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==Name==
==Name==
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.
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.
Each of this King Ghidorah incarnation's forms has its own name. King Ghidorah's younger form is known as '''Cretaceous King Ghidorah''' {{Nihongo|白亜紀キングギドラ|Haku Aki Kingu Gidora}}, while his mature form is called '''Modern Type King Ghidorah''' {{Nihongo|現代型キングギドラ|Gendai-Gata Kingu Gidora}}. Both forms were also given different nicknames by the production staff: Cretaceous King Ghidorah was called '''Young Ghidorah''' {{Nihongo|ヤングギドラ|Yangu Gidora}} and Modern Type King Ghidorah was called '''Grand Ghidorah''' {{Nihongo|グランドギドラ|Gurando Gidora}}. Grand Ghidorah, or alternatively '''Grand King Ghidorah''', has become a popular name for this incarnation of the character among English-speaking fans. In the film, the [[Elias]] Moll refers to King Ghidorah as the '''King of Terror''' {{Nihongo|恐怖の大魔王|Kyōfu no Dai Maō}}.
==Appearance==
{{Main|s=s|RaishuGhido| and [[HakuAkiGhido]]}}
Modern Type King Ghidorah exhibits physical characteristics of both the [[King Ghidorah/Showa|Showa]] and [[King Ghidorah/Heisei|Heisei]] incarnations of King Ghidorah. Like the Showa King Ghidorah, this incarnation possesses curved horns on each of his heads, along with a crescent on the top of his heads and pronounced fangs in each of his mouths. Like the Heisei King Ghidorah, this King Ghidorah stands completely upright, and lacks manes of fur on the sides of his heads. Some characteristics unique to this King Ghidorah are his comparatively more muscular build, shorter and thicker necks, and taller and more detailed wings. The ornamentation on his heads is also unique, in addition to the two horns and crescent, each head also features a fin-like projection on its cheek. The middle head also possesses unique forked antler-like horns. This King Ghidorah's skin is a somewhat brighter and shinier shade of gold than that of previous incarnations.
King Ghidorah's younger form, Cretaceous King Ghidorah, has dull gold-colored skin. The necks are relatively short but thick and are covered in bright gold spines, while the his three heads are proportionally larger than in previous designs. In keeping with the other ancient monsters who appear in the film, Cretaceous King Ghidorah is designed to look more primitive and fierce. Cretaceous King Ghidorah also draws on features from theropod dinosaurs, as seen in the suit's legs and faces.
==Personality==
This incarnation of King Ghidorah returns to the [[King Ghidorah/Showa incarnation's]] depiction as a malevolent space monster that arrives on [[Earth]] to decimate all life. The explanation for this King Ghidorah's destructive nature is that he feeds on the life forces of the creatures he kills. King Ghidorah caused the Cretaceous extinction millions of years ago, and returns to Earth in the present day to feed on the life forces of children. This King Ghidorah appears to be more intelligent and methodical than past incarnations, constructing a huge dome in which to trap his victims and slowly harvest their life forces. He is also capable of instilling mind control on other beings, and does this to turn the [[Elias]] against each other.
==Origins==
King Ghidorah is a more powerful relative of [[Desghidorah]], and first arrived on the [[Earth]] millions of years ago as Cretaceous King Ghidorah. King Ghidorah wiped out the majority of life on Earth and consumed their life forces. He then returned to Earth in the modern day in his more powerful mature form, intending to feed on the life forces of human children.
==History==
===[[Heisei era|Heisei Series]]===
====''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]''====
=====Cretaceous King Ghidorah=====
[[File:Ghidorah2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[HakuAkiGhido|Cretaceous King Ghidorah]] in ''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'']]King Ghidorah's younger form, '''Cretaceous King Ghidorah''' {{Nihongo|白亜紀キングギドラ|Haku Aki Kingu Gidora}}, first arrived and attacked the [[Earth]] [[130,000,000_B.C.|130 million years ago in the Cretaceous period]]. Cretaceous King Ghidorah quickly caused the KT extinction event, exterminating the dinosaurs and almost every other life form on the planet and feeding on their life forces. Cretaceous King Ghidorah then encased himself within a meteor and left the Earth, using the life-essence of the creatures he had destroyed to live as he traveled through space. However, [[Mothra Leo]] managed to transform into Light Speed Mothra and travel back to the Cretaceous period and attack Cretaceous King Ghidorah while he was still on Earth. King Ghidorah's younger form was still more than a match for Leo, shredding both of his wings and mortally wounding Leo before being dropped into a volcano and seemingly killed. Unbeknownst to Leo, one of King Ghidorah's tails was severed in their battle, and burrowed underground to hide and regenerate.
{{Clear}}
=====Modern Type King Ghidorah=====
[[File:Gurando Gidora.png|thumb|right|200px|[[RaishuGhido|King Ghidorah]] in ''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'']]130 million years later, Cretaceous King Ghidorah arose again as '''Modern Type King Ghidorah''' {{Nihongo|現代型キングギドラ|Gendai-Gata Kingu Gidora}}. King Ghidorah came to Japan in a meteor to feed on humans, mainly children, but he soon started to eat adults. King Ghidorah built a dome in the [[Mount Fuji]] area where he kept his victims and absorbed their life forces. [[Mothra Leo|Rainbow Mothra]] heard of this monster, and he quickly took action to defeat it. Even with all of Rainbow Mothra's power, King Ghidorah quickly defeated him. Rainbow Mothra touched down nearby, but was healed and transformed into Light Speed Mothra by his priestess Moll and traveled back to the Cretaceous period to defeat King Ghidorah's younger form. When Leo returned to the present day, King Ghidorah had vanished and it appeared he had been victorious. However, King Ghidorah reappeared in the sky and resumed his reign of terror, having regenerated from the tail Leo had left behind millions of years ago. Leo was reborn as Armor Mothra and engaged King Ghidorah in battle again, this time proving to be the more powerful combatant. Armor Mothra sliced off King Ghidorah's wing with his own razor-sharp wing then completely destroyed him with a powerful laser beam.
{{Clear}}
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

Revision as of 04:03, 21 April 2017

King Ghidorah® (1998) trademark icon
King Ghidorah® (1998)
King Ghidorah in Rebirth of Mothra III
Alternate names Grand Ghidorah,
Grand King Ghidorah,
The King of Terror,
Super Dragon King Ghidorah
Species Extraterrestrial Three-Headed Dragon
Height 60 meters[1]
Length 80 meters[1]
Weight 50,000 metric tons[1]
Forms Cretaceous King Ghidorah, Modern Type King Ghidorah
Controlled by None
Relations Desghidorah (Relative)
Allies None
Enemies Mothra Leo
Created by Ishiro Honda,
Tomoyuki Tanaka,
Shinichi Sekizawa,
Eiji Tsuburaya,
Shinji Nishikawa,
Okihiro Yoneda,
Masumi Suetani,
Kenji Suzuki
Played by Tsutomu Kitagawa
First appearance Rebirth of Mothra III
Latest appearance Rebirth of Mothra III
Design(s) RaishuGhido, HakuAkiGhido
Roar(s)
Modern TypeCretaceousMore roars

The King Ghidorah (キングギドラ,   Kingu Gidora) from Rebirth of Mothra III is an incarnation of King Ghidorah that appears in the 1998 film, Rebirth of Mothra III.

It is the only incarnation of King Ghidorah to appear in a film without Godzilla.

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.

Each of this King Ghidorah incarnation's forms has its own name. King Ghidorah's younger form is known as Cretaceous King Ghidorah (白亜紀キングギドラ,   Haku Aki Kingu Gidora), while his mature form is called Modern Type King Ghidorah (現代型キングギドラ,   Gendai-Gata Kingu Gidora). Both forms were also given different nicknames by the production staff: Cretaceous King Ghidorah was called Young Ghidorah (ヤングギドラ,   Yangu Gidora) and Modern Type King Ghidorah was called Grand Ghidorah (グランドギドラ,   Gurando Gidora). Grand Ghidorah, or alternatively Grand King Ghidorah, has become a popular name for this incarnation of the character among English-speaking fans. In the film, the Elias Moll refers to King Ghidorah as the King of Terror (恐怖の大魔王,   Kyōfu no Dai Maō).

Appearance

Main articles: RaishuGhido, [[ and HakuAkiGhido]].

Modern Type King Ghidorah exhibits physical characteristics of both the Showa and Heisei incarnations of King Ghidorah. Like the Showa King Ghidorah, this incarnation possesses curved horns on each of his heads, along with a crescent on the top of his heads and pronounced fangs in each of his mouths. Like the Heisei King Ghidorah, this King Ghidorah stands completely upright, and lacks manes of fur on the sides of his heads. Some characteristics unique to this King Ghidorah are his comparatively more muscular build, shorter and thicker necks, and taller and more detailed wings. The ornamentation on his heads is also unique, in addition to the two horns and crescent, each head also features a fin-like projection on its cheek. The middle head also possesses unique forked antler-like horns. This King Ghidorah's skin is a somewhat brighter and shinier shade of gold than that of previous incarnations.

King Ghidorah's younger form, Cretaceous King Ghidorah, has dull gold-colored skin. The necks are relatively short but thick and are covered in bright gold spines, while the his three heads are proportionally larger than in previous designs. In keeping with the other ancient monsters who appear in the film, Cretaceous King Ghidorah is designed to look more primitive and fierce. Cretaceous King Ghidorah also draws on features from theropod dinosaurs, as seen in the suit's legs and faces.

Personality

This incarnation of King Ghidorah returns to the King Ghidorah/Showa incarnation's depiction as a malevolent space monster that arrives on Earth to decimate all life. The explanation for this King Ghidorah's destructive nature is that he feeds on the life forces of the creatures he kills. King Ghidorah caused the Cretaceous extinction millions of years ago, and returns to Earth in the present day to feed on the life forces of children. This King Ghidorah appears to be more intelligent and methodical than past incarnations, constructing a huge dome in which to trap his victims and slowly harvest their life forces. He is also capable of instilling mind control on other beings, and does this to turn the Elias against each other.

Origins

King Ghidorah is a more powerful relative of Desghidorah, and first arrived on the Earth millions of years ago as Cretaceous King Ghidorah. King Ghidorah wiped out the majority of life on Earth and consumed their life forces. He then returned to Earth in the modern day in his more powerful mature form, intending to feed on the life forces of human children.

History

Heisei Series

Rebirth of Mothra III

Cretaceous King Ghidorah

King Ghidorah's younger form, Cretaceous King Ghidorah  (白亜紀キングギドラ,   Haku Aki Kingu Gidora), first arrived and attacked the Earth 130 million years ago in the Cretaceous period. Cretaceous King Ghidorah quickly caused the KT extinction event, exterminating the dinosaurs and almost every other life form on the planet and feeding on their life forces. Cretaceous King Ghidorah then encased himself within a meteor and left the Earth, using the life-essence of the creatures he had destroyed to live as he traveled through space. However, Mothra Leo managed to transform into Light Speed Mothra and travel back to the Cretaceous period and attack Cretaceous King Ghidorah while he was still on Earth. King Ghidorah's younger form was still more than a match for Leo, shredding both of his wings and mortally wounding Leo before being dropped into a volcano and seemingly killed. Unbeknownst to Leo, one of King Ghidorah's tails was severed in their battle, and burrowed underground to hide and regenerate.


Modern Type King Ghidorah

130 million years later, Cretaceous King Ghidorah arose again as Modern Type King Ghidorah (現代型キングギドラ,   Gendai-Gata Kingu Gidora). King Ghidorah came to Japan in a meteor to feed on humans, mainly children, but he soon started to eat adults. King Ghidorah built a dome in the Mount Fuji area where he kept his victims and absorbed their life forces. Rainbow Mothra heard of this monster, and he quickly took action to defeat it. Even with all of Rainbow Mothra's power, King Ghidorah quickly defeated him. Rainbow Mothra touched down nearby, but was healed and transformed into Light Speed Mothra by his priestess Moll and traveled back to the Cretaceous period to defeat King Ghidorah's younger form. When Leo returned to the present day, King Ghidorah had vanished and it appeared he had been victorious. However, King Ghidorah reappeared in the sky and resumed his reign of terror, having regenerated from the tail Leo had left behind millions of years ago. Leo was reborn as Armor Mothra and engaged King Ghidorah in battle again, this time proving to be the more powerful combatant. Armor Mothra sliced off King Ghidorah's wing with his own razor-sharp wing then completely destroyed him with a powerful laser beam.


References

This is a list of references for King Ghidorah (Rebirth of Mothra 3). 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 1.2 Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia. Rebirth of Mothra III; Page 104