Giant Salamander

Giant Salamander

Species

Salamander

Nicknames

Large Salamander

Planned for

The Giant Salamander (大サンショウウオ, Daisanshō̄o, lit. Large Salamander) is an unmade salamander kaiju from the 1994 Toho film, Yamato Takeru.

1 Design
2 History
- 2.1 Yamato Takeru
3 References
4 Comments

Design

A handful of designs were drawn by Shinji Nishikawa and have been featured in his 2016 art book: one version features a beast heavily inspired by the real-life Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) and a secondary variation incorporating elements from the Axolotl, the endangered Mexican Salamander. Nishikawa's designs also hinted that the proposed creature was to be operated by two-or-more suit actors.

History

Yamato Takeru

Originally, when Oto Tachibana was introduced, she was going to fight the aquatic Giant Salamander and defeat it. The Salamander was removed because two aquatic monsters appearing in the same film (Kaishin Muba and Giant Salamander) was felt to be redundant, according to Shinji Nishikawa.^[1]

References

This is a list of references for Giant Salamander. 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]

↑ Shinji Nishikawa Interview by David Milner.

Unmade Godzilla & Toho Monsters

Robot Daughter • Giant Chameleon • Giant Archaeopteryx • Mutant Starfish • Redmoon • Erabus • Hafun • Mogu • Majin Tuol • Garugan • King Balgan • Titans • Asuka Fortress • Gamoni • Bagan • Deutalios • Gigamoth C Type • Sasori Monster • Gigamoth • MechaMothra • Berserk • Transforming Mechagodzilla • Giant Salamander • Emperor Ghidorah • AstroGodzilla • Giant Alien Dragonfly • Ghost Godzilla • Anguirus Hound • Barubaroi • G-END • Gryphon • Probe Bat • Dogolas • Queen Bitch • Unused Godzilla: The Series Monsters • Miba • Liopleurodon • Deathla • Lightning Bug • Fire Lion • The Visitor • Vishnu • Rokmutul • Pterodactyl

Unmade Gamera & Other Monsters

Nezura • Ice Giant • Gigant • Arkitius • Momonra • Reigon • Giant Iguana • Monga • Wyvern • Garasharp • Marukobukarappa • Icarus Tigris

Unmade Films

1950's-1960's	Bride of Godzilla? • The Volcano Monsters • King Kong vs. Prometheus • Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla • Frankenstein vs. The Human Vapor • Frankenstein vs. Godzilla • Giant Horde Beast Nezura • Gamera The Giant Monster vs. The Ice Men From Outer Space • Batman vs. Godzilla • Operation Robinson Crusoe: King Kong vs. Ebirah • Giant Monster Gigant • Giant Squid Monster Arkitius • Giant Monster Momonra • Reigon: Devil of the Seabed • All Monsters Attack Directive

1970's-1980's	Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2 • Nessie • Godzilla vs. Redmoon • Godzilla vs. the Space Monsters: Earth Defense Directive • The Return of King Ghidorah (Showa) • Giant Monsters Converge on Okinawa! Showdown in Zanpamisaki • Showdown in Zanpamisaki: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla • Terror of Mechagodzilla (First draft) • U.S.-Japan Collaboration: Godzilla • Gamera vs. Garasharp • The Legend of King Kong • Devil-Manta • A Space Godzilla • Godzilla: Legend of the Asuka Fortress • Resurrection of Godzilla (1980) • Resurrection of Godzilla (1983) • Godzilla: King of the Monsters 3-D • Unmade Animated Godzilla Film

1990's	Mothra vs. Bagan • Godzilla 3 • Godzilla vs. Bagan • Godzilla vs. King Kong • Micro Super Battle: Godzilla vs. Gigamoth • Godzilla's Counterattack • Godzilla vs. Mechani-Kong • The Return of King Ghidorah (Heisei) • Godzilla vs. Gigamoth • Godzilla vs. MechaMothra • Godzilla vs. Berserk • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Early Draft) • Gamera vs. Phoenix • Godzilla (1994) • Godzilla vs. AstroGodzilla • Godzilla vs. Giant Monster Varan • Godzilla vs. Godzilla • Godzilla vs. Biomonster • Godzilla vs. Barubaroi • King Kong (1996) • GODZILLA 2 (1998) • Unmade King Ghidorah Film

2000's-2010's	Godzilla Reborn • Godzilla vs. M • Godzilla X Varan, Baragon and Anguirus: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack • Godzilla vs. Gamera • Godzilla 3-D • Godzilla (2012 screenplay)