List of minor Toho monsters
This page is a list of minor monsters from Toho-licensed media. This is defined as any kaiju, kaijin, animals, or other beings whose roles have little overall relevance in the media they are featured in, and which are generally not trademarked. As a result, this page doesn't include characters such as Meganulon or Meganula, Fairy Mothra, Garugaru, Barem, and Ghogo, who are all trademarked.
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Films
Godzilla series
Name | Image | Appearance(s) | Description | Trivia |
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Trilobite(三葉虫 San'yōchū)(トリロバイト Torirobaito) |
Godzilla (1954) |
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Giant Lizard(大トカゲ Ōtokage) |
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) |
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Giant Octopus(大ダコ Ōdako) |
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) • Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) [alternate ending] • The War of the Gargantuas (1966) |
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Mystery Bones (インファント島の怪骨 |
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) |
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Other Mystery Bones (インファント島の別の怪骨 |
In addition to Skeleturtle, Ichiro Sakai and his team discovered several other mysterious skeletons strewn across Infant Island. These included a giant skull and ribcage, smaller long-snouted skulls, and several others.
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As with Skeleturtle, an ornament of the Other Mystery Bones of Infant Island was produced by Cast. It is able to be attached to the Skeleturtle ornament to create a fuller scene of the island. | ||
Giant Condor(大コンドル Ōkondoru)Giant Eagle |
• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) • All Monsters Attack (1969) [stock footage, as "Giant Eagle"] |
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Giant Praying Mantis(大カマキリ Ōkamakiri) |
Son of Godzilla (1967) |
The Giant Praying Mantises were native to Sollgel Island, and stalked its jungles at night. One mantis wandered too close to the camp of several United Nations scientists on the island, who were able to scare it away with gunshots. When the scientists' weather-controlling experiment went awry and triggered unrelenting radioactive storms, three of these mantises were mutated into giant monsters dubbed Kamacuras. |
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Maneater(人喰い植物Hitokui Shokubutsu) |
All Monsters Attack (1969) |
The Maneater appeared when Ichiro Miki walked in front of it, distracted by watching Minilla trying to fire atomic breath in front of Godzilla but failing. The Maneater sneakily grabbed Ichiro, put him up to its body, and covered his mouth so he couldn't talk. Ichiro then woke up from his dream and realized that he was being kidnapped by robbers.
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Smog Factory(公害工場Kōgai Kōjō) |
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) |
During one of the film's animated segments, the Smog Factory made an appearance, grabbing up surrounding trees with its claws and growing in size while producing large quantities of smog. Hedorah appeared and ate the smog being produced, sitting on top of the factory and consuming it whole. Once the Smog Factory was completely consumed, Hedorah flew away.
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Fish Person(魚人間Sakana Ningen) |
The Fish People were a hallucination experienced by Yukio Keuchi while at a nightclub. He hallucinated that the other patrons all possessed fish heads as they were dancing to the song "Return the Sun!." After shaking his head, he quickly snapped out of the hallucination.
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Shukra(シュクラ Shukura) |
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) | Also known as the "homework monster," Shukra is one of the character Gengo Kotaka's original monsters. | ||
Mamagon(ママゴン Mamagon) |
Mamagon, the "monster of strict mothers," is one of Gengo Kotaka's original monsters. Her design is loosely based on Gengo's girlfriend, Tomoko Tomoe. | |||
Shockirus(ショッキラス Shokkirasu)Giant Sea Louse |
The Return of Godzilla (1984) |
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Dorat(ドラット Doratto)Drat |
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) |
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Shipniocus(シプニオキス Shipuniokisu) |
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) |
Shipniocus is a prehistoric fernaceous plant discovered adhering to the eggs of both BabyGodzilla and Rodan on Adonoa Island. It emits a mysterious telepathic energy which when interpreted by psychics and fed into a recording produces a melody. Whenever Baby or Rodan heard this melody, they received a large intake of power. In the case of Rodan, the energy from this melody was sufficient to revive him following his battle with Godzilla and transform him into Fire Rodan.
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Pteranodon Robot(翼竜ロボットlit. Pterosaur Robot) Yokuryū Robotto, Pteranodon |
The brainchild of Kazuma Aoki, the Pteranodon Robot was a flying vehicle modeled after the Pteranodons he adored so much. Aoki brought the completed robot to the enclosure where BabyGodzilla was being held by the United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center and cared for by Azusa Gojo. Aoki let Azusa ride on the robot with him, but as they passed over Baby's enclosure the robot sputtered and suddenly dropped out of the sky, crashing in the enclosure. Both Aoki and Azusa were unhurt, though the Pteranodon Robot was damaged. Aoki later repaired the Pteranodon Robot and used it to exit the Garuda during the battle between Godzilla and Super Mechagodzilla.
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Issie(イッシー Isshī) |
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) | Issie is a cryptid said to inhabit Japan's Lake Ikeda. It is only seen on signs advertising the lake, where Mothra would soon emerge. | ||
Mecha-Trilobite(メカトリロバイト Mekatorirobaito)[4]Cyborg-Trilobite[5] |
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) |
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Futami(フターミ Futāmi) |
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) | |||
Tezuka(テズーカ Tezūka) |
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Methuselah |
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) |
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Scylla |
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BehemothMapinguari |
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Leviathan |
Residing at Outpost 49 in Loch Ness, Scotland, Leviathan was one of the many Titans who began to attack humanity under the direction of King Ghidorah. It was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the ORCA at Fenway Park. |
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Amhuluk |
Residing at Outpost 66, beneath the Manpupuner rock formations in Russia, Amhuluk was one of the many Titans who began to attack humanity under the direction of King Ghidorah. It was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the ORCA at Fenway Park. |
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Baphomet |
Residing at Outpost 68 in Volubilis, Morocco, Baphomet was one of the many Titans who began to attack humanity under the direction of King Ghidorah. It was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the ORCA at Fenway Park. |
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Sekhmet |
Residing at Outpost 65 in Cairo, Egypt, Sekhmet was one of the many Titans who began to attack humanity under the direction of King Ghidorah. It was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the ORCA at Fenway Park. |
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Mokele-Mbembe |
Residing at Outpost 75 in Jebel Barkal, Sudan, Mokele-Mbembe was one of the many Titans who began to attack humanity under the direction of King Ghidorah. He was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the ORCA at Fenway Park. Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization describes him as having a "massive, snake-like tail," "four thick legs," a curved horn on his head "pulsing with a very faint green light," a head that looks "something like an earless elephant, except that its tusks turned down, rather than up," and a mouth that "open[s] like a crocodile's, revealing thousands of teeth." When battling Monarch and the Egyptian army, he used his trunk and tail as weapons, while unfazed by tanks, fighter jets, and high-tension lines. |
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Yamata no Orochi |
Residing at Outpost 91 at Mount Fuji in Japan, Yamata no Orochi was one of the many Titans who began to attack humanity under the direction of King Ghidorah. It was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the ORCA at Fenway Park. |
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Typhon |
Residing at Outpost 92 in Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Typhon was one of the many Titans who began to attack humanity under the direction of King Ghidorah. It was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the ORCA at Fenway Park. |
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Bunyip |
Residing at Outpost 99, beneath Ayers Rock in Australia, Bunyip was one of the many Titans who began to attack humanity under the direction of King Ghidorah. It was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the ORCA at Fenway Park. |
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Abaddon |
Residing at Outpost 77, beneath Devils Tower in the U.S. state of Wyoming, Abaddon was one of the many Titans who began to attack humanity under the direction of King Ghidorah. It was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the ORCA at Fenway Park. |
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Tiamat |
Residing at Outpost 53, beneath Stone Mountain in the U.S. state of Georgia, Tiamat was one of the many Titans who began to attack humanity under the direction of King Ghidorah. It was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the ORCA at Fenway Park. |
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Quetzalcoatl |
Residing at Outpost 57 in Machu Picchu, Peru, Quetzalcoatl was one of the many Titans who began to attack humanity under the direction of King Ghidorah. It was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the ORCA at Fenway Park. |
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Giant spider |
While fending off attacking Monarch soldiers in the Temple of the Moth in China, an enraged Mothra picked one of the men up with her mandibles and tossed it into a web. There, a giant spider could be glimpsed awaiting its next meal. | |||
Anguirus-like skeleton"A creature that might or might not be Anguirus"[6] |
Just outside of Godzilla's underwater lair laid the skeletal remains of a giant, spined quadruped monster. It was destroyed along with the rest of the submerged temple following the detonation of the nuclear device which revitalized Godzilla.
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Other Toho films
Name | Image | Appearance(s) | Description | Trivia |
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Vampire Plant(吸血植物Kyūketsu Shokubutsu, lit. Bloodsucking Plant) |
• Mothra (1961) • Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) [stock footage] |
When Shinichi Chujo was exploring Infant Island on his own, he comes across mutated flora. As he passed through the low hanging vines, the plants attacked him, squeezing him to unconsciousness. Before passing out, the last thing he sees are the Shobijin, who save his life.
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Giant Boar(大猪 Ōinoshishi) |
Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) |
While hunting for food, Frankenstein attempted to lure the Giant Boar into a trap he had dug. However, the creature escaped and a tank fell into the trap instead.
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Giant Sea Serpent(大海蛇 Ōumihebi) |
King Kong Escapes (1967) |
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Condor(コンドル Kondoru) |
Latitude Zero (1970) |
The condor was caught and kept in a containment cell by the evil scientist, Malic.[7] Eventually, the condor was brought out when Malic needed to create a monster to intercept the crew of the Alpha. It was slaughtered, and its wings were cut off, which would later be grafted to a lion possessing the brain of the Black Shark captain Kroiga, forming the Griffon.
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Giant Rats(大ネズミ Ōnezumi)Giant mouse |
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Mata mata turtle(マタマタガメMatamata game) |
Space Amoeba (1970) |
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Sergio Island Bat(セルジオ島のコウモリSerujio-jima no Kōmori) Giant Bat |
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Soft-bodied Humans(軟体人間 Nantai Ningen)Mutant [fan name] |
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) |
The mutated survivors of a devastating nuclear war, Soft-bodied Humans had reverted to an animalistic state and fought each other over what resources they could find among the wreckage.
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Giant Slug(大ナメクジ Ōnamekuji) |
The Giant Slugs were created after the human race's struggle for survival led them to the Gibberellin, a plant which triples the growth rate of an average food harvest and the Earth's pollution after corporations disobeyed the Japanese government's efforts to take care of the environment at all costs. Instead of complying to the agreement, corporations merely developed a technique to mask the noxious fumes being poured into the sky. So, after the excessive amounts of pollution and the Gibberellin's hormones, the Earth's slugs were mutated into the Giant Slugs. Alas, the Japanese government wasted no time in eradicating the over-sized mollusks, sending flamethrower-equipped soldiers to take care of the creatures. Thanks to the Self Defense Force, every last one of the Giant Slugs were burned alive.
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Giant Carnivorous Tree(巨大肉食樹Kyodai Nikushoku-ju) Mutant Flower [fan name] |
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Giant Bat(大コウモリ Ōkōmori)[8]Bloodsucking Bat |
A United Nations investigation team goes missing after being dispatched to New Guinea after a series of freak climate changes occurring across the globe. A second party is sent out to gather information on the incident and to rescue the first party. It is revealed that atomic dust clouds are polluting the interior of New Guinea. The United Nations team is forced to don anti-radiation suits to continue venturing through New Guinea. As they continue their journey, the second party realizes that the local wildlife has been irradiated by the dust clouds. Some of those creatures were the Giant Bats. The Giant Bats assaulted the United Nations team, and the members of the team were forced to duck and cover to prevent the blows from the Giant Bats. Eventually, the group pulled out pistols and shot the bats down, and continued with their journey.
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Giant Leech(大蛭 Ōhiru)Mutant Leech [fan name] |
A United Nations expedition team was sent to New Guinea to rescue a previous expedition team that went missing after a series of freak climate changes occurred across the globe. Upon arrival to New Guinea, the team discovered that atomic dust clouds had irradiated the animal population. After being attacked by giant bats, the team encountered mutant leeches living on trees and branches. |
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Giant Plants(巨大植物Kyodai Shokubutsu) |
One of many strange phenomena occurring across Japan, a group of giant plants ensnared a passing subway in its tunnel before bursting through the windows and attacking the passengers onboard. |
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Dragon(竜 Ryū)Sea Dragon Indian Dragon |
Princess from the Moon (1987) |
TBA
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Dinosaurs(恐竜 Kyōryū)[15] |
Rebirth of Mothra III (1998) |
TBA
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Books
Name | Image | Appearance(s) | Description | Trivia |
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Margygr |
Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization (2019) | Monarch discovered Margygr dead in the Arctic, killed by another Titan. They transported her corpse to their underwater base, Castle Bravo, for further study. |
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Kraken |
Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization (2019) | Kraken is an octopus-like Titan with "a dense, curving cone of shell" protecting his head. Monarch discovered him dormant in the Indian Ocean, wrapped around a long-missing nuclear submarine, and built a containment facility around him. Studying him, they learned that he had multiple brains and hearts, could change his color and pattern at will, and could likely regenerate any part of his body. By 2019, neither he nor the outpost had been given an official name. Kraken was one of the many Titans who awakened after hearing King Ghidorah's call. He tricked Monarch's containment field into thinking he was dead before launching a surprise attack, sinking the outpost. He was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the ORCA at Fenway Park. |
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Comics
Marvel
Name | Image | Appearance(s) | Description | Trivia |
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Unnamed Earth monsters |
Godzilla, King of the Monsters #2 | Two monsters shown to have fought Godzilla before the events of Godzilla, King of the Monsters. The first one appears to be a large red lizard-like creature with antennas and four arms, while the second one is a large blue bird with a spiked ball at the end of its tail. | ||
Doctor Demonicus' unnamed monsters |
Godzilla, King of the Monsters #5 | Three creations of Doctor Demonicus. It is not actually known if they exist, as they only appeared in a panel showing Demonicus' plans for the future. The first is a very large bird creature seemingly wearing a golden mask. The second is an oversize insect looking similar to Lepirax. The last one is a massive aquatic creature with multiple tentacles. | ||
Unnamed alien dinosaur |
Godzilla, King of the Monsters #12 | A quadrupedal alien species of dinosaur, the Betans either captured it and made it into one of their War-Monsters, or eliminated it. | ||
Unnamed War-Monsters |
Two alien dinosaurs captured and made into War-Monsters. One belongs to the Betans while the other belongs to the Betans, but it is unknown who owns which. The first one is a long serpentine creature with multiple sets of legs. The other is a flying creature with bird-like feet. | |||
Chargers |
• Godzilla, King of the Monsters #21 • Godzilla, King of the Monsters #22 |
The chargers are allosaurus-looking purple dinosaurs with spikes starting on the top of their head, going down their spines all the way to the tip of their tails. They were domesticated by the Lizard-Warriors and used for war. At least seven were seen in the comic, including one that was used to pull a war chariot, a yellow one, and a green one.
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The Lizard-Warriors' beasts of war |
The Lizard-Warriors domesticated many types of dinosaurs, including:
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Pteranodons |
Godzilla, King of the Monsters #22 | Two pteranodons are seen flying over the battlefield. They do not seem to belong to the Lizard-Warriors. |
IDW
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"Weird new species of bird" |
Godzilla: Legends #5 | When Bryson Allworth was sent to climb Godzilla in order to take tissue samples from him for government research, he found a new species of bird on his back. It had a nest with its mate and ate an amphibian using its long tongue. Bryson referred to them as a "weird new species of bird." | The fanmade name Mutant Bird was coined by Toho Kingdom. The birds have no official name in the story. |
Legendary Comics
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Giant ape |
Godzilla: Awakening | A gigantic ape resembling a black gorilla was on display inside Monarch's museum in the 1940's. | ||
Giant plant |
A giant carnivorous plant was on display inside Monarch's museum in the 1940's. | |||
Giant shrimp |
A giant shrimp was on display in Monarch's museum in the 1940's, while Shinomura was seen feeding from what looked like the shell of a giant shrimp before being attacked by Godzilla. | |||
Giant bird |
A giant bird with black feathers and a long neck was on display inside Monarch's museum in the 1940's. | |||
Giant flying reptile |
The skeleton of a giant flying reptile was on display inside Monarch's museum in the 1940's. | |||
Brain-like creature |
An enormous creature with multiple legs or tentacles and a brain-like body was on display inside Monarch's museum in the 1940's. | |||
Bipedal creature |
A humanoid creature with what appeared to be a small wing and a long arm or trunk was on display inside Monarch's museum in the 1940's. |
Manga
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Ankylosaurus(アンキロサウルス Ankirosaurusu) |
Godzilla, King of the Monsters |
A new species of Ankylosaurus discovered by Doctor Oniyama with the assistance of a version of himself who travelled through time, Ankylosaurus's fossilised skeleton was placed on display at a Dinosaur Expo. With the Expo in operation, the two Oniyamas used KIDS to fire a beam into the fossil to revive it, resulting in a living Ankylosaurus. Aware that Godzilla would come to protect Miki Hideo and his friends, who were at the Expo, the Oniyamas used KIDS to devolve Godzilla into Godzillasaurus, and the two ancient reptiles fought. With Ankylosaurus losing the fight, KIDS was used again to fire a syringe full of DNA into Ankylosaurus's body, causing it to rapidly grow into a full-size Anguirus.
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Notes
- ↑ "The identity of the dragon was the plesiosaur Elasmosaurus." // 竜の正体は首長竜エラスモサウルスだった。(p. 69)
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