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|type1 | |type1 =Water | ||
|type2 | |type2 =Ocean | ||
| | |name =Human Vapor | ||
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<tab name="Human Vapor">[[File:Human Vapor.png|330px|Human Vapor in The Human Vapor]]</tab> | |||
|subtitle | <tab name="Mizuno">[[File:Mizuno.png|330px|Mizuno in The Human Vapor]]</tab> | ||
|species | </tabs> | ||
|nicknames | |subtitle =Gas Kaijin {{Nihongo|気体怪人|Kitai Kaijin}}<ref name="DEoTMM!!GSECWorks">{{cite book|title=Definitive Edition of Toho Monster Movies!! Godzilla Special Effects Complete Works|date=21 December 1994|publisher=Natsumesha|page=71|isbn=978-4816317750}}</ref> | ||
|height | |species =Genetically-altered [[:Category:Humans|human]] | ||
|nicknames =Human Vapour, Vapor Man, Gas Man, Gas Man Mizuno | |||
|weight | |height =1.7 meters<ref name="GGMSE">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Giant Monsters Super Encyclopedia]]|edition=4th|date=15 March 1994|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|page=65|isbn=978-4063042702}}</ref> | ||
|forms | |weight =60 kilograms<ref name="GGMSE"/> | ||
|allies | |forms =Humanoid, gaseous | ||
|relationships | |allies =Fujichiyo Kasuga | ||
|relationships =Fujichiyo Kasuga (love interest) | |||
|portrayed | |portrayed =[[Yoshio Tsuchiya]] | ||
|firstappearance | |firstappearance=''[[The Human Vapor]]'' | ||
|roarname =Sound effects | |||
|roar =[[File:Human Vapor 1960.mp3|180px]] | |||
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The '''Human Vapor''' {{Nihongo|ガス人間水野|Gasu Ningen Mizuno|lit. ''Gas Man Mizuno''}} is a gaseous [[kaijin]] | {{Expand}} | ||
{{Quote|I am no longer a [[Human|human being]]. Therefore I am no longer subject to human law.|Mizuno (''[[The Human Vapor]]'')}} | |||
The '''Human Vapor''' {{Nihongo|ガス人間水野|Gasu Ningen Mizuno|lit. ''Gas Man Mizuno''}} is a gaseous [[kaijin]] who first appeared in the [[1960]] [[Toho]] [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Films|film]] ''[[The Human Vapor]]''. The character also returned in a stage adaptation of the film. | |||
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==Design== | ==Design== | ||
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===''[[The Human Vapor]]''=== | ===''[[The Human Vapor]]''=== | ||
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Mizuno was a former test pilot but retired after he was | Mizuno was a former test pilot for the [[JSDF|JASDF]], but retired after he was diagnosed with cancer cells and confined to a sanatorium for an extended period of time as a result. After his discharge, he gained employment as a school librarian, until a man by the name of [[Dr. Sano]] offered Mizuno to become a "test subject" for a scientist's projects. However, the tests backfired and Mizuno became an indestructible vapor man. He then began a life of crime in an attempt to support his girlfriend, Fujichiyo Kasuga. | ||
==Abilities== | ==Abilities== | ||
The Human Vapor is able to convert his entire body to a gaseous state | ===Transformation=== | ||
The Human Vapor is able to convert his entire body to a gaseous state by concentrating, typically placing his hand over his heart to focus on his heartbeat.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Godzilla Chronicles]]|publisher=Takeshobo|page=77|isbn=4-88475-267-8}}</ref> | |||
===Suffocation=== | |||
When in his vapor form, Mizuno can wrap himself around people's heads, causing them to die of asphyxiation. | |||
===Invisibility=== | |||
The Human Vapor is able to disappear into thin air. | |||
===Invulnerability=== | |||
The Human Vapor is invulnerable to any physical damage (including bullets). | |||
===Weaknesses=== | |||
Mizuno finally met his end when his lover Fujichiyo killed them both in an explosion, dying as he crawled out of the destroyed theater. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main|Human Vapor/Gallery}} | {{Main|Human Vapor/Gallery}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The ''Ultraman Gaia'' monster [ | *The ''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Gaia (series)|Ultraman Gaia]]'' monster [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Wolf Gas|Wolf Gas]] is a partial homage to the Human Vapor, combining that character's gaseous transforming abilities with a more obvious [[wikipedia:Werewolf|werewolf]] motif.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ウルトラマンガイアの登場怪獣#獣人_ウルフガス|title=ウルトラマンガイアの登場怪獣|work=ja.wikipedia.org|accessdate=17 February 2022}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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I am no longer a human being. Therefore I am no longer subject to human law.
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— Mizuno (The Human Vapor) |
The Human Vapor (ガス人間水野 Gasu Ningen Mizuno, lit. Gas Man Mizuno) is a gaseous kaijin who first appeared in the 1960 Toho tokusatsu film The Human Vapor. The character also returned in a stage adaptation of the film.
Design
The Human Vapor, in his humanoid form simply resembles a Japanese man, enveloped in a blue glow.
History
The Human Vapor
This section is a Mizuno was a former test pilot for the JASDF, but retired after he was diagnosed with cancer cells and confined to a sanatorium for an extended period of time as a result. After his discharge, he gained employment as a school librarian, until a man by the name of Dr. Sano offered Mizuno to become a "test subject" for a scientist's projects. However, the tests backfired and Mizuno became an indestructible vapor man. He then began a life of crime in an attempt to support his girlfriend, Fujichiyo Kasuga.
Abilities
Transformation
The Human Vapor is able to convert his entire body to a gaseous state by concentrating, typically placing his hand over his heart to focus on his heartbeat.[3]
Suffocation
When in his vapor form, Mizuno can wrap himself around people's heads, causing them to die of asphyxiation.
Invisibility
The Human Vapor is able to disappear into thin air.
Invulnerability
The Human Vapor is invulnerable to any physical damage (including bullets).
Weaknesses
Mizuno finally met his end when his lover Fujichiyo killed them both in an explosion, dying as he crawled out of the destroyed theater.
Gallery
- Main article: Human Vapor/Gallery.
Trivia
- The Ultraman Gaia monster Wolf Gas is a partial homage to the Human Vapor, combining that character's gaseous transforming abilities with a more obvious werewolf motif.[4]
References
This is a list of references for Human Vapor. 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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