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List of minor Toho weapons and vehicles

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This page is a list of minor weapons, vehicles and other devices from Toho-licensed media, sorted by the medium in which they appear. This is defined as any weapon, tool, technological device or supernatural implement whose roles have little overall relevance in the media they are featured in, have limited screentime, or do not have enough information to warrant a dedicated page.

Lists

Films

Godzilla series

Name Image Appearance(s) Description Trivia
Monster Island computer
(怪獣島コンピューター,  
Kaijūtō konpyūtā
)
[1]:55

Ichiro's computer
(一郎のコンピュータ,  
Ichirō no konpyūta
)
[2]:313

All Monsters Attack (1969) Built by Ichiro Miki out of various pieces of metal, instruments, and wires, he asked it to tell him the location of Monster Island before dreaming about visiting by boarding an airplane.
Kaiju 1
(怪獣1号,   Kaijū Ichigō)
While playing with his "computer", Ichiro Miki fell asleep and dreamed about himself aboard a Pan American Boeing 707 traveling from Haneda Airport to Monster Island. After imagining every other passenger disappearing, Ichiro entered the empty cockpit and saw the unmanned control wheels still turning. The disembodied voice of one of the pilots radioed Monster Island, identifying the airliner's call sign as Kaiju 1, and told them they were approaching for landing.
Rokuro's watercraft
(六ちゃんの水上車,  
Rokuchan no minakamisha
)
[3]:81

Dolphin boat
(いるかボート,   Iruka bōto)[2]:313

Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) Rokuro Ibuki rode his watercraft in Lake Kitayama, Japan while his older brother Goro Ibuki enjoyed a picnic with his friend Hiroshi Jinkawa near the shoreline. A whirlpool formed in the middle of the lake and nearly pulled Rokuro in before Goro and Hiroshi pulled him back to shore with a life rope. The three watched as the whirlpool swallowed the watercraft and completely drained the lake in a matter of moments.
Black Hole Planet 3 Alien UFO
(大宇宙ブラックホール第三惑星人円盤,  
Daiuchū Burakku Hōru
Daisan Wakuseijin Enban
)
[4]

Planet 3 UFO (第3惑星人円盤,  
Daisan Wakuseijin Enban
)
[2]:312

Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Main article: Black Hole Planet 3 Alien UFO.
Super Geiger counter
(スーパーガイガー探知機,  
Sūpā Gaigā tanchiki
)
[1]:71
Inside their hidden base, the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens detected Godzilla heading for Tokyo using the Super Geiger counter. Mugal, the leader of the invasion force, accurately predicted that Godzilla would fight Titanosaurus in the city by observing the map of Tokyo displayed on the device.
Ultrasonic Wave Generator
(超音波発生装置,  
Chōonpa Hassei Sōchi
)
[4]

Supersonic Wave Generator
for Monster System Order

During Titanosaurus's pursuit of the INTERPOL submarine Akatsuki II, one of the crew members activated the sub's supersonic wave oscillator in desperation, which surprisingly caused Titanosaurus to writhe in pain and retreat. After surviving the encounter, INTERPOL determined that sonic waves were Titanosaurus's weakness. When Titanosaurus appeared in Tokyo, the sub's crew attempted to activate the oscillator again but found the device was damaged by Katsura Mafune and Shinzo Mafune's butler. After repairing the supersonic wave oscillator, it was mounted on the underside of a Bell 204 helicopter as the JSDF's best hope of defeating Titanosaurus. Using a rocket launcher, JSDF Commander Segawa fired a warhead containing an antenna into Titanosaurus's neck before the oscillator was activated, allowing the waves to directly injure the monster. Godzilla proceeded to defeat the incapacitated kaiju with a blast of atomic breath.
Sonic Dorat whistle
(ドラット用音波笛,  
Dorattoyō onpa fue
)
[5]:23

Dorat whistle
(ドラットの笛,  
Doratto no fue
)
[2]:311

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) Before the time travel trip to 1944, the Futurian Emmy Kano brought three Dorats aboard the ship KIDS, startling Miki Saegusa. Kano apologized before using her Dorat whistle to calm the creatures.
BABY
(BABY (ベビー),   Bebī)
Main article: BABY.
Futurian laser guns
(レーザー銃,   Rēzājū)[5]:23

(レーザーガン,   Rēzā gan)[2]:311

When the Futurians Wilson and Glenchico unleashed King Ghidorah upon Japan to destroy the country, the Futurian Emmy Kano reprogrammed the android M11 to help sabotage their plan. While Ghidorah fought Godzilla in Hokkaido, Kano, M11, and Kano's distant descendant Kenichiro Terasawa went aboard the Futurian time machine MOTHER and destroyed Ghidorah's control device using remote explosives. After knocking out a guard, M11 gave Kano and Terasawa Futurian guns to defend themselves before fighting off the other guards inside the ship. Kano and Terasawa confronted Wilson, whose plan has been foiled; however, Wilson and Glenchico reveal that MOTHER would automatically return them to the 23rd century in a matter of minutes. King Ghidorah may have lost, but Wilson reasoned that the new more powerful Godzilla would finish off the ailing nation. Kano, Terasawa, and M11 temporarily subdue Wilson and Glenchico before they escaped MOTHER in the subship KIDS. From there, M11 teleported MOTHER — with Wilson and Glenchico aboard — to Hokkaido, where it was destroyed by Godzilla.
Pteranodon Robot
(翼竜ロボット,  
Yokuryū Robotto
,
lit. Pterosaur Robot)
[6]:22
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
History
Main article: Pteranodon Robot.
The brainchild of Kazuma Aoki, the Pteranodon Robot was a flying vehicle modeled after the Pteranodons he adored so much. Aoki brought the completed robot to the enclosure where BabyGodzilla was being held by the United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center and cared for by Azusa Gojo. Aoki let Azusa ride on the robot with him, but as they passed over Baby's enclosure the robot sputtered and suddenly dropped out of the sky, crashing in the enclosure. Both Aoki and Azusa were unhurt, though the Pteranodon Robot was damaged. Aoki later repaired the Pteranodon Robot and used it to exit the Garuda during the battle between Godzilla and Super Mechagodzilla.
Gallery
G-Sensor
(G (ジー)センサー,   Jī Sensā)
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
Height: 2 meters • Width: 1 meter[7]:266
History

A G-Sensor, a device that detects Godzilla's body temperature, radiation, and movement, was dropped into the Japan Trench by the CCI using the Shinkai 6500 deep sea research submersible. It's believed that multiple G-Sensors were deployed.[8]

Blast Bomb
(ブラスト・ボム,  
Burasuto Bomu
)
Height: 1.8 meters • Diameter: 2.7 meters; 0.7 meters (muzzle)[9]:15
History

The morning after CCI's alert system notified Mitsuo Katagiri that Godzilla was heading toward Tokai, likely to feed on the reactors of the Tokai Nuclear Power Plant, the JSDF's forces were deployed on the beaches of the city. Blast Bombs, designed to combat Godzilla by directing the impact of the explosion in one direction[10], were planted underwater in Godzilla's path like landmines. The bombs exploded once the monster landed, causing him to emerge from the depths. Later, after the Millennian UFO landed on top of the Tokyo Opera City Tower, Katagiri ordered five Blast Bombs to be planted on the 51st floor of the building to destroy the alien craft. The charges were set by JSDF soldiers and scheduled to detonate at 9:10 PM. With the help of his colleague Yuki Ichinose, Yuji Shinoda uncovered the aliens' activity through the computers inside the tower. Ignoring pleas from Ichinose, Shinoda's daughter Io, and his subordinate Shiro Miyasaka, Katagiri detonated the Blast Bombs while Shinoda was still inside. The explosion failed to damage the UFO, and Shinoda escaped the tower by sliding down an elevator shaft before reuniting with Io and Ichinose.

Dragon Arrow
(ドラゴンアロー,  
Doragon Arō
)
[11]
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) Dragon Arrow aerial torpedoes were launched by Mitsubishi F-15Js to guide Godzilla to Kiganjima.[11]
  • No fighter jet, old or modern, has ever carried, launched, or operationally used torpedoes.
Maser Turret
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Main article: Maser Turret.
Kuroshio 12
(くろしお 12,  
Kuroshio 12
)
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
History

Before Operation Wada Tsumi, the crew of the patrol boat Kuroshio 12 spotted dead deep-sea fish floating around one of the radiation-detecting buoys deployed in Sagami Bay, with the buoy's blinking light signaling Godzilla's presence. They reported their coordinates (35.03 N, 139.41 E) so that underwater decoy ships playing a recording of Godzilla's roar could lure the monster further out to sea, but the decoys were destroyed.

Gallery
  • Kuroshio 12 is the same boat model as the minesweepers Shinseimaru and Kaishinmaru, painted gray with the gun and layout rearranged.

Television and web series

Name Image Appearance(s) Description Trivia
Otaki Factory Industrial robots

Work Robot
(作業用口ボット,  
Sagyōyōguchi Robotto
)
[12]
Godzilla Singular Point episode 2, Gamesome, and episode 3, Tigerish In episode 2 of Godzilla Singular Point, Gamesome, after Yun Arikawa and Haberu Kato inspect and take note of the damage that Jet Jaguar had sustained during its fight with Rodan, Haberu expressed that repairing Jet Jaguar, along with working on three industrial robots that needed to be completed by the weekend, would be impossible.

However, Satomi Kanahara, who had been listening to their conversation, informed them that Otaki said to focus on repairing Jet Jaguar for the next fight. In episode 3, Tigerish, Pelops II took control of one of the Otaki Factory's robots after Mei Kamino wanted to know if her apartment was safe. After taking control of the robot, Pelops II briefly looked around the Otaki Factory's garage before meeting Satomi, who though that Haberu or Yun was controlling the machine. After opening the garage, Mei sheepishly thanked Satomi for letting them "borrow" the robot through a speaker and left. Whilst on its way to Mei's apartment, Pelops II encountered Yun and Haberu being chased by a Rodan. Pelops II quickly used the robot's mechanical arm to attack the kaiju which allowed the two to escape however, the robot was quickly swarmed by multiple Rodans and was eventually destroyed.

In episode 5, Theorist, it is shown that the Otaki Factory had repurposed one of their work robots to upgrade Jet Jaguar, by removing the camera and mechanical arm, to fight the kaiju Anguirus.

To be added.


References

This is a list of references for List of minor Toho weapons and vehicles. 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 Common Knowledge of Godzilla. Futabasha. 6 July 2014. ISBN 978-4-575-30696-5.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 All Toho Mechanic Pictorial Book (2nd ed.). Yosensha. 20 July 2018. ISBN 978-4-8003-1461-1.
  3. Definitive Edition of Toho Monster Movies!! Godzilla Special Effects Complete Works. Natsumesha. 21 December 1994. ISBN 978-4816317750.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Terror of Mechagodzilla (メカゴジラの逆襲)". Godzilla Store. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Kodansha Hit Books: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Monster Great Complete Works. Kodansha. 5 December 1991. ISBN 4061777203.
  6. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. 1 December 1993. ISBN 978-4-09-101439-9.
  7. Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works. Village Books. 28 September 2012. ISBN 4-864-91013-8.
  8. Kodansha 2024, p. 17.
  9. Godzilla 2000: Millennium Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. 10 January 2000. ISBN 4-09-101471-2.
  10. Kodansha 2024, p. 16.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Kodansha 2024, p. 31.
  12. Godzilla Singular Point Fan Book. Futabasha. 13 July 2021. p. 80. ISBN 978-4-575-45883-1.

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