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==Design== | ==Design== | ||
Marugarappa is based on the unmade kaiju, [[Marukobukarappa]], as well as [[Futakobukarappa]]. | Marugarappa is based on the unmade kaiju, [[Marukobukarappa]], as well as [[Futakobukarappa]]. | ||
His name contains "garappa" which means [[wikipedia:Kappa (folklore)|kappa]] in southern Kyushu,<ref>[https://kappapedia.blogspot.com/2015/02/garappa.html Garappa] on The Kappapedia</ref> corresponding with Marugarappa's kappa-esque appearance. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''[[Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera]]''=== | ===''[[Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera]]''=== | ||
Marugarappa is presumably a friendly creature, as he offered to fight against [[Gyaos]] for humanity. | |||
==Abilities== | |||
===Human speech=== | |||
He is capable of human speech. | |||
=== Headless life === | |||
Marugarappa could survive having his head severed. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*Marugarappa in the manga is presumably a young male due to using ''boku'' {{Nihongo|僕}}, a first-person pronoun used mostly by boys in Japanese. | |||
==References== | |||
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{{Monsters}} | {{Monsters}} | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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Marugarappa (マルガラッパ) is a human sized kaiju which first appeared in the manga Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera.
Design
Marugarappa is based on the unmade kaiju, Marukobukarappa, as well as Futakobukarappa.
His name contains "garappa" which means kappa in southern Kyushu,[1] corresponding with Marugarappa's kappa-esque appearance.
History
Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera
Marugarappa is presumably a friendly creature, as he offered to fight against Gyaos for humanity.
Abilities
Human speech
He is capable of human speech.
Headless life
Marugarappa could survive having his head severed.
Trivia
- Marugarappa in the manga is presumably a young male due to using boku (僕), a first-person pronoun used mostly by boys in Japanese.
References
This is a list of references for Marugarappa. 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]
Comments
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