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Bat Men
The Bat Men in Latitude Zero
Alternate names Human Bats, Bat Humans, Bat People,
Blood Rock Keepers
Subtitle(s) Modified Human
(改造人間,   Kaizō Ningen)[1]
Species Servile Bat Humanoids
Height 2 meters[2]
Wingspan 2.5 meters[2]
Weight 200 kilograms[2]
Controlled by Malic
Relations Malic (Master and Creator)
Allies Malic
Enemies Captain McKenzie & crew, Godman
Created by Shinichi Sekizawa
Played by Haruo Nakajima, Hiroshi Sekita, Haruyoshi Nakamura
First appearance Latitude Zero
Roar(s)

The Bat Men (人間コウモリ,   Ningen Kōmori, lit. Human Bats) are humanoid bat kaijin created by Toho that first appeared in the 1969 Toho film, Latitude Zero.

Name

The Bat Men are given a multitude of different Japanese names across several publications, including Human Bats (人間コウモリ,   Ningen Kōmori), Bat Humans (コウモリ人間,   Kōmori Ningen), and Bat People (コウモリ人,   Kōmori Jin). Additionally, the Bat Man which appeared in Go! Godman had its name written fully in katakana, as Batto Man (バットマン). Although rarely given English names, the 2005 Japanese book Godzilla Toho Giant Monster Pictorial Book confirms their English names as "Bat Men". Merchandise of the creatures was also later released in 2008, giving them a peculiar alternate name of Blood Rock Keepers, referencing their protection of Blood Rock within the film.

Design

All of the Bat Men are the nearly identical in appearance, all looking like giant bipedal bats. Some have large pointed ears, while others possess smaller, curved ears.

Origins

The Bat Men are creations of Malic, and are most likely normal humans that were transformed into their current forms by Malic's twisted experiments, since Malic also threatens to turn Tsuruko Okada into a similar creature.

History

Showa Series

Latitude Zero

The Bat Men were among Malic's many terrible creations, and were used to guard his fortress on Blood Rock. When Malic abducted Dr. Okada and his daughter Tsuruko, he used the Bat Men to guard them, and later made them force his captives watch as he performed the surgery to create the Griffon. When Captain McKenzie and his crew breached Malic's lab, Malic ordered the Bat Men to attack them as he escaped. Using their various glove-mounted weapons, McKenzie and his crew were able to defeat the Bat Men and rescue Okada and his daughter.

Go! Godman

Godman vs. Bat Man and Kappalge
Main article: Bat Man.

A creature called Bat Man (バットマン,   Batto Man) later appeared in the mini-series, Go! Godman, and was portrayed with a reused Bat Man suit. Not only was it capable of flight, but the monster could also summon invisible explosives and alter its size. These abilities proved to be a hassle for Godman, but he eventually came out victorious.


Roar

The Bat Men have heavily altered Varan roars mixed with deep growls from the Ultra kaiju Mummy Man.

Gallery

Main article: Bat Man/Gallery.

Trivia

References

This is a list of references for Bat Men. 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. Definitive Edition of Toho Monster Movies!! Godzilla Special Effects Complete Works. Natsumesha. 21 December 1994. p. 60. ISBN 978-4816317750. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Godzilla Giant Monsters Super Encyclopedia. Kodansha. 15 March 1994. p. 61. ISBN 978-4063042702. Unknown parameter |ed= ignored (|edition= suggested) (help)

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