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|name =Maneater | |name =Maneater | ||
|species =Imaginary Plant | |species =Imaginary Plant | ||
|nicknames = | |nicknames =Man-Eating Plant,<br>Man-Eating Plant of Dream Monster Island | ||
|enemies =[[Ichiro Miki]] | |enemies =[[Ichiro Miki]] | ||
|created =[[Ishiro Honda]] | |created =[[Ishiro Honda]] | ||
|firstappearance =''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' | |firstappearance =''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' | ||
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The '''Maneater''' {{Nihongo|人喰い植物|Hitokui Shokubutsu|lit. '' | The '''Maneater''' {{Nihongo|人喰い植物|Hitokui Shokubutsu|lit. ''Man-Eating Plant''}} is a humanoid plant [[kaiju]] created by [[Toho]] that first appeared in the [[1969]] [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]], ''[[All Monsters Attack]]''. | ||
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==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The Maneater's [[Japan]]ese name, ''Hitokui Shokubutsu'', | The Maneater's [[Japan]]ese name, ''Hitokui Shokubutsu'', literally translates to "man-eating plant," referencing how it grabbed [[Ichiro Miki]] and tried to eat him. A 2008 Cast ornament of the creature gives it the full name '''Man-Eating Plant of Dream Monster Island''' {{Nihongo|夢の怪獣島の人食い植物|Yume no Kaijū-jima no Hitokui Shokubutsu}}.<ref>[[File:Maneater ornament tag.jpg|150px]]</ref> | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
The Maneater is very humanoid, having the same body shape of a human and having arms and legs. Unlike humans, however, the Maneater's body is made out of green leaves, letting it blend with the jungle environment of [[Monster Island]]. | The Maneater is very humanoid, having the same body shape of a human and having arms and legs. Unlike humans, however, the Maneater's body is made out of green leaves, letting it blend with the jungle environment of [[Monster Island]]. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Maneater, like [[Gabara]], could be completely imaginary and, like him, is a dream counterpart to one of [[Ichiro Miki|Ichiro]]'s real-life problems. In the Maneater's case, it's the robbers kidnapping him. | *The Maneater, like [[Gabara]], could be completely imaginary and, like him, is a dream counterpart to one of [[Ichiro Miki|Ichiro]]'s real-life problems. In the Maneater's case, it's the robbers kidnapping him. | ||
* | *The Maneater is one of several minor Showa monsters, others being the [[Giant Lizard]], the [[Giant Octopus]], the [[Vampire Plant]], [[Skeleturtle]], the [[Giant Condor]], and the [[Giant Sea Serpent]]. | ||
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The Maneater (人喰い植物 is a humanoid plant Hitokui Shokubutsu, lit. Man-Eating Plant)kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1969 Godzilla film, All Monsters Attack.
Name
The Maneater's Japanese name, Hitokui Shokubutsu, literally translates to "man-eating plant," referencing how it grabbed Ichiro Miki and tried to eat him. A 2008 Cast ornament of the creature gives it the full name Man-Eating Plant of Dream Monster Island (夢の怪獣島の人食い植物. Yume no Kaijū-jima no Hitokui Shokubutsu)[1]
Design
The Maneater is very humanoid, having the same body shape of a human and having arms and legs. Unlike humans, however, the Maneater's body is made out of green leaves, letting it blend with the jungle environment of Monster Island.
Personality
The Maneater doesn't have a true personality, though it seems to instinctively grab prey that walks in front of it and try to eat them.
Origins
The Maneater is a figment of Ichiro's imagination.
History
Showa Series
All Monsters Attack
The Maneater appears when Ichiro Miki walks in front of it, distracted by watching Minilla trying to fire atomic breath in front of Godzilla but failing. The Maneater sneakily grabs Ichiro, puts him up to his body, and covers his mouth so he can't talk. Ichiro then wakes up from his dream and realizes that he was being kidnapped by the robbers who were hiding out on the same place he was in.
Gallery
- Main article: Maneater/Gallery.
In Other Languages
- Russian: Людоед
Trivia
- The Maneater, like Gabara, could be completely imaginary and, like him, is a dream counterpart to one of Ichiro's real-life problems. In the Maneater's case, it's the robbers kidnapping him.
- The Maneater is one of several minor Showa monsters, others being the Giant Lizard, the Giant Octopus, the Vampire Plant, Skeleturtle, the Giant Condor, and the Giant Sea Serpent.