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{{Infobox Vehicle
{{Infobox Vehicle
|type1          =Flying
|type1          =Steel
|type2          =Machine
|type2          =Machine
|image          =Shirasagi.png
|image          =Shirasagi.png
|caption        =The AC-3 White Heron
|caption        =The AC-3 White Heron
|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 [[2012]]|publisher=Village Books|page=30|isbn=4-864-91013-8}}</ref>
|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=Village Books|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]]
|pilot           ={{tt|Multiple|There are multiple vehicles, all with different pilots}}
|debut           =''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]''
|firstappearance =''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]''
|last            =''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''
|latestappearance=''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''
}}
}}
The '''AC-3 White Heron''' or '''Shirasagi''' {{Nihongo|ＡＣ―３ しらさぎ|Ei Shī Surī Shirasagi|lit. ''AC-3 Shirasagi''}} 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''' {{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]]''.
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==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 programs|theater program]] translates it as simply '''Shirasagi'''.<ref>''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' [[theater programs|theater program]]. [[Toho]]. p. 9. 14 December 2002.</ref>
==History==
==History==
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===[[Millennium era|Millennium series]]===
===[[Millennium era|Millennium series]]===
====''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]''====
====''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]''====
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The White Herons intervened several times during Kiryu's second battle with Godzilla in Tokyo. As Akane took manual control of Kiryu, it was recharged by one of the Herons. In addition, Lieutenant Kenji Sekine opened fire on Godzilla as he was about to fire his atomic breath at a prone Kiryu.
The White Herons intervened several times during Kiryu's second battle with Godzilla in Tokyo. As Akane took manual control of Kiryu, it was recharged by one of the Herons. In addition, Lieutenant Kenji Sekine opened fire on Godzilla as he was about to fire his atomic breath at a prone Kiryu.
====''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''====
====''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''====
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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.
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==
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===Post-production===
===Post-production===
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<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
Suit_and_Puppet_Museum_-_Toho_Vehicles.png|The AC-3 White Heron Prop (Bottom right)
Suit_and_Puppet_Museum_-_Toho_Vehicles.png|An AC-3 White Heron prop (bottom right)
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Merchandise===
===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. Boxart by Shinji Nishikawa.
File:E1d9d95c6f60d5619cb6ccb994251e1c.jpeg|Aoshima Bunka Kyouzai's Kiryu/Shirasagi model kit box art by Shinji Nishikawa
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

Revision as of 02:45, 22 September 2020

AC-3 White Heron
The AC-3 White Heron
Height 6 meters[1]
Length 30 meters[1][2]
Weight 35 metric tons[1][2]
Width 25 meters[1]
Targets Godzilla
First appearance Latest appearance
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

The AC-3 White Heron (A (エー)C (シー)-3 (スリー)しらさぎ,   Ei Shī Surī Shirasagi)[note 1] is a support vehicle used by the JSDF which first appeared in the 2002 Godzilla film, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla.

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]

History

Millennium series

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. As Lieutenant Akane Yashiro struggled to regain control, 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 Akane took manual control of Kiryu, it was recharged by one of the Herons. In addition, Lieutenant Kenji Sekine opened fire on Godzilla as he was about to fire his atomic breath at a prone Kiryu.

Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

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

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

Gallery

Screenshots

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

  • AC-3 White Heron 01.jpg
  • Shirasagi GXMG.jpg

Post-production

  • An AC-3 White Heron prop (bottom right)

    An AC-3 White Heron prop (bottom right)

Merchandise

  • Aoshima Bunka Kyouzai's Kiryu/Shirasagi model kit box art by Shinji Nishikawa

    Aoshima Bunka Kyouzai's Kiryu/Shirasagi model kit box art by Shinji Nishikawa

Notes

  1. ↑ 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]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Godzilla Dictionary [New Edition]. Kasakura Publishing. 7 August 2014. p. 46. ISBN 9784773087253.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works. Village Books. 28 September 2012. p. 30. ISBN 4-864-91013-8. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. 10 January 2003. p. 18. ISBN 978-4-09-101488-7. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla theater program. Toho. p. 9. 14 December 2002.

 
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