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King Ghidorah's name is composed of "King" {{Nihongo|キング|Kingu}} and "Ghidorah." The "Ghidorah" part of King Ghidorah's name comes from the Japanese word for "hydra" {{Nihongo|ヒドラ|Hidora}}, which is spelled very similarly to the [[Japan]]ese katakana for Ghidorah. [[Monarch]] gives King Ghidorah the designation '''Monster Zero'''.
King Ghidorah's name is composed of "King" {{Nihongo|キング|Kingu}} and "Ghidorah." The "Ghidorah" part of King Ghidorah's name comes from the Japanese word for "hydra" {{Nihongo|ヒドラ|Hidora}}, which is spelled very similarly to the [[Japan]]ese katakana for Ghidorah. [[Monarch]] gives King Ghidorah the designation '''Monster Zero'''.
==Design==
==Design==
This incarnation of King Ghidorah has only been depicted in paintings so far, but retains the traditional silhouette of a tall dragon with three heads on long serpentine necks, two hind legs, and two large wings at his sides. His heads all have at least two pointed horns, and appear to also possess long manes of hair that run down his necks. According to Monarch files, injuries have been discovered on several locations on King Ghidorah's body "reminiscent of claw and scorch marks." According to Monarch files, injuries have been discovered on several locations on King Ghidorah's body "reminiscent of claw and scorch marks."
This incarnation of King Ghidorah has only been depicted in paintings so far, but retains the traditional silhouette of a tall dragon with three heads on long serpentine necks, two hind legs, and two large wings at his sides. His heads all have at least two pointed horns, and appear to also possess long manes of hair that run down his necks. According to Monarch files, injuries have been discovered on several locations on King Ghidorah's body "reminiscent of claw and scorch marks."<ref name="Monarch"/>
==Origins==
==Origins==
King Ghidorah's origins are currently unknown. Judging by his appearance in ancient cave paintings, he has appeared sometime in the past, and may have clashed with [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]]. According to the official [[Monarch]] timeline, King Ghidorah was discovered buried under ice in [[Antarctica]] in [[2016]] by a [[Monarch]] team headed by [[Vivienne Graham]].<ref name="KSI Facebook"/> Monarch links King Ghidorah to mythical creatures such as the Hydra and the Rainbow Serpent, and describes him as a "living extinction event."<ref name="Monarch"/>
King Ghidorah's origins are currently unknown. Judging by his appearance in ancient cave paintings, he has appeared sometime in the past, and may have clashed with [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]]. According to the official [[Monarch]] timeline, King Ghidorah was discovered buried under ice in [[Antarctica]] in [[2016]] by a [[Monarch]] team headed by [[Vivienne Graham]].<ref name="KSI Facebook"/> Monarch links King Ghidorah to mythical creatures such as the Hydra and the Rainbow Serpent, and describes him as a "living extinction event."<ref name="Monarch"/>

Revision as of 20:50, 19 July 2018

King Ghidorah Incarnations
King Ghidorah 2018
MonsterVerse King Ghidorah
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King Ghidorah® (MonsterVerse)
A cave painting of King Ghidorah in Kong: Skull Island
Alternate names Monster Zero,[1][2] The Devil,[1]
The One Who Is Many[2]
Species Giant Three-Headed Dragon
Height 521 feet[2]
Enemies Godzilla
Played by Jason Liles, Alan Maxson,
Richard Dorton (motion capture)[3]
First appearance Kong: Skull Island
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This article concerns an upcoming subject, and will be updated with new information as it arises.
The Devil has three heads.
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— Footnote from Vivienne Graham's classified field notes on King Ghidorah.[1]

The MonsterVerse King Ghidorah (キングギドラ,   Kingu Gidora) is an incarnation of King Ghidorah that first appeared in a cave painting in the post-credits scene for the 2017 Legendary Pictures film, Kong: Skull Island, and is set to make his debut in the upcoming 2019 film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

This will be the first incarnation of King Ghidorah to appear in an American-made film.

Name

King Ghidorah's name is composed of "King" (キング,   Kingu) and "Ghidorah." The "Ghidorah" part of King Ghidorah's name comes from the Japanese word for "hydra" (ヒドラ,   Hidora), which is spelled very similarly to the Japanese katakana for Ghidorah. Monarch gives King Ghidorah the designation Monster Zero.

Design

This incarnation of King Ghidorah has only been depicted in paintings so far, but retains the traditional silhouette of a tall dragon with three heads on long serpentine necks, two hind legs, and two large wings at his sides. His heads all have at least two pointed horns, and appear to also possess long manes of hair that run down his necks. According to Monarch files, injuries have been discovered on several locations on King Ghidorah's body "reminiscent of claw and scorch marks."[2]

Origins

King Ghidorah's origins are currently unknown. Judging by his appearance in ancient cave paintings, he has appeared sometime in the past, and may have clashed with Godzilla. According to the official Monarch timeline, King Ghidorah was discovered buried under ice in Antarctica in 2016 by a Monarch team headed by Vivienne Graham.[1] Monarch links King Ghidorah to mythical creatures such as the Hydra and the Rainbow Serpent, and describes him as a "living extinction event."[2]

History

MonsterVerse

Kong: Skull Island

A cave painting of King Ghidorah battling Godzilla in Kong: Skull Island

After their adventure on Skull Island, Monarch members Houston Brooks and Lin San showed James Conrad and Mason Weaver two cave paintings of King Ghidorah, along with paintings depicting Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan, as proof that the inhabitants of Skull Island were not the only monsters in the world. In the second painting, he was shown fighting Godzilla.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

On July 26, 2014, King Ghidorah was confirmed to be appearing in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, along with Mothra and Rodan.[4]

Abilities

Flight

The muscle tendons in King Ghidorah's wings are described as being incredibly hyper-tensile, and their massive aerodynamics could generate hurricane-force winds when flying. When combined with his body's electro-receptor molecular biology, water vapor in the air would be superheated, creating a localized storm system as he flies. The power of King Ghidorah's flight is so great that as a result, "the stratosphere would be torn open by an otherworldly tempest of thunder and lightning [Earth's] sky has never seen."[2]

Conducting Scales

Monarch scientists theorize that King Ghidorah's scales are gilded with trace amounts of aurum which act as conductors, capable of carrying bio-electrical currents throughout his body.

Intelligence

According to cranial scans, King Ghidorah has a divergent frontal lobe density in the brains of all three heads, indicating that each of his heads can have disparate levels of cognitive functions, possibly including independent thought.

Filmography

Gallery

Trivia

See Also

References

This is a list of references for King Ghidorah (Monsterverse). 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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