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The Super X (スーパーX Sūpā Ekkusu) is an aerial vehicle used by the JSDF that first appeared in the 1984 Toho Godzilla film The Return of Godzilla.
Designed to defend the Japanese capital, the Super X was deployed to stop Godzilla when the monster attacked Tokyo. It succeeded in rendering the monster unconscious using its payload of cadmium missiles, but Godzilla was revitalized by a radiation storm and attacked the craft. This time, Godzilla gained the upper hand and finally destroyed the Super X by toppling a skyscraper onto it. However, the craft's remains were salvaged and later used to build a successor, the Super X2.
History
Heisei era
The Return of Godzilla
The Super X was built in secret to defend Tokyo against a military invasion or nuclear accident. However, it was first used against Godzilla when he attacked Tokyo, in conjunction with the N1-00s. The first encounter between the kaiju and the machine was a success for humanity - the Super X discharged its cargo of cadmium missiles into Godzilla's mouth, halting his nuclear reactions to the point that he collapsed against a building, near death. At the same time, an accident involving the damaged Balashevo caused the Soviet Nuclear Attack Satellite to fire a nuclear weapon at the city. An American nuke was launched in response, but the collision of the two missiles generated a massive storm which disrupted the Super X’s systems. Lightning from the storm struck Godzilla's dorsal fins and revived him. The Super X, now out of cadmium shells, engaged Godzilla again, but its other weapons were unable to harm him. It was destroyed after a blast of Godzilla's atomic breath damaged its engines and forced it to land, allowing him to drop a building on top of it.
Godzilla vs. Biollante
The Super X appears at the beginning of the film through stock footage from The Return of Godzilla and a single shot of JSDF troops recovering its remains. The craft is later referenced as being both the inspiration and one of the sources for the metal used in the construction of its successor, the remotely-piloted Super X2.
Reiwa era
Godziban
Working from materials salvaged from the Gotengo, Young Serizawa built the Super X to combat the growing infestation of "reaper roaches" near his cabin on Godzi Godzi Island.
Super X with legs in Godziban
Capabilities
Flight
The Super X can fly at Mach 1.
Flares
The Super X is able to launch flares.
Armor
The Super X is covered with titanium-alloy armor which was able to weather two direct hits from Godzilla's atomic breath before sustaining serious damage.
Cadmium shells
The Super X has cadmium shells fired from a retractable cannon on top of the craft.
Weapon systems
The Super X has an assortment of conventional missiles, cannons and machine guns.
Laser cannons
The Super X has twin laser cannons mounted on the front.
Energy shield
In Godzilla: Mechagodzilla 50th Anniversary, the Super X could generate an energy shield around itself, though it was designed solely to protect the craft from Godzilla's atomic breath and failed to prevent a physical blow from destroying it.
Video games
- Multiplayer Adventure: New Godzilla (1985) - NEC PC-8801
- Godzilla: Monster of Monsters! (1988) - Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
- Godzilla (1993) - Arcade [cameo]
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1993) - Nintendo Game Boy
- Godzilla: Giant Monster March (1995) - Sega Game Gear
- Jumbo Godzilla (1995) - Arcade machine
- Godzilla: Trading Battle (1998) - Sony PlayStation
- Godzilla Generations (1998) - Sega Dreamcast
- Godzilla: Giant Monsters All-Out Typing Attack (2001) - IBM PC/AT, NEC PC98-NX
- CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle (2006) - Pachinko
- Godzilla (2014) - Sony PlayStation 3 and 4
- Godzilla Kaiju Collection (2015) - Android and iOS
- Godzilla Destruction (2021) - Android and iOS
- Godzilla Battle Line (2021) - Android, iOS, and PC
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!
The Super X makes frequent appearances as a stage enemy in this game, and is most common on Earth. It flies from the right of the screen to the the screen's center, where it will hover above the player, shooting Cadmium Missiles and dropping bombs towards the player's monster. Because it flies near the top of the screen, its attacks are more effective on Mothra. In the "base" levels, the Super X adopts a different tactic, and flies towards the player, shooting at them. When hit by the player, the Super X falls out of the sky and either disappears or explodes.
Like the Moonlight SY-3, the larger fighter jets, and Moguera's beams, the Super X is colored differently based on which monster the player is currently using. The Super X is blue when Godzilla is used, and gold if Mothra is used.
The Super X in Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!
Godzilla Battle Line
- Stars: ★★★
- Energy cost: 4
- Attack speed: 2.9 seconds
- Target: Leader/Ground/Aerial/Facility
- Movement speed: 10
- Search range: 120
- Reach: 120
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Books
GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse
The Super X was constructed to fight the many monsters invading the Earth after the 1999 landing of Kamacuras.
Comics
- The Return of Godzilla (1985)
- Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #25 (2015)
- Godzilla: Mechagodzilla 50th Anniversary (2024)
The Return of Godzilla
The Super X appears in the manga adaptation of The Return of Godzilla, mirroring its role in the film. It is destroyed in midair by a building knocked over by Godzilla, rather than being destroyed after damage from his atomic breath forces it to land.
Godzilla: Rulers of Earth
Following the end of the Trilopod threat, the Counter-Kaiju Reaction Forces expanded its fleet to include various new superweapons such as the Super X in their efforts to defend humanity from the monsters.
Gallery
Concept art
Super X concept art
Super X concept art
Production
Screenshots
Comics
The Super X in The Return of Godzilla manga
The Super X in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth
Toys
Bandai Ultimate Toho Super Weapon Ichinojin gashapon set, including the Super X
MODEROID Super X model kit
Magazines
Miscellaneous
Super X card (#62-D) featured in the Godzilla Wars 2 line of Toy Card 100 trading cards
Super X T-shirt
See also
Trivia
- The Super X is one of the most successful human-built weapons to have taken on Godzilla, managing to stop his heart and temporarily render him unconscious while sustaining almost no damage itself.
- In a script for Godzilla 1985 dated July 10, 1985, the Super X is called the "S-R-X". By the July 18 draft, R.J. Kizer vetoed this decision in handwritten notes.
- The Super X appears as a pencil topper in the reference-filled end credits of Godzilla Singular Point.
- The Super X makes a thinly-veiled appearance in episode 70 of the anime series Sgt. Frog as an alien craft used by the Keroro Platoon as part of a training exercise involving a miniature city. Maser Cannons also appear in the episode.
- According to Godzilla VS Mechagodzilla - Super Data Book, the technology of the Type 67 Maser Cannon led to the development of the Super X.
- Prior to making a full appearance in the final issue of the comic series Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, a toy of the Super X can be seen on the cover of the third issue.
References
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