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ASTOL-MB93
Two ASTOL-MB93s in Godzilla vs. Mothra
Height 4.1 meters[1]
Length 15.2 meters[1][2][note 1]
Weight 8.2 metric tons[1][2]
Width 6.3 meters[1][3]
Targets Godzilla
Piloted by Multiple
First appearance Godzilla vs. Mothra

The ASTOL-MB93 (93式メーサー攻撃機,   Kyūsanshiki Mēsā Kōgekiki, lit. Type 93 Maser Attack Aircraft) is a 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,   Kyūsanshiki Mēsā Kōgekiki)—"93" referencing the year of its completion, 1993—or simply Maser Attack Aircraft (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,   Mēsā heri), despite behaving more like a jet.[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

Comics

Godzilla, King of the Monsters

Yosuke Kaneko's ASTOL-MB93 in 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 (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

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    ASTOL-MB93 concept art

Screenshots

  • Tn astol mp93.jpg
  • Type-3 Maser Attack Aircraft.jpg
  • Astolgtb.png
  • ASTOL 2.jpg

Post-Production

  • G-Force ASTOL-MB93.png

Merchandise

Toys

Trivia

Notes

  1. ↑ 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]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Godzilla vs. G-Force Superweapon Manual. MediaWorks, Inc. 10 April, 1995. p. 58. ISBN 4073026984. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Godzilla vs. Mothra Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. 20 December 1992. p. 27. ISBN 978-4-09-101433-7. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works. Village Books. 28 September 2012. p. 234. ISBN 4-864-91013-8. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Godzilla Dictionary [New Edition]. Kasakura Publishing. 7 August 2014. p. 274. ISBN 9784773087253.
  5. ↑ "Godzilla vs. Mothra". TOHO. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. 12 December 1994. p. 70. ISBN 978-4-09-101444-3. Check date values in: |date= (help)

 
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