Gilmaras

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Gilmaras Subtitle(s) Thorny Terror-Beast (とげ恐獣,   Toge Kyōjū) Species Reptilian Terror-Beast Height 75 meters Weight 75,000 metric tons Place(s) of emergence Planet Garoga Controlled by Garogas Relations Garogas (creators) Allies Garogas Enemies Zone Fighter First appearance Zone Fighter episode 7, "The Zone Family's Critical Moment!" Roar(s)

Gilmaras (ギルマラス,   Girumarasu) is a reptilian kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in episode 7 of the 1973 tokusatsu kaiju series Zone Fighter, titled "Zone Family's Critical Moment!"

Design

Gilmaras resembles a vaguely fish-like dragon with blue scales running along most of his body. He has yellow fins on his head, similar to Titanosaurus, a large crest fin which runs down his back from his head, along with webbed hands. He has a yellow chest, with spikes over his belly and back, and he has a long scaly blue tail with a yellow underside. His eyes are bright yellow.

History

• Zone Fighter (TV 1973) [episode 7]

Showa era

Zone Fighter

"Zone Family's Critical Moment!"

Garoga 13, disguised as Hotaru, had been trying to kill the Zone Family by way of numerous schemes throughout the day, but his plans constantly failed. He set a bomb in the hotel room where the Zone Family were staying, but his disguise was foiled by Tsukiko. Garoga 13 began to attack, but Hikaru entered the room and transformed into Zone Fighter, and the two fought, eventually making their way outside. Zone threw the Garoga over a cliff into a crater, with the evil alien exploding upon hitting the bottom. Unfortunately for Zone Fighter, a Terror-Beast Missile rested at the bottom of the cliff and released a kaiju after Garoga 13's death: Gilmaras. Zone Fighter defeated him with little effort, however.

Abilities

Physical abilities

Gilmaras displayed little prowess in hand-to-hand combat, missing several swipes against Zone Fighter and failing to land any significant blows, while also struggling to even grapple with the hero. He rolled back onto his feet almost instantly on one occasion when the hero threw him to the ground.

Nose

Gilmaras has a sharp, pointed nose which can be removed and reattached, revealing a cavity out of which fire can be expelled and sucked back in. He used the flames to briefly keep Zone Fighter at bay. Later in their fight, Zone Fighter plugged up Gilmaras's nose by sticking the pointed end in the hole where it detached. According to All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume), the temperature of the flames reaches 12,000 degrees Celsius.

Missiles

According to All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume), Gilmaras can shoot missiles from his torso. This ability went unused in the series.

Durability

Zone Fighter first knocked down Gilmaras with a surprise chop to the side, after which he struggled to regain his footing. After enduring further physical blows from the hero, including a Meteor Chop, Meteor Roundhouse Kick, and Meteor Punch, and having his detachable nose shoved back into his fire-spitting cavity, Gilmaras fell to a Meteor Missile Might volley, which launched him high into the air and over a mountain before he exploded.

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Roar

Gilmaras reuses roars from the Return of Ultraman kaiju Dangar, which have been lowered in pitch.

Trivia

• Gilmaras bears an uncanny resemblance to the Ultra Series kaiju Muruchi.

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