List of minor Toho monsters

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This page is a list of minor monsters from Toho-licensed media. This is defined as any kaiju, kaijin or animals whose roles generally have little overall relevance in the media they are featured in, and who are not trademarked (or otherwise prominently featured) characters. As a result, this page doesn't include characters such as Meganulon or Meganula, Fairy Mothra, Garu Garu, Barem, and Ghogo, who are all trademarked.

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Lists

Godzilla series

Films

Name	Image	Appearance(s)	Description	Trivia
Trilobite (三葉虫,   San'yōchū) (トリロバイト,   Torirobaito)		Godzilla (1954)	Main article: Trilobite. In Godzilla, a living trilobite was discovered by Dr. Kyohei Yamane in one of Godzilla's footprints on Odo Island. Yamane concluded from the creature's presence in the footprint along with the age of the sediment found with it that Godzilla must have been living in a deep underwater pocket since the Jurassic before being disturbed by H-bomb testing. In Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, Dr. Tokumitsu Yuhara created a cybernetic "Mecha-Trilobite." This technology would lay the groundwork for the construction of Kiryu using the original Godzilla's skeleton.
Giant Lizard (大トカゲ,   Ōtokage)		King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)	Main article: Giant Lizard. The Giant Lizard scared Kinsaburo Furue while he and an exploration party searched the jungles of Farou Island for King Kong. Osamu Sakurai informed Furue that it was only a lizard and instructed him to throw it, then shot and killed the creature with his rifle.
Giant Octopus (大ダコ,   Ōdako)		• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) • Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) [alternate ending] • The War of the Gargantuas (1966)	Main article: Giant Octopus. In King Kong vs. Godzilla, the Giant Octopus attacked a village on Farou Island before being driven off by King Kong. The Giant Octopus was also featured in the unused alternate ending for Frankenstein vs. Baragon, where it appeared from the depths and dragged Frankenstein underwater after his victory over Baragon. The Giant Octopus' last film appearance came the following year in The War of the Gargantuas, where it attacked a boat and fought Gaira at sea.
Mystery Bones of Infant Island (インファント島の怪骨,   Infanto-tō no Kai Kotsu) Skeleturtle		Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)	Main article: Skeleturtle. The Mystery Bones of Infant Island was present when Ichiro Sakai, Junko Nakanishi, and Shunsuke Miura arrived on the desolate and irradiated Infant Island. The creature has since appeared in print media and has even received official merchandise.
Giant Condor (大コンドル,   Ōkondoru) Giant Eagle (大ワシ,   Ōwashi)		• Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) • All Monsters Attack (1969) [stock footage, as "Giant Eagle"]	Main article: Giant Condor. In Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, the Giant Condor attacked Godzilla on Letchi Island, but was promptly killed by a blast of his atomic breath. It reappeared through stock footage as the Giant Eagle in All Monsters Attack.
Giant Praying Mantis (大カマキリ,   Ōkamakiri)		Son of Godzilla (1967)	Height: ~2 meters The Giant Praying Mantises were native to Solgell Island, and stalked its jungles at night. One mantis wandered too close to the camp of several United Nations scientists on the island, who were able to scare it away with gunshots. When the scientists' weather-controlling experiment went awry and triggered unrelenting radioactive storms, three of these mantises were mutated into giant monsters dubbed Kamacuras.
Maneater (人喰い植物,   Hitokui Shokubutsu)		All Monsters Attack (1969)	Height: Unknown • Weight: Unknown • Place of Emergence: Dream Monster Island History The Maneater appeared when Ichiro Miki walked in front of it, distracted by watching Minilla trying to fire atomic breath in front of Godzilla but failing. The Maneater sneakily grabbed Ichiro, put him up to its body, and covered his mouth so he couldn't talk. Ichiro then woke up from his dream and realized that he was being kidnapped by robbers. Gallery Maneater ornament by Cast	The Maneater's Japanese name, Hitokui Shokubutsu, literally translates to "man-eating plant," referencing how it grabbed Ichiro Miki and tried to eat him. A 2008 Cast ornament of the creature gives it the full name Man-Eating Plant of Dream Monster Island (夢の怪獣島の人食い植物,   Yume no Kaijū-tō no Hitokui Shokubutsu).
Smog Factory (公害工場,   Kōgai Kōjō)		Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)	History During one of the film's animated segments, the Smog Factory made an appearance, grabbing up surrounding trees with its claws and growing in size while producing large quantities of smog. Hedorah appeared and ate the smog being produced, sitting on top of the factory and consuming it whole. Once the Smog Factory was completely consumed, Hedorah flew away. Gallery	An ornament of Smog Factory along with an animated Hedorah has been produced by Cast. Along with Hedorah, the Smog Factory is one of the first characters in the Godzilla franchise to appear in animation.
Fish Person (魚人間,   Sakana Ningen)		Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)	History The Fish People were a hallucination experienced by Yukio Keuchi while at a nightclub. He hallucinated that the other patrons all possessed fish heads as they were dancing to the song "Return the Sun!." After shaking his head, he quickly snapped out of the hallucination. Gallery
Shukra (シュクラ,   Shukura)		Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)	Also known as the Homework Monster, Shukra is one of the character Gengo Kotaka's original monsters.
Mamagon (ママゴン,   Mamagon)		Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)	Mamagon is one of Gengo Kotaka's original monsters.
Shockirus (ショッキラス,   Shokkirasu) Giant Sea Louse		The Return of Godzilla (1984)	Main article: Shockirus. A sea louse mutated after feeding on Godzilla, Shockirus came aboard the Fifth Yahata Maru and killed many of its crew members. It later attacked Goro Maki when he came aboard the ship, but was subsequently killed by Hiroshi Okumura.
Dorat (ドラット,   Doratto) Drat		Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)	Main article: Dorat. Genetically engineered pets from the future, three Dorats were released on Lagos Island in 1944 by the Futurian Emmy Kano. In 1954, the Dorats were exposed to the Castle Bravo H-bomb test, which merged them together and mutated them into King Ghidorah.
Pteranodon Robot	[[File:|center|150px]]	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)	The brainchild of Kazuma Aoki, the Pteranodon Robot was a flying vehicle modeled after the Pteranodons he adored so much. Aoki brought the completed robot to the enclosure where BabyGodzilla was being held by the United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center and cared for by Azusa Gojo. Aoki let Azusa ride on the robot with him, but as they passed over Baby's enclosure the robot sputtered and suddenly dropped out of the sky, crashing in the enclosure. Both Aoki and Azusa were unhurt, though the Pteranodon Robot was damaged. Aoki later repaired the Pteranodon Robot and used it to exit the Garuda during the battle between Godzilla and Super Mechagodzilla.
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Mecha-Trilobite (メカトリロバイト,   Mekatorirobaito) Cyborg-Trilobite		Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)	History Main article: Trilobite#Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. Gallery
Futami (フターミ,   Futāmi)		Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
Tezuka (テズーカ,   Tezūka)		Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
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Television

Name	Image	Appearance(s)	Description	Trivia
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Comics

Name	Image	Appearance(s)	Description	Trivia
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Weird New Species of Bird		Godzilla: Legends #5	When Bryson Allworth was sent to climb Godzilla in order to take tissue samples from him for government research, he found a new species of bird on his back. It had a nest with its mate and ate an amphibian using its long tongue. Bryson referred to them as a "weird new species of bird."	The fanmade name Mutant Bird was coined by Toho Kingdom. The birds have no official name in the story.

Books

Name	Image	Appearance(s)	Description	Trivia
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Other

Name	Image	Appearance(s)	Description	Trivia
Vampire Plant	[[File:|center|150px]]	• Mothra (1961) • Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) [stock footage]
Giant Sea Serpent (大海蛇,   Ō-Umihebi)	[[File:|center|150px]]	King Kong Escapes (1967)
Sergio Island Bat	[[File:|center|150px]]	Space Amoeba (1970)
Giant Slug	[[File:|center|150px]]	Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)

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