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|type1          =???
|type2          =Fighting
|type2          =Fighting
|header          ={{Toho Kaiju}}
|image          =Jipudoro.png
|image          =Jipudoro.png
|caption        =Jipudoro in Zone Fighter
|caption        =Shipdraw in Zone Fighter
|name            =Jipudoro
|name            =Shipdraw
|subtitle        =Deformed Terror-Beast
|subtitle        =Deformed Terror-Beast<br>{{Nihongo|奇形恐獣|Kikei Kyōjū}}<ref name="TSEAME">{{Cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia]]|editor-first=Satoshi|editor-last=Matsui|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=28 July 2014|page=135|isbn=978-4-09-682090-2}}</ref>
|nicknames      =Shipdoror
|nicknames      =Shipdoror<ref name="SFJ">{{Cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2009/11/14/zone-fighter-series-guide/#beasts|title=ZONE FIGHTER Series Guide|first=Jim M.|last=Ballard|date=14 November 2009|work=[[SciFi Japan]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301010004/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2009/11/14/zone-fighter-series-guide/#beasts|archive-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
|height          =68 meters<ref name="SFJ">[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2009/11/14/zone-fighter-series-guide/#beasts SciFi Japan: ZONE FIGHTER Series Guide]</ref>
|height          =68 meters{{R|SFJ}}
|weight          =87,000 metric tons<ref name="SFJ"/>
|weight          =87,000 metric tons{{R|SFJ}}
|controlled      =Garogas
|originplace    =[[Planet Garoga]]{{R|TSEAME}}
|relationships  =[[Garogas]] {{Small|(Creators)}}
|controlled      =[[Garoga]]s
|allies          =[[Shadorah]], [[Garogas]]
|relationships  =[[Garoga]]s (creators)
|allies          =[[Shadorah]], [[Garoga]]s
|enemies        =[[Zone Fighter]]
|enemies        =[[Zone Fighter]]
|firstappearance =[[Zone Fighter Annihilated]]
|firstappearance =''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'' episode 10,<br>"[[Zone Fighter Annihilated]]"
|roar            =[[File:Jipudoro SFX.ogg|center|180px|noicon]]
|roar            =[[File:Jipudoro SFX.ogg|center|180px|noicon]]
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'''Jipudoro''' {{Nihongo|シップドロー|Shippudorō|Shipdoror}} is a [[kaiju]] created by [[Toho]] that first appeared in the tenth episode of [[Zone Fighter (Series)|Zone Fighter]], ''Zone Fighter Annihilated.''
'''Shipdraw''' {{Nihongo|シップドロー|Shippudorō}} is a [[kaiju]] created by [[Toho]] that first appeared in episode 10 of the [[1973]] [[tokusatsu]] kaiju [[:Category:Television Series|series]] ''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'', titled "[[Zone Fighter Annihilated]]."
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==Appearance==
==Design==
Jipudoro resembles a cross between an Octopus and a Starfish. He has a large head with three eyes on the top of it, and long sucker-covered tendrils extending from it, obscuring his bulbous body. He has relatively fat legs, and thin arms. He also has red armour plating on his torso.
Shipdraw resembles a cross between an octopus and a starfish. He has a large head with three eyes on the top of it, and long sucker-covered tendrils extending from it, obscuring his bulbous body. He has relatively fat legs, and thin arms. He also has red armor plating on his torso.
==History==
==History==
===''[[Zone Fighter (Series)|Zone Fighter]]''===
===[[Showa era]]===
Jipudoro was sent by the [[Garogas|Garoga]] as a distraction to make [[Zone Fighter (Character)]] grow big. They battled and Jipudoro was left injured on the ground.
====''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]''====
====="[[Zone Fighter Annihilated]]"=====
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Shipdraw was sent by the [[Garoga]]s as a distraction to make [[Zone Fighter]] grow giant. They battled and Shipdraw was left injured on the ground.


Right when Zone was about to leave, [[Shadorah]]'s energy caused him to collapse. This bought the two monsters some time to escape and recover.
Right when Zone was about to leave, [[Shadorah]]'s energy caused him to collapse. This bought the two monsters some time to escape and recover.
==Abilities==
==Abilities==
Jipudoro is probably the weakest Terror-Beast of them all, since his only purpose of creation was to be used as a distraction. He has no special abilities but can use basic punches and kicks.
===Physical abilities===
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Shipdraw destroyed buildings by stomping on them. Shipdraw has a very soft body, which enabled him to withstand any blunt attacks from Zone Fighter. During their fight, Shipdraw used his tentacles to smack and slap around the hero.
===Electricity===
According to ''[[All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume)]]'', Shipdraw can electrify the tentacles on his head and hands.<ref name="AKK">{{cite book|title=[[All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume)]]|editor-first=Yukio|editor-last=Sakai|date=24 March 1990|publisher=Keibunsha|page=210|isbn=4-7669-0962-3}}</ref>
===Needles===
According to ''All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume)'', Shipdraw has poisonous needles on his tentacles.{{R|AKK}}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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{{Main|Shipdraw/Gallery}}
tumblr_mjjynqYX7p1qgckmbo2_500.jpg|Jipudoro attacking a city.
== Trivia ==
zf10.jpg|[[Zone Fighter (Character)|Zone Fighter]] battling [[Shadorah]] and Jipudoro.
*Shipdraw is one of the few Terror-Beasts to survive combat with Zone Fighter, as Shadorah led him away after he was injured during the fight and he was not seen again.
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==References==
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Revision as of 14:14, 15 March 2024

Article

Shipdraw
Shipdraw in Zone Fighter
Alternate names Shipdoror[1]
Subtitle(s) Deformed Terror-Beast
(奇形恐獣,   Kikei Kyōjū)[2]
Height 68 meters[1]
Weight 87,000 metric tons[1]
Place(s) of emergence Planet Garoga[2]
Controlled by Garogas
Relations Garogas (creators)
Allies Shadorah, Garogas
Enemies Zone Fighter
First appearance Zone Fighter episode 10,
"Zone Fighter Annihilated"
Roar(s)

Shipdraw (シップドロー,   Shippudorō) is a kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in episode 10 of the 1973 tokusatsu kaiju series Zone Fighter, titled "Zone Fighter Annihilated."

Design

Shipdraw resembles a cross between an octopus and a starfish. He has a large head with three eyes on the top of it, and long sucker-covered tendrils extending from it, obscuring his bulbous body. He has relatively fat legs, and thin arms. He also has red armor plating on his torso.

History

Showa era

Zone Fighter

"Zone Fighter Annihilated"

Shipdraw was sent by the Garogas as a distraction to make Zone Fighter grow giant. They battled and Shipdraw was left injured on the ground.

Right when Zone was about to leave, Shadorah's energy caused him to collapse. This bought the two monsters some time to escape and recover.

Abilities

Physical abilities

Shipdraw destroyed buildings by stomping on them. Shipdraw has a very soft body, which enabled him to withstand any blunt attacks from Zone Fighter. During their fight, Shipdraw used his tentacles to smack and slap around the hero.

Electricity

According to All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume), Shipdraw can electrify the tentacles on his head and hands.[3]

Needles

According to All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume), Shipdraw has poisonous needles on his tentacles.[3]

Gallery

Main article: Shipdraw/Gallery.

Trivia

  • Shipdraw is one of the few Terror-Beasts to survive combat with Zone Fighter, as Shadorah led him away after he was injured during the fight and he was not seen again.

References

This is a list of references for Shipdraw. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ballard, Jim M. (14 November 2009). "ZONE FIGHTER Series Guide". SciFi Japan. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsui, Satoshi, ed. (28 July 2014). Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia. Shogakukan. p. 135. ISBN 978-4-09-682090-2.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sakai, Yukio, ed. (24 March 1990). All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume). Keibunsha. p. 210. ISBN 4-7669-0962-3.

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