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|caption =Shockirus in The Return of Godzilla | |caption =Shockirus in The Return of Godzilla | ||
|name =Shockirus | |name =Shockirus | ||
|subtitle =Giant Louse<br>{{Nihongo|巨大フナムシ|Kyodai Funamushi}}<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia">{{cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia]]|date=23 July [[2014]]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=77|isbn=4-096-82090-3}}</ref><br>Parasitic Beast {{Nihongo|寄生獣| | |subtitle =Giant Louse<br>{{Nihongo|巨大フナムシ|Kyodai Funamushi}}<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia">{{cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia]]|date=23 July [[2014]]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=77|isbn=4-096-82090-3}}</ref><br>Parasitic Beast {{Nihongo|寄生獣|Kiseijū}}<ref name="GGMSEncyclopedia">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Giant Monsters Super Encyclopedia]]|date=15 March [[1994]]|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|page=10|isbn=4-06-304270-7}}</ref><br>Bloodsucking Insect<br>{{Nihongo|吸血虫|Kyūketsuchū}}<ref name="DEoTMM!!GSECWorks">{{cite book|title=Definitive Edition of Toho Monster Movies!! Godzilla Special Effects Complete Works|date=21 December [[1994]]|publisher=Natsumesha|page=59|isbn=978-4816317750}}</ref> | ||
|species =Irradiated sea louse | |species =Irradiated sea louse | ||
|nicknames =Shokkirasu, Shokilas, Giant Sea Louse | |nicknames =Shokkirasu, Shokilas, Giant Sea Louse<ref name="1954-1999"/> | ||
|length =1 meter<ref name="AllTMPB">{{cite book|title=[[All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book]] (4th Edition)|date=4 September [[2016]]|publisher=Yosensha|page=216|isbn=978-4-8003-0362-2}}</ref><ref name="1954-1999">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works]]|date=1 January [[2000]]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=11|isbn=978-4091014702}}</ref> | |length =1 meter<ref name="AllTMPB">{{cite book|title=[[All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book]] (4th Edition)|date=4 September [[2016]]|publisher=Yosensha|page=216|isbn=978-4-8003-0362-2}}</ref><ref name="1954-1999">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works]]|date=1 January [[2000]]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=11|isbn=978-4091014702}}</ref> | ||
|weight =45 kilograms<ref name="AllTMPB"/><ref name="1954-1999"/> | |weight =45 kilograms<ref name="AllTMPB"/><ref name="1954-1999"/> | ||
|enemies =[[Goro Maki]], [[Hiroshi Okumura]] | |enemies =[[Goro Maki]], [[Hiroshi Okumura]] | ||
|created =[[Koji Hashimoto]], [[Shuichi Nagahara]], <br>[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] | |created =[[Koji Hashimoto]], [[Shuichi Nagahara]], <br>[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] | ||
|firstappearance =''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' | |firstappearance =''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' | ||
|roar =[[File:Shockirus_Roar_Heisei.ogg|center|180px|noicon]]{{More Roars}} | |roar =[[File:Shockirus_Roar_Heisei.ogg|center|180px|noicon]]{{More Roars}} | ||
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NEW GODZILLA Shockirus.png|Shockirus in ''[[NEW Godzilla]]'' | NEW GODZILLA Shockirus.png|Shockirus in ''[[NEW Godzilla]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Comics== | ==Comics== | ||
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*''[[The Return of Godzilla (manga)|The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1985) | |||
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1995-1996) [issue [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 14|#14]]] | |||
*''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' (2013-2015) [issue [[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Issue 1|#1]]] | |||
===''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]''=== | |||
A Shockirus appears to attack Kino and Take when they climb up Godzilla. | |||
===''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]''=== | |||
A creature resembling Shockirus appears very briefly. | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
Shockirus Manga.png|Shockirus in [[The Return of Godzilla (manga)|'' | Shockirus Manga.png|Shockirus in the [[The Return of Godzilla (manga)|''Return of Godzilla'' manga adaptation]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">Jgmc_wvBWuY</youtube>|Shockirus's roars}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">Jgmc_wvBWuY</youtube>|Shockirus's roars}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Shockirus was the first new monster introduced in the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]]. | *Shockirus was the first new monster introduced in the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]]. | ||
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Shockirus (ショッキラス Shokkirasu) is a mutated sea louse kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1984 Godzilla film, The Return of Godzilla.
Design
Shockirus resembles marine arthropods like the horseshoe crab with its multiple legs and hard shell. Its shell has many bumps, and it has a two-pronged spike tail.
In the manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla, the Shockirus look like ocean isopods but with facial features resembling cockroaches.
Origins
According to Doctor Hayashida, Shockirus was likely a parasitic sea louse that fed on Godzilla's blood and was mutated by the radiation.
History
Heisei series
The Return of Godzilla
When Godzilla attacked the Yahata-Maru, Shockirus jumped off his body and came aboard the boat. Shockirus hunted down the crew members that had survived Godzilla's attack and killed them all, draining their bodily fluids and leaving behind desiccated husks. The last survivor, Hiroshi Okumura, was injured by Shockirus and locked himself inside a locker to hide from the creature. When reporter Goro Maki came aboard the ship the next day, he was attacked by Shockirus, who jumped onto his chest and crawled toward his throat. Fortunately, Okumura regained consciousness and stabbed Shockirus in the back with a hatchet, killing it.
Abilities
Shockirus is an extraordinary jumper, and also can suck vital fluids out of a host. Its hard carapace also protects it from harm.
Video games
- NEW Godzilla (1985) - NEC PC-8801
NEW Godzilla
Shockirus appears in NEW Godzilla, a video game adaptation of The Return of Godzilla, where it attacks Goro Maki aboard the Yahata-Maru.
Shockirus in NEW Godzilla
Comics
- The Return of Godzilla (1985)
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1995-1996) [issue #14]
- Godzilla: Rulers of Earth (2013-2015) [issue #1]
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
A Shockirus appears to attack Kino and Take when they climb up Godzilla.
Godzilla: Rulers of Earth
A creature resembling Shockirus appears very briefly.
Shockirus in the Return of Godzilla manga adaptation
Gallery
- Main article: Shockirus/Gallery.
Roar
Shockirus' roars are Ebirah and Kumonga roars that have been raised or lowered in pitch and sped up and slowed down respectively. In the U.S. cut, the roars are replaced with a different hissing screech.
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Trivia
- Shockirus was the first new monster introduced in the Heisei series.
- Shockirus was the last completely original monster in general to appear in the Godzilla series, being unconnected to any previous monsters, until MUTO. The remaining monsters that appear in the Heisei and Millennium series are linked to Godzilla or another monster (Biollante-Godzilla, Battra-Mothra, Destoroyah-Oxygen Destroyer-Godzilla, Orga-Godzilla, Megaguirus-Meganulon, Monster X-Keizer Ghidorah-King Ghidorah) in some way.
- During the BBFC's review of the film for release in the United Kingdom, Shockirus was described in the BBFC's writeup as a 'giant seahorse'. 17 seconds of footage was cut from the sequence Shockirus appears in for the film to receive a PG rating.[6]
References
This is a list of references for Shockirus. 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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