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King Ghidorah's name is composed of "King" {{Nihongo|キング|Kingu}} and "Ghidorah." The "Ghidorah" part of King Ghidorah's name comes from the Japanese word for "hydra" {{Nihongo|ヒドラ|Hidora}}, which is spelled very similarly to the [[Japan]]ese katakana for Ghidorah. [[Monarch]] gives King Ghidorah the designation '''Monster Zero'''. | King Ghidorah's name is composed of "King" {{Nihongo|キング|Kingu}} and "Ghidorah." The "Ghidorah" part of King Ghidorah's name comes from the Japanese word for "hydra" {{Nihongo|ヒドラ|Hidora}}, which is spelled very similarly to the [[Japan]]ese katakana for Ghidorah. [[Monarch]] gives King Ghidorah the designation '''Monster Zero'''. | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
The MonsterVerse King Ghidorah has only been depicted in paintings so far, but bears the silhouette of a dragon with three heads on long necks and two large wings at his sides. His necks appear more snake-like that previous incarnations. According to Monarch files, injuries have been discovered on several locations on King Ghidorah's body "reminiscent of claw and scorch marks." | |||
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
King Ghidorah's origins are currently unknown. Judging by his appearance in ancient cave paintings, he has appeared sometime in the past, and may have clashed with [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]]. According to the official [[Monarch]] timeline, King Ghidorah was discovered buried under ice in [[Antarctica]] in [[2016]] by a [[Monarch]] team headed by [[Vivienne Graham]].<ref name="KSI Facebook"/> Monarch links King Ghidorah to mythical creatures such as the Hydra and the Rainbow Serpent, and describes him as a "living extinction event."<ref name="Monarch"/> | King Ghidorah's origins are currently unknown. Judging by his appearance in ancient cave paintings, he has appeared sometime in the past, and may have clashed with [[Godzilla/Legendary|Godzilla]]. According to the official [[Monarch]] timeline, King Ghidorah was discovered buried under ice in [[Antarctica]] in [[2016]] by a [[Monarch]] team headed by [[Vivienne Graham]].<ref name="KSI Facebook"/> Monarch links King Ghidorah to mythical creatures such as the Hydra and the Rainbow Serpent, and describes him as a "living extinction event."<ref name="Monarch"/> |
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The MonsterVerse King Ghidorah (キングギドラ is an incarnation of Kingu Gidora)King Ghidorah that first appeared in a cave painting in the post-credits scene for the 2017 Legendary Pictures film, Kong: Skull Island, and is set to make his debut in the upcoming 2019 film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
This will be the first incarnation of King Ghidorah to appear in an American-made film.
Name
King Ghidorah's name is composed of "King" (キング and "Ghidorah." The "Ghidorah" part of King Ghidorah's name comes from the Japanese word for "hydra" Kingu) (ヒドラ, which is spelled very similarly to the Hidora)Japanese katakana for Ghidorah. Monarch gives King Ghidorah the designation Monster Zero.
Design
The MonsterVerse King Ghidorah has only been depicted in paintings so far, but bears the silhouette of a dragon with three heads on long necks and two large wings at his sides. His necks appear more snake-like that previous incarnations. According to Monarch files, injuries have been discovered on several locations on King Ghidorah's body "reminiscent of claw and scorch marks."
Origins
King Ghidorah's origins are currently unknown. Judging by his appearance in ancient cave paintings, he has appeared sometime in the past, and may have clashed with Godzilla. According to the official Monarch timeline, King Ghidorah was discovered buried under ice in Antarctica in 2016 by a Monarch team headed by Vivienne Graham.[1] Monarch links King Ghidorah to mythical creatures such as the Hydra and the Rainbow Serpent, and describes him as a "living extinction event."[2]
History
MonsterVerse
Kong: Skull Island
After their adventure on Skull Island, Monarch members Houston Brooks and Lin San showed James Conrad and Mason Weaver two cave paintings of King Ghidorah, along with paintings depicting Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan, as proof that the inhabitants of Skull Island were not the only monsters in the world. In the second painting, he was shown fighting Godzilla.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
On July 26, 2014, King Ghidorah was confirmed to be appearing in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, along with Mothra and Rodan.[4]
Abilities
Flight
The muscle tendons in King Ghidorah's wings are described being incredibly hyper-tensile, and that their massive aerodynamics could generate hurricane-force winds when flying. When combined with the his body's electro-receptor molecular biology, water vapor in the air would be superheated, creating a localized storm system as he flies. The power of his flight is so great that as a result, "the stratosphere would be torn open by an otherworldly tempest of thunder and lightning [Earth's] sky has never seen."[2]
Conducting Scales
Monarch scientists theorize that King Ghidorah's scales are gilded with trace amounts of aurum which act as conductors, capable of carrying bio-electrical currents throughout his body.
Intelligence
According to cranial scans, King Ghidorah has a divergent frontal lobe density in the brains of all three heads, indicating that each of his heads can have disparate levels of cognitive functions, possibly including independent thought.
Filmography
- Kong: Skull Island (2017) [cave painting]
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) [post-production]
Gallery
Trivia
- The script for Kong: Skull Island called for the Iwi petroglyphs inside the Wanderer to depict many monsters, including "one with three heads."[5] In the completed film, only Kong and the Skullcrawlers were shown.
- Monarch's designation for King Ghidorah, Monster Zero, is the name given to King Ghidorah by the Xiliens in Invasion of Astro-Monster.[1]
See Also
References
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