Despite their initial shock, Sir Robin soiling his armor again, and Tim's loud scoffing, the knights attack in force. Bors confidently approaches it, sword drawn, and is immediately decapitated by the rabbit biting clean through his neck, to the sound of a can opener. Ignoring Tim's warnings ("a vicious streak a mile wide!"), King Arthur orders Bors ( Terry Gilliam) to chop its head off.
When the guardian appears to be an innocuous white rabbit, surrounded by the bones of the fallen, Arthur and his knights no longer take it seriously. Tim verbally paints a picture of a terrible monster with "nasty, big, pointy teeth!", so terrifying that Sir Robin ( Eric Idle) soils his armour at the mere description. King Arthur ( Graham Chapman) and his knights are led to the cave by Tim the Enchanter ( John Cleese) and find that they must face its guardian beast. This is guarded by a monster which is initially unknown. The Cave of Caerbannog ( caer bannog being Welsh for "turreted castle," thus making its title a pun on the English dish " Welsh rabbit") is the home of the Legendary Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh (named for the last utterance of anyone who ever saw it).
The iconic status of this scene was important in establishing the viability of the musical. It is the antagonist in a major setpiece battle, and makes a similar appearance in Spamalot, a musical inspired by the movie. The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog is a fictional character in the Monty Python film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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