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Gamera is capable of flight at great speeds, seeming to propel himself using jets from his limbs. He was able to outmaneuver several missiles from a naval fleet. | Gamera is capable of flight at great speeds, seeming to propel himself using jets from his limbs. He was able to outmaneuver several missiles from a naval fleet. | ||
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After charging up, Gamera is able to blast a fiery projectile called '''Flame Shot''' {{Nihongo|火焔弾|Kaendan}} from his mouth.<ref>''GAMERA -Rebirth-'' Official Website, [https://gamera-rebirth.com/kaiju/gamera.html GAMERA]</ref> | After charging up, Gamera is able to blast a fiery projectile called '''Flame Shot''' {{Nihongo|火焔弾|Kaendan}} from his mouth.<ref>''GAMERA -Rebirth-'' Official Website, [https://gamera-rebirth.com/kaiju/gamera.html GAMERA]</ref>In [[Godzilla Battle Line]], these projectiles are called Flame Bullets. | ||
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Gamera appears to be a capable hand-to-hand combatant, and was strong enough to lift and toss [[Jiger]]. | Gamera appears to be a capable hand-to-hand combatant, and was strong enough to lift and toss [[Jiger]]. | ||
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Gamera (ガメラ) is a giant, flying, turtle-like kaiju who will star in the upcoming 2023 anime series GAMERA -Rebirth-.
Development
For GAMERA -Rebirth-, Gamera was designed by Kan Takahama,[2] who previously designed and modeled Toto[3] in Gamera the Brave and designed Gamera for Katsuhito Ishii's 2015 short film.[4] A guiding principle of this Gamera's design was to make him akin to a "moving mountain,"[5] an intention which was also expressed by Ishii for the 2015 Gamera.[6]
Design
Gamera's appearence is heavily reminicent of the design from the short film GAMERA, specifically in the monster's posture, carapace shape, and head shape. However, this Gamera is a dark greenish-blue in color, with bright blue-green accents on his spiked plastron. He has large, bright green eyes and a pointed snout, a longer tail, as well as large hands. Similar to the Heisei incarnation of the character, this Gamera's front limbs transform into flipper-like wings when flying, with bright blue jets of flame blasting out from the leg holes of his shell.
Origin
100,000 years prior to the main events of GAMERA -Rebirth- in 1989, Gamera had a connection with an ancient civilization and fought against other kaiju.[7]
History
- GAMERA -Rebirth- (TV 2023)
Reiwa era
GAMERA -Rebirth-
In the summer of 1989, after Tokyo was struck by Gyaos, Gamera saved elementary school students Boco, Joe, Junichi, and Brody from the creatures. Gamera went on to battle five varieties of kaiju in all, including the Gyaos and Jiger, though he received wounds.
Video games
- Godzilla Battle Line (2021; to be added in 2023)[8]
Abilities
Flight
Gamera is capable of flight at great speeds, seeming to propel himself using jets from his limbs. He was able to outmaneuver several missiles from a naval fleet.
Fire-breathing
After charging up, Gamera is able to blast a fiery projectile called Flame Shot (火焔弾 Kaendan) from his mouth.[9]In Godzilla Battle Line, these projectiles are called Flame Bullets.
Physical abilities
Gamera appears to be a capable hand-to-hand combatant, and was strong enough to lift and toss Jiger.
Gallery
- Main article: Gamera/Gallery.
Trivia
- While this Gamera is equal in body height to Showa Gamera, his body weight increased tenfold from the Showa incarnation. This is somewhat consistent with the increase in body weight between Gamera in the Heisei Trilogy and Avant Gamera.
- The depiction of Gamera's neck glowing when he uses fireballs bears some resemblance to an unused idea of Shinji Higuchi's for Gamera the Guardian of the Universe (1995), where Gamera would split his mouth open and emit lights from his neck when using Plasma Fireballs.[10] This is also similar to the sequence of Godzilla's atomic breath by Higuchi in Shin Godzilla (2016). Moreover, Gamera's chest also glows,[5] similar to Toto when using the Toto Impact in Gamera the Brave.
- Gamera's glowing eyes somewhat resemble those of the Gamera from the Showa series and the scrapped idea for Toto's eyes to glow green.[11]:143:150
- The depiction of Gamera discharging electricity when spitting fireballs is similar to Godzilla Earth and Godzilla Filius's atomic breath in the GODZILLA anime trilogy, which was co-directed by Hiroyuki Seshita.
References
This is a list of references for Gamera (GAMERA -Rebirth-). 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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Bibliography
- Nakamura, Satoshi; Shimazaki, Jun; Hazawa, Masato (21 August 2015). Heisei Gamera Perfection (reprint ed.). Kadokawa.
- Noguchi, Tomokazu, ed. (29 December 2015). Uchusen. No. 151. Hobby Japan.
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