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Dagahra (ダガーラ is a pollution-consuming Dagāra)kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1997 Toho film, Rebirth of Mothra II.
Design
Dagahra is an aquatic reptile that possesses characteristics of both a manta ray and a dragon. He has three horns on his head in a triangular arc, and he has two cannon-like structures on his shoulders that split open when he releases Barems. Dagahra has two wings, but they are folded when he is on land. When Dagahra is flying, his wings unfurl to about half his body length. Dagahra possesses fins along his fore and hind limbs, as well as a long fin that runs down his back and tail, which has two smaller fins on it. After evolving underwater, Dagahra grows two large spikes on his shoulders. The ends of Dagahra's mouth are curled up slightly, giving him a facial expression resembling an evil grin. Dagahra's skin is green, while other parts of his body are a rusty-orange color and his eyes are bright yellow.
Origins
Dagahra was created by the ancient Nilai-Kanai civilization in order to consume and clean up the pollution they produced. However, there was a deadly side-effect, as Dagahra began producing millions of mutant starfish called Barems, which completely overran and destroyed the Nilai-Kanai. Dagahra disappeared for thousands of years following the Nilai-Kanai's destruction, but reappeared in the present day to feed on the pollution created by mankind.
History
Heisei series
Rebirth of Mothra II
In the past, a race of advanced people called the Nilai-Kanai created Dagahra to clean all the pollution they were releasing. Dagahra consumed the pollution, but created the Barems in the process. The Barems were acidic sea stars, and Dagahra released them on the Nilai-Kanai and destroyed the people. Dagahra then fell into a deep sleep, resting at the bottom of the ocean.
Thousands of years later, Dagahra was awakened again due to the rise in pollution rates in Japan. It began eating the pollution and releasing the Barems once again. The Barems attacked and killed many people on the surface. After hearing of Dagahra, Mothra Leo came and attacked it, but was put at a disadvantage when Dagahra was under the water. He was infected by the Barems, but Ghogo used his power to turn Mothra Leo into Rainbow Mothra, who now had the ability to transform into Aqua Mothra, so he could battle on equal terms with Dagahra. Mothra Leo managed to battle and defeat Dagahra, then dropped the monster's body onto the Nilai-Kanai Temple, which exploded along with Dagahra, ending the monster's reign of terror once and for all.
Post-Millennium series
GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters
Dagahra first appeared in November of 2017, and destroyed the American nuclear submarine Seawolf in the South Pacific Ocean. Two weeks later, the U.S. Navy engaged Dagahra in the American Samoa and successfully injured him and drove him away, but could not pursue him due to the presence of Barem in the surrounding waters. On Christmas Day, Dagahra approached Australia, but the Australian Navy did not attack him because they feared that wounding him or even killing him would contaminate Australian waters with huge numbers of Barem. Dagahra made landfall in Sydney and destroyed the city before moving his rampage to Newcastle. The Australian government was thrown into chaos and in the confusion gave the ill-advised order to attack Dagahra. Dagahra was fatally wounded and flew out to sea, where it died to his wounds and contaminated the Australian waters with huge numbers of Barem. This led to an event known as the “Red Christmas Scourge”, which by 2018 claimed the lives of 3 Million people. Australia’s waters became heavily polluted by the Barem, and it received no foreign aid and eventually collapsed. An estimated 6.7 Million people were killed or wounded in Dagahra’s attack.[3]
Abilities
Barem
Dagahra possesses two cannons on each shoulder able to fire Barem. Dagahra can create the Barem within its body when consuming pollutants. The Barem were deadly enough to overrun and destroy the Nilai-Kanai empire. They were also able to spread and cripple Australia.
Flight
Dagahra can fly at speeds reaching Mach 10.
Irabushan Beam
Dagahra can unleash a purple beam from his mouth. This attack is enhanced with the use of Barem.
Adept swimmer
Dagahra can move underwater at 150 knots.
Vertical Poison Cannon
Dagahra can fire crimson energy beams from his dorsal fins
Thundering Toxic Crimson Vortex
Dagahra can fire its Barem while spinning at incredible speeds, creating a tornado. While spinning, lightning would fire from Dagahra’s body. The tornado would then shoot out of the ocean catching Mothra Leo and covering him with Barem.
Super-Extreme Dragon Explosion
In Dagahra’s second form he gains new shoulder cannons on each side, being able to fire two Irabushan Beams at the same time. Even when they’re closed.
Dragon-Burst Crimson Light Waves
When spinning, Dagahra rotates his body and can fire crimson energy waves at his opponent
Weaknesses
If the Barem-producing organs inside of Dagahra's body are destroyed, he will become severely weakened and helpless.
Filmography
- Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
- GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
Video games
- Godzilla: Trading Battle (1998) - Sony PlayStation
- Godzilla Generations (1998) - Sega Dreamcast
- Collect Godzilla: Giant Monster Assembly (1998) - Sega Dreamcast VMU
- Godzilla: Kaiju Collection (2015) - Android and iOS
Dagahra's card in Godzilla: Trading Battle
Dagahra in Godzilla: Kaiju Collection
Books
GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse
Dagahra was credited as the monster that caused mankind to lose the continent of Australia. Dagahra first appeared in late November of 2017, and made contact with the American nuclear submarine Seawolf at the point of 47 degrees 9 minutes south latitude, 126 degrees 43 minutes west longitude. Two weeks later, the U.S. Navy, including the USS Saratoga, engaged Dagahra in American Samoa and successfully injured him, but could not pursue him due to the presence of Barem in the water. Three days later Barem arrived at the port of Pago Pago, and eventually caused one-third of its inhabitants to die of bacterial infection. Two weeks later, on Christmas Day, Dagahra approached Australia, but the Australian Navy did not attack out of fear of releasing Barem into Australian waters. Dagahra made landfall in Sydney and devastated the city before moving on to Newcastle. The government was thrown into chaos and in the confusion gave the ill-advised order to attack Dagahra. Dagahra was fatally wounded and flew out to sea, where it died and contaminated the surrounding waters with huge numbers of Barem. This led to a pandemic and famine later known as the "Red Christmas Scourge," which by 2018 claimed the lives of 3 million people. Australia's waters became heavily polluted by the Barem, and it received no foreign aid and eventually collapsed. An estimated 6.7 million people were killed or wounded in Dagahra's attack.[4]
Gallery
- Main article: Dagahra/Gallery.
Trivia
- Dagahra is the only villain monster of the Rebirth of Mothra series to not be a Ghidorah.
- Dagahra's abilities bear resemblance to those of Hedorah. However, Dagahra differs from Hedorah, in that Dagahra was deliberately created to serve a role given to him by the Nilai-Kanai, whereas Hedorah is simply a lone alien who wanted to consume Earth's pollution and make the planet's conditions more suitable for himself.
- Like Gyaos in the Heisei Gamera trilogy, Dagahra was created by an ancient civilization, and ultimately turned on his creators and wiped them out.
- The coordinates where Seawolf first makes contact with Dagahra in GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse, 47°9′S 126°43′W, are where the fictional lost city of R'lyeh, the prison of Cthulhu, is said to be located in the story "The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft. The kaiju Gatanozoa in the show Ultraman Tiga was also said to be born in R'lyeh.
References
This is a list of references for Dagahra. 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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