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|name =Viras | |name =Viras | ||
|subtitle =Space Monster {{Nihongo|宇宙怪獣|Uchū Kaijū}} | |subtitle =Space Monster {{Nihongo|宇宙怪獣|Uchū Kaijū}} | ||
|species =Giant [[Virasians|Virasian]],<br>Mutant | |species =Giant [[Virasians|Virasian]],<br>Genetically Engineered [[Gyaos]] Mutant{{Sup|[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe|DH]]}} | ||
|nicknames =Virus, Biras, Bairus,<br>Bairas, Vairas, [[Zanon]]{{sup|[[Gamera: Super Monster|G:SM]]}} | |nicknames =Virus, Biras, Bairus,<br>Bairas, Vairas, [[Zanon]]{{sup|[[Gamera: Super Monster|G:SM]]}} | ||
|height =96 meters<ref name="Gamera.jp">[http://web.archive.org/web/20070712222725fw_/http://gamera.jp/archive/index_history.html Showa Gamera monsters data - Gamera.jp]</ref> | |height =96 meters<ref name="Gamera.jp">[http://web.archive.org/web/20070712222725fw_/http://gamera.jp/archive/index_history.html Showa Gamera monsters data - Gamera.jp]</ref> | ||
|weight =120 metric tons<ref name="Gamera.jp"/> | |weight =120 metric tons<ref name="Gamera.jp"/> | ||
|forms =[[Virasians|Virasian]] Leader, Viras | |forms =[[Virasians|Virasian]] Leader, Viras | ||
|originplace =Planet Viras<ref name="Gamera.jp"/> | |originplace =Planet Viras<ref name="Gamera.jp"/> | ||
|controlled =[[Zanon]]{{sup|[[Gamera: Super Monster|G:SM]]}} | |controlled =[[Zanon]]{{sup|[[Gamera: Super Monster|G:SM]]}} | ||
|relationships =[[Virasians]] {{small2|(Components)}},<br>[[Greta Karbone]] {{small|(Creator | |relationships =[[Virasians]] {{small2|(Components)}},<br>[[Greta Karbone]] {{small|(Creator)}}{{Sup|[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe|DH]]}} | ||
|allies =[[Virasians]] | |allies =[[Virasians]] | ||
|enemies =[[Gamera]] | |enemies =[[Gamera]] | ||
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==Comics== | ==Comics== | ||
===''[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe]]''=== | ===''[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe]]''=== | ||
[[File:Virascomic.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Viras in | [[File:Virascomic.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Viras in [[Dark Horse]]'s ''[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe]]'' comic]] | ||
====[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe Issue 1|Isssue #1]]==== | ====[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe Issue 1|Isssue #1]]==== | ||
After the | After the battle between [[Gamera]] and [[Gyaos|Super Gyaos]], [[Greta Karbone|Dr. Greta Karbone]] illegally purchased Gyaos DNA and several fissionable materials to begin experimentation to create her own army of Supermonsters, which included the monster Viras. | ||
====[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe Issue 2|Isssue #2]]==== | ====[[Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe Issue 2|Isssue #2]]==== | ||
As her work on the monsters continued, Karbone began to inject her own brain and spinal fluids into Viras, and very slowly all other things in her life, such as the other monsters | As her work on the monsters continued, Karbone began to inject her own brain and spinal fluids into Viras, and very slowly all other things in her life, such as the other monsters and her boyfriend [[Gusano]], became inconsequential to Viras' will. The monster's telepathic abilities and the shared bodily fluids allowed Viras to directly overtake Karbone's mind, and made her into its faithful servant in its plan to enslave humanity. After Karbone's laboratory caught on fire due to the trickery of [[Mayumi Nagamine|Dr. Mayumi Nagamine]], whom Karbone had tried to recruit to help create the monster army, Karbone, under Viras' supreme influence, ordered Gusano to leave the other monsters to die and to save Viras. Gusano carried Viras' incubator jar on his back all the way to Karbone's mini-sub, where they attached it to the back and piloted it away into open water. Gusano was truly regretful that he had allowed Nagamine to destroy their work, but Karbone claimed this was nonsense, as they had saved the only thing that truly mattered: Viras. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== |
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Viras (バイラス is an alien Bairasu)kaiju created by Daiei that first appeared in the 1968 Gamera film, Gamera vs. Viras.
History
Showa Series
Gamera vs. Viras
Viras was the leader of an expedition force of Virasians, set upon conquering the Earth who chose not to disguise himself. An earlier attempt by his kind was easily thwarted by Gamera, so Viras employed a mind probe to discover Gamera's weaknesses. Viras discovered Gamera's kindness to children, and exploited it by kidnapping two Boy Scouts and using them as hostages, coercing Gamera to get into perfect position for the launching of the mind-control device. Gamera was then made to rampage through Japan, with the targets being the Okomasashi Dam and eventually Tokyo.
When the two boys were able to escape, Gamera attacked, and Viras fused with the other Virasians to become a giant. After a fierce battle, Viras was defeated when Gamera flew with him up into the atmosphere, where he froze solid. Gamera then dropped Viras, and he exploded violently after colliding with the ocean.
Gamera: Super Monster
Like most of his fellow Showa era monsters, Viras has not appeared in any movies since his initial movie debut, save for a stock footage appearance in the film Gamera: Super Monster. In this film, he is one of Zanon's pawns. Inexplicably, the evil spacewoman Giruge refers to Viras as Zanon, despite the fact that this is both the same name as the alien controlling him, and the ship the alien pilots. Onscreen text, however, still refers to the monster as "Space Monster Viras."
Abilities
Viras' main attack is his constricting tentacles on both his body and head. He possesses a sharp beak and can make the tentacles on his head form into a spear-like point. He has no projectile weapons to speak of. He also has the ability to breath underwater and the ability to talk through telepathy.
Weaknesses
Viras is susceptible to being frozen. Gamera kills him by flying him up in to the atmosphere and freezing him solid.
Filmography
- Gamera vs. Viras (1968)
- Gamera: Super Monster (1980) [stock footage]
Video Games
Comics
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe
Isssue #1
After the battle between Gamera and Super Gyaos, Dr. Greta Karbone illegally purchased Gyaos DNA and several fissionable materials to begin experimentation to create her own army of Supermonsters, which included the monster Viras.
Isssue #2
As her work on the monsters continued, Karbone began to inject her own brain and spinal fluids into Viras, and very slowly all other things in her life, such as the other monsters and her boyfriend Gusano, became inconsequential to Viras' will. The monster's telepathic abilities and the shared bodily fluids allowed Viras to directly overtake Karbone's mind, and made her into its faithful servant in its plan to enslave humanity. After Karbone's laboratory caught on fire due to the trickery of Dr. Mayumi Nagamine, whom Karbone had tried to recruit to help create the monster army, Karbone, under Viras' supreme influence, ordered Gusano to leave the other monsters to die and to save Viras. Gusano carried Viras' incubator jar on his back all the way to Karbone's mini-sub, where they attached it to the back and piloted it away into open water. Gusano was truly regretful that he had allowed Nagamine to destroy their work, but Karbone claimed this was nonsense, as they had saved the only thing that truly mattered: Viras.
Gallery
- Main article: Viras/Gallery.
Roars
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Trivia
- Viras is the first space monster to fight Gamera, followed by Guiron.
- Viras is the first (and so far, only) monster in the Gamera franchise to be a superorganism, a creature comprised of numerous independent units that have joined together and operate as a single individual.
- Viras is among the first examples of an alien who grows into a monster by combining with more of his kind. Other examples of this include Hedorah and the large Millennian.
References
This is a list of references for Viras. 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]
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