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|type1 =Gold<br />
|type2 =Ocean<br />
|image =Mecha-Ghidorah.jpg<br />
|caption =An illustration of Mecha-Ghidorah by Yuji Kaida<br />
|name =Mecha-Ghidorah<br />
|subtitle =Super Space Monster Robot<br>{{small|{{Nihongo|宇宙超怪獣ロボ|Uchū Chō Kaijū Robo}}}}<ref name="TVM">{{cite book|title=TV Magazine|edition=March 1983|date=1 March 1983|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|pages=86-91}}</ref><br />
|species =Mechanical [[King Ghidorah]] duplicate<br />
|nicknames =Mecha-King Ghidorah<br />
|height =100 meters<ref name="TVM"/><br />
|weight =60,000 metric tons<ref name="TVM"/><br />
|enemies =[[Godzilla]]<br />
|relationships =Dark Mysterious Star Alliance {{small|(creators)}}<ref name="TVM"/><br />
|originplace =Dark Nebula<ref name="TVM"/><br />
|designed =[[wikipedia:Kunio Okawara|Kunio Okawara]]<br />
|firstappearance ="Super Space Monster Robot!<br>Mecha-Ghidorah vs. the<br>King of the Monsters Godzilla"<br />
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'''Mecha-Ghidorah''' {{Nihongo|メカギドラ|Mekagidora}} is a [[:Category:Mecha|mechanical]] version of [[King Ghidorah]] conceived by anime mechanical designer [[wikipedia:Kunio Okawara|Kunio Okawara]]. Illustrations of the mech by Masami Watanabe and [[Yuji Kaida]] were published in an article in the March [[1983]] issue of ''TV Magazine'' entitled "Super Space Monster Robot! Mecha-Ghidorah vs. the King of the Monsters Godzilla," along with his backstory, anatomy and abilities.<ref name="TVM"/> The article was later republished in [[2018]] in volume 41 of the ''[[Godzilla All Movie DVD Collector's Box]]''.<ref group="lower-alpha">The ''DVD Collector's Box'' reprint erroneously lists its original publish date as March 1981 (Showa 56).</ref> Mecha-Ghidorah predated [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]] by nearly a decade.<br />
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==Name==<br />
Mecha-Ghidorah's name is a combination of the prefix mecha- {{Nihongo|メカ|meka}}, a shortening of "mechanical" {{nihongo|メカニカル|mekanikaru}} also used in the name of [[Mechagodzilla]], and "[[King Ghidorah|Ghidorah]]."<br />
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In a spotlight of a plastic model of Mecha-Ghidorah made by Toshikazu Shishizawa which was published in ''SF Plamo Magazine'', he was instead called '''Mecha-King Ghidorah''' {{Nihongo|メカキングギドラ}}.<br />
==Design==<br />
Mecha-Ghidorah maintains the same silhouette as its organic counterpart, being a bipedal dragon with wings for forelimbs, three heads, and twin tails. However, its body is considerably more angular and is plated with a golden metal. Each of Mecha-Ghidorah's heads are adorned with horns resembling antennae, and its necks lack Ghidorah's manes. In place of eyes, each head has a single, differently-colored spherical visor which doubles as a laser firing apparatus. The mech also appears to have a hatch in his pelvis, which houses his primary energy source.<br />
==Origins==<br />
Mecha-Ghidorah was developed in the Dark Nebula {{Nihongo|暗黒星雲|Ankoku Seiun}} by the Dark Mysterious Star Alliance {{Nihongo|暗黒怪星連合|Ankoku Kaisei Rengō}}, consisting of representatives of the [[Messiah 13 Third Planet of Yomi Alien]]s, [[Black Hole Planet 3 Alien]]s, [[M Space Hunter Nebula Alien]]s, [[Kilaak]]s, [[Xilien]]s, [[Natarl]]s and [[Mysterian]]s.<ref name="TVM"/> Conceived as the ultimate weapon against [[Godzilla]], it was patterned after the monster's archnemesis King Ghidorah and incorporates technology from many of the aliens' previous creations, such as [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla]], [[Gigan]], [[Moguera]] and the ''[[Daimakan]]''.<ref name="TVM"/><br />
==Abilities==<br />
===Flight===<br />
Both of Mecha-Ghidorah's wings contain many rows of '''antigravity plates''' {{Nihongo|反重力プレート|hanjūryoku purēto}}, presumably enabling flight.<ref name="TVM"/><br />
===Beam-firing eyes===<br />
Mecha-Ghidorah's three heads are outfitted with '''beam-firing eyes''' {{Nihongo|ビームはっしゃアイ|bīmu hassha ai}}, each of which emits a different laser beam.<ref name="TVM"/> His central eye, which appears to be colored white, fires a '''Freeze Ray''' {{Nihongo|れいとう光線|Reitō Kōsen}}. Inversely, his left eye, colored red, fires a '''Heat Ray''' {{Nihongo|熱光線|Netsu Kōsen}}. Finally, the eye of his right head, colored green, fires King Ghidorah's '''Gravity Beams''' {{Nihongo|引力光線|Inryoku Kōsen}}.<ref name="TVM"/> These beams were designed with reference to those of Mechagodzilla and the ''Daimakan''.<ref name="TVM"/><br />
===Rotating Cutter===<br />
Mecha-Ghidorah has a '''Rotating Cutter''' {{Nihongo|回転カッター|Kaiten Kattā}} identical to that of [[Gigan]] mounted on his back to slice opponents.<ref name="TVM"/><br />
===Tail drills===<br />
Mecha-Ghidorah's two tails double as '''drills''' {{Nihongo|ドリル|doriru}}. These are patterned after the Mysterian burrowing robot [[Moguera]]'s drill nose.<ref name="TVM"/><br />
===Antennae===<br />
Mecha-Ghidorah is equipped with six '''high-precision antennae''' {{Nihongo|高性能アンテナ|kōseinō antena}}, two on each head.<ref name="TVM"/><br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"><br />
TVM Mecha-Ghidorah - Pages 1-2.jpg|"Super Space Monster Robot! Mecha-Ghidorah vs. the King of the Monsters Godzilla"<br />
TVM Mecha-Ghidorah - Page 3.jpg|"This is Mecha-Ghidorah!"<br />
TVM Mecha-Ghidorah - Page 4.jpg|"Secret of the Birth of Mecha-Ghidorah"<br />
TVM Mecha-Ghidorah - Pages 5-6.jpg|"Mecha-Ghidorah Schematics!"<br />
Dragon 2.jpg|Plastic Mecha-Ghidorah model by Toshikazu Shishizawa<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*While they are not mentioned as part of the lineup of the Dark Mysterious Star Alliance, an illustration of Mecha-Ghidorah in his hangar appears to show the top of the head of a [[Garoga]] from ''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]''. A woman is also present with a hairstyle similar to that of [[Namikawa]].<br />
==External links==<br />
*[https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/space-super-monster-robo-mecha-ghidorah-vs-monster-king-godzilla/ Toho Kingdom article about Mecha-Ghidorah (03/02/20)]<br />
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[[Category:Ghidorah]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=Terra_Incognita&diff=293199Terra Incognita2023-04-29T16:57:45Z<p>Jacob Burt: Fixed date</p>
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'''Terra Incognita''' is a [[kaiju]] who appeared on the television series ''[[Chibikko Special]]'', which aired on Tokyo Channel 12 in the early 1970s.<ref>[[Chibikko Special]]. 29 April 2023</ref> Terra Incognita later starred in a [[List of kaiju comics and manga|manga]] titled ''[[Search for the Phantom Monster Terra Incognita]]'', published from September 2004 to November 2005 in ''Tokusatsu Ace''.<br />
==Name==<br />
''Terra Incognita'' is Latin for a territory that is unknown or unexplored.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_incognita Wikipedia – ''Terra incognita'']. 29 April 2023</ref><br />
==Design==<br />
Terra Incognita appears to be a green humanoid with a long, reptilian-like body. Terra Incognita appears to have a cartoonish face with exaggerated lips, rectangular gapped teeth, a small pig-like nose, exaggerated cheeks, and a pair of binoculars tied around its head with a large white strap. Both its arms and legs appear to be very short. Its hands and feet seem to have bright white nails, its toes having sharp claws, while the nails on its hands appear to be round and stubby. Terra Incognita seems to have three long fingers on each hand and three toes on each foot. The back of Terra Incognita's body is covered in spikes, which run up to the top of its head. Terra Incognita's tail appears to be very similar to that of a crocodile or an alligator.<br />
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File:Terra Incognita 2.jpg<br />
File:Terra Incognita 3.jpg<br />
File:CwsrWUJUoAAl8Dm.jpg|Terra Incognita (Colorized)<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*During ''Chibikko Special'', Terra Incognita fought against the [[Shilarji]], which reappear in a later series known as ''[[Go! Godman]]''.<br />
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[[Category:Television Godzilla Kaiju]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=Ts-eh-GO_and_the_Mutant_Scorpions&diff=291711Ts-eh-GO and the Mutant Scorpions2023-04-16T23:40:02Z<p>Jacob Burt: Added "Name" and "Origin" sections. Reorganized "History" section to fit chronological order.</p>
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|name =Mutant Scorpions<br />
|dt =Ts-eh-GO / Mutant Scorpions<br />
|species =Mutant arachnids<br />
|enemies =[[Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series)|Godzilla]]<br />
|created =[[Fil Barlow]]<br />
|debut =''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' episode 26,<br>"[[Freak Show]]"<br />
|last =''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' episode 34,<br>"[[Where is Thy Sting?]]"<br />
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'''Ts-eh-Go''' and the '''Mutant Scorpions''' are giant genetically-engineered scorpion [[kaiju]] that first appeared in the ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' episode "[[Where is Thy Sting?]]."<br />
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== Name ==<br />
Scorpio comes from the Latin word for scorpion, famously associated with the constellation and astrological sign of the same name.<br />
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Ts-eh-Go's initial designation "First Wave" comes from it being the first prototype of the government's living weapon project. It's second name comes from enunciating the Navajo word for scorpion: séigo. <br />
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Second Wave, like First Wave, refers to the smaller scorpions being the second prototype in the living weapon program.<br />
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== Origins ==<br />
The exact details of Scorpio's origin are unknown; after growing to gigantic size, the mutant scorpion was discovered by Tobias Wilson who added it to his Mutant Mania circus, where it was given the name Scorpio and taught to perform trick for their audience.<br />
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First Wave was created by a secret government program to genetically engineer mutant scorpions for use as living weapons. After they lost control and First Wave escaped, it made its way into the desert where it would attack passersby and became known by the locals as "Ts-eh-Go.<br />
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==History==<br />
===''[[Godzilla: The Series]]''===<br />
===="[[Freak Show]]"====<br />
A Mutant Scorpion identical to Ts-eh-Go, named Scorpio, is seen in Tobias Wilson's ''Mutant Mania'' circus. It performed for audiences and never encountered [[Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series)|Godzilla]]. During the show the Circus' star attraction, a mutant anemone they named [[Medusa]], broke free and went on a rampage. After Medusa was recaptured Wilson was arrested and his mutations were confiscated. <br />
===="[[Where is Thy Sting?]]"====<br />
The Mutant Scorpions were created by the [[United States]] Army to combat the mutant threats. Ts-eh-Go was the first produced of a line of mutated scorpions led by Colonel Charles Tarrington, codenamed the "First Wave". The giant scorpion took down an airplane under command and soon [[Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series)|Godzilla]] was on a direct march to the arachnid in New Mexico. While trying to understand why Godzilla was homing in on the base, they traced a strange, acidic fluid to an old hanger that was broken open. Ts-eh-Go quickly made an attack against [[H.E.A.T.]] before Godzilla arrived to challenge him. With his hide too tough to penetrate with its stinger, Ts-eh-Go fled with Godzilla right behind him. Tarrington and his men then arrived, attacking Godzilla with their weapons before the reptile dove into the ground and vanished. With the Second Wave finished, Tarrington declared the First Wave as obsolete and attempted to eliminate it with his forces. As the scorpion fought back, Godzilla arrived and was hit by its acid. It burned through his hide, allowing the super scorpion to sting him. Helicopters made their moves and fired at Ts-eh-Go, only to be shot down. One of the downed machines crashed into the base and freed the Second Wave. As [[N.I.G.E.L.]] led the smaller arachnids away, Ts-eh-Go prepared to finish off Godzilla. H.E.A.T. tricked the scorpion into tipping over a water tower, where it mixed with the soil to form mud. The mud, rich in healing chemicals, healed Godzilla like new. With N.I.G.E.L. destroyed, Nick grabbed the pheromone sample that was luring the Second Wave and dropped it near Ts-eh-Go. The little scorpions, thinking the huge scorpion was now food, attacked it. Trapped in webbing, Ts-eh-Go was powerless as Godzilla arrived and blasted both him and the smaller creatures with his atomic breath, burning both waves of scorpions. After H.E.A.T. and Major Hicks left, Colonel Torrington turned to his subordinates and told them to relay a message to their scientists asking how long until "Third Wave" was operational.<br />
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==Abilities==<br />
===Stingers===<br />
Like all scorpions, Ts-eh-Go and his mutant brethren can stab their deadly stingers into a foe and inject them with a deadly dose of venom that will eventually lead to death. However, Ts-eh-Go's stinger was unable to pierce through Godzilla's reptilian hide. Instead, it relied on squirting a powerful acid to disintegrate steel walls and corrode flesh first before delivering its sting.<br />
===Claws===<br />
Ts-eh-Go has two gigantic claws which he can use in combat to crush bones and hold enemies.<br />
===Burrowing===<br />
Ts-eh-Go displayed burrowing capabilities as a secondary from of locomotion.<br />
===Silk===<br />
The Second Wave Scorpions were shown to spit green streams of silk from their mouths, which they used to hold down Ts-eh-Go. <br />
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=== Acrobatics ===<br />
Scorpio was trained by the Mutant Mania circus to balance itself on one claw. <br />
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{{Main|Ts-eh-GO and the Mutant Scorpions/Gallery}}<br />
==In other languages==<br />
{{Other languages<br />
|ja=巨大サソリ ''Kyodai Sasori''|jameaning=Giant Scorpion<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Episode writer William Stout revealed in a 2021 video interview that the main inspiration for Ts-eh-Go and the Mutant Scorpions was the titular monsters from the [[1957]] Warner Bros. film ''The Black Scorpion'', Stout himself being a huge fan of stop motion special effects artist [[Willis O'Brien]] and his various creature creations.<ref>https://youtu.be/tECzlxgnItc</ref><br />
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[[Category:Genetically engineered monsters]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=MUTO&diff=213859MUTO2021-08-20T21:41:04Z<p>Jacob Burt: added Category:Mammal Kaiju using HotCat</p>
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|name =MUTO<br />
|species =Prehistoric parasite (''Titanus MUTO'')<br />
|nicknames ={{Small|Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism}}, M.U.T.O., Muto, Winged MUTO,<br>Eight-Legged MUTO, Hokmuto, Femuto, Muto (Male),<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia"/><ref name="Godzilla Store"/> Muto (Female),<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia"/><ref name="Godzilla Store"/> Queen MUTO,{{sup|[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters|KOTM]]}}<ref name="Dougherty Instagram">{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Sw5jIA7TS/ |title=Lookdev for the “Queen MUTO”, aka: Barb. I loved Gareth’s creatures from the 2014 film and wanted to keep the species alive, but also evolve certain elements to hint that this one is different and older than the MUTOs we saw before, hence the "crown" of dorsal ridges to express her royal status. Her body is also covered with scars from past battles...or mating rituals.|author=Michael Dougherty |date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> Barb{{sup|[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters|KOTM]]}}<ref name="Dougherty Instagram"/><br />
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|height ='''Male:''' 200 feet{{sup|[[Godzilla (2014 film)|G14]]}}<ref name='Monarch Unclassified: Godzilla Revelations'>MONARCH Declassified: The Godzilla Revelation. Godzilla DVD/Blu-Ray Special Features.</ref><ref name="Inconsistent" group="note">The respective 200-foot and 300-foot heights for the male MUTO and the female MUTO arise from the ''Godzilla'' (2014) home video bonus feature, "MONARCH Declassified: The Godzilla Revelation." The character [[Vivienne Graham]] states that the female MUTO is "almost 300 feet" tall within the film itself. ''[[Godzilla: The Art of Destruction]]'' (p. 82) gives the male MUTO's height as 300 feet and the female's height as 340 feet.</ref> / 61 meters,<br><!--<br />
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-->281 feet (average)<ref name="MV-Watchalong-MUTO-Profile">[https://twitter.com/Legendary/status/1248409968732065792 "Monarch Superspecies Profile: MUTO #MonsterverseWatchalong"] — @Legendary on Twitter.</ref><ref name="Tew Saves The Day">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/georgectew/status/1249727290654650370 |title=3/3 ...may only be 5 feet, some may be 6, etc. The number you see there is Monarch’s official ballpark heights for each gender of the whole superspecies, and less about those two specific individuals. Hope that helps, thanks for being an awesome fan. Have an awesome day! |author=George Tew |date=13 April 2020 |work=Twitter}}</ref><br><!--<br />
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-->'''Female:''' 300 feet{{sup|[[Godzilla (2014 film)|G14]]}}<ref name='Monarch Unclassified: Godzilla Revelations'/><ref name="Inconsistent" group="note"/>/ 91.4 meters,<br><!--<br />
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|weight ='''Male:''' ~15,000 metric tons{{sup|[[Godzilla (2014 film)|G14]]}}<ref name="NCSEMG">{{cite book|title=[[New Century Special Effects Movie Guide]]|date=11 January 2015|publisher=Yosensha|pages=11, 13|isbn=978-4-8003-0563-3}}</ref><br><!--<br />
-->'''Female:''' ~60,000 metric tons{{sup|[[Godzilla (2014 film)|G14]]}}<ref name="NCSEMG"/><br />
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|forms =Larval stage,<ref name="GR Philippines">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYI1SDErkgg Godzilla Revelation - Philippines]</ref><br>eight-legged female MUTO,<br>winged male MUTO<br />
|relationships =Unhatched eggs, [[MUTO Prime]] (mother),<br>each other (siblings and mates)<br />
|allies =Other MUTOs<br />
|enemies =[[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]]<br />
|controlled =[[King Ghidorah/Legendary|King Ghidorah]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters|GKotM]]}}<br />
|created =[[Gareth Edwards]], [[Max Borenstein]],<br>Matt Allsopp<br />
|portrayed =CGI with motion capture references<ref name="TKKP">[https://panzercrush.com/2018/07/29/the-kaiju-kingdom-podcast-episode-71-storming-into-comic-con-with-tj-storm/ The Kaiju Kingdom Podcast Episode 71: Storming into Comic Con (With TJ Storm)]</ref><br />
|debut =[[Godzilla (2014 film)|''Godzilla'' (2014)]]<br />
|last =''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''<br />
|roar ='''Male''':[[File:Mael Mutawh Rawr.ogg|center|180px|noicon]]'''Female''':[[File:Female MUTO Roar.ogg|center|180px|noicon]]'''Queen''':[[File:Muto-queen.mp3|center|180px|noicon]]{{More Roars}}<br />
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:''This page covers the pair of monsters identified as "MUTOs" in [[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla (2014)]], as well as the individual in [[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]. For the parent superspecies, see [[MUTO Prime]]. For general use of the term "MUTO," see [[MUTO (designation)]].''<br />
{{Quote|This is our needle in the haystack, people. '''MUTO''': Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism. It is, however, no longer terrestrial; it is airborne.|[[William Stenz|Admiral Stenz]] about the male MUTO (''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'')}}<br />
The '''MUTO'''s {{Nihongo|ムートー|Mūtō}} are parasitic [[Titan]]s who first appeared in the [[2014]] [[Legendary Pictures]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]], ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''.<br />
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Prehistoric parasites that thrived at the same time as [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla's]] species, the MUTOs survived by attacking and killing members of Godzilla's species and laying their eggs in their radioactive carcasses. Two MUTO spores left in the carcass of a Godzilla survived for millions of years buried deep underground in the [[Philippines]], only to be uncovered by a mining operation in 1999. A male MUTO emerged from its spore and began feeding on a nuclear reactor located in [[Janjira]], while the female emerged from a nuclear waste storage facility in Nevada years later in 2014. The MUTOs met in [[San Francisco]] and began building a nest, but Godzilla arrived in the city to stop them from reproducing. After a long battle, Godzilla successfully killed both MUTOs, while the military destroyed the creatures' nest, successfully preventing the MUTOs from repopulating. As Godzilla's foes in the first entry of the [[MonsterVerse]], the MUTOs were the first opponent faced by Godzilla in a film since [[Monster X]] ten years earlier. A second female dubbed the Queen MUTO<ref name="Dougherty Instagram"/> made a brief appearance in the film's sequel, ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', as part of the Titan army rampaging around the world.<br />
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==Name==<br />
{{Main|MUTO (designation)}}<br />
"MUTO" is an acronym for "'''M'''assive '''U'''nidentified '''T'''errestrial '''O'''rganism." According to ''[[Godzilla: Awakening]]'', this is a designation [[Monarch]] gives to all giant monsters as a sort of placeholder name. In this comic, both [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] and [[Shinomura]] were known as MUTOs before being given their own individual names. In addition, in the film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'', Monarch agent [[William Randa]] states that his organization's purpose is to hunt Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms.<br />
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In [[Godzilla (June 2012 screenplay)|one of the original screenplays for ''Godzilla'']], the MUTOs were called "Hokmuto" and "Femuto," which were short for "[[Hokkaido]] MUTO" and "Female MUTO," respectively. The "M.U.T.O." acronym instead stood for "'''M'''assive '''U'''nidentified <u>'''T'''arget</u> '''O'''rganism.<ref name="12-06-20"/><br />
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The MUTOs are individually referred to in [[Japan]]ese media as '''Muto (Male)''' {{Nihongo|ムートー(オス)|Mūtō Osu}} and '''Muto (Female)''' {{Nihongo|ムートー(メス)|Mūtō Mesu}},<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia">{{cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia]]|date=23 July 2014|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=121|isbn=4-096-82090-3}}</ref><ref name="Godzilla Store">[http://godzilla.store/shop/e/e130/ Productions List: ''Godzilla'' (2014)] - [[Godzilla Store]]</ref> while they are collectively referred to as simply '''Muto''' {{Nihongo|ムートー|Mūtō}}, or alternatively '''MUTO (Male and Female)''' {{Nihongo|{{tt|MUTO|ムートー}}(オス・メス)|Mūtō Osu Mesu}} in the [[2016]] Japanese publication ''[[Shin Godzilla Walker: The New Legend of the King of the Monsters]]''.<ref name="SGWTNLotKotMonsters">{{cite book|title=[[Shin Godzilla Walker: The New Legend of the King of the Monsters]]|date=22 July 2016|publisher=[[Kadokawa]]|page=81|isbn=9784048956321}}</ref><br />
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The female MUTO that appears in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' is never identified onscreen, but referred to internally as the '''Queen MUTO''' or '''Barb'''.<ref name="Dougherty Instagram"/> The film's [[Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization|official novelization]] describes her as a "six-legged, hunchbacked MUTO", although she possesses eight limbs in the film.<ref name="GKOTM-Novelize-p297">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization]]|author=Keyes, Greg|date=28 May 2019|publisher=Titan Books|page=297|isbn=178909092X}}</ref><br />
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In ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'', the MUTOs are officially designated as '''''Titanus MUTO'''''.<br />
==Development==<br />
[[File:Talaghan.png|thumb|right|200px|The [[strange, dead monster]] created solely to confirm that [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] would be fighting another monster]]The MUTOs are known to have been developed from the six-legged, [[Anguirus]]-like [[Rokmutul]] and the winged, dragon-like [[Pterodactyl]]—two early monsters from the development of ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''. In the 2012 Comic-Con teaser trailer for the film, a [[strange, dead monster]] was shown to confirm that Godzilla would be fighting another monster. When [[Legendary Pictures]] brought director [[Gareth Edwards]] and screenwriter [[Max Borenstein]] aboard the project, they came up with the MUTOs while contemplating the reason why another monster would be Godzilla's natural enemy.<br />
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Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Josh_Nizzi_Rokmutul.jpg|[[Rokmutul]] concept art by Josh Nizzi<br />
Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Josh_Nizzi_Pterodactyl.jpg|[[Pterodactyl]] concept art by Josh Nizzi<br />
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[[File:Robbliss-538c77ff17ac007.jpg|thumb|200px|left|MUTO design used heavily throughout pre-production]]<br />
The MUTOs went through several dozen concepts before Legendary settled on their final designs. Concept artist Matt Allsopp, working with Gareth Edwards, did the majority of the design work on the MUTOs. As was the case for Godzilla, many individual MUTO concepts leaned heavily on a certain type of animal. Edwards at first wanted a design akin to a crab, but this was discarded as [[Jim Rygiel]] explained that the MUTOs "had to be menacing enough to take on Godzilla, but sort of facile enough to move around the city. Yet still, be based on some sort of natural look. [...] We had to somewhat fit into nature because that's what Godzilla's battling in this film is nature, basically."<ref>Lanz, Micheal. (May 15, 2014) [http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2014/05/15/37402/godzilla-sfx-pioneer-jim-rygiel-on-remaking-japans/ 'Godzilla' 2014: How VFX pioneer Jim Rygiel remade Japan's most famous monster]. ''Take Two''.</ref> The initial design had a face that was mostly featureless and nearly eyeless.<ref name="Cinefex"/> Artists from the Moving Picture Company, the visual effects company responsible for much of the computer animation in ''Godzilla'' and the creation of the CGI models for the MUTOs, later added an articulated mouth and more definite eyes as the monsters' designs developed, the eyes were added for the purposes of small-scale animation close-ups.<ref name="Cinefex">Seymour, Mike. (July 2014) I Am Become Death. ''Cinefex'' (iPad edition), 138</ref> Some concepts had the male MUTO with four wings. At one point, the four wings were shaped like the X-wing starfighter from ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]''.<ref name="Matt">[http://mattallsopp.blogspot.com/2014/06/winged-muto-01.html Winged Muto 01]. ''Matt Allsopp Portfolio''</ref> A design for the male with only six total appendages and four wings would be dropped as Allsopp felt the wings were "too much like a dragon."<ref name="Matt"/> The final design of the male MUTO was also created by Matt Allsopp.<ref>(June 30, 2014) [http://skybolt.deviantart.com/art/Male-Muto-464552894?q=skybolt%2F7596566&qo=2 Male Muto]. ''deviantART''.</ref><br />
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Mu_L_sketche.01.jpg|Early crustacean-inspired designs for the MUTOs<br />
Art-godzilla-140b.jpg|Concept art of 4-winged Hokmuto<br />
MUTO_Concept_Art_by_Ian_Joyner.JPG|MUTO concept art by Ian Joyner, sporting distinctive markings on its skin<br />
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[[File:G14 - Early wingless male MUTO at airport compared to final MUTO.png|thumb|right|200px|Initially, the male MUTO would have grown wings halfway into the movie, after losing his battle against [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] in [[Hawaii]].]][[Godzilla (June 2012 screenplay)|One of the original screenplays of ''Godzilla'']] had the male MUTO emerge in [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]], instead of the fictional city of [[Janjira]]. The female MUTO still appeared in Nevada, however.<ref name="12-06-20">[[Godzilla (June 2012 screenplay)|"GODZILLA" by D. Callaham. Revisions by David S. Goyer. Current Revisions by Max Borenstein. 2012-06-20.]]</ref> The male MUTO was initially wingless and would be defeated by Godzilla in [[Honolulu]] early on and presumed dead, though it turned out he formed a chrysalis and re-hatched later on with two pairs of wings. Edwards said of removing this element, "We just felt that there were too many iterations of its life cycles, so we dropped the idea."<ref name="G14ArtOfDestruction-p122">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla: The Art of Destruction]]|author=Vaz, Mark Cotta|date=13 May 2014|publisher=Insight Editions|page=122|isbn=1608873447}}</ref> Additionally, the MUTOs burrowed underground through large distances in early versions of the movie. "At one point, the MUTO burrowed its way out of the ground in [[San Francisco]], but it's hard to believe that something could burrow its way across America in just a day or so. So even though it's a cool image, it just felt unbelievable."<ref name="G14ArtOfDestruction-p157">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla: The Art of Destruction]]|author=Vaz, Mark Cotta|date=13 May 2014|publisher=Insight Editions|page=157|isbn=1608873447}}</ref><br />
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G14 - Early wingless male MUTO at airport.png|Wingless male MUTO at [[Honolulu International Airport]]<br />
G14 - concept art - MUTO fake death at Wakiki.jpg|The male's apparent death in [[Hawaii]]<br />
Tumblr_n5dztvmF081ro9t5eo1_1280.jpg|Concept art illustrating the female MUTO's trek across the U.S.<br />
G14 - concept art - MUTO Male vs Godzilla vertical.jpg|The now-winged male confronts [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] at Embarcadero<br />
MUTO_Concept_art.PNG|The female surfaces from underground in Chinatown<br />
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The MUTOs were depicted onscreen entirely through the use of computer-generated imagery, while two actors performed motion-capture reference for the creatures. The actor for the male MUTO wore a set of wings operated by his arms, while the female MUTO's actor wore two prosthetic additional legs and used crutches to act as extensions for his arms and allow him to capture the effect of the female MUTO knuckle-walking.<br />
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MUTOs vs. Godzilla mocap.jpg|The motion capture actors for the female (left) and male (center) MUTOs alongside [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla's]] actor [[TJ Storm]]<br />
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==Design==<br />
[[File:8_Legged_Muto_CGI_Turnarounds.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Turnaround of the upper body of the female MUTO's 3D model]]<br />
MPC visual effects supervisor Guillaume Rocheron was quoted in ''[[Godzilla: The Art of Destruction]]'' as saying that he "would classify [the MUTOs] as mammals because they have flesh and bone and muscles." He stated that the MUTOs aren't literally giant insects, despite their designs being inspired by arthropods such as beetles and spiders, but admitted that their silhouettes "definitely look like insects."<ref name="G14ArtOfDestruction">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla: The Art of Destruction]]|author=Vaz, Mark Cotta|date=13 May 2014|publisher=Insight Editions|page=82-83|isbn=1608873447}}</ref><br />
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The MUTOs' bodies are predominately grayish-black, with the male sporting predominant light markings. Their head is shaped similarly to [[Gyaos]]: long and triangular with the tops of their heads flat. They possess triangular jaws with seemingly degenerated rows of sharp teeth. The MUTOs have sort of "mandibles" in their lower jaws capable of separating slightly, similar to [[Godzilla/2016|Shin Godzilla]]. The female MUTO has two pairs of forelimbs and a smaller pair on her chest, being just smaller than Godzilla. The smaller male MUTO is nearly identical in its physique except that one of the two forelimb pairs is modified into his wings. Both MUTOs have red eyes and two hind legs. In the novelization, their skin is described as a "chitinous exoskeleton."<ref name="G14Novel-p268"/><br />
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The Queen MUTO in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' has a "crown" of dorsal ridges on her back meant to express her age, in contrast to the single ridge of the female MUTO in ''Godzilla''. Her body is also covered in scars "from past battles...or mating rituals."<ref name="Dougherty Instagram"/><br />
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==Personality==<br />
{{Quote|The MUTOs represent the malevolent side of nature.|[[Alex Garcia]], ''[[Godzilla: The Art of Destruction]]'' p. 118}}<br />
As prehistoric parasites, the MUTOs' sole goals revolve around consuming radiation and reproduction. The male actively seeks out radiation on which to feed after emerging from his chrysalis. When he encounters Godzilla for the first time, he reacts with hostility and becomes defensive, attacking him whenever an opportunity becomes available and evading when possible.<br />
[[File:G14 - MUTOs display courtship.gif|thumb|left|200px|The MUTOs display courtship]]<br />
The female, once the male had matured enough, awakened from her dormancy and traversed through Las Vegas and other environments to meet with the male, who brought with him a nuclear warhead as a [[wikipedia:courtship in animals|sign of courtship]] for their eggs to feed upon. She seemed to exhibit pain when laying her eggs in her nest in [[San Francisco]], and became hostile and defensive once Godzilla appeared, and fought with him alongside the male MUTO to defend their nest. Meanwhile, the male attacked Godzilla whenever the female MUTO was overpowered, indicating a protectiveness for her and holding Godzilla off until the female recovered.<br />
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As a team, the MUTOs are powerful and able to best Godzilla with their combined strength. If nothing had distracted them from fighting Godzilla in San Francisco, they may have killed him. After noticing her eggs were destroyed in an explosion, the female MUTO displayed visible grief over the loss of her young, and when she seemed to identify [[Ford Brody]] as the one responsible this was quickly replaced with rage.<br />
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In ''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]'', [[Monarch]]'s Dr. [[Emma Russell]] further speculates on the nature of the MUTOs, suggesting that after their young were successfully born the female could very well have killed and eaten the male much like a praying mantis. She also proposes that a newly born brood of MUTOs will act as an invasive species, adapting the environment to their will and wiping out almost everything else within it. Once their food supply is exhausted, she hypothesizes, the brood will turn on each other until there is only one individual left, which matures into the next [[MUTO Prime]].<br />
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The Queen MUTO from ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' submits to Godzilla alongside the other [[Titan]]s, apparently acknowledging the unlikelihood she could defeat him in battle.<br />
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==Origins==<br />
[[File:G14 - Philippine cave skeleton.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Production schematic of the [[Philippines|Philippine]] dig site the MUTOs emerged from]]The MUTOs are ancient parasites that come from the same era and ecosystem as [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]]. Much like him, the MUTOs feed off of radiation. However, unlike the surviving Godzilla, who adapted to live at the bottom of the ocean and feed off the planet's natural radiation, the MUTOs are actively drawn to sources of man-made radiation such as nuclear warheads and energy plants.<br />
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As revealed in ''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]'', the official graphic novel prequel to ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', the MUTOs are the offspring of a [[Titan]] dubbed [[MUTO Prime]]. MUTO Prime infected a member of Godzilla's species, known to the ancients as [[Dagon]] and designated Species 5146_Adam by [[Monarch]], with its parasitic eggs which implanted into its stomach lining and broke down the hemoglobin in its blood to feed on the nuclear radiation. After the host died due to being unable to replenish its nuclear energy, the spores continued to grow within its carcass, which was eventually buried deep within an underground cavern in the [[Philippines]]. When a mining company unwittingly unearthed the skeleton in [[1999]], the male's spore hatched and it burrowed to [[Janjira]] in its larval state in search of nuclear energy, while the female's spore remained dormant until the male matured. This means that in addition to being mates, the two MUTOs are also brother and sister.<br />
==History==<br />
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[[File:G14 - MUTO Cocoon.png|thumb|right|200px|The male MUTO's cocoon]]<br />
The MUTOs were discovered in the [[Philippines]] in [[1999]] after a mining operation drilled into a cave containing a gigantic skeleton with two parasitic spores attached to it, one of which had already hatched. The larval male MUTO, who had hatched after being disturbed by the cave collapsing, burrowed his way to the [[Janjira]] nuclear power plant in [[Japan]], where he caused the plant to collapse from underneath, killing [[Sandra Brody]] and several other workers, and causing the entire area to be evacuated because of radiation leaking from the plant. Despite the destruction of the plant, the MUTO attached himself to the reactor and entered a cocoon-like state, absorbing all the radiation from the surrounding area. The second pod containing the female MUTO was taken by the Americans to the [[Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository]] in [[Nevada]].<br />
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[[File:G14 - Male MUTO.png|thumb|left|200px|The male MUTO at the [[Honolulu International Airport|Honolulu airport]]]]<br />
For the next 15 years, the organization [[Monarch]] maintained a research base in the ruins of the Janjira plant, where they observed and studied the MUTO while it fed on the reactor. As the reactor was depleted and the MUTO matured, it began giving off electromagnetic pulses which interfered with Monarch's equipment. [[Ishiro Serizawa]], who was in charge of the operation, regretfully gave the order to kill the MUTO before it could destroy their base. The cocoon was destroyed with electrical currents released from cables surrounding it. A group of armed operatives approached the remains of the cocoon to confirm the MUTO was destroyed, but the creature was still alive and attacked them. The MUTO laid waste to the power plant once again before sprouting his wings and taking off. The United States Navy, under the command of Admiral [[William Stenz]], began to pursue the MUTO as it crossed the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Eventually, the male MUTO arrived in [[Hawaii]], where it had dragged a [[Russia]]n nuclear sub ashore and was feeding on its torpedoes. A group of soldiers were sent to investigate, but were attacked by the MUTO Fighter jets were sent in to try and stop the creature, but the MUTO released an EMP, causing the jets to fall out of the sky and crash. The MUTO proceeded to terrorize the [[Honolulu International Airport]] but was confronted by [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]], who had come ashore to hunt it. The two monsters briefly battled until the MUTO retreated back over the ocean, with Godzilla in pursuit.<br />
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Meanwhile, Serizawa and his assistant [[Vivienne Graham]] concluded that the male MUTO was using echolocation to signal to the female MUTO that he was mature and ready to mate. Serizawa worried that the spore containing the female was not actually dormant, and the military sent a team to the waste depository to investigate. When the soldiers arrived, the facility was destroyed and the female MUTO had already broken out. The female MUTO terrorized the city of Las Vegas and began to head west to California. The military formed a plan to lure both MUTOs and Godzilla out to sea with a nuclear warhead, then detonate it in an attempt to kill all three. Two warheads were transported via a train, but the female MUTO intercepted it in the California wilderness, killing all the personnel except for [[Ford Brody]] and eating one of the warheads. The other warhead was recovered and airlifted to [[San Francisco]] Bay, where it was armed, but it was stolen by the male MUTO, who presented it to the female in downtown San Francisco.<br />
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[[File:MUTOs_tag_team_Godzilla_Brightened.png|thumb|right|200px|The MUTOs tag team [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]]]]<br />
After acquiring the warhead, the female MUTO created a nest and attached her eggs to the warhead, nourishing them with the radiation. The male meanwhile attempted to distract Godzilla, who had broken through the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] and come ashore. Eventually, Godzilla reached the nest and took on both MUTOs at once, while an extraction team led by Ford Brody arrived to recover the armed warhead. The bomb was removed from the nest, and Ford ignited a gas explosion to destroy the MUTOs' eggs. The explosion attracted the attention of the MUTOs, who had overpowered Godzilla, and they went to investigate. The female MUTO was stricken with grief after seeing her young killed but became enraged when she saw Ford, the man responsible. Before the MUTO could kill Ford, Godzilla emerged from behind her and pummeled her mercilessly with his atomic breath. The male MUTO attacked Godzilla from behind, allowing the female to pursue Ford and his team as they attempted to take the bomb out to sea. When the male MUTO attempted to strike Godzilla from behind once again, Godzilla anticipated it and smacked the MUTO with his tail, impaling him on a building and killing him.<br />
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[[File:The_Kiss_of_Death.png|thumb|left|200px|The female MUTO is killed by Godzilla's "Kiss of Death"]]<br />
Ford's team arrived at the docks with the bomb but were all slaughtered by the female MUTO, leaving Ford the only one left. Ford grabbed the bomb and placed it on a boat. Unable to defuse it, he started the boat in an attempt to take it out over the bay before it could detonate. However, the female MUTO's EMP field disabled the boat, leaving her face-to-face with Ford. Ford drew his pistol and aimed it at the MUTO, but knew he stood no chance and closed his eyes as she prepared to kill him. Suddenly, the female MUTO was pulled back by Godzilla, who pried open her jaws and fired his atomic breath down her throat, severing her head from her body and killing her.<br />
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[[File:KOTM_-_MUTO_meets_Godzilla.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Queen MUTO approaches Godzilla in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'']]<br />
Following the Battle of San Francisco, [[Monarch]] transported the female MUTO's severed head to its underwater base in Bermuda, Castle Bravo.<br />
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[[King Ghidorah/Legendary|King Ghidorah's]] call awakened the Queen MUTO, who had been dormant underneath a strip mall in Hoboken, New Jersey.<ref name="Dougherty Instagram2">{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Sw5jIA7TS/|title=@mundokaiju.latino Barb was undiscovered so she was never contained or classified. She was in hibernation deep beneath a strip mall in Hoboken NJ.|author=Dougherty, Michael|date=April 22, 2020|work=Instagram comment}}<br>[[File:barb comment.jpg|150px]]</ref> She began to rampage along with the other [[Titan]]s he summoned. After [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] killed Ghidorah, she assembled in Boston with [[Scylla]], [[Behemoth]], [[Methuselah]], and [[Rodan/Legendary|Rodan]]. Each of the Titans progressively submitted to Godzilla, who roared triumphantly.<br />
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==Abilities==<br />
===Echolocation===<br />
The MUTOs utilize echolocation to communicate, find a source of radiation and locate one another.<br />
===Electromagnetic pulse===<br />
[[File:G14 - Male MUTO EMP in Janjira.gif|200px|thumb|right|The male MUTO's EMP affecting his containment facility]]The male MUTO is able to unleash electromagnetic pulses from his claws, which can disable electric apparatuses in a five-mile-wide radius. The female can instead surround herself with an EMP field, labeled the "Sphere of Influence" by the news, which performs the same function. There doesn't appear to be any limit to how often either MUTO can use their EMP abilities.<br />
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G14 - Male MUTO electromagnetic pulse in Hawaii.gif|The male uses his EMP in Hawaii<br />
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In ''[[Godzilla: The Official Movie Novelization]]'', it is explained that the MUTOs' EMP ability evolved as a defense mechanism, used to prevent Godzilla's species from using their atomic breath. This purpose is never alluded to in the film, but in [[Godzilla (June 2012 screenplay)|an earlier screenplay]], it is explicitly mentioned that Godzilla cannot use his atomic breath when near the female MUTO. In the novelization, the male claps his wings together to create a luminous electromagnetic pulse which "snuffed the bioelectric spark in Godzilla's throat."<ref name="G14Novel-p268">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla: The Official Movie Novelization]]|author=Cox, Greg|date=20 May 2014|publisher=Titan Books|page=268|isbn=1783290943}}</ref><br />
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===Flight===<br />
[[File:G14 - Male MUTO flies in between building.gif|200px|right|thumb|The male flies between buildings]]The male MUTO has wings which he can use to fly. The speed at which he can fly is undetermined.<br />
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===Physical strength and durability===<br />
Both the male and female MUTOs possess immense physical strength and durability, though inferior to Godzilla's. The male MUTO was strong enough to dredge up a Russian ''Typhoon''-class sub from the depths of the ocean and pull it dozens of miles inland on the island of Hawaii; the fact that he could perform such a feat, and later attack a ship in San Francisco Bay to collect a nuclear warhead, implies that he posses some swimming capabilities. The parasites fought Godzilla primarily with their long, curved claws, striking him hard enough to draw blood a couple of times. The female was able to claw herself out of Mount Yucca, as well as being able to destroy buildings with ease. She was also able toss Godzilla himself around a few times, despite his own immense size and weight. To save his mate, the male dragged Godzilla several hundred feet away. Thanks to his EMP, the male MUTO avoided the military's heavier weapons, while the female took barrages of both small and large arms fire without receiving any noticeable damage.<br />
===Radiation absorption===<br />
MUTOs can detect sources of radiation from long distances and consume them for sustenance. Monarch describes them as "bio-atomic", along with [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]].<ref name="TheArtofGKOTM">{{cite book|title=[[The Art of Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]|author=Bernstein, Abbie|date=4 June 2019|publisher=Titan Books|page=90|isbn=1789090687}}</ref><ref name="MUTO nature">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Legendary/status/1248409968732065792|title=Monarch Superspecies Profile: MUTO #MonsterverseWatchalong|author=@Legendary|date=9 April 2020|work=Twitter}}</ref> After emerging in the [[Philippines]], the Male MUTO attacked the [[Janjira]] Nuclear Power Plant in 1999 and fed on its reactors for 15 years, inadvertently protecting the Japanese public from the radiation they released. He later sought out a Russian nuclear submarine in the Pacific Ocean and a nuclear missile in San Francisco Bay. Prior to hatching, the female MUTO had fed on the contents of the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository. She also targeted a nuclear missile convoy while marching west. After meeting in San Francisco, the MUTOs placed the missile the male had captured in their nest.<br />
===Reproduction===<br />
[[File:G14 - Femuto unfertilized eggs LQ.png|200px|thumb|right|The female MUTO's egg pouch, glowing and filled with eggs prior to her meeting with the male]]<br />
The female MUTO has the ability to reproduce sexually. She lays hundreds of eggs near radioactive objects so that when her offspring hatch, they can immediately feed off the radiation. Analysis of her carcass by [[Monarch]] determined that her ovaries still contained hundreds of unfertilized eggs, making it clear that if she were to reproduce she would unleash a disastrous number of MUTOs capable of overrunning the global ecosystem.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014)<br />
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019)<br />
==Video games==<br />
*''[[Godzilla: Smash3]]'' (2014) - Android and iOS<br />
===''[[Godzilla: Smash3]]''===<br />
[[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] battles the male MUTO as a boss in the Tokyo stage, while both MUTOs confront him in the [[San Francisco]] stage.<br />
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Godzilla_Smash3_Winged_MUTO.png|The male MUTO in ''[[Godzilla: Smash3]]''<br />
MUTO_in_Godzilla_Smash3.png|The female MUTO in ''[[Godzilla: Smash3]]''<br />
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==Comics==<br />
*''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' (2017) #1<br />
*''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]'' (2019) [flashbacks]<br />
===''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]''===<br />
[[File:Birth of Kong Easter eggs.JPG|thumb|right|200px|A photograph of the male MUTO inside its chrysalis taped to a map in [[Houston Brooks]]' office in the first issue of ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'']]<br />
While the male MUTO was still developing inside of its chrysalis in [[Janjira]] in 2012, a photograph taken of it inside the chrysalis was taped to a map in [[Houston Brooks]]' office, alongside photos of the [[1954]] ''Castle Bravo'' detonation as well as an image of a [[Mothra/Legendary|moth-like creature]].<br />
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==Books==<br />
===''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization]]''===<br />
By [[2019]], the remains of [[MUTO Prime]] and both the male and female MUTOs were being dissected inside of [[Monarch]] Outpost 54 in Bermuda.<ref name="GKOTM-Novelize-p61">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization]]|author=Keyes, Greg|date=28 May 2019|publisher=Titan Books|page=61|isbn=178909092X}}</ref> As in the film, the Queen MUTO is among the Titans who bow before Godzilla in Boston, although she is described as having six legs instead of eight.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{Main|MUTO/Gallery}}<br />
==Roar==<br />
A [[:File:Muto Roar.ogg|MUTO roar]] first appeared as an MP3 file hidden in the official [[Godzilla (2014 film)|''Godzilla'']] site.<ref name="Roar Site">[https://web.archive.org/web/20140616210849/http://www.godzillamovie.com/snd/sfx/intro.mp3 intro.mp3]</ref> It played upon loading the main page, though it was largely drowned out by [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla's]] [[Godzilla#Roar|roar]].<br />
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Many of the MUTOs' roars are deep and blaring with occasional crackles and snapping noises. On occasion, they make trumpet-like cries and groans similar to creaking doors or Geiger counters. The male and female vocalizations are slightly different; the male emits higher-pitched calls and shrieks, while the larger female's roars are deeper.<br />
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''Godzilla''{{'}}s sound designer [[Erik Aadahl]] reused some of the MUTOs' roars for a giant crab in the 2020 film ''[[wikipedia:Love and Monsters (film)|Love and Monsters]]''.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*The MUTOs are the first American-made [[kaiju]] to be specifically created for a [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla film]], not counting the [[Gryphon]] from the unmade [[Godzilla (1994 film)|1994 American Godzilla film]], and the [[Godzilla/TriStar|TriStar Godzilla]] from the [[Godzilla (1998 film)|1998 American film]], who was later re-trademarked with the name "[[Zilla]]" and appeared as a separate monster in subsequent Godzilla-related media. <br />
*The MUTOs' role in [[Godzilla (2014 film)|Legendary Pictures' ''Godzilla'']] as Godzilla's enemies somewhat mirrors that of the [[Gryphon]] from [[Godzilla (1994 film)|the scrapped 1994 American ''Godzilla'' film]]. In both stories, the military initially considers Godzilla to be a threat but is ultimately forced to allow him to fight his enemy in a major American city after its own efforts prove futile. Godzilla kills both the female MUTO and the Gryphon through decapitation, though the exact manner in which they are decapitated differs.<br />
*The MUTOs are Godzilla's first completely original opponent since [[Titanosaurus]] in ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]''. Every other enemy Godzilla has fought since then are either enemies he has fought before, clones of him, or are derived from or based on an existing monster.<br />
*A MUTO skull makes a brief appearance in ''[[Pacific Rim Uprising]]'', during the scene where Hermann Gottlieb examines PPDC records in search of a match for the image Mako Mori transmitted.<br />
*The monitor broadcasting the Queen MUTO suddenly ceasing her rampage upon the ORCA being activated by [[Madison Russell|Madison]] at Fenway Park was a reutilized shot of a devastated city viewed through a bisected skyscraper, seen in the 2012 Comic-Con teaser trailer and the official teaser trailer for the 2014 film.<br />
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'''Pulgasari''', or '''Bulgasari''' {{Nihongo|불가사리|Bulgasali}}, is a legendary creature from Korean mythology. There have been at least two [[kaiju]] interpretations of the character: in the [[1962]] South Korean film ''[[Bulgasari (film)|Bulgasari]]'', and the [[1985]] North Korean film ''[[Pulgasari (film)|Pulgasari]]'', the former now lost.<br />
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==Name==<br />
Pulgasari is named after the legendary creature of the same name, which is derived from the Sino-Korean word ''bulgasal'' ({{ruby|不|불}}{{ruby|可|가}}{{ruby|殺|살}}), meaning "cannot be killed" or alternatively "killed by fire". <ref>https://folkency.nfm.go.kr/en/topic/detail/5534</ref> ''Bulgasali'' is also the Korean word for "starfish."<br />
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The spelling "Pulgasari" is the [[wikipedia:McCune-Reischauer|McCune-Reischauer]] romanization of the name. A [[wikipedia:Romanization of Korean (North)|variant]] of this system is the official romanization scheme of the Korean language used in North Korea. The spellings "Bulgasari" and "Bulgasali" come from the [[wikipedia:Revised Romanization of Korean|Revised Romanization of Korean]] system, which is instead used in South Korea. In Japan, the monster from ''[[Pulgasari (film)|Pulgasari]]'' was referred to as プルガサリ (''Purugasari''), a transliteration of the former spelling.<br />
==Design==<br />
In ''[[Pulgasari (film)|Pulgasari]]'', Pulgasari resembled a bull. He is exceedingly tall, and has a muscular body reminiscent of the [[wikipedia:Minotaur|Minotaur]]. He has long horns, and dark fur covering his body. His belly also appears to be protected by plates of gold-colored armor.<br />
==Origin==<br />
In ''[[Pulgasari (film)|Pulgasari]]'', Pulgasari was created when a small monster figurine created by a blacksmith came in contact with the blood of the blacksmith's daughter, giving rise to the horned monster.<br />
==History==<br />
===''[[Bulgasari (film)|Bulgasari]]''===<br />
After being murdered by traitors during the Goryeo dynasty, a skilled martial artist is resurrected as Bulgasari, a fearsome monster who consumes iron.<br />
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In feudal Korea during the Goryeo dynasty, an evil emperor rules the land with an iron fist. He sends the villagers into misery and poverty. All seems hopeless, until a old blacksmith was sent to prison for unspecified reason. During his time at the jailhouse, he builds a small figure of a monster. When the small figure is splashed by the blood of the blacksmith's daughter Ami, it creates Pulgasari. Pulgasari starts eating metal, becoming bigger and stronger. Eventually he becomes powerful enough to try to take on the emperor. The emperor's guards attempt to stop Pulgasari, but the creature is unaffected and kills them all. Pulgasari finally kills the emperor and ends his wrath. Pulgasari starts to become a nuisance and turns on his creator. He begins to cause havoc at the villages and continues to feast on whatever iron he can find, but Ami devises a plan. She tricks Pulgasari into eating her, causing Pulgasari to dissolve. The bull-like monster's terror has ended.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Pulgasari's overall role and backstory in ''[[Pulgasari (film)|Pulgasari]]'' appears to have been 'borrowed' from [[Daimajin]]:<br />
**Both [[kaiju]] are spirits which can take a physical form.<br />
**Both Daimajin and Pulgasari appear in a medieval setting, and are prized by the common people.<br />
**Both Daimajin and Pulgasari attack the bourgeoisie of said medieval setting.<br />
**After their work is done, both Daimajin and Pulgasari disappear, but not before threatening to cause chaos that affects the people who previously released them.<br />
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* ''[[Konga (film)|Konga]]'' is released on in January in [[England]].<br />
* ''[[Reptilicus (film)|Reptilicus]]'' is released on February 20 in [[Denmark]].<br />
* ''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' is released on July 30 in [[Japan]].<br />
* ''[[Gorgo (film)| Gorgo]]'' is released on March 29 in [[America]] and on October 27 in [[England]].<br />
==In the Kaiju Multiverse==<br />
*Two small fairies called the [[Shobijin]] are discovered on the irradiated Infant Island, and are stolen. Their monster god [[Mothra]] hatches and crawls to Tokyo to save them. The giant larva then builds a cocoon and transforms into it's adult form. It then finally locates her small priestesses and takes them back to Infant Island. (''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'')<br />
*A young sea monster named [[Gorgo]] is awoken by volcanic eruptions off the coast of Ireland. He is taken away by humans to London, only to have his mother, [[Ogra]], travel across England to look for him. After she destroys most of London, she is reunited with her son, and the two leave peacefully. (''[[Gorgo (film)|Gorgo]]'')<br />
*A group of scientists, investigating rumors of a Wild Boy in Hiroshima, find him hiding in a cave. While studying and reintegrating the Boy, they find that he is immune to radiation poisoning. The boy grows eventually grows to an inhuman size and the scientists are confronted with evidence that he may have been created from [[Frankenstein]]'s Monster's heart being irradiated by the bombing of Hiroshima. After becoming agitated by a group of reporters Frankenstein's Monster breaks free and escapes into the wild, leaving behind a severed hand. Soon there are reports of villages ravaged by an unknown monster, these attacks are blamed of Frankenstein's Monster. The scientists form a search party and go into the mountains looking for Frankenstein, but soon encounter the Subterranean Monster [[Baragon]]. Frankenstein comes to the scientists' rescue and fights Baragon, ultimately killing the beast. A fissures opens up beneath Frankenstein and he sinks beneath it, presumed dead. Alternatively, after defeating Baragon, Frankenstein picks a fight with a [[Giant Octopus]] and is pulled underwater. (''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'')<br />
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* ''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'' is released on April 10 in [[Japan]].<br />
* ''[[The Human Vapor]]'' is released on December 11 in [[Japan]].<br />
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*A soldier known as Corporal Sudo under the alias Goro Nakamoto, uses the Clariotron, a device that can give its user the ability to teleport anywhere to kill his fellow soldiers who robbed and left him for dead during WWII. He was defeated later. (''[[The Secret of the Telegian]]'')<br />
*Mizuno, a librarian at a sanatorium, has been given the ability to become vapor after a scientist does an experiment on him. Mizuno uses this power to engage in criminal activities, robbing banks to give the money to his dancer, but is later cornered and killed in a fire. (''[[The Human Vapor]]'')<br />
*A wild [[Frankenstein|boy]] is sighted catching and eating dogs and rabbits in the streets of Hiroshima. News of these sightings gain the attention of a group of scientists who spend the next year investigating. (''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'')<br />
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|caption =Geharha in Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster<br />
|name =Geharha<br />
|subtitle =Giant Long Haired Monster<br>{{Nihongo|長髪大怪獣|Chōhatsu Daikaijū}}<br />
|species =Ancient creature<br />
|allies =Unnamed aliens<br />
|enemies =Military<br />
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'''Geharha''' {{Nihongo|ゲハラ|Gehara}} is a [[kaiju]] that appeared in ''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster]]''.<br />
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==Name==<br />
Geharha's name is, ironically, derived from the Japanese word for baldness, ''hage'' {{Nihongo|禿げ}}, spelled backwards. It is suffixed with [[-ra]], a common suffix for [[kaiju]] names, resulting in his Japanese name, ''Gehara''. Though the name of the monster itself is typically spelled in katakana as ゲハラ (''Gehara''), the name of the Geharha Shrine uses a kanji spelling of 毛覇羅 for sound only.<br />
==Design==<br />
Geharha is a sloth-like monster, with a reptilian head, long black hair all over its body and yellow glowing eyes.<br />
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==History==<br />
===''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster]]''===<br />
Two fishermen were on a boat. The boat suddenly began shaking and soon exploded as Geharha rose from the ocean. One fisherman survived Geharha's attack and was found completely bald. He was admitted into a hospital where he began suffering from violent outbursts, screaming the word "hair" quite often. This intrigued a photographer to go deep into a forest looking for anything possibly connected to the attack on the boat. He found a broken stone that read 'Geharha Shrine'. He came across a wooden house full of people that worshiped Geharha, practicing a native dance dedicated to the beast. Their leader told the report that Geharha had escaped and that nothing could be done to stop it. Geharha attacked the city and was attacked by the military, but their weapons were useless. They then made a giant fan which they used to fight Geharha, destroying the area around it in the process. The military continued to attack Geharha, driving him out of the city. They tracked him down in the mountains and bombed him, eventually killing him and causing his body to fall into a river. However, a UFO then came and captured Geharha. They threatened the humans to surrender and then revived Geharha, setting him free to attack Japan once again.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster]]'' (2009)<br />
==Abilities==<br />
*When Geharha's hair is cut off, it releases a horrible smell.<br />
*Geharha can release hair all around from its body.<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*Geharha might be base on the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyōsube]], a creature from Japanese folklore said to be covered in hair and able to spread disease through sight, they are also said to be related to the [[Kappa]]<br />
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==In the real world==<br />
*On August 6, 1945, the atomic bomb Little Boy was dropped on [[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]], leading to the deaths of up to 166,000 people. A second nuke, called Fat Man, was dropped on [[Nagasaki]] the following day, killing even more citizens and forcing the Japanese government to end the war due to fears of further attacks.<br />
==In the Kaiju Multiverse==<br />
* The radiation from the atomic bomb Little Boy irradiates and revives the dormant heart of Frankenstein’s Monster which was being studied by Axis Scientists at a Hiroshima laboratory. Over the next fifteen years the heart would regrow a new body. (''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'')<br />
*[[Ishiro Serizawa]] and his father survive the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, encountering a newly-awoken [[Shinomura]] that flies away. [[Godzilla]] lurked in the waters just outside. Ishiro's father leaves him with his grandparents in Kyoto and goes with the Japanese Navy. (''[[Godzilla: Awakening]]'')<br />
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==In the real world==<br />
*During Operation Sea Orbit, the [[United States]] deploys 3 nuclear-powered surface ships around the world to showcase their long-range capabilities.<ref name="Timeline">[http://timeline.godzillamovie.com Godzilla | The Conspiracy Timeline]</ref><br />
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' is released on April 29 in [[Japan]].<br />
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' is re-released on July 25 in Japan.<br />
*''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'' is released on August 11 in Japan.<br />
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' is released on December 20 in Japan.<br />
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==In the Kaiju Multiverse==<br />
*After a large typhoon hits Japan, both the egg of [[Mothra]] and [[Godzilla]] himself are washed ashore. This forces the adult Mothra to venture to Japan to protect her egg. The giant insect engages in battle with Godzilla, but is killed. Fortunately, her egg hatches and her two larval offspring attack their mother's murderer. The larvae encase Godzilla in a blanket of silk and watch as the creature falls into the water, defeated. (''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'') <br />
*A few months after the battle, one of the Mothra larvae dies. Several months after that, another [[Rodan]] is discovered in Mt. Aso. The giant pterosaur locates and battles Godzilla, who has recovered from his previous battle. At the same time, the space monster [[King Ghidorah]] arrives on Earth and the remaining Mothra larva attempts to conscript both Godzilla and Rodan to help her fend the creature off. They eventually accept and all three monsters work as a team and drive King Ghidorah from Earth. (''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'')<br />
*Godzilla is lured to Antarctica, where, after a battle with the military, the multi-purpose air-ship [[Gotengo]] succeeds in creating an avalanche and opening a fissure in the ice that imprisons the Monster King for good, saving humanity. (''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'')<br />
*The space monster [[Dogora]] appears and is defeated. (''[[Dogora (film)|Dogora]]'')<br />
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|name =Stranger<br />
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|enemies =[[Godzilla (Dark Horse)|Godzilla]]<br />
|created =[[Bob Eggleton]]<br />
|firstappearance =[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 16|''Godzilla King of the Monsters'' #16]]<br />
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'''Stranger''' is an alien dragon who appeared in the [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 16|sixteenth issue]] of [[Dark Horse Comics]]' ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' series.<br />
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==Design==<br />
Stranger resembles a dragon with four arms. Stranger has red scales and its wings are a fleshy pink in color. It also has a row of horns running down its back.<br />
==History==<br />
After sleeping for some time below the Earth's crust Godzilla dug himself to the surface to find himself enigmatically in the time of Dinosaurs, possibly during the late Cretaceous period. However, the King of the Monsters was not the only visitor to this place. A horrific creature simply known as "Stranger" was also in the area, possibly looking for food. After attacking a nearby [[Triceratops]], the Stranger noticed Godzilla. Realizing that Godzilla was the challenge it was looking for, Stranger attacked the Kaiju. While the two monsters grappled with one another they failed to notice a large asteroid streaking towards them.<br />
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Eventually the asteroid struck the ground, the Stranger attempted to flee the destruction wrought by the asteroids impact, having its tail torn off by Godzilla in the process. As Stranger fled Godzilla burrowed beneath the Earth where he collapsed due to exhaustion.<br />
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When Godzilla awoke he once again found himself in his proper time period. At first it seemed the entire battle with Stranger was simply a dream, until Godzilla looked downward and saw he was clutching the severed tail of the Stranger.<br />
==Abilities==<br />
===Durability===<br />
The Stranger possessed an extremely durable hide that was able to resist Godzilla's atomic ray to some degree<br />
===Flight===<br />
The Stranger had massive wings that gave it the power of flight.<br />
===Horn===<br />
It had a large horn which could possibly be used for combat purposes and sharp talons which were able to easily cut through Godzilla's tough, scaly hide.<br />
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*In ''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'', [[King Ghidorah/Rebirth of Mothra III|King Ghidorah]] is also depicted as an alien who fed on dinosaurs in the Late Cretaceous period and fought another kaiju who traveled back in time from the present.<br />
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|nicknames =Howe Monster<br />
|height =100 meters<br />
|weight =55,000 tons<br />
|allies =None<br />
|enemies =[[Godzilla (Dark Horse)|Godzilla]]<br />
|firstappearance =[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 15|Godzilla, King of the Monsters #15]]<br />
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The '''Lord Howe Monster''' is a giant, humanoid crustacean who appeared in the fifteenth issue of [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics]]' series, [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'']].<br />
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==History==<br />
===''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]] [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 15|#15]]''===<br />
Dr. Yamazaki allowed four people to view her abomination in its containment area on her island base. The massive mutant, the Lord Howe Monster, was a terror she planned to release on the world. A button was pressed, and the crustaceous creature was unleashed! It ravaged a cruise ship in the island's bay, as it began its long journey to Sydney, Australia.<br />
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Meanwhile, Godzilla stood like a monolith on the Sydney shore. It’s mind seemed distant, as though it were awaiting some unknown event. Suddenly, a G-Force satellite spotted a large, unidentified object heading for the coast! It emerged from the surf, and gazed deeply into its quarry's saurian soul. The epic battle between the Lord Howe Monster and Godzilla had begun.<br />
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The loathsome, lobster-like leviathan fired its optic lasers at Godzilla and struck the gruesome gargantuan across the face. Retaliation came in the form of Godzilla's atomic ray, but the malicious monstrosity rose and slammed its foe into the Sydney Opera House. The immense invertebrate continued to push its adversary into the heart of the city, knocking him to the ground, but Godzilla countered with a swing of his tail, sending his opponent off balance. Taking advantage of the situation, the thundering theropod blasted his foe into a building, and slammed its head with a train. The contemptible crustacean gripped Godzilla's neck, and began to continually blast the beast with its eye lasers. Godzilla roared in agony, and it seemed as though the king of the monsters was about to be dethroned; however, the powerful colossus managed to procure in his claws one large pincer and tear it from the thorax of the Lord Howe Monster, killing the beast. Victorious, Godzilla returned to the sea, leaving his latest victim dead in his wake.<br />
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==Comic Appearances==<br />
*[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 15|''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'' #15]]<br />
*''A Decade of Dark Horse'' #4 (1996) [mentioned]<br />
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==Abilities==<br />
[[File:Godzilla vs Lord Howe Monster.jpg|thumb|right|The Lord Howe Monster attacking [[Godzilla]].]]<br />
===Energy Beams===<br />
The Lord Howe Monster possessed the ability to fire powerful emerald energy beams from its eyes, which never failed to knock [[Godzilla]] off his feet. <br />
===Durability===<br />
Its shell was also quite tough, as it showed no damage from [[Godzilla]]'s atomic ray. <br />
===Amphibiousness===<br />
Naturally, as a crustacean, the Lord Howe Monster was quite adept at swimming.<br />
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|type1 =Fire<br />
|type2 =Electric<br />
|image =Burtannus.jpg<br />
|caption =Burtannus in Godzilla, King of the Monsters Issue 13<br />
|name =Burtannus<br />
|species =Subterranean Reptile<br />
|nicknames =Burtannus Rex<br />
|enemies =[[Godzilla (Dark Horse)|Godzilla]]<br />
|firstappearance =[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 13|Godzilla, King of the Monsters #13]]<br />
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'''Burtannus''' is a subterranean monster who first appeared in the thirteenth issue of [[Dark_Horse_Comics|Dark Horse Comics]]' series, [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'']].<br />
==History==<br />
When a village in San Javier, Peru, fell under attack by an enormous beast, G-Force arrived to invesitgate, assuming it was Godzilla's doing. They held onto this assumption until they discovered a massive hole tunneled into the earth by the responsible creature, which Burton Helzer jokingly named "Burtannus Rex". Kino and Také investigated the tunnel to see if they could locate the monster. They eventually came across a pair of creatures nearly twenty feet tall. They realized the two were only babies, and were immediately greeted by their mother, who was easily as large as Godzilla. Stunning the subterranean beast with a million candle-power flashlight, Kino and Také were able to make their escape from the tunnel.<br />
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Meanwhile, as all this was happening, Godzilla had arrived in the area, searching for Burtannus. Digging into her tunnel from under the ocean, Godzilla forced the mighty parent and her children out into the open sea. Burtannus struck first blood in the fight, impaling Godzilla with her spiked snout. Godzilla responded by biting Burtanus' face then firing his atomic ray into the wound. Relatively unharmed, Burtannus responded by stunning Godzilla with an electric shock, then knocking him off his feet with a slam from her mighty tail. With Godzilla distracted, Burtannus decided to leave the fight behind and escape with her children, swimming off to parts unknown.<br />
==Comic Appearances==<br />
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 13|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' #13<br />
==Powers==<br />
Burtannus' skin is armor-like and quite tough. She has a large, powerful tail capable of battering opponents, and it is also covered in spikes. Her beak is quite sharp and capable of piercing even Godzilla's hide. Her greatest weapon, however, is the ability to send out a powerful electrical current from her snout spike, an attack strong enough to momentarily stun Godzilla.<br />
==Gallery==<br />
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Burtannus vs Godzilla.jpg|Burtannus locked in combat against Godzilla<br />
Burtannus babies.jpg|Burtannus' children<br />
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|type1 =Poison<br />
|type2 =Dark<br />
|image =All-Terraintula.jpg<br />
|caption =All-Terraintula in Godzilla: King of the Monsters #5<br />
|name =All-Terraintula<br />
|species =Robot<br />
|controlled =[[Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens]]<br />
|enemies =[[Godzilla (Dark Horse)|Godzilla]]<br />
|firstappearance =''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 5|#5]]<br />
|latestappearance =''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 8|#8]]<br />
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The '''All-Terraintula''' is a American-built giant robot spider designed to destroy Godzilla. It appeared in the second story arc of [[Dark Horse Comics]]' ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' series.<br />
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==History==<br />
The mighty robot Cybersaur had just been destroyed by an internal explosion, and G-Force members Take and Kino lamented about the loss of humanity's greatest defender. However, G-Force leader Dr. Kazushi Kagaku consoled them by telling them that another robot was already in construction<br />
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Several hours later...<br />
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Revealed by the Colonel Cameron of the United States military just as Godzilla appeared in Washington, the All-Terraintula was a marvelous machine designed to resemble a titanic spider. The All-Terraintula proceeded to enter the city proper and use its energy beam to do some harm to the King of the Monsters. Godzilla, enraged at the smaller monster unleashed the fury of his atomic ray on the All-Terraintula, but to his surprise, the robot merely absorbed the blast with no effort at all! Colonel Cameron revealed to G-Force that the All-Terraintula boasted of an "Anti-Godzilla Beam" plating which absorbed the energy of Godzilla's ray. The All-Terraintula pressed on with its merciless assault as it unleashed its Anti-Godzilla Cannon on the monster and used its agility to keep out of his reach. Unfortunately for the mechanized spider, Godzilla was able to outwit its pilots and slammed his tail into the machine, sending it crashing into a row of buildings; however, this set Godzilla up for the metallic spider's next attack. The All-Terraintula was able to nail Godzilla with a super-tranq of artificial curare and a super-dense cadmium compound, effectively robbing Godzilla of his atomic ray and drugging the creature. Unfortunately, before the mech could press its advantage, the fight was interrupted by the arrival of the Dianii, gigantic intergalactic bounty hunters with the intent of making Godzilla their prey. They decided to remove the All-Terraintula from the picture and blasted the robot with their Mega-Zooka, sending it down in flames.<br />
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Much later, after the fight between Godzilla and the Dianii had moved to Portland, Oregon, the All-Terraintula was reactivated, its pilots and creators revealed to be aliens from the Third Planet from the Black Hole. Making its way to Portland, the All-Terraintula crept behind two Dianii warriors and vaporized the Dianii's leader with a single blast of its beam. Unfortunately, this enraged the young Dianii traveling with him, who turned and attacked the mecha with an incredible fury, striking the mech with the disembodied arm of his fallen captain. Grabbing hold of the machine, he spun it and tossed it, sending it flying into Godzilla's chest. Godzilla quickly took hold of the mecha, crushing its abdomen and rupturing its nuclear storage pods. A testament to Godzilla's unequaled strength, the All-Terraintula was destroyed, the ensuing nuclear explosion restoring Godzilla's full power.<br />
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==Comic Appearances==<br />
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' #5-6, 8 (1995)<br />
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==Abilities==<br />
===Energy Beam===<br />
All-Terraintula can fire an energy beam from the plating below its eyes. The beam is shown to be powerful enough to injure the King of the Monsters himself and vaporize smaller targets.<br />
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===Armor Plating===<br />
All-Terraintula is covered with an "Anti-Godzilla" plating that absorbs radioactive and kinetic energy which powers its:<br />
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===Anti-Godzilla Cannon===<br />
This provides a more powerful blast from the network of plating below All-Terraintula's eyes and is capable of knocking back opponents with ease.<br />
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===Super Tranquilizer===<br />
All-Terraintula has large tranquilizer missiles containing an artificial curare and super-dense cadmium compound; perfect for neutralizing and drugging radiation-based monsters such as Godzilla.<br />
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[[Category:Comic Kaiju]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=Bagorah&diff=161176Bagorah2020-03-30T22:58:19Z<p>Jacob Burt: </p>
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|type1 =Fighting<br />
|type2 =Dark<br />
|image =Bagorah.jpg<br />
|caption =Bagorah in Godzilla, King of the Monsters #3<br />
|name =Bagorah<br />
|nicknames =Korghan<br />
|species =Space Bat<br />
|enemies =[[Godzilla]], [[Cybersaur]]<br />
|firstappearance =''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 3|#3]]<br />
|latestappearance =''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 4|#4]]<br />
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'''Bagorah''' is an alien bat kaiju who appeared in the first story arc of [[Dark Horse Comics]]' [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'']] series.<br />
==History==<br />
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====''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 3]]''====<br />
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====''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 4]]''====<br />
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==Comic Appearances==<br />
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' #3-6, 12 (1995) [only mentioned in #5-6]<br />
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==Abilities==<br />
[[File:Godzilla vs Bagorah.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bagorah attacking [[Godzilla]].]]<br />
Bagorah possessed unfathomably accurate hearing, able to hear [[Godzilla]]'s shriek on Earth all the way out in the depths of space, and he could fly at remarkable speeds, able to travel to Earth from deep space in a rather short period of time, and keep up with modern fighter jets with no apparent difficulty. The gigantic space vampire Bagorah naturally emitted high-frequency sound waves, most likely to serve as a form of echolocation. However, these same waves had destructive abilities, being able to damage hearing, shatter glass, and in one case reduce a modern city building to rubble (demonstrated in his clash against Godzilla). Aside from his devastating sonic waves, he also had the ability to unleash powerful concentrated sound blasts at his prey while using his echolocation abilties, which caused a good amount of damage even to creatures such as Godzilla himself. His teeth and talons were quite sharp, able to do damage to even [[Cybersaur]]'s hull and pose a threat to Godzilla's tough hide.<br />
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Godzilla vs Bagorah.jpg|Bagorah attacking [[Godzilla]]<br />
Fullscreen capture 1172017 94307 AM.bmp.jpg|Professor Mason envisions Kamerus and other monsters attacking Harmony Cluster Nine<br />
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[[Category:Flying Creatures]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=Cybersaur&diff=161175Cybersaur2020-03-30T22:57:44Z<p>Jacob Burt: </p>
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|type1 =Electric<br />
|type2 =Fire<br />
|image =Cybersaur opening fire.jpg<br />
|caption =Cybersaur in Godzilla, King of the Monsters #2<br />
|name =Cybersaur<br />
|species =Giant Mech<br />
|enemies =[[Godzilla (Dark Horse)|Godzilla]], [[Bagorah]]<br />
|firstappearance =[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'']] [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 1|#1]]<br />
|latestappearance =[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'']] [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 4|#4]]<br />
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'''Cybersaur''' was a United Nations-built robot dinosaur who appeared in the first story arc of [[Dark Horse Comics]]' [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'']] series.<br />
==History==<br />
After a failed attempt by G-Force to lure a poisoned [[Godzilla]] out of Canada, the order was sent by Colonel Cameron to activate Cybersaur, a powerful machine created by G-Force and the U.N. in preparation of [[Godzilla]]'s eventual return. Challenging [[Godzilla]], the mechanical defender unloaded its arsenal at the King of the Monsters, but it wasn't enough. A blow to the head from [[Godzilla]]'s tail caused massive damage within the robot's cockpit, killing one of its pilots, and the golden mech was blown off its feet by [[Godzilla]]'s atomic ray. A kick to the head as [[Godzilla]] passed by inflicted even more internal damage. Eventually, G-Force was able to repair Cybersaur and sent it to engage [[Godzilla]] once again. This time the mech fared much better than it did before, assaulting [[Godzilla]] with its firepower before activating the G-Buster, Cybersaur's ultimate weapon. One blast from the G-Buster was all it took to send [[Godzilla]] falling to the ground, apparently dead.<br />
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Later on, when the space monster [[Bagorah]] arrived on Earth, Cybersaur was sent to intercept him. A single blast from Cybersaur's laser cannons was enough to send the giant bat screaming into the ocean. The next night, [[Bagorah]] returned, but Cybersaur had been refitted with a Sonic Disruptor to disorient the beast. Unfortunately, it only had a temporarily effect on [[Bagorah]], who attacked Cybersaur with a flying headbutt, sending the machine crashing onto its back. Attacked by its foe's teeth and talons, the mechanical marvel was damaged beyond repair.<br />
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As [[Godzilla]] and [[Bagorah]] duked it out in Vancouver, Cybersaur erupted into a ball of fire, never to see combat again. However, a new robot was already in the early stages of development at the moment, one that would have the purpose of challenging the might of the King of the Monsters!<br />
==Comic Appearances==<br />
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' #1-4 (1995)<br />
==Powers==<br />
Cybersaur possessed quite an impressive arsenal, including eight missiles launchers on its shoulders and laser cannons mounted in its wrists and mouth, as well as its shoulders. Its laser cannons contained enough power to injure the weakened Godzilla and pose a considerable threat to Bagorah. It could also constantly emit an electric field which absorbed enemy attacks. It was later equipped with a Sonic Disruptor to deal with [[Bagorah]], but no doubt its greatest weapon was the G-Buster, an enormous gun that extended from Cybersaur's torso. This weapon was so powerful that it sent [[Godzilla]] into a coma with one shot. It was also mentioned by a member of the research team G-Force that Cybersaur also had plasma bombs in its destructive arsenal. It can be noted that Cybersaur was still in its late maintenance and development stages when it went into battle against Godzilla; perhaps if the mighty machine was in a fully operational condition, it could have handily beaten the King of the Monsters!{{clear}}<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths="150" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" columns="dynamic"><br />
Cybersaur.jpg|The newly-unveiled Cybersaur, facing [[Godzilla]] for the first time<br />
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[[Category:Comic Kaiju]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=Kamerus&diff=161174Kamerus2020-03-30T22:57:01Z<p>Jacob Burt: </p>
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|type1 =Grass<br />
|type2 =Water<br />
|image =Kamerus Dark Horse.jpg<br />
|caption =Kamerus in Dark Horse Comics' Godzilla: King of the Monsters<br />
|name =Kamerus<br />
|species =Giant Snapping Turtle<br />
|enemies =[[Godzilla (Dark Horse)|Godzilla]]<br />
|created =Randy Stradley (writer)<br>Steve Bissette (writer and artist)<br>Ron Randall (artist)<br />
|firstappearance =[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Dark Horse one-shot)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]<br />
|last =[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 12|Godzilla, King of the Monsters #12]]<br />
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'''Kamerus''' is a giant turtle monster who first appeared in [[Dark Horse]]'s 1987 comic ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Dark Horse one-shot)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''.<br />
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==Name==<br />
Kamerus' name comes from ''kame'' {{Nihongo|カメ}}, the Japanese word for "turtle."<br />
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His name is only spoken in [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 0|''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'' #0]], which included a retelling of the 1987 comic. Writer Randy Stradley later clarified that "Kamerus" referred to the turtle monster from that earlier story.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=707105499354179&id=120655541332514&comment_id=5909945&offset=0&total_comments=3&notif_t=feed_comment Randy Stradley Dark Horse Facebook page]</ref><br />
==History==<br />
Kamerus was one of four ancient creatures, along with [[Godzilla]], [[Soran]], and [[Inagos]], awakened by a radioactive slab discovered by a Tokyo construction crew. He did not reach civilization before Burton Helzer was able to drop the slab deep into the ocean via helicopter.<br />
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The mad scientist Mason contemplated bringing Kamerus and other monsters from the past into the pacifist future of 2299 to dominate the planet, although he was devoured by Godzilla before he could realize his plans.<br />
==Comic Appearances==<br />
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Dark Horse one-shot)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (1987)<br />
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' #0, 12 (1995-1996) [only mentioned in #0]<br />
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Kamerusdarkhorseg.jpg|Kamerus confronting Godzilla<br />
Fullscreen capture 1172017 94307 AM.bmp.jpg|Professor Mason envisions Kamerus and other monsters attacking Harmony Cluster Nine<br />
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[[Category:Turtle Kaiju]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=Inagos&diff=161173Inagos2020-03-30T22:56:12Z<p>Jacob Burt: </p>
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|type1 =Flying<br />
|type2 =Steel<br />
|image =Inagos DH.jpg<br />
|caption =Inagos<br />
|name =Inagos<br />
|species =Locust God<br />
|created =Randy Stradley (writer)<br>Steve Bissette (writer and artist)<br>Ron Randall (artist)<br />
|firstappearance =[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse) Issue 1|Godzilla, King of the Monsters #1]]<br />
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'''Inagos''' is a locust [[kaiju]] who appeared in [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse's]] 1987 ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Dark Horse one-shot)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' comic.<br />
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==Name==<br />
"Inago" (イナゴ) is the Japanese word for "locust."<br />
==History==<br />
Bizarre incidents are occurring all over Japan, one in particular happening near Kyushu as large clouds of migrating locusts swarmed over the area, migrating out to sea. Witnesses claimed that the swarm was so dense in some spots that it managed to blot out the sun. Certain individuals believe that all of these bizarre phenomenon are linked to the recent unearthing of a peculiar slab at a construction site. Claiming that it is connected to the coming of the 'Age of Monsters,' it is said that the slab itself would bring forth Disaster Monsters, great beasts of legend that have menaced humanity throughout ancient history, including Inagos the Locust King.<br />
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Events would transpire to bring about this Age of Monsters, as Inagos emerged from its long slumber within a large egg. Drawn by the call, it began to make its way toward Japan. But the Locust King didn't get too far in its travels before the Slab was dumped into the dark depths of the ocean, in a last ditch effort to save all of Japan from the wrath of these beasts. Without the beckoning rhythm of the Slab, Inagos quickly returned home.<br />
==Comic Appearances==<br />
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Dark Horse one-shot)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (1987)<br />
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' #0 (1995) [mentioned]<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*As an insect monster worshiped by an island civilization, Inagos is almost certainly a reference to [[Mothra]], who Dark Horse could not afford to license from Toho.<br />
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[[Category:Flying Creatures]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=Gekido-jin&diff=161172Gekido-jin2020-03-30T22:55:35Z<p>Jacob Burt: </p>
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|type1 =Rock<br />
|type2 =Grass<br />
|altimage =<tabs style="color:black; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br />
<tab name="Organic">[[File:Gekido Jin.jpg|300px]]</tab><br />
<tab name="Statue">[[File:Stone Gekido-jin.png|300px]]</tab><br />
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|caption =Gekido-Jin in Godzilla Color Special<br />
|name =Gekido-Jin<br />
|species =Ancient Demon<br />
|height ={{tt|Varies|Gekido-jin's size increases every time he resurrects himself}}<br />
|weight ={{tt|Varies|Gekido-jin's mass increases every time he resurrects himself}}<br />
|enemies =[[Godzilla]]<br />
|firstappearance =''[[Godzilla Color Special]]''<br />
}}<br />
'''Gekido-jin''' is an ancient stone demon who first appeared in [[Dark Horse|Dark Horse Comics]]' ''[[Godzilla Color Special]]''.<br />
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==Name==<br />
Although originating in an [[United States|America]]n comic and therefore not possessing a Japanese name, it is possible that Gekido-jin's name is derived from the Japanese words ''gekido'' {{Nihongo|激怒}}, meaning rage, and ''jin'' {{Nihongo|神}}, meaning god or deity.<br />
==History==<br />
===''[[Godzilla Color Special]]''===<br />
As [[Godzilla]] approached the island of Kiryoku-shima, [[G-Force]] made its way to the island to attempt to warn and evacuate its population. However, the islanders had no interest in leaving their home, despite the oncoming danger. Ookii'mune, the priestess of the island's ancient god, insisted that they could defend themselves, and led the islanders and G-Force to a large statue of what appeared to be a demonic samurai warrior. Ookii'mune declared that this was no statue, but the petrified body of a mighty ''oni'' (demon), and proceeded to tell the legend behind it.<br />
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[[File:Godzilla vs Gekido-Jin 03.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Godzilla]] warring with Gekido-jin.]]<br />
''"Our ancestors first encountered Gekido-jin nearly 800 years ago when they first came to settle on Kiryoku-shima. The demon was constantly terrorizing their settlements-- killing even the mightiest of the warriors with ease. Legends say that several times our ancestors managed to destroy the oni -- but each time Gekido-jin was able to reform a larger and stronger body from the soil of the island itself! Finally... A mysterious monk arrived on our shores. He was a slight, quiet man possessed of great wisdom and strength of will. The monk, whose name has been lost to history, offered himself to the demon. You see, the monk knew something that Gekido-jin did not -- By willingly giving up his life, the monk's spirit was able to combat the demon directly and battle him to a standstill. Down through the centuries, their two spirits have continued the battle for dominance. It is said that the monk will never find peace until another sacrifices themselves to take his place."''<br />
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Ookii'mune intended to sacrifice herself and awaken Gekido-jin, despite her friend Kogenta's and G-Force's protests. When Ookii'mune got injured before she could awaken Gekido-jin and Godzilla closing in on them, Kogenta desperately began to shout at the statue, trying to reach the monk's spirit within. Moments later, both the statue and Kogenta were crushed underfoot by Godzilla, who proceeded to incinerate the surrounding area with his atomic ray.<br />
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But Kogenta's attempts were not in vain. Moments later, the ground split open, and Gekido-jin arose. Unfortunately, he was only as high as Godzilla's knee, and when he smashed his war hammer into Godzilla's ankle, the Monster King vaporized Gekido-jin with his atomic ray. But Gekido-jin was not done, and began reforming his body from the stone and soil of the island, even larger than before. But his size was still not comparable to Godzilla's, who proceeded to continuously destroy Gekido-jin with his strength and atomic ray. Realizing Gekido-jin needed time to fully reform himself, G-Force distracted Godzilla by hooking his foot up to a lightning rod and giving him a hot foot.<br />
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By now, Gekido-jin was fully formed and nearly as tall as Godzilla. The two titans stared each other down before Gekido-jin swung his war hammer and smashed it into the side of Godzilla's head, toppling the beast. When he attempted to attack with his hammer again, Godzilla easily destroyed it with an atomic blast. The creatures attacked each other with all their fury, their struggle leading them to a seaside cliff. The two toppled over the side and crashed into the ocean below. Moments later, the two emerged from the waves, again staring at each other. This time, Godzilla broke the silence by destroying Gekido-jin with no effort at all with another atomic blast. Godzilla waited for his foe to return, but he never did. Godzilla then let loose a roar of triumph to the heavens, asserting the defeat of his ancient opponent.<br />
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With Godzilla off the island and back in the open sea, Gekido-jin's spirit was called back into hibernation by Kogenta, who was now forever doomed to an eternity of war against the ''oni'''s spirit.<br />
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==Comic Appearances==<br />
*''[[Godzilla Color Special]]'' (1992)<br />
==Abilities==<br />
===Resurrection===<br />
As long as his mission is not yet complete, Gekido-jin can resurrect himself endlessly, growing larger with each new body. But as he uses the stone and soil of Kiryoku-shima to do this, he must be on the island in order to do so. <br />
===Hammer===<br />
[[Image:Godzilla vs Gekido-Jin 02.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Gekido-jin striking [[Godzilla]] with his mighty hammer.]]<br />
While not technically a special power, Gekido-jin possesses a large war hammer which he uses to bludgeon his opponents.<br />
==Trivia==<br />
* Gekido-jin has similarities to [[Daimajin]], both being statues that become armor clad warriors under the right conditions.<br />
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'''Soran''' is a [[kaiju]] who appeared in [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse's]] [[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]] comics.<br />
==History==<br />
Bizarre incidents are occurring all over Japan, one in particular happening over the East China sea as a jet airliner came into contact with a UFO as it traveled between Tokyo and Hong Kong. One Witness described it as unbelievably huge, and several others claimed that as the object traveled past them, large evil eyes stared at the plane and it's occupants. Certain individuals believe that all of these bizarre phenomenon are linked to the recent unearthing of a peculiar slab at a construction site. Claiming that it is connected to the coming of the 'Age of Monsters,' it is said that the slab itself would bring forth 'Disaster Monsters,' great beasts of legend that have menaced humanity throughout ancient history, including Soran the Thunder bird.<br />
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Drawn to the beckoning call of the Slab, Soran made a beeline toward Japan, where Godzilla, another monster of legend, had already ravaged most of Tokyo in it's search for the Slab. Realizing that the Slab was connected to these creatures, members of the construction crew take the slab away via helicopters, with Godzilla in close pursuit. Soran intercepts Godzilla over Tokyo Bay, where the pilot of the helicopter franticly tries to dump the slab into the ocean. Luckily the Thunder bird's jostling of the aircraft manages to release the Slab, pitching it into the deep. Both Soran and Godzilla plunge in after it, but the Thunder bird does get far before needing to return to the surface as Godzilla continues to follow the Slab into the dark depths of the ocean. With the Slab no longer within reach, Soran hastily departs.<br />
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The mad scientist Mason contemplated bringing Soran and other monsters from the past into the pacifist future of 2299 to dominate the planet, although he was devoured by Godzilla before he could realize his plans.<br />
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==Comic Appearances==<br />
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (Dark Horse one-shot)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (1987)<br />
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Dark Horse)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' #0, 12 (1995-1996) [only mentioned in #0]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Soran was likely meant to evoke [[Rodan]], as Dark Horse could not afford to license any of Toho's kaiju besides Godzilla.<br />
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[[Category:Flying Creatures]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=King_Kong&diff=161088King Kong2020-03-29T19:36:36Z<p>Jacob Burt: </p>
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|species =Giant ape<br>''Megaprimatus kong''{{sup|[[King Kong (2005 film)|KK05]]}}<br>''Titanus Kong''{{sup|[[MonsterVerse|MV]]}}<br />
|nicknames =Kong, Eighth Wonder of the World,<br>The Eighth Wonder, The Beast, Gorilla, The Greatest King<br />
|height ={{tt|~15.24 meters|~50 feet}}{{sup|[[King Kong (1933 film)|KK33]], [[King Kong (1976 film)|KK76]]-[[King Kong Lives|KKL]]}},<br>45 meters{{sup|[[King Kong vs. Godzilla|KKvG]]}},<ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Official Godzilla Compendium]]|author=J.D. Lees, Marc Cerasini|date=24 March [[1998]]|publisher= [[Random House]]|page=131|isbn=0279888225}}<br>[[File:Compendium17.png|150px]]</ref><ref name="GGMSE"/><br>20 meters{{sup|[[King Kong Escapes|KKE]]}},<ref name="GGMSE">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Giant Monsters Super Encyclopedia]]|ed=4th edition|date=15 March 1994|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|page=26|isbn=978-4063042702}}</ref><br>{{tt|7.62 meters|25 feet}}{{sup|[[King Kong (2005 film)|KK05]]}},<br>{{tt|31.6 meters|104 feet}}{{sup|[[Kong: Skull Island|KSI]]}}<ref name="KSI WBJP Tweet">[https://twitter.com/warnerjp/status/832516906628194305 Warner Bros. JP Tweet]</ref><ref name="Kong-Sized">[http://kongsized.kongskullislandmovie.com/ Kong-Sized]</ref><br />
|weight =20,500 metric tons{{sup|[[King Kong vs. Godzilla|KKvG]]}},<ref name="GGMSE"/><br>10,000 metric tons{{sup|[[King Kong Escapes|KKE]]}},<ref name="GGMSE"/><br>5 tons{{sup|[[King Kong (2005 film)|KK05]]}},<br>158 tons{{sup|[[Kong: Skull Island|KSI]]}}<ref name="KSI WBJP Tweet"/><ref name="Kong-Sized">[http://kongsized.kongskullislandmovie.com/ Kong-Sized]</ref><br />
|forms =Human size{{sup|[[Go! Greenman|G!G]]}}, [[Cyber-Link Monster|Mega Kong]]{{sup|[[Kong: The Animated Series|K:TAS]]}},<br>Baby{{sup|[[Kong: King of the Apes|K:KotA]]}}, Juvenile{{sup|[[Kong: King of the Apes|K:KotA]]}}<br />
|allies =[[Tonchiki]]{{sup|[[Go! Greenman|G!G]]}}, [[Maoh]]{{sup|[[Go! Greenman|G!G]]}}, [[Lady Kong]],<br>[[Jason Jenkins]]{{sup|[[Kong: The Animated Series|KTAS]]}}, [[Ann Darrow]]{{sup|[[King Kong (2005 film)|KK05]]}}, [[James Conrad]]{{sup|[[Kong: Skull Island|KSI]]}}, [[Mason Weaver]]{{sup|[[Kong: Skull Island|KSI]]}}, [[Hank Marlow]]{{sup|[[Kong: Skull Island|KSI]]}}<br />
|enemies =[[Meat-Eater]], [[Elasmosaurus]], [[Pteranodon]], [[Godzilla]], [[Gorosaurus]],<br>[[Giant Octopus]], [[Dr. Who]], [[Mechani-Kong]], [[Giant Sea Serpent]], [[Greenman]],<br>[[giant boa]], [[Vastatosaurus rex]], [[Terapusmordax]], [[Skullcrawler]]s, [[Mire Squid]],<br>[[Preston Packard]], [[Death Jackal]]s, [[Sirenjaw]], [[Mother Longlegs]], [[Camazotz]]<br />
|originplace =[[Faro Island]]{{sup|[[King Kong vs. Godzilla|KKvG]]}},<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia"/><br>[[Mondo Island]]{{sup|[[King Kong Escapes|KKE]]}}<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia"/><br />
|controlled =[[Dr. Who]]{{sup|[[King Kong Escapes|KKE]]}} {{small|(temporarily)}}, [[Tonchiki]]{{sup|[[Go! Greenman|G!G]]}}<br />
|relationships ={{small|[[Kiko]], [[Baby Kong]]}} {{small|(sons)}},<br>[[Tonchiki]] {{Small|(creator)}}{{sup|[[Go! Greenman|G!G]]}},<br>[[Lady Kong]] {{small|(mate)}}<br>[[Jason Jenkins]] {{small|("brother")}}<br />
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|portrayed =Stop-motion animation{{sup|[[King Kong (1933 film)|KK33]]}},<br>[[Shoichi Hirose]]{{sup|[[King Kong vs. Godzilla|KKvG]]}},<br>[[Haruo Nakajima]]{{sup|[[King Kong Escapes|KKE]]}},<br>[[Rick Baker]]{{sup|[[King Kong (1976 film)|KK76]]}},<br>[[Peter Cullen]] {{small|(Vocals)}}{{sup|[[King Kong (1976 film)|KK76]]-[[King Kong Lives|KKL]]}},<br>[[Peter Elliott]]{{sup|[[King Kong Lives|KKL]]}},<br>[[Andy Serkis]]{{sup|[[King Kong (2005 film)|KK05]]}},<br>Seth Green {{small|(Voice)}}{{sup|[[wikipedia:The Lego Batman Movie|TLBM]]}},<br>[[Terry Notary]]{{sup|[[Kong: Skull Island|K:SI]]}}<ref>[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/11/kong-skull-island-toby-kebbell?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter Toby Kebbell clears up ''Kong: Skull Island'' rumors - Entertainment Weekly]</ref><br />
|debut =[[King Kong (1933 film)|''King Kong'' (1933)]]<br />
|last =''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''<br />
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{{Quote|And now, ladies and gentlemen, before I tell you any more, I'm going to show you the greatest thing your eyes have ever beheld. He was a king and a god in the world he knew, but now he comes to civilization merely a captive, a show to gratify your curiosity. Ladies and gentlemen, look at '''Kong''', the Eighth Wonder of the World!|[[Carl Denham]] (''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'')}}<br />
'''King Kong''' {{Nihongo|キングコング|Kingu Kongu}} is a giant ape monster who first appeared in the [[1933]] [[RKO Pictures|RKO Radio Pictures]] film ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]''. His first appearance in a [[Toho]] film was the [[1962]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]], ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''.<br />
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One of the most well-known monsters in all of cinema, Kong made his debut in the 1933 film bearing his name. Though he has been reimagined many times in many different films, Kong is always depicted as a gigantic gorilla-like ape residing on a remote island hidden from civilization and inhabited by other bizarre creatures. Typically, Kong is worshiped as a god by the natives living on the island, who often sacrifice women to him, whom he accepts as his "brides." In the original film and its two remakes, Kong is taken away from his island by an expedition team from the [[United States]] and brought back to [[New York]], where he escapes and goes on a violent rampage before climbing a skyscraper and being gunned down by military aircraft and falling to his death. [[Toho]] acquired the rights to use Kong for their 1962 film ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'', where he was drastically scaled up and pitted against Toho's flagship monster [[Godzilla]]. Toho made another film featuring Kong, ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'', in 1967, where Kong battled against an evil robotic duplicate dubbed [[Mechani-Kong]]. The original ''King Kong'' was [[King Kong (1976 film)|remade]] in 1976 by Dino De Laurentiis and [[Paramount Pictures]], and a sequel to this remake titled ''[[King Kong Lives]]'' was released in 1986. [[Universal Pictures]] released their own [[King Kong (2005 film)|remake]] in 2005, directed by Peter Jackson. In 2017, Kong became part of [[Legendary Pictures]] and [[Warner Bros.]]' [[MonsterVerse]] after appearing in the film ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'', which is meant to set up another confrontation with Godzilla in the film ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' in 2020.<br />
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This is an overview page. To view information on specific incarnations of King Kong, please visit the [[King Kong#Incarnations|King Kong incarnation subpages]].<br />
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==Name==<br />
King Kong was named by Merian C. Cooper who, after consulting with his friend W. Douglas Burden, decided upon the name "Kong" due to his liking of single-syllable film titles with peculiar sounds and liking of the hard 'K' sound. The prefix "King" was later attached to the original film's title, and by extent Kong himself, after a complaint from executives at RKO who refused to accept the title due to it having "a Chinese sound" and being too similar to the name of Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's 1927 film, ''[[wikipedia:Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness|Chang]]''. Prior to King Kong being decided upon, the titles "The Eighth Wonder" and "The Beast" were considered,<ref name="Digibook">{{cite book|author=Rudy Behlmer|title=[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]] Blu-ray DigiBook|date=28 September [[2010]]|publisher=Warner Bros.|pages=5, 22}}</ref> the former of which would be extended to '''The Eight Wonder of the World''' and used as a nickname for Kong within the film.<br />
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For Kong's appearances in the Japanese [[Toho]] films ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' and ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'', as well as Japanese releases of the other American Kong films, his name is converted into katakana as ''Kingu Kongu'' {{Nihongo|{{tt|キングコング|Sometimes written with an interpunct as キング・コング, such as with the Japanese release of the 1933 King Kong.}}}}. These incarnations of Kong are also given several Japanese subtitles, including '''Great Strong Monster''' {{Nihongo|大怪力怪獣|Dai Kairiki Kaijū}}, '''Giant Devil''' {{Nihongo|巨大なる魔神|Kyodainaru Majin}},<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia" /> and '''Devil of the South Seas''' {{Nihongo|南海の魔神|Nankai no Majin}}.<ref name="GTGMPBook" /> In ''King Kong Escapes'', the [[Mondo Island]]ers refer to Kong as '''Bon Kong''' {{Nihongo|ボーコング|Bō Kongu}}, with 'Bon' meaning "King" in their language. For his appearance in [[Greenman vs. Gorilla|episode 38]] of the [[:Category:Television Series|television program]] ''[[Go! Greenman]]'', King Kong's name was changed to '''Gorilla''' {{Nihongo|ゴリラ|Gorira}}, presumably due to issues with Toho no longer holding the rights to Kong. Additionally, the King Kong from ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' is given the subtitle '''Guardian God of Skull Island''' {{Nihongo|髑髏島の守護神|Dokurotō no Shugoshin}} and is referred to as the '''Giant God of Skull Island''' {{Nihongo|髑髏島の巨神|Dokurotō no Kyoshin}} and '''The Greatest King''' {{Nihongo|最大の王|Saidai no Ō}} by the film's Japanese title and trailer, respectively.<br />
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The incarnation of King Kong featured in ''King Kong Escapes'' is sometimes denoted as the '''Second Generation King Kong''' {{Nihongo|2代目キングコング|Nidaime Kingu Kongu}}.<ref name="GGDictionary">{{cite book|author=Nomura, Kohei|title=Godzilla Dictionary|publisher|Kasakura Publishing|date=5 December 2004|isbn=4773002921}}</ref><br />
==Design==<br />
In all of his appearances, Kong mostly resembles a giant silverback gorilla, with either light black or brown fur. Kong varies between knuckle-walking like a real gorilla and walking upright like a human, sometimes utilizing both forms of locomotion in the same film. Kong typically has an upright human-like posture and primarily walks upright, although in the the [[King Kong (2005 film)|2005 film]] he more anatomically resembles a real gorilla and moves like one. In this film, Kong's entire body is covered in scars, in order to give him the appearance of being both old and battle-hardened.<br />
==Personality==<br />
In all of his appearances, Kong is portrayed as a tragic and sympathetic monster. Kong lives a very solitary and difficult existence, constantly being attacked by the vicious giant creatures that live on his island. Kong rarely attacks unless provoked, and is capable of causing mass destruction due to his size and strength, which causes human beings to fear and attack him. Kong has a soft spot for human women, and will do anything to protect a woman that he likes, whether it be battling against another monster or military forces. As a result of his experience in fighting other creatures, Kong displays a degree of strategy in his battles, and rarely ends a fight without making sure that his opponent is either dead or incapacitated.<br />
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Kong demonstrates at least semi-sapience in all of his film appearances. He frequently utilizes environmental objects while fighting, and learns over the course of a battle. In the 2005 film, Kong repeated the sign for "beautiful" to [[Ann Darrow]], who had shown it to him earlier, showing just how intelligent he is.<br />
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In ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'', Kong demonstrates a degree of altruism, rescuing a [[Sker Buffalo]] that is pinned underneath a downed helicopter, and later rescuing [[Mason Weaver]] during his battle with the [[Skullcrawler|Skull Devil]]. The film's official tie-in comic, ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'', establishes that Kong actively fights to protect life on the island, as he intervenes on several occasions to defend humans from attacking creatures like [[Death Jackal]]s, [[Sirenjaw]]s, and [[Mother Longlegs]]. While Kong will kill humans if they are actively attacking him or causing harm to life on the island, he is never aggressive towards innocents or non-hostile individuals. Confident in his noble intentions, [[Monarch]] entrusts Kong to defend [[Skull Island]] and keep its [[MUTO (designation)|MUTO]] ecosystem in check.<br />
==Origins==<br />
In [[King Kong (1933 film)|the original 1933 film]], [[King Kong (1976 film)|the 1976 remake]], ''[[King Kong Lives]]'', and [[King Kong (2005 film)|the 2005 remake]], Kong is among the last living members of a giant species of ape that lives on the mysterious [[Skull Island]], which is inhabited by other giant creatures as well as a tribe of natives that worship him as a god. Supplementary materials for the 2005 film reveal that incarnation of Kong to be the last surviving member of a species called ''Megaprimatus kong'', and that his kind are likely descended from [[Wikipedia:Gigantopithecus|Gigantopithecus]], the largest known primate to have ever lived and a close relative of modern orangutans, rather than gorillas.<br />
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The 1933 Kong's backstory is elaborated upon in the 2005 prequel novel ''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]''. According to this novel, Kong is the last surviving member of a species of huge apes known as kongs that once were numerous on Skull Island. While he was still an adolescent, Kong and his parents were attacked by a pack of dinosaurs called [[Deathrunner]]s and their huge matriarch [[Gaw]]. Kong's mother and father were both brutally killed in the attack, but Kong survived and grew up with an intense hatred for Gaw and all the meat-eating dinosaurs on the island. Eventually, Kong took his revenge by killing Gaw, establishing himself as the undisputed king of Skull Island and the god worshiped by the natives.<br />
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The backstory for the 2005 Kong has been given off-screen by people involved in the making of the film. In an interview with the BBC, director Peter Jackson states that Kong never knew his parents because they were "probably killed by dinosaurs" when he was still young and that he had siblings which were also deceased.<ref>Applebuam, Steven. (September 12, 2005) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/12/09/peter_jackson_king_kong_2005_interview.shtml Interview - Peter Jackson]. ''BBC Movies''</ref> In ''Cinefex'' #104, Richard Taylor of Weta Workshop explained of the giant gorilla bones in Kong's lair by stating "We decided to give Kong a graveyard of his ancestors. [...] Gorillas do mourn their dead, and this was where Kong mourned the loss of the only thing that he had social interaction with — it could be his father or mother."<ref>Fordham, Joe. (Januray 2006) Return of the King. ''Cinefex'', 104, p. 75</ref> ''The Making of King Kong: The Official Guide to the Motion Picture'' states that the skull seen among the gorilla remains was Kong's father.<ref>Wake, Jenny. (December 13, 2005) ''The Making of King Kong: The Official Guide to the Motion Picture'', p. 118. ''Pocket Books''. ISBN 1416505180. 978-1416505181.</ref><br />
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[[File:Birth of Kong - King Kong Family.png|thumb|200px|left|Members of Kong's species battling [[Skullcrawler]]s in ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'']]In ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'', Kong instead comes from an island called [[Faro Island]], where he is worshiped by the local natives as their mighty god. In ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'', Kong is a legendary giant ape that resides on [[Mondo Island]].<br />
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In ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'', Kong is established as the last living member of his species, and still a growing adolescent. Kong's family was wiped out fending off malevolent creatures called [[Skullcrawler]]s that threatened all other life on the island. A painting inside the Iwis' temple to Kong depicts what appears to be Kong kneeling in front of the carcasses of his parents, suggesting that he witnessed their deaths. Kong's birth is shown in detail in the official tie-in comic ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]''. Kong's parents were the last two members of their kind on Skull Island, and when [[Kong's mother|his mother]] went into labor with him, they were attacked by a pack of giant Skullcrawlers. [[Kong's father]] fought the beasts off while his mate delivered their son, and hid the infant away inside a nearby cave. Kong's parents were both subsequently slaughtered by the Skullcrawlers in front of him, and died lying next to each other. The infant Kong knelt in front of their corpses and wept for the parents he never knew, and from that day on used his rage to protect the other creatures of the island from malevolent monsters like the Skullcrawlers.<br />
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==Incarnations==<br />
These are incarnations of King Kong that have their own pages or subpages devoted to them.<br />
*[[King Kong/1933|King Kong 1933]] ({{small|[[King Kong (1933 film)|''King Kong'' (1933)]]}})<br />
*[[King Kong/1962|King Kong 1962]] ({{small|''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''}})<br />
*[[King Kong/1967|King Kong 1967]] ({{small|''[[King Kong Escapes]]''}})<br />
<!----------*[[Gorilla]] ({{small|''[[Go! Greenman]]''}})---------><br />
*[[King Kong/De Laurentiis|De Laurentiis King Kong]] ({{small|[[King Kong (1976 film)|''King Kong'' (1976)]] and ''[[King Kong Lives]]''}})<br />
<!------------*[[King Kong/The Mighty Kong|King Kong 1998]] ({{small|''[[The Mighty Kong]]''}})----------><br />
*[[King Kong/2005|King Kong 2005]] ({{small|[[King Kong (2005 film)|''King Kong'' (2005)]]}})<br />
*[[King Kong/Legendary|MonsterVerse King Kong]] ({{small|''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' and ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''}})<br />
==History==<br />
===[[RKO Pictures|RKO Films]]===<br />
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King Kong was created by Merian C. Cooper, who licensed the character and story to [[RKO Pictures|RKO Radio Pictures]]. RKO released the original ''King Kong'' film in 1933. Later that same year, RKO released ''[[Son of Kong]]'' as a sequel to the film. Though a cancelled film pitting Kong against a giant version of [[Frankenstein|Frankenstein's monster]] entitled ''[[King Kong vs. Prometheus]]'' was reportedly considered, King Kong did not appear in another film until 1962.<br />
====[[King Kong (1933 film)|''King Kong'' (1933)]]====<br />
[[File:King Kong 1933 Scene.jpg|thumb|right|200px|King Kong in [[King Kong (1933 film)|''King Kong'' (1933)]]]]King Kong was first discovered on [[Skull Island]] by an [[United States|America]]n film crew led by [[Carl Denham]]. The natives on the island kidnapped [[Ann Darrow]], the crew's leading lady, and sacrificed her to Kong, who carried Ann off into the jungles of the island. At one point, Kong left Ann on a tree and wandered off to deal with the rest of the film crew, who were pursuing him. As the crew attempted to cross a chasm on a crude log bridge, Kong lifted the log and twisted it, causing much of the crew to fall to their deaths in the abyss below. [[Jack Driscoll]] survived, and crossed the chasm to rescue Ann. Meanwhile, a [[Tyrannosaurus rex]] discovered Ann on the tree and attempted to eat her. Kong arrived and battled the T-Rex, and killed it by breaking its jaw. Kong took Ann to his home in a cave on a mountain, where he was attacked by a [[Elasmosaurus|giant cave serpent]]. Jack reached the cave and reunited with Ann, and the two managed to escape from Kong while he was distracted by a [[Pteranodon]]. Enraged, Kong followed the two to the native's village, tearing down the wall and wreaking havoc. Using a store of smoke bombs he brought on the voyage, Carl Denham and his crew managed to knock Kong unconscious and subdue him.<br />
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Denham brought Kong back to [[New York]] on board the crew's ship, the ''Venture'', intending to profit from showing Kong to the public. Denham arranged a show at a theater in New York, where he publicly showed the captured Kong to an audience, accompanied by Jack and Ann. When photographers began taking pictures of Ann, Kong believed they were attacking her and broke free from his chains, destroying the theater in a fit of rage. Ann, Jack, and Denham escaped unharmed, but Kong broke free from the theater into the streets, where he overturned cars, stomped on fleeing citizens, and destroyed a train. Kong began to scale buildings looking for Ann. He eventually found her in a hotel room that she fled to, and abducted her again. Finding himself pursued and attacked by police, Kong climbed the Empire State Building to escape. The military sent a fleet of biplanes armed with machine guns to stop Kong and save Ann. Atop the [[Empire State Building]], Kong swatted down and destroyed several of the planes, but was mortally wounded by machine gun fire. Kong set Ann down gently and fell off the building, plummeting to the streets below. As crowds gathered around Kong's dead body, a bystander remarked that the airplanes finally got Kong, to which Denham replied that "It was beauty killed the beast."<br />
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====''[[Son of Kong]]''====<br />
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[[File:Kiko.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Kiko]] in ''[[Son of Kong]]'']]Only a matter of months after King Kong's rampage and subsequent death in New York, Carl Denham returned to Skull Island with another crew, where he encountered Kong's albino son, [[Kiko]]. Kiko protected Denham and Hilda, a stowaway on the ''Venture'', from various creatures on Skull Island, before drowning when an earthquake destroyed Skull Island.<br />
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===[[Toho|Toho Films]]===<br />
In 1962, RKO licensed the character of King Kong to [[Toho]], who produced a crossover film featuring King Kong and [[Godzilla]]. Toho considered producing another King Kong film in 1966, ''[[Operation Robinson Crusoe: King Kong vs. Ebirah]]'', but replaced Kong with Godzilla and produced ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]''. Toho then co-produced another King Kong movie, ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'', with [[Rankin/Bass Productions]] the very next year. Toho's rights to King Kong expired shortly afterward, but they still used the character in their TV series ''[[Go! Greenman]]'' in 1974, under the name "Gorilla."<br />
====''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''====<br />
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[[File:Thump 251086315-king-kong.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[King Kong/1962|King Kong]] in ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'']]King Kong was discovered by an expedition to [[Faro Island]], which was sent there by [[Mr. Tako]], marketing executive for Pacific Pharmaceuticals, in order to find a legendary monster worshiped by the natives. The expedition only heard Kong's roar from the mountains, but saw the beast himself when he battled a [[Giant Octopus]] that attacked a village on the island. After chasing the octopus off, Kong began to drink jugs of the [[Farolacton]] berry juice that the natives had prepared, and fell asleep. The expedition members had Kong tied to a raft and taken back to [[Japan]] to be used as publicity for the company, but their boat was stopped by the Japanese Coast Guard, who informed Tako that he would be liable for any damage caused by King Kong in Japan. Suddenly, Kong began to stir and try to break free of the raft. The crew members opened fire on the dynamite attached to the raft, causing it to explode. Kong emerged from the water unharmed, and swam to the Japanese mainland. Kong rampaged along the coastline until he encountered [[Godzilla]] in the wilderness. Kong tossed a boulder at Godzilla, who responded with a blast of his thermonuclear breath, which singed Kong's fur and set much of the forest ablaze. Kong scratched his head and walked away in defeat.<br />
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Later, Kong arrived in [[Tokyo]] and easily passed the electrical barrier that had been used to repel Godzilla earlier, actually drawing strength from the electrical currents. Kong smashed several buildings in his path and grabbed a train, and while looking inside was smitten with Fumiko Sakurai. Kong grabbed Fumiko and dropped the train, then climbed to the top of the [[National Diet Building]]. The [[JSDF]] surrounded the building and loaded rockets with the Soma berry juice while playing a recording of the Faro Islanders' chant, hoping to lull Kong back to sleep. After a few minutes, Kong fell unconscious and slid off the building, allowing the JSDF to rescue Fumiko. The JSDF then formed a desperate plan: bring Kong to [[Mount Fuji]] so he can fight Godzilla and the two monsters will destroy each other. Kong was tied to several large balloons with indestructible metal wire and carried to Mt. Fuji. Kong was dropped onto Godzilla, and the two titans resumed their battle. Godzilla again claimed the upper hand, eventually battering Kong into unconsciousness and razing him with his atomic breath. Luckily for Kong, a lightning storm passed over head and Kong was struck by lightning, re-energizing him and surging an electrical current through his body. Kong grabbed Godzilla's tail, electrocuting him with his touch, and the battle raged on, this time with both combatants on equal footing. The monsters fought across the Fuji wilderness until they reached a cliff, where they tackled each other into the ocean below, causing an earthquake. After the tremors settled, Kong emerged from the water, victorious, and began to swim back to his home on Faro Island.<br />
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====''[[King Kong Escapes]]''====<br />
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[[File:King_Kong3.jpg|thumb|200px|[[King Kong/1967|King Kong]] in ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'']]King Kong was discovered on [[Mondo Island]] by a joint expedition of American and Japanese scientists, led by [[Carl Nelson]]. When [[Susan Watson]], a member of the expedition, was attacked by [[Gorosaurus]], Kong saved her and defeated Gorosaurus. Later, when the crew tried to leave Mondo in their submarine, they were attacked by a [[Giant Sea Serpent]]. Kong swam out to sea and fought off the snake, allowing the sub to escape safely. New of Kong's discovery alerted the evil [[Dr. Who]], who kidnapped Kong and placed him under mind control, forcing him to mine a radioactive element called Element X so that Who could sell it to the mysterious [[Madame Piranha]]. Nelson, Susan, and their other crew member [[Jiro Nomura]] arrived at Who's base in the North Pole and managed to free Kong, leading him back to [[Tokyo]]. Enraged, Who sent his robot version of Kong, [[Mechani-Kong]], to Tokyo to kill Kong. Mechani-Kong kidnapped Susan and climbed the [[Tokyo Tower]], and Kong pursued them. Kong rescued Susan and battled Mechani-Kong, and eventually managed to cause Mechani-Kong to fall from the tower and onto the street, destroying it. Kong then attacked Dr. Who's submarine in Tokyo Bay and destroyed it, killing Who and ending his evil plans. Kong then returned to Mondo Island to live in peace.<br />
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====''[[Go! Greenman]]''====<br />
[[File:Ike! Kong.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gorilla in ''[[Go! Greenman]]'']]King Kong, now called '''Gorilla''' {{Nihongo|ゴリラ|Gorira}} due to the rights of the character for use by Toho being lost, also appears in episode 38 of the series ''Go! Greenman'' titled ''[[Greenman vs. Gorilla]]''. In the episode, Gorilla was a creation of [[Tonchiki]], created for the sole purpose of retrieving the blood of children in order for [[Maoh]] to escape the [[Underground Cave]]. After being teleported to the surface world and attempting to kidnap a young boy, [[Greenman]] was signaled to [[Earth]] by the child, where he did battle with the monster. As Greenman and Gorilla fought, Tonchiki drew a ring around them, turning the fight into a sumo match. Eventually, Tonchiki cast a spell on Gorilla, causing him to grow to giant size. Luckily, Greenman also grew and Gorilla was eventually defeated. The King Kong suit used is from 1967's ''King Kong Escapes''. In the series, he was the thirty-ninth monster to battle [[Greenman]].<br />
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===''[[The King Kong Show]]''===<br />
[[File:King Kong in The King Kong Show.gif|thumb|right|200px|King Kong in ''[[The King Kong Show]]'']]In 1966, Rankin-Bass acquired the rights to King Kong and co-produced an anime series with Toei Animation called ''[[The King Kong Show]]''. This series featured Kong befriending a human family and protecting them from various monsters and villains. The success of the series led Rankin-Bass to approach [[Toho]], who produced ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' in 1962, and offer to co-produce a new King Kong movie with them. The resulting film, ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'', borrowed several elements from ''The King Kong Show'', including the monster [[Mechani-Kong]], Kong's island home [[Mondo Island]], and the recurring human villain [[Dr. Who]].<br />
===[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] / De Laurentiis Films===<br />
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In the early 1970's, [[Universal Pictures]], who owned King Kong's copyright in the United States, planned to produce a remake of the 1933 film entitled ''[[The Legend of King Kong]]''. However, Dino De Laurentiis and [[Paramount Pictures]] purchased the film rights to King Kong from RKO and produced a remake instead. Paramount's [[King Kong (1976 film)|1976 remake]] was a modest success, and ten years later De Laurentiis Entertainment Group produced a sequel entitled ''[[King Kong Lives]]'', which received very negative reviews.<br />
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[[File:King Kong 1976.jpg|thumb|right|200px|King Kong in [[King Kong (1976 film)|''King Kong'' (1976)]]]]King Kong was discovered on a mysterious fog-blanketed island in the Indian Ocean by an expedition from the Petrox Oil Company. The head of the expedition, Fred Wilson, believed that the previously-uncharted island contained valuable oil reserves, but instead the expedition found that the island was inhabited by a tribe of natives who lived in a village protected by a giant wall, which separated them from a fearsome god they called "Kong." The natives kidnapped Dwan, a castaway that had been picked up by the expedition team's ship, and attempted to sacrifice her to Kong. Kong emerged from the jungle and grabbed Dwan, then immediately carried her back off to the jungle. Kong took Dwan to a waterfall and washed her underneath it, then blew on her to dry her. Dwan was surprised at how gentle Kong actually was, and began to no longer fear him. Meanwhile, Jack Prescott, a primate paleontologist who had stowed away onto the expedition's ship earlier, joined with several members of the crew to look for Kong. En route, they reached a giant fallen log that acted as a bridge over a deep chasm. Kong spotted the men as they crossed the log bridge and grabbed the bridge, twisting it until all of the men except Prescott and another named Boan fell to their deaths. Prescott decided to continue pursuing Kong on his own, and headed deeper into the jungle. Kong took Dwan to his lair and prepared to undress her, but found himself attacked by a [[Giant Boa|gigantic boa constrictor]]. Kong set Dwan down and battled the snake, just as Prescott caught up and found Dwan. The two escaped and headed back to the village, while Kong tore the giant boa's jaws apart and killed it. Kong followed Dwan and Prescott back to the village and broke through the wall. However, Wilson and the crew had sprung a trap, which Kong fell into. Kong was then smothered with chloroform and knocked unconscious. With no oil to bring back to New York after the oil deposits on the island were found to be worthless, Wilson decided to bring Kong back instead and use him as a publicity stunt. Kong was loaded into the cargo bay of the ship and fed with tons and tons of fruit. When Kong began to go berserk and smash against the wall of the cargo bay, Dwan fell into it, only for Kong to catch her. Dwan's presence calmed Kong, and he set her down then fell asleep for the remainder of the voyage.<br />
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When the expedition returned to New York, Wilson arranged a grand exposition for Kong to promote his company. He imprisoned Kong in a giant metal cage, and placed a giant crown on his head. When Kong was mobbed by hordes of media reporters taking pictures, he became enraged and tore through the metal bars restraining him. Wilson tried to run away but was stepped on and killed by Kong. Kong rampaged through the city, destroying cars, stomping on fleeing citizens, and even destroying a train. Prescott and Dwan escaped over the Queensboro Bridge, expecting that Kong would not be able to swim across the East River. However, Kong merely waded across the river in pursuit of Dwan. Kong found Dwan in an abandoned bar and carried her off. Kong noticed the [[World Trade Center]] in the distance, and it reminded him of his lair back on his island. Kong climbed the South Tower with Dwan, while the military pursued him. When Kong reached the top of the tower, he was attacked by a group of soldiers wielding flamethrowers. Kong jumped across the two towers and landed on the North Tower. Out of options, the military sent helicopters armed with machine guns to take Kong down. Kong set Dwan down and swatted at the helicopters, but was mercilessly blasted by machine gun bullets, causing him to bleed profusely. After destroying two choppers, Kong succumbed to his injuries and fell from the tower, plummeting onto the World Trade Center plaza. As crowds of reporters and spectators gathered around Kong, Dwan approached him and looked at him tearfully just as his heart stopped beating.<br />
====''[[King Kong Lives]]''====<br />
[[File:King Kong 1986.jpg|thumb|right|200px|King Kong in ''[[King Kong Lives]]'']]After being shot off of the World Trade Center in 1976, King Kong was not actually killed, but placed into a coma. Kong was taken to the Atlantic Institute and kept alive but comatose for a decade. Dr, Amy Franklin, the surgeon in charge of Kong, found a way to fully revive Kong by giving him an artificial heart. However, Kong had lost so much blood that he required a blood transfusion for the procedure to work. Thankfully, a female member of Kong's species dubbed "[[Lady Kong]]" was discovered in Borneo by Hank Mitchell and brought back to the Atlantic Institute to provide blood for Kong. The transplant was a success, and Kong was revived. However, Kong and Lady Kong mated while in captivity at the Institute, and escaped together. The United States army relentlessly pursued both apes, and tracked them down in the wilderness. Kong fell from a cliff and presumably died in the resulting battle, and Lady Kong was captured and taken to a military base. At the base, it was discovered that Lady Kong was pregnant with Kong's child. Meanwhile, Kong survived the fall and rampaged through the countryside in search of Lady Kong, although his artificial heart was slowly failing. As Lady Kong went into labor, King Kong arrived near the military base and was attacked by the military. Kong was gruesomely wounded in the battle, but managed to destroy the military's forces and kill the insane army colonel who tried to kill him and his mate. Kong entered the base and collapsed in front of Lady Kong, who had just given birth to their son, [[Baby Kong]]. Gravely injured and with his heart about to shut down, Kong smiled as he looked at his newborn child before finally dying. Following Kong's death, Lady Kong and Baby Kong were transported back to Borneo to live in peace together.<br />
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[[File:KTAS Kong.png|thumb|right|200px|King Kong in ''[[Kong: The Animated Series]]'']]While Universal decided to postpone production on their King Kong film in the late 1990's, BKN International produced an animated series starring Kong to capitalize on the success of [[TriStar Pictures]]'s ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' in [[2000]]. ''[[Kong: The Animated Series]]'' was moderately successful, featuring 40 episodes and two spin-off direct-to-DVD films released after its cancellation. The series features a clone of the original King Kong, made from his DNA after he fell to his death from the Empire State Building in 1933. In the present day, Kong resides on [[Kong Island]], where he is cared for by the scientist who cloned him, Dr. Lorna Jenkins. When a mad scientist, Professor Ramone De La Porta, attempts to use the magical Primal Stones located on the island to unleash the demon Chiros, Kong must join forces with Dr. Jenkins' grandson Jason, his friend Eric, and the native girl [[Lua]] to reclaim the Primal Stones and battle Chiros' forces.<br />
===[[Universal Pictures|Universal Film]]===<br />
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In 1976, a federal judge ruled that the character and film rights to King Kong (aside from the 1933 film, which belonged to RKO, and the 1976 film and its sequel, which belonged to De Laurentiis and Paramount) belonged to Merian C. Cooper's estate, and the majority of the rights to King Kong reverted to Cooper's son, Richard. Cooper almost immediately sold all of his rights to Universal Pictures, who retains them to this day. Universal considered producing their own remake of the 1933 film in the late 1990's, but the releases of a remake of ''Mighty Joe Young'' and ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' in 1998 caused them to postpone it. Universal finally produced [[King Kong (2005 film)|a remake]] in 2005, which was financially and critically successful. In 2014, Universal entered a legal partnership with [[Legendary Pictures]], and the two companies began production a new film, ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'', set for a 2017 release, however in 2015 Legendary moved the production from Universal to its previous partner, [[Warner Bros.]]<br />
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[[File:King Kong 2005.jpg|thumb|right|200px|King Kong in [[King Kong (2005 film)|''King Kong'' (2005)]]]]King Kong, possibly the last living member of a species of gigantic ape called ''Megaprimatus kong'', was living on [[Skull Island]] in 1933, when a film crew led by [[Carl Denham]] arrived on a ship called the ''Venture'' to shoot a film. The natives of the island did not take kindly to the film crew's presence, and attacked them when they set foot on the island, killing two members of the expedition. The crew returned to the ''Venture'' and remained on board, debating whether or not to return to the island and continue shooting. At night, the natives pole-vaulted to get onto the ''Venture'' and kidnapped [[Ann Darrow]], the leading lady. They brought her back to their village on the island and attempted to sacrifice her to their god, Kong. Kong soon emerged from the jungle and grabbed the terrified Ann, then took her away into the jungle. The film crew ran onto the island to rescue Ann, and followed Kong into the jungle. Kong took Ann to his lair, where she saw the remains of several of Kong's previous sacrifices along the way. Ann tried to get free, but to no avail. Ann tried to distract Kong by dancing, which caused Kong to laugh. When Ann became tired and refused to perform anymore, Kong stormed off angrily. Kong then encountered the search party crossing a log bridge spanning a ravine. Kong grabbed the bridge and twisted it, sending the party falling into the chasm below, where most of them were killed by gigantic insects. [[Jack Driscoll]] managed to escape from the pit and climb to the other side of the ravine, then continued pursuing Kong.<br />
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While Kong was gone, Ann tried to run away but found herself being pursued by a Foetodon, a giant crocodilian-like reptile. Ann ran from it, only to witness the Foetodon being eaten by a Vastatosaurus Rex, the modern descendant of the tyrannosaurus. The V-Rex then chased Ann and was joined by another member of its kind. Kong arrived just in time and tried to fight the V-Rexes off. A third V-Rex entered the battle and the odds were turned against Kong. Kong killed one of the V-Rexes, but the other two continued relentlessly attacking him and Ann. Eventually, Kong and the two remaining V-Rexes fell over a cliff and into a thick layer of vines. Kong grappled with the V-Rexes, causing one to become entangled and trapped in the vines. Ann and one of the V-Rexes fell from the vines to the ground while Kong finished off the other one. Kong fought with the V-Rex once again, and this time gained the upper hand. Kong restrained the V-Rex and pried its jaws apart until they snapped, killing it. Ann, grateful for Kong saving her life, allowed herself to be taken by Kong back to his mountain lair. Kong set Ann down in his lair and sat on a ledge overlooking the sunset. Ann approached Kong and tried to communicate with him using sign language. Jack arrived in Kong's lair and found Ann. Kong then awoke from his slumber and angrily attacked Jack. Suddenly, they were attacked by a swarm of [[Terapusmordax]], giant bats. As Kong fought the bats off, Jack and Ann began rappelling down a vine to escape but Kong noticed and tried to grab them. Ann and Jack jumped from the vine into the water below. Enraged, Kong stormed off from his lair and gave chase. Jack and Ann retreated to the village, where Carl and the remaining members of the expedition were waiting. Kong arrived and broke down the wall. The crew used chloroform bombs to subdue Kong, knocking him unconscious on the shore. Denham decided to bring Kong back to New York and display him as "The Eighth Wonder of the World."<br />
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Kong was taken back to New York on board the ''Venture'', and was placed in chrome steel chains and put on display inside a Broadway theater. As the crowds were stunned by Kong and photographers aggressively took pictures of him, Kong became agitated. He broke free from his chains and grabbed the actress pretending to be Ann. Realizing she was a fake, he tossed her aside and tore through the theater, eventually emerging out into the streets of New York. Kong overturned cars and smashed lampposts in rage, searching for Ann. Witnessing the destruction Kong was causing because of her, Ann walked into the open near Kong and allowed him to pick her up again. Kong calmed down and took Ann to Central Park, where he slid on a frozen lake. As Kong began to regain his footing, he was thrown forward when a tank shell blasted the ice. With the military pursuing him, Kong fled to the Empire State Building and climbed it. After reaching the top of the building, Kong sat and looked out over the sunrise. He looked at Ann and made the sign for "beautiful," showing that he understood and remembered the sign she showed him earlier. The peace was interrupted when a group of biplanes armed with machine guns flew near the building and opened fire on Kong. Kong set Ann down and roared defiantly at the planes. He swatted at them and managed to destroy some of them. Unfortunately for Kong, the gunfire was too much and he began to succumb to his wounds. Kong slumped over the top of the tower and looked at Ann sorrowfully, then slid off of the building and plummeted to his death in the streets below. As crowds gathered around Kong's colossal corpse, someone remarked that the airplanes got Kong. Carl Denham sorrowfully said that it wasn't the airplanes, as "It was beauty killed the beast."<br />
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[[File:KongKOTA.png|thumb|right|200px|King Kong in ''[[Kong: King of the Apes]]'']]In [[2016]], 41 Entertainment and Arad Animation co-produced a Netflix-exclusive animated series starring King Kong. The series revolves around Kong battling [[Richard Remy|a mad scientist]]'s army of robotic dinosaurs in the year [[2050]].<br />
The infant Kong, who, at the time of his discovery, was thought to be the last great ape alive in the wild, was taken from his home by poachers and was able to use his abnormal strength to escape their helicopter and find his way into the California Redwood forests where he was discovered by [[Lukas Remy]], who treated Kong like a brother. The two were later framed for terrorism by Lucas' brother [[Richard Remy]] who pursued them throughout the show until they are all forced down a volcano into a more traditional Kong setting full of dinosaurs and large insects in the [[Missing|season finale]].<br />
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===''[[wikipedia:The Lego Batman Movie|The LEGO Batman Movie]]''===<br />
King Kong was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone along with other notorious villains of the LEGO multiverse. He was one of the villains freed by the Joker as part of his plan to exact revenge on Batman and destroy Gotham City. Kong was defeated when Robin crashed the Batmobile into his face, knocking him unconscious.<br />
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In 2014, [[Legendary Pictures]] entered a distribution partnership with [[Universal Pictures|Universal]]. One of the films they announced as part of this partnership was ''Skull Island'', a King Kong origin story, set for release on November 4, 2016. It was later retitled ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' and pushed back to March 10, 2017. Legendary ultimately moved the production to its previous partner, [[Warner Bros.]], to enable a remake of ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''. Legendary announced ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' for a [[2020]] release, a year after [[Godzilla: King of the Monsters|the sequel]] to Legendary's ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''.<br />
====''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''====<br />
[[File:Legendary Kong.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[King Kong/Legendary|King Kong]] in ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'']]<br />
After crash-landing on [[Skull Island]] in [[1944]], [[United States|American]] fighter pilot [[Hank Marlow]] and [[Japan]]ese pilot Gunpei Ikari engaged in a fight to the death. After Ikari gained the upper hand and prepared to fatally stab Marlow with a dagger, Kong appeared over a cliff, leading the two shocked men to end their struggle.<br />
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In [[1973]], the scientific organization [[Monarch]] organized an expedition to Skull Island, escorted by the Sky Devils helicopter squadron led by [[Preston Packard|Lt. Colonel Preston Packard]]. One the [[UH-1 Iroquois|helicopters]] carrying the expedition members cleared the storm cell surrounding the island and began flying over land, they immediately began dropping seismic charges onto the ground below, allegedly to map the island. The explosions drew out Kong, who responded by throwing a tree through one of the choppers. The remaining choppers formed a perimeter around Kong and opened fire on him. The bullets did little more than irritate Kong, who proceeded to rip the helicopters out of the sky and smash them. After downing all of the choppers, Kong wandered back off into the jungle. Kong eventually reached a river, where he noticed the wounds he had sustained from the choppers' rotor blades. Kong winced in pain briefly before beginning to drink from the lake. Suddenly, Kong realized that a [[Mire Squid]] was in the water and grabbed one of the creature's tentacles. The Mire Squid then attacked Kong with all of its tentacles, trying to strangle him to death. Kong was able to crush the creature's head under his foot and kill it, then proceeded to eat several of its tentacles. Kong then grabbed the squid's carcass and dragged it away, presumably back to his lair.<br />
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After meeting Marlow, some of the surviving expedition members were brought back to the village of the island's indigenous tribe, the Iwis. There, Marlow explained that Kong was perceived as a god by the islanders, and generally acted as a guardian on the island that kept the most dangerous creatures there under control. He stated that the reason Kong attacked the helicopters was because the seismic charges they dropped had drawn creatures he called [[Skullcrawler]]s to the surface. According to Marlow, Skullcrawlers were the most vicious and dangerous animals on the island, and were responsible for killing Kong's family. At this time, Kong was being attacked by two Skullcrawlers, but was able to easily dispatch the two smaller creatures. One of the expedition members, [[Mason Weaver]], found a [[Sker Buffalo]] pinned underneath a downed helicopter and tried to free it, only for Kong to arrive and free the buffalo himself. Kong gave Weaver an indifferent glance and simply wandered off.<br />
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After surviving an encounter with a Skull Crawler and several [[Leafwing]]s, Weaver and [[James Conrad]] stood atop a cliff and looked out over the island, only to witness Kong approach them. To their surprise, Kong did not seem violent or aggressive at all, and even allowed Weaver to place her hand on his face. Suddenly, explosions appeared over the distance, and Kong immediately raced toward them. Weaver and Conrad knew that Packard and his men were setting a trap for Kong, intending to kill him. The two of them, joined by Marlow, rushed to the scene to try and save Kong. When Kong arrived at the scene of the explosions, he saw Packard and his men in the distance. As Kong crossed a lake to reach them, Packard ignited the napalm he had dumped into the water, causing the entire lake to erupt into flames. Kong swung his arm angrily at the water, causing the flaming napalm to hit some of the soldiers, before collapsing onto the ground. Packard placed leftover seismic charges around Kong, preparing to finish him, but Weaver, Conrad and Marlow arrived and aimed their guns at him, demanding for him to stop. Packard refused, and was prepared to detonate the charges and blow them all sky high, when suddenly a gigantic Skullcrawler erupted from the lake. Everyone except Packard fled, while Kong regained consciousness and promptly smashed Packard under his fist. The Skullcrawler attacked Kong, and the humans were forced to leave the giant ape to his fate.<br />
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The following morning, as the surviving expedition members neared the extraction point on the north side of the island, they were confronted by the giant Skullcrawler. Fortunately, Kong arrived and smashed the monster in the face with a boulder. Kong engaged in battle with the Skullcrawler, buying time for the humans to get to safety. The weakened Kong simply was not a match for the Skullcrawler, and was knocked into an old shipwreck and entangled in its anchor chain. Weaver had managed to reach a vantage point and fired a flare into the Skullcrawler's eye, enraging it and causing it to destroy the cliff and send Weaver falling into the water below. Kong finally broke free of the chain, and managed to create a makeshift flail when it became entangled with the ship's propeller. Kong swung the flail at the Skullcrawler, embedding the propeller into its back. Kong pulled the propeller out and sliced the creature across its throat, seemingly killing it. Kong then pulled Weaver out of the water and took a second to stare at her in his hand, only for the Skullcrawler to get back up and clamp its jaws onto his arm. Kong battled the Skullcrawler again, trying to keep Weaver away from its mouth, but the beast used its prehensile tongue to pull Kong's hand, with Weaver held in it, down its throat. Mustering all his strength, Kong pulled his hand free of the Skullcrawler's gullet, ripping out the beast's innards and killing it instantly. Kong gently set Weaver down on the ground, while Conrad immediately ran to her to ensure she was okay. As Weaver regained consciousness and embraced Conrad, Kong looked back at the two of them before walking away. Once the survivors were finally rescued from the island, Kong stood triumphantly in his domain, beating his chest and letting out a mighty roar.<br />
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===''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''===<br />
[[File:GKotM - KK.png|thumb|right|200px|King Kong in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'']]After [[King Ghidorah/Legendary|King Ghidorah]] issued a call that awakened the majority of the planet's dormant [[Titan]]s and summoned them to his aid, Kong did not respond and remained on [[Skull Island]]. Once [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] defeated Ghidorah and reclaimed his title as King of the Monsters, the newly awakened Titans began migrating to Skull Island, which had become unstable due to recent seismic activity.<br />
====''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''====<br />
King Kong will face off against [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]] in a battle to determine who will reign supreme.<br />
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===''[[wikipedia:Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]''===<br />
James Halliday, the creator of a popular virtual reality game called the OASIS, devised a series of challenges called Anorak's Quest to determine his successor after his death. In the first challenge, players raced through the streets of a simulated [[New York|New York City]], evading various obstacles. King Kong was the final hazard, leaping off the [[Empire State Building]] to attack the racers. Just before the finish line, Kong would crash through the racetrack itself and lurk out of sight, swatting any player who tried to drive over him. It is possible that Halliday programmed Kong to be impassible; the solution that Wade Watts discovered was to drive in reverse at the start of the race, revealing a hidden corridor that ran underneath the racetrack.<br />
==Abilities==<br />
In all of his film appearances, King Kong displays immense physical strength. Kong is able to fight toe-to-toe with various giant creatures, such as dinosaurs and giant snakes, and come out on top. Kong exhibits impressive agility, as he can jump over great distances (such as the 250 meters between the [[World Trade Center]]'s Twin Towers) and land on his feet. Kong also demonstrates durability when he is able to continue fighting against airplanes (helicopters in the 1976 version) and even destroy some of them after being riddled with bullets. In the 1976 film, Kong survives getting shredded by machine gun fire and falling from the top of the South Tower of the World Trade Center before falling into a coma. In ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'', Kong is even more resilient, and shows complete resistance to any and all gunfire. Kong even withstands being lit on fire after swimming through a lake filled with napalm, although it weakens him and causes him to pass out.<br />
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Kong is also remarkably intelligent. He makes use of environmental objects like trees or rocks when fighting, and even when overwhelmed by more powerful or more numerous opponents he can think on his feet and find a way to win. In the 2005 film, Kong demonstrated the ability to understand and use sign language to Ann.<br />
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In both of his Toho incarnations, King Kong is an extremely capable melee combatant, using his large arms, powerful muscles, and mighty fists to strike fear in foes such as [[Gorosaurus]], the [[Giant Octopus]], and even Godzilla himself. In his first incarnation in ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'', the mighty primate cannot be harmed by electrical currents, and instead, feeds on their power in order to revitalize or awaken him from a state of unconsciousness. He can also use those same electrical currents, whether they are man-made or natural, to allow him to release surges of electricity from his hands, a powerful tool against Godzilla. The second incarnation of the Toho Kong who appeared in ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' lacked these abilities but instead was immune to the radioactive Element X.<br />
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King Kong appears to be particularly resistant to Godzilla's atomic breath. He is hit by it multiple times throughout ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'', and usually suffers little more than having some of his fur singed.<br />
==Filmography==<br />
*''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'' (1933)<br />
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)<br />
*''[[The King Kong Show]]'' (TV 1966) [episodes 1-26]<br />
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' (1967)<br />
*''[[Go! Greenman]]'' (TV 1974) [episode 38, as "Gorilla"]<br />
*''[[King Kong (1976 film)|King Kong]]'' (1976)<br />
*''[[King Kong Lives]]'' (1986)<br />
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) [photograph]<br />
*''[[The Mighty Kong]]'' (1998)<br />
*''[[Kong: The Animated Series]]'' (TV 2000-2001) [episodes 1-40]<br />
*''[[Kong: King of Atlantis]]'' (2005)<br />
*''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'' (2005)<br />
*''[[Kong: Return to the Jungle]]'' (2006)<br />
*''[[Cloverfield]]'' (2008) [stock footage; still frame]<br />
*''[[Kong: King of the Apes]]'' (TV 2016-) [episodes 1-13]<br />
*''[[wikipedia:The Lego Batman Movie|The LEGO Batman Movie]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[wikipedia:Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]'' (2018)<br />
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) [stock footage; cave painting]<br />
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2020)<br />
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==Video games==<br />
*''[[King Kong 2: Furious Megaton Punch]]'' (1986) - Nintendo Famicom<br />
*''[[King Kong 2: Revived Legend]]'' (1986) - Microsoft MSX2<br />
*''[[Konami Wai Wai World]]'' (1988) - Nintendo Famicom<br />
*''Mario is Missing!'' (1992) - MS-DOS [cameo]<br />
*''[[Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]]'' (2005) - Nintendo Game Cube, Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360<br />
*''[[Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World (Game Boy Advance)|Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World]]'' (2005) - Nintendo Game Boy Advance<br />
*''[[Kong: King of Atlantis (Game Boy Advance)|Kong: King of Atlantis]]'' (2005) - Nintendo Game Boy Advance<br />
*''[[King Kong: Skull Island Adventure]]'' (2008) - Browser<br />
*''MOBA Legends'' (2016) - Android and iOS<br />
*''Super Pixel Heroes'' (2017) - Android and iOS<br />
*''LEGO Dimensions: The LEGO Batman Movie'' (2017) - Sony PlayStation 4, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii U, Microsoft Xbox One, Microsoft Xbox 360<br />
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===''[[Konami Wai Wai World]]''===<br />
Age: 8 years old<br><br />
Blood type: O<br><br />
Height: 250 centimeters<br><br />
Weight: 1.5 metric tons<br><br />
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King Kong, simply called Kong here, is imprisoned in the game's fifth stage, City Stage. After freeing him, Kong becomes a playable character. His power-up item(s) are bunches of throwable bananas.<br />
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"><br />
King Kong Wai Wai World.jpg|King Kong in the ''Konami Wai Wai World'' instruction manual<br />
King Kong Wai Wai World.gif|King Kong's sprite in ''Konami Wai Wai World''<br />
King Kong 2 Sprite.png|King Kong's sprite in ''[[King Kong 2: Furious Megaton Punch]]''<br />
King Kong 2005 Video Game.jpg|King Kong in ''[[Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]]''<br />
King Kong Gameboy.jpg|King Kong in ''[[Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World (Game Boy Advance)|Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World]]''<br />
Kong King of Atlantis GBA.jpg|King Kong in ''[[Kong: King of Atlantis (Game Boy Advance)|Kong: King of Atlantis]]''<br />
MOBAKong.jpg|King Kong in ''MOBA Legends''<br />
Lego dimensions King Kong.png|King Kong in ''LEGO Dimensions: The LEGO Batman Movie'' story pack<br />
</gallery><br />
==Books==<br />
*''[[King Kong (1932 novelization)|King Kong]]'' (1932)<br />
*''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]'' (2005)<br />
*''[[Merian C. Cooper's King Kong]]'' (2005)<br />
*''[[King Kong: The Island of the Skull]]'' (2005)<br />
*''[[Kong's Kingdom]]'' (2005)<br />
*''[[King Kong Vs. Tarzan]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Kong: Skull Island - The Official Movie Novelization]]'' (2017)<br />
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization]]'' (2019)<br />
==Comics==<br />
*''[[King Kong (Monster Comics)|King Kong]]'' (1991-1992) [issues #1-6]<br />
*''[[King Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World]]'' (2005-2006) [issues #1-3]<br />
*''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' (2017) [issues #1, 3-4]<br />
*''[[Kong: Gods of Skull Island]]'' (2017)<br />
==Gallery==<br />
{{Main|King Kong/Gallery}}<br />
==Roar==<br />
In the [[King Kong (1933 film)|original 1933 film]], King Kong's roar was adapted from tiger and lion roars and altered in pitch.<br />
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King Kong's roar in the Toho films was later reused for [[King Caesar]] and [[Daigoro]].<br />
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In ''[[Go! Greenman]]'', Gorilla's roars are reused [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mummy Man|Mummy Man]] roars, which were in turn later reused for [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Black King|Black King]].<br />
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In [[King Kong (1976 film)|the 1976 remake]], King Kong's roars are primarily derived from stock roars dating back to the [[1957]] films ''[[wikipedia:The Land Unknown|The Land Unknown]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:The Deadly Mantis|The Deadly Mantis]]'', with additional vocalizations provided by an uncredited [[Peter Cullen]]. The stock roars would go on to <br />
be used in countless other monster movies, and were even used for [[Toto]] in ''[[Gamera the Brave]]'' 30 years later.<br />
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In [[King Kong (2005 film)|the 2005 remake]], Kong's motion-capture actor [[Andy Serkis]] provided vocalizations for Kong that were then lowered in pitch to match those of a real gorilla, and then mixed with various other animal sounds.<br />
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Kong's roars in ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' were created by sound designer Al Nelson and adapted from the sounds of lions, gorillas and monkeys. The use of lion roars was inspired by how sound editor Murray Spivak created Kong's roars in the original film.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*King Kong was the first American-made monster to fight Godzilla in a movie, the second being [[Zilla]], and the third being [[MUTO]].<br />
*King Kong's relatively small size outside of the Toho and MonsterVerse films fits with scientific understanding of the [[wikipedia:Square Cube Law|Square Cube Law]], in which large animals have a low surface area, and therefore are less efficient at processes such as gas exchange, placing an upper limit on their size. King Kong's size in the 1933 film is close to the largest size a terrestrial animal can be under the current understood constraints.<br />
*According to an interview with [[Ishiro Honda]], an [[All Monsters Attack Directive|early draft]] for the [[1968]] film ''[[Destroy All Monsters]] '' called for "all monsters" to appear. It's possible that Kong was to be among them, but it is unconfirmed.<br />
*[[Toho]] had planned to feature Kong in the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]] of [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] films in a remake of ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' titled ''[[Godzilla vs. King Kong]]''. According to special effects director [[Koichi Kawakita]], the film would have Kong fall in love with a scientist who eventually coverts him into a cyborg. Turner Entertainment, by then the copyright owners of the original 1933 film, requested payment from Toho for the rights to use the character, and the film was ultimately scrapped. Toho later considered several projects pitting Godzilla against Kong's mechanical doppelganger, [[Mechani-Kong]], but these films never came to pass either.<br />
*Kong is one of the many [[kaiju]] who share "King" in their names. Some examples are [[King Ghidorah]], [[King Caesar]], [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Red King|Red King]], [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Kingsaurus III|Kingsaurus III]], [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Jumbo King|Jumbo King]], [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Live King|Live King]], [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Grand King|Grand King]], [[wikia:w:c:ultra:King of Mons|King of Mons]] and [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Five King|Five King]], as well as [[Godzilla]], who is given the title "King of the Monsters."<br />
*In the Toho films, Kong is much taller than the original King Kong, who was said to stand at 50 feet tall in the original 1933 film. Kong is approximately 145 feet tall in ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'', and 60 feet tall in ''King Kong Escapes''.<br />
*Toho's King Kong was the basis for the American/Japanese anime TV Show, ''[[The King Kong Show]]''. Toho was not involved in its development, though they later collaborated with the show's makers, [[Rankin/Bass Productions]], to produce the film ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'', which adapted several elements from the show.<br />
*The [[1962]] King Kong suit would later be loaned to [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Tsuburaya Productions|Tsuburaya Productions]] for the second episode of ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Q|Ultra Q]]'' where he was given more pronounced eyebrows, a tail, and more visible ears, to portray the massive monkey, [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Goro|Goro]].<br />
*King Kong was the first monster to defeat Godzilla in battle. A popular urban legend claims that different endings were shot for the Japanese and American versions of ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'', with Kong winning in the American version and Godzilla emerging triumphant in the original Japanese version. However, this rumor is certifiably false, as both versions end with only Kong emerging from the ocean, and Godzilla nowhere to be seen. Both Toho's 1963 international sales booklet and the company's official English-language site state the Kong was the victor,<ref>[[File:Tohofilms8.png|150px]]</ref><ref name="toho.website">[https://www.toho.website/movies/3/index.html King Kong vs. Godzilla | TOHO]</ref> while producer [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] declared the outcome a draw in his 1984 book ''[[Definitive Edition Godzilla Introduction]]''. Regardless, there is no version of the film in which Godzilla defeats Kong.<br />
*King Kong's roars from the Toho films have been used for many other [[kaiju]], particularly in the [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Series|Ultra Series]]. [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Gudon|Gudon]], a [[kaiju]] from ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Return of Ultraman|Return of Ultraman]]'' and [[King Caesar]] are among the best known of these examples. Some of the stock roars used by Kong in the [[King Kong (1976 film)|1976 film]] were later used for [[Toto]] in ''[[Gamera the Brave]]''.<br />
*Some of the German releases of the Showa era films changed the names of various unrelated characters to King Kong. For instance, both [[Jet Jaguar]] from ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' and [[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]] are called King Kong in the dubs. However, unlike what many people believe, they aren't stated to actually be the real King Kong wearing robot suits or confusion with [[Mechani-Kong]]. The name "King Kong" carried great marquee value, and this is likely the reason why the German distributors changed the names around.<br />
*There were two known unlicensed Japanese King Kong films produced in the 1930's, ''[[Japanese King Kong]]'' and ''[[The King Kong That Appeared in Edo]]''. They are notable for being two of the first ever tokusatsu/kaiju films ever made, predating ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' by two decades. Unfortunately, all prints of these films are believed lost and very few records of their existence remain.<br />
*Shunsuke Fujita, the producer of the [[Godzilla (2014 video game)|PlayStation 3 and 4 ''Godzilla'' game]], stated in an interview that the developers and he "definitely wanted" to include King Kong in the game, but were unable due to licensing issues.<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2015/07/13/godzilla-developer-was-so-passionate-about-their-favorite-monster-they-snuck-it-in-the-game/ Godzilla Developer Was So Passionate About Their Favorite Monster They Snuck It In The Game - Siliconera]</ref><br />
*With the exception of both Toho films, ''[[King Kong Lives]]'', and the upcoming ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'', all of Kong's other live-action film appearances are set in either the 1930's or 1970's.<br />
*Kong is killed or seemingly killed at the end of the majority of his film appearances, with the two Toho films and ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' being the only exceptions.<br />
*While Kong is only mentioned in dialogue and shown through stock footage in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', he is included in a piece of concept art featured in ''[[The Art of Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''<ref name="GKOTM">[[File:6240338_2380115275640964_7569062263025887966_n.jpg|150px]]</ref> depicting the film's final scene as one of the kaiju surrounding Godzilla.<br />
==Videos==<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Kong: King of the Apes]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=Death_Jackal&diff=161077Death Jackal2020-03-29T05:47:54Z<p>Jacob Burt: </p>
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|caption =A Death Jackal in Skull Island: The Birth of Kong #4<br />
|name =Death Jackal<br />
|species =''Spinae Mortem''<br />
|nicknames =''Spinae Folium''<br />
|height =6-12 feet<br />
|allies =Other Death Jackals<br />
|enemies =[[Humans]], [[King Kong/Legendary|King Kong]]<br />
|debut =''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' [[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 1|#1]]<br />
|last =''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]''<br />
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'''Death Jackals''' are predatory monsters that first appeared in the [[2017]] [[Legendary Pictures|Legendary Comics]] series, ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]''. One specimen makes a cameo in the [[2019]] graphic novel ''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]''.<br />
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==Name==<br />
The Death Jackals' species name, ''Spinae Mortem'', comes from the Latin word ''spinae'', meaning "spine," and ''mortem'', meaning "death." In the creatures' bio provided on a Chinese marketing site for ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'', their species name was given as ''Spinae Folium'', which again comes from the Latin word ''spinae'' and the Latin word ''folium'', meaning "leaf."<br />
==Design==<br />
Despite seemingly being a type of mammal related to canines, the Death Jackal bears a heavy resemblance to flesh-eating dromaeosaurs like ''Velociraptor'', standing horizontally on two legs with its forelimbs held in the air and a long tail suspended in the air behind it. The Death Jackal has no defined neck, and a large elongated head. The creature's skin is wrinkly and gray in color, and adorned with rounded bumps and yellow stripes. The Death Jackal possesses a mane of spiky hair-like fibers around its head, and another patch of these fibers on its exposed spine atop its back. According to the creature's bio, these spikes are as sharp as razor wire.<br />
==Personality==<br />
The Death Jackals are ravenous predatory creatures that are known to prey on each other or even themselves when a kill is hard to come by. According to [[Monarch]]'s profile on the Death Jackals, it is believed that the Death Jackals' appetite can only be satisfied by eating their own kind. The profile also characterizes the Death Jackals as extremely violent and hostile animals, stating that "it is hard to imagine that anything other than hatred flows through their veins."<br />
==History==<br />
===''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]''===<br />
===="[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 1|The People Who Came from the Sky]]"====<br />
In 1995, while searching for their downed Osprey on [[Skull Island]], a team of [[Monarch]] operatives was attacked by a pack of Death Jackals. The creatures brutally killed and dismembered one of the team members, Helen Karsten, and chased the rest to a cave, where they mauled Evgenij Medov, another member of the team. Suddenly, [[King Kong/Legendary|King Kong]] appeared outside the cave, then reached into the cave and crushed several Death Jackals in his hand. Some of the Death Jackals ran outside the cave, only for Kong to crush them with his foot.<br />
===="[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 3|Valley of the Fallen Gods]]"====<br />
After [[King Kong/Legendary|Kong]] fought and killed a [[Sirenjaw]], several [[Psychovulture]]s and Death Jackals descended to feed on the carcass.<br />
===="[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 4|Over the Rainbow]]"====<br />
While [[Walter R. Riccio]] was holding [[Aaron Brooks]], Medov, Ato, and two other Iwi at gunpoint, a pack of Death Jackals appeared. They provided a distraction enabling Aaron and the others to escape while Riccio was left behind to deal with the Death Jackals. Riccio was able to fight off the Death Jackals with his gun and escaped as well.<br />
===''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]''===<br />
In 2014, a Death Jackal was caged in Monarch Outpost 14 in the southern [[Philippines]].<br />
==Abilities==<br />
Death Jackals possess sharp teeth and claws, which allow them to maim and kill their prey. The manes of spiky hair on the Death Jackals' heads and backs are incredibly sharp and deadly as well. In addition, they seem to hunt in packs, allowing them to overwhelm large groups of prey.<br />
===Weaknesses===<br />
An entire pack of Death Jackals was no match for the much larger [[King Kong]], who was able to effortlessly kill them all by crushing them with either his hand or foot. According to [[Monarch]]'s profile on the Death Jackals, their cannibalistic tendencies make them a bigger threat to themselves than humanity.<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"><br />
DeathJackalProfile.jpg|[[Monarch]]'s profile of the Death Jackals from ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' [[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 1|#1]]<br />
Birth of Kong Death Jackals.JPG|A pack of Death Jackals in ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' [[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 1|#1]]<br />
Death Jackals issue 4-2.png|A pack of Death Jackals attacking [[Walter R. Riccio]] in ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' [[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 4|#4]]<br />
Mother Longlegs and Death Jackals.jpg<br />
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==Roar==<br />
The Death Jackals' roar is written as "ROUK" in ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]''.<br />
==Trivia==<br />
* The Death Jackals seem to be based off of the [[Deathrunner|Deathrunners]] from the 2005 [[King Kong (1932 novelization)|King Kong]] prequel novel[[Kong: King of Skull Island]].<br />
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|type1 =Charcoal<br />
|type2 =Ice<br />
|image =Death Jackal issue 4.png<br />
|caption =A Death Jackal in Skull Island: The Birth of Kong #4<br />
|name =Death Jackal<br />
|species =''Spinae Mortem''<br />
|nicknames =''Spinae Folium''<br />
|height =6-12 feet<br />
|allies =Other Death Jackals<br />
|enemies =[[Humans]], [[King Kong/Legendary|King Kong]]<br />
|debut =''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' [[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 1|#1]]<br />
|last =''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]''<br />
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'''Death Jackals''' are predatory monsters that first appeared in the [[2017]] [[Legendary Pictures|Legendary Comics]] series, ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]''. One specimen makes a cameo in the [[2019]] graphic novel ''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]''.<br />
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==Name==<br />
The Death Jackals' species name, ''Spinae Mortem'', comes from the Latin word ''spinae'', meaning "spine," and ''mortem'', meaning "death." In the creatures' bio provided on a Chinese marketing site for ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'', their species name was given as ''Spinae Folium'', which again comes from the Latin word ''spinae'' and the Latin word ''folium'', meaning "leaf."<br />
==Design==<br />
Despite seemingly being a type of mammal related to canines, the Death Jackal bears a heavy resemblance to flesh-eating dromaeosaurs like ''Velociraptor'', standing horizontally on two legs with its forelimbs held in the air and a long tail suspended in the air behind it. The Death Jackal has no defined neck, and a large elongated head. The creature's skin is wrinkly and gray in color, and adorned with rounded bumps and yellow stripes. The Death Jackal possesses a mane of spiky hair-like fibers around its head, and another patch of these fibers on its exposed spine atop its back. According to the creature's bio, these spikes are as sharp as razor wire.<br />
==Personality==<br />
The Death Jackals are ravenous predatory creatures that are known to prey on each other or even themselves when a kill is hard to come by. According to [[Monarch]]'s profile on the Death Jackals, it is believed that the Death Jackals' appetite can only be satisfied by eating their own kind. The profile also characterizes the Death Jackals as extremely violent and hostile animals, stating that "it is hard to imagine that anything other than hatred flows through their veins."<br />
==History==<br />
===''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]''===<br />
===="[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 1|The People Who Came from the Sky]]"====<br />
In 1995, while searching for their downed Osprey on [[Skull Island]], a team of [[Monarch]] operatives was attacked by a pack of Death Jackals. The creatures brutally killed and dismembered one of the team members, Helen Karsten, and chased the rest to a cave, where they mauled Evgenij Medov, another member of the team. Suddenly, [[King Kong/Legendary|King Kong]] appeared outside the cave, then reached into the cave and crushed several Death Jackals in his hand. Some of the Death Jackals ran outside the cave, only for Kong to crush them with his foot.<br />
===="[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 3|Valley of the Fallen Gods]]"====<br />
After [[King Kong/Legendary|Kong]] fought and killed a [[Sirenjaw]], several [[Psychovulture]]s and Death Jackals descended to feed on the carcass.<br />
===="[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 4|Over the Rainbow]]"====<br />
While [[Walter R. Riccio]] was holding [[Aaron Brooks]], Medov, Ato, and two other Iwi at gunpoint, a pack of Death Jackals appeared. They provided a distraction enabling Aaron and the others to escape while Riccio was left behind to deal with the Death Jackals. Riccio was able to fight off the Death Jackals with his gun and escaped as well.<br />
===''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]''===<br />
In 2014, a Death Jackal was caged in Monarch Outpost 14 in the southern [[Philippines]].<br />
==Abilities==<br />
Death Jackals possess sharp teeth and claws, which allow them to maim and kill their prey. The manes of spiky hair on the Death Jackals' heads and backs are incredibly sharp and deadly as well. In addition, they seem to hunt in packs, allowing them to overwhelm large groups of prey.<br />
===Weaknesses===<br />
An entire pack of Death Jackals was no match for the much larger [[King Kong]], who was able to effortlessly kill them all by crushing them with either his hand or foot. According to [[Monarch]]'s profile on the Death Jackals, their cannibalistic tendencies make them a bigger threat to themselves than humanity.<br />
==Gallery==<br />
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DeathJackalProfile.jpg|[[Monarch]]'s profile of the Death Jackals from ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' [[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 1|#1]]<br />
Birth of Kong Death Jackals.JPG|A pack of Death Jackals in ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' [[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 1|#1]]<br />
Death Jackals issue 4-2.png|A pack of Death Jackals attacking [[Walter R. Riccio]] in ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' [[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong Issue 4|#4]]<br />
Mother Longlegs and Death Jackals.jpg<br />
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==Roar==<br />
The Death Jackals' roar is written as "ROUK" in ''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]''.<br />
==Trivia==<br />
* The Death Jackals seem to be based off of the [[Deathrunners]] from the 2005 [[King Kong (1932 novelization)|King Kong]] prequel novel[[Kong: King of Skull Island]].<br />
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|type1 =Cosmic<br />
|type2 =Fire<br />
|altimage =[[File:Deathrunner square.jpg]]<br />
|name =Deathrunner<br />
|height =25-30 feet {{sup|[[Kong of Skull Island|KosI]]}}<br />
|species =Evolved Dromaeosaurus <br />
|allies =[[Gaw]], [[Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)|Ghost]]<br />
|enemies =[[Valla]], [[Ewata]], [[King Kong]], Kong's Mother, Kong's Father, [[Triceratops]]<br />
|relationships =[[Gaw]] (leader)<br />
|created =Joe DeVito, Brad Strickland,<br>James Asmus<br />
|debut =''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]''<br />
|last =''[[Kong of Skull Island]]'' [[Kong of Skull Island #12|#12]]<br />
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'''Deathrunners''' are a species of dromaeosaurid theropods native to [[Skull Island]]. They appear in the 2005 Prequel Novel [[Kong: King of Skull Island]] and tie in comic [[Kong of Skull Island]]. These fierce and intelligent hunters are lead by the giant, female deathrunner, [[Gaw]].<br />
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==Design==<br />
Deathrunners appear to be descended from Dromaeosauridae (feathered, theropod dinosaurs) and were roughly human sized. Their bodies were covered in reddish-orange scales and they had manes of similarly colored hairlike feathers. As Gaw lacked a mane it is possible that it was a factor of sexual dimorphism. Several Deathrunners had either horns or horn-like protrusions on the tips of their noses. They had three toes on their feet and three fingers on their hands<br />
==History==<br />
===== [[Kong: King of Skull Island]] =====<br />
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Under the leadership of Gaw, the Deathrunners were the dominant species on Skull Island with their leader Gaw being worshiped by the native humans as a god. One day the Deathrunners came into conflict with two adult Kongs protecting their baby. The fight eventually ended with Gaw killing the Mother and Father Kongs, leaving their corpses to be scavenged by [[Meat-Eaters]], causing the orphaned [[King Kong|Kong]] to believe that the Meat-Eaters had killed his parents. Years later the now adult Kong fought against the Deathrunners and ultimately defeated Gaw, replacing her as the god of the natives and ruler of the Skull Island.<br />
===== [[Kong of Skull Island]] =====<br />
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==See Also==<br />
* [[Gaw]]<br />
* [[Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)]]<br />
* [[Death Jackal]]<br />
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|type1 =Cosmic<br />
|type2 =Fire<br />
|altimage =[[File:Deathrunner square.jpg]]<br />
|name =Deathrunner<br />
|height =25-30 feet {{sup|[[Kong of Skull Island|KosI]]}}<br />
|species =Evolved Dromaeosaurus <br />
|allies =[[Gaw]][[Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)|Ghost]]<br />
|enemies =[[Valla]], [[Ewata]], [[King Kong]], Kong's Mother, Kong's Father, [[Triceratops]]<br />
|relationships =[[Gaw]] (leader)<br />
|created =Joe DeVito, Brad Strickland,<br>James Asmus<br />
|debut =''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]''<br />
|last =''[[Kong of Skull Island]]'' [[Kong of Skull Island #12|#12]]<br />
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'''Deathrunners''' are a species of dromaeosaurid theropods native to [[Skull Island]]. They appear in the 2005 Prequel Novel [[Kong: King of Skull Island]] and tie in comic [[Kong of Skull Island]]. These fierce and intelligent hunters are lead by the giant, female deathrunner, [[Gaw]].<br />
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==Design==<br />
Deathrunners appear to be descended from Dromaeosauridae (feathered, theropod dinosaurs) and were roughly human sized. Their bodies were covered in reddish-orange scales and they had manes of similarly colored hairlike feathers. As Gaw lacked a mane it is possible that it was a factor of sexual dimorphism. Several Deathrunners had either horns or horn-like protrusions on the tips of their noses. They had three toes on their feet and three fingers on their hands<br />
==History==<br />
===== [[Kong: King of Skull Island]] =====<br />
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Under the leadership of Gaw, the Deathrunners were the dominant species on Skull Island with their leader Gaw being worshiped by the native humans as a god. One day the Deathrunners came into conflict with two adult Kongs protecting their baby. The fight eventually ended with Gaw killing the Mother and Father Kongs, leaving their corpses to be scavenged by [[Meat-Eaters]], causing the orphaned [[King Kong|Kong]] to believe that the Meat-Eaters had killed his parents. Years later the now adult Kong fought against the Deathrunners and ultimately defeated Gaw, replacing her as the god of the natives and ruler of the Skull Island.<br />
===== [[Kong of Skull Island]] =====<br />
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==See Also==<br />
* [[Gaw]]<br />
* [[Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)]]<br />
* [[Death Jackal]]<br />
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|altimage =[[File:Deathrunner square.jpg]]<br />
|name =Gaw<br />
|height =25-30 feet {{sup|[[Kong of Skull Island|KosI]]}}<br />
|species =Evolved Dromaeosaurus <br />
|allies =[[Gaw]][[Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)|Ghost]]<br />
|enemies =[[Valla]], [[Ewata]], [[King Kong]], Kong's Mother, Kong's Father, [[Triceratops]]<br />
|relationships =[[Gaw]] (leader)<br />
|created =Joe DeVito, Brad Strickland,<br>James Asmus<br />
|debut =''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]''<br />
|last =''[[Kong of Skull Island]]'' [[Kong of Skull Island #12|#12]]<br />
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'''Deathrunners''' are a species of dromaeosaurid theropods native to [[Skull Island]]. They appear in the 2005 Prequel Novel [[Kong: King of Skull Island]] and tie in comic [[Kong of Skull Island]]. These fierce and intelligent hunters are lead by the giant, female deathrunner, [[Gaw]].<br />
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==Design==<br />
Deathrunners appear to be descended from Dromaeosauridae (feathered, theropod dinosaurs) and were roughly human sized. Their bodies were covered in reddish-orange scales and they had manes of similarly colored hairlike feathers. As Gaw lacked a mane it is possible that it was a factor of sexual dimorphism. Several Deathrunners had either horns or horn-like protrusions on the tips of their noses. They had three toes on their feet and three fingers on their hands<br />
==History==<br />
===== [[Kong: King of Skull Island]] =====<br />
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Under the leadership of Gaw, the Deathrunners were the dominant species on Skull Island with their leader Gaw being worshiped by the native humans as a god. One day the Deathrunners came into conflict with two adult Kongs protecting their baby. The fight eventually ended with Gaw killing the Mother and Father Kongs, leaving their corpses to be scavenged by [[Meat-Eaters]], causing the orphaned [[King Kong|Kong]] to believe that the Meat-Eaters had killed his parents. Years later the now adult Kong fought against the Deathrunners and ultimately defeated Gaw, replacing her as the god of the natives and ruler of the Skull Island.<br />
===== [[Kong of Skull Island]] =====<br />
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==See Also==<br />
* [[Gaw]]<br />
* [[Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)]]<br />
* [[Death Jackal]]<br />
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|type1 =Cosmic<br />
|type2 =Fire<br />
|altimage =[[File:Deathrunner square.jpg]]<br />
|name =Gaw<br />
|height =25-30 feet {{sup|[[Kong of Skull Island|KosI]]}}<br />
|species =evolved <br />
|allies =[[Gaw]][[Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)|Ghost]]<br />
|enemies =[[Valla]], [[Ewata]], [[King Kong]], Kong's Mother, Kong's Father, [[Triceratops]]<br />
|relationships =[[Gaw]] (leader)<br />
|created =Joe DeVito, Brad Strickland,<br>James Asmus<br />
|debut =''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]''<br />
|last =''[[Kong of Skull Island]]'' [[Kong of Skull Island #12|#12]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Deathrunners''' are a species of dromaeosaurid theropods native to [[Skull Island]]. They appear in the 2005 Prequel Novel [[Kong: King of Skull Island]] and tie in comic [[Kong of Skull Island]]. These fierce and intelligent hunters are lead by the giant, female deathrunner, [[Gaw]].<br />
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==Design==<br />
Deathrunners appear to be descended from Dromaeosauridae (feathered, theropod dinosaurs) and were roughly human sized. Their bodies were covered in reddish-orange scales and they had manes of similarly colored hairlike feathers. As Gaw lacked a mane it is possible that it was a factor of sexual dimorphism. Several Deathrunners had either horns or horn-like protrusions on the tips of their noses. They had three toes on their feet and three fingers on their hands<br />
==History==<br />
===== [[Kong: King of Skull Island]] =====<br />
{{stub|section}}<br />
Under the leadership of Gaw, the Deathrunners were the dominant species on Skull Island with their leader Gaw being worshiped by the native humans as a god. One day the Deathrunners came into conflict with two adult Kongs protecting their baby. The fight eventually ended with Gaw killing the Mother and Father Kongs, leaving their corpses to be scavenged by [[Meat-Eaters]], causing the orphaned [[King Kong|Kong]] to believe that the Meat-Eaters had killed his parents. Years later the now adult Kong fought against the Deathrunners and ultimately defeated Gaw, replacing her as the god of the natives and ruler of the Skull Island.<br />
===== [[Kong of Skull Island]] =====<br />
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==See Also==<br />
* [[Gaw]]<br />
* [[Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)]]<br />
* [[Death Jackal]]<br />
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|type1 =Cosmic<br />
|type2 =Fire<br />
|altimage =<tabs style="color:black; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><br />
<tab name="Kong: King of Skull Island">[[File:Gaw in King of Skull Island.jpg|330px|Gaw in Kong: King of Skull Island]]</tab><br />
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|name =Gaw<br />
|height =25-30 feet {{sup|[[Kong of Skull Island|KosI]]}}<br />
|species =Giant [[Deathrunner]]<br />
|allies =[[Deathrunner]]s<br />
|enemies =[[Valla]], [[Ewata]], [[King Kong]], Kong's Mother, Kong's Father, [[Triceratops]]<br />
|relationships =[[Deathrunner]]s (subjects)<br />
|created =Joe DeVito, Brad Strickland,<br>James Asmus<br />
|debut =''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]''<br />
|last =''[[Kong of Skull Island]]'' [[Kong of Skull Island #6|#6]]<br />
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:''For the female kong that assumed the title of Gaw in [[Kong of Skull Island]], see [[Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)]].''<br />
'''Gaw''' is a title that refers to the leader of the [[Deathrunner]]s in the novel ''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]'' and its related media. To date there have been three distinct creatures to assume the title of Gaw, two of which have been Deathrunners themselves, and the third being a member of the kong species.<br />
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==Name==<br />
The term Gaw is used to describe the leader of the [[Deathrunner]] species, and is usually attained by growing larger than other members of the species. The highly intelligent Deathrunners often cry out the word "Gaw" in reference to it. However, the title of Gaw can be given to creatures outside of the species, such was the case when the Deathrunners accepted the female kong [[Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)|Ghost]] as their matriarch. In ''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]'', the native [[Skull Island]]ers that worship Gaw also refer to her by this name.<br />
==Design==<br />
The Gaw featured in ''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]'' possesses only a single head. Her skin is red in color, and her eyes are a dark yellow. Gaw's head is adorned with a spike on each cheek, and several smaller spikes running across her brow ridges. Gaw also has a row of spikes that begin on her nose and run from her head down her back. Gaw's mouth is filled with a single row of large, sharp teeth, and she possesses a tuft of feathers on her chin that resemble a beard. Gaw has incredibly long and human-like forelimbs that end in two long opposable digits.<br />
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The most notable trait of the Gaw that appeared in ''[[Kong of Skull Island]]'' is its two individually fully functional heads. The most notable difference between the two is that the left head and half of its body has an orange hue while the other side is more red in color. Gaw's heads are adorned with a single line of spines that meet on its back and continues down to its tail. Each head has two small, green eyes, and it has two forelimbs with three clawed digits on each. Gaw's back is covered with feathers.<br />
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Design documents illustrated by series creator [[Joe DeVito]] show several takes on he two-headed Gaw that never came to fruition, such as her having feathers, vestigial limbs from the non-dominant twin, and a split at the head and the hip rather than at the shoulder. There is a recurring theme in these early designs in which the left head is a male twin and is slightly smaller than the large female, however the final design seems to be mostly bilaterally symmetrical.<br />
==Origins==<br />
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The Gaw in ''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]'' is an abnormally large female Deathrunner that due to its size was accepted as the leader of the Deathrunners. Gaw's ferocity also earned it the status of a god among the natives of [[Skull Island]], who began to worship her and offer her human sacrifices.<br />
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In ''[[Kong of Skull Island]]'', Gaw was a [[Deathrunner]] with the documented birth defect of having two heads. This was not unheard of in Deathrunners, as the breeding records of the early Kong breeders had documented such occurrences. Due to Gaw's immense size, it was accepted as the leader of the Deathrunner population.<br />
==History==<br />
===''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]'' ([[2005]])===<br />
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As the matriarch of the [[Deathrunner]]s, the latest Gaw had become the dominant creature on [[Skull Island]]. Gaw's ferocity became known to the Atu clan of natives on the island, who began to revere her as their god and offer her human sacrifices. Gaw and her Deathrunners eventually came upon the three remaining kongs on Skull Island and attacked them, leaving only a surviving adolescent male. This young Kong, who would later be known as [[King Kong]], eventually reached adulthood and took revenge for the death of his parents at Gaw's hands, killing Gaw and establishing himself as the new king of Skull Island.<br />
===''[[Kong of Skull Island]]''===<br />
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==Abilities==<br />
===Intelligence===<br />
Gaw, like all Deathrunners, is incredibly intelligent, and is able to plan, anticipate, and communicate with other members of its species.<br />
===Leadership===<br />
As the leader of the [[Deathrunner]] population, Gaw can command every Deathrunner on [[Skull Island]].<br />
===Physical Strength===<br />
Gaw possesses immense physical strength that allows it to be a formidable foe to the Kong. While its hide is not thick enough to prevent a Kong's bite from drawing blood, Gaw can continue to fight with minimal repercussions in this event.<br />
==Comics==<br />
===''[[Kong of Skull Island]]'' ([[2016]])===<br />
====''[[Kong of Skull Island]]'' [[Kong of Skull Island #5|#5]]====<br />
After the Tagu-Atu people arrived on Skull Island, Deathrunners began to attack them, and through their intelligent assaults on the humans, Gaw began to plot a trap to bring them to its lair. After a raid, Deathrunners left a blood trail from the village to their lair. While some of the Kong scaled the mountain to the Gaw's cave, the Deathrunners attacked those left on the ground while Gaw took on the climbers.<br />
====''[[Kong of Skull Island]]'' [[Kong of Skull Island #6|#6]]====<br />
While fighting the Kong, Gaw realized that [[Ewata]] was the brains behind the Kong's movements, and orders some Deathrunners to attack her. After that plan fails, Gaw goes after Ewata and the Kong [[Valla]] itself, but was poisoned by Ewata throwing toxic powder onto one of its heads. In this moment of weakness, Ewata ordered another Kong to break its remaining jaw, effectively killing it, causing the Deathrunners to flee.<br />
====''[[Kong of Skull Island]]'' [[Kong of Skull Island Issue 9|#9]]-[[Kong of Skull Island Issue 12|12]]====<br />
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[[Image:Ghost 3.png|190px|right|thumb|[[Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)|Ghost]] throttling [[Valla]]]]<br />
After the previous Gaw's death at the hands of a group of Kong, the Deathrunners came to revere any Kong they found, and would stand down and await orders from them, which often just lead to their speedy defeat. No Kong ever realized or utilized this reverence until the Deathrunners came upon [[Ghost (Kong of Skull Island)|Ghost]], a female Kong that had fallen through a faulty mine shaft. The Deathrunners quickly accepted Ghost as the new Gaw, and served her until she was killed by another Kong called [[Valla]]. While under Ghost's command, their reverence to other Kong ceased. In addition to the Ghost's survival skills that had allowed her to survive alone in the jungle, her willingness to accept her position as Gaw was likely influenced by the induced madness she suffered by a group of anti-Kong militants attempting to rile the sleeping Ghost with [[Scent Trigger|Scent Triggers]]. The scents did not give the intended effect, and instead rendered Ghost the psychotic monster she became.<br />
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Gaw Gen 1 Full.png|Gaw art by Carlos Magno in [[Kong of Skull Island Issue 5|Issue 5]]<br />
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Gaw in King of Skull Island.jpg|Gaw art by [[Joe DeVito]] in ''[[Kong: King of Skull Island]]''<br />
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|type1 =Water<br />
|type2 =Normal<br />
|image =Erabus.png<br />
|caption =Erabus art by Hurricane Ryu<br />
|name =Erabus<br />
|species =Alien creature<br />
|nicknames =None<br />
|planned =''[[Godzilla vs. Red Moon]]''<br />
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'''Erabus''' {{Nihongo|エラブス|Erabusu}} is an unused [[kaiju]] from the unmade [[1971]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]], ''[[Godzilla vs. Red Moon]]''.<br />
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==Design==<br />
Though no concept art is known to exist of the creature, the script for ''[[Godzilla vs. Red Moon]]'' describes Erabus as having glossy skin. When hibernating, she is mistaken for tree with her tail (or perhaps multiple tails) resembling tree roots.<br />
<ref name="GTCFPerfection">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]|date=29 November [[2014]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa|ASCII MEDIA WORKS]]|page=129|isbn=978-4-04-866999-3}}</ref> Artwork by artist [[Hurricane Ryu Hariken|"Hurricane" Ryu Hariken]] depicts Erabus as a large-eyed, maned amphibious draconic creature with grasping forelimbs, a noticeably long neck multiple tails, and a finned back covered in scales.<br />
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==History==<br />
===''[[Godzilla vs. Red Moon]]''===<br />
Erabus, long in hibernation, was the home of various long lived pit vipers said to have extended their life by absorbing the "red sap" of the roots of a massive tree. <ref name="GTCFPerfection">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]|date=29 November [[2014]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa|ASCII MEDIA WORKS]]|page=129|isbn=978-4-04-866999-3}}</ref> The tree is in fact a hibernating Erabus.<br />
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Erabus emerged from hibernation on Habu Island of [[Okinawa]] shortly after [[Red Moon]] arrives from the moon. The Japanese Self Defense thought they could lure the two [[kaiju]] together so they could defeat each other, but they turn out to be the same species and of opposite genders. They soon have a son dubbed [[Halfun]], who is killed later on. Halfun's parents go berserk and destroy cities, but [[Godzilla]] arrives and defeats them.<br />
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==Abilities==<br />
===Toxin storage===<br />
Erabus has the ability to inhale airborne chemical weapons to store in her body and later exhale against enemies.<ref name="GTCFPerfection">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]|date=29 November [[2014]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa|ASCII MEDIA WORKS]]|page=129|isbn=978-4-04-866999-3}}</ref><br />
===Burrowing===<br />
Erabus is a rapid burrower, able to quickly vanish without a trace after awakening.<ref name="GTCFPerfection">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]|date=29 November [[2014]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa|ASCII MEDIA WORKS]]|page=129|isbn=978-4-04-866999-3}}</ref> <br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Red Moon]]<br />
*[[Hafun]]<br />
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[[Category:Female Kaiju]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=Death_Kappa_(film)&diff=159700Death Kappa (film)2020-03-11T05:32:37Z<p>Jacob Burt: /* Plot */</p>
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|image =20101202020007255.jpg<br />
|caption =The Japanese poster for Death Kappa<br />
|name =''Death Kappa''<br />
|dt =''Death Kappa'' (2010)<br />
|director =[[Tomo Haraguchi]]<br />
|producer =Yoshinori Chiba, Yoko Hayama,<br>Tomo Fukatsu, Hidemasa Iwashita,<br>John Sirabella (executive)<br />
|writer =Masakazu Migita (screenplay),<br>Tomo Haraguchi (story)<br />
|composer =Masako Ishi<br />
|distributor =[[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]]{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br>Media Blasters{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br />
|runtime =85 minutes{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br />{{Small|(1 hour, 25 minutes)}}<br>79 minutes{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 19 minutes)}}<br />
|aspectratio =1.85:1<br />
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{{Quote|[[King Kong]] is DEAD. [[Godzilla]] is RETIRED. a [[Death Kappa|new MONSTER]] is in town.|Tagline}}<br />
'''''Death Kappa''''' {{Nihongo|デスカッパ|Desu Kappa}} is a [[2010]] [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] co-produced by [[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]], Nakasu, and Fever Dreams. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Tokyo Shock in the [[United States]] on July 27, 2010, and released in [[Japan]]ese theaters by Nikkatsu on November 27, [[2010]].<br />
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==Description==<br />
''When military experiments go haywire and trigger an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions. A monster arrives in the midst of the nuclear fallout, and Japan's defenses are helpless against it. Mankind's only savior is an irradiated water goblin from Japanese folklore called the "Death Kappa." The two rival monsters must go head-to-head in the ultimate battle between good and evil!''<br />
==Plot==<br />
Kanako returns to her home town in the wake of a failed career as an idol singer. As soon as she meets up with her grandmother Fujiko, a VW Beetle speeds down the road, hitting her grandmother and knocking a shrine containing a mummified kappa off a cliff and into the sea. With her dying breath, Kanako's grandmother begs her to "protect the kappa". Kanako takes over as the [[wikipedia:miko|miko]] to her family's shrine. On a nearby beach, the joyriders who ran over Kanako's grandmother are attacked by strange creatures and men in black suits, the boys killed and the girls abducted.<br />
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One day Kanako catches her brothers listening to her song only to hear a noise coming from outside their house. The three of them find a kappa dancing to Kanako's song. The siblings befriend Kappa and he soon becomes part of the family. One night while Kappa is dancing to Kanako’s song, he is attacked and netted by a group of men in black suits. Kanako tries to save Kappa using a bow and arrow, causing the men to turn their attention towards her and capture her. Her distraction allows Kappa to escape. With their main quarry gone, the leader of the assailants turns her attention to Kanako as one of her subordinates tazes her.<br />
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Kanako wakes up to find herself chained to a giant wooden "X", surrounded by strange fish men, in a room full of Imperial Japanese imagery, traditional samurai weapons, a banner that reads "Revive the Spirit of Japan", jars full of specimens, and a mummified corpse in a wheelchair. A woman named Yuriko identifies the fish men as Umihiko and the mummy in the wheelchair as her grandfather. The Umihiko are his creations, made from Kappa's skin cells and intended for use as super soldiers to turn the tide near the end of World War II. He was rejected by the Japanese army, who saw the Umihiko as a crime against nature, but spent the rest of his life continuing his experiments. Yuriko has finished what he started, working with a group of radicals called the State Guard who believe that the Japanese were defanged in the wake of World War II and plan to use the Umihiko to resurrect bushido and Japanese imperialism. Another soldier comes in, escorting the two girls they had abducted, who now have gills and sharp teeth. They are becoming the first female Umihiko, and Yuriko tells Kanako she is going to become the third. <br />
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As Yuriko begins the process, Kappa storms into the lab to rescue Kanako. The State Guards try to capture Kappa alive, but he proves too tough and frees Kanako. Yuriko activates the Umihiko and sics them on kappa, which prove to be more evenly matched. Kanako pulls a [[wikipedia:naginata|naginata]] off the wall and slices the control panel in half, paralyzing the Umihiko. Infuriated by the defeat of her grandfather's opus, Yuriko pulls out a machine gun and tries to kill Kanako, who jumps behind Kappa's shell for protection. The bullets bounce off Kappa's shell, killing the State Guard captain, crippling another member, and destroying her grandfather's mummy. After she runs out of bullets, Yuriko discovers the damage she caused to her grandfather’s remains and freaks out, unveiling an atomic bomb. Despite the State Guard member's protests, she sets it off. The radiation from the bomb fuses the Umihiko into a single gigantic, amphibious fish monster that proceeds to rampage through [[Yokohama]].<br />
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The [[JSDF]] is called in to deal with the monster, which has been designated Hangyolas. Their infantry is too terrified to open fire and quickly crushed. A joint attack by tanks and fighter jets stalls Hangyolas for a time, but he incinerates them with sheets of flame. As a last resort the JSDF send in the Gorgon Monster Death Ray, the most powerful laser in the world, but he endures it and returns fire. With all their countermeasures having failed, the JSDF resign themselves to the possibility that Hangyolas is invincible and a dark shadow falls over the minds of all of Japan. Suddenly, Kappa appears, having grown to gigantic size by the same radiation that created Hangyolas, his eyes glowing red. The two monsters do battle in the ruins of the city, with Kappa quickly pulling Hangyolas's tail off. Their fight comes to a head in an oil refinery, when Kappa picks up several Horton spheres and throws them at Hangyolas. The kaiju retaliates with his fire breath, only for Kappa to block the attack with his hands and push it back into Hangyolas, killing his enemy. The JSDF breathe a sigh of relief at the death of Hangyolas, but their victory is short-lived as Kappa goes on an even more destructive rampage. A kappa expert strolls into the JSDF meeting room and calls the giant kappa the consequence of humanity not believing in unconfirmed life forms. Declaring that Kappa will be humanity's doom, he rechristens him Death Kappa. The [[National Diet Building]] falls before his might, and he even targets [[Mount Fuji]]. The JSDF are at a loss: their entire military might was no match for Hangyolas and Death Kappa defeated him. Kanako comes to the top of a building with a bucket of water and a ladle, and starts singing. Death Kappa approaches her, suddenly calmed. Kanako uses the bucket and ladle to wet the dish on Death Kappa's head, returning his eyes to normal. The head of the JSDF committee states that Death Kappa should serve as a reminder of forgotten values. Death Kappa returns to the sea to the cheers of a grateful Japan, as Kanako quietly says goodbye to her friend.<br />
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==Staff==<br />
{{Main|Death Kappa (film)/Credits}}<br />
{{Staffs<br />
|Directed by=[[Tomo Haraguchi]]<br />
|Written by=Masakazu Migita (screenplay), Tomo Haraguchi (story)<br />
|Produced by=Yoko Hayama, Yoshinori Chiba, Tomo Fukatsu, Hidemasa Iwashita<br />
|Executive producer=John Sirabella<br />
|Music by=Masako Ishi<br />
|Cinematography by=Yoshihito Takahashi<br />
|Edited by=Yoshitaka Honda<br />
|Production design by=Masaaki Sugiyama<br />
|Assistant director=Daiji Hattori<br />
|Director of special effects=Tomo Haraguchi<br />
}}<br />
==Cast==<br />
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{{Cast<br />
|Misato Hirata|Kanako Kawado<br />
|Mika Sakuraba|Yuriko<br />
|Daniel Aguilar Gutiérrez|Professor Tanaka<br />
|[[Hideaki Anno]]|Captain of the State Guard<br />
|Ryuki Kitaoka|State Guard member<br />
|[[w:c:Hiroko Sakurai|Hiroko Sakurai]]|Fujiko Kawado<br />
|[[w:c:ultra:Mitsuko Hoshi|Mitsuko Hoshi]]|JSDF Officer<br />
|[[w:c:kamenrider:Shigeru Araki|Shigeru Araki]]|Secretary-General<br />
|[[Shinji Higuchi]]|Omobe, reporter<br />
*Yakan Nabe<br />
*Takayuki Kanayama<br />
*Yukari Toyoshima<br />
*Wataru Ikeda<br />
*Mizuho Suzuki<br />
*Mitsunori Hattori<br />
*Yuka Koide<br />
*Katsuyuki Iseda<br />
*Toshio Miyake<br />
*Eiichi Furui<br />
*Yu Sato<br />
*Takenori Ito<br />
*Yoshinori Horimoto<br />
*Naohiro Ogura<br />
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*Tamami Kaneko<br />
*Masaya Tagana<br />
*Kaichi Kaburagi<br />
*Ikuko Miyamoto<br />
*Akira Yamada<br />
*Hidekatsu Shibata<br />
*Kosuke Yanagawa<br />
*Kiyoshi Yoshida<br />
*Satoshi Sonehara<br />
*Yuki Sawada<br />
*Ryosuke Hirai<br />
*Toshiyuki Ando<br />
*Moritsugu Oya<br />
*Nozomu Kikugawa<br />
*Yuji Kimura<br />
*Yoshiyuki Koba<br />
*Shinjiro Gouda<br />
*Akihiro Watanabe<br />
*Asuka Ito<br />
*Natsuko Tohma<br />
*Rie Muratomi<br />
|Matt Alt, Hiroko Yoda, Kondo Yutaka, Naoki Karasawa, Yoshiko Karasawa|Extras (uncredited)<ref name="Alt1">[https://altjapan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/10/death-by-kappa.html AltJapan: Death by Kappa]</ref><br />
|Kazunori Yokoo|[[Death Kappa]]<br />
|Toshio Miyake|[[Hangyolas]]<br />
}}<br />
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===English dub===<br />
{{Cast|notice=no<br />
|Cristina Vee|Kanako Kawado<br />
|Karen Strassman|Yuriko<br />
|Spike Spencer|Fukudome<br />
|Erin Fitzgerald|Aki<br />
|Lauren Landa|Yayoi<br />
|Michelle Ann Dunphry|Reporter<br />
|Louise Chamis|Mifune<br />
|Jason Wishnov|Kouji<br />
|David Lodge|Omobe<br />
|Tony Oliver|Kenta<br />
|Luke Ralph|Mitsuo<br />
|Sonja S. Fox|Habaki<br />
|Kirk Thornton|Hatoyama<br />
|James Serrano|Captain Yoyogi<br />
}}<br />
==Appearances==<br />
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===Monsters===<br />
*[[Kappa]] / [[Death Kappa]]<br />
*[[Umihiko]] / [[Hangyolas]]<br />
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===Weapons, vehicles, and races===<br />
*Gorgon Monster Death Ray<br />
*[[Lockhead F-104 Starfighter]]<br />
*[[Type 90 Tank]]<br />
*[[Type 74 Tank]]<br />
*[[wikipedia:M46 Patton|M46 Patton]]<br />
*[[UH-1 Iroquois]]<br />
*[[Type 81 Surface-to-Air Missile]]<br />
*[[Type 82 Command Vehicle]]<br />
*[[Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile]]<br />
*Unidentified missile launchers<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{Main|Death Kappa (film)/Gallery}}<br />
==Theatrical releases==<br />
*[[United States]] - June 25, [[2010]] [New York Asian Film Festival]<br />
*[[Japan]] - November 27, [[2010]]<br />
==Japanese release==<br />
At 85 minutes, the Japanese release of ''Death Kappa'' is six minutes longer than the version Media Blasters released in the United States, and includes an alternate ending in which a kaiju-sized Kanako, dressed like one of the [[Shobijin]], soothes Death Kappa with her song.<ref name="Hipsters">{{cite book|title=Kaiju For Hipsters: 101 "Alternative" Giant Monsters Movies |author=Kevin Derendorf |date=2018 |publisher=Maser Press |page=322-324 |isbn=9781983293771}}</ref><br />
==Video releases==<br />
'''Tokyo Shock''' DVD / Blu-ray + DVD ([[2010]])<br />
*Region: 1 (DVD) or A/1 (Blu-ray)<br />
*Discs: 1 (DVD) or 2 (Blu-ray + DVD)<br />
*Audio: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1), Japanese (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1)<br />
*Subtitles: English<br />
*Special Features: "The Making of Death Kappa" featurette (11 minutes), extended version of the film's music video (5 minutes), pre-production promo films (5 minutes), still gallery (8 minutes), trailers for ''Death Kappa'' and other Fever Dreams films<br />
*Notes: Both the DVD and Blu-ray include all of the listed special features. Contains only the 79-minute version of the film.<br />
'''Happynet''' DVD (2011)<br />
*Region: 2<br />
*Discs: 2<br />
*Audio: Japanese<br />
*Subtitles: English<br />
*Special Features: Three audio commentaries (staff, Misato Hirata and Mitsuko Hoshi, and audience reactions from a screening in Spain), American ending, trailers, featurette on a ''Death Kappa'' screening in Spain, other special features unknown<br />
'''Tokyo Shock''' DVD / Blu-ray (2020)<ref name="SFJ">[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2020/03/04/death-kappa-tenth-anniversary-edition-coming-to-blu-ray-and-dvd-april-14th/ SciFi Japan: DEATH KAPPA: TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Coming To Blu-ray and DVD April 14th]</ref><br />
*Region: 1 (DVD) or A/1 (Blu-ray)<br />
*Discs: 1<br />
*Audio: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1), Japanese (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1)<br />
*Subtitles: English<br />
*Special Features: To be announced<br />
*Notes: To be released on April 14.<br />
==Videos==<br />
===Trailers===<br />
{{videos|<br />
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/MDYdrPCiNFM</youtube>|''Death Kappa'' in its entirety (480p)}}<br />
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/ht2i3aUX850</youtube>|''Death Kappa'' Japanese trailer}}<br />
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/_mFVu514iic</youtube>|''Death Kappa'' American trailer}}<br />
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/khHYvpPHcmY</youtube>|''Death Kappa'' featurette}}<br />
}}<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*The Kappa suit was originally built for the 2004 film ''Kibakichi'', also directed by [[Tomo Haraguchi]].<ref name="Hipsters"/><br />
*[[Hangyolas]] destroys a billboard containing a link to lead actress Misato Hirata's Ameba blog.<br />
*Hiroko Sakurai's character is named Fujiko, a nod to her famous role in ''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]''.<br />
*The Gorgon Monster Death Ray is patterned on the [[Type 66 Maser Cannon]].<br />
*The making of ''Death Kappa'' was featured on an episode of the 2010 show ''Nat Geo Amazing!'' Translator Matt Alt, who played an extra in the JSDF command center, wrote and served as a field producer for the segment.<ref name="Alt2">[https://altjapan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/10/how-to-make-a-japanese-monster-movie.html AltJapan: Tokyo Monsters Attack!]</ref><br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.crunchyroll.com/maturity_wall?next=%2Fdeath-kappa%3Fskip_wall%3D1 Streaming link (Crunchyroll)]<br />
==References==<br />
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|caption =The Japanese poster for Death Kappa<br />
|name =''Death Kappa''<br />
|dt =''Death Kappa'' (2010)<br />
|director =[[Tomo Haraguchi]]<br />
|producer =Yoshinori Chiba, Yoko Hayama,<br>Tomo Fukatsu, Hidemasa Iwashita,<br>John Sirabella (executive)<br />
|writer =Masakazu Migita (screenplay),<br>Tomo Haraguchi (story)<br />
|composer =Masako Ishi<br />
|distributor =[[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]]{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br>Media Blasters{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br />
|runtime =85 minutes{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br />{{Small|(1 hour, 25 minutes)}}<br>79 minutes{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 19 minutes)}}<br />
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{{Quote|[[King Kong]] is DEAD. [[Godzilla]] is RETIRED. a [[Death Kappa|new MONSTER]] is in town.|Tagline}}<br />
'''''Death Kappa''''' {{Nihongo|デスカッパ|Desu Kappa}} is a [[2010]] [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] co-produced by [[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]], Nakasu, and Fever Dreams. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Tokyo Shock in the [[United States]] on July 27, 2010, and released in [[Japan]]ese theaters by Nikkatsu on November 27, [[2010]].<br />
{{TOC}}<br />
==Description==<br />
''When military experiments go haywire and trigger an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions. A monster arrives in the midst of the nuclear fallout, and Japan's defenses are helpless against it. Mankind's only savior is an irradiated water goblin from Japanese folklore called the "Death Kappa." The two rival monsters must go head-to-head in the ultimate battle between good and evil!''<br />
==Plot==<br />
Kanako returns to her home town in the wake of a failed career as an idol singer. As soon as she meets up with her grandmother Fujiko, a VW Beetle speeds down the road, hitting her grandmother and knocking a shrine containing a mummified kappa off a cliff and into the sea. With her dying breath, Kanako's grandmother begs her to "protect the kappa". Kanako takes over as the [[wikipedia:miko|miko]] to her family's shrine. On a nearby beach, the joyriders who ran over Kanako's grandmother are attacked by strange creatures and men in black suits, the boys killed and the girls abducted.<br />
<br />
One day Kanako catches her brothers listening to her song only to hear a noise coming from outside their house. The three of them find a kappa dancing to Kanako's song. The siblings befriend Kappa and he soon becomes part of the family. One night while Kappa is dancing to Kanako’s song, he is attacked and netted by a group of men in black suits. Kanako tries to save Kappa using a bow and arrow, causing the men to turn their attention towards her and capture her. Her distraction allows Kappa to escape. With their main quarry gone, the leader of the assailants turns her attention to Kanako as one of her subordinates tazes her.<br />
<br />
<br />
Kanako wakes up to find herself chained to a giant wooden "X", surrounded by strange fish men, in a room full of Imperial Japanese imagery, traditional samurai weapons, a banner that reads "Revive the Spirit of Japan", jars full of specimens, and a mummified corpse in a wheelchair. A woman named Yuriko identifies the fish men as Umihiko and the mummy in the wheelchair as her grandfather. The Umihiko are his creations, made from Kappa's skin cells and intended for use as super soldiers to turn the tide near the end of World War II. He was rejected by the Japanese army, who saw the Umihiko as a crime against nature, but spent the rest of his life continuing his experiments. Yuriko has finished what he started, working with a group of radicals called the State Guard who believe that the Japanese were defanged in the wake of World War II and plan to use the Umihiko to resurrect bushido and Japanese imperialism. Another soldier comes in, escorting the two girls they had abducted, who now have gills and sharp teeth. They are becoming the first female Umihiko, and Yuriko tells Kanako she is going to become the third. <br />
<br />
<br />
As Yuriko begins the process, Kappa storms into the lab to rescue Kanako. The State Guards try to capture Kappa alive, but he proves too tough and frees Kanako. Yuriko activates the Umihiko and sics them on kappa, which prove to be more evenly matched. Kanako pulls a [[wikipedia:naginata|naginata]] off the wall and slices the control panel in half, paralyzing the Umihiko. Infuriated by the defeat of her grandfather's opus, Yuriko pulls out a machine gun and tries to kill Kanako, who jumps behind Kappa's shell for protection. The bullets bounce off Kappa's shell, killing the State Guard captain, crippling another member, and destroying her grandfather's mummy. After she runs out of bullets, Yuriko discovers the damage she caused to her grandfather’s remains and freaks out, unveiling an atomic bomb. Despite the State Guard member's protests, she sets it off. The radiation from the bomb fuses the Umihiko into a single gigantic, amphibious fish monster that proceeds to rampage through [[Yokohama]].<br />
<br />
<br />
The [[JSDF]] is called in to deal with the monster, which has been designated Hangyolas. Their infantry is too terrified to open fire and quickly crushed. A joint attack by tanks and fighter jets stalls Hangyolas for a time, but he incinerates them with sheets of flame. As a last resort the JSDF send in the Gorgon Monster Death Ray, the most powerful laser in the world, but he endures it and returns fire. With all their countermeasures having failed, the JSDF resign themselves to the possibility that Hangyolas is invincible and a dark shadow falls over the minds of all of Japan. Suddenly, Kappa appears, having grown to gigantic size by the same radiation that created Hangyolas, his eyes glowing red. The two monsters do battle in the ruins of the city, with Kappa quickly pulling Hangyolas's tail off. Their fight comes to a head in an oil refinery, when Kappa picks up several Horton spheres and throws them at Hangyolas. The kaiju retaliates with his fire breath, only for Kappa to block the attack with his hands and push it back into Hangyolas, killing his enemy. The JSDF breathe a sigh of relief at the death of Hangyolas, but their victory is short-lived as Kappa goes on an even more destructive rampage. A kappa expert strolls into the JSDF meeting room and calls the giant kappa the consequence of humanity not believing in unconfirmed life forms. Declaring that Kappa will be humanity's doom, he rechristens him Death Kappa. The [[National Diet Building]] falls before his might, and he even targets [[Mount Fuji]]. The JSDF are at a loss: their entire military might was no match for Hangyolas and Death Kappa defeated him. Kanako comes to the top of a building with a bucket of water and a ladle, and starts singing. Death Kappa approaches her, suddenly calmed. Kanako uses the bucket and ladle to wet the dish on Death Kappa's head, returning his eyes to normal. The head of the JSDF committee states that Death Kappa should serve as a reminder of forgotten values. Death Kappa returns to the sea to the cheers of a grateful Japan, as Kanako quietly says goodbye to her friend.<br />
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==Staff==<br />
{{Main|Death Kappa (film)/Credits}}<br />
{{Staffs<br />
|Directed by=[[Tomo Haraguchi]]<br />
|Written by=Masakazu Migita (screenplay), Tomo Haraguchi (story)<br />
|Produced by=Yoko Hayama, Yoshinori Chiba, Tomo Fukatsu, Hidemasa Iwashita<br />
|Executive producer=John Sirabella<br />
|Music by=Masako Ishi<br />
|Cinematography by=Yoshihito Takahashi<br />
|Edited by=Yoshitaka Honda<br />
|Production design by=Masaaki Sugiyama<br />
|Assistant director=Daiji Hattori<br />
|Director of special effects=Tomo Haraguchi<br />
}}<br />
==Cast==<br />
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{{Cast<br />
|Misato Hirata|Kanako Kawado<br />
|Mika Sakuraba|Yuriko<br />
|Daniel Aguilar Gutiérrez|Professor Tanaka<br />
|[[Hideaki Anno]]|Captain of the State Guard<br />
|Ryuki Kitaoka|State Guard member<br />
|[[w:c:Hiroko Sakurai|Hiroko Sakurai]]|Fujiko Kawado<br />
|[[w:c:ultra:Mitsuko Hoshi|Mitsuko Hoshi]]|JSDF Officer<br />
|[[w:c:kamenrider:Shigeru Araki|Shigeru Araki]]|Secretary-General<br />
|[[Shinji Higuchi]]|Omobe, reporter<br />
*Yakan Nabe<br />
*Takayuki Kanayama<br />
*Yukari Toyoshima<br />
*Wataru Ikeda<br />
*Mizuho Suzuki<br />
*Mitsunori Hattori<br />
*Yuka Koide<br />
*Katsuyuki Iseda<br />
*Toshio Miyake<br />
*Eiichi Furui<br />
*Yu Sato<br />
*Takenori Ito<br />
*Yoshinori Horimoto<br />
*Naohiro Ogura<br />
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*Tamami Kaneko<br />
*Masaya Tagana<br />
*Kaichi Kaburagi<br />
*Ikuko Miyamoto<br />
*Akira Yamada<br />
*Hidekatsu Shibata<br />
*Kosuke Yanagawa<br />
*Kiyoshi Yoshida<br />
*Satoshi Sonehara<br />
*Yuki Sawada<br />
*Ryosuke Hirai<br />
*Toshiyuki Ando<br />
*Moritsugu Oya<br />
*Nozomu Kikugawa<br />
*Yuji Kimura<br />
*Yoshiyuki Koba<br />
*Shinjiro Gouda<br />
*Akihiro Watanabe<br />
*Asuka Ito<br />
*Natsuko Tohma<br />
*Rie Muratomi<br />
|Matt Alt, Hiroko Yoda, Kondo Yutaka, Naoki Karasawa, Yoshiko Karasawa|Extras (uncredited)<ref name="Alt1">[https://altjapan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/10/death-by-kappa.html AltJapan: Death by Kappa]</ref><br />
|Kazunori Yokoo|[[Death Kappa]]<br />
|Toshio Miyake|[[Hangyolas]]<br />
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===English dub===<br />
{{Cast|notice=no<br />
|Cristina Vee|Kanako Kawado<br />
|Karen Strassman|Yuriko<br />
|Spike Spencer|Fukudome<br />
|Erin Fitzgerald|Aki<br />
|Lauren Landa|Yayoi<br />
|Michelle Ann Dunphry|Reporter<br />
|Louise Chamis|Mifune<br />
|Jason Wishnov|Kouji<br />
|David Lodge|Omobe<br />
|Tony Oliver|Kenta<br />
|Luke Ralph|Mitsuo<br />
|Sonja S. Fox|Habaki<br />
|Kirk Thornton|Hatoyama<br />
|James Serrano|Captain Yoyogi<br />
}}<br />
==Appearances==<br />
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===Monsters===<br />
*[[Kappa]] / [[Death Kappa]]<br />
*[[Umihiko]] / [[Hangyolas]]<br />
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===Weapons, vehicles, and races===<br />
*Gorgon Monster Death Ray<br />
*[[Lockhead F-104 Starfighter]]<br />
*[[Type 90 Tank]]<br />
*[[Type 74 Tank]]<br />
*[[wikipedia:M46 Patton|M46 Patton]]<br />
*[[UH-1 Iroquois]]<br />
*[[Type 81 Surface-to-Air Missile]]<br />
*[[Type 82 Command Vehicle]]<br />
*[[Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile]]<br />
*Unidentified missile launchers<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{Main|Death Kappa (film)/Gallery}}<br />
==Theatrical releases==<br />
*[[United States]] - June 25, [[2010]] [New York Asian Film Festival]<br />
*[[Japan]] - November 27, [[2010]]<br />
==Japanese release==<br />
At 85 minutes, the Japanese release of ''Death Kappa'' is six minutes longer than the version Media Blasters released in the United States, and includes an alternate ending in which a kaiju-sized Kanako, dressed like one of the [[Shobijin]], soothes Death Kappa with her song.<ref name="Hipsters">{{cite book|title=Kaiju For Hipsters: 101 "Alternative" Giant Monsters Movies |author=Kevin Derendorf |date=2018 |publisher=Maser Press |page=322-324 |isbn=9781983293771}}</ref><br />
==Video releases==<br />
'''Tokyo Shock''' DVD / Blu-ray + DVD ([[2010]])<br />
*Region: 1 (DVD) or A/1 (Blu-ray)<br />
*Discs: 1 (DVD) or 2 (Blu-ray + DVD)<br />
*Audio: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1), Japanese (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1)<br />
*Subtitles: English<br />
*Special Features: "The Making of Death Kappa" featurette (11 minutes), extended version of the film's music video (5 minutes), pre-production promo films (5 minutes), still gallery (8 minutes), trailers for ''Death Kappa'' and other Fever Dreams films<br />
*Notes: Both the DVD and Blu-ray include all of the listed special features. Contains only the 79-minute version of the film.<br />
'''Happynet''' DVD (2011)<br />
*Region: 2<br />
*Discs: 2<br />
*Audio: Japanese<br />
*Subtitles: English<br />
*Special Features: Three audio commentaries (staff, Misato Hirata and Mitsuko Hoshi, and audience reactions from a screening in Spain), American ending, trailers, featurette on a ''Death Kappa'' screening in Spain, other special features unknown<br />
'''Tokyo Shock''' DVD / Blu-ray (2020)<ref name="SFJ">[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2020/03/04/death-kappa-tenth-anniversary-edition-coming-to-blu-ray-and-dvd-april-14th/ SciFi Japan: DEATH KAPPA: TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Coming To Blu-ray and DVD April 14th]</ref><br />
*Region: 1 (DVD) or A/1 (Blu-ray)<br />
*Discs: 1<br />
*Audio: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1), Japanese (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1)<br />
*Subtitles: English<br />
*Special Features: To be announced<br />
*Notes: To be released on April 14.<br />
==Videos==<br />
===Trailers===<br />
{{videos|<br />
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/MDYdrPCiNFM</youtube>|''Death Kappa'' in its entirety (480p)}}<br />
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/ht2i3aUX850</youtube>|''Death Kappa'' Japanese trailer}}<br />
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/_mFVu514iic</youtube>|''Death Kappa'' American trailer}}<br />
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/khHYvpPHcmY</youtube>|''Death Kappa'' featurette}}<br />
}}<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*The Kappa suit was originally built for the 2004 film ''Kibakichi'', also directed by [[Tomo Haraguchi]].<ref name="Hipsters"/><br />
*[[Hangyolas]] destroys a billboard containing a link to lead actress Misato Hirata's Ameba blog.<br />
*Hiroko Sakurai's character is named Fujiko, a nod to her famous role in ''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]''.<br />
*The Gorgon Monster Death Ray is patterned on the [[Type 66 Maser Cannon]].<br />
*The making of ''Death Kappa'' was featured on an episode of the 2010 show ''Nat Geo Amazing!'' Translator Matt Alt, who played an extra in the JSDF command center, wrote and served as a field producer for the segment.<ref name="Alt2">[https://altjapan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/10/how-to-make-a-japanese-monster-movie.html AltJapan: Tokyo Monsters Attack!]</ref><br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.crunchyroll.com/maturity_wall?next=%2Fdeath-kappa%3Fskip_wall%3D1 Streaming link (Crunchyroll)]<br />
==References==<br />
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==Name==<br />
Geharha's name is, ironically, derived from the Japanese word for baldness, ''hage'' {{Nihongo|禿げ}}, spelled backwards. It is suffixed with [[-ra]], a common suffix for [[kaiju]] names, resulting in his Japanese name, ''Gehara''. Though the name of the monster itself is typically spelled in katakana as ゲハラ (''Gehara''), the name of the Geharha Shrine uses a kanji spelling of 毛覇羅 for sound only.<br />
==Design==<br />
Geharha is a sloth-like monster, with a reptilian head, long black hair all over its body and yellow glowing eyes.<br />
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===''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster]]''===<br />
Two fishermen were on a boat. The boat suddenly began shaking and soon exploded as Geharha rose from the ocean. One fisherman survived Geharha's attack and was found completely bald. He was admitted into a hospital where he began suffering from violent outbursts, screaming the word "hair" quite often. This intrigued a photographer to go deep into a forest looking for anything possibly connected to the attack on the boat. He found a broken stone that read 'Geharha Shrine'. He came across a wooden house full of people that worshiped Geharha, practicing a native dance dedicated to the beast. Their leader told the report that Geharha had escaped and that nothing could be done to stop it. Geharha attacked the city and was attacked by the military, but their weapons were useless. They then made a giant fan which they used to fight Geharha, destroying the area around it in the process. The military continued to attack Geharha, driving him out of the city. They tracked him down in the mountains and bombed him, eventually killing him and causing his body to fall into a river. However, a UFO then came and captured Geharha. They threatened the humans to surrender and then revived Geharha, setting him free to attack Japan once again.<br />
==Gallery==<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''[[Geharha: The Dark and Long Hair Monster]]'' (2009)<br />
==Abilities==<br />
*When Geharha's hair is cut off, it releases a horrible smell.<br />
*Geharha can release hair all around from its body.<br />
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|dt =''Death Kappa'' (2010)<br />
|director =Tomoo Haraguchi<br />
|producer =Yoshinori Chiba, Yoko Hayama,<br>Tomo Fukatsu, Hidemasa Iwashita,<br>John Sirabella (executive)<br />
|writer =Masakazu Migita (screenplay),<br>Tomo Haraguchi (story)<br />
|composer =Masako Ishi<br />
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|runtime =79 minutes<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 29 minutes)}}<br />
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'''''Death Kappa''''' {{Nihongo|デスカッパ|Desu Kappa}} is a [[2010]] [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]] co-produced by [[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]], Nakasu, and Fever Dreams. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Tokyo Shock on July 27, 2010, and released in [[Japan]]ese theaters on November 27, [[2010]], by Nikkatsu.<br />
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==Description==<br />
''When military experiments go haywire and trigger an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions. A monster arrives in the midst of the nuclear fallout, and Japan's defenses are helpless against it. Mankind's only savior is an irradiated water goblin from Japanese folklore called the "Death Kappa." The two rival monsters must go head-to-head in the ultimate battle between good and evil!''<br />
==Plot==<br />
Kanako returns to her home town in the wake of a failed career as an idol singer. As soon as she meets up with her grandmother a vw beetle speeds down the road, hitting her grandmother and knocking a shrine containing a mummified kappa off a cliff and into the sea. With her dying breath, Kanako's grandmother begs her to "protect the kappa", afterwards Kanako takes over as the miko to her families shrine. On a nearby beach the joyriders who ran over Kanako's grandmother are partying on the beach when they get attacked by strange creatures and men in black suits, the boys are killed by the creatures while the girls are abducted by the men in suits.<br />
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One day Kanako catches her brothers listening to her song only to hear a noise coming from outside their house. The three of them look to find a kappa dancing to Kanako’s song. The siblings befriend the Kappa and he soon becomes part of the family. One night while Kappa is dancing to Kanako’s song he is attacked and netted by a group of men in black suits, Kanako tries to save Kappa using a bow and arrow, the men turn their attention towards her and capture her, but the distraction allows Kappa to escape. With their main quarry gone the leader of the assailants turns her attention to Kanako as one of her subordinates pulls out a taser on her.<br />
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Kanako wakes up to find herself chained to a giant wooden "X", surrounded by strange fish men, in a room full of Imperial Japanese imagery, traditional samurai weapons, a banner that reads "Revive the Spirit of Japan", jars full of specimens and a mummified corpse in a wheel chair. A woman named Yuriko walks into the room and identifies the fish men as Umihiko, she then explains that the mummy in the wheelchair is her grandfather and that the Umihiko are his creation. She explains that the he intended for the Umihiko to be used as super soldiers in order to turn the tide near the end of World War II, but he was rejected by the government who saw the Umihiko as a crime against nature and that her grandfather spent the rest of his life continuing his experiments, but died before their completion, leaving Yuriko to finish what he started. It’s then revealed that Yuriko has been working with a group of radicals called the State Guard who believe that the Japanese were "neutered and defanged" in the wake of World War II and plan use the Umihiko to resurrect bushido and Japanese imperialism. Another soldier comes in escorting the two girls they had abducted and revealing that they now have gills and sharp teeth, one of the officers then explains that they are being turned into the first female Umihiko and then Yuriko tells Kanako that she is going to become the third. <br />
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As Yuriko begins the process, Kappa storms into the lab to rescue Kanako. The State Guards try to capture Kappa alive, but he proves too tough and frees Kanako. Yuriko activates the Umihiko and sicks them on kappa, which prove to be more evenly matched. Kanako pulls a off the wall and slices the control panel in half, paralyzing the Umihiko. Infuriated by the defeat of her grandfather’s opus, Yuriko pulls out a machine gun and tries to kill Kanako, who jumps behind Kappa's shell for protection. The bullets bounce off Kappa's shell, killing the general, crippling the commander and destroying her grandfather's mummy. After she runs out of bullets, Yuriko discovers the damage she caused to her grandfather’s remains and freaks out, unveiling an atomic bomb and despite the commander's protest she sets it off causing a large explosion. The radiation from the bomb fuses the Umihiko into a single gigantic, amphibious fish monster that proceeds to rampage through the nearby city.<br />
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The Self Defense Force is called in to deal with the monster, which has been designated Hangyolas. After attempts to combat the creature with infantry prove ineffective, the JSDF send in tanks and fighter jets to battle Hangyolas. The fighter jets get into a dogfight with Hangyolas, who eventually knocks all of them out of the sky. As a last resort the JSDF send in the Gorgon Monster Death Ray Unit, the Gorgon Monster Death Ray being a weapon specially designed for combat against giant monsters, unfortunately the weapon has no effect on Hangyolas. With all their countermeasures having failed the JSDF resign themselves to the possibility that Hangyolas is invincible and a dark shadow falls over the minds of all of Japan. Suddenly, Kappa appears, having grown to gigantic size by the same radiation that created Hangyolas, the two monsters do battle in the ruins of the city, with Kappa quickly pulling Hangyolas’ tail off. Their fight comes to a head in an oil refinery, when Kappa picks up several Horton spheres and throws them at Hangyolas, to which Hangyolas retaliates with his fire breath only for Kappa to block the attack with his hands and pushing it back into Hangyolas, killing his enemy. The SDF breathe a sigh of relief at the death of Hangyolas, this victory seems to be short lived as Kappa then begins to rampage around the ruined city. In the meeting room where the SDF was discussing the situation a Kappa Expert walks in and calls the giant kappa the consequence of humanity not believing in unconfirmed life forms. Believing that Kappa will become the end of humanity, the Kappa expert rechristens him Death Kappa. SDF are at a loss, their entire military might was no match for Hangyolas and Death Kappa defeated him. Kanako comes to the top of a still standing building with a bucket of water and a ladle, and starts singing. Kanako’s singing catches Death Kappa’s attention calming his rampage and bringing him closer to her. Kanako takes the bucket and ladle and uses them to wet the dish on Death Kappa’s head pacifying the creature. The head of the SDF committee states that Death Kappa should serve as a reminder forgotten values. Death Kappa leaves into the sea to the cheers of a grateful Japan, as Kanako quietly says goodbye to her friend.<br />
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==Staff==<br />
{{Main|Death Kappa (film)/Credits}}<br />
{{Staffs<br />
|Directed by=Tomo Haraguchi<br />
|Written by=Masakazu Migita (screenplay), Tomo Haraguchi (story)<br />
|Produced by=Yoko Hayama, Yoshinori Chiba, Tomo Fukatsu, Hidemasa Iwashita<br />
|Executive Producing by=John Sirabella<br />
|Music by=Masako Ishi<br />
|Cinematography by=Yoshihito Takahashi<br />
|Edited by=Yoshitaka Honda<br />
|Production Design by=Masaaki Sugiyama<br />
|Assistant Directing by=Daiji Hattori<br />
|Special Effects by=Tomo Haraguchi<br />
}}<br />
==Cast==<br />
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{{col-2}}<br />
{{Cast<br />
|Misato Hirata|Kanako<br />
|Mika Sakuraba|Yuriko<br />
*Ryuki Kitaoka<br />
*Daniel Aguilar<br />
*Yakan Nabe<br />
*Takayuki Kanayama<br />
*Yukari Toyoshima<br />
*Wataru Ikeda<br />
*Mizuho Suzuki<br />
|[[Shinji Higuchi]]|Reporter<br />
*Mitsunori Hattori<br />
*Yuka Koide<br />
*Katsuyuki Iseda<br />
*Toshio Miyake<br />
*Eiichi Furui<br />
*Yu Sato<br />
*Takenori Ito<br />
*Yoshinori Horimoto<br />
*Naohiro Ogura<br />
*Tamami Kaneko<br />
*Masaya Tagana<br />
*Kaichi Kaburagi<br />
{{Col-2}}<br />
*Ikuko Miyamoto<br />
*Akira Yamada<br />
*Hidekatsu Shibata<br />
*Mitsuko Hoshi<br />
*Shigeru Araki<br />
*Kosuke Yanagawa<br />
*Kiyoshi Yoshida<br />
*Satoshi Sonehara<br />
*Yuki Sawada<br />
*Ryosuke Hirai<br />
*Toshiyuki Ando<br />
*Moritsugu Oya<br />
*Nozomu Kikugawa<br />
*Yuji Kimura<br />
*Yoshiyuki Koba<br />
*Shinjiro Gouda<br />
*Akihiro Watanabe<br />
*Asuka Ito<br />
*Natsuko Tohma<br />
*Rie Muratomi<br />
*[[Hideaki Anno]]<br />
|Kazunori Yokoo|[[Death Kappa]]<br />
|Toshio Miyake|[[Hangyolas]]<br />
}}<br />
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===English Dub===<br />
{{Cast|notice=no<br />
|Cristina Vee|Kanako<br />
|Karen Strassman|Yuriko<br />
|Spike Spencer|Fukudome<br />
|Erin Fitzgerald|Aki<br />
|Lauren Landa|Yayoi<br />
|Michelle Ann Dunphry|Reporter<br />
|Louise Chamis|Mifune<br />
|Jason Wishnov|Kouji<br />
|David Lodge|Omobe<br />
|Tony Oliver|Kenta<br />
|Luke Ralph|Mitsuo<br />
|Sonja S. Fox|Habaki<br />
|Kirk Thornton|Hatoyama<br />
|James Serrano|Captain Yoyogi<br />
}}<br />
==Appearances==<br />
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===Monsters===<br />
*[[Death Kappa]]<br />
*[[Hangyolas]]<br />
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===Weapons, vehicles, and races===<br />
*[[Kappa]]<br />
*[[Umihiko]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{Main|Death Kappa (film)/Gallery}}<br />
==Theatrical releases==<br />
*[[Japan]] - November 27, [[2010]]<br />
*[[United States]] - July 10, [[2015]]<br />
*Canada - July 16, 2015<br />
*[[Sydney|Australia]] - July 18, 2015<br />
*New Zealand - July 23, 2015<br />
==Video releases==<br />
'''Tokyo Shock''' DVD/Blu-ray+DVD ([[2010]])<br />
*Region: 1 (DVD) or A/1 (Blu-ray)<br />
*Discs: 1 (DVD) or 2 (Blu-ray+DVD)<br />
*Audio: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1), Japanese (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and 5.1)<br />
*Subtitles: English<br />
*Special Features: "The Making of Death Kappa" featurette (11 minutes), extended version of the film's music video (5 minutes), pre-production promo films (5 minutes), still gallery (8 minutes), trailers for ''Death Kappa'' and other Fever Dreams films<br />
*Notes: Both the DVD and Blu-ray include all of the listed special features.<br />
==Videos==<br />
===Trailers===<br />
{{videos|<br />
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/ht2i3aUX850</youtube>|''Death Kappa'' Japanese trailer}}<br />
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/_mFVu514iic</youtube>|''Death Kappa'' American trailer}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.crunchyroll.com/maturity_wall?next=%2Fdeath-kappa%3Fskip_wall%3D1 Streaming link (Crunchyroll)]<br />
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==Concept Art ==<br />
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Ts-eh-Go.jpg|Concept art for Séigo<br />
Col. William Tarrington and 'Second Wave' Scorpion.jpg|Concept art for a Second Wave scorpion<br />
Nightmare Scorpion.jpg|Concept art for the Nightmare scorpion<br />
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Ts-eh-Go.png|Ts-eh-Go<br />
Second Wave.png|"Second Wave" scorpions<br />
Zilla Junior vs Ts-eh-Go.png|Séigo fighting [[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]]<br />
Fantasy Mutant Scorpion.png|A Mutant Scorpion in [[Randy Hernandez]]'s fever dream<br />
Ts-eh-Go_First_Wave_%26_Second_Wave_and_Scorpio_(135).png|Scorpio in ''[[Freak Show]]''<br />
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[[Category:Godzilla: The Series]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=Ts-eh-GO_and_the_Mutant_Scorpions&diff=158457Ts-eh-GO and the Mutant Scorpions2020-02-19T00:13:06Z<p>Jacob Burt: </p>
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|type1 =Poison<br />
|type2 =Dark<br />
|image =Ts-eh-Go.png<br />
|caption =Ts-eh-Go in ''Where is Thy Sting?''<br />
|name =Mutant Scorpions<br />
|species =Mutated Scorpions<br />
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|forms =Different Waves<br />
|allies =None<br />
|enemies =[[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]]<br />
|created =[[Fil Barlow]]<br />
|portrayed =Animation<br />
|firstappearance =[[Where is Thy Sting?]]<br />
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'''Séigo and the Mutant Scorpions''' {{Nihongo|巨大サソリ|Kyodai Sasori|lit. ''Giant Scorpions''}} are giant genetically-engineered scorpion [[kaiju]] created by [[TriStar Pictures]] that first appeared in the ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' episode ''[[Where is Thy Sting?]]''.<br />
==History==<br />
===''[[Godzilla: The Series]]''===<br />
====''[[Where is Thy Sting?]]''====<br />
The Mutant Scorpions were created by the [[United States]] army to combat the mutant threats, Ts-eh-Go was the first produced of a line of mutated scorpions led by Colonel Charles Tarrington. The giant scorpion took down an airplane under command and soon [[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]] was on a direct march to the arachnid in New Mexico. While trying to understand why Godzilla was homing in on the base, they traced a strange, acidic fluid to an old hanger that was broken open. Séigo quickly made an attack against [[H.E.A.T.]] before Godzilla arrived to challenge him. With his hide too tough to penetrate with its stinger, Séigo fled with Godzilla behind. Tarrington and his men then arrived, attacking Godzilla with their weapons before the reptile dove into the ground and vanished. With Second Wave finished, Tarrington’s men turned on their first creation and attacked it. As the scorpion fought back, Godzilla arrived and was hit by the acid. It burned through his hide, allowing the super scorpion to sting him. Helicopters made their moves and fired at Séigo, only to be shot down. One of the downed machines crashed into the base and freed Second Wave. As [[N.I.G.E.L.]] lead the smaller arachnids away, Séigo prepared to finish off Godzilla. H.E.A.T. tricked the scorpion into tipping over the water tower where it mixed with the soil to form mud. The mud, rich in healing chemicals, healed Godzilla like new. With N.I.G.E.L. destroyed, Nick grabbed the pheromone sample that was luring Second Wave and dropped it near Séigo. The little scorpions, thinking the huge scorpion was now food, attacked. Trapped in streams of acids, Séigo was powerless as Godzilla arrived and blasted both him and the smaller creatures with atomic fire, burning both waves of scorpions.<br />
====''[[Freak Show]]''====<br />
A Mutant Scorpion identical to Séigo, named Scorpio, is seen in Tobias Wilson's ''Mutant Mania'' circus. It performs for audiences and never encounters [[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]].<br />
==Abilities==<br />
*Like all scorpions, Séigo and his mutant brethren can stab his deadly stinger into a foe and inject them with a deadly dose of poison that will eventually lead to death. However, Ts-eh-Go's stinger was unable to pierce through Godzilla's reptilian hide.<br />
*Séigo has two gigantic claws which he can use in combat to crush bones and hold enemies.<br />
*Séigo displayed burrowing capabilities as secondary from of locomotion.<br />
==Gallery==<br />
{{Main|Séigo and the Mutant Scorpions/Gallery}}<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Séigo and the mutant scorpions resemble the scorpions from the black and white movie ''The Black Scorpion''.<br />
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==Concept Art ==<br />
===''[[Godzilla: The Series]]''===<br />
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"><br />
Ts-eh-Go.jpg|Concept art for Ts-eh-Go<br />
Col. William Tarrington and 'Second Wave' Scorpion.jpg|Concept art for a Second Wave scorpion<br />
Nightmare Scorpion.jpg|Concept art for the Nightmare scorpion<br />
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==Screenshots==<br />
===''[[Godzilla: The Series]]''===<br />
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"><br />
Ts-eh-Go.png|Ts-eh-Go<br />
Second Wave.png|"Second Wave" scorpions<br />
Zilla Junior vs Ts-eh-Go.png|Ts-eh-Go fighting [[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]]<br />
Fantasy Mutant Scorpion.png|A Mutant Scorpion in [[Randy Hernandez]]'s fever dream<br />
Ts-eh-Go_First_Wave_%26_Second_Wave_and_Scorpio_(135).png|Scorpio in ''[[Freak Show]]''<br />
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[[Category:Godzilla: The Series]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=Ts-eh-Go_and_the_Mutant_Scorpions&diff=158454Ts-eh-Go and the Mutant Scorpions2020-02-19T00:02:50Z<p>Jacob Burt: Jacob Burt moved page Ts-eh-Go and the Mutant Scorpions to Séigo and the Mutant Scorpions: I looked up the Navajo word for “scorpion” which the monster was supposed to get its name from was spelled differently than what the creature was...</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Séigo and the Mutant Scorpions]]</div>Jacob Burthttps://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=Ts-eh-GO_and_the_Mutant_Scorpions&diff=158453Ts-eh-GO and the Mutant Scorpions2020-02-19T00:02:50Z<p>Jacob Burt: Jacob Burt moved page Ts-eh-Go and the Mutant Scorpions to Séigo and the Mutant Scorpions: I looked up the Navajo word for “scorpion” which the monster was supposed to get its name from was spelled differently than what the creature was...</p>
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{{Kaiju Infobox <br />
|type1 =Poison<br />
|type2 =Dark<br />
|image =Ts-eh-Go.png<br />
|caption =Ts-eh-Go in ''Where is Thy Sting?''<br />
|name =Mutant Scorpions<br />
|species =Mutated Scorpions<br />
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|forms =Different Waves<br />
|allies =None<br />
|enemies =[[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]]<br />
|created =[[Fil Barlow]]<br />
|portrayed =Animation<br />
|firstappearance =[[Where is Thy Sting?]]<br />
|roar =[[File:Ts-eh-Go Roar.mp3|180px|noicon]]<br />
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'''Ts-eh-Go and the Mutant Scorpions''' {{Nihongo|巨大サソリ|Kyodai Sasori|lit. ''Giant Scorpions''}} are giant genetically-engineered scorpion [[kaiju]] created by [[TriStar Pictures]] that first appeared in the ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' episode ''[[Where is Thy Sting?]]''.<br />
==History==<br />
===''[[Godzilla: The Series]]''===<br />
====''[[Where is Thy Sting?]]''====<br />
The Mutant Scorpions were created by the [[United States]] army to combat the mutant threats, Ts-eh-Go was the first produced of a line of mutated scorpions led by Colonel Charles Tarrington. The giant scorpion took down an airplane under command and soon [[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]] was on a direct march to the arachnid in New Mexico. While trying to understand why Godzilla was homing in on the base, they traced a strange, acidic fluid to an old hanger that was broken open. Ts-eh-Go quickly made an attack against [[H.E.A.T.]] before Godzilla arrived to challenge him. With his hide too tough to penetrate with its stinger, Ts-eh-Go fled with Godzilla behind. Tarrington and his men then arrived, attacking Godzilla with their weapons before the reptile dove into the ground and vanished. With Second Wave finished, Tarrington’s men turned on their first creation and attacked it. As the scorpion fought back, Godzilla arrived and was hit by the acid. It burned through his hide, allowing the super scorpion to sting him. Helicopters made their moves and fired at Ts-eh-Go, only to be shot down. One of the downed machines crashed into the base and freed Second Wave. As [[N.I.G.E.L.]] lead the smaller arachnids away, Ts-eh-Go prepared to finish off Godzilla. H.E.A.T. tricked the scorpion into tipping over the water tower where it mixed with the soil to form mud. The mud, rich in healing chemicals, healed Godzilla like new. With N.I.G.E.L. destroyed, Nick grabbed the pheromone sample that was luring Second Wave and dropped it near Ts-eh-Go. The little scorpions, thinking the huge scorpion was now food, attacked. Trapped in streams of acids, Ts-eh-Go was powerless as Godzilla arrived and blasted both him and the smaller creatures with atomic fire, burning both waves of scorpions.<br />
====''[[Freak Show]]''====<br />
A Mutant Scorpion identical to Ts-eh-Go, named Scorpio, is seen in Tobias Wilson's ''Mutant Mania'' circus. It performs for audiences and never encounters [[Godzilla/Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla]].<br />
==Abilities==<br />
*Like all scorpions, Ts-eh-Go and his mutant brethren can stab his deadly stinger into a foe and inject them with a deadly dose of poison that will eventually lead to death. However, Ts-eh-Go's stinger was unable to pierce through Godzilla's reptilian hide.<br />
*Ts-eh-Go has two gigantic claws which he can use in combat to crush bones and hold enemies.<br />
*Ts-eh-Go displayed burrowing capabilities as secondary from of locomotion.<br />
==Gallery==<br />
{{Main|Ts-eh-Go and the Mutant Scorpions/Gallery}}<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Ts-eh-go and the mutant scorpions resemble the scorpions from the black and white movie ''The Black Scorpion''.<br />
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|type1 =Dark<br />
|type2 =Dragon<br />
|image =Death Kappa Zoomed.png<br />
|caption =Death Kappa in Death Kappa<br />
|name =Death Kappa<br />
|species =Mutated [[Kappa]]<br />
|nicknames =Kappa<br />
|forms =[[Kappa]] {{Small|(Base form)}},<br>Death Kappa<br />
|allies =Humanity<br />
|enemies =[[Umihiko]], [[Hangyolas]]<br />
|created =Masakazu Migita<br />
|portrayed =Yokoo Kazunori<br />
|debut =''[[Death Kappa (film)|Death Kappa]]''<br />
|last =''[[Death Kappa (film)|Death Kappa]]''<br />
|roar =[[File:Desu Kappu rawr.ogg|noicon|center|180px]]<br />
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'''Death Kappa''' {{Nihongo|デスカッパ|Desukappa}} is an amphibious [[:Category:Yokai|yokai]] created by [[Nikkatsu Corporation|Nikkatsu]] that first appeared in the [[2010]] Nikkatsu [[kaiju]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|film]], ''[[Death Kappa (film)|Death Kappa]]''.<br />
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==Design==<br />
Being based off of the mythological Kappa, Death Kappa keeps some of the trademark characteristics from the creature. Such features include its frog-like appearance, and hard turtle-like shell. Added are an avian beak, pronounced gut, and hair. Although the traditional Kappa was said to have webbed feet, Death Kappa lacks this trait.<br />
==History==<br />
===''[[Death Kappa (film)|Death Kappa]]''===<br />
After a Kappa is caught in an atomic explosion, the creature is mutated in to the giant Death Kappa just moments before another amphibious monster, [[Hangyolas]] begins to rampage through [[Japan]]. The two monsters confront one another and become locked in combat, with Death Kappa eventually reigning victorious.<br />
==Abilities==<br />
===Atomic Breath===<br />
Death Kappa is capable of breathing a blue atomic breath, most likely acquired from his irradiation. This ability is extremely similar to [[Godzilla]]'s iconic atomic breath ability.<br />
===Super Strength===<br />
Death Kappa boasts large amounts of strength, being able to throw around and beat down on [[Hangyolas]] with ease.<br />
===Weaknesses===<br />
Like any kappa, Death Kappa's head plate must remain wet to maintain optimal health. Unlike most kappa who will experience paralysis or fatigue if their plate dries out, Death Kappa will experience bouts of insanity, becoming confused and violent.<br />
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|type2 =???<br />
|header ={{Kaijup}}<br />
|image =tricephalon betterpic.jpg<br />
|caption =Tricephalon in the boxart of Godzilla Battles the Tricephalon<br />
|name =Tricephalon<br />
|species =Three-Headed Monster<br />
|allies =None<br />
|enemies =[[Godzilla]]<br />
|firstappearance =[[Godzilla Battles the Tricephalon]]<br />
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The '''Tricephalon''' is a [[kaiju]] that only appears in the [[1979]] HG Toys playset, [[Godzilla Battles the Tricephalon]].<br />
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==Design==<br />
The Tricephalon is a three-headed, quadrupedal monster similar to [[King Ghidorah]]. Given his serpentine appearance, Tricephalon also bears resemblances to the Ancient Greek mythological creature, the Hydra. Tricephalon also has a spine sail similar to that of a Dimetrodon.<br />
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==Abilities==<br />
The Tricephalon's only known ability was that it could fire some sort of laser beam from each of its three heads.<br />
==Trivia==<br />
* Tricephalon is similar in name and appearance to the Marvel Comics monster [http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Tricephalous_%28Earth-616%29 Tricephalous.]<br />
===External Links===<br />
*[http://www.clubtokyo.org/listings/itemListingRpt.php?catID=1&subCatID=104&contentID=480 Club Tokyo's information on the "Godzilla Battles the Tricephalon" playset.]<br />
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