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*Shockirus was the first new monster introduced in the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]].
*Shockirus was the first new monster introduced in the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]].
*Shockirus was the last completely original monster in general to appear in the Godzilla series, being unconnected to any previous monsters, until [[MUTO]]. The remaining monsters that appear in the [[Heisei era|Heisei]] and [[Millennium era|Millennium]] series are linked to Godzilla or another monster ([[Biollante]]-[[Godzilla]], [[Battra]]-[[Mothra]], [[Destoroyah]]-[[Oxygen Destroyer]]-[[Godzilla]], [[Orga]]-[[Godzilla]], [[Megaguirus]]-[[Meganulon]], [[Monster X]]-[[Monster X#Keizer Ghidorah|Keizer Ghidorah]]-[[King Ghidorah]]) in some way.
*Shockirus was the last completely original monster in general to appear in the Godzilla series, being unconnected to any previous monsters, until [[MUTO]]. The remaining monsters that appear in the [[Heisei era|Heisei]] and [[Millennium era|Millennium]] series are linked to Godzilla or another monster ([[Biollante]]-[[Godzilla]], [[Battra]]-[[Mothra]], [[Destoroyah]]-[[Oxygen Destroyer]]-[[Godzilla]], [[Orga]]-[[Godzilla]], [[Megaguirus]]-[[Meganulon]], [[Monster X]]-[[Monster X#Keizer Ghidorah|Keizer Ghidorah]]-[[King Ghidorah]]) in some way.
*During the [[wikipedia:British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]'s review of the film for release in the United Kingdom, Shockirus was described in the BBFC's writeup as a 'giant seahorse'. 17 seconds of footage was cut from the sequence Shockirus appears in for the film to receive a PG rating.<ref>https://bbfc.co.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/Godzilla%201985.pdf</ref>
*In the [[wikipedia:British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]'s review of the film for release in the United Kingdom, Shockirus was described as a "giant seahorse." 17 seconds of footage was cut from the sequence it appears in for the film to receive a PG rating.<ref>https://bbfc.co.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/Godzilla%201985.pdf</ref>
*Shockirus was inspired by a giant flea featured in the unproduced 1955 screenplay ''[[Bride of Godzilla?]]'', which Tomoyuki Tanaka asked writer Hideichi Nagahara to revise in 1978. Tanaka and Nagahara's efforts to revive the Godzilla series culminated in ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''.<ref name="TheLostFilms">{{cite book|title= [[The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films]]|author= LeMay, John|date=15 June 2017 |publisher=Bicep Books|pages=54-56|isbn=978-1548145255}}</ref>


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Shockirus
Shockirus in The Return of Godzilla
Alternate names Shokkirasu, Shokilas, Giant Sea Louse[1]
Subtitle(s) Giant Louse
(巨大フナムシ,   Kyodai Funamushi)[2]
Parasitic Beast (寄生獣,   Kiseijū)[3]
Bloodsucking Insect
(吸血虫,   Kyūketsuchū)[4]
Species Irradiated sea louse
Length 1 meter[5][1]
Weight 45 kilograms[5][1]
Enemies Goro Maki, Hiroshi Okumura
Created by Koji Hashimoto, Shuichi Nagahara,
Tomoyuki Tanaka
First appearance The Return of Godzilla
Roar(s)
More roars

Shockirus (ショッキラス,   Shokkirasu) is a mutated sea louse kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1984 Godzilla film, The Return of Godzilla.

Design

Shockirus resembles marine arthropods like the horseshoe crab with its multiple legs and hard shell. Its shell has many bumps, and it has a two-pronged spike tail.

In the manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla, the Shockirus look like ocean isopods but with facial features resembling cockroaches.

Origins

Shockirus were a form of isopod mutated by exposure to Godzilla's radiation.[1]

History

Heisei series

The Return of Godzilla

When Godzilla attacked the Yahata-Maru, Shockirus jumped off his body and came aboard the boat. Shockirus hunted down the crew members that had survived Godzilla's attack and killed them all, draining their bodily fluids and leaving behind desiccated husks. The last survivor, Hiroshi Okumura, was injured by Shockirus and locked himself inside a locker to hide from the creature. When reporter Goro Maki came aboard the ship the next day, he was attacked by Shockirus, who jumped onto his chest and crawled toward his throat. Fortunately, Okumura regained consciousness and stabbed Shockirus in the back with a hatchet, killing it.

Abilities

Shockirus is an extraordinary jumper, and also can suck vital fluids out of a host. Its hard carapace also protects it from harm.

Video games

NEW Godzilla

Shockirus appears in NEW Godzilla, a video game adaptation of The Return of Godzilla, where it attacks Goro Maki aboard the Yahata-Maru.

Comics

Godzilla, King of the Monsters

A Shockirus appears to attack Kino and Take when they climb up Godzilla.

Godzilla: Rulers of Earth

A creature resembling Shockirus appears very briefly.

Gallery

Main article: Shockirus/Gallery.

Roar

Shockirus' roars are Ebirah and Kumonga roars that have been raised or lowered in pitch and sped up and slowed down respectively. In the U.S. cut, the roars are replaced with a different hissing screech.

Shockirus's roars

Trivia

References

This is a list of references for Shockirus. 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 1.3 Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. 1 January 2000. p. 11. ISBN 978-4091014702. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia. Shogakukan. 23 July 2014. p. 77. ISBN 4-096-82090-3. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. Godzilla Giant Monsters Super Encyclopedia. Kodansha. 15 March 1994. p. 10. ISBN 4-06-304270-7. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. Definitive Edition of Toho Monster Movies!! Godzilla Special Effects Complete Works. Natsumesha. 21 December 1994. p. 59. ISBN 978-4816317750. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book (4th Edition). Yosensha. 4 September 2016. p. 216. ISBN 978-4-8003-0362-2. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. https://bbfc.co.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/Godzilla%201985.pdf
  7. LeMay, John (15 June 2017). The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films. Bicep Books. pp. 54–56. ISBN 978-1548145255.

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