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	Super X
	Super X
Height	11.2 meters
Length	27.2 meters
Weight	150 metric tons
Width	20 meters
Targets	Godzilla
Piloted by	Captain Akiyama
First appearance	The Return of Godzilla

Latest revision as of 03:44, 22 March 2024

The Super X (スーパーＸ, Sūpā Ekkusu) is an aerial vehicle used by the JSDF that first appeared in the 1984 Toho Godzilla film The Return of Godzilla.

Designed to defend the Japanese capital, the Super X was deployed to stop Godzilla when the monster attacked Tokyo. It succeeded in rendering the monster unconscious using its payload of cadmium missiles, but Godzilla was revitalized by a radiation storm and attacked the craft. This time, Godzilla gained the upper hand and finally destroyed the Super X by toppling a skyscraper onto it. However, the craft's remains were salvaged and later used to build a successor, the Super X2.

History

Heisei era

The Return of Godzilla

The Super X was built in secret to defend Tokyo against a military invasion or nuclear accident. However, it was first used against Godzilla when he attacked Tokyo, in conjunction with the N1-00s. The first encounter between the kaiju and the machine was a success for humanity - the Super X discharged its cargo of cadmium missiles into Godzilla's mouth, halting his nuclear reactions to the point that he collapsed against a building, near death. At the same time, an accident involving the damaged Balashevo caused the Soviet Nuclear Attack Satellite to fire a nuclear weapon at the city. An American nuke was launched in response, but the collision of the two missiles generated a massive storm which disrupted the Super X’s systems. Lightning from the storm struck Godzilla's dorsal fins and revived him. The Super X, now out of cadmium shells, engaged Godzilla again, but its other weapons were unable to harm him. It was destroyed after a blast of Godzilla's atomic breath damaged its engines and forced it to land, allowing him to drop a building on top of it.

Godzilla vs. Biollante

The Super X appears at the beginning of the film through stock footage from The Return of Godzilla and a single shot of JSDF troops recovering its remains. The craft is later referenced as being both the inspiration and one of the sources for the metal used in the construction of its successor, the remotely-piloted Super X2.

Capabilities

Flight

The Super X can fly at Mach 1.

Flares

The Super X is able to launch flares.

Armor

The Super X is covered with titanium-alloy armor which was able to weather two direct hits from Godzilla's atomic breath before sustaining serious damage.

Cadmium shells

The Super X has cadmium shells fired from a retractable cannon on top of the craft.

Weapon systems

The Super X has an assortment of conventional missiles, cannons and machine guns.

Laser cannons

The Super X has twin laser cannons mounted on the front.

Video games

NEW Godzilla (1985) - NEC PC-8801
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters! (1988) - Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
Godzilla (1993) - Arcade [cameo]
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1993) - Nintendo Game Boy
Godzilla: Giant Monster March (1995) - Sega Game Gear
Jumbo Godzilla (1995) - Arcade machine
Godzilla: Trading Battle (1998) - Sony PlayStation
Godzilla Generations (1998) - Sega Dreamcast
Godzilla: Giant Monsters All-Out Typing Attack (2001) - IBM PC/AT, NEC PC98-NX
CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle (2006) - Pachinko
Godzilla (2014) - Sony PlayStation 3 and 4
Godzilla Kaiju Collection (2015) - Android and iOS
Godzilla Destruction (2021) - Android and iOS
Godzilla Battle Line (2021) - Android, iOS, and PC

Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!

The Super X makes frequent appearances as a stage enemy in this game, and is most common on Earth. It flies from the right of the screen to the the screen's center, where it will hover above the player, shooting Cadmium Missiles and dropping bombs towards the player's monster. Because it flies near the top of the screen, its attacks are more effective on Mothra. In the "base" levels, the Super X adopts a different tactic, and flies towards the player, shooting at them. When hit by the player, the Super X falls out of the sky and either disappears or explodes.

Like the Moonlight SY-3, the larger fighter jets, and Moguera's beams, the Super X is colored differently based on which monster the player is currently using. The Super X is blue when Godzilla is used, and gold if Mothra is used.

The Super X in Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!

Books

GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse

The Super X was constructed to fight the many monsters invading the Earth after the 1999 landing of Kamacuras.

Comics

The Return of Godzilla (1985)
Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #25 (2015)

The Return of Godzilla

The Super X in The Return of Godzilla manga

The Super X appears in the manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla, mirroring its role in the film. It is destroyed in midair by a building knocked over by Godzilla, rather than perishing after damage from his atomic breath forces it to land.

Godzilla: Rulers of Earth

The Super X in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #25

Following the end of the Trilopod threat, the Counter-Kaiju Reaction Forces expanded its fleet to include various new superweapons such as the Super X in their efforts to defend humanity from the monsters.

Gallery

Concept art

Super X concept art
Super X concept art

Production

Screenshots

Comics

The Super X in The Return of Godzilla manga
The Super X in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth

Toys

Bandai HG Series Set 3 Super X and Super X2
Bandai Ultimate Toho Super Weapon Ichinojin gashapon set, including the Super X
MODEROID Super X model kit

Magazines

Miscellaneous

Super X card featured in the Godzilla Wars 2 line of Toy Card 100 trading cards
Super X T-shirt

Trivia

Mei Kamino's Super X pencil topper in the end credits of Godzilla Singular Point

The Super X is one of the most successful human-built weapons to have taken on Godzilla, managing to stop his heart and temporarily render him unconscious while sustaining almost no damage itself.
In a script for Godzilla 1985 dated July 10, 1985, the Super X is called the "S-R-X". By the July 18 draft, R.J. Kizer vetoed this decision in handwritten notes.
The Super X appears as a pencil topper in the reference-filled end credits of Godzilla Singular Point.
The Super X makes a thinly-veiled appearance in episode 70 of the anime series Sgt. Frog as an alien craft used by the Keroro Platoon as part of a training exercise involving a miniature city. Maser Cannons also appear in the episode.
According to Godzilla VS Mechagodzilla - Super Data Book, the technology of the Type 67 Maser Cannon led to the development of the Super X.
Prior to making a full appearance in the final issue of the comic series Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, a toy of the Super X can be seen on the cover of the third issue.

References

This is a list of references for Super X. 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]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Common Knowledge of Godzilla. Futabasha. 2 July 2014. p. 75. ISBN 978-4575306965.

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[CKG-75-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Common Knowledge of Godzilla. Futabasha. 2 July 2014. p. 75. ISBN 978-4575306965.

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+|name            =''Super X''
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+|targets         =[[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]]
 |pilot           =Captain Akiyama
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+|length          =27.2 meters<ref name="CKG-75">{{cite book|title=[[Common Knowledge of Godzilla]]|date=2 July 2014|publisher=[[Futabasha]]|page=75|isbn=978-4575306965}}</ref>
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-The '''Super X''' {{Nihongo|スーパーＸ|Sūpā Ekkusu}} is an aerial vehicle used by the [[JSDF]] that first appeared in ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''.
+The '''''Super X''''' {{Nihongo|スーパーＸ|Sūpā Ekkusu}} is an aerial vehicle used by the [[JSDF]] that first appeared in the [[1984]] [[Toho]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' film ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''.
+Designed to defend the [[Japan]]ese capital, the ''Super X'' was deployed to stop [[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]] when the monster attacked [[Tokyo]]. It succeeded in rendering the monster unconscious using its payload of [[cadmium]] missiles, but Godzilla was revitalized by a radiation storm and attacked the craft. This time, Godzilla gained the upper hand and finally destroyed the ''Super X'' by toppling a skyscraper onto it. However, the craft's remains were salvaged and later used to build a successor, the ''[[Super X2]]''.
 {{TOC}}
 ==History==
-===[[Heisei era|Heisei series]]===
+===[[Heisei era]]===
 ====''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''====
-The Super X was built in secret to defend [[Tokyo]] against a military invasion or nuclear accident. However, it was first used against [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]] when he attacked [[Tokyo]], in conjunction with the [[Hyper Laser Cannon]]s. The first encounter between the [[kaiju]] and the machine was a success for humanity - The Super X discharged its cargo of [[cadmium]] missiles into Godzilla's mouth, halting his nuclear reactions to the point that he collapsed against a building, near death. At the same time, an accident involving the damaged [[Balashevo]] caused the [[Soviet Nuclear Attack Satellite]] to fire a nuclear weapon at the city. An American nuke was launched in response, but the collision of the two missiles generated a massive storm which disrupted the Super X's systems. Lightning from the storm struck Godzilla's dorsal plates and revived him. The Super X, now out of cadmium shells, engaged Godzilla again, but its other weapons were unable to harm him. It was destroyed after a blast of Godzilla's atomic ray damaged its engines and forced it to land, allowing him to drop a building on top of it.
+The ''Super X'' was built in secret to defend [[Tokyo]] against a military invasion or nuclear accident. However, it was first used against [[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla]] when he attacked [[Tokyo]], in conjunction with the [[N1-00]]s. The first encounter between the [[kaiju]] and the machine was a success for humanity - the ''Super X'' discharged its cargo of [[cadmium]] missiles into Godzilla's mouth, halting his nuclear reactions to the point that he collapsed against a building, near death. At the same time, an accident involving the damaged ''[[Balashevo]]'' caused the [[Soviet Nuclear Attack Satellite]] to fire a nuclear weapon at the city. An American nuke was launched in response, but the collision of the two missiles generated a massive storm which disrupted the ''Super X''’s systems. Lightning from the storm struck Godzilla's dorsal fins and revived him. The ''Super X'', now out of cadmium shells, engaged Godzilla again, but its other weapons were unable to harm him. It was destroyed after a blast of Godzilla's atomic breath damaged its engines and forced it to land, allowing him to drop a building on top of it.
 ====''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]''====
-The Super X appears at the beginning of the film through stock footage from ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' and a single shot of [[JSDF]] troops recovering its remains. The craft is later referenced as being both the inspiration and one of the sources for the metal used in the construction of its successor, the remotely-piloted [[Super X2]].
+The ''Super X'' appears at the beginning of the film through stock footage from ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' and a single shot of [[JSDF]] troops recovering its remains. The craft is later referenced as being both the inspiration and one of the sources for the metal used in the construction of its successor, the remotely-piloted ''[[Super X2]]''.
-==Abilities==
+==Capabilities==
-*Flight at Mach 1.
-*Able to launch flares.
+=== Flight ===
-*Titanium-alloy armor which was able to weather two direct hits from Godzilla's atomic ray before sustaining serious damage.
+The ''Super X'' can fly at Mach 1.
-*[[Cadmium]] shells fired from a retractable cannon on top of the craft.
-*An assortment of conventional missiles, cannons, and machine guns.
+=== Flares ===
-*Twin laser cannons mounted on the front.
+The ''Super X'' is able to launch flares.
+=== Armor ===
+The ''Super X'' is covered with titanium-alloy armor which was able to weather two direct hits from Godzilla's atomic breath before sustaining serious damage.
+=== Cadmium shells ===
+The ''Super X'' has [[cadmium]] shells fired from a retractable cannon on top of the craft.
+=== Weapon systems ===
+The ''Super X'' has an assortment of conventional missiles, cannons and machine guns.
+=== Laser cannons ===
+The ''Super X'' has twin laser cannons mounted on the front.
 ==Video games==
 *''[[NEW Godzilla]]'' (1985) - NEC PC-8801
 *''[[Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!]]'' (1988) - Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
-*''[[Godzilla (arcade)|Godzilla]]'' (1993) - Arcade
+*''[[Godzilla (arcade game)|Godzilla]]'' (1993) - Arcade [cameo]
-*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Game Boy)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1993) - Nintendo Game Boy
+*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (video game)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1993) - Nintendo Game Boy
 *''[[Godzilla: Giant Monster March]]'' (1995) - Sega Game Gear
 *''[[Jumbo Godzilla]]'' (1995) - Arcade machine
 *''[[Godzilla: Trading Battle]]'' (1998) - Sony PlayStation
 *''[[Godzilla Generations]]'' (1998) - Sega Dreamcast
+*''[[Godzilla: Giant Monsters All-Out Typing Attack]]'' (2001) - IBM PC/AT, NEC PC98-NX
 *''[[CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle]]'' (2006) - Pachinko
 *''[[Godzilla (2014 video game)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) - Sony PlayStation 3 and 4
-*''[[Godzilla: Kaiju Collection]]'' (2015) - Android and iOS
+*''[[Godzilla Kaiju Collection]]'' (2015) - Android and iOS
+*''[[Godzilla Destruction]]'' (2021) - Android and iOS
+*''[[Godzilla Battle Line]]'' (2021) - Android, iOS, and PC
 ===''[[Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!]]''===
-The Super X makes frequent appearances as a stage enemy in this game, and is most common on Earth. It flies from the right of the screen to the the screen's center, where it will hover above the player, shooting Cadmium Missiles and dropping bombs towards the player's monster. Because it flies near the top of the screen, its attacks are more effective on [[Mothra]]. In the 'base' levels, The Super X adopts a different tactic, and flies towards the player, shooting at them. When hit by the player, the Super X falls out of the sky and either disappears or explodes.
+The ''Super X'' makes frequent appearances as a stage enemy in this game, and is most common on Earth. It flies from the right of the screen to the the screen's center, where it will hover above the player, shooting Cadmium Missiles and dropping bombs towards the player's monster. Because it flies near the top of the screen, its attacks are more effective on [[Mothra]]. In the "base" levels, the ''Super X'' adopts a different tactic, and flies towards the player, shooting at them. When hit by the player, the ''Super X'' falls out of the sky and either disappears or explodes.
-Like the [[Moonlight SY-3]], the larger fighter jets, and [[Moguera]]'s beams, the Super X is colored differently based on which monster the player is currently using. The Super X is blue when Godzilla is used, and gold if Mothra is used.
+Like the ''[[Moonlight SY-3]]'', the larger fighter jets, and [[Moguera]]'s beams, the ''Super X'' is colored differently based on which monster the player is currently using. The ''Super X'' is blue when Godzilla is used, and gold if Mothra is used.
-<gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'>
+<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
-Super_X_Sprite.png|The Super X in ''[[Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!]]''
+Super_X_Sprite.png|The ''Super X'' in ''[[Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!]]''
 </gallery>
 ==Books==
-===''[[Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse|GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]''===
+===''[[GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]''===
-The Super X was constructed to fight the many monsters invading the [[Earth]] after the [[1999]] landing of [[Kamacuras]].
+The ''Super X'' was constructed to fight the many monsters invading the [[Earth]] after the [[1999]] landing of [[Kamacuras]].
 ==Comics==
-===''[[The Return of Godzilla (manga)|The Return of Godzilla]]''===
+*''[[Godzilla (1985 manga)|The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1985)
-[[File:tumblr_m2n0ilAbJv1qdodo2o1_500.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Super X in [[The Return of Godzilla (manga)|''The Return of Godzilla'' manga]]]]The Super X appears in the [[The Return of Godzilla (manga)|manga adaptation of ''The Return of Godzilla'']], mirroring its role in the film. It is destroyed in midair by a building knocked over by Godzilla, rather than perishing after damage from his atomic ray forces it to land.
+*''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' #25 (2015)
+===''[[Godzilla (1985 manga)|The Return of Godzilla]]''===
+[[File:tumblr_m2n0ilAbJv1qdodo2o1_500.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The ''Super X'' in [[Godzilla (1985 manga)|''The Return of Godzilla'' manga]]]]The ''Super X'' appears in the [[Godzilla (1985 manga)|manga adaptation of ''The Return of Godzilla'']], mirroring its role in the film. It is destroyed in midair by a building knocked over by Godzilla, rather than perishing after damage from his atomic breath forces it to land.
 {{Clear}}
 ===''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]''===
-[[File:Super X GRoE.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Super X in [[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Issue 25|''Godzilla: Rulers of Earth'' #25]]]]A tiny Super X appears on the cover of ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' [[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Issue 3|#3]], though not in the story itself. It later appears in the [[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Issue 25|final issue]] of the series, where it is seen along with several other Counter-Kaiju Reaction Forces weaponry, including the [[Gotengo]], a [[Maser Cannon]], and two [[ASTOL-MB93]] Maser attack planes.
+[[File:Super X GRoE.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The ''Super X'' in [[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth issue 25|''Godzilla: Rulers of Earth'' #25]]]]
+Following the end of the [[Trilopod]] threat, the [[Counter-Kaiju Reaction Forces]] expanded its fleet to include various new superweapons such as the ''Super X'' in their efforts to defend humanity from the monsters.
 {{Clear}}
 ==Gallery==
 ===Concept art===
 <gallery widths="120" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
-Concept Art - The Return of Godzilla - Super X 1.png|Super X concept art
+Concept Art - The Return of Godzilla - Super X 1.png|''Super X'' concept art
-Concept Art - The Return of Godzilla - Super X 2.png|Super X concept art
+Concept Art - The Return of Godzilla - Super X 2.png|''Super X'' concept art
 </gallery>
 ===Production===
@@ Line 82: / Line 103: @@
 ===Comics===
 <gallery widths="120" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
-tumblr_m2n0ilAbJv1qdodo2o1_500.jpg|The Super X in [[The Return of Godzilla (manga)|''The Return of Godzilla'' manga]]
+tumblr_m2n0ilAbJv1qdodo2o1_500.jpg|The ''Super X'' in [[Godzilla (1985 manga)|''The Return of Godzilla'' manga]]
-Super X GRoE.jpg|The Super X in ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]''
+Super X GRoE.jpg|The ''Super X'' in ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]''
 </gallery>
 ===Toys===
 <gallery widths="120" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
-Bandai HG Set 3 Super X and Super X2.jpg|[[Godzilla: High Grade]] Set 3 Super X and Super X2
+Bandai HG Set 3 Super X and Super X2.jpg|[[Bandai]] [[HG Series]] Set 3 ''Super X'' and ''Super X2''
+Ultimate Toho Super Weapon.jpg|[[Bandai]] Ultimate Toho Super Weapon Ichinojin gashapon set, including the ''Super X''
+Modsupx1.jpg|MODEROID Super X model kit
+</gallery>
+===Magazines===
+<gallery>
+File:Ftm6uWsaUAAWk3l.jpg
+</gallery>
+===Miscellaneous===
+<gallery>
+File:TOY CARD 100 - 62-D.png|''Super X'' card featured in the Godzilla Wars 2 line of [[Toy Card]] 100 trading cards
+File:Super X T Shirt.jpg|''Super X'' T-shirt
 </gallery>
 ==See also==
-*[[Super X2]]
+*''[[Super X2]]''
-*[[Super X3]]
+*''[[Super X3]]''
 ==Trivia==
-*The Super X is one of the most successful human-built weapons to have taken on Godzilla, managing to stop his heart and temporarily knock him unconscious while sustaining almost no damage itself.
+[[File:Vlcsnap-2021-04-09-09h31m36s137.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Mei Kamino]]'s ''Super X'' pencil topper in the end credits of ''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'']]
-*In a script for ''[[The Return of Godzilla#U.S. Release|Godzilla 1985]]'' dated 7-18-85, the Super X is called "S-R-X."
+*The ''Super X'' is one of the most successful human-built weapons to have taken on Godzilla, managing to stop his heart and temporarily render him unconscious while sustaining almost no damage itself.
-*The Super X makes a thinly-veiled appearance in episode 70 of the anime series ''Sgt. Frog'', as an alien craft used by the Keroro Platoon as part of a training exercise involving a miniature city. [[Maser Cannon]]s also appear in the episode.
+*In a script for ''[[The Return of Godzilla#U.S. release|Godzilla 1985]]'' dated July 10, 1985, the ''Super X'' is called the "''S-R-X''". By the July 18 draft, R.J. Kizer vetoed this decision in handwritten notes.
+*The ''Super X'' appears as a pencil topper in the reference-filled end credits of ''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]''.
+*The ''Super X'' makes a thinly-veiled appearance in episode 70 of the anime series ''Sgt. Frog'' as an alien craft used by the Keroro Platoon as part of a training exercise involving a miniature city. [[Maser Cannon]]s also appear in the episode.
+* According to ''Godzilla VS Mechagodzilla - Super Data Book'', the technology of the [[Type 66 Maser Cannon|Type 67 Maser Cannon]] led to the development of the ''Super X''.
+*Prior to making a full appearance in the [[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth issue 25|final issue]] of the comic series ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'', a toy of the ''Super X'' can be seen on the cover of the [[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth issue 3|third issue]].
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
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 [[Category:Vehicles]]
 [[Category:Aerial Vehicles]]
+[[Category:Superweapons]]

Super X: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 03:44, 22 March 2024

Contents

History

Heisei era

The Return of Godzilla

Godzilla vs. Biollante

Capabilities

Flight

Flares

Armor

Cadmium shells

Weapon systems

Laser cannons

Video games

Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!

Books

GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse

Comics

The Return of Godzilla

Godzilla: Rulers of Earth

Gallery

Concept art

Production

Screenshots

Comics

Toys

Magazines

Miscellaneous

See also

Trivia

References

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