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*A photo of a repainted ASTOL-MB93 appears in a rundown of military weaponry in the book ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Super Complete Works]]'', suggesting it appeared in one of the two battles between [[G-Force]] and [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]] truncated or cut from ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''.<ref name="GvSGSCW">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Super Complete Works]]|date=12 December [[1994]]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=70|isbn=978-4-09-101444-3}}</ref> | *A photo of a repainted ASTOL-MB93 appears in a rundown of military weaponry in the book ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Super Complete Works]]'', suggesting it appeared in one of the two battles between [[G-Force]] and [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]] truncated or cut from ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''.<ref name="GvSGSCW">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Super Complete Works]]|date=12 December [[1994]]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=70|isbn=978-4-09-101444-3}}</ref> | ||
*Though the ASTOL-MB93 is a fighter jet, it appears to be largely based on the [[wikipedia:Boeing AH-64 Apache|Apache helicopter]]. | *Though the ASTOL-MB93 is a fighter jet, it appears to be largely based on attack helicopters such as the [[wikipedia:Boeing AH-64 Apache|Apache helicopter]] and the [[wikipedia:Bell AH-1 Cobra|Cobra helicopter]]. | ||
*The sound the ASTOL-MB93s make in flight resembles that of [[wikipedia:TIE fighter|TIE fighters]] from ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]''. | *The sound the ASTOL-MB93s make in flight resembles that of [[wikipedia:TIE fighter|TIE fighters]] from ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]''. | ||
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The ASTOL-MB93 (93式メーサー攻撃機 is a Kyūsanshiki Mēsā Kōgekiki, lit. Type 93 Maser Attack Aircraft)Maser-equipped fighter jet that appears in the 1992 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Mothra.
Name
The ASTOL-MB93 is referred to in Japanese as the Type 93 Maser Attack Aircraft (93式メーサー攻撃機—"93" referencing the year of its completion, 1993—or simply Maser Attack Aircraft Kyūsanshiki Mēsā Kōgekiki) (メーサー攻撃機. Mēsā Kōgekiki)[2][4] Toho's official English website also uses the name Maser Attack Aircraft Type-93.[5] The craft is nicknamed the Maser helicopter (メーサーヘリ, despite behaving more like a jet. Mēsā heri)[4]
Its designation ASTOL-MB93 is derived from STOL, standing for "short takeoff and landing." The MB portion stands for "maser beam," with the 93 again being a shortening of 1993.
History
Heisei series
Godzilla vs. Mothra
The ASTOL-MB93s were created with the same beam technology as the MBAW-93s and the MBT-MB92s, but were meant to be a flying aircraft. They were deployed to attack Godzilla after he had emerged from Mount Fuji.
Weapons
- Capable of flight at 650 kilometers per hour.[2]
- Equipped with two Maser Cannons and a 20-millimeter Vulcan Gatling gun.[2]
Filmography
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
Comics
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Shortly after the defeat of Megalon and Neo Biollante, Godzilla appeared in Tokyo and began to rampage. Hideo Kaneko and his brother, Yosuke knew that something was wrong, and Yosuke ran off, much to Hideo's objections. Shortly afterwards, Yosuke returned piloting an ASTOL-MB93 owned by G-Team, and began firing on Godzilla to try and drive him back. After shooting at 'Godzilla' several times, some of the giant monster's skin on its head and upper right arm fell off, exposing metal underneath and foiling its disguise. After firing several blasts out of his hands, the giant machine shed its failed disguise, and revealed itself to be Mechagodzilla III.
Yosuke's ASTOL-MB93 was later deployed during the fight between Godzilla and Anguirus at the dinosaur expo festival, and fired its missiles at the two monsters. Godzilla managed to catch one of the two missiles launched from the ASTOL-MB93 and jammed it down Anguirus's throat. Anguirus attempted to escape, but the missile detonated, killing him instantly and destroying KIDS in the process.
Yosuke continued to use the ASTOL-MB93 throughout the rest of the manga; it was ultimately destroyed by King Godzilla in the penultimate chapter when Yosuke attempted to mobilise it against the chimeric kaiju.
Video games
- Godzilla: Battle Legends
- Godzilla: Trading Battle
- Godzilla (PlayStation 3 / PlayStation 4)
- Godzilla: Kaiju Collection
Godzilla (PlayStation 3 / PlayStation 4)
Alongside MBT-MB92 Maser Cannons, ASTOL-MB93s spawn once the player reaches Disaster Level 4, and behave in a similar way as the Mitsubishi F-2 fighter jets encountered at lower levels, making low passes towards the player's monster while firing their Maser beams at them.
Gallery
Concept art
Screenshots
Post-production
Merchandise
Toys
S.H. MonsterArts ASTOL-MB93s in the Super X3 effect pack
Trivia
- A photo of a repainted ASTOL-MB93 appears in a rundown of military weaponry in the book Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Super Complete Works, suggesting it appeared in one of the two battles between G-Force and Godzilla truncated or cut from Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla.[6]
- Though the ASTOL-MB93 is a fighter jet, it appears to be largely based on attack helicopters such as the Apache helicopter and the Cobra helicopter.
- The sound the ASTOL-MB93s make in flight resembles that of TIE fighters from Star Wars.
Notes
- ↑ The 2012 publication Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works (p. 234) erroneously lists the ASTOL-MB93's length as 13.2 meters.
References
This is a list of references for ASTOL-MB93. 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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