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|type2 = | |type2 =Machine | ||
|image =Giant Salamander - 1.png | |||
|image = | |caption =Concept art of the Giant Salamander by Shinji Nishikawa | ||
|caption =Giant Salamander | |||
|name =Giant Salamander | |name =Giant Salamander | ||
|species = | |species =Giant amphibian | ||
| | |designed =[[Shinji Nishikawa]] | ||
|planned =[[ | |planned =''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]]'' | ||
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The '''Giant Salamander''' {{Nihongo|大サンショウウオ| | The '''Giant Salamander''' {{Nihongo|大サンショウウオ|Ōsanshōuo}} is an unmade salamander [[kaiju]] from the [[1994]] [[Toho]] [[:Category:Films|film]], ''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]]''. | ||
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==Development== | |||
Concept art of the Giant Salamander was created by Shinji Nishikawa, dated 12/11/93. Two diagrams show that the monster's suit would have been operated by at least two people, and would have been able to sit in an upright position.<ref name="ShinjiDrawingBook">{{cite book|title=[[Shinji Nishikawa: Drawing Book of Godzilla]]|author=[[Shinji Nishikawa|Nishikawa, Shinji]]|date=9 June 2016|publisher=Yosensha|page=144|isbn=978-4800309594}}</ref> The Salamander was scrapped due to concerns that two aquatic monsters—it and [[Kaishin Muba]]—appearing in the same film would be redundant, according to Nishikawa.<ref name="Interview">{{Cite web|url=http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/nishikaw.htm|title=Shinji Nishikawa Interview|author=Milner, David|work=Kaiju Conversations|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20150123035202/http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/nishikaw.htm|archivedate=23 January 2015}}</ref> | |||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
Shinji Nishikawa's concept art depicts the monster as a giant version of the real-life Japanese giant salamander (''Andrias japonicus''), while secondary diagrams incorporate elements from the axolotl. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''[[ | ===''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]]''=== | ||
When Oto Tachibana is introduced, she would have battled the aquatic Giant Salamander and defeated it.<ref name="Interview"/> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | |||
Giant Salamander - 2.png|Giant Salamander concept art | |||
Giant Salamander - 3.png|Giant Salamander concept art | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Unmade}} | {{Unmade}} | ||
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[[Category:Unmade]] | [[Category:Unmade]] | ||
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[[Category:Aquatic Creatures]] | [[Category:Aquatic Creatures]] | ||
[[Category:Amphibians]] | |||
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The Giant Salamander (大サンショウウオ Ōsanshōuo) is an unmade salamander kaiju from the 1994 Toho film, Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon.
Development
Concept art of the Giant Salamander was created by Shinji Nishikawa, dated 12/11/93. Two diagrams show that the monster's suit would have been operated by at least two people, and would have been able to sit in an upright position.[1] The Salamander was scrapped due to concerns that two aquatic monsters—it and Kaishin Muba—appearing in the same film would be redundant, according to Nishikawa.[2]
Design
Shinji Nishikawa's concept art depicts the monster as a giant version of the real-life Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus), while secondary diagrams incorporate elements from the axolotl.
History
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
When Oto Tachibana is introduced, she would have battled the aquatic Giant Salamander and defeated it.[2]
Gallery
Giant Salamander concept art
Giant Salamander concept art
References
This is a list of references for Giant Salamander. 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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