Firebird
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The Firebird (ファイヤーバード Faiyābādo) is a phoenix-like monster who served as the antagonist of the first episode of the 1978 Hanna-Barbera animated series Godzilla, "The Firebird."
Design
The Firebird is a red avian monster with reptilian traits. Her head has a curved, yellow beak with a long, forked tongue inside, orange eyes with red pupils and white markings around them, a yellow, curved crest, and a long neck with a dark red underside. Her body is plump and also has a dark-red underside, bat-like wings with two claw-like fingers, a pair of legs with eagle-like feet with black claws, and a long, serpentine tail.
History
- Godzilla (TV 1978-1979) [episode 1]
Godzilla
"The Firebird"
The Firebird lived in the magma of the Earth, but one day she was urged to go to the surface to nest. The Firebird rose from a dormant volcano that threatened to start a chain reaction around the globe. The Calico, arriving in response to geologists' distress calls, discovered the cause of the violent eruption when they ventured inside the mountain.
Enraged at finding humans intruding in her home, the Firebird broke free of the lava and rock and flew into the sky, but she had a new challenger in the form of Godzilla, who rose from the sea to fight. She fired heat waves at Godzilla and used her talons and beak against him, but the battle ended in a draw. She then flew to the Arctic to lay her eggs only for Godzilla to rise from the water to fight her again. The fight eventually sent both Godzilla and the Firebird plummeting into the water, where she fled into an underwater cave. Godzilla imprisoned her inside the cave by sealing its entrance with rocks.
Abilities
Physical abilities
The Firebird was strong enough to lift Godzilla with only her feet. Additionally, her wings were strong enough to cut through one of the icy peaks in the Arctic.
Heat wave
The Firebird can spew an intense wave of heat from her beak.
Flamethrower
In addition to being able to shoot waves of heat, the Firebird can also breathe a stream of fire, something she demonstrates when Godzooky attempts intervening in her battle against Godzilla in the Arctic.
Flight
The Firebird is capable of powered flight.
Body heat and tolerance
As the Firebird normally lives in the Earth's magma, not only does she has a naturally high body temperature, but she is also able to withstand the extremely hot temperatures of her environment. When she migrated to the Arctic to lay her eggs, her high body temperature risked melting the region's ice.
Gallery
- Main article: Firebird/Gallery.
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