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* In ''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'', [[Giruge]] refers to Viras as "[[Zanon]]," a name also used for the film's [[Zanon|main antagonist]]. Whether this means that Zanon is a Virasian or not is unclear, as the film uses Zanon's name to refer to multiple items in the film. | * In ''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'', [[Giruge]] refers to Viras as "[[Zanon]]," a name also used for the film's [[Zanon|main antagonist]]. Whether this means that Zanon is a Virasian or not is unclear, as the film uses Zanon's name to refer to multiple items in the film. | ||
*Like the [[Terrans]], who are named after their home planet, [[Terra]], it is possible that the Virasians' home planet is named after them. | *Like the [[Terrans]], who are named after their home planet, [[Terra]], it is possible that the Virasians' home planet is named after them. | ||
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Virasians (バイラス人 are a race of squid-like aliens from the Planet Viras created by Bairasu Hito, lit. Viras People)Daiei that first appeared in the 1968 Gamera film, Gamera vs. Viras.
Design
Most of the time, Virasians appear under human disguises to blend into society. However, they can be told apart from other humans by the fact that their eyes glow a faint yellow when they are in darker areas, as this benefits their eyesight. When their disguises are lost, all Virasians resemble smaller versions of their vanguard Kaiju, Viras.
History
Showa Series
Gamera vs. Viras
The Virasians first appear aboard their spaceship, which is approaching Earth, being heard but not seen. Gamera attacks the spaceship and sets it on fire. Before the ship explodes, the Virasians manage to send a distress signal to their home planet, and more Virasians travel to Earth. All but one change into human disguises, and later take two Japanese boy scouts hostage after learning of Gamera's love for children. This allows them to take control of Gamera through the use of their mind control device. After Gamera breaks free of the Mind Control and incapacitates their UFO, the Lead Virasian commands his comrades to shed their human disguises, decides to fuse himself with the others, into their collective form, Viras. Ultimately, all of the Virasians die as Viras after Gamera freezes him in the upper atmosphere, but it is possible that more were plotting to invade in the future.
Gallery
The leader of the Virasians in his cage, who eventually chooses to fuse together with his comrades to form Viras
Trivia
- The Virasians are one example of an alien race whose individuals could be considered kaiju in their own right; another example of this are the Millennians.
- Because the Virasians who merged into Viras were only part of a small expedition force to Earth, it is highly likely that more of them exist on their home planet.
- In Gamera: Super Monster, Giruge refers to Viras as "Zanon," a name also used for the film's main antagonist. Whether this means that Zanon is a Virasian or not is unclear, as the film uses Zanon's name to refer to multiple items in the film.
- Like the Terrans, who are named after their home planet, Terra, it is possible that the Virasians' home planet is named after them.
References
This is a list of references for Virian. 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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