Original Gyaos
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- Not to be confused with the Showa Gyaos, the original version of the character.
Original Gyaos (オリジナル・ギャオス Orijinaru Gyaosu) is a winged kaiju who first appeared in the 2006 Gamera film Gamera the Brave.
In 1973, a flock of four Original Gyaos attacked a Japanese village, but were fought off by Avant Gamera, who was forced to self-destruct and sacrifice himself in order to kill them. A new monster called Zedus was eventually spawned by feeding on the carcasses of the Gyaos flock, and did battle with a new Gamera three decades later.
Name
The Gyaos in Gamera the Brave are called Original Gyaos (オリジナル・ギャオス Orijinaru Gyaosu) according to supplementary materials, though Gyaos' name is never spoken in the film.[1]
Development
Much like the Hyper Gyaos from Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris, the Original Gyaos were entirely portrayed through props, puppets, and CGI.
The construction of an Original Gyaos puppet for Gamera the Brave
Design
The Original Gyaos in Gamera the Brave are very thin and sleek, with blue skin that is so tight on their bodies that it renders their bones visible underneath. They have pointed snouts and a more decorative pattern on their head crests.
History
- Gamera the Brave (2006)
Gamera the Brave
In 1973, a flock of Original Gyaos attacked the seaside city of Shima, Mie Prefecture, only to be confronted by Avant Gamera, who emerged from the nearby forest. Gamera quickly annihilated one of the Gyaos with a fireball, though the other three retaliated and knocked Gamera to the ground with an Ultrasonic Scalpel. The Gyaos flock immediately swarmed the downed Gamera, biting him and tearing into his flesh. Overwhelmed and bested, Gamera overloaded his internal furnace and self-destructed, sacrificing himself in efforts to destroy the flock. Though they attempted to escape, the remaining Gyaos were consumed in the resulting blast.
The creature called Zedus was later mutated by feeding on the corpses of the flock of Original Gyaos. Over 30 years after the Original Gyaos attacked, a new Gamera emerged to do battle with Zedus.[1]
Abilities
Flight
Original Gyaos are capable of flight.
Ultrasonic Scalpel
Gyaos' signature ability is the Ultrasonic Scalpel (超音波メス Chōonpa Mesu) it fires from its mouth. This attack takes the form of a thin yellow beam which can slice apart objects with incredible precision.
Possession
Original Gyaos may "possess" and "command" the organisms which become monsters by consuming their flesh. Zedus was driven by the malice and hatred of Gyaos to exterminate Gamera and humanity.[2]
Mutagenic cells
Supplementary materials, such as the Gamera the Brave Super Complete Works and an anatomical diagram of Zedus, state that cells in the Original Gyaos' tissue can cause mutation if ingested, which resulted in the emergence of Zedus.[1][2] In the novel Friends: Gamera the Brave, these cells, called Gyaos Cells (ギャオス細胞 Gyaosu Saibō) or GC, also gave rise to other monsters called G-Monsters; among them was Space Gyaos and Baby Jiger, engineered by Soichiro Amamiya.[3]
Comics
- Gamera 2006: Hard Link (2006)
Gamera 2006: Hard Link
In the spin-off manga to Gamera the Brave, Gamera's battle against the Gyaos in 1973 is gone more into detail within the "Special Link" chapter. Gamera was being attacked by four Gyaos' Ultrasonic Scalpels. Gamera killed a first Gyaos with a point-blank fire blast and then stomped on its head. The remaining three Gyaos kept firing at Gamera, but Gamera got into his shell and charged up a fire blast which he fired at one of the Gyaos. Another Gyaos came in and bit Gamera's arm, and Gamera threw it to the ground and fired at it, killing it. The two remaining Gyaos hovered about, and Gamera fired another fire blast at one of them. From the smoke one Gyaos flew toward Gamera and unleashed a flurry of beams. Gamera punched it to the ground. However, the Gyaos continued its onslaught of beams just as the other Gyaos turned out to have survived and flew over to Gamera. Gamera began spurting blood, and the two Gyaos feasted on his entrails. Gamera, acknowledging he had been defeated, triggered his Fireball Ejection Suicide, killing him along with both Gyaos.
A Gyaos corpse recovered by the JSDF
Books
- Friends: Gamera the Brave (2006)
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See also
References
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