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[[File:'92 - '93 GKOTM Manga - WXilien UFO.png|thumb|right|200px|A 'WXilien' UFO in ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Kodansha manga)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'']] | [[File:'92 - '93 GKOTM Manga - WXilien UFO.png|thumb|right|200px|A 'WXilien' UFO in ''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Kodansha manga)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'']] | ||
As part of his efforts to present [[King Ghidorah]] III's attack as an alien invasion, [[Mad Oniyama|Dr. Oniyama]] had acquired a single UFO and flew it into battle, disguised as a "WXilien" to keep up the façade, controlling King Ghidorah from inside the craft. In the midst of [[Godzilla]]'s fight against King Ghidorah, he fired his Atomic Breath at his three-headed adversary, only for Ghidorah to dodge at the last second, with the beam hitting the UFO instead. As the UFO crashed to Earth, Godzilla continued his fight. Oniyama had survived the crash of the UFO, and attempted to confront [[Hideo Kaneko]], [[Yosuke Kaneko]] and [[Linda Miller]], but his disguise was foiled when Linda threw a knife straight at his helmet, cleaving it in half and forcing him to flee on foot. | As part of his efforts to present [[King Ghidorah]] III's attack as an alien invasion, [[Mad Oniyama|Dr. Oniyama]] had acquired a single UFO and flew it into battle, disguised as a "WXilien" to keep up the façade, controlling King Ghidorah from inside the craft. In the midst of [[Godzilla]]'s fight against King Ghidorah, he fired his Atomic Breath at his three-headed adversary, only for Ghidorah to dodge at the last second, with the beam hitting the UFO instead. As the UFO crashed to Earth, Godzilla continued his fight. Oniyama had survived the crash of the UFO, and attempted to confront [[Hideo Kaneko]], [[Yosuke Kaneko]] and [[Linda Miller]], but his disguise was foiled when Linda threw a knife straight at his helmet, cleaving it in half and forcing him to flee on foot. | ||
===''[[Godzilla: Rage Across Time]]''=== | |||
During the Cretaceous Period, the [[Xilien]]s utilized a fleet of UFOs to transport and release a [[Human|primitive servant race]] on [[Earth]] that were to prepare the planet for a distant future harvest. The UFOs, alongside [[Monster X|Keizer Ghidorah]], were also used to eliminate dinosaurs, kaiju, and other immediate dangers that threatened their servant race. | |||
===''[[Godzilla Rivals: Vs. King Ghidorah]]''=== | |||
In 1996, the [[Xilien]]s invaded [[Earth]], using their vast fleet of UFOs to decimate countless cities with ease. In [[Tokyo]], [[Godzilla]] destroyed many of the UFOs before being captured and placed in suspended animation, with one of the UFOs bringing him to Xilia, an Xilien city established on [[Mars]]. Over the next few months, Dr. Ogilvy Hu and his android, Hoshi, used downed Xilien UFOs to reverse-engineer their technology and develop more weapons for humanity to use in the fight against their alien invaders; they also learned more about the Xiliens by having Hoshi connect to their UFOs' A.I. systems. Discovering that the Xilien UFOs were controlled by a master signal being sent from Xilia, a daring mission was launched to sever the signal using the [[P-1 X]], piloted by Captain Daitan Matsushita and Hoshi. After the P-1 X arrived on Xilia, a fleet of UFOs was dispatched to stop them, with one landing a hit on the aircraft's right wing before it crashed into [[King Ghidorah]]'s body. After Godzilla ran amok and destroyed the control tower generating the master signal, Captain Matsushita and Hoshi commandeered an Xilien UFO and used it to return to Earth. | |||
===''[[Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Summer Smash]]''=== | |||
Frustrated with the lack of progress in their secret invasion, the [[Xilien]]s finally decided to launch a full-scale invasion of Earth with their UFOs despite a lack of resources. What they lacked in numbers, they more than made up for in superior technology, as the UFOs were able to subdue humanity's militaries within a week, which allowed them to establish a base in [[Hokkaido]]. The UFOs were soon used in response to a brazen military attack on their base and, following the defeat of the Xiliens' cyborg, [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]], were deployed again against [[Godzilla]] and [[Mothra]]. However, the Earth defenders triumphed over the Xilien army, forcing survivors to retreat using their remaining UFOs. | |||
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The Xilien UFO (Ｘ星人円盤 Ekkusu Seijin Enban, lit. X Alien Saucer) is a spaceship used by the Xiliens in the 1965 Toho film Invasion of Astro-Monster.
History
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) [toy]
- Godziban (web 2019-) [episode 35, 47, 54, 57, and 63; special episodes 2, 4, and 9-11]
Showa era
Invasion of Astro-Monster
After an expedition force of Xiliens landed on Earth, they requested that two of Earth's resident kaiju, Godzilla and Rodan, be used by their kind to defeat King Ghidorah on Planet X. After the humans obliged, two Xilien UFOs used their tractor beams to fly Godzilla and Rodan to Planet X. Later, the UFOs returned to Earth, but were now carrying Godzilla and Rodan under mind-control. As the monsters rampaged, now allied with Ghidorah, a fleet of UFOs arrived and began to destroy buildings with their laser beams. Eventually, the humans broke the mind-control over the two heroic kaiju, who then proceeded to repel Ghidorah once again, while the A-Cycle Light Ray Guns were used to destroy the UFOs, ending the invasion once and for all.
Capabilities
Flight
Xilien UFOs are able to fly at speeds approaching 1 tenth of the speed of light (67,061,662.9 meters per second).
Energy ray
Each UFO can fire a powerful energy ray.
Tractor beam
The Xilien UFOs can utilize tractor beams to lift and transport large objects or kaiju, which can easily be restrained by becoming placed in a form of suspended or altered animation by the beam itself.
Shrinking
In Godziban, Lei Lei's UFO is capable of shrinking for stealth purposes.
Comics
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1992-1993) [as 'WXilien' UFO]
- Godzilla: Rage Across Time #5 (2016)
- Godzilla Rivals: Vs. King Ghidorah (2022)
- Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1-5 (2022)
- Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King! #3 (2022) [video thumbnail]
- Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Summer Smash (2023)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
As part of his efforts to present King Ghidorah III's attack as an alien invasion, Dr. Oniyama had acquired a single UFO and flew it into battle, disguised as a "WXilien" to keep up the façade, controlling King Ghidorah from inside the craft. In the midst of Godzilla's fight against King Ghidorah, he fired his Atomic Breath at his three-headed adversary, only for Ghidorah to dodge at the last second, with the beam hitting the UFO instead. As the UFO crashed to Earth, Godzilla continued his fight. Oniyama had survived the crash of the UFO, and attempted to confront Hideo Kaneko, Yosuke Kaneko and Linda Miller, but his disguise was foiled when Linda threw a knife straight at his helmet, cleaving it in half and forcing him to flee on foot.
Godzilla: Rage Across Time
During the Cretaceous Period, the Xiliens utilized a fleet of UFOs to transport and release a primitive servant race on Earth that were to prepare the planet for a distant future harvest. The UFOs, alongside Keizer Ghidorah, were also used to eliminate dinosaurs, kaiju, and other immediate dangers that threatened their servant race.
Godzilla Rivals: Vs. King Ghidorah
In 1996, the Xiliens invaded Earth, using their vast fleet of UFOs to decimate countless cities with ease. In Tokyo, Godzilla destroyed many of the UFOs before being captured and placed in suspended animation, with one of the UFOs bringing him to Xilia, an Xilien city established on Mars. Over the next few months, Dr. Ogilvy Hu and his android, Hoshi, used downed Xilien UFOs to reverse-engineer their technology and develop more weapons for humanity to use in the fight against their alien invaders; they also learned more about the Xiliens by having Hoshi connect to their UFOs' A.I. systems. Discovering that the Xilien UFOs were controlled by a master signal being sent from Xilia, a daring mission was launched to sever the signal using the P-1 X, piloted by Captain Daitan Matsushita and Hoshi. After the P-1 X arrived on Xilia, a fleet of UFOs was dispatched to stop them, with one landing a hit on the aircraft's right wing before it crashed into King Ghidorah's body. After Godzilla ran amok and destroyed the control tower generating the master signal, Captain Matsushita and Hoshi commandeered an Xilien UFO and used it to return to Earth.
Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Summer Smash
Frustrated with the lack of progress in their secret invasion, the Xiliens finally decided to launch a full-scale invasion of Earth with their UFOs despite a lack of resources. What they lacked in numbers, they more than made up for in superior technology, as the UFOs were able to subdue humanity's militaries within a week, which allowed them to establish a base in Hokkaido. The UFOs were soon used in response to a brazen military attack on their base and, following the defeat of the Xiliens' cyborg, Mecha-King Ghidorah, were deployed again against Godzilla and Mothra. However, the Earth defenders triumphed over the Xilien army, forcing survivors to retreat using their remaining UFOs.
Video games
- Godzilla: Monster of Monsters! (1988) - Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
- Godzilla (1993) - NEC PC-9801
- Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash (2007) - Nintendo DS [as Cairo UFO Fighter]
- CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle (2006) - Pachinko
- Godzilla Defense Force (2019) - Android and iOS
Gallery
Keychain
Trivia
- The Xilien UFO is the first alien spacecraft to be seen in a Godzilla film, not counting the Natarl UFO props which could be seen in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster.
- The familiar, synthetic sound that was made by Toho to represent the UFOs' engines has since been used in many different films and television series, most notably in the Ultraman series.
- One of the Xilien UFO models was repainted and used to portray the UFO in the film The Tigers: The World Is Waiting for Us (1968).
See also
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