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|enemies          =[[Grandpa Zilla]],{{sup|[[Godziban|GZB]]}} [[Minilla]],{{sup|[[Godziban|GZB]]}} [[Godzilla-kun]],{{sup|[[Godziban|GZB]]}} [[Radon and Rodan]], [[Moshu-Moshu]]
|controlled      =[[Futurians]]
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|designed        =[[Shinji Nishikawa]]
|designed        =[[Shinji Nishikawa]]
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|portrayed        =Puppets, Anna Nakagawa
|firstappearance  =''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''
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'''Dorats''' {{Nihongo|ドラット|Doratto}} are small, genetically engineered [[kaiju]] who appear in the [[1991]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]], ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''.
'''Dorats''' {{Nihongo|ドラット|Doratto}} are small, genetically engineered [[kaiju]] who appear in the [[1991]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]], ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''.


Genetically engineered as pets in the 23rd century, three Dorats were brought back to the year 1944 as part of the [[Futurians]]' scheme to bring the nation of [[Japan]] to its knees before it could become a corrupt economic superpower in the future. After a [[Godzillasaurus]] was removed from [[Lagos Island]] in 1944, Futurian [[Emmy Kano]] left the three Dorats behind on the island. In 1954, they were exposed to the ''Castle Bravo'' hydrogen bomb test conducted at nearby [[Bikini Atoll]], causing them to merge together and mutate into the three-headed monster [[King Ghidorah/Heisei|King Ghidorah]], which the Futurians then unleashed upon Japan in 1992.
Genetically engineered as pets in the 23rd century, three Dorats were brought back to the year 1944 as part of the [[Futurian]]s' scheme to bring the nation of [[Japan]] to its knees before it could become a corrupt economic superpower in the future. After a [[Godzillasaurus]] was removed from [[Lagos Island]] in 1944, Futurian [[Emmy Kano]] left the three Dorats behind on the island. In 1954, they were exposed to the ''Castle Bravo'' hydrogen bomb test conducted at nearby [[Bikini Atoll]], causing them to merge together and mutate into the three-headed monster [[King Ghidorah (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)|King Ghidorah]], which the Futurians then unleashed upon Japan in 1992.
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==Name==
==Name==
The Dorats' name comes from the "dora" {{Nihongo|ドラ}} in "King Ghidorah" {{Nihongo|キングギドラ}}. They are referred to as "Dorats" in the international English dub for ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' as well as the English subtitles on [[Sony]]'s 2014 Blu-ray release of the film, though most Japanese sources instead give them the English name '''Drat'''.
The Dorats' name comes from the "dora" {{Nihongo|ドラ}} in "King Ghidorah" {{Nihongo|キングギドラ}}. They are referred to as "Dorats" in the international English dub for ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' as well as the English subtitles on [[Sony]]'s 2014 Blu-ray release of the film, though most Japanese sources instead give them the English name '''Drat'''.
In ''[[Godziban]]'', the Dorats are individually denoted '''Dorat A''', '''B''', and '''C'''.<ref name="Godziban">[[File:Godziban magazine 2.jpg|150px]]</ref>
==Development==
==Development==
[[File:Concept Art - Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah - Dorat 4.png|thumb|right|200px|Dorat concept art by [[Shinji Nishikawa]]]]
[[File:Concept Art - Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah - Dorat 4.png|thumb|right|200px|Dorat concept art by [[Shinji Nishikawa]]]]
The script for ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' described the Dorats as "a synthetic organism resembling a cross between a bat and a cat," and they were designed by [[Shinji Nishikawa]] based on this description.<ref name="KHBGVKG">{{cite book|title=[[Kodansha Hit Books: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Monster Great Complete Works]]|date=5 December 1991|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|pages=61, 98|isbn=4061777203}}</ref><ref name="Heisei Perfection">{{cite book|title=Heisei Godzilla Perfection|publisher=ASCII MEDIA WORKS|date=2012|pages=30, 32-33|isbn=978-4-04-886119-9}}</ref> Some of Nishikawa's proposed designs for the Dorats very closely resembled cats, complete with fur covering most of their bodies. All of the designs incorporated bat-like wings in some capacity, while a great number gave the creatures black, pupil-less eyes. The final design opted to give the Dorats round bodies with small [[King Ghidorah]]-like wings at their sides and clawed feet. Their bodies were covered with King Ghidorah's trademark golden scales, while green fur was placed atop their heads. Their eyes were also made large and cat-like.
The script for ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' described the Dorats as "a synthetic organism resembling a cross between a bat and a cat," and they were designed by [[Shinji Nishikawa]] based on this description.<ref name="KHBGVKG">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Monster Complete Works]]|date=5 December 1991|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|pages=61, 98|isbn=4061777203}}</ref><ref name="Heisei Perfection">{{cite book|title=Heisei Godzilla Perfection|publisher=ASCII MEDIA WORKS|date=2012|pages=30, 32-33|isbn=978-4-04-886119-9}}</ref> Some of Nishikawa's proposed designs for the Dorats very closely resembled cats, complete with fur covering most of their bodies. All of the designs incorporated bat-like wings in some capacity, while a great number gave the creatures black, pupil-less eyes. The final design opted to give the Dorats round bodies with small [[King Ghidorah]]-like wings at their sides and clawed feet. Their bodies were covered with King Ghidorah's trademark golden scales, while green fur was placed atop their heads. Their eyes were also made large and cat-like.
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==Origins==
==Origins==
According to [[Emmy Kano]], the Dorats were genetically engineered to be the perfect pets in the 23rd century. According to the Japanese novelization of ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'', the Dorats were engineered by the [[Futurians]] from genetic material recovered from the carcass of the "Space Super Monster [[King Ghidorah]]" found on the surface of [[Venus]].
According to [[Emmy Kano]], the Dorats were genetically engineered to be the perfect pets in the 23rd century. According to the Japanese novelization of ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'', the Dorats were engineered by the [[Futurian]]s from genetic material recovered from the carcass of the "Space Super Monster [[King Ghidorah]]" found on the surface of [[Venus]].
==History==
==History==
===[[Heisei era|Heisei Series]]===
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991)
*''[[Godziban]]'' (web 2019-2023) [episodes 14, 17, 21-22, 36, 47, 54-57, 60, and 63; special episodes 10-11]
===[[Heisei era]]===
====''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''====
====''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]''====
The Dorats were three genetically engineered pets brought from the future by the [[Futurians]]. They were kept on the [[Futurians]]' ship, [[MOTHER]] and its sister ship, [[KIDS]]. They were taken back in time to [[Lagos Island]] in [[1944]], where the Futurians believed the later ''Castle Bravo'' H-bomb test would mutate the [[Godzillasaurus]] living there into [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]]. The Dorats seemed excited after being taken back in time, and [[Emmy Kano]] calmed them down using a special whistle. After the Godzillasaurus was transported to the Bering Sea, the Dorats were left behind to be exposed to the hydrogen bomb test in [[1954]], which combined and mutated them into [[King Ghidorah/Heisei|King Ghidorah]].
The Dorats were three genetically engineered pets brought from the future by the [[Futurian]]s. They were kept on the [[Futurian]]s' ship, [[MOTHER]] and its sister ship, [[KIDS]]. They were taken back in time to [[Lagos Island]] in [[1944]], where the Futurians believed the later ''Castle Bravo'' H-bomb test would mutate the [[Godzillasaurus]] living there into [[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]]. The Dorats seemed excited after being taken back in time, and [[Emmy Kano]] calmed them down using a special whistle. After the Godzillasaurus was transported to the Bering Sea, the Dorats were left behind to be exposed to the hydrogen bomb test in [[1954]], which combined and mutated them into [[King Ghidorah (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)|King Ghidorah]].
===[[Reiwa era]]===
====''[[Godziban]]''====
The Three Dorat Brothers are time traveling troublemakers from the future that enjoy eating kaiju eggs that can fuse together into [[King Ghidorah (Godziban)|King Ghidorah]] to try and overpower anyone that gets in their way. This puts them at odds with [[Minilla]] as he guards a Rodan egg that eventually hatches into a baby he names [[Radon and Rodan|Radon]] and the brothers are fine with settling on eating the young hatchling on a return attack.
==Abilities==
==Abilities==
Dorats can use their wings to fly and they also can sense feelings through microwave impulses. The Dorats can be controlled using a special whistle used by [[Emmy Kano]]. In ''[[Godziban]]'', the Dorats can manipulate gravity by flapping their wings, allowing them to levitate objects. In this show, they can also fire a '''Dorat Beam''' which takes the form of bolts of lightning. Finally, they are able to combine into [[King Ghidorah]] at will.  
===Flight===
==Filmography==
Dorats are capable of flight.
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991)
===Sensing emotions===
*''[[Godziban]]'' (TV 2019-) [episodes 14 and 17]
The Dorats can sense feelings through microwave impulses.
==Video Games==
===Whistle===
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Game Boy)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1993) - Nintendo Game Boy
The Dorats can be controlled using a special whistle used by [[Emmy Kano]].
*''[[Godzilla: Kaiju Collection]]'' (2014) - Android and iOS
===Psychokinesis===
===''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Game Boy)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]''===
In ''[[Godziban]]'', the Dorats can utilize [[Telekinesis|psychokinesis]], allowing them to levitate objects.
Dorat makes a cameo in ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'' for the Nintendo Game Boy, right before [[Godzilla]] battles [[King Ghidorah]].
 
===Dorat Beam===
In ''[[Godziban]]'', the Dorats can fire a '''Dorat Beam''' which takes the form of bolts of lightning.  
===Combination===
In ''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'', radioactive fallout from a hydrogen bomb test allowed the Dorats to combine into [[King Ghidorah (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)|King Ghidorah]], while in ''[[Godziban]]'' they can do so at will.
===Time travel===
In ''[[Godziban]]'', the Three Dorat Brothers are capable of traveling through time independently, though can only remain for three minutes before they are forcibly returned back to their original time. Their ability to fuse into King Ghidorah allows them to reset this time limit.
===Physical abilities===
In ''[[Godzilla Battle Line]]'', the Dorats attack opponents by headbutting them.
===Weaknesses===
In ''[[Godziban]]'', the Three Dorat Brothers are only able to travel to another time period for three minutes, although this limit no longer applies if they transform into King Ghidorah. However, he will be forced to revert back to the Dorats if he sustains enough damage.
 
==Video games==
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (video game)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1993) - Nintendo Game Boy
*''[[Godzilla Kaiju Collection]]'' (2014) - Android and iOS
*''[[Godzilla Defense Force]]'' (2019) - Android and iOS
*''[[Godzilla Battle Line]]'' (2021) - Android, iOS, and PC
===''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (video game)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]''===
A Dorat makes a cameo in ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'' for the Nintendo Game Boy, right before [[Godzilla]] battles [[King Ghidorah]].
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Dorat_Kaiju-Oh_Godzilla.png|Dorat in ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Game Boy)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]''
Dorat_Kaiju-Oh_Godzilla.png|Dorat in ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (video game)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]''
Dorat GKC.png|Dorat in ''[[Godzilla: Kaiju Collection]]''
Dorat GKC.png|Dorat in ''[[Godzilla Kaiju Collection]]''
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Dorat/Gallery}}
{{Main|Dorat/Gallery}}
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/ZMUIc0hm-y8</youtube>|Dorat's roars}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/ZMUIc0hm-y8</youtube>|Dorat's roars}}
}}
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==In Other Languages==
==In other languages==
{{Other languages
{{Other languages
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|ru=Дорат ''Dorat''|rumeaning=Transcription of English name
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{{Videos|{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlyCjZ9-Z_o</youtube>|{{WZYT|Kaiju Profile: Heisei King Ghidorah|Kaiju Profile: Heisei King Ghidorah / Mecha-King Ghidorah}}}}}}
{{Videos|{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlyCjZ9-Z_o</youtube>|{{WZYT|Kaiju Profile: Heisei King Ghidorah|Kaiju Profile: Heisei King Ghidorah / Mecha-King Ghidorah}}}}}}
==References==
==References==
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Dorat
A Dorat in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Alternate names Doratto, Drat,[1] Dorat A, B, and CGZB
Subtitle(s) Future Pet
(未来ぺット,   Mirai Petto)[2]
The Perfect Pet
(理想のペット,   Risō no Petto)MTG
Species Genetically engineered creatures
Height 30 centimeters[1][3]
Weight 0.8 kilograms[3]
Forms King Ghidorah (irradiated
amalgamated form)
Mecha DoratGZB
Controlled by Futurians
Enemies Grandpa Zilla,GZB Minilla,GZB Godzilla-kun,GZB Radon and Rodan, Moshu-Moshu
Designed by Shinji Nishikawa
Played by Puppets, Anna Nakagawa
First appearance Latest appearance
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Godziban
Roar(s)
More roars

Dorats (ドラット,   Doratto) are small, genetically engineered kaiju who appear in the 1991 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.

Genetically engineered as pets in the 23rd century, three Dorats were brought back to the year 1944 as part of the Futurians' scheme to bring the nation of Japan to its knees before it could become a corrupt economic superpower in the future. After a Godzillasaurus was removed from Lagos Island in 1944, Futurian Emmy Kano left the three Dorats behind on the island. In 1954, they were exposed to the Castle Bravo hydrogen bomb test conducted at nearby Bikini Atoll, causing them to merge together and mutate into the three-headed monster King Ghidorah, which the Futurians then unleashed upon Japan in 1992.

Name

The Dorats' name comes from the "dora" (ドラ) in "King Ghidorah" (キングギドラ). They are referred to as "Dorats" in the international English dub for Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah as well as the English subtitles on Sony's 2014 Blu-ray release of the film, though most Japanese sources instead give them the English name Drat.

In Godziban, the Dorats are individually denoted Dorat A, B, and C.[4]

Development

Dorat concept art by Shinji Nishikawa

The script for Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah described the Dorats as "a synthetic organism resembling a cross between a bat and a cat," and they were designed by Shinji Nishikawa based on this description.[5][6] Some of Nishikawa's proposed designs for the Dorats very closely resembled cats, complete with fur covering most of their bodies. All of the designs incorporated bat-like wings in some capacity, while a great number gave the creatures black, pupil-less eyes. The final design opted to give the Dorats round bodies with small King Ghidorah-like wings at their sides and clawed feet. Their bodies were covered with King Ghidorah's trademark golden scales, while green fur was placed atop their heads. Their eyes were also made large and cat-like.

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Three models were created to portray the Dorats, along with an additional hand-operated puppet that was operated by actress Anna Nakagawa, who played Emmy Kano.[5][6]

  • Anna Nakagawa (Emmy Kano) with the three Dorat models

    Anna Nakagawa (Emmy Kano) with the three Dorat models

  • Director Kazuki Omori observes the hand-operated Dorat puppet.

    Director Kazuki Omori observes the hand-operated Dorat puppet.

  • An animatronic Dorat upper body puppet

    An animatronic Dorat upper body puppet

Origins

According to Emmy Kano, the Dorats were genetically engineered to be the perfect pets in the 23rd century. According to the Japanese novelization of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, the Dorats were engineered by the Futurians from genetic material recovered from the carcass of the "Space Super Monster King Ghidorah" found on the surface of Venus.

History

Heisei era

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

The Dorats were three genetically engineered pets brought from the future by the Futurians. They were kept on the Futurians' ship, MOTHER and its sister ship, KIDS. They were taken back in time to Lagos Island in 1944, where the Futurians believed the later Castle Bravo H-bomb test would mutate the Godzillasaurus living there into Godzilla. The Dorats seemed excited after being taken back in time, and Emmy Kano calmed them down using a special whistle. After the Godzillasaurus was transported to the Bering Sea, the Dorats were left behind to be exposed to the hydrogen bomb test in 1954, which combined and mutated them into King Ghidorah.

Reiwa era

Godziban

The Three Dorat Brothers are time traveling troublemakers from the future that enjoy eating kaiju eggs that can fuse together into King Ghidorah to try and overpower anyone that gets in their way. This puts them at odds with Minilla as he guards a Rodan egg that eventually hatches into a baby he names Radon and the brothers are fine with settling on eating the young hatchling on a return attack.

Abilities

Flight

Dorats are capable of flight.

Sensing emotions

The Dorats can sense feelings through microwave impulses.

Whistle

The Dorats can be controlled using a special whistle used by Emmy Kano.

Psychokinesis

In Godziban, the Dorats can utilize psychokinesis, allowing them to levitate objects.

Dorat Beam

In Godziban, the Dorats can fire a Dorat Beam which takes the form of bolts of lightning.

Combination

In Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, radioactive fallout from a hydrogen bomb test allowed the Dorats to combine into King Ghidorah, while in Godziban they can do so at will.

Time travel

In Godziban, the Three Dorat Brothers are capable of traveling through time independently, though can only remain for three minutes before they are forcibly returned back to their original time. Their ability to fuse into King Ghidorah allows them to reset this time limit.

Physical abilities

In Godzilla Battle Line, the Dorats attack opponents by headbutting them.

Weaknesses

In Godziban, the Three Dorat Brothers are only able to travel to another time period for three minutes, although this limit no longer applies if they transform into King Ghidorah. However, he will be forced to revert back to the Dorats if he sustains enough damage.

Video games

Godzilla, King of the Monsters

A Dorat makes a cameo in Godzilla, King of the Monsters for the Nintendo Game Boy, right before Godzilla battles King Ghidorah.

Gallery

Main article: Dorat/Gallery.

Roar

Dorat's roars

In other languages

Language Name Meaning
Flagicon Germany.png German Dorato Transliteration of Japanese name
Flagicon Russia.png Russian Дорат Dorat Transcription of English name
Flagicon Serbia.png Serbian Дорат Dorat Transcription of English name

Video

Wikizilla: YouTube Kaiju Profile: Heisei King Ghidorah / Mecha-King Ghidorah

References

This is a list of references for Dorat. 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 Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. January 2000. p. 28. ISBN 4091014704.
  2. ↑ Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia. Shogakukan. 23 July 2014. p. 81. ISBN 4-096-82090-3.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Godzilla Giant Monsters Super Encyclopedia (4th ed.). Kodansha. 15 March 1994. p. 25. ISBN 978-4063042702.
  4. ↑ Godziban magazine 2.jpg
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Monster Complete Works. Kodansha. 5 December 1991. pp. 61, 98. ISBN 4061777203.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Heisei Godzilla Perfection. ASCII MEDIA WORKS. 2012. pp. 30, 32–33. ISBN 978-4-04-886119-9.

 
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Godzilla (G:TS) • First Godzilla • Baby Godzilla • Mutant Giant Squid • Crustaceous Rex • Nanotech Creature • El Gusano Gigante • Cyber Fly • Mutant Rat • Cryptocledius • Reptilian • Crackler • Santa Marta Plant • Giant Mutant Bee • Quetzalcoatl • Ice Borer • Nessie • Robo-Yeti • King Cobra • Giant Mutant Termite • Giant Bat • Cyber Godzilla • Chameleon • Bacillus • Giant Mutant Widow Spider • Sub-Zero Manta • Techno-Sentient • Silver Hydra • DNA Mimic • Lizard Slayers • Macro-Beasts • Swamp Beast • Fire Monster • Norzzug • Giant Mutant Hummingbird • Medusa • Giant Gila Monster • Megapede • Ts-eh-GO and the Mutant Scorpions • Armillaria • Shrewster • Skeetera • Mutant Jellyfish • D.R.A.G.M.A. • Giant Turtle • Komodithrax • Thorny Devil • Giant Armadillo • Area 51 Mutations • Deep-Dweller • Giant Centipede • Giant Water Beetle • Rhinosaurus
Godzilla Singular Point monsters
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters monsters
Chibi Godzilla Raids Again monsters

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