Gorogong
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It's Gorogong!!! The stories were true!!!
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Gorogong (ゴロゴン Gorogon) is a volcanic, ape-like Titan who sleeps in the volcano of Luana Island in the 2022 video game, GigaBash. First emerging to the modern world in 2020, Gorogong is an extremely aggressive beast who guards his prized possession, a Giga Crystal. The only thing to ever quell the fury and rage of the monster was Princess Luana, who sacrificed herself so that her people could thrive on the island, safe from his rampage. He is one of the most prominent Titans used in the game's marketing, along with Thundatross, Gigaman, and Rawa.
Development
Gorogong's design was based off of several Ultraman kaiju, multiple for the skin and armor plating of the monster, and Bemular specifically for the face. The developers wanted an intentionally silly-looking monster, similar to that of some of the original Ultraman kaiju, with some of his early concept art showing inspirations from Guigass, Alien Pegassa, Alien Icarus, Seagorath, and Dogouf, among others. However, it also clear that he is meant to be the game's version of King Kong, hence his gorilla-like form and actions.[2][3] To make the basis even more apparent, Gorogong has three furry skins with a snapped right horn and broken shackles on his arms (likely a reference to Kong's capture in various films), "Jungle Warrior", "The Abominable", and "Gorokong", with the last of the three bearing brown fur like the 1962 version of the famous gorilla kaiju.
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Gorogong S-Class concept art
Design
Gorogong is a hunched, bipedal ape-like Titan with a short, stubby tail. His legs are short relative to the rest of his body. He has gray-blue skin, a rocky spiked carapace on his back, and large fists covered in a rocky, glowing magma-like material. He has white claws on his four fingers and three toes, and his underbelly has a light tan skin. He has glowing, orange horns on each side of his head that curve upwards, and small, pointed ears below them. His face is somewhat human-like, and he has large eyes, a pig-like nose, and a gaping maw. His eyes are yellow with small, black pupils that point outwards, away from each other. His mouth has many jagged, white teeth, with two of them sticking up past his mouth. In Gorogong's S-Class form, he gains more rocky plating and spikes on his body, the cracks between which glow orange, and he has a glowing spot in the middle of his chest. His horns and fists grow larger, and his claws on his hands are longer and sharper. Gorogong's claws on his feet are also longer and sharper, and his spiked carapace is even sharper. Lastly, his two elongated teeth grow thicker and longer.
Personality
Gorogong is considered incredibly aggressive and territorial, attacking all opposition ranging from other titans challenging him, to humanity stealing his precious artifact. As with King Kong, the beast can be tamed by beauty (in his case, the songs of a woman), and it is beauty that ultimately brought about the beast's downfall, with Princess Luana leading Gorogong to an active volcano with her songs, sacrificing herself to imprison him there until modern-day excavations disturbed his slumber.
Origins
In ancient times, King Kahu'a led his people to a fertile volcanic island for them to call their new home. However, this land already belonged to another. Gorogong, not pleased with the visitors, unleashed fury upon them, destroying their settlement and their boats, preventing them from escaping. The tribe was forced to run for the woods, with the mad beast burning and crushing all in his wake. But just as they were cornered, King Kahu'a's daughter, Princess Luana, sang to soothe to crying children in what they believed was their final moment. Her voice calmed them down, as well as Gorogong himself, who bent down to indulge in her melody.
Although Gorogong has been surprisingly tamed, Princess Luana knew that Gorogong's anger cannot be permanently quenched, and her people would always fear him, the terror he left in their hearts irreversible. Understanding that coexistence between human and monster is impossible, she continued to sing, leading the beast to the mouth of the volcano, leaping in without hesitation with the titan following after her. In a blast of cool purple mist, the active volcano, which grew strange marks on its slopes, was sealed shut with the beast trapped inside. For her sacrifice, her father and his people named the island in her honor, while the volcano was named after the mad beast.
By 2020, as excavations on the volcano begun, leading to the extraction of a large Giga Crystal, Gorogong is discovered for the first time in centuries. Awakening from his slumber, he flew into an uncontrollable rampage, intent on keeping his precious crystal to himself.
History
- GigaBash (2022) - Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
GigaBash
Legend of Luana Island
On Luana Island, as some scientists and workers excavated and removed a massive Giga Crystal, Gorogong awoke from his dormancy, climbing out from the volcano the excavation was taking place. As people ran in terror, the Global Titan Defense Force (G.T.D.I.) launched several Barrier Generators while deploying multiple tanks, Laser Artillery Assault Vehicles (LAAVs), and mobile sound cannons to halt and restrain the beast. Gorogong proceeded to smash the Barrier Generators and vehicles, before chasing after a military truck transporting the Giga Crystal. Making his way to the city of Luana Island, Gorogong began to destroy the buildings. Soon, the G.T.D.I. deployed Pipijuras under mind control, and the two Titans began to fight. Eventually, Gorogong managed to punch off the control device from Pipijuras's head, allowing the confused alien to fly away freely. As the Giga Crystal was loaded onto a transport helicopter, Gorogong turned his attention back to the crystal and resumed his chase.
As people began lowering the Giga Crystal down into a container on Palekana Port, Gorogong exploded out of the ocean, enraged. As Gorogong advanced towards the precious energy source, Thundatross was deployed, throwing its sword down onto Gorogong, knocking the monster backwards. Thundatross landed down on the ground in front of Gorogong and engaged him, defending the Giga Crystal. Thundatross ended up being severely damaged, giving Gorogong the chance to grab the Giga Crystal. As Gorogong danced and raised the crystal in joy, Thundatross got up, rushed forward, and slashed its sword across the Titan's carapace, causing him to drop the Giga Crystal into the water, where it was caught and carried away by a submarine. Gorogong was enraged further by this, and gave chase.
As the submarine's pilots drove closer to Tarabak Island, they talked about swimming Titans. Suddenly, a large object moving very quickly towards them appeared on the radar. On the surface, the calm waters were disturbed by Rawa erupting from the ocean, the submarine crushed between his jaws. Rawa then spots the Giga Crystal, grabbing it in his mouth and swimming back to Tarabak.
As Gorogong marched onwards into the wilds of Tarabak Island, he made his way into Rohanna's territory, prompting the Ancient Monarch to attack him and roar a challenge. As Gorogong and Rohanna are locked in combat, the slug Skorak threw his skull shell at them both, knocking the two Titans away from each other. A three way battle commenced in the process, with Gorogong eventually besting the two native Titans and gaining the following of their respective cult members.
Gorogong eventually made his way to the city of Rawa's lair, where his followers boast of the Dragon King's superiority, and a hoard of treasure, including the Giga Crystal, were located. Rawa took a few steps forward before breathing a challenge of Ethereal Flame into the sky. The two engaged in battle, with Gorogong beginning to gain the upper hand against Rawa. The Dragon King, now realizing this, spotted the Giga Crystal, grabbed it in his mouth, and crushed it between his jaws, absorbing the Giga Energy within and transforming into an S-Class Titan. The Titans continued to fight until Gorogong collected enough Giga Energy to undergo his own S-Class transformation, engaging Rawa one final time. After an intense battle, Gorogong punched Rawa in the chest before grabbing him by the tail, swinging around and throwing him. To finish the fight, Gorogong jumped in the air with a fist raised and landed on Rawa with a massive punch, defeating the Extinction Dragon, with Rawa's followers joining those who once followed Rohanna and Skorak to worship their new king in unity.
A few weeks later, as Elder Haku finished telling the origin story of Gorogong and his connection with the ancient people of Luana Island, the children listening to his tale wondered what became of him following recent events. Elder Haku prays that the beast has found peace, wherever he is now. On Tarabak, Gorogong, who now rules the entire island, picks up his Giga Crystal, damaged yet still in one piece, walking towards the waterfall that once belonged to Rawa.
Project P.P.J.U.R.A.S.
As Gorogong was rampaging across the Kahu'a Republic, Pipijuras was deployed under the control of the G.T.D.I. to combat the emerged threat. Almost instantly, Gorogong attacked, punching off the control device from Pipijuras's head. The now freed extraterrestrial resumed its battle with Gorogong, eventually defeating him and flying away to Nevada.
Woolley's Misadventures
As Woolley and a few Tarabak Yeti subspecies clambered onto the shore of Palekana Port, the G.T.D.I. fought to hold Gorogong back from the now-contained Giga Crystal. Woolley unknowingly knocked both the container and Giga Crystal held within into the ocean, infuriating Gorogong, who attacked him. Eventually, Woolley was able to knock Gorogong back near the water, where the ape-like monster turned in time to see the precious Giga Crystal sink beneath the waves. This enraged him further, prompting another round of fighting between the two Titans. Woolley came out on top, sending Gorogong flying away into a building.
The Knight In Lightning Armor
One year after the initial launch of Thundatross, Gorogong attacked Palekana Port in search of the Giga Crystal the G.T.D.I. had taken from Luana Island. Thundatross was deployed to help stop the Titan, halting his advance by rushing forwards slashing its Divine Blade in an arc, with Gorogong blocking the attack using his rocky fists. The mecha and the monster engaged in battle, with Gigaman appearing to help stop Gorogong midway through the fight. Together, Thundatross and Gigaman were able to beat back and defeat Gorogong.
A Legend Reborn
In 2021, Gorogong falls on Tarabak Island, his artifact falling out of his limp hand. The Dragon King Rawa, having felled the beast, grabbed the artifact with his mouth, feeding on the crystal's energy to power himself up and begin the "Ascension" event.
In Palekana Port, Thundatross pilot Yuuki Otoma scolded Gigaman for letting Gorogong escape,[4] though the veteran hero reasoned that, by letting him go with his artifact, everyone is spared. Just then, Rawa begun his calls to war, and both heroes were forced to deal with the rampage of a pair of Kongkretes.
Abilities
Physical abilities
Gorogong has massive fists that are encased in hardened molten rock, which aid in his ability to deliver devastating punches. By spinning around with a technique called "Wild Vortex", Gorogong is able to destroy incoming projectiles provided that they are coming towards him at a straight trajectory, as his top remains unprotected from overhead strikes. When punching an opponent with both his fists at full strength, Gorogong can break open their attempts to block him, stunning them in the process. While in S-Class form, whenever he performs a "Leap Smash" forward or a "Dive Smash" directly downwards, his impact with the ground can spread shockwaves, giving him a limited means to hit foes ahead of him within medium range. Despite being a volcanic monster with visible veins, cracks of lava, and flames covering some of his attacks, none of Gorogong's moves can actually set the enemy ablaze in-game.
Aside from grabbing and throwing objects and enemies, the shockwaves formed by his "Leap Smash" and "Dive Smash" while in S-Class form, and the explosions of his ultimate attack, "Tectonic Tantrum", Gorogong is completely melee-oriented, mostly reliant on his speed and agility to close the distance between him and his foes so he can overwhelm them with his immense strength, though this may prove insufficient against adversaries with ranged attacks, or even those with a reach advantage in melee combat, like Thundatross with its Condenser Sword, Rohanna with her "Club of Malice", Balzarr with some of its tail attacks, or even other opponents swinging something as simple as a building's antenna.
Mobility
Despite his robust form and immense physical strength, Gorogong is surprisingly agile, able to leap (as demonstrated with his special attacks, "Leap Smash" and "Dive Smash"), flip (as demonstrated with his aerial dodge, his air attack, "Walloping Flail", and his dash attack, "Savage Roll"), and even swim (as seen in cutscenes) quickly and easily to swing and smash his foes with forceful slams. Gorogong can even double jump by performing "Leap Smash" in the air. Even so, being a ground-based creature, many of Gorogong's moves are meant for grounded enemies, and his skills are best used against solid terrain with no significant changes in elevation. Against airborne opponents, Gorogong's only means of dealing with them are wait for them to get in range before grabbing them, or performing his "Jawbreaker" uppercut, his "Leap Smash" and "Dive Smash", or his ultimate, "Tectonic Tantrum". None of these are effective against foes that are flying, floating, and attacking from a further distance, and his "Leap Smash" and "Ground Smash" can be avoided by simply jumping over him (though this is harder to do against his S-Class form, as his impacts can affect greater heights). Despite his agility, his skill list also brings up his slow recovery, most notably for his "Jawbreaker" move, which makes him very vulnerable to being punished if he overcommits to attacking prepared enemies, which fits his tendencies to fly into reckless bouts of rage.
Tectonic Tantrum
Gorogong's fists begin to glow white-hot, and, with a roar, he hammers the ground with his fists in an alternate fashion eight times, finishing off by slamming both his fists on the ground three times. This causes eruptions to go off all around him in a close vicinity, with each explosion catching and forcing enemies to hurtle inwards towards him.
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Gorogong uses his Tectonic Tantrum.
S-Class
After gathering a sufficient amount of Giga Energy, Gorogong achieves peak power to grow to massive proportions, gaining great power and enhanced abilities. Giga Energy is gathered through dealing damage to other Titans or gathering it from the surrounding environment.
Weaknesses
Gorogong's intense obsession with his Giga Crystal can bring about his own downfall. In Project P.P.J.U.R.A.S, Gorogong can be distracted by throwing his artifact at him, which allows Pipijuras to strike him while he is in the middle of celebrating. In Woolley's Misadventures, Woolley accidentally sinks Gorogong's crystal, which drives him mad enough to do his ultimate attack occasionally in battle, consequently leaving him tired after every attempt and therefore open to attack. This also shows that, despite his active tendency to rampage, Gorogong's stamina has clear limitations.
As with his inspiration King Kong, Gorogong's interest in women can ultimately lead to his defeat. With her soothing songs, Princess Luana was able to lure him to a volcano, sacrificing her life to seal him in it. A flash of violet light followed as marks formed on the volcano's flanks, implying that Giga Energy was involved in imprisoning him within the volcano, thus making Giga Energy, ironically a titan strengthener, one of the few things that can effectively restrain him.
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Trivia
- With 12 skins, Gorogong has the most subspecies out of any Titan in GigaBash.
- Kongkrete learned its "Dive Smash" techinque from observing Gorogong.[5]
References
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