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'''Lightning Bug''' {{Nihongo|ライトニング·バグ|Raitoningu Bagu}} is an unused [[kaiju]] from the [[2007]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Games|game]], ''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]''. She was one of four contestants in an [[wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] readers' poll to determine the game's final roster spot, along with [[The Visitor]], [[Fire Lion]], and the victorious [[Obsidius]].
'''Lightning Bug''' is an unused [[kaiju]] from the [[2007]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Games|game]] ''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]''. She was one of four contestants in an [[wikipedia:IGN|IGN]] readers' poll to determine the game's final roster spot, along with [[The Visitor]], [[Fire Lion]], and the winner [[Obsidius]] (then called Magmouth).
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==''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]'' Bio==
==Proposed bio==
"An experiment to weaponize alien crystal energy goes terribly wrong when a tiny firefly buzzes into the focused energy stream. The fly survives just long enough to lay her eggs in the test facilities cooling ponds. One of the eggs mutates and produces this uber bug."<ref name="Roster Vote">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/23/godzilla-unleashed-roster-vote?page=4 Godzilla Unleashed - Roster Vote - IGN - Page 4]</ref>.
{{Quote|An experiment to weaponize alien crystal energy goes terribly wrong when a tiny firefly buzzes into the focused energy stream. The fly survives just long enough to lay her eggs in the test facilities cooling ponds. One of the eggs mutates and produces this uber bug."<ref name="Roster Vote">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/23/godzilla-unleashed-roster-vote?page=4 Godzilla Unleashed - Roster Vote - IGN - Page 4]</ref>.}}
==Development==
==Development==
According to modeler/animator Will Short, "Lightning Bug’s design was a combination of the armor from EVA-01 of ''[[wikipedia:Neon Genesis Evangelion|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' fame and the bioluminescent appearance of the Drej from ''[[wikipedia:Titan A.E.|Titan A.E.]]''"<ref name="Roster Vote"/>
According to modeler/animator Will Short, "Lightning Bug’s design was a combination of the armor from EVA-01 of ''[[wikipedia:Neon Genesis Evangelion|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' fame and the bioluminescent appearance of the Drej from ''[[wikipedia:Titan A.E.|Titan A.E.]]''"<ref name="Roster Vote"/>
==Abilities==
==Abilities==
*The Lightning Bug's wings allow her to hover, shield her from physical and energy attacks, and emit energy blasts.
 
*An unknown alien race outfitted her with a multi-alloy chasis which provides protection and containment of the unstable energies in her body. It normally glows green, but will turn orange if it is heavily damaged.
=== Wings ===
*The Lightning Bug can absorb ambient energy from her surroundings.
Lightning Bug's wings allow her to hover, shield her from physical and energy attacks, and emit energy blasts.
 
=== Multi-alloy chasis ===
An unknown alien race outfitted Lightning Bug with a multi-alloy chasis, which provides protection and containment of the unstable energies in her body. It normally glows green, but will turn orange if it is heavily damaged.
 
=== Energy absorption ===
Lightning Bug can absorb ambient energy from her surroundings.
 
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
<gallery widths="120" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
Lightning Bug Concept.jpg|Lightning Bug concept
Lightning Bug Concept.jpg|Lightning Bug concept art
</gallery>
</gallery>
==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:40, 17 January 2024

Lightning Bug
Lightning Bug concept art
Species Mechanical lightning bug
Planned for Godzilla: Unleashed

Lightning Bug is an unused kaiju from the 2007 Godzilla game Godzilla: Unleashed. She was one of four contestants in an IGN readers' poll to determine the game's final roster spot, along with The Visitor, Fire Lion, and the winner Obsidius (then called Magmouth).

Proposed bio

An experiment to weaponize alien crystal energy goes terribly wrong when a tiny firefly buzzes into the focused energy stream. The fly survives just long enough to lay her eggs in the test facilities cooling ponds. One of the eggs mutates and produces this uber bug."[1].

Development

According to modeler/animator Will Short, "Lightning Bug’s design was a combination of the armor from EVA-01 of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame and the bioluminescent appearance of the Drej from Titan A.E."[1]

Abilities

Wings

Lightning Bug's wings allow her to hover, shield her from physical and energy attacks, and emit energy blasts.

Multi-alloy chasis

An unknown alien race outfitted Lightning Bug with a multi-alloy chasis, which provides protection and containment of the unstable energies in her body. It normally glows green, but will turn orange if it is heavily damaged.

Energy absorption

Lightning Bug can absorb ambient energy from her surroundings.

Gallery

References

This is a list of references for Lightning Bug. 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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