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Cerberus is an enormous three-headed dog that dwells on the detention prison, Desperation Island, within the world of Jumanji.

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Cerberus hounds on patrol.

Appearing only in The Trial, many Cerberus hounds serve as effective guard dogs, intending to prevent any inmates from escaping Desperation Island. They appear to answer only to the Judge and take their duty seriously as the first line of defensive reinforcement. When welcoming the next line of prisoners to the island, the Judge threw one of these hounds his swagger stick and the dog head that caught the stick chomped it up visually, as a demonstration of what would happen if any prisoners were planning to escape.

When Judy and Alan tried to break into Desperation Island to rescue Peter, they were swept ashore by high tides onto the beach, and triggered the appearance of a Cerberus, who alerted their intrusion to the Judge.

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In Greek mythology Cerberus often called the "hound of Hades", is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.

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