Zandora

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Zandora
Zandolla in Zone Fighter
Alternate names Zandolla, Zandola, Zandra
Subtitle(s) Earth Eating Terror-Beast
(土食い恐獣,   Tsuchi-gui Kyōjū)
Species Terror-Beast
Height 78 meters[1]
Weight 91,000 metric tons[1]
Controlled by Garogas
Allies None
Enemies Zone Fighter, Godzilla
First appearance "Submersion! Godzilla, Save Tokyo!"
Roar(s)

Zandora (ザンドラ,   Zandora) is a kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in episode 15 of Zone Fighter,""Submersion! Godzilla, Save Tokyo!"

Name

Zandora's name may be derived from zando (残土), a Japanese word referring to earth dug out from a construction site.

Design

Zandora's skin is a light blue color. His head is a pattern of light beige and silver and is shaped like a drill. The area under his head appears to be green as are the wrists around the shovel hands. He has no eyes, mouth, or any others features of a face. Zandora has strips of yellow lining his chest region underneath the green neckpiece. The tip of his drill head is the same color as his shovel hands which are red. He has a long tail which is also his skin color. His knee caps and parts of his arms are a darker blue color.

Origins

According to Toho Special Effects: All Kaiju Illustrated Encyclopedia, Zandora was born on Planet Garoga, the same homeworld as the Garogas.[2]

History

Showa era

Zone Fighter

Zandora is being used by the Garogas to dig tunnels, with the intention of creating a huge sinkhole that will cause Tokyo to fall underground. When Zone Fighter finally confronts Zandora, the monster easily defeats Zone Fighter and buries him underground. It looked like all hope was lost for Zone Fighter until Godzilla comes to help him out. Godzilla and Zone Fighter begin to fight Zandora together, who is finished off by Zone Fighter's Meteor Proton Beam.

Abilities

Physical capabilities

For melee combat, Zandora sticks to basic hard-hitting punches with his red shovel hands. Zandora is capable of burrowing, with his shovel hands being able to carve out caverns in a matter of minutes. Zandora is also able to break down hills of dirt with a single swipe. According to All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume), Zandora's hands can slice through 5 million tons and are called Shovel Cutters (ショベルカッター Shoberukatta).[2]

Drill Head

Zandora possesses a giant drill for a head, with the red tip of it at the top spinning continuously. Zandora can use his drill head as a battering ram or to bury his opponents, as he did with Zone Fighter. Zandora is also able to tunnel underground using it, and if hitting the earth while underground, can create powerful earthquakes able to bury anything within the tunnels.

Steam

Zandora is capable of emitting scalding steam from his hands that is strong enough to ward off opponents. The steam was strong enough to cause physical harm to Godzilla while also creating small explosions on Godzilla's body. According to All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume), the temperature reaches 9,000 degrees and is laced with Murderous Microid Drugs (ミクロイド殺人薬入り Mikuroido Satsujin-Yaku-Iri).[2] Zandora is also capable of emitting steam from the tubes on his neck, although this was never used in combat.

Roar

Zandora uses broken Tyrant roars.

Gallery

Screenshots

Toys

Trivia

  • Zandora is the second-heaviest Terror-Beast at 91,000 metric tons, only trailing Jikiro, who weighs 95,000 metric tons.

References

This is a list of references for Zandora. 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]

  1. 1.0 1.1 SciFi Japan: ZONE FIGHTER Series Guide
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Zandora". Toho Kingdom. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

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