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| | |nicknames =''Gouten'',<ref>[[File:Gohten being called Gouten.png|100px]]</ref> ''UNSF-Gohten'',<ref name="GTGMPBook"/><br>''Super Gotengo''{{sup|[[Toy Card#Godzilla Wars 2|GW2]]}}<ref>[[File:TOY CARD 100 - 61-C.png|150px]]</ref> | ||
|length =157 meters<ref name="TSEMCWorks">{{ | |subtitle =Space Defense Ship<br>{{Nihongo|宇宙防衛艦|Uchū Bōeikan}}{{sfn|Kaneda|Oishi|Konuta|Eguchi|Maruyama|2014|p=75}}<br>[[United Nations]] Space Defense Ship<br>{{Small|{{Nihongo|国連宇宙防衛艦|Kokuren Uchū Bōeikan}}}}<ref name="GTGMPBook">{{harvnb|Nakamura|Shimazaki|2005|p=185}}</ref> | ||
|stat1 =280,000 | |length =157 meters<ref name="TSEMCWorks">{{harvnb|Motoyama|Matsunomoto|Asai|Suzuki|Kato|2012|p=198}}</ref><ref name="ATMPB p160">{{harvnb|Ozawa|Murai|Imai|Nakamura|Tomoi|Shimazaki|2018|p=160}}</ref> | ||
|targets =[[Daimakan]] | |stat1 =31-53 meters<ref name="ATMPB p160"/>|1=Width | ||
|stat2 =180,000 km/s (cruising),<ref name="ATMPB p160"/><br>280,000 km/s (maximum)<ref name="TSEMCWorks"/><ref name="ATMPB p160"/>|2=Flight speed | |||
|targets =''[[Daimakan]]'' | |||
|firstappearance =''[[The War in Space]]'' | |firstappearance =''[[The War in Space]]'' | ||
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The '''Gohten''' {{Nihongo|轟天|Gōten}} is a drill-nosed spaceship which | The '''''Gohten''''' {{Nihongo|轟天|Gōten|lit. ''Roaring Heavens''}} is a drill-nosed spaceship which appears in the [[1977]] [[Toho]] [[:Category:Films|film]] ''[[The War in Space]]''. It is a variation of the ''[[Gotengo]]'' from ''[[Atragon]]''. | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The Gohten's name comes from the [[Gotengo]] | The ''Gohten''{{'}}s name comes from that of the ''[[Gotengo]]'' — literally translated as "Roaring Heavens" — but without the -''gō'' (号) suffix which is typically given to ships and other machinery. Its name is distinguished from the ''Gotengo'''s in English by its romanization of the long ''o'' sound in ''Gōten'' as "oh." The name "Gohten" appears on the uniforms of the ship's crew in the film as well as on official merchandise as recent as the ''[[Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book]]s''. The -''gō'' is also omitted from the name of the ''Gotengo'' in ''[[GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]''; however, in this novel the craft is more reminiscent of the version of the ''Gotengo'' featured in ''[[Atragon]]'' than the ''Gohten''. The ''Gohten'' is sometimes given the full designation '''''UNSF-Gohten''''',<ref name="GTGMPBook"/> which stands for "[[United Nations]] Space Force Gohten." | ||
==Development== | |||
The ''Gohten'' was designed{{sfn|Ozawa|Murai|Imai|Nakamura|Tomoi|Shimazaki|2018|p=276}} and modeled by [[Yasuyuki Inoue]] of Alpha Planning,<ref name="ATMPB p161">{{harvnb|Ozawa|Murai|Imai|Nakamura|Tomoi|Shimazaki|2018|p=161}}</ref> formerly an employee of [[Toho]]. Producer [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], who penned the story for ''The War in Space'' under the pseudonym [[Hachiro Jinguji (Atragon)|Hachiro Jinguji]] (the name of the ''[[Gotengo]]''{{'}}s captain from ''[[Atragon]]''), suggested the inclusion of the ''Gotengo'' in the film, which led to the creation of the ''Gohten''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/aliens_sdf/goten.htm|title=Goten|work=[[Toho Kingdom]]|accessdate=10 September 2021}}</ref> Aside from being patterned after the ''Gotengo'', Inoue explained that the ship's revolving cannons were inspired by a revolver his father brought back from the Russo-Japanese War when Inoue was a child.{{sfn|Kawakita|2003|pp=319-321}} Two total miniatures were produced of the ''Gohten'': a 2.4-meter long, 1/80th scale model and a 1.2-meter long, 1/160th scale one.<ref name="ATMPB p161"/> | |||
Ironically, the ''Gohten'' would go on to inspire the re-design of the eponymous ''Gotengo'' in ''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'', as director [[Ryuhei Kitamura]] was a fan of ''The War in Space''.{{sfn|Murai|2005|p=82}} | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===[[Showa era | ===[[Showa era]]=== | ||
====''[[The War in Space]]''==== | ====''[[The War in Space]]''==== | ||
{{Stub}} | {{Stub}} | ||
The Gohten is the flagship of the human fleet. After a vicious battle against the [[Messiah 13]] aliens around the spaceship's base, it travels to [[Venus]]. Afterwards, it travels across the planet in search of the | The ''Gohten'' is the flagship of the human fleet. After a vicious battle against the [[Messiah 13]] aliens around the spaceship's base, it travels to [[Venus]]. Afterwards, it travels across the planet in search of the alien base. | ||
==Capabilities== | |||
=== Flight === | |||
''Gohten'' can fly at a top speed of Mach 816,326, approximately 93% the speed of light, with a cruising speed of Mach 528,961.<ref name="TK">{{cite web|url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/aliens_sdf/goten.htm|title=Goten|work=Toho Kingdom|accessdate=3 January 2024}}</ref> It can also travel through space. | |||
=== Drill === | |||
''Gohten'' is armed with a drill. | |||
=== Revolver Cannon === | |||
''Gohten'' is armed with two six-barrel rapid-fire '''Revolver Cannons''' (リボルバーキャノン ''Riboruba Kyanon'').<ref name="TK"/> | |||
=== Air-based depth charges === | |||
''Gohten'' is armed with at least seven aerial depth charges designed to detonate in the air. | |||
=== Active Radar Missile === | |||
''Gohten'' is armed with 34 '''Active Radar Missiles''' (アクティブ・レーダー・ミサイル ''Akutibu Reda Misairu'').<ref name="TK"/> | |||
=== Laser cannon === | |||
''Gohten'' is armed with nine laser cannons. | |||
=== Ether Bomb === | |||
Behind the drill, ''Gohten'' has the '''Ether Bomb''' (エーテル爆弾 ''Etheru Bakudan'').<ref name="TK"/> This weapon has enough power to destroy ''[[Daimakan]]'' and the planet [[Venus]]. | |||
==Filmography== | |||
*''[[The War in Space]]'' (1977) | |||
*''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' (2022) [model] | |||
==Video games== | ==Video games== | ||
*''[[Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!]]'' (1988) - Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom | *''[[Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!]]'' (1988) - Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom | ||
===''[[Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!]]''=== | ===''[[Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!]]''=== | ||
[[File:Goji_and_Goten.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Godzilla]] and the Gohten in ''[[Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!]]'']] | [[File:Goji_and_Goten.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Godzilla]] and the ''Gohten'' in ''[[Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!]]'']] | ||
In this side-scrolling game produced for the NES, the Gohten is one of several opponents the player has a chance of fighting in Hyperspace areas of each level. The Gohten will fire upon the player using its various cannons, but will otherwise stay stationary. The player can choose to destroy the Gohten by attacking its cannons, or simply walk to the right and leave the Hyperspace area. | In this side-scrolling game produced for the NES, the ''Gohten'' is one of several opponents the player has a chance of fighting in the Hyperspace areas of each level. The ''Gohten'' will fire upon the player using its various cannons, but will otherwise stay stationary. The player can choose to destroy the ''Gohten'' by attacking its cannons, or simply walk to the right and leave the Hyperspace area. | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
MonsterofMonstersGohten.png|The Gohten's sprite in ''[[Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!]]'' | MonsterofMonstersGohten.png|The ''Gohten'''s sprite in ''[[Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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====''[[The War in Space]]''==== | ====''[[The War in Space]]''==== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
Space Goten flying.jpg|The Gohten flying | Space Goten flying.jpg|The ''Gohten'' flying | ||
</gallery> | |||
===Merchandise=== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | |||
File:TOY CARD 100 - 61-C.png|Super Gotengo card featured in the Godzilla Wars 2 line of [[Toy Card]] 100 trading cards. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
===Bibliography=== | |||
*{{Cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia]]|edition=1st|last=Kaneda|first=Masumi|last2=Oishi|first2=Shinji|last3=Konuta|first3=Kenji|last4=Eguchi|first4=Mizuki|last5=Maruyama|first5=Takeshi|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=28 July 2014|isbn=978-4-09-682090-2}} | |||
*{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Giant Monster Pictorial Book]]|edition=1st|last=Nakamura|first=Satoshi|last2=Shimazaki|first2=Jun|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|date=1 April 2005|isbn=4-09-280052-5}} | |||
*{{Cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works]]|edition=1st|last=Motoyama|first=Sho|last2=Matsunomoto|first2=Kazuhiro|last3=Asai|first3=Kazuyasu|last4=Suzuki|first4=Nobutaka|last5=Kato|first5=Masashi|publisher=[[villagebooks]]|date=28 September 2012|isbn=978-4864910132}} | |||
*{{cite book|title=[[All Toho Mechanic Pictorial Book]]|edition=2nd|date=20 July 2018 | |||
|editor-last=Ozawa|editor-first=Ryoko | |||
|editor-last2=Murai|editor-first2=Shugo | |||
|editor-last3=Imai|editor-first3=Atsushi | |||
|editor-last4=Nakamura|editor-first4=Satoshi | |||
|editor-last5=Tomoi|editor-first5=Kento | |||
|editor-last6=Shimazaki|editor-first6=Jun | |||
|publisher=Yosensha|isbn=978-4-8003-1461-1}} | |||
*{{cite book|title=[[Toho SFX Mechanic Chronicle 1954-2003]]|others=Supervised by Koichi Kawakita|date=10 April 2003|publisher=Shinkigensha|isbn=978-4-7753-0142-5|ref={{harvid|Kawakita|2003}}}} | |||
*{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Final Wars Super Complete Works]]|edition=2nd|editor-last=Murai|editor-first=Satoshi|date=1 March 2005|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|isbn=4-09-101498-4}} | |||
{{Vehicles}} | {{Vehicles}} | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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The Gohten (轟天 Gōten, lit. Roaring Heavens) is a drill-nosed spaceship which appears in the 1977 Toho film The War in Space. It is a variation of the Gotengo from Atragon.
Name
The Gohten's name comes from that of the Gotengo — literally translated as "Roaring Heavens" — but without the -gō (号) suffix which is typically given to ships and other machinery. Its name is distinguished from the Gotengo's in English by its romanization of the long o sound in Gōten as "oh." The name "Gohten" appears on the uniforms of the ship's crew in the film as well as on official merchandise as recent as the Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Books. The -gō is also omitted from the name of the Gotengo in GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse; however, in this novel the craft is more reminiscent of the version of the Gotengo featured in Atragon than the Gohten. The Gohten is sometimes given the full designation UNSF-Gohten,[2] which stands for "United Nations Space Force Gohten."
Development
The Gohten was designed[7] and modeled by Yasuyuki Inoue of Alpha Planning,[8] formerly an employee of Toho. Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka, who penned the story for The War in Space under the pseudonym Hachiro Jinguji (the name of the Gotengo's captain from Atragon), suggested the inclusion of the Gotengo in the film, which led to the creation of the Gohten.[9] Aside from being patterned after the Gotengo, Inoue explained that the ship's revolving cannons were inspired by a revolver his father brought back from the Russo-Japanese War when Inoue was a child.[10] Two total miniatures were produced of the Gohten: a 2.4-meter long, 1/80th scale model and a 1.2-meter long, 1/160th scale one.[8]
Ironically, the Gohten would go on to inspire the re-design of the eponymous Gotengo in Godzilla Final Wars, as director Ryuhei Kitamura was a fan of The War in Space.[11]
History
Showa era
The War in Space
The Gohten is the flagship of the human fleet. After a vicious battle against the Messiah 13 aliens around the spaceship's base, it travels to Venus. Afterwards, it travels across the planet in search of the alien base.
Capabilities
Flight
Gohten can fly at a top speed of Mach 816,326, approximately 93% the speed of light, with a cruising speed of Mach 528,961.[12] It can also travel through space.
Drill
Gohten is armed with a drill.
Revolver Cannon
Gohten is armed with two six-barrel rapid-fire Revolver Cannons (リボルバーキャノン Riboruba Kyanon).[12]
Air-based depth charges
Gohten is armed with at least seven aerial depth charges designed to detonate in the air.
Active Radar Missile
Gohten is armed with 34 Active Radar Missiles (アクティブ・レーダー・ミサイル Akutibu Reda Misairu).[12]
Laser cannon
Gohten is armed with nine laser cannons.
Ether Bomb
Behind the drill, Gohten has the Ether Bomb (エーテル爆弾 Etheru Bakudan).[12] This weapon has enough power to destroy Daimakan and the planet Venus.
Filmography
- The War in Space (1977)
- Shin Ultraman (2022) [model]
Video games
- Godzilla: Monster of Monsters! (1988) - Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!
In this side-scrolling game produced for the NES, the Gohten is one of several opponents the player has a chance of fighting in the Hyperspace areas of each level. The Gohten will fire upon the player using its various cannons, but will otherwise stay stationary. The player can choose to destroy the Gohten by attacking its cannons, or simply walk to the right and leave the Hyperspace area.
The Gohten's sprite in Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!
Gallery
Production
Screenshots
The War in Space
The Gohten flying
Merchandise
Super Gotengo card featured in the Godzilla Wars 2 line of Toy Card 100 trading cards.
References
This is a list of references for Gohten. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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Bibliography
- Kaneda, Masumi; Oishi, Shinji; Konuta, Kenji; Eguchi, Mizuki; Maruyama, Takeshi (28 July 2014). Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia (1st ed.). Shogakukan. ISBN 978-4-09-682090-2.
- Nakamura, Satoshi; Shimazaki, Jun (1 April 2005). Godzilla Toho Giant Monster Pictorial Book (1st ed.). Kodansha. ISBN 4-09-280052-5.
- Motoyama, Sho; Matsunomoto, Kazuhiro; Asai, Kazuyasu; Suzuki, Nobutaka; Kato, Masashi (28 September 2012). Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works (1st ed.). villagebooks. ISBN 978-4864910132.
- Ozawa, Ryoko; Murai, Shugo; Imai, Atsushi; Nakamura, Satoshi; Tomoi, Kento; Shimazaki, Jun, eds. (20 July 2018). All Toho Mechanic Pictorial Book (2nd ed.). Yosensha. ISBN 978-4-8003-1461-1.
- Toho SFX Mechanic Chronicle 1954-2003. Supervised by Koichi Kawakita. Shinkigensha. 10 April 2003. ISBN 978-4-7753-0142-5.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Murai, Satoshi, ed. (1 March 2005). Godzilla Final Wars Super Complete Works (2nd ed.). Shogakukan. ISBN 4-09-101498-4.
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