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During the planning of ''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'', [[Toho]] decided to replace the ''Liopleurodon'' with an existing [[kaiju]] rather than introduce a new creature just for it to appear as a corpse. Director [[Masaaki Tezuka]] requested [[Anguirus]], but producer [[Shogo Tomiyama]] relented,<ref name="Henshin!Online">[https://web.archive.org/web/20051211033046/http://www.henshinonline.com/archive2004.html DVD REVIEW: SON OF GODZILLA and GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS - Henshin!Online]</ref> wanting to keep the monster alive for possible use in a sequel.<ref name="Terror from Beyond the Daves">[https://terrordaves.com/2015/09/03/masaaki-tezuka-the-proper-etiquette-for-accepting-a-godzilla-movie/ Masaaki Tezuka & the Proper Etiquette for Accepting a Godzilla Movie!]</ref> Tezuka's follow-up proposal was [[Gamera]], to which Toho countered with the only turtle kaiju they had the rights to: [[Kamoebas]] from ''[[Space Amoeba]]''. | During the planning of ''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'', [[Toho]] decided to replace the ''Liopleurodon'' with an existing [[kaiju]] rather than introduce a new creature just for it to appear as a corpse. Director [[Masaaki Tezuka]] requested [[Anguirus]], but producer [[Shogo Tomiyama]] relented,<ref name="Henshin!Online">[https://web.archive.org/web/20051211033046/http://www.henshinonline.com/archive2004.html DVD REVIEW: SON OF GODZILLA and GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS - Henshin!Online]</ref> wanting to keep the monster alive for possible use in a sequel.<ref name="Terror from Beyond the Daves">[https://terrordaves.com/2015/09/03/masaaki-tezuka-the-proper-etiquette-for-accepting-a-godzilla-movie/ Masaaki Tezuka & the Proper Etiquette for Accepting a Godzilla Movie!]</ref> Tezuka's follow-up proposal was [[Gamera]], to which Toho countered with the only turtle kaiju they had the rights to: [[Kamoebas]] from ''[[Space Amoeba]]''. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Pliosaur's would later make a brief apperance in the graphic novel ''[[Godzilla Dominion]]'' however it is unclear of the species featured are meant to be ''Lioplerodon''. | |||
[[File:Sharkjira and Leo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Promotional image for ''Hungry Shark Evolution'' featuring Sharkjira and Leo]] | [[File:Sharkjira and Leo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Promotional image for ''Hungry Shark Evolution'' featuring Sharkjira and Leo]] | ||
*A ''Liopleurodon'' called Leo appears in the mobile game ''Hungry Shark Evolution'', a game which also includes a shark based on [[Godzilla]] called Sharkjira, as well as a Mecha Sharkjira based on [[Mechagodzilla]]. | *A ''Liopleurodon'' called Leo appears in the mobile game ''Hungry Shark Evolution'', a game which also includes a shark based on [[Godzilla]] called Sharkjira, as well as a Mecha Sharkjira based on [[Mechagodzilla]]. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[[wikipedia:Liopleurodon|''Liopleurodon'' on Wikipedia]] | *[[wikipedia:Liopleurodon|''Liopleurodon'' on Wikipedia]] |
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The Liopleurodon (リオプレウロドン is an unused creature from the Riopureurodon)2003 Godzilla film Godzilla: Tokyo SOS.
Name
Liopleurodon is an extinct genus of pliosaur which lived during the Middle Jurassic Period. Its name is applied to the scrapped Godzilla: Tokyo SOS creature in Shinji Nishikawa: Drawing Book of Godzilla.
Design
The Liopleurodon's concept art depicts it with a smooth, white underbody and a darker-colored pattern on the top of its body. It had a row of sharp teeth, as well as large crocodilian jaws and four fins.
History
Godzilla: Tokyo SOS
The Liopleurodon would have washed ashore, killed by Godzilla. The carcass would be investigated by the AMF and it would be determined that Godzilla had killed it.
During the planning of Godzilla: Tokyo SOS, Toho decided to replace the Liopleurodon with an existing kaiju rather than introduce a new creature just for it to appear as a corpse. Director Masaaki Tezuka requested Anguirus, but producer Shogo Tomiyama relented,[1] wanting to keep the monster alive for possible use in a sequel.[2] Tezuka's follow-up proposal was Gamera, to which Toho countered with the only turtle kaiju they had the rights to: Kamoebas from Space Amoeba.
Trivia
- Pliosaur's would later make a brief apperance in the graphic novel Godzilla Dominion however it is unclear of the species featured are meant to be Lioplerodon.
- A Liopleurodon called Leo appears in the mobile game Hungry Shark Evolution, a game which also includes a shark based on Godzilla called Sharkjira, as well as a Mecha Sharkjira based on Mechagodzilla.
External links
References
This is a list of references for Liopleurodon. 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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