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Toho Company, Limited Monster
Shockirus in The Return of Godzilla
Shockirus
Alternate names Shokkirasu, Shokilas, Giant Sea Louse
Subtitle(s) Giant Louse
(巨大フナムシ,   Kyodai Funamushi)[1]
Parasitic Beast (寄生獣,   Kisei-jū)[2]
Bloodsucking Insect
(吸血虫,   Kyūketsuchū)[3]
Species Irradiated Sea Louse
Length 1 meter[4][5]
Weight 45 kilograms[4][5]
Enemies Goro Maki, Hiroshi Okumura
Created by Koji Hashimoto, Shuichi Nagahara,
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Portrayed by Puppet
First appearance The Return of Godzilla
Roar(s)
More roars

Shockirus (ショッキラス,   Shokkirasu) is a mutated sea louse kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1984 Godzilla film, The Return of Godzilla.

Design

Shockirus resembles marine arthropods like the horseshoe crab with its multiple legs and hard shell. Its shell has many bumps, and it has a two-pronged spike tail.

In the manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla, the Shockirus look like giant cockroaches.

Origins

According to Doctor Hayashida, Shockirus was likely a parasitic sea louse that fed on Godzilla's blood and was mutated by the radiation.

History

Heisei Series

The Return of Godzilla

When Godzilla attacked the Yahata-Maru, Shockirus jumped off his body and came aboard the boat. Shockirus hunted down the crew members that had survived Godzilla's attack and killed them all, draining their bodily fluids and leaving behind desiccated husks. The last survivor, Hiroshi Okumura, was injured by Shockirus and locked himself inside a locker to hide from the creature. When reporter Goro Maki came aboard the ship the next day, he was attacked by Shockirus, who jumped onto his chest and crawled toward his throat. Fortunately, Okumura regained consciousness and stabbed Shockirus in the back with a hatchet, killing it.

Abilities

Shockirus is an extraordinary jumper, and also can suck vital fluids out of a host. Its hard carapace also protects it from harm.

Video Games

NEW Godzilla

Shockirus appears in NEW Godzilla, a video game adaptation of The Return of Godzilla, where it attacks Goro Maki aboard the Yahata-Maru.

Comics

Shockirus appears in the Dark Horse Godzilla comics where it attacks Kino and Take' when they climb up Godzilla. A creature resembling Shockirus appears very briefly in IDW's Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #1.

Gallery

Main article: Shockirus/Gallery.

Roar

Shockirus' roars are Ebirah and Kumonga roars that have been raised/lowered in pitch and sped up and slowed down respectively. In the U.S. cut, the roars are replaced with a different hissing screech.

Shockirus's roars

In Other Languages

  • Serbian and Russian: Шокирус

Trivia

References

This is a list of references for Shockirus. 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. ↑ Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia. Shogakukan. p. 77. 23 July 2014. ISBN: 4-096-82090-3.
  2. ↑ Godzilla Giant Monsters Super Encyclopedia. Kodansha. p. 10. 15 March 1994. ISBN: 4-06-304270-7.
  3. ↑ Definitive Edition of Toho Monster Movies!! Godzilla Special Effects Complete Works. Natsumesha. p. 59. 21 December 1994. ISBN: 978-4816317750.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book (4th Edition). Yosensha. p. 216. 4 September 2016. ISBN: 978-4-8003-0362-2.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. p. 11. 1 January 2000. ISBN: 978-4091014702.

 
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KaijuLover1954

6 months ago
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I'm gonna need a bigger axe or boots O_O
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Gojira(Heisel)Fan

6 months ago
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I lost my other account called HeiselGojiFan. This is going to be my new account for now. Also, its underrated and out of place but still really interesting.
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MosuFan2004

22 months ago
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Pretty underrated.
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Koopa

23 months ago
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Shockirus is an interesting concept - I've always wondered if something as large as a kaiju would have stuff living off it. This is almost like a precursor to the mites seen in Pacific Rim.
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BigRandomKaiju

23 months ago
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Louse dude is a strange and out of place
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BigRandomKaiju

23 months ago
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dude
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Titanollante

29 months ago
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Shockirus needs more love. Seriously.
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Green Blob Thing

29 months ago
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Perhaps Shockirus, Giant Lizard, Oodako, Skeleturtle, Giant Condor, Giant Praying Mantis and Maneater can come back one day to team up against Godzilla and fight him.
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