Maguma

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Maguma
Maguma in Gorath
Alternate names Magma
Species Giant Walrus
Height 50 meters
Length Unavailable
Weight 25,000 tons
Forms None
Controlled by None
Relations None
Allies None
Enemies Japanese military
Created by Ishiro Honda,
Takeshi Kimura,
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Played by Katsumi Tezuka
First appearance Gorath
Latest appearance Gorath
Design(s) ShodaiMagu
Roar(s)
More roars

Maguma (マグマ) is a giant walrus Template:Kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1962 Toho film, Gorath.

Name

Maguma's name literally means "magma", which could be a reference to how Maguma is weak to high temperatures.

Appearance

Maguma looks like a giant brown walrus with yellow eyes, pale tusks, smooth skin, and no visible hair. Maguma also lacks a tail.

History

Showa Series

Gorath

Maguma first appeared when it was awakened by missile fire at the North Pole. Maguma attacked the base and it went home to its valley. A VTOL aircraft was sent to kill Maguma, and it buried it under a pile of rocks. Maguma broke out of the rocks and attacked again. The aircraft attacked Maguma with energy beams, killing it.

Video Game Appearances

Gallery

Main article: Maguma/Gallery.

Roar

Maguma's roar was an elephant trumpeting sound, but was deepened and slowed down. Maguma's roar was later used for the Ultraman 80 Template:Kaiju, Salamandora.

Maguma Roars

Trivia

  • According to an interview with Ishiro Honda, an early draft for the 1968 film Destroy All Monsters called for "all monsters" to appear. Early art for the film shows that Maguma was planned to appear and was to guard the Kilaaks' base along with Ebirah. However, they were replaced by Baragon and Varan, whose roles were reduced due to the poor conditions of their suits.
  • Maguma was removed from the Brenco Pictures' American version of Gorath. The producers of the U.S. version reportedly thought Maguma was too funny-looking, even mockingly calling him "Wally the Walrus," and believed he would ruin the serious tone of the film. Only a shot of Maguma's corpse buried in rubble remains in the American release.
  • It is thought that Tsuburaya Productions, who last used the suit, damaged it beyond repair when Maguma was used as the Ultra Q monster Todora.

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