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Kamerus' name comes from ''kame'' {{Nihongo|カメ}}, the Japanese word for "turtle." Stephen Bissette's proposal sketch for the creature's predecessor had the placeholder name '''[[Unused Dark Horse monsters#Great Turtle|Great Turtle]]'''. | Kamerus' name comes from ''kame'' {{Nihongo|カメ}}, the Japanese word for "turtle." Stephen Bissette's proposal sketch for the creature's predecessor had the placeholder name '''[[Unused Dark Horse monsters#Great Turtle|Great Turtle]]'''. | ||
Kamerus' name is only spoken in ''[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic)|Godzilla]]'' [[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 0|#0]], which included a retelling of ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special]]''. Writer Randy Stradley later clarified that "Kamerus" referred to the turtle monster from that earlier story.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=707105499354179&id=120655541332514&comment_id=5909945&offset=0&total_comments=3¬if_t=feed_comment Randy Stradley Dark Horse Facebook page]</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special]]'' (1987) | *''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special]]'' (1987) | ||
*''[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic)|Godzilla]]'' #0, 12 (1995-1996) [only mentioned in #0] | *''[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic)|Godzilla]]'' #0, 12 (1995-1996) [only mentioned in #0] | ||
===''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special]]''=== | ===''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special]]''=== | ||
Kamerus was | Kamerus was a colossal monster who roamed the [[Earth]] alongside similar creatures as well as dinosaurs millions of years ago. During this time, Kamerus clashed with fellow monster [[Godzilla]]. When the removal of an ancient radioactive slab from a construction site in modern day [[Japan]] caused several of these monsters to awaken, including Godzilla, [[Soran]], and [[Inagos]], Kamerus was not seen among them before [[Burton Helzer]] managed to sink the slab in the ocean and draw them away from civilization. | ||
===''[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic)|Godzilla]]''=== | ===''[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic)|Godzilla]]''=== | ||
===="[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 12|We Have Seen the Future, and it Has Been Destroyed by Godzilla]]"==== | ===="[[Godzilla (Dark Horse comic) issue 12|We Have Seen the Future, and it Has Been Destroyed by Godzilla]]"==== | ||
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<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
Kamerus concept art.jpg|[[Unused Dark Horse monsters#Great Turtle|Great Turtle]] proposal sketch by Stephen Bissette | Kamerus concept art.jpg|[[Unused Dark Horse monsters#Great Turtle|Great Turtle]] proposal sketch by Stephen Bissette | ||
Kamerusdarkhorseg.jpg|Kamerus confronting [[Godzilla]] | Kamerusdarkhorseg.jpg|Kamerus confronting [[Godzilla]] in a flashback to prehistoric times | ||
Fullscreen capture 1172017 94307 AM.bmp.jpg|Professor Mason envisions Kamerus and other monsters attacking Harmony Cluster Nine | Fullscreen capture 1172017 94307 AM.bmp.jpg|Professor Mason envisions Kamerus and other monsters attacking Harmony Cluster Nine | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Kamerus is a giant turtle monster who first appeared in the 1987 Dark Horse comic Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special.
Name
Kamerus' name comes from kame (カメ), the Japanese word for "turtle." Stephen Bissette's proposal sketch for the creature's predecessor had the placeholder name Great Turtle.
Kamerus' name is only spoken in Godzilla #0, which included a retelling of Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special. Writer Randy Stradley later clarified that "Kamerus" referred to the turtle monster from that earlier story.[1]
History
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special (1987)
- Godzilla #0, 12 (1995-1996) [only mentioned in #0]
Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special
Kamerus was a colossal monster who roamed the Earth alongside similar creatures as well as dinosaurs millions of years ago. During this time, Kamerus clashed with fellow monster Godzilla. When the removal of an ancient radioactive slab from a construction site in modern day Japan caused several of these monsters to awaken, including Godzilla, Soran, and Inagos, Kamerus was not seen among them before Burton Helzer managed to sink the slab in the ocean and draw them away from civilization.
Godzilla
"We Have Seen the Future, and it Has Been Destroyed by Godzilla"
The mad scientist Mason contemplated bringing Kamerus and other monsters from the past into the pacifist future of 2299 to dominate the planet, although he was devoured by Godzilla before he could realize his plans.
Gallery
Great Turtle proposal sketch by Stephen Bissette
Kamerus confronting Godzilla in a flashback to prehistoric times
Professor Mason envisions Kamerus and other monsters attacking Harmony Cluster Nine
Trivia
- Kamerus was conceived as a surrogate for Anguirus, as confirmed in Stephen Bissette's 1987 proposal sketch of the creature. This influence was more explicit in this sketch, which gave the monster a shell covered in spikes similar to Anguirus. Kamerus' final design opted for a simple turtle-like shell, with spikes along its outer rim.
References
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