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Wyvern (飛竜 Hiryō) is an unmade dragon kaiju from the unmade 1972 Gamera film, Gamera vs. Wyvern (ガメラ対双頭怪獣Ｗ Gamera tai Sōtō Kaijū Daburyū, lit. Gamera vs. Two-Headed Monster W).
Design
The Wyvern's body is very long and snake-like. It has two heads with long necks, large wings, and arms. Its heads have sharp beaks with spikes in their cheeks and running down their backs. The Wyvern's body seems to be covered in scales, and its underside resembles an annelid's segmented body. Its wings were tattered and its arms were very short. Concept art shows that the Wyvern would be at the very least two times Gamera's size, and it could triple Gamera's height in length.
History
Gamera vs. Wyvern
Nothing is known about Gamera vs. Wyvern, but concept art shows that Gamera would have fought the Wyvern in an area completely surrounded by flames.
Abilities
- The Wyvern's heads would have been able to breathe fire or something similar.
- The Wyvern could have used its wings to protect its heads by hiding them behind the wings when they were concealing its upper body. It's unknown if the Wyvern could have used its wings to fly.
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Trivia
- The Wyvern resembles King Ghidorah, as both are dragons with multiple heads that have giant wings and breathe elemental beams. Production details mentioned in the Remember the Gamera Series featurette indicate this was intentional, as King Ghidorah was on the mind of Noriaki Yuasa while he was working on Gamera vs. Zigra.[1]
- A common misconception among fans is that Gamera vs. Two-Headed Monster W was replaced by Gamera vs. Garasharp prior to Daiei's bankruptcy in 1972. However, Garasharp was created for the Gamera Permanent Preservation Plan LaserDisc set, which came out in 1991.[2]
- A practical Wyvern prop, either a puppet or a suit, was created at Daiei studios but it was destroyed in a riot caused by the studio going bankrupt and not paying its workers. Sadly, no photographs of the props are known to exist.[3]
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- ↑ LeMay, John (15 June 2017). The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films. Bicep Books. p. 31. ISBN 978-1548145255.
- ↑ LeMay, John (15 June 2017). The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films. Bicep Books. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-1548145255.
- ↑ Milner, David (July 1996). "Noriaki Yuasa Interview". Kaiju Conversations.
