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The Calico managed to dump the two smaller beasts, but they simply joined with the bigger one. Godzilla was again called in and as they fought, Quinn discovered that the seaweed dried up and died when exposed to the sun. Now knowing this, Godzilla hoisted the creature onto his back and began to head for land. The sun began to dry the Seaweed Monster out and with a blast of Godzilla's eye beams, the Seaweed Monster was permanently destroyed.
The Calico managed to dump the two smaller beasts, but they simply joined with the bigger one. Godzilla was again called in and as they fought, Quinn discovered that the seaweed dried up and died when exposed to the sun. Now knowing this, Godzilla hoisted the creature onto his back and began to head for land. The sun began to dry the Seaweed Monster out and with a blast of Godzilla's eye beams, the Seaweed Monster was permanently destroyed.
===Abilities===
==Abilities==
*The Seaweed Monster has six tentacle like arms in which it can use to ensnare foes and attack enemies.
*The Seaweed Monster has six tentacle like arms in which it can use to ensnare foes and attack enemies.
*The Seaweed Monster can absorb other mutant seaweed to grow even larger.
*The Seaweed Monster can absorb other mutant seaweed to grow even larger.
*The Seaweed Monster can produce other Seaweed Monsters whenever it loses a portion of its body.
*The Seaweed Monster can produce other Seaweed Monsters whenever it loses a portion of its body.
===Weaknesses===
==Weaknesses==
The sun will quickly dry it out and eventually cause it to burn.
The sun will quickly dry it out and eventually cause it to burn.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Although Biollante has the distinction of being the first plant-based monster in the more significant Godzilla film series, as far as the overall franchise is concerned, The Seaweed Monster owns the honor despite its relative obscurity.
*The Seaweed Monster holds the distinction of being the first plant-based {{kaiju}} to appear in the [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla franchise]], predating [[Biollante]] by 11 years.
*Other giant monsters and similar characters in fiction with the 'seaweed motif' includes, but not limited to Zazahn (''The Return of Ultraman''), [[Geboras]] (''[[Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera]]'') Nori-ra (''The Real Ghostbusters''), The Creature of the Sargasso Sea (''Boris Karloff's Tales of Mystery''), The Deadly Creature Below (''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea''), Kombu Infinity (''One Punch Man'') Degijon (''Colossal Kaiju Combat'') Huu (''Avatar: The Last Airbender''), The Weed Creatures (''Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep''), and The Killer Seaweed (''The Lost Continent'', 1968).
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Revision as of 03:30, 7 September 2016

Template:TV Kaiju Infobox The Seaweed Monster (シーウィードモンスター,   Shīuīdo Monsutā) is a seaweed Template:Kaiju created by Hanna-Barbera that appeared in the 1978 The Godzilla Power Hour episode, The Seaweed Monster.

History

Rising from the depths to wreak havoc on mankind, the Seaweed Monster grew at an alarming rate. Highly energized by radiation, the fiend quickly attacked Brock and Quinn went they went diving. Fortunately for the pair, Godzooky managed to rescue them, but the creature wasn't far behind. It attacked the Calico, but Godzilla was called quickly to help.

Godzilla rose from the ocean to do battle with the Seaweed Monster. In the end, the Seaweed Monster was forced to retreat. Pieces of the creature aboard the Calico began to mutate and form new monsters while the larger one headed directly for the coastline.

The Calico managed to dump the two smaller beasts, but they simply joined with the bigger one. Godzilla was again called in and as they fought, Quinn discovered that the seaweed dried up and died when exposed to the sun. Now knowing this, Godzilla hoisted the creature onto his back and began to head for land. The sun began to dry the Seaweed Monster out and with a blast of Godzilla's eye beams, the Seaweed Monster was permanently destroyed.

Abilities

  • The Seaweed Monster has six tentacle like arms in which it can use to ensnare foes and attack enemies.
  • The Seaweed Monster can absorb other mutant seaweed to grow even larger.
  • The Seaweed Monster can produce other Seaweed Monsters whenever it loses a portion of its body.

Weaknesses

The sun will quickly dry it out and eventually cause it to burn.

Gallery

Trivia

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