Gororin
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Gororin (ゴロリン Gororin) is a cactus ball kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in episode 180 of Godzilla Island, "I Must Know The Secret." It is the primary antagonist of the show's 17th story arc.
Origins
Before Landes deployed it to Godzilla Island, Gororin was a small potted Gymnocalycium, or chin cactus.
History
Godzilla Island
Landes sends Gororin to Godzilla Island to spread terror. At first the island's residents are fascinated by it, with Mechagodzilla even putting up a sign to recognize the new landmark. A suspicious Anguirus visits it at night, and is promptly attacking by a hail of spines which glance off his carapace. As Anguirus counters, Gororin goes dormant again, and the noise wakes up the rest of the island. The G-Guard Commander scolds Anguirus for menacing a plant, and the monster withdraws, humiliated.
The next day, Gororin turns on the other monsters, rolling around the island and firing off more spines. Godzilla's atomic ray is only able to stop it for a few seconds; it even bowls over a six-monster defensive formation. When it reaches a sleeping Anguirus, however, it just bounces off. The G-Guard Commander arrives in Mechagodzilla to deliver an apology to Anguirus in person, only for Gororin to attempt to flatten him. Anguirus intervenes, pinning the cactus against a mountain. Godzilla, Gorosaurus, Baragon, and King Caesar try to help, but Gororin's spines keep them at bay. Fortunately, Nao arrives in Moguera with a special type of weed killer smeared on one of the robot's hands. Upon injection, all of Gororin's spines fall off. Anguirus passes it to Godzilla, who tail-whips it into Landes' ship, destroying the cactus and forcing her to retreat.
Abilities
- Gororin can roll around at great speeds, knocking over nearly any monster that stands in its way.
- Gororin can fire spines from its body, which are sufficiently painful to repel most monsters. Two of the spines were able to pierce Godzilla's skin.
- Gororin is unusually resistant to Godzilla's atomic ray.
Weaknesses
Exposure to certain type of weed killer will cause all of Gororin's spines to instantly fall off, rendering it powerless.
Gallery
- Main article: Gororin/Gallery.
Trivia
- Gororin is the only monster created for Godzilla Island that has an original design and is not derived from any pre-existing character.
- Gororin's eyes only appear during its first battle with Anguirus.
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