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Atlantis (アトランティス Atorantisu) is a fictional island which first appeared in the works of the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato. Within Plato's allegorical dialogues, Atlantis was an antagonistic naval power which invaded Ancient Athens, who repelled its attack unlike any other nation of the known world. After the attack, Atlantis fell out of favor with the gods and became submerged and lost beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
Atlantis spread extensively into literature and popular fiction over the centuries after Plato's work, sometimes serving as an allegory for a decadent civilization that fell victim to its own hubris or representing the concept of an ancient lost utopia. As such, it has appeared in media within the Godzilla, Gamera, and King Kong franchises.
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In Gamera the Giant Monster, it is suggested that Gamera was a species of gigantic turtle that lived on the continent of Atlantis in the ancient past. In this continuity, Atlantis is believed to have existed in what is now the Arctic, with the Inuit people being descendants of the ancient Atlantean civilization and Gamera being buried beneath the Arctic ice in the former location of Atlantis.
In Gamera the Guardian of the Universe, Gamera's ties to Atlantis are retained but the specifics are altered. Naoya Kusanagi proposes that the myth of Atlantis spread across the folklore of countless cultures around the world, but had a factual basis. The advanced civilization that inspired the Atlantis myth existed in the Pacific Ocean rather than the Atlantic, and harnessed the ability to manipulate the energy known as Mana. The Atlanteans used their scientific prowess to genetically engineer the creature known as Gyaos, which turned on its creators and multiplied out of control. The Atlanteans created Gamera as a last-ditch effort to exterminate Gyaos, and though he managed to stop them he could not prevent the fall of Atlantis. The Atlanteans then sealed Gamera within an atoll along with several magatama and an inscribed obelisk explaining his purpose to future generations in case Gyaos returned.
Atlantis is central to the 2000 television program Kong: The Animated Series, wherein Atlantis was once a global empire with Kong as its protector. By the 21st Century, there was only one living Atlantean left, with Kong Island as the last remaining remnant of the civilization, excepting a splinter group of Atlantean descendants living in Loch Ness. The city itself finally appears in the 2005 film continuation of the series, Kong: King of Atlantis.
Video games
Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash
Atlantis is a stage in the 2007 video game Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash for the Nintendo DS. Due to the influence of extraterrestrial crystals sent to Earth by SpaceGodzilla, the sunken city of Atlantis is brought to the surface and its inhabitants attack humanity. The player's monsters must traverse the city and battle its military forces, as well as the Earth Defense Force's Atoragon. The stage's final boss is Manda.
Comics
- Gorgo #6 (1962)
- The Return of Gorgo #1 (1962)
- Konga #20 (1965) [mentioned]
- The Last Hope (2017)
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