Welcome to Wikizilla! — Please log in or sign up to contribute.

Ruby Death Ray

From Wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
Ruby Death Ray
Ruby Death Ray
Targets Barugon
First appearance Gamera vs. Barugon

The Ruby Death Ray (ルビー殺人光線,   Rubī Satsujin Kōsen) is an experimental infrared lamp which first appeared in the 1965 Daiei film Gamera vs. Barugon.

History

Showa era

Gamera vs. Barugon

Desperate to find a way to stop Barugon's path of destruction in Japan, the JSDF listened to Karen's plan to lure Barugon to Lake Biwa with a diamond to drown it. Every 1,000 years, a Barugon would hatch from an egg in The Valley of The Rainbow, looking for precious gemstones to eat, and Karen's ancestors would throw diamonds into a freshwater lake, where he would drown. A large diamond was sourced and flown to Japan from New Guinea, where it would be flown over the lake in an attempt to lure Barugon to his death by making him wander into the lake. However, while Barugon did initially follow the diamond, he lost interest shortly afterwards and stayed on dry land, rendering this initial attempt a failure.

Once it was discovered that Barugon's accelerated growth and increased size was the result of being mutated from his egg being exposed to infrared light from Onodera's infrared lamp, Karen deduced that the diamond under normal conditions was not enough to serve as a lure. A new plan was put into motion to use an experimental infrared lamp to make the diamond more appealing to Barugon. The lamp blasted the diamond with the infrared rays, causing it to project beautiful, dazzling blue light. To everyone's amazement and joy, Barugon followed the glowing diamond. As he neared the shore of Lake Biwa, the JSDF quickly loaded the lamp onto a boat and sailed out. Before they could reach the deeper section of the lake, another boat suddenly appeared, driven by Onodera, who planned to steal the diamond. Once alongside, Onodera opened fire, injuring a soldier and boarding their boat, threatening to shoot anyone who interfered, and demanded they hand over the diamond. With no other choice, the diamond was handed to him. Onodera boarded his boat and fled, but Barugon, who had reached the shore, shot out his large chameleon-like tongue and captured Onodera, swallowing both the man and the diamond whole, thwarting the plan.

Abilities

Infrared ray

The Ruby Death Ray can shine a beam of infrared light. When exposed to this infrared light, gemstones begin to emit copious quantities of visual light.

Video games

Gamera: The Time Adventure

The Ruby Death Ray appears in the second level of Gamera: The Time Adventure, depicted exclusively through stock film footage as the player revisits key moments in Gamera's history. As such, it is used on Barugon.

Gallery

  • A close-up of the infrared lamp

    A close-up of the infrared lamp

 
Vehicles & Superweapons
Superweapons
Oxygen Destroyer • Markalite Cannon • Atomic Heat Ray Gun • Artificial Lightning Generator • Gotengo • A-Cycle Light Ray Gun • Giant Parabolic Mirror • Type 66 Maser Cannon • Giant Electrode • Type 70 Maser Cannon • N1-00 • Super X • Soviet Nuclear Attack Satellite • Super X2 • Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria • M6000 T.C. System • MBT-MB92 • MBAW-93 • ASTOL-MB93 • Garuda • CLT-95 • DAG-MB96 • Super X3 • Raptor-One • Nilai-Kanai Guardian Tower • Dimension Tide • Taiho • D-03 Missile • Type 90 Maser Cannon • AC-3 White Heron • Eclair • Karyu • Rumbling • Dogfighter • Potaedong 55 • Mind-Destruction Coil • Polonium-210 • Dublin VXVIII • Vulture missile • GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator • Powered Suit • EMP Probe • Vulture • EMP Harpoon • Maser Turret • Orthogonal Diagonalizer
Aircraft
Curtiss F8C Helldiver • Mitsubishi F-86F Sabre • Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star • Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw • Kawasaki-Vertol KV-107 II • Curtiss C-46D • Shenyang J-6 • Hughes OH-6 Cayuse • Lockheed F-104 Starfighter • Hover Car • Mitsubishi F-4EJ Phantom II • Mitsubishi F-1 • MOTHER • KIDS • BABY • Pteranodon Robot • General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon • Kawasaki CH-47J Chinook • Solstice Technologies Helicopter • Support Helicopter • Kawasaki P-3C Orion • F-7J Jet • AH-64 Apache • Boeing 747 • Cessna 170 • Mitsubishi H-60 • Reconnaissance Drone • AH-1 Cobra • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet • IUK-3 • BC-22 • UH-1 Iroquois • GX-813 Griffon • Mitsubishi F-15J • Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit • Boeing B-29 Superfortress • General Atomics MQ-1 Predator • General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper • Mitsubishi F-2 • Hover Bike • USS Argo • Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II • HEAV • Mitsubishi A6M Zero • Kyushu J7W Shinden
Spacecraft
Land vehicles
Water vehicles
Venture • Eiko Maru • Landing Craft • Ryujin Maru No. 2 • Seahawk • Frontier Missile Cruiser • Mu Submarine • Red Satan • Red Bamboo ship • Explorer • Alpha • Black Shark • Akatsuki • Calico • Soviet nuclear missile submarine • Balashevo • Hatsuyuki-class destroyer • Haruna-class destroyer • Musashi-2 • NSTL Ripley • Kongō-class destroyer • Ohio-class submarine • Los Angeles-class submarine • Heat-Seeker • H.E.A.T. Copter • SGS • Mini-SGS • Aizu and Ako • Satsuma • Hatakaze-class destroyer • United States nuclear submarine • Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (USS Saratoga) • Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser • USS Lawton • Wanderer • Grey Fox • Eiko • Virginia-class submarine • USS Redfish • Shinseimaru • Takao • Yukikaze
Alien
Other weapons & devices

Comments

Showing 0 comments. When commenting, please remain respectful of other users, stay on topic, and avoid role-playing and excessive punctuation. Comments which violate these guidelines may be removed by administrators.

Loading comments...
Era Icon - Showa.png
Daiei Film
JSDF Vehicle


Retrieved from "https://wikizilla.org/w/index.php?title=Ruby_Death_Ray&oldid=415340"