazis trying to contain the pillar he was encased in. So yes, this character is a Jojo reference
 * He is one of the few OCs on this wiki that isn't a vessel