Gundarguirus

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Gundarguirus
Gundarguirus in Zone Fighter
Subtitle(s) Bomb Terror-Beast
(爆弾恐獣,   Bakudan Kyōjū)[1]
Height 71 meters[2]
Weight 80,000 metric tons[2]
Place(s) of emergence Planet Garoga[1]
Controlled by Garogas
Relations Garogas (creators)
Allies Garogas
Enemies Zone Fighter
First appearance Zone Fighter episode 18, "Command: 'Destroy the Japanese Islands'"
Roar(s)
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Gundarguirus (ガンダーギラス,   Gandāgirasu) is a Terror-Beast created by Toho that first appeared in episode 18 of the 1973 tokusatsu kaiju series Zone Fighter, titled "Command: 'Destroy the Japanese Islands'".

Design

Gundarguirus is a bizarre creature which appears to be a chimera of various species. His head resembles that of a walrus with red tusks.

History

Zone Fighter

"Command: 'Destroy the Japanese Islands'"

Gundarguirus was used by the Garogas as a makeshift bomb. After Professor Tanzawa discovered a powerful energy source that he named PS73, the Garogas managed to infiltrate his laboratory and steal the sample, which they then fed to Gundarguirus. It was then discovered that a comet was approaching the Earth, and that if the comet came too close, the PS73 within Gundarguirus would explode, destroying Japan entirely. However, Zone Fighter engaged the monster in combat and managed to defeat it.

Abilities

Fire breath

Gundarguirus can fire a stream of fire from its mouth setting anything it touches ablaze.

Gamma Rays

Gundarguirus can fire two thin, red Gamma Rays (ガンマー光線,   Ganmā Kōsen) from each of its two tusks.[3] After colliding with an opponent, the beam will wrap around them, raise them into the air, and spin the opponent at high speed, disorienting them. Alternatively the beams will simply cause a large explosion against the opponent, as demonstrating against Zone Fighter.

Suction

Gundarguirus can suck objects into his mouth from long distances. Anything consumed is placed in a translucent storage pod in the monster's chest.

Strong winds

According to All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume), Gundarguirus is capable of whipping up 100 meter-per-second winds, though this is not demonstrated in the show.[3]

Roar

Gundarguirus uses edited Bemstar cries.

References

This is a list of references for Gundarguirus. 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. 1.0 1.1 Matsui, Satoshi, ed. (28 July 2014). Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia. Shogakukan. p. 136. ISBN 978-4-09-682090-2.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ballard, Jim M. (14 November 2009). "ZONE FIGHTER Series Guide". SciFi Japan. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sakai, Yukio, ed. (24 March 1990). All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume). Keibunsha. p. 211. ISBN 4-7669-0962-3.

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