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|type2            =Ice
|image            =Giant_Sea_Serpent.png
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|caption          =The Giant Sea Serpent in King Kong Escapes
|caption          =The Giant Sea Serpent in King Kong Escapes
|name            =Giant Sea Serpent
|name            =Giant Sea Serpent
|subtitle        =Sea Beast {{Nihongo|海獣|Kai-jū}}<ref name="TSEMCWorks">{{cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works]]|date=28 September [[2012]]|publisher=Village Books|page=116|isbn=4-864-91013-8}}</ref>
|subtitle        =Sea Beast {{Nihongo|海獣|Kaijū}}<ref name="TSEMCWorks">{{cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works]]|date=28 September 2012|publisher=[[villagebooks]]|page=116|isbn=4-864-91013-8}}</ref>
|species          =Giant serpent
|species          =Giant serpent
|nicknames        =Giant Sea Snake, Sea Snake,<br>The Serpent of Mondo Island<ref name="Trailer">[https://youtu.be/XrUFlFD4Lvo?t=1m5s King Kong Escapes American Trailer]</ref>
|nicknames        =Giant Sea Snake, Sea Snake,<br>The Serpent of Mondo Island<ref name="Trailer">[https://youtu.be/XrUFlFD4Lvo?t=1m5s King Kong Escapes American Trailer]</ref>
|length          =85 meters<ref name="GGMSE">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Giant Monsters Super Encyclopedia]]|ed=4th edition|date=15 March 1994|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|page=59|isbn=978-4063042702}}</ref>
|length          =85 meters<ref name="GGMSE">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Giant Monsters Super Encyclopedia]]|edition=4th|date=15 March 1994|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|page=59|isbn=978-4063042702}}</ref>
|weight          =4,000 metric tons<ref name="GGMSE"/>
|weight          =4,000 metric tons<ref name="GGMSE"/>
|enemies          =[[King Kong/1967|King Kong]]
|enemies          =[[King Kong (King Kong Escapes)|King Kong]]
|modeled          =[[Teizo Toshimitsu]], [[Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi|Yasuei Yagi]]
|modeled          =[[Teizo Toshimitsu]], [[Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi|Yasuei Yagi]]
|portrayed        =Puppet
|firstappearance  =''[[King Kong Escapes]]''
|firstappearance  =''[[King Kong Escapes]]''
|roar            =[[File:1967 king kong escapes giant serpent roar.mp3|180px|noicon]]
|roar            =[[File:1967 king kong escapes giant serpent roar.mp3|180px|noicon]]
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The '''Giant Sea Serpent''' {{Nihongo|{{tt|大ウミヘビ|alternatively 大海蛇}}|Ō-umihebi|lit. ''Giant Sea Snake''}} is a giant serpent [[kaiju]] that first appeared in the [[1967]] [[Toho]] [[:Category:Films|film]], ''[[King Kong Escapes]]''.
{{Quote|A thousand thrills as [[King Kong (King Kong Escapes)|King Kong]] battles '''the Serpent of [[Mondo Island]]'''.|Narrator (''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' [[America]]n trailer)}}
The '''Giant Sea Serpent''' {{Nihongo|{{tt|大ウミヘビ|alternatively 大海蛇}}|Ōumihebi|lit. ''Giant Sea Snake''}} is a [[kaiju]] who first appeared in the [[1967]] [[Toho]] [[:Category:Films|film]] ''[[King Kong Escapes]]''.


A huge serpent living in the waters around [[Mondo Island]], the Giant Sea Serpent was confronted by [[King Kong/1967|King Kong]] when it approached the [[Hover Car]] as it made its way back to the ''[[Explorer]]''. The serpent constricted its body around Kong, but the giant ape was able to triumph and threw the defeated serpent aside into the water.
Patrolling the waters around [[Mondo Island]], the Giant Sea Serpent was confronted by [[King Kong (King Kong Escapes)|King Kong]] when it approached the [[Hover Car]] as it made its way back to the ''[[Explorer (submarine)|Submarine]]''. The serpent constricted its body around Kong, but the giant ape was able to triumph and threw the defeated serpent aside into the water.
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==Name==
==Name==
The Giant Sea Serpent is literally called '''Giant Sea Snake''' (''Ō-umihebi'') in Japanese. Its name is most often written in Japanese media as 大ウミヘビ, with the ''umihebi'' spelled out in katakana. Sometimes the name is represented entirely in kanji, as 大海蛇.<ref name="TPBOG2">{{cite book|title=[[The Pictorial Book of Godzilla 2]]|date=1 December 1995|publisher=Hobby Japan Co., Ltd. |page=93|isbn=978-4894251175}}</ref> In the film itself, the character [[Jiro Nomura]] calls it a '''Sea Snake''' {{Nihongo|海蛇|''Umihebi''}}, while it is left unnamed in the English version.
The Giant Sea Serpent is literally called '''Giant Sea Snake''' (''Ōumihebi'') in Japanese. Its name is most often written in Japanese media as 大ウミヘビ, with the ''umihebi'' spelled out in katakana. Sometimes the name is represented entirely in kanji, as 大海蛇.<ref name="TPBOG2">{{cite book|title=[[The Pictorial Book of Godzilla 2]]|date=1 December 1995|publisher=Hobby Japan Co., Ltd. |page=93|isbn=978-4894251175}}</ref> In the film itself, the character [[Jiro Nomura]] calls it a '''Sea Snake''' {{Nihongo|海蛇|''Umihebi''}}, while it is left unnamed in the English version.
==Development==
==Development==
The Giant Sea Serpent was included in ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' as an homage to the serpent-like ''[[Elasmosaurus]]'' [[King Kong/1933|Kong]] battles in the original [[King Kong (1933 film)|1933 film]]. The puppet's head was modeled by [[Teizo Toshimitsu]] and its body by [[Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi|Yasuei Yagi]]. In the [[1973]] [[Toho Champion Festival]] release of the film, the Giant Sea Serpent's scene was cut.
The Giant Sea Serpent was included in ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' as an homage to the serpent-like ''[[Elasmosaurus]]'' [[King Kong (RKO)|Kong]] battles in the original [[King Kong (1933 film)|1933 film]]. The puppet's head was modeled by [[Teizo Toshimitsu]] and its body by [[Kanju Yagi and Yasuei Yagi|Yasuei Yagi]]. In the [[1973]] [[Toho Champion Festival]] release of the film, the Giant Sea Serpent's scene was cut.
==History==
==History==
===[[Showa era|Showa series]]===
===[[Showa era]]===
====''[[King Kong Escapes]]''====
====''[[King Kong Escapes]]''====
The Giant Sea Serpent only has a short appearance in the film King Kong Escapes. When the film's central character Susan Watson and her companions are attempting to leave Mondo Island, the Giant Sea Serpent rises out from the water and approaches their craft. On the shore, [[King Kong]], concerned with the safety of Susan then throws a boulder at the serpent to distract it while Susan Watson and her companions escape the serpent and reach their submarine. King Kong goes into the water, and is attacked by the Giant Sea Serpent, who attempts to constrict Kong. After a brief skirmish, Kong frees himself from the Giant Sea Serpent's grasp and tosses him back into the water.
The Giant Sea Serpent only has a short appearance in the film King Kong Escapes. When the film's central character Susan Watson and her companions are attempting to leave Mondo Island, the Giant Sea Serpent rises out from the water and approaches their craft. On the shore, [[King Kong]], concerned with the safety of Susan then throws a boulder at the serpent to distract it while Susan Watson and her companions escape the serpent and reach their submarine. King Kong goes into the water, and is attacked by the Giant Sea Serpent, who attempts to constrict Kong. After a brief skirmish, Kong frees himself from the Giant Sea Serpent's grasp and tosses him back into the water.
==Abilities==
==Abilities==
*The Giant Sea Serpent has abilities similar to those of contemporary giant snake [[Manda]].
===Amphibiousness===
*The Giant Sea Serpent is a superb swimmer and uses constriction to defeat his enemies.
The Giant Sea Serpent is an excellent swimmer.
===Constriction===
The Giant Sea Serpent can wrap his entire body around his enemies.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Giant Sea Serpent/Gallery}}
{{Main|Giant Sea Serpent/Gallery}}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Giant Sea Serpent is absent from the 58-minute version of ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' [[Ishiro Honda]] edited for the [[Toho Champion Festival]] in 1973.
*The Giant Sea Serpent is absent from the 58-minute version of ''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' [[Ishiro Honda]] edited for the [[Toho Champion Festival]] in 1973.
*The battle with King Kong and the Giant Sea Snake is reminiscent of Kong's bout with the [[Elasmosaurus]] in the original ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'' film.<ref>https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%81%AE%E9%80%86%E8%A5%B2#%E6%B5%B7%E7%8D%A3_%E5%A4%A7%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9F%E3%83%98%E3%83%93</ref>
*The battle with King Kong and the Giant Sea Snake is reminiscent of Kong's bout with the [[Elasmosaurus]] in the original ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'' film.
*The Giant Sea Serpent is one of the minor [[Showa era]] monsters to have received an official toy.<ref>[[File:Giant Octopus Giant Sea Snake Figures.JPG|250px]]</ref>
*Despite its obscurity and lack of a formal name, the Giant Sea Serpent received toys from Iwakura in 2003 and Y-MSF in 2010.<ref>[[File:Giant Octopus Giant Sea Snake Figures.JPG|250px]]</ref><ref>[[File:DSC01082.JPG|250px]]</ref>
 
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Giant Sea Serpent
The Giant Sea Serpent in King Kong Escapes
Alternate names Giant Sea Snake, Sea Snake,
The Serpent of Mondo Island[1]
Subtitle(s) Sea Beast (海獣,   Kaijū)[2]
Species Giant serpent
Length 85 meters[3]
Weight 4,000 metric tons[3]
Enemies King Kong
Modeled by Teizo Toshimitsu, Yasuei Yagi
First appearance King Kong Escapes
Roar(s)
A thousand thrills as King Kong battles the Serpent of Mondo Island.
„ 

— Narrator (King Kong Escapes American trailer)

The Giant Sea Serpent (大ウミヘビ,   Ōumihebi, lit. Giant Sea Snake) is a kaiju who first appeared in the 1967 Toho film King Kong Escapes.

Patrolling the waters around Mondo Island, the Giant Sea Serpent was confronted by King Kong when it approached the Hover Car as it made its way back to the Submarine. The serpent constricted its body around Kong, but the giant ape was able to triumph and threw the defeated serpent aside into the water.

Name

The Giant Sea Serpent is literally called Giant Sea Snake (Ōumihebi) in Japanese. Its name is most often written in Japanese media as 大ウミヘビ, with the umihebi spelled out in katakana. Sometimes the name is represented entirely in kanji, as 大海蛇.[4] In the film itself, the character Jiro Nomura calls it a Sea Snake (海蛇,   Umihebi), while it is left unnamed in the English version.

Development

The Giant Sea Serpent was included in King Kong Escapes as an homage to the serpent-like Elasmosaurus Kong battles in the original 1933 film. The puppet's head was modeled by Teizo Toshimitsu and its body by Yasuei Yagi. In the 1973 Toho Champion Festival release of the film, the Giant Sea Serpent's scene was cut.

History

Showa era

King Kong Escapes

The Giant Sea Serpent only has a short appearance in the film King Kong Escapes. When the film's central character Susan Watson and her companions are attempting to leave Mondo Island, the Giant Sea Serpent rises out from the water and approaches their craft. On the shore, King Kong, concerned with the safety of Susan then throws a boulder at the serpent to distract it while Susan Watson and her companions escape the serpent and reach their submarine. King Kong goes into the water, and is attacked by the Giant Sea Serpent, who attempts to constrict Kong. After a brief skirmish, Kong frees himself from the Giant Sea Serpent's grasp and tosses him back into the water.

Abilities

Amphibiousness

The Giant Sea Serpent is an excellent swimmer.

Constriction

The Giant Sea Serpent can wrap his entire body around his enemies.

Gallery

Main article: Giant Sea Serpent/Gallery.

Trivia

  • The Giant Sea Serpent is absent from the 58-minute version of King Kong Escapes Ishiro Honda edited for the Toho Champion Festival in 1973.
  • The battle with King Kong and the Giant Sea Snake is reminiscent of Kong's bout with the Elasmosaurus in the original King Kong film.
  • Despite its obscurity and lack of a formal name, the Giant Sea Serpent received toys from Iwakura in 2003 and Y-MSF in 2010.[5][6]

References

This is a list of references for Giant Sea Serpent. 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. King Kong Escapes American Trailer
  2. Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works. villagebooks. 28 September 2012. p. 116. ISBN 4-864-91013-8.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Godzilla Giant Monsters Super Encyclopedia (4th ed.). Kodansha. 15 March 1994. p. 59. ISBN 978-4063042702.
  4. The Pictorial Book of Godzilla 2. Hobby Japan Co., Ltd. 1 December 1995. p. 93. ISBN 978-4894251175.
  5. Giant Octopus Giant Sea Snake Figures.JPG
  6. DSC01082.JPG

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