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|name =Shockirus | |name =Shockirus | ||
|subtitle =Giant Wharf Roach<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> | |subtitle =Giant Wharf Roach<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 ''Ligia exotica'' | |species =Irradiated ''[[wikipedia:Ligia exotica|Ligia exotica]]'' | ||
|nicknames =Shokkirasu, Shokilas, Giant Sea Louse<ref name="1954-1999"/> | |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"/> | ||
|relationships =[[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]] (host) | |relationships =[[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]] (host) | ||
|enemies =[[Goro Maki]], [[Hiroshi Okumura]] | |enemies =[[Goro Maki (The Return of Godzilla)|Goro Maki]], [[Hiroshi Okumura]] | ||
|designed =Hideaki Nishina | |designed =Hideaki Nishina | ||
|modeled =Toshiyuki Suzuki | |modeled =Toshiyuki Suzuki | ||
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|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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'''Shockirus''' {{Nihongo|ショッキラス|Shokkirasu}} is a mutated | '''Shockirus''' {{Nihongo|ショッキラス|Shokkirasu}} is a mutated aquatic parasite [[kaiju]] that first appeared in the [[1984]] [[Toho]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]] ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''. | ||
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==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The Shockirus' name is never spoken in ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', nor did it appear in the film's [[theater program]]. | The Shockirus' name is never spoken in ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', nor did it appear in the film's [[theater program]]. It is only referred to in either as a "'''wharf roach monster'''" {{Nihongo|フナムシの化け物|funamushi no bakemono}} or "'''giant wharf roach'''" {{Nihongo|巨大なフナムシ|kyodaina funamushi}}. The name "Shockirus" did not begin to appear until later official publications. Though the creature is identified as a [[wikipedia:Ligia exotica|wharf roach]] in the Japanese version, the film's international English dub refers to it as a [[wikipedia:Sea louse|sea louse]] instead, which is also reflected in the English name given for it in ''[[Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works]]''. This change may have been due to the fact that real wharf roaches are not parasitic and feed on algae and detritus rather than blood, whereas sea lice are known to parasitize fish. | ||
==Development== | |||
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Shockirus was inspired by a giant flea featured in the unproduced [[1955]] screenplay ''[[Bride of Godzilla?]]'', which [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] asked writer Hideichi Nagahara to revise in 1978. The concept of a parasite mutated to giant size by feeding on [[Godzilla]] was carried over into Tanaka's [[1980]] ''[[Resurrection of Godzilla (1980)|Resurrection of Godzilla]]'' proposal and its [[Resurrection of Godzilla (1983)|1983 revision]], though the exact species of the parasite changed several times. These proposals eventually culminated in ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', which featured Shockirus.<ref name="TheLostFilms">{{cite book|title= [[The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films]]|author= LeMay, John|date=15 June 2017 |publisher=Bicep Books|pages=54-56|isbn=978-1548145255}}</ref> | |||
==Design== | ==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 spiked tail | While officially a mutated wharf roach, Shockirus resembles other marine arthropods like the horseshoe crab with its multiple legs and hard shell. Its shell has many bumps, and it has a two-pronged spiked tail. | ||
In one [[Godzilla (1985 manga)|manga adaptation]] of ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', the Shockirus look like ocean isopods, but with facial features resembling cockroaches. | |||
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
Shockirus | Shockirus is [[wikipedia:Ligia exotica|wharf roach]] that was mutated by exposure to [[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]]'s radiation.<ref name="1954-1999"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===[[Heisei era]]=== | ===[[Heisei era]]=== | ||
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A creature resembling Shockirus appears very briefly. | 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 [[Godzilla (1985 manga)|'' | Shockirus Manga.png|Shockirus in the [[Godzilla (1985 manga)|''Godzilla'' manga]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main|Shockirus/Gallery}} | {{Main|Shockirus/Gallery}} | ||
==Roar== | ==Roar== | ||
Shockirus' roars are [[Ebirah]] and [[Kumonga]] roars that have been raised or lowered in pitch and sped up or slowed down, respectively. In | Shockirus' roars are [[Ebirah]] and [[Kumonga]] roars that have been raised or lowered in pitch and sped up or slowed down, respectively. In ''[[The Return of Godzilla#U.S. release|Godzilla 1985]]'', the roars are replaced with a different hissing screech. | ||
{{videos| | {{videos| | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">Jgmc_wvBWuY</youtube>|Shockirus' roars}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">Jgmc_wvBWuY</youtube>|Shockirus' 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]]. | ||
*In the [[wikipedia:British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]'s review of ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' for release in the United Kingdom, Shockirus was described as a "giant seahorse." 17 seconds of footage was cut from the sequence it appears in for the film to receive a PG rating.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140701064923/https://bbfc.co.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/Godzilla%201985.pdf</ref> | |||
*In the [[wikipedia:British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]'s review of | *Shockirus is referenced in the ''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' episode "[[Graftage]]," when members of the [[Otaki Factory]] investigate a [[Manda]] carcass which has washed ashore. [[Haberu Kato]] suggests that the [[kaiju]] may have been killed by "gigantic sea roaches." | ||
*Shockirus | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Monsters]] | [[Category:Monsters]] | ||
[[Category:Toho Kaiju]] | [[Category:Toho Kaiju]] | ||
[[Category:Bug Kaiju]] | [[Category:Bug Kaiju]] | ||
[[Category:Vampiric Monsters]] | [[Category:Vampiric Monsters]] | ||
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Shockirus (ショッキラス Shokkirasu) is a mutated aquatic parasite kaiju that first appeared in the 1984 Toho Godzilla film The Return of Godzilla.
Name
The Shockirus' name is never spoken in The Return of Godzilla, nor did it appear in the film's theater program. It is only referred to in either as a "wharf roach monster" (フナムシの化け物 funamushi no bakemono) or "giant wharf roach" (巨大なフナムシ kyodaina funamushi). The name "Shockirus" did not begin to appear until later official publications. Though the creature is identified as a wharf roach in the Japanese version, the film's international English dub refers to it as a sea louse instead, which is also reflected in the English name given for it in Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works. This change may have been due to the fact that real wharf roaches are not parasitic and feed on algae and detritus rather than blood, whereas sea lice are known to parasitize fish.
Development
Shockirus was inspired by a giant flea featured in the unproduced 1955 screenplay Bride of Godzilla?, which Tomoyuki Tanaka asked writer Hideichi Nagahara to revise in 1978. The concept of a parasite mutated to giant size by feeding on Godzilla was carried over into Tanaka's 1980 Resurrection of Godzilla proposal and its 1983 revision, though the exact species of the parasite changed several times. These proposals eventually culminated in The Return of Godzilla, which featured Shockirus.[6]
Design
While officially a mutated wharf roach, Shockirus resembles other marine arthropods like the horseshoe crab with its multiple legs and hard shell. Its shell has many bumps, and it has a two-pronged spiked tail.
In one manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla, the Shockirus look like ocean isopods, but with facial features resembling cockroaches.
Origins
Shockirus is wharf roach that was mutated by exposure to Godzilla's radiation.[1]
History
Heisei era
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
Jumping
Shockirus is an extraordinary jumper.
Fluid draining
Shockirus can suck vital fluids out of a host.
Durability
Shockirus' hard carapace provides it some degree of protection.
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 (1995-1996) [issue #14]
- Godzilla: Rulers of Earth (2013-2015) [issue #1]
Godzilla
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 Godzilla manga
Gallery
- Main article: Shockirus/Gallery.
Roar
Shockirus' roars are Ebirah and Kumonga roars that have been raised or lowered in pitch and sped up or slowed down, respectively. In Godzilla 1985, 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.
- In the BBFC's review of The Return of Godzilla for release in the United Kingdom, Shockirus was described as a "giant seahorse." 17 seconds of footage was cut from the sequence it appears in for the film to receive a PG rating.[7]
- Shockirus is referenced in the Godzilla Singular Point episode "Graftage," when members of the Otaki Factory investigate a Manda carcass which has washed ashore. Haberu Kato suggests that the kaiju may have been killed by "gigantic sea roaches."
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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