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{{Kaiju Infobox | {{Kaiju Infobox | ||
|type1 =??? | |type1 =??? | ||
|type2 =Ground | |type2 =Ground | ||
|image = | |image =Gappa.jpg | ||
|caption =The Gappas in Gappa | |caption =The two adult Gappas with their offspring in Gappa | ||
|name =Gappa | |name =Gappa | ||
|subtitle =Giant Beast{{Nihongo|大巨獣|Daikyojū}} | |subtitle =Giant Beast {{Nihongo|大巨獣|Daikyojū}} | ||
|species =Ancient | |species =Ancient giant monsters | ||
|height =60 meters {{Small|( | |height =60 meters {{Small|(male)}},<br>55 meters {{Small|(female)}} | ||
|length =80 meters<ref name="DVDJP"/> | |length =80 meters<ref name="DVDJP"/> | ||
|weight =6,000 metric tons {{Small|( | |weight =6,000 metric tons {{Small|(male)}},<br>5,000 metric tons {{Small|(female)}} | ||
|stat1 ='''Flight | |stat1 ='''Flight speed:''' Mach 6<ref name="JPTrailer">[[Japan]]ese ''[[Gappa (film)|Gappa]]'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSPbG4bH9Yk trailer]<br>[[File:Gappa's Super Abilities.png|150px]]</ref><br>'''Underwater speed:''' 150 knots<ref name="JPTrailer"/><br>'''Destructive force:''' 2,000,000 hp<ref name="JPTrailer"/>|1=Other Stats | ||
|enemies = | |enemies =[[Human]]s | ||
|relationships = | |relationships =Eachother (mates and offspring) | ||
|created =Iwao Yamazaki, Ryuzo Nakanishi | |created =Iwao Yamazaki, [[Ryuzo Nakanishi]] | ||
|portrayed =Atami | |designed =[[Akira Watanabe]] | ||
|modeled =[[Eizo Kaimai]] | |||
|portrayed =Hiroshita Atami, Takashi Konagai {{Small|(male)}},<br>Ken Misugi, Shiro Tonami {{Small|(female)}} | |||
|firstappearance =''[[Gappa (film)|Gappa]]'' | |firstappearance =''[[Gappa (film)|Gappa]]'' | ||
|roar =[[File:Gappa Roar Showa.ogg|180px|center|noicon]]{{More Roars}} | |||
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The '''Gappas''' {{Nihongo|ガッパ|Gappa}} are a species of ancient | The '''Gappas''' {{Nihongo|ガッパ|Gappa}} are a species of ancient [[Kaiju|monsters]]. Two adult Gappas, male {{Nihongo|雄ガッパ|Osu Gappa}} and female {{Nihongo|雌ガッパ|Mesu Gappa}}, and their [[Baby Gappa|baby son]] first appear in the [[1967]] [[Nikkatsu]] [[:Category:Films|film]] ''[[Gappa (film)|Gappa]]''. | ||
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==Design== | |||
All three of the Gappas share the same characteristics, as they are based on various reptiles and birds such as eagles and hawks. Overall, they resemble enormous bipedal griffins. As exhibited in the two adults seen in the film, the species is sexually dimorphic. The female has a smaller head crest and has a flatter face compared to her mate. Their scales are triangle-shaped, and their eyelids are the reverse to that of humans. The Gappas' wings are unlike those of birds; they are actually evolved ribs.<ref name="DVDJP">''[[Gappa (film)|Gappa]]'' DVD Collector's BOX. 25 February 2000. ASIN: {{Plain link|[https://www.amazon.co.jp/大巨獣ガッパ-DVDコレクターズBOX-特撮-映像/dp/B00005FBSE B00005FBSE]}}</ref> | |||
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
In ancient times, the Gappas would fight other monsters for survival. They were already present when | In ancient times, the Gappas would fight other monsters for survival. They were already present when Earth was still an interstellar cloud, suggesting that the Gappas originated in outer space.<ref name="DVDJP"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===[[Showa era | *''[[Gappa (film)|Gappa]]'' (1967) | ||
*''Amorous Family: Like a Fox and a Racoon'' (1972) [prop] | |||
*''[[Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo]]'' (2022) [toys] | |||
===[[Showa era]]=== | |||
====''[[Gappa (film)|Gappa]]''==== | ====''[[Gappa (film)|Gappa]]''==== | ||
An expedition to [[Obelisk Island]] by Mr. Funazu uncovers a [[Baby Gappa|baby monster]], who hatches from an egg near a sacred temple. The natives plead with the skeptical scientists not to take the baby away, lest it anger the baby's parents. Sure enough, they take the baby away, and soon, inside the caverns, its two parents rise from the underground waters beneath the volcano, destroying everything in their path. Saki, the only survivor, is rescued by an American | An expedition to [[Obelisk Island]] by Mr. Funazu uncovers a [[Baby Gappa|baby monster]], who hatches from an egg near a sacred temple. The natives plead with the skeptical scientists not to take the baby away, lest it anger the baby's parents. Sure enough, they take the baby away, and soon, inside the caverns, its two parents rise from the underground waters beneath the volcano, destroying everything in their path. Saki, the only survivor, is rescued by an American Navy fleet and brought back to Japan. | ||
The parents storm across Japan, destroying all in their wake, but their assault ceases once they recover their | The parents storm across Japan, destroying all in their wake, but their assault ceases once they recover their baby. Mercifully, they relent and depart to return to Obelisk Island.<!-- | ||
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==Biology== | ==Biology== | ||
The Gappas are very ancient species. They were already present when | The Gappas are a very ancient species. They were already present when Earth was still an interstellar cloud. They have fought many monsters since that time and this indicates there have been various monsters, including the Gappas, capable of surviving in space and during planet formations<ref name="DVDJP"/> and the Gappas are one of the most powerful of these, if not the most powerful. The fact that the female Gappa preyed on a [[Giant Octopus|giant octopus]] when the pair appeared on [[Atami Castle|Atami]] indicates Gappas might feed on other monsters. The female Gappa caught the octopus to feed the baby, and the baby was never shown feasting on the meats humans had prepared. | ||
Their | Their influence on Earth and its life forms, including humans, were vast; base elements from the Gappas' internal organs for charging electricity melted into the sea during Earth's formation and this caused today's sea water to become salty.<ref name="DVDJP"/> | ||
Despite their destructive capabilities, Gappas are sentient, intelligent, and generous species by nature and would not attack meaninglessly. They deeply | Despite their destructive capabilities, the Gappas are sentient, intelligent, and generous species by nature and would not attack meaninglessly. They deeply care about their families and will do anything to take back their children. Although the pair caused severe destruction on civilization in Japan, that was only for taking back their child. | ||
The Gappas are more sensitive to sounds than other known reptiles. | The Gappas are more sensitive to sounds than other known reptiles.--> | ||
==Abilities== | ==Abilities== | ||
===Flight=== | |||
The Gappas can fly at a maximum speed of Mach 6.<ref name="JPTrailer"/> | |||
===Amphibiousness=== | |||
The Gappas have a maximum underwater speed of 150 knots.<ref name="JPTrailer"/> | |||
===Physical abilities=== | |||
The Gappas have a destructive force of 2 million horsepower. The Gappas' wings can emit hurricane-force winds; they can also cause tsunamis or storm surges using this ability.<ref name="DVDJP"/><ref name="JPTrailer"/> | |||
===Radiant Heat Beam=== | |||
The adult Gappas can fire a 4,000-degree Celsius '''Radiant Heat Beam''' {{Nihongo|放射熱光線|Hōshanetsu Kōsen}}<ref name="JPTrailer"/> from their mouths. This is described as being "comparable to a death ray" in the film, it can also burn or melt anything it makes contact with. This ability is also speculated in the film to make the Gappas immune to poisons. | |||
===Bioluminescence=== | |||
The Gappas emit bioluminescence from their eyes, which appears blue-white underwater and yellow on land. | |||
===Pearl-like substance=== | |||
The female Gappa possesses a pearl-like substance within her body, likely stored in her legs. This substance can cause humans to go blind.<ref name="DVDJP"/> | |||
===Electricity=== | |||
The baby Gappa's body is electrified and causes electric arcs/sparks whenever metals are attached to its body. This may suggest that adult Gappas are also able to emit electricity. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main|Gappa/Gallery}} | {{Main|Gappa/Gallery}} | ||
==Video== | |||
{{Videos| | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">R5fjNMWByHA</youtube>|{{WZYT||}}Was 「''[[Guilala]] vs. Gappa''」 Real?}} | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[ | *Prior to designing Gappa, [[Akira Watanabe]] designed a similar monster named [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Bemular (prototype)|Bemular]] who was planned to star in the show that ultimately became ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]''. <!--Both monsters are based on traditional images of [[wikipedia:Karura|Karura]] (the Buddhist equivalent of [[wikipedia:Garuda|Garuda]]) and [[wikipedia:Karasu Tengu|Karasu Tengu]].<ref>テレビマガジン特別編集 超ウルトラ8兄弟 2009, pp. 92–93, 「主要ウルトラシリーズ再確認」</ref>--> | ||
*Stock footage of the adult Gappas appears in an episode of the British sci-fi comedy series ''[[wikipedia:Red Dwarf|Red Dwarf]]'', "Meltdown", where they are enormous wax-droids roaming the Prehistoric World section of an abandoned theme park. Though intimidated, the mechanoid Kryten quips "I can't believe how feeble and improbable those creatures were, sir. I've seen more convincing dinosaurs given away free with a packet of Wheaty-Flakes." | |||
* | *An anatomical illustration noted that Gappa could emit "heat wave beams" from their eyes.<ref name=Amano>Michihiro Amano, 2017, [https://bookstand.webdoku.jp/cinema/amano/201705/03063000.html 第57回＜怪獣ブーム50周年企画 PART-8＞『大巨獣ガッパ』], BOOKSTAND映画部!, ブックスタンド</ref> | ||
*Gappa is one of numerous kaiju summoned in [[wikipedia:Natsuhiko Kyōgoku|Natsuhiko Kyōgoku]]'s ''[[wikia:w:c:gegegenokitaro:USO MAKOTO Yōkai Hyaku Monogatari|USO MAKOTO Yōkai Hyaku Monogatari]]'' book series.<!-- | |||
*Gappa is the first of two [[kappa]]-inspired [[kaiju]] to star in films by [[Nikkatsu]], preceding [[Death Kappa]].--> | |||
*A [[kaiju]] reminiscent of Gappa appeared in the [[2014]] television series ''[[wikipedia:The Next Generation: Patlabor|The Next Generation: Patlabor]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eiga.com/news/20140711/9/|title=大怪獣が本当に現る？実写「パトレイバー」第4章の予告編とポスター解禁|date=11 July 2014|work=Eiga.com}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Monsters}} | {{Monsters}} | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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The Gappas (ガッパ Gappa) are a species of ancient monsters. Two adult Gappas, male (雄ガッパ Osu Gappa) and female (雌ガッパ Mesu Gappa), and their baby son first appear in the 1967 Nikkatsu film Gappa.
Design
All three of the Gappas share the same characteristics, as they are based on various reptiles and birds such as eagles and hawks. Overall, they resemble enormous bipedal griffins. As exhibited in the two adults seen in the film, the species is sexually dimorphic. The female has a smaller head crest and has a flatter face compared to her mate. Their scales are triangle-shaped, and their eyelids are the reverse to that of humans. The Gappas' wings are unlike those of birds; they are actually evolved ribs.[1]
Origins
In ancient times, the Gappas would fight other monsters for survival. They were already present when Earth was still an interstellar cloud, suggesting that the Gappas originated in outer space.[1]
History
- Gappa (1967)
- Amorous Family: Like a Fox and a Racoon (1972) [prop]
- Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022) [toys]
Showa era
Gappa
An expedition to Obelisk Island by Mr. Funazu uncovers a baby monster, who hatches from an egg near a sacred temple. The natives plead with the skeptical scientists not to take the baby away, lest it anger the baby's parents. Sure enough, they take the baby away, and soon, inside the caverns, its two parents rise from the underground waters beneath the volcano, destroying everything in their path. Saki, the only survivor, is rescued by an American Navy fleet and brought back to Japan.
The parents storm across Japan, destroying all in their wake, but their assault ceases once they recover their baby. Mercifully, they relent and depart to return to Obelisk Island.
Abilities
Flight
The Gappas can fly at a maximum speed of Mach 6.[2]
Amphibiousness
The Gappas have a maximum underwater speed of 150 knots.[2]
Physical abilities
The Gappas have a destructive force of 2 million horsepower. The Gappas' wings can emit hurricane-force winds; they can also cause tsunamis or storm surges using this ability.[1][2]
Radiant Heat Beam
The adult Gappas can fire a 4,000-degree Celsius Radiant Heat Beam (放射熱光線 Hōshanetsu Kōsen)[2] from their mouths. This is described as being "comparable to a death ray" in the film, it can also burn or melt anything it makes contact with. This ability is also speculated in the film to make the Gappas immune to poisons.
Bioluminescence
The Gappas emit bioluminescence from their eyes, which appears blue-white underwater and yellow on land.
Pearl-like substance
The female Gappa possesses a pearl-like substance within her body, likely stored in her legs. This substance can cause humans to go blind.[1]
Electricity
The baby Gappa's body is electrified and causes electric arcs/sparks whenever metals are attached to its body. This may suggest that adult Gappas are also able to emit electricity.
Gallery
- Main article: Gappa/Gallery.
Video
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Trivia
- Prior to designing Gappa, Akira Watanabe designed a similar monster named Bemular who was planned to star in the show that ultimately became Ultraman.
- Stock footage of the adult Gappas appears in an episode of the British sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf, "Meltdown", where they are enormous wax-droids roaming the Prehistoric World section of an abandoned theme park. Though intimidated, the mechanoid Kryten quips "I can't believe how feeble and improbable those creatures were, sir. I've seen more convincing dinosaurs given away free with a packet of Wheaty-Flakes."
- An anatomical illustration noted that Gappa could emit "heat wave beams" from their eyes.[3]
- Gappa is one of numerous kaiju summoned in Natsuhiko Kyōgoku's USO MAKOTO Yōkai Hyaku Monogatari book series.
- A kaiju reminiscent of Gappa appeared in the 2014 television series The Next Generation: Patlabor.[4]
References
This is a list of references for Gappa. 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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