Bat Men

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Bat People
The Bat People in Latitude Zero
Alternate names Bat Men, Bat Humans, Blood Rock Keepers
Species Servile Bat Humanoids
Height 2 meters[1]
Wingspan 2.5 meters[1]
Weight 200 kilograms[1]
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)
{{Roar File:bat-men_1969_roar.mp3}}

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

Design

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

Origins

The Bat People 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 People 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 People 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 People to attack them as he escaped. Using their various glove-mounted weapons, McKenzie and his crew were able to defeat the Bat People and rescue Okada and his daughter.

Go! Godman

Main article: Batman.

A creature called Batman (バットマン,   Battoman) later appeared in the mini-series, Go! Godman, and was portrayed with a reused Bat Person 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.


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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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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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