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|name      =Archaeopteryx
|name      =Archaeopteryx
|species  =Mutated Bird<br><br>
|species  =Mutated Bird
|nicknames =[[Gigamoth]] C Type, <br>Archeopteryx
|nicknames =[[Gigamoth]] C Type, <br>Archeopteryx
|planned  =[[Godzilla vs. Mechani-Kong]]
|planned  =''[[Micro Super Battle: Godzilla vs. Gigamoth]]''
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The '''Archaeopteryx''' is an unmade {{kaiju}} from the unmade [[1990]] [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla]] film, ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechani-Kong]]''.
The '''Archaeopteryx''' is an unmade {{kaiju}} from the unmade [[1991]] [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla]] film, ''[[Micro Super Battle: Godzilla vs. Gigamoth]]''.
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==Name==
==Name==
In official books featuring concept art of the creature, it is given the designation of '''Gigamoth C Type''' {{Nihongo|ギガモスCタイプ|Gigamosu Shī Taipu}}. The name "Archaeopteryx" is an unofficial name given to the creature due to its lack of resemblance to the unmade kaiju [[Gigamoth]] and closer resemblance to the extinct dinosaur genus [[wikipedia:Archaeopteryx|''Archaeopteryx'']].
In the book ''Heisei Godzilla Perfection'', concept art of the creature is given the designation of '''Gigamoth C Type''' {{Nihongo|ギガモスCタイプ|Gigamosu Shī Taipu}}. The name "Archaeopteryx" is an unofficial name given to the creature due to its lack of resemblance to the unmade kaiju [[Gigamoth]] and closer resemblance to the extinct dinosaur genus [[wikipedia:Archaeopteryx|''Archaeopteryx'']].
==History==
==History==
===''[[Godzilla vs. Mechani-Kong]]''===
===''[[Micro Super Battle: Godzilla vs. Gigamoth]]''===
Not much is known about the role it would have had or how long it would have lasted in its debut film, but early script ideas for the film involved a normal bird mutating into the monster from the radiation that leaked off of the new [[Mechani-Kong]]. It was meant to fight Godzilla in Las Vegas.
Not much is known about the role it would have had or how long it would have lasted in its debut film, but early script ideas for the film involved a normal bird mutating into the monster from the radiation that leaked off of the new [[Mechani-Kong]]. It was meant to fight Godzilla in Las Vegas.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In one of the Toho books, the image of it fighting Godzilla was labeled "Micro Super Battle: Godzilla vs. Gigamoth."
*Like [[Deutalios]], Archaeopteryx was possibly only meant to show how much stronger Godzilla was in the newer series of films.
*[[Rodan]]'s original design was that of an ''Archaeopteryx'' before Toho settled on using a [[Pteranodon]]. 
*[[Rodan]]'s original design was that of an ''Archaeopteryx'' before Toho settled on using a [[Pteranodon]]. 
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Revision as of 20:13, 4 December 2016

Template:Kaiju Infobox Unmade The Archaeopteryx is an unmade Template:Kaiju from the unmade 1991 Godzilla film, Micro Super Battle: Godzilla vs. Gigamoth.

Name

In the book Heisei Godzilla Perfection, concept art of the creature is given the designation of Gigamoth C Type (ギガモスCタイプ,   Gigamosu Shī Taipu). The name "Archaeopteryx" is an unofficial name given to the creature due to its lack of resemblance to the unmade kaiju Gigamoth and closer resemblance to the extinct dinosaur genus Archaeopteryx.

History

Micro Super Battle: Godzilla vs. Gigamoth

Not much is known about the role it would have had or how long it would have lasted in its debut film, but early script ideas for the film involved a normal bird mutating into the monster from the radiation that leaked off of the new Mechani-Kong. It was meant to fight Godzilla in Las Vegas.

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Trivia

  • Rodan's original design was that of an Archaeopteryx before Toho settled on using a Pteranodon

Unmade
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