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| <tab name="Millennium">[[File:Godzilla.jp_-_King_Caesar_2004.jpg|330px|King Caesar in Godzilla: Final Wars]]</tab>
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| <tab name="Showa">[[File:Showa king caesar 1974.png|330px|King Caesar in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]</tab>
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| |name =King Caesar{{tt|™|King Caesar is a Trademark of Toho Company Ltd.}}
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| |subtitle =Legendary Monster<br>{{Nihongo|伝説怪獣|Densetsu Kaijū}}<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia">{{cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia]]|date=23 July [[2014]]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|pages=69, 117|isbn=4-096-82090-3}}</ref><br>Guardian Deity of [[Okinawa]]<br>{{Small|{{Nihongo|沖縄の守り神|Okinawa no Mamorigami}}}}<ref name="JPTrailer">[[Japan]]ese ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vHXf3z59sE trailer]<br>[[File:Okinawa no Mamorigami Kingu Shiisaa.png|150px]]</ref>
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| |nicknames =King Seeser,<ref name="Seeser 1"/><ref name="Seeser 2"/> King Seesaw,<ref name="Seesaw"/><ref name="Seesaw 2"/><br>King Shisa, Seasar<ref name="TGChroniclesV3">{{cite book|title=[[The Godzilla Chronicles|The Godzilla Chronicles Ver. 3]]|date=December [[1999]]|publisher=Chikushobo|isbn=978-4812405819}}[[File:Seasar, Titannosaurus, Jet-Jagger - The Godzilla Chronicles.jpg|100px]]</ref>
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| |height ={{ishowa}}50 meters<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia"/><ref name="GodzillaCompendium">{{cite book|title=[[The Official Godzilla Compendium]]|author=J.D. Lees, Marc Cerasini|date=24 March [[1998]]|publisher= [[Random House]]|page=130|isbn=0279888225}}<br>[[File:Compendium16.png|150px]]</ref><br>{{imill}}100 meters<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia"/>
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| |length ={{ishowa}}50 meters<br>{{imill}}100 meters
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| |weight ={{ishowa}}30,000 metric tons<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia"/><ref name="GodzillaCompendium"/><br>{{imill}}50,000 metric tons<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia"/>
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| |controlled =[[Xiliens]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Final Wars|GFW]]}}
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| |allies =[[Godzilla]], [[Rodan]], [[Anguirus]], [[Kamoebas]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}, [[Kamacuras]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}, [[Gorosaurus]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}, [[Titanosaurus]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}, [[Zilla]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}, [[Jet Jaguar]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}, [[Sanda]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}, [[Gaira]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}, [[Kumonga]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}, [[Varan]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}, [[Baragon]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}
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| |enemies =[[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]], [[Godzilla]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Final Wars|GFW]]}}, [[Megalon]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]], [[Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla|G:PM]]}}, [[Battra]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}, [[Trilopod]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}, [[Magita]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}
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| |portrayed ={{ishowa}}[[Kinichi Kusumi]]<br>{{imill}}[[Motokuni Nakagawa]]
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| |roar ={{Ishowa}}[[File:King Caesar Roar Showa.ogg|180px|center|noicon]]{{Imill}}[[File:GFW King Caesar SFX.ogg|180px|center|noicon]]{{More Roars}}
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| '''King Caesar''' {{Nihongo|キングシーサー|Kingu Shīsā}} is an ancient shisa [[kaiju]] who first appeared in the [[1974]] [[Toho]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]], ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''.
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| The ancient guardian of the royal Azumi family of [[Okinawa]], King Caesar could only be awakened by a mystical statue. The [[Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens]] attempted to recover this statue so that King Caesar could not stand in the way of [[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]], but their attempts failed when [[Saeko Kaneshiro]] and a group of humans used the statue to awaken the guardian monster. King Caesar attempted to battle Mechagodzilla, but was outmatched by the mechanical monster. Thankfully, [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]] arrived and aided King Caesar in the battle. Together, the two Earth monsters successfully destroyed Mechagodzilla, after which King Caesar returned to his slumber in a cliffside. King Caesar's second film appearance came 30 years after ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' in ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'', where he was one of the [[Xiliens]]' many mind controlled monsters. King Caesar attacked Okinawa at first, then was deployed alongside [[Rodan/Millennium|Rodan]] and [[Anguirus]] to battle [[Godzilla/Final Wars|Godzilla]] at [[Mount Fuji]]. Godzilla triumphed, and left his enemies stacked unconscious in a pile.
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| ==Name==
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| King Caesar's [[Japan]]ese name, "''Kingu Shīsā''," was created by combining the words "king" and "[[wikipedia:Shisa|shisa]]," and refers to a creature prevalent in [[Okinawa]]n mythology.
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| [[Toho]]'s original romanization of the name was '''King Seeser''', as seen in Toho's English trailer and official synopsis for ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''.<ref name="Seeser 1">[[File:King Seeser 01.png|150px]]</ref><ref name="Seeser 2">[[File:King Seeser 02.png|150px]]</ref> Upon the film's release in the [[United States]], several contemporary reviews and publications referred to the character under the erroneous mondegreen '''King Seesaw'''.<ref name="Seesaw">[[File:King SeeSaw 01.jpg|150px]]</ref><ref name="Seesaw 2">[[File:King Seesaw 02.png|150px]]</ref> Toho eventually settled on "King Caesar" as the [[kaiju]]'s official English name.
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| ==Design==
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| King Caesar's appearance was inspired by the shisa, a mythological beast resembling a combination of a dog and a lion. In ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'', King Caesar had red, gemstone-like eyes and his skin appeared to be composed of rocks or bricks. In his appearance in ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'', King Caesar's design was altered; while he still closely resembled his initial design, his skin became more detailed, with a very pronounced red brick-like texture. He also had much longer ears, and had human-like eyes with orange irises.
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| ==Origins==
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| In ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'', King Caesar is the legendary guardian monster of the Azumi royal family of [[Okinawa]]. Long ago, he appeared and helped the Okinawans to drive off invaders from the mainland. King Caesar's skin appears to be composed of bricks, and anatomy pictures show rocks and batteries on the inside of his body, suggesting he is some sort of mystical construct rather than an organic creature.
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| In ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'', King Caesar's origins are unexplained, and he simply appears in Okinawa under the control of the [[Xiliens]].
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| ==History==
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| ===[[Showa era|Showa Series]]===
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| ====''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''====
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| [[File:ShodaiShisa 0.jpg|thumb|right|200px|King Caesar in ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'']]
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| King Caesar, the ancient guardian of the Azumi family, was sleeping in a mountain, waiting to be awoken. The [[Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens]] heard of this monster, and after failing to recover the statue required to awaken him, sent their own creation to destroy him. As [[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]] raced to destroy King Caesar, the [[Miyarabi's Prayer|ancient song]] required to awaken King Caesar was sung by Nami, the last remaining member of the Azumi royal family. King Caesar erupted from the mountainside and took on Mechagodzilla. King Caesar fought the best he could, but he was overwhelmed by Mechagodzilla's power. [[Godzilla/Showa|Godzilla]] arrived to battle his mechanical doppelganger, and joined forces with King Caesar. Both monsters were nearly defeated as Mechagodzilla unleashed his full payload of weaponry against them, but Godzilla managed to reach Mechagodzilla and force him to retreat. Godzilla was able to draw Mechagodzilla back to him using special magnetic powers he had gained, then held him still, allowing King Caesar to attack him. Finally, Godzilla twisted off Mechagodzilla's head, destroying him. Mechagodzilla soon exploded along with the aliens' base, sending Godzilla falling into the ocean below. Godzilla surfaced shortly afterward, then swam away as King Caesar returned to his rest inside a cliff.
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| ===''[[Godzilla Island (Series)|Godzilla Island]]''===
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| [[File:Cast_kingcaesar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|King Caesar in ''[[Godzilla Island (Series)|Godzilla Island]]'']]
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| ===[[Millennium era|Millennium Series]]===
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| ====''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]''====
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| [[File:Kingcaesar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|King Caesar in ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'']]
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| In 20XX, King Caesar was seen attacking [[Okinawa]], until he was teleported away by the [[Xiliens]]. Once the trust between the aliens and humans was broken, King Caesar was released once again. Alongside [[Rodan/Millennium|Rodan]] and [[Anguirus]], King Caesar was one of the final monsters controlled by the Xiliens to confront Godzilla as he neared [[Tokyo]]. Transported to the Japanese countryside with his allies by the [[Xilien UFOs α, ß and γ]], King Caesar proved to be an agile and intelligent opponent, coordinating his attacks with Rodan and Anguirus to try and defeat Godzilla. He was eventually thrown by Godzilla into his two allies, leaving them all unconscious and stacked on top of each other.
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| ==Abilities==
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| ===Physical Strength===
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| King Caesar possesses formidable strength and agility, enabling him to use various martial arts techniques. In ''Godzilla: Final Wars'', his agility was also heavily emphasized, as he jumped high in the air to kick Anguirus.
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| ===Refractory Eyes===
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| King Caesar's most notable ability is his ability to draw the energy beams of enemy monsters into his eyes, and fire it back at the target. He used this twice with great effectiveness against [[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]] before the cyborg wisely changed tactics and used his missiles instead.
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| In ''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]'', King Caesar can fire thin yellow lasers from his eyes under his own power.
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| ===Lightning Beam===
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| [[File:King Caesar White Lightning Attack.png|thumb|200px|right|King Caesar firing his beam in ''Godzilla Island'']]
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| In episode 63 of ''[[Godzilla Island (Series)|Godzilla Island]]'', King Caesar fires a white lightning beam from his mouth while battling [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]]. Used in tandem with Godzilla's atomic ray and [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]]'s eye lasers, it was able to blow off the cyborg's left head.
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| ===Intelligence===
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| In ''Final Wars'', King Caesar also displayed a degree of strategy during his fight with [[Godzilla]], coordinating his attacks along with [[Rodan]] and [[Anguirus]].
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| ==Filmography==
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| *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974)
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| *''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) [stock footage]
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| *''[[Godzilla Island (Series)|Godzilla Island]]'' (TV 1997-1998) [77 episodes] <ref name="GI Episode List" group="note">Episodes 6, 9, 21, 33, 37-40, 43, 58-63, 66-67, 76-78, 81-82, 85, 93, 111-113, 119-120, 123, 125, 127, 130, 132, 134-135, 137-138, 140-142, 144-145, 148-150, 160, 179, 181, 183-184, 186-188, 190-194, 199, 204-208, 212, 217, 224, 226-229, 233, 236, 251-252, and 256.</ref>
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| *''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004)
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| ==Video Games==
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| *''[[Battle Soccer: Champion of the Field]]'' (1992) - Nintendo Super Famicom
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| *''[[Battle Baseball]]'' (1993) - Nintendo Famicom
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| *''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Game Boy)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1993) - Nintendo Game Boy
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| *''[[Godzilla: Heart-Pounding Monster Island!!]]'' (1995) - Sega Pico
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| *''[[Godzilla Movie Studio Tour]]'' (1998) - PC and Mac
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| *''[[Godzilla: Trading Battle]]'' (1998) - Sony PlayStation
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| *''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]'' (2007) - Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 2
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| *''[[Godzilla (2014 video game)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) - PlayStation 3 and 4 [Kaiju Guide]
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| *''[[Godzilla: Kaiju Collection]]'' (2015) - Android and iOS
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| *''[[Godzilla Defense Force]]'' (2019) - Android and iOS
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| ===''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]''===
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| [[File:King_caesar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|King Caesar in ''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]'']]
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| King Caesar appears in the video game ''Godzilla: Unleashed'' as a playable character, with characteristics of both his [[Showa era|Showa]] and [[Millennium era|Millennium]] incarnations. He is able to fire solar heat beams from his eyes.
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| Height: 100 meters<br>Weight: 75,000 tons
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| "King Caesar is a mystical defender of the Earth. Unlike the other Earth Defenders, King Caesar is specifically concerned with the well-being of humanity, and will respond to events that threaten human beings. King Caesar's strongest asset are his powerful legs, which have tremendous strength and flexibility. King Caesar's entire body is a capacitor, storing and refocusing the sun's energy into searing beams of heat, which he projects from his eyes. In battle, King Caesar can absorb the energy from his opponent's weapons, which both protects him from ranged attacks and provides him the power necessary to engage fast-moving opponents at range. His internal batteries are not unlimited in their capacity, and there is a possibility of overload should King Caesar absorb too much energy without quickly discharging it."
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| <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
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| gu king caesar bio.png|King Caesar's bio from page 26 of the ''Godzilla: Unleashed'' instruction manual booklet
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| ===[[Godzilla (2014 video game)|''Godzilla'' (PlayStation 3 / PlayStation 4)]]===
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| {{Main|Godzilla (2014 video game)/Kaiju Guide#King Caesar}}
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| <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
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| GKC King Caesar 1974.jpg|King Caesar 1974 in ''[[Godzilla: Kaiju Collection]]''
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| GKC King Caesar 2004.jpg|King Caesar 2004 in ''[[Godzilla: Kaiju Collection]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Books==
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| ===''[[Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla|GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla]]''===
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| The guardian deity of [[Okinawa]], King Caesar suddenly appeared from Cape Manzamo when the monster [[Megalon]] landed on the island. King Caesar fought and defeated Megalon, defending the local populace and keeping damage from Megalon's attack to a minimum.<ref name="Project Mechagodzilla">{{cite book|author=Oki, Renji|title=[[Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla|GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa]]|date=25 April 2018|pages=|isbn=9784041063453}}</ref>
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| ==Comics==
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| *''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' #9, 17, 21-23, 25 (2014-2015)
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| *''[[Godzilla: Oblivion]]'' #4-5 (2016)
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| *''[[Godzilla: Rage Across Time]]'' #5 (2016)
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| ===''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]''===
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| [[File:RULERS_OF_EARTH_Issue_9.jpg|thumb|right|200px|King Caesar battling [[Megalon]] on the cover for [[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Issue 9|''Godzilla: Rulers of Earth'' #9]]]]King Caesar appears in issue #9 of ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]''. The guardian monster was seen primarily in a flash back, fighting against [[Megalon]] across Okinawa, the city he was meant to protect. Due to the fight, countless humans died, thus enraging King Caesar to the point of no return. To make matters worse, as the monsters fought, two more elemental monsters, [[Varan]] and [[Ebirah]], arrived. The fight was interrupted when an alien war ship crashed and sent King Caesar and Megalon under ground. He later appears in a vision of Lucy in issue 17 alongside Godzilla and the Mothra Larvae, fighting the [[Cryogs]].
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| Following the invasion of the [[Trilopod]]s, the [[Shobijin]] revealed that King Caesar was resting in [[Okinawa]], and that he needed to be awakened to save the Earth. Lucy and her team accompanied the Shobijin to Okinawa, where they found King Caesar resting inside a mountain. Suddenly, the group was attacked by [[Battra]], prompting King Caesar to awaken and battle him. When a group of Trilopods arrived, Battra retreated and left King Caesar to battle them. King Caesar managed to kill several Trilopods, but then allowed himself to be captured and taken to their hive in Los Angeles. Once inside the hive, King Caesar freed all of the various monsters that had been captured by the Trilopods. He then led the other monsters into battle alongside [[Godzilla]] against the Trilopods, killing the Kamacuras and Rodan Trilopod clones. King Caesar also tried to battle [[Magita]], a gigantic Trilopod, but his attacks did nothing against the creature. After Godzilla destroyed Magita, King Caesar and the other monsters followed him out to sea.
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| ===''[[Godzilla: Oblivion]]''===
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| King Caesar appeared at the end of the [[Godzilla: Oblivion Issue 4|fourth issue]] of ''[[Godzilla: Oblivion]]'', as he emerged from an interdimensional portal along with [[Mothra]], [[Rodan]], [[Anguirus]], [[Biollante]] and [[Zilla]] while [[Godzilla]] was battling [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]] In the [[Godzilla: Oblivion Issue 5|following issue]], where the monsters were now joined by [[Hedorah]], King Caesar wandered off while the other monsters battled Mecha-King Ghidorah, and was later seen sitting on a makeshift throne made from damaged buildings. Later, after Mecha-King Ghidorah was defeated by Godzilla, all of the monsters were left behind as the humans left the [[Earth]] as it became covered by tiny robotic cells that served as interdimensional doorways.
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| ==Gallery==
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| {{Main|King Caesar/Gallery}}
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| ==Roar==
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| King Caesar's roars were recycled from [[King Kong]]'s roars in ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' and ''[[King Kong Escapes]]''.
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| {{videos|
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| {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">YEemW3MDd3I</youtube>|King Caesar's roars in ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''}}
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| {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">vEKDBh0Vk7w</youtube>|King Caesar's roars in ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]''}}
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| ==In Other Languages==
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| {{Other languages
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| |es=[[wikia:w:c:es.godzilla:King Caesar|Rey César]]|esmeaning=Translation of English name
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| |ru=Кинг Цезарь|rumeaning=Transliteration of English name
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| |sr=King Cezar / King Цезар|srmeaning=Transliteration of English name
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| |hu=Sárkánycsászár|humeaning=Dragon Emperor
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| ==Trivia==
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| *In King Caesar's first on-screen appearance in ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'', a traditional Japanese style roof can be seen in the foreground with a shisa statue on it.
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| *King Caesar was the last monster to be [[Godzilla/Final Wars|Godzilla's]] ally in the [[Showa era|Showa series]].
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| *In ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'', King Caesar is the savior of [[Okinawa]], but ironically in ''Godzilla: Final Wars'', he attacked the city he protected for generations. However, it should be noted that ''Godzilla: Final Wars'' isn't a part of the Showa continuity, and that King Caesar was under the control of the [[Xiliens]], and therefore was not acting as he should have been.
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| *King Caesar is the third monster with the word "King" in his name to appear in the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' series]], after [[King Kong]] and [[King Ghidorah]].
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| *King Caesar has his own [[Miyarabi's Prayer|theme song]].
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| *In the English dub of ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'', [[Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens|Black Hole Alien]] Leader [[Kuronuma]] remarks that, "We'll be in trouble if King Caesar brings other monsters to life." This ability is never elaborated upon.
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