List of homage and spoof characters

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The following is a list of fictional characters who are deliberate tributes to or spoofs of more famous giant monsters or characters from giant monster films like Godzilla, Gamera, and King Kong, divided by their sources of inspiration and all in alphabetical order.

This list may not be 100% complete, but nevertheless aims to be comprehensive and expansive.

Anguirus

  • Archelus (Earth Defense Force 5)[1]

Ann Darrow

  • Amy La Bido (Bride of Congo, from Eerie issue 81)[2]
  • Bambi Boone (Goodbye, Bambi Boone, from Eerie issue 81)[3]

Baragon

Biollante

  • Rhedollante (Fantastic Four issue 347)[4][5]

Barugon

  • Wanigon (Wanigon vs. Gamaron)[6][7]

Clover

  • Furry Death (South Park episodes "Pandemic" and "Pandemic 2: The Startling")[8][9]
  • Guy Green / Junior (Cleavagefield)
  • Mizuchi (Monster, 2008 film)[10][11]

Clover's Parasites

  • Junior's Parasites (Cleavagefield)

Daimajin

Dogora

  • Kuragenyara (Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V episode 13)[17][18]
  • Mongie (Genesis of Aquarion episode "Merge To Eat")

Ebirah

  • Giant Shrimp (Space War Attack)

Gaira and Sanda

  • Black Humongo (Kaijumax)
  • Green Humongo (Kaijumax)
  • Hiromi Gargantua (Mobile Police Patlabor episode "The 450 Million-Year-Old Trap")[19]
  • Red Humongo (Kaijumax)

Gamera

  • Cragera (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy segment "Giant Billy and Mandy All Out Attack")[20]
  • Gamaron (Wanigon vs. Gamaron)[6][7]
  • Gamera (Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode for "Gamera" and "Gamera vs. Zigra")
  • Ghamoo-ra (World of Warcraft)[21]
  • Giant Flying Turtle of The Invincible Magical Self-Defense Force, Orbital Division (Nurse Witch Komugi episode 5, "The Encounter Has Come")
  • Giant Turtle (Justice League Unlimited episode "Chaos In the Earth's Core")
  • Glontron (Megas XLR episode "Breakout")
  • Jinmen (Devilman)[22]
  • Kamedor (World War Kaiju)[23]
  • Kamoebas IV (GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse)
  • Shelley (Frankenweenie, 2012 film)
  • Sidney Poitier (South Park episode "Mecha-Streisand")[24]
  • Tobozu (Pachimon)[25]
  • Tokka (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 2012 TV series)[26]
  • Tortiraus (Atomic Rex)
  • Turtle Monster (Tokyo Storm Warning, issue 3)

Ganimes

  • Kanime (Sgt. Frog episode "Old School Monster Battle: Keroro Style!")

Gappa

  • Lafiras (Pachimon)
  • Prehistoric World Waxdroids (Red Dwarf episode "Meltdown")[27][28]

Gezora

  • Ikara (Sgt. Frog episode "Old School Monster Battle: Keroro Style!")

Giant Octopus

Gigan

Godman

  • Armor Jack (Assault! Armor Jack!)[33][34]

Godzilla

  • Ape-Whale (Kaijumax)
  • Atomic Rex (Atomic Rex)
  • Beizal (Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain)
  • Chizilla (Magical Girl Ore episode "Magical Girl - On Vacation")
  • Deka-Mido (Teen Titans: Trouble In Tokyo)[35]
  • Demon Beast Daitanix (Seijuu Sentai Gingaman)[36]
  • Demon Beast Daitanix II (Gingaman vs. Megaranger)[37]
  • Demon Beast Fortress Ghelmadix (Gingaman vs. Megaranger)[38]
  • Dodzilla / Dojira (Gamera: Super Monster)
  • Dogzilla (Dogzilla)
  • Dr. Viper (SWAT Kats episode "Mutation City")[39][40]
  • Dragon Caesar (Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger)
  • Earthtron (The Return of Ultraman episode "All Monsters Attack")
  • Erginus (Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair and Earth Defense Force 5)[41]
  • Fat Man (World War Kaijul)[42]
  • G-Zord (Mirai Sentai Timeranger)[43]
  • Gadzooka (The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show segment "Gadzooka")
  • Ganjasaurus Rex (Ganjasaurus Rex)[44][45]
  • Gazorra ("Horror Heaven" segment from Gazorra :Die Bestie aus dem Erdinnern)
  • Geon (King of the Monsters)[46]
  • Giant Orange Monster (The Powerpuff Girls segment "Three Girls and a Monster")
  • Giganticon (The Brak Show episode "Bawkbagawk")
  • Godzilla (Waxwork II: Lost in Time)[47]
  • Godzillo (Boku no Hero Academia: Two Heroes)[48]
  • Godzonka (Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles segment "The Menace from the Wax Museum")
  • Gollyzilla (Pinky and the Brain segment "Tokyo Grows")
  • Gomess (Ultra Q, later served as a direct Godzilla stand-in in the Ultraman X episode "A Soldier's Back")[49]
  • Goody (Krung Thai Bank commercial from Thailand)[50][51]
  • Goshilla (Crush, Crumble and Chomp!)
  • Greenzilla (Power Rangers Dino Charge)[52]
  • Guy Green / Junior (Cleavagefield)
  • Homerzilla (The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror XXVI")
  • Humungado (Transformers: Rescue Bots episode "The Attack of Humungado")
  • Jojo the Klownzilla / King Klown (Killer Klowns From Outer Space)[53]
  • Kibira (Pachimon)
  • Kojira (Destroy All Humans! 2)
  • Lake Erie Monster (It Ate Cleveland aka Godzilla vs. Cleveland, unproduced 1985-1988 film)[54][55]
  • Leviathan (Uncanny X-Men Volume 1, issue 506)
  • Lizardo (The Real Ghostbusters episode "Attack of the B-Movie Monsters")
  • Lizzie (Rampage video game series)
  • Maninsuit (Duck Dodgers segment "The Menace of Maninsuit")
  • Mega Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 series episode "Attack of the Mega Shredder!")[56]
  • Newtrino the Atomic Newt (They Came From Hollywood, unreleased PC game)
  • Raptar (Smashy City)
  • Reptar (Rugrats)[57][58]
  • Reptomicus (I Was An Atomic Mutant)
  • Rockugon (SFX Giant Legend: Line)[59]
  • Saurous / Solas (Monster Attack and Global Defence Force / Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space)
  • Shinya Takeshita (Takeshita Preformance 2: Godzilla vs. Mito Komon)[14]
  • Stinky Footed Lizard (Stay Tuned)
  • Super Geon (King of the Monsters 2)[60]
  • Togera (War of the Monsters)[61]
  • Notzilla
  • Ultra-Pipi (Invader Zim segment "Hamstergeddon")
  • Vallak (Earth Defense Force 2017)
  • Wardoris (Pachimon)[62]
  • Yakob (Pachimon)[63]
  • Zillo Beast (Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes "The Zillo Beast" and "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back")[64]

Gorgo and Ogra

  • Deka-Mido (Teen Titans: Trouble In Tokyo)[65]
  • Ogerah (World War Kaiju)[66]

Gorosaurus

Greenman

  • Prism Ace (Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season Tsuu)[67]

Guilala

  • Pulala (Zuzu: Queen of the Monsters)[68]

Guiron

  • Ping Pong Monster (Powerpuff Girls issue 69 "All Thumbs")[69]

Gyaos

  • Mushuusaa (Ultimate Girls episode 10)[70]
  • Wyvern (Monster Collection role playing game and manga series)[71]

Hedorah

Human Vapor

  • Wolf Gas (Ultraman Gaia episode "Monster Encircling Net")[75][76]

Jet Jaguar

Kamoebas

  • Gameba (Sgt. Frog episode "Old School Monster Battle: Keroro Style!")

Kiko

  • Baby Gagon / Megagon (Concrete Revolutio)[79]
  • Big Boy (Star-Spangled War Stories, issues 110-111)[80]

King Caesar

  • Gakuru Shisa (Ultraman Geed: Connect The Wishes!)[81]
  • Shisa Monster of The Invincible Magical Self-Defense Force, Okinawa Division (Nurse Witch Komugi episode 5, "The Encounter Has Come")

King Ghidorah

  • Gelbros J3 (Mazinger Z episode "Three Headed Beast Machine of Terror")
  • Infinity Dragon (Juken Sentai Gekiranger)
  • Kittyrah (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy segment "Giant Billy and Mandy All Out Attack")
  • Shinya Takeshita (Takeshita Preformance 2: Godzilla vs. Mito Komon) [14]
  • Tian Lung (World War Kaiju)[82]
  • Three-Head / Three-Neck (Astro Boy 1981 series episode "Major Operations of Black Jack")
  • Three-Headed Dragon That Shall Destroy The Universe (Project A-ko: Grey Side/Blue Side)
  • Triple Eagle (Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu episode "Your Earth, Your Future")

King Kong

  • Amok (Amok: King of Legend)[83]
  • A*P*E (A* P *E)
  • Chongo / Lord of The Jungle (Laverne & Shirley in the Army episode "Jungle Jumpers")
  • Congo ("Bride of Congo", from Eerie issue 81)[84]
  • Experimental Prototype Robot K1 (Doctor Who serial Robot)[85][86]
  • Gagon (Concrete Revolutio)[87]
  • George (Rampage video game series)
  • Giant Ape (Johnny Bravo segment "Ape Is Enough")
  • Giant Gorilla (The Lost Island, uncompleted 1934 musical comedy)<ref[91]</ref>[88]
  • Giant Gorilla Robot-Suit ("The Giant Ape Suit", from Eerie issue 81)[89]
  • Gigantopithecus (King of the Lost World)[90]
  • Gorgilla (Tales to Astonish issues 12 and 18)[91]
  • Gorillasaur (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy segment "Giant Billy and Mandy All Out Attack")
  • Gorillis (Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles segment "The Menace from the Wax Museum")
  • Hercules (giant energy forms, "The Adventures of Hercules")
  • Hob Anagarak (The Real Ghostbusters episode "Cold Cash and Hot Water")[92][93]
  • Honky Kong (Black Dynamite episode "Honky Kong! -OR- White Apes Can't Hump")[94][95]
  • It (Mad Monster Party?)[96][97]
  • Kat Kong (Kat Kong)
  • Karas / Ra (Spectreman)[98][99]
  • King Colosso (Tomahawk issues 86 and 93)[100][101][102]
  • King Conger (Mechander Robo episode "Behold! The Aerial City Fortress")[103]
  • King Dong (Lost on Adventure Island)
  • King Homer (The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror III")[104]
  • King Korn (Mad Magazine, issue 192)
  • King Mong (Costinha and King Mong)[105][106]
  • Kitten Kong (The Goodies episode "Kitten Kong")[107]
  • Kling Klong (Help! It's The Hair Bear Bunch)
  • Konga (Konga)[108][109]
  • Kongula (Kongula, Ape Giant of Terror, unmade German film)
  • Leonard Wolinsky, The Town Gorilla (Stan Against Evil episode "Larva My Life")
  • Mrs. King Kong (Weird War Tales issue 120, 1983)[110]
  • Ping Pong (Benny and Cecil)
  • Ping Pong (Mad Magazine, issue 6)
  • Orangutang Gargantua (Africa Screams)[111]
  • Queen Kong (Queen Kong)
  • Redkong (SFX Giant Legend: Line)[112]
  • Super Kong (The Three Robonic Stooges)
  • Taurus (Equinox, AKA The Equinox... A Journey into the Supernatural)
  • Tin Kong (Dynomutt, Dog Wonder episode "Tin Kong")
  • Titano The Super-Ape (Superman issue 127, 1959)[113]
  • Utam / Peking Man (Mighty Peking Man)
  • Woo (King of the Monsters)[114]

Meat-Eater

  • Ape Island Meat-Eater (The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror III")[115]
  • Dinodopalix (Queen Kong)
  • Gorosaurus
  • Minos (giant energy forms, The Adventures of Hercules)
  • Two-Headed Rabbit Monster (Johnny Bravo segment "Ape Is Enough")
  • Vastatosaurus rex

Mechagodzilla

  • Dino Mech / Mecha-Vallak (Earth Defense Force 2017)
  • Import Monster (Likely Stories, Vol. 3)
  • Mecha Gomora (Ultra Galaxy Legend Gaiden: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero)[116]
  • Mechagiras (Ultraman 80 episode "Streets of Illusion")[117]
  • Mecha-Megas (Megas XLR episode "Dude, Where's My Head?")[118][119]
  • Mecha-Streisand / Barbra Streisand (South Park episode "Mecha-Streisand")[120]
  • Mecha-Togera (War of the Monsters)
  • Mechazon (Kaijumax)
  • Riseross (The Justirisers)
  • Saurous Cyborg Form / Solas Cyborg Form (Monster Attack and Global Defence Force / Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space)
  • Trypticon (The Transformers)

Mechani-Kong

  • Bulgario (The Justirisers)
  • Cyber-Woo (King of the Monsters 2)[121]
  • GigantoGon (Concrete Revolutio)[122]
  • Mecha-Congar (War of the Monsters)
  • Mecha-Gorillasaur (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy segment "Giant Billy and Mandy All Out Attack")
  • Robo-Yeti

Megaloman

  • Prism Ace (Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Season Tsuu)[123]

Megalon

Moguera

Mothra

Pteranodon

Pulgasari

  • Galgameth (The Adventures of Galgameth)
  • Russel Hobbs (Gorillaz: Plastic Beach / Gorillaz Phase 3-4 storylines, 2010-2012 and 2016-2017)[128][129]

Rhedosaurus

  • The Beast from A Million Billion Trillion Squillion Fathoms (Crazy, issue 2)[130]
  • Rhedollante (Fantastic Four issue 347)[131][132]

Reptilicus

Rodan

  • Rokan (Super Friends segment "Rokan: Enemy From Space")
  • Rokan Babies ("Super Friends segment Rokan: Enemy From Space")
  • Soran
  • Zeran (Zeran, also known as Rodan 2, short film directed by Masahiko Katto)[133]

Shobijin

  • Relic Twins (Stan Against Evil episode "Larva My Life")

Steve Martin

  • Giant Steve Martin / Raymond Burr (Pinky and the Brain segment "Tokyo Grows")

Titans

  • Big Dandy (Space Dandy episode "I Can't Be the Only One, Baby")
  • Kolossus (Mega Shark vs. Kolossus)
  • Yokozuna (Atomic Rex)

Titanosaurus

  • Barracudasaurus (Operation Red Dragon: The Daikaiju Wars Part One)[134]

Two-Legged Lizard

Varan

  • Baradagi's Father (Prefectural Earth Defense Force, 1986 anime adaptation)

Yonggary

  • Ninjasaurus (Ninja the Mission Force episodes 'The Treasure of Bruce" and "Bruce the Invincible")[135][136]
  • Mother Zuzu (Young Gu and The Dinosaur Zuzu)
  • Zuzu (Young Gu and The Dinosaur Zuzu)

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