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{{Infobox Vehicle | {{Infobox Vehicle | ||
|type1 = | |type1 =Steel | ||
|type2 =Machine | |type2 =Machine | ||
|image =Shirasagi.png | |image =Shirasagi.png | ||
|caption = | |caption =An AC-3 White Heron in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla | ||
|name =AC-3 White Heron | |name =AC-3 White Heron | ||
|length =30 meters<ref name="TSEMCWorks">{{cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works]]|date=28 September [[ | |length =30 meters<ref name="NewGodzillaDictionary">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Dictionary (New Edition)|Godzilla Dictionary [New Edition]]]|date=7 August 2014|publisher=Kasakura Publishing|page=46|isbn=9784773087253}}</ref><ref name="TSEMCWorks">{{cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works]]|date=28 September 2012|publisher=[[villagebooks]]|page=30|isbn=4-864-91013-8}}</ref> | ||
|weight =35 metric tons<ref name="TSEMCWorks"/> | |height =6 meters<ref name="NewGodzillaDictionary"/> | ||
|weight =35 metric tons<ref name="NewGodzillaDictionary"/><ref name="TSEMCWorks"/> | |||
|stat1 =25 meters<ref name="NewGodzillaDictionary"/>|1=Width | |||
|targets =[[Godzilla]] | |targets =[[Godzilla]] | ||
| | |debut =''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' | ||
|last =''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'' | |||
| | |attach=[[Kiryu]]}} | ||
}} | The '''AC-3 White Heron''' {{Nihongo|{{ruby|A|エー}}{{ruby|C|シー}}-{{ruby|3|スリー}}しらさぎ|Ei Shī Surī Shirasagi}}<ref group="note">While ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla Super Complete Works]]'' (p. 18) indicates the pronunciation of the "3" in AC-3 White Heron as ''surī'' {{nihongo|スリー}}, the publication ''[[Godzilla Dictionary (New Edition)|Godzilla Dictionary [New Edition]]]'' (p. 46) instead writes it as ''san'' {{nihongo|さん}}.</ref> is a support vehicle used by the [[JSDF|JSDF]] which first appeared in the [[2002]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]], ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]''. | ||
The '''AC-3 White Heron | |||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Name== | |||
The AC-3 White Herons' name is derived from the Japanese word ''shirasagi'' {{Nihongo|白鷺}}, a combination of ''shiro'' {{nihongo|白}}, meaning "white," and ''sagi'' {{nihongo|鷺}}, meaning "heron" or "egret." Onscreen text in the international export version of ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' translates their name literally as "AC-3 White Heron," and this is reflected in some contemporary sources including ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla Super Complete Works]]''.<ref name="GXMGSCW">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla Super Complete Works]]|date=10 January 2003|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=18|isbn=978-4-09-101488-7}}</ref> However, the film's Japanese [[theater program]] translates it as simply '''Shirasagi'''.<ref>''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' [[theater program]]. [[Toho]]. p. 9. 14 December 2002.</ref> In real life, the "A" in a military jet designation stands for "[[wikipedia:Attack_aircraft|attack aircraft]]," and the "C" for "[[wikipedia:Close_air_support|close air support]]." | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===[[Millennium era]]=== | |||
===[[Millennium era | |||
====''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]''==== | ====''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]''==== | ||
The AC-3 White Herons were developed alongside [[Kiryu]] as a means to both pilot the mech and transport it. Two of the planes transported it to [[Yokohama]] to confront [[Godzilla | The AC-3 White Herons were developed alongside [[Kiryu]] as a means to both pilot the mech and transport it. Two of the planes transported it to [[Yokohama]] to confront [[Godzilla (Kiryu series)|Godzilla]] for the first time. After Godzilla's roar caused the spirit of the first Godzilla within Kiryu's bones to possess the machine and rampage through the city, Second Lieutenant Susumu Hayama attempted to lure Kiryu out to sea with a White Heron but was promptly shot down by its homing missiles. All aboard narrowly escaped as the plane exploded. | ||
The White Herons intervened several times during Kiryu's second battle with Godzilla in Tokyo. As Second Lieutenant [[Akane Yashiro]] took manual control of Kiryu, it was recharged by one of the Herons. Later, Hayama opened fire on Godzilla as the monster prepared to fire his atomic breath at a prone Kiryu, crashing the plane into Godzilla's maw. Akane delayed Kiryu's firing of the Absolute Zero to remove the Heron from Godzilla's mouth, allowing Hayama to eject to safety. | |||
====''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]''==== | |||
As an out-of-control Kiryu carried Godzilla out to sea, Azusa Kisaragi's White Heron pursued them to rescue mechanic [[Yoshito Chujo]], who was trapped inside. Using the Heron's cannons, she destroyed the jammed maintenance hatch, and Kiryu rotated, allowing Chujo to fall out. Kyosuke Akiba, Kiryu's operator, ejected from the White Heron and caught him in midair. | |||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) | *''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) | ||
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo | *''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'' (2003) | ||
==Video games== | |||
*''[[Godzilla (2014 video game)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) | |||
*''[[City Shrouded in Shadow]]'' (2017) | |||
*''[[Godzilla Defense Force]]'' (2019) | |||
===''[[City Shrouded in Shadow]]''=== | |||
Three White Herons appear in the game's thirteenth stage. Identical to their film appearances, they are first seen carrying Kiryu into battle against Godzilla and afterwards linger briefly before the former goes berserk. | |||
==Abilities== | ==Abilities== | ||
*Flight at 930 kilometers per hour, or 750 kilometers per hour when lifting Kiryu | *Flight at 930 kilometers per hour, or 750 kilometers per hour when lifting Kiryu | ||
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===Weapons=== | ===Weapons=== | ||
*Can fire dual pulsating cannons | *Can fire dual pulsating cannons | ||
==Comics== | |||
*''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' #15, 17 (2014) | |||
===''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]''=== | |||
The [[Counter-Kaiju Reaction Forces]] utilized a pair of AC-3 White Herons to remotely pilot [[Kiryu|Mechagodzilla]] as he was transporting [[Anguirus]] to a new facility in [[Russia]]. They were destroyed shortly thereafter by a pair of [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla]] units sent by the [[Cryog]] aliens. Two more White Herons were subsequently dispatched as part of the recovery team sent to rescue the survivors of the attack. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Screenshots=== | ===Screenshots=== | ||
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Shirasagi GXMG.jpg | Shirasagi GXMG.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Post- | ===Post-production=== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | |||
Suit_and_Puppet_Museum_-_Toho_Vehicles.png|An AC-3 White Heron prop (bottom right) | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== Magazines === | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:F624faaf51b2637e1fd7932fa811bfed.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Merchandise=== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
File:E1d9d95c6f60d5619cb6ccb994251e1c.jpeg|Aoshima Bunka Kyouzai's Kiryu/Shirasagi model kit box art by Shinji Nishikawa | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Notes== | |||
{{Notelist}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla}} | {{Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla}} | ||
{{Godzilla: Tokyo | {{Godzilla: Tokyo SOS}} | ||
{{Vehicles}} | {{Vehicles}} | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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The AC-3 White Heron (
Name
The AC-3 White Herons' name is derived from the Japanese word shirasagi (白鷺), a combination of shiro (白), meaning "white," and sagi (鷺), meaning "heron" or "egret." Onscreen text in the international export version of Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla translates their name literally as "AC-3 White Heron," and this is reflected in some contemporary sources including Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla Super Complete Works.[3] However, the film's Japanese theater program translates it as simply Shirasagi.[4] In real life, the "A" in a military jet designation stands for "attack aircraft," and the "C" for "close air support."
History
Millennium era
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
The AC-3 White Herons were developed alongside Kiryu as a means to both pilot the mech and transport it. Two of the planes transported it to Yokohama to confront Godzilla for the first time. After Godzilla's roar caused the spirit of the first Godzilla within Kiryu's bones to possess the machine and rampage through the city, Second Lieutenant Susumu Hayama attempted to lure Kiryu out to sea with a White Heron but was promptly shot down by its homing missiles. All aboard narrowly escaped as the plane exploded.
The White Herons intervened several times during Kiryu's second battle with Godzilla in Tokyo. As Second Lieutenant Akane Yashiro took manual control of Kiryu, it was recharged by one of the Herons. Later, Hayama opened fire on Godzilla as the monster prepared to fire his atomic breath at a prone Kiryu, crashing the plane into Godzilla's maw. Akane delayed Kiryu's firing of the Absolute Zero to remove the Heron from Godzilla's mouth, allowing Hayama to eject to safety.
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
As an out-of-control Kiryu carried Godzilla out to sea, Azusa Kisaragi's White Heron pursued them to rescue mechanic Yoshito Chujo, who was trapped inside. Using the Heron's cannons, she destroyed the jammed maintenance hatch, and Kiryu rotated, allowing Chujo to fall out. Kyosuke Akiba, Kiryu's operator, ejected from the White Heron and caught him in midair.
Filmography
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
- Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
Video games
- Godzilla (2014)
- City Shrouded in Shadow (2017)
- Godzilla Defense Force (2019)
City Shrouded in Shadow
Three White Herons appear in the game's thirteenth stage. Identical to their film appearances, they are first seen carrying Kiryu into battle against Godzilla and afterwards linger briefly before the former goes berserk.
Abilities
- Flight at 930 kilometers per hour, or 750 kilometers per hour when lifting Kiryu
- Functions as the control station for Kiryu
- Capable of carrying and transporting extremely heavy objects with help of a wire.
- Able to transmit energy to Kiryu
Weapons
- Can fire dual pulsating cannons
Comics
- Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #15, 17 (2014)
Godzilla: Rulers of Earth
The Counter-Kaiju Reaction Forces utilized a pair of AC-3 White Herons to remotely pilot Mechagodzilla as he was transporting Anguirus to a new facility in Russia. They were destroyed shortly thereafter by a pair of Mechagodzilla units sent by the Cryog aliens. Two more White Herons were subsequently dispatched as part of the recovery team sent to rescue the survivors of the attack.
Gallery
Screenshots
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Post-production
An AC-3 White Heron prop (bottom right)
Magazines
Merchandise
Aoshima Bunka Kyouzai's Kiryu/Shirasagi model kit box art by Shinji Nishikawa
Notes
- ↑ While Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla Super Complete Works (p. 18) indicates the pronunciation of the "3" in AC-3 White Heron as surī (スリー), the publication Godzilla Dictionary [New Edition] (p. 46) instead writes it as san (さん).
References
This is a list of references for AC-3 White Heron. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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