Guiron debuted in 1969 in the film, "Gamera vs. Guiron". In this film, Guiron, an alien kaiju from the planet Tera, is the guardian of what remains of the alien civilization on the planet. Guiron is called upon to defend the last alien survivors from the flocks of Space Gyaos that also inhabit the planet, cutting them to ribbons with his sword-like head if they challenge him. Forced to travel to the Planet Tera in order to rescue two Earth children, Gamera battled Guiron, ordered by the brain-eating Terans to destroy the friend of all children. In the first battle between the two kaiju, Guiron was the victor, forcing Gamera to retreat into the sea to heal his wounds. Meanwhile, the aliens imprison the boys and leave to fix their spaceship, which was damaged by Gamera. While the aliens are away, the boys release Guiron, who attacks the alien women and destroys their spaceship before diving into the sea to attack Gamera, who grabs Guiron and takes the battle back to solid ground. After a fierce battle, Gamera finally gains the upper hand by sticking Guiron into the ground by his sword-like head and tossing a Teran missile into the round shuriken star section of Guiron's head, destroying much of the quadruped kaiju’s skull and killing Guiron once and for all.
Guiron was 85 meters long and weighed 110 tons. The alien kaiju's only long-range offensive weapons were the shuriken stars that he fired from the sides of his sword-like head. Guiron's strongest weapon was his sword-head, which could cut through almost anything and was able to deflect beams fired at him. Guiron also used his teeth and claws as weapons, he could also leap great distances, but all of this was not enough to overcome the friend of all children, Gamera.
Check out this section in SEPTEMBER, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... MINILLA (Showa)!
JULY 2010
ORGA
Orga made his debut in December of 1999 in the film, "Godzilla 2000 Millennium". In this film, Orga, a mutation type kaiju that is part alien and part Godzilla, appeared on Earth in 1999. When the alien ship Orga came from was brought to the surface of the ocean by the Japanese government, it began to come back to life and respond to the solar energy from the sun. Eventually, the UFO took off and headed for Godzilla, who was moving to attack a nuclear power plant. Once the UFO arrived, it scanned Godzilla, taking a liking to his G-Cells and attacked the King of the Monsters, knocking him back into the ocean with its powerful plasma cannon. However, Godzilla had damaged the UFO with his radioactive heat ray and the UFO was forced to absorb more solar energy before heading for Tokyo, where it absorbed information from Japanese computer systems, learning all about the Earth. Godzilla soon came, looking for revenge against the UFO and the two began their long battle. At one point, the UFO managed to bury Godzilla under the rubble of a fallen building and absorb some of his regenerative cells, enabling the alien entity within the UFO to create a body for itself. But this did not go too well, and the Millennian alien’s original chosen form was mutated when the G-Cells wouldn’t cooperate with the alien DNA, creating the monster Orga. Then, seeking to fully absorb Godzilla to complete its transformation, Orga attacked Godzilla and the two fought a fierce battle. With their regenerative powers healing one another whenever they were injured, the battle looked as if it would go on and on, but when Orga opened his mouth wide and tried to absorb Godzilla by swallowing him whole, Godzilla was able to prevail by destroying Orga from within with a nuclear pulse.
Orga stood at a height of 50 meters and weighed 44,000 tons. Orga's main offensive weapon was his plasma beam that was discharged from his shoulder and powerful enough to knock Godzilla on his back. Aside from that, Orga also employed his huge hands/claws, jaws, and long jump in battle. Those abilities plus his copied super regenerative powers he got from Godzilla made the space kaiju a match for Godzilla, but in the end the Monster King outsmarted his alien foe and destroyed him from within.
Check out this section in AUGUST, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... GUIRON!
JUNE 2010
RODAN 1956 - 1968
Rodan made his debut in December of 1956 in the film, "Rodan". In this film, Rodan, a mutated dinosaur like Godzilla, first appeared in 1956 when he and his mate emerged from Japanese coal mines near Mount Aso. The two Rodans first snacked on a swarm of giant, dragonfly larva dubbed Meganurons before beginning their reign of terror across nations bordering the Pacific Ocean. After attacking the Japanese city of Fukuoka, the two Rodans flew to the volcanic Mount Aso to rest, but were attacked by the JSDF. The JSDF’s weapons caused the volcano to erupt, the lava consuming both mutated pteranodons. However, the male Rodan managed to survive the molten lava and went dormant until 1964, when he reappeared from Mount Aso and battled with the returning Godzilla along the Japanese countryside. Meanwhile, the three-headed monster, King Ghidorah, was attacking Japan, laying waste to the country. Knowing the threat that King Ghidorah was to Japan as well as the entire planet, the Twin Fairies of Infant Island called Mothra to try and persuade the battling Godzilla and Rodan to fight King Ghidorah. The two monsters wouldn’t cooperate at first, but finally they came together along with Mothra to defeat the space monster, forcing King Ghidorah to retreat back into the blackness of space. A year later, aliens from the newly discovered Planet X tricked the Earth into trading Godzilla and Rodan to them so they could rid their world of King Ghidorah, in exchange for a miracle drug to cure all disease. The Xians took control of Godzilla and Rodan and sent them to destroy Earth along with King Ghidorah. However, scientists discovered a way to defeat the Xians by crippling them with a high-pitched sound while using A-Cycle Light Rays to free Godzilla, Rodan, and King Ghidorah from their control. After the Xians were destroyed, Godzilla and Rodan attacked King Ghidorah, the three battled until they all fell off of a cliff and into the ocean. Only King Ghidorah emerged, fleeing back into space. After defeating King Ghidorah, Rodan was not seen until he was lured to Ogasawara Island and imprisoned there by a magnetic wall. Rodan seemed quite happy with this new environment, until the alien Kilaaks came and took control of all the monsters on the island. Rodan was sent to destroy the Russian capital of Moscow and then obliterated Tokyo with the help of Godzilla, Mothra, and Manda. Later, the monsters were freed from Kilaak control by the crew of the Moonlight SY-3 and gathered at Mount Fuji to attack the Kilaaks. King Ghidorah appeared and took on all the monsters, Rodan fought valiantly and then took to the skies, watching his kaiju companions destroy King Ghidorah. Rodan then returned with the other kaiju to Ogasawara Island.
Rodan stands at a height of 50 meters, has a wingspan of roughly 120 meters, and weights approximately 16,500 tons. Rodan has no offensive weapons, but can create hurricane winds by flapping his wings and sonic booms while in flight. His beak, horns, and talons are also very effective grappling weapons. Rodan can be a very tough opponent, as witnessed in his battles against both Godzilla and King Ghidorah. The mutated pteranodon can even withstand the rays of both these incredibly strong monsters.
Check out this section in JULY, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... ORGA!
MAY 2010
DESTROYAH
Destroyah made his debut on December 9, 1995 in the film, "Godzilla vs. Destroyah". In this film, a tunnel construction project in Tokyo Bay disturbed the area where Godzilla was thought to have been killed in 1954 by Dr. Serizawa's Oxygen Destroyer. However, the Oxygen Destroyer had an unforeseen effect, the weapon had also revived a colony of microscopic Precambrian crustaceans, who were now awake thanks to the construction. These creatures, which are later dubbed Destroyah, soon began to gather and transform into increasingly larger and more menacing forms, then they began to attack and destroy everything in sight! At the same time, the JSDF is trying to figure out a way to stop Godzilla's meltdown. Soon they come up with the idea to lure Godzilla to Tokyo to do battle with Destroyah, hoping that the transforming kaiju would kill Godzilla before his meltdown could take place. However, Godzilla Junior soon appeared and it was decided to lure him to Tokyo and Godzilla would follow him. So Junior was lead to Tokyo by G-Force psychics Miki Saegusa and Meru. Once he arrived, Godzilla Junior attacked Destroyah as it soared around in its flying form, but the crustacean kaiju transformed into its aggregate form and nearly killed Junior by injecting the young kaiju with Micro-Oxygen. Junior's body fought back, however, and he was able to temporarily defeat Destroyah as Godzilla arrived in Tokyo. Godzilla and Godzilla Junior greeted one another, but Destroyah soon interrupted the reunion in its final form, grabbing Junior and lifting him into the air, then dropping him on the Haneda Airport, bringing the young kaiju close to death. Enraged, Godzilla attacked Destroyah and the two kaiju battled viciously, their blood soaking the empty streets of Tokyo as they fought. Although Destroyah possessed power sufficient enough to push Godzilla to the brink of defeat, the combination of Godzilla's out-of-control radioactivity and an all-out assault by the JSDF plus the Super X3 finally ended Destroyah's threat.
Destroyah, in his final form, stood at a height of 120 meters, was 230 meters long, had a wingspan of 210 meters, and weighed 88,000 tons. Being composed of several incredibily strong weapons, Destroyah was really able to bring it to the monster king when they battled in 1995. Destroyah used his laser horn and micro-oxygen ray, as well as his pincher-tipped tail, teeth, wings, and claws to rip into Godzilla and almost defeat him... but we all know how that one ended.
Check out this section in JUNE, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... RODAN (Showa)!
APRIL 2010
EBIRAH 1966
Ebirah made his debut in the year 1966 in the film, "Ebirah: Horror of the Deep" aka "Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster". In this film, Ebirah first appeared near Letchi Island in the south Pacific, probably mutated by radiation from the Red Bamboo's atomic plant on that island. Ebirah was the Red Bamboo’s "guard dog," used by the terrorist organization to prevent their slaves captured from Infant Island from escaping Letchi Island. Ebirah always stayed close to the island, attacking any ship that came to close to his territory. However, Ebirah’s reign of terror would be brought to an end when Godzilla was awakened from his slumber in one of the island's caverns and attacked the giant shrimp, fighting him in two separate battles. In the first confrontation, Godzilla forced Ebirah into retreat, but in the second, Godzilla tore Ebirah's pinchers off and forced the giant shrimp to retreat once again, this time for good. Godzilla then fled the island as well, escaping the nuclear explosion that consumed Letchi Island completely. Ebirah was not seen until the year 2004, but prior to that was glimpsed within the dreams of a young Japanese boy named Ichiro.
In 1966, Ebirah stood at a height of 50 meters and weighted approximately 25,300 tons. Ebirah's only weapons were his strength and pinchers, but he was also a very good swimmer and an excellent underwater fighter.
Check out this section in MAY, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... DESTROYAH!
MARCH 2010
GOROSAURUS
Gorosaurus made his debut in the year 1967 in the film, "King Kong Escapes". In this film, Gorosaurus had a brief confrontation with King Kong, after he tried to devour Lt. Susan Watson, part of a UN submarine crew. Gorosaurus and Kong fought a fierce battle, ending with the giant ape breaking the mutated dinosaur’s jaw and seemingly killing him. However, Gorosaurus later turned up as one of the ten kaiju incarcerated on Ogasawara Island. Once the alien Kilaaks took control of the kaiju, Gorosaurus was sent to Paris and laid waste to the French city. But after the Kilaaks lost control of the monsters thanks to the crew of the Moonlight SY-3, Gorosaurus took an active role in the final battle against King Ghidorah at Mount Fuji, using his kangaroo kick to take down the space monster once and for all. After the battle, Gorosaurus, along with the other nine kaiju, returned to Ogasawara Island.
Gorosaurus stands at a height of 35 meters and weighs 8,800 tons in King Kong Escapes (50 meters and roughly 20,000 tons in DAM). Since Gorosaurus is devoid of energy weapons, he relies on his teeth, claws, tail, and agility in battle. His strongest attack is his kangaroo kick, where the giant dinosaur rears back on his tail and lashes out with both feet. The force of this blow is so great that Gorosaurus has even knocked down King Ghidorah by using the tactic!
Check out this section in APRIL, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... EBIRAH (1966)!
FEBRUARY 2010
HEDORAH 1971
Hedorah made his debut on July 24, 1971 in "Godzilla vs. Hedorah". In this film, Hedorah, a gigantic, mobile pile of sludge, was created when an alien spore from space landed on Earth in 1971 and combined with Earth's overpowering industrial waste. Two by two, the Hedorah tadpoles meet and unite, growing larger and larger until they eventually form a single, humongous being. At first confined to the sea, Hedorah attacked and fed off of large oil tankers, which he destroyed. However, he soon evolved the ability to crawl onto land and begin feeding off factory smoke stacks and anything else that created pollution. Godzilla soon arrived and after a brief battle, forced the Smog Monster back into the sea, but this was only the beginning of the struggle between Godzilla and Hedorah as they fought back and forth all across Japan. Hedorah soon was able to transform himself into a flying form and flew over Japanese cities spewing sulfuric acid mist from his body and disintegrating every living thing unfortunate enough to be caught in his path. Finally, the ultimate Hedorah appears as a towering, bipedal creature, still able to transform into its flying form and back at will. Eventually, Godzilla and Hedorah engaged in a final battle at Mount Fuji, however, the battle was not going in Godzilla’s favor. Every time Godzilla attacked, nothing would affect the Smog Monster, not even the Monster King’s radioactive heat ray, for it was deflected and diminished by the alien mineral content of the Smog Monster's body. Finally, the JSDF intervened, building two giant electrodes to try and dry out Hedorah, they lured him to the electrodes, but were unable to destroy him do to a power failure. However, Godzilla returned to destroy Hedorah by using his radioactive heat ray to power the electrodes, creating a radioactive current that dried out Hedorah's body and destroyed the Smog Monster once and for all.
Hedorah stood at a height of 60 meters and weighed 52,800 tons in his final form. Seemingly invulnerable to conventional attack, punches went right through him with no perminent damage. Godzilla's radioactive heat ray was even deflected and diminished by the alien mineral content of the Smog Monster's mass. Hedorah's crimson eye beam was also very powerful as well as his acidic sludge. Hedorah's one weakness, however, was dehydration - a weakness that allowed human technology to combine with the power of Godzilla to finally end The Smog Monster's reign of terror.
Check out this section in MARCH, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... GOROSAURUS!
JANUARY 2010
TITANOSAURUS
Titanosaurus made his debut on March 15, 1975 in "Terror of MechaGodzilla". In this film, Titanosaurus, a giant, aquatic dinosaur who is shy and retiring by nature, was discovered by the mad scientist Dr. Mafune, who placed him under his control, and planned on using him exact his revenge on all of mankind. Before he could set out to do this, however, the alien apes from the Third Planet in the Black Hole approached Dr. Mafune, asking for Titanosaurus to help them in their second attempt to conquer Earth. Mafune agreed, but grew steadily impatient in waiting for the alien apes to rebuild MechaGodzilla so they could attack, so he sent Titanosaurus out without their permission. The aquatic dinosaurs attack a city along the coast, but was soon attacked and apparently defeated by Godzilla. Later, Titanosaurus returned alongside MechaGodzilla in attacking Tokyo, destroying much of the city before Godzilla arrived to battle them. However, the two monsters were able to temporarily defeat the Monster King, burying him in the soft Earth. Help soon arrived in the form of an Interpol helicopter armed with a sonic transmitter, sonic beams being Titanosaurus’ only known weakness. The sonic transmitter kept Titanosaurus busy while Godzilla recovered and attacked MechaGodzilla, eventually destroying the rocotic kaiju once and for all. Godzilla then turned his attention back to Titanosaurus, blasting the aquatic dinosaur with his radioactive heat ray and sending him toppling over a cliff and into the ocean, never to be seen again.
Titanosaurus stands at 60 meters tall and weights 33,000 tons. He is an excellent swimmer thanks to his webbed tail and walks on land just as well as any kaiju. Titanosaurus is a very colorful dinosaur with vivid red, with yellow and black markings over his bumpy hide. Titanosaurus has no rays or beams, but is still a very good fighter. He uses his teeth and claws, with an occansional head-butt or upper cut. He can also leap great distances and uses his fanlike tail to create whirlpools in the water or create hurricane-force winds on land. Titanosaurus has one weakness, however, he can't stand super sonic waves.
Check out this section in FEBRUARY, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... HEDORAH (1971)!
