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
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)!
DECEMBER 2009
BIOLLANTE
Biollante made her debut on December 16, 1989 in "Godzilla vs. Biollante". In this film, after Godzilla returned in 1984 and attacked Tokyo, he was lured to the volcanic Mount Mihara and sent toppling into the molten lava below. The Japanese government then began to rebuild their once great city, but first had to cleanse it of Godzilla’s radioactive flesh, which was found to have interesting properties. Dr. Shiragami, a famed Japanese scientist, was put in charge of a division that was trying to combine the regenerative abilities of the G-Cells with plants in order to enable the dry, baron nation of Saradia into a land of produce. However, terrorists learned of this and bombed the lab where Shiragami was working, killing his daughter and destroying the G-Cells. In a crazed state of mind, Shiragami attempts to preserve his daughter’s soul by combining some of her DNA with a rose. However, in 1989, the rose bush was destroyed in an earthquake and Shiragami quickly rushed to again save his daughter’s soul. Forced by this to give his knowledge of Godzilla’s cells to the government so they could develop an Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria. In exchange for his knowledge, Dr. Shiragami was allowed access to the remaining G-Cells, which he combined with the cells of the rose bush to again save Erica’s soul. This proved to not be such a great idea, for the resulting creature soon escaped into nearby Lake Ashino. The next day, a large rose emerged from the lake, complete with fangs and vines with fanged heads. At the same time, Godzilla was released from Mount Mihara by a terrorist bombing and sensing his “clone”, headed straight for Lake Ashino, where he defeated Biollante after a short battle, setting the plant monster on fire with his radioactive heat ray. Biollante was reduced to nothing more than golden energy spores that disappeared into the night sky, leaving Godzilla alone to wreak havoc across Japan. Godzilla attacked Osaka and was injected with Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria, hoping it would destroy him, but thanks to his cold-blood, he was unaffected. Godzilla later encountered the Biollante for the second time along the shore of the Pacific Ocean, this time in her final stage. Godzilla and Biollante fought a fierce battle, but in the end Godzilla was the victor as he sent a blast of his radioactive heat ray right down the throat of Biollante, tearing out much of the plant monster’s back. Again defeated by Godzilla, Biollante once again dissolved into the golden energy spores and returned to the skies above and began to hover over the Earth in the atmosphere.
The first stage of Biollante, the Rose stage, stood at 85 meters tall and weighed between 66,000 - 110,000 tons. The Biollante Rose's only weapons were it's vines, some equipted with teeth and acid spray. The final stage of Biollante stands at 120 meters tall and weighs 220,000 tons. Barely mobile on its root-like legs, under duress the plant kaiju will uproot itself and travel on land with surprising speed. Biollanye is capable of lashing out with vines and tendrils or spitting a stream of radioactive acidic sap and its thorny spikes could pierce through even Godzilla's thick hide.
Check out this section in JANUARY, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... TITANOSAURUS!
NOVEMBER 2009
ANGUIRUS 1955 - 1974
Anguirus made his debut back on April 24, 1955 in the film "Godzilla Raids Again". In this film, Anguirus, a mutated ankylosaurus that is rumored to have risen out of a heavily polluted lake, first appeared on the shores of Iwato Island, battling Godzilla. The two kaiju eventually tumbled off a cliff and into the ocean, chasing each other all the way to Osaka, where Anguirus was defeated and apparently killed by Godzilla. However, the mutated ankylosaurus either revived or another of his kind later returned as an ally of Godzilla and was incarcerated on Ogasawara Island. All was peaceful on the island for a while, but soon the Kilaaks came along and took control of the Earth monsters, setting them loose on all the world’s major cities. Anguirus joined Godzilla in attacking the JSDF while under the Kilaak's control, but later joined the rest of the kaiju after the Kilaak control was terminated, in defeating King Ghidorah and saving the planet. Four years later, Anguirus joined Godzilla in saving the Earth from the alien cockroaches from Nebula Space Hunter M and their monsters, Gigan and King Ghidorah. After that battle, Anguirus returned to Ogasawara Island until MechaGodzilla arrived on Earth in disguise as Godzilla. Knowing this Godzilla was a fake, Anguirus confronted MechaGodzilla and lost, but succeeded in alerting the real Godzilla to MechaGodzilla's threat, and the monster team of Godzilla/King Seesar took out MechaGodzilla. After Anguirus retreated from his battle with MechaGodzilla, he seemingly tunneled his way back to Ogasawara Island.
Anguirus stands at 60 meters tall, is 100 meters long, and weighs 30,000 tons. Because of his realistic depiction and never-say-die attitude, Anguirus retains a strong following amoung kaiju fans all over the world. Possessing no energy rays or special weapons, Anguirus relies on his teeth, spikes, tail, claws, and hard carapace in battle, but relies mostly on his fierce fighting spirit. One of Anguirus's most devistating battle tactics is to hurl himself backwards, impaling his opponent with the spikes on his carapace.
Check out this section in DECEMBER, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... BIOLLANTE!
OCTOBER 2009
GIGAN 1972 - 1973
Gigan made his debut back on March 12, 1972 in the film "Godzilla vs. Gigan". In this film, Gigan, a cyborg kaiju, first came to Earth along with King Ghidorah under the control of the cockroach aliens from Nebula Space Hunter M in order to conquer the Earth. The two space monsters were to destroy all human life so that the Nebulans could take over and repopulate the planet for themselves, creating their own peaceful society. Gigan and King Ghidorah were sent to Tokyo to begin the destruction of Earth, but were confronted by Godzilla and Anguirus. Anticipating Godzilla’s interference in their plans, the aliens had the space monsters lure Godzilla and Anguirus to their base, the new theme park dubbed “Children’s Land”, where they had erected a tower that resembled Godzilla and housed their control room. Gigan and King Ghidorah succeeded in luring them two monsters to the base and Godzilla was nearly killed by the destructive weapons within Godzilla Tower, but the JSDF managed to destroy the tower, saving the Monster King. Gigan and King Ghidorah then attacked Godzilla and Anguirus once again without their alien master's control, but were soundly defeated by the two Earth monsters, sending both space kaiju fleeing into space. A year later, Gigan returned to Earth to aid the monster Megalon in battle against Godzilla and Jet Jaguar. The space cyborg and his new partner actually came close to defeating Godzilla and his robotic ally, but were eventually defeated by them and Gigan retreated into space once again.
Gigan stands at a height of 65 meters and weighs 27,500 tons. This space cyborg is a very unique kaiju with hammer claw hands that he uses to demolish any manmade structure or enemy in his way. Gigan also boasts a cranial horn, scythe-clawed feet, and three membranous dorsal sails for flight at Mach 3. It's most effective weapon, however, is the buzzsaw-like cutter on it's abdomen, which he uses to slice into his opponents. Gigan also sports a tooth-lined, hooked beak below a single, visorlike red eye. Despite it's formidable armament, Gigan's coward-like attitude may be it's weakest point. Gigan is happy to attack an opponent who is dazed or back is turned, but he will quickly flee if the tide of the battle turns against him.
Check out this section in NOVEMBER, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... ANGUIRUS (SHOWA)!
SEPTEMBER 2009
MANDA 2004
The latest version of King Seesar made his debut in the 2004 film, "Godzilla: Final Wars." In this film it is the near future, a century of nuclear tests and modern warfare, as well as unchecked scientific advances, have resulted in serious damage to the planet’s environment. These events have also caused the creation or revival of many giant monsters. One of these monsters, Manda, a giant sea serpent with the head of a dragon, terrorized the ocean waters of northern Europe. That is, until the day that the Earth Defense Forces sent their most powerful battleship, the Gotengo, to engage Manda. Manda and the Gotengo battled back and forth, with the giant sea serpent eventually coiling around the hull of the ship and constricting himself, putting tons and tons of pressure on the Gotengo’s hull. Manda then began to drag the Gotengo further and further into the ocean depths, exceeding the ships tolerance and causing the hull to begin rupturing. However, the captain of the Gotengo spots an underwater volcano and has his crew steer the ship toward it. Within the volcano, the intense heat forces Manda to release his hold on the Gotengo and the battleship quickly makes for the surface. However, Manda pursues them and the ship makes a quick 180 degree turn. The Gotengo then fires on the approaching Manda with its freeze maser, striking the giant sea serpent and freezing him solid. The Gotengo then activates its drill and runs straight into Manda, shattering the monster and killing him.
For Manda's return in 2004, he had doubled in length from his Showa counterpart and was now 300 meters long and weighed 60,000 tons. While not shown battling any other kaiju, Manda did take on the Gotengo and showed what an agile swimmer he now was and how he still employed his constricting, claws, and teeth against his foes. However, Manda was unable to overcome the flying war machine and was defeated and killed by the Gotengo.
Check out this section in OCTOBER, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... GIGAN (SHOWA)!
AUGUST 2009
THE MILLENNIAN
The Millennian made its debut in the 1999 film, "Godzilla 2000 Millennium." In this film, Orga, a space/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 his radioactive heat ray.
Prior to its transformation into Orga, the Millennian stood at a height of 40 meters tall and weighed 12,000 tons. This early version of the combination of alien and Godzilla DNA never saw any kaiju-on-kaiju battle, but did have long tentacles, regenerative healing abilities, was capable of absorbing an opponent's abilities and appearance, and was capable of telepathically piloting the Millennian UFO and controlling cables. All this before mutating out of control into the hulking monster Orga.
Check out this section in SEPTEMBER, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... MANDA (2004)!
JULY 2009
KING SEESAR 2004
The latest version of King Seesar made his debut in the 2004 film, "Godzilla: Final Wars." In this film it is the near future, a century of nuclear tests and modern warfare, as well as unchecked scientific advances, have resulted in serious damage to the planet’s environment. These events have also caused the creation or revival of many giant monsters. One of these monsters was guardian kaiju King Seesar. The day that several monsters attacked cities all over the world, King Seesar stomped through Okinawa, destroying a petrochemical complex among other things in his path until he suddenly disappears in a giant flash of light, as do the rest of the attacking monsters across the globe. It is soon discovered that this is being done by UFOs and after getting rid of the monsters, they all converge on Tokyo and form one gigantic ship. These aliens, called the Xiliens, convince the people of Earth that they are here to aid humanity by warning Earth about an impending danger, that the Planet Gorath is currently hurtling toward Earth and will destroy the planet unless all of Earth’s weapons are concentrated and fired at Gorath at one time. However, the Xiliens true intent is soon revealed: Gorath is a lie and they have come to Earth to make humans their food, for the Xiliens must consume the mitochodrate in human beings to survive. They also control all of the monsters that were attacking the cities, having reconstructed their DNA to include the M-Base, something that the Xiliens also have in their bodies, so that they could control them. The monsters are then once again unleashed upon the cities that they were attacking. Meanwhile in Japan, a plan is formed by the few survivors and they take the Gotengo down to the South Pole and release Godzilla, who is trapped in the Antarctic ice thanks to the old Gotengo and is not under the control of the Xiliens, so that he may battle the monsters. The ship succeeds and Godzilla is freed. After a brief battle with Gigan, Godzilla begins chasing the Gotengo, thinking that his fight with the battleship back in the 1960s is still on, and follows it over land and sea. Godzilla, in his quest to destroy the Gotengo, eventually arrives in Sydney, New Guinea, and Kanto along the Japanese shoreline where he fights and defeats the mutated desert lizard, Zilla, the giant spider Kumonga, and the giant mantis Kamakiras. After defeating Kamakiras, Godzilla travels across the Japanese countryside to Mount Fuji, where the Xiliens send three monsters to engage the Monster King. Anguirus, King Seesar, and Rodan all surround Godzilla, preparing to attack. The monsters all bellow at one another and then charge at each other. Godzilla rushes toward a charging Anguirus and stomps on his head, launching himself into the air and avoiding Rodan and King Seesar, who crash into one another. Godzilla then lands and spins around, ready to engage his enemies once again. All four kaiju then go at it again, King Seesar comes at Godzilla with a flying kick, but Godzilla grabs and throws him aside. Anguirus then curls into a spiky ball and bounces at Godzilla, striking him and knocking him down. Godzilla rises, but is again taken down by Rodan, who strikes him from above. Godzilla again rises and Anguirus ends up being used as a soccer ball. King Seesar kicks Anguirus at Godzilla, who blocks and sends him flying into the sky, slamming into Rodan who goes spiraling into a nearby cliff. Godzilla then sends both Anguirus and King Seesar flying into the same cliff, piling all three knocked out kaiju on top of one another. Godzilla roars in victory and walks off, continuing his quest to destroy the Gotengo.
For King Seesar's return in 2004, he was 100 meters tall and weighed 50,000 tons. Now much more agile than his Showa incarnation, King Seesar would attack his enemies with his great strength and flying kicks / body attacks. However, unlike his past self, the Millennium version of King Seesar lacked the reflective eye beams. Unfortunately for him though, under the control of the Xiliens King Seesar was no match, not even with Rodan and Anguirus by his side, for the mighty King of the Monsters, Godzilla. But King Seesar, along with Anguirus and Rodan, were the only three kaiju spared by Godzilla in the film, so he lives to fight another day.
Check out this section in AUGUST, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... THE MILLENNIAN!
JUNE 2009
KUMONGA 2004
The latest version of Kumonga made his debut in the 2004 film, "Godzilla: Final Wars." In this film it is the near future, a century of nuclear tests and modern warfare, as well as unchecked scientific advances, have resulted in serious damage to the planet’s environment. These events have also caused the creation or revival of many giant monsters. One of these monsters was Kumonga, the giant spider. The day that several monsters attacked cities all over the world, Kumonga rampaged through Arizona, smashing through cities and even trailer parks. However, in the midst of its rampage, Kumonga suddenly disappeared in a giant flash of light, as did the rest of the attacking monsters across the globe. It is soon discovered that this is being done by UFOs and after getting rid of the monsters, they all converge on Tokyo and form one gigantic ship. These aliens, called the Xiliens, convince the people of Earth that they are here to aid humanity by warning Earth about an impending danger, that the Planet Gorath is currently hurtling toward Earth and will destroy the planet unless all of Earth’s weapons are concentrated and fired at Gorath at one time. However, the Xiliens true intent is soon revealed: Gorath is a lie and they have come to Earth to make humans their food, for the Xiliens must consume the mitochodrate in human beings to survive. They also control all of the monsters that were attacking the cities, having reconstructed their DNA to include the M-Base, something that the Xiliens also have in their bodies, so that they could control them. The monsters are then once again unleashed upon the cities that they were attacking. A plan is formed by the few survivors and they take the Gotengo down to the South Pole and release Godzilla, who is trapped in the Antarctic ice thanks to the old Gotengo and is not under the control of the Xiliens, so that he may battle the monsters. The ship succeeds and Godzilla is freed. After a brief battle with Gigan, Godzilla begins chasing the Gotengo, thinking that his fight with the battleship back in the 1960s is still on, and follows it over land and sea. Godzilla, in his quest to destroy the Gotengo, eventually arrives in Sydney, where he fights and defeats the mutated desert lizard, Zilla. Godzilla then continues to follow the Gotengo until he reaches the island nation of New Guinea. Godzilla makes landfall and strides through one of the jungles of New Guinea, until Kumonga suddenly appears and attacks the King of the Monsters. The giant spider leaps around, spraying its webbing all over Godzilla, trying to entangle him in it. However, Godzilla becomes angry and actually manages to grab a strand of the webbing that shoots from Kumonga and begins swinging the giant spider around. Godzilla then releases the webbing and Kumonga goes soaring off into the horizon, leaving Godzilla the victor.
For the giant spider's return in 2004, Kumonga was 60 meters long, 35 meters tall, and weighed 30,000 tons. Seemingly now a bit more agile then it's past incarnation, Kumonga now had the ability to hop over large distances. However, that plus its webbing and eight sword-like legs did not prove much of a challenge for Godzilla, who quickly dispatched Kumonga by flinging him into the distance by his own webbing, leaving his fate unknown.
Check out this section in JULY, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... KING SEESAR (2004)!
MAY 2009
KAMAKIRAS 2004
The latest version of Kamakiras made his debut in the 2004 film, "Godzilla: Final Wars." In this film it is the near future, a century of nuclear tests and modern warfare, as well as unchecked scientific advances, have resulted in serious damage to the planet’s environment. These events have also caused the creation or revival of many giant monsters. One of these monsters was Kamakiras, the giant mantis. The day that several monsters attacked cities all over the world, Kamakiras tore through the famous French city, Paris. Kamakiras spares no famous landmark as it buzzes the Eiffel Tower and hops around on the Arch d’ Triumph. Soon, the Earth Defense Forces order the deployment of the French aerial battleship, the Eclaire. The Eclaire arrives and attacks Kamakiras with its weapons. However, in the midst of Kamakiras’ battle with the Eclaire, the giant mantis suddenly disappears in a giant flash of light, as do the rest of the attacking monsters across the globe. It is soon discovered that this is being done by UFOs and after getting rid of the monsters, they all converge on Tokyo and form one gigantic ship. These aliens, called the Xiliens, convince the people of Earth that they are here to aid humanity by warning Earth about an impending danger, that the Planet Gorath is currently hurtling toward Earth and will destroy the planet unless all of Earth’s weapons are concentrated and fired at Gorath at one time. However, the Xiliens true intent is soon revealed: Gorath is a lie and they have come to Earth to make humans their food, for the Xiliens must consume the mitochodrate in human beings to survive. They also control all of the monsters that were attacking the cities, having reconstructed their DNA to include the M-Base, something that the Xiliens also have in their bodies, so that they could control them. The monsters are then once again unleashed upon the cities that they were attacking. Kamakiras is once again unleashed on Paris, along with hundreds of Xilien fighters that soar through the skies of city. The Eclaire once again engages Kamakiras, but it is overwhelmed by the combined forces of the giant mantis and the Xilien fighters and the Eclaire is destroyed. Back in Japan, a plan is formed by the few survivors and they take the Gotengo down to the South Pole and release Godzilla, who is trapped in the Antarctic ice thanks to the old Gotengo and is not under the control of the Xiliens, so that he may battle the monsters. The ship succeeds and Godzilla is freed. After a brief battle with Gigan, Godzilla begins chasing the Gotengo, thinking that his fight with the battleship back in the 1960s is still on, and follows it over land and sea. Godzilla, in his quest to destroy the Gotengo, eventually arrives in Sydney and New Guinea, where he fights and defeats the mutated desert lizard, Zilla, and the giant spider Kumonga. Godzilla then returns to the ocean and later surfaces on the Japanese shoreline near Kanto, but something isn’t right. Godzilla scans the hills and suddenly fires his radioactive heat ray. Kamakiras suddenly appears, having camouflaged himself with the lush, green hills, and attacks Godzilla. The two monsters battle for a bit until Godzilla gains the upper hand and tosses Kamakiras into a large electrical tower, impaling the giant mantis and killing him.
For the giant mantis's return in 2004, Kamakiras was 90 meters long, 40 meters tall, and weighed 22,000 tons. Apparently now much stronger and faster than his 1960s predecessors, this Kamakiras was able to lay waste to both Paris, France and the flying battleship, the Eclaire, with the help of the Xiliens. However, all Kamakiras's abilities, which included spiked claws, mandibles, flight at mach speed, and being able to camoflauge, were no match for the King of the Monsters, as Godzilla was easily able to defeat the giant mantis.
Check out this section in JUNE, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... KUMONGA (2004)!
APRIL 2009
FAIRY MOTHRA (Heisei Version)
Fairy Mothra (Heisei version) made its debut in the 1994 film, "Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla." In this film, on her way to destroy the incoming meteor that was threatening Earth as she had promised the dying Battra, Mothra suddenly released hundreds of tiny Fairy Mothras from her form that entered the void of space. One of these tiny moths soon arrived on Earth to warn Miki Saegusa of an incoming danger. The Fairy Mothra appeared before Ms. Saegusa, who was deep in thought about joining the T-Project, a method in which to control the mind of Godzilla. Fairy Mothra then changed into a floating form of the Cosmos, Mothra’s twin priestesses. The Cosmos warned Miki about the monster SpaceGodzilla, who was coming to Earth in order to destroy Godzilla and take over the planet. The Cosmos, and Fairy Mothra, then vanished, leaving Miki to deliver their message and to try and stop SpaceGodzilla. Ms. Saegusa then decided to join the T-Project, thinking that this would be the best way to aid in defeating the space monster. Fairy Mothra would appear to Miki twice more, once on Birth Island to try and get everyone to join together to battle SpaceGodzilla and again after SpaceGodzilla was defeated by Godzilla and MOGERA. Changing once again into an image of the Cosmos and delivering a message of thanks before turning back into Fairy Mothra and returning to the void of space.
Fairy Mothra was 30 centimeters long and actually weighed 0 kilograms. Also, having never battled another being, no other stats are available for this little kaiju aside from its abilities to fly, teleport, and to be able to change into an image of the Cosmos.
Check out this section in MAY, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... KAMAKIRAS (2004)!
MARCH 2009
MOTHRA ADULT 2004
The latest version of Mothra made her debut in the 2004 film, "Godzilla: Final Wars." In this film it is the near future, a century of nuclear tests and modern warfare, as well as unchecked scientific advances, have resulted in serious damage to the planet’s environment. These events have also caused the creation or revival of many giant monsters. During this time, the ancient mummy of a monster has been discovered off the coast of Hokkaido by paleontologist Dr. Jinguji. The monster is excavated and moved to a giant warehouse where it is suspended by wires. Mutant soldier Shinichi Ozaki and molecular biologist Miyuki meet Dr. Jinguji at the warehouse and begin discussing the mummified monster. Dr. Jinguji explains that the monster is approximately 12,000 years old and seems to contain traces of the M-base, the same unique DNA base found in the human mutants. “How can this be and what happened to this monster?” asks Ozaki. “The monster is “Gigan”. It was defeated by Mothra,” says a pair of female voices. Suddenly, the room changes, and they find themselves in a cave. Mothra’s two Shobijin appear standing on a pedestal and explain that Gigan came to the earth thousands of years ago to destroy the planet, but Mothra defeated him. They also say that Mothra will again come to Earth’s defense, if needed, before the trio suddenly find themselves back in the lab, wondering if it was a hallucination. Meanwhile, several monsters suddenly appear and attack cities all over the world, only to suddenly disappear in giant flashes of light in the midst of their attacks. It is soon discovered that this is being done by UFOs and after getting rid of the monsters, they all converge on Tokyo and form one gigantic ship. These aliens, called the Xiliens, convince the people of Earth that they are here to aid humanity by warning Earth about an impending danger, that the Planet Gorath is currently hurtling toward Earth and will destroy the planet unless all of Earth’s weapons are concentrated and fired at Gorath at one time. However, the Xiliens true intent is soon revealed: Gorath is a lie and they have come to Earth to make humans their food, for the Xiliens must consume the mitochodrate in human beings to survive. They also control all of the monsters that were attacking the cities, having reconstructed their DNA to include the M-Base, something that the Xiliens also have in their bodies, so that they could control them. The monsters are then once again unleashed upon the cities that they were attacking, thousands of Xilien fighters also attack, and Gigan is awaked by the Xilien leader and begins destroying all the buildings around him before heading toward the Earth Defense Forces HQ and destroying it.
Meanwhile, a plan is formed by the few survivors and they take the Gotengo down to the South Pole and release Godzilla, who is trapped in the Antarctic ice thanks to the old Gotengo and is not under the control of the Xiliens, so that he may battle the monsters. The ship succeeds and Godzilla is freed, but not before Gigan arrives and strikes down the Gotengo. Godzilla rises and quickly defeats Gigan before turning his attention to the Gotengo and begins chasing it, thinking that his fight with the battleship back in the 1960s is still on, and follows it over land and sea. Godzilla, in his quest to destroy the Gotengo, eventually arrives in Australia, New Guinea, and finally Japan. Along the way he defeats the monsters Zilla, Kumonga, Kamakiras, Anguirus, King Seesar, Rodan, Hedorah, and Ebirah before finally arriving in Tokyo. Meanwhile, on Infant Island, the Shobijin pray for Mothra to awaken and she does, bursting out from the heart of the island and flying toward Japan at amazing speed. In Tokyo, Godzilla is attacked by Monster X. The two kaiju battle back and forth until Mothra suddenly arrives and strikes Monster X with one of her wings, knocking him back. The Xilien leader then sends a repaired and upgraded Gigan after Mothra, now equipped with dual-chainsaws for hands and an armored neck brace for his replaced head. Gigan attacks Mothra and slices off part of one of her wings, knocking her out of the sky before joining Monster X in battling Godzilla. However, Mothra soon recovers and flies back to assist Godzilla, knocking both Gigan and Monster X to the ground. Gigan then turns his attention back to Mothra and the two kaiju battle once again. Gigan suddenly fires dual razor-sharp disks at Mothra from his shoulders, but the insect kaiju dodges them. Gigan then fires his cluster beam at Mothra, striking her and she bursts into flames. Then, from the smoke and flames, Gigan’s own disks boomerang back at him and slice his head off. Mothra then soars out of the smoke and slams into Gigan, apparently destroying them both. However, Mothra is later seen returning to Infant Island after Godzilla defeats Monster X / Kaiser Ghidorah.
For Mothra's return in 2004, diety kaiju was 72 meters long, had a wingspan of 216 meters, and weighed 25,000 tons at maximum weight. In battle the giant moth would use her flight at mach speed, hurricane winds, energy-reflecting scales, and poison powder to attack her foes. This Mothra was also pretty tough, even engaging her enemies after getting part of one of her wings sliced off and colliding into Gigan head on while on fire.
Check out this section in APRIL, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... FAIRY MOTHRA (Heisei)!
FEBRUARY 2009
MINILLA 2004
The latest version of Minilla made his debut in the 2004 film, "Godzilla: Final Wars." In this film it is the near future, a century of nuclear tests and modern warfare, as well as unchecked scientific advances, have resulted in serious damage to the planet’s environment. These events have also caused the creation or revival of many giant monsters. Then one day several monsters suddenly appeared and attacked cities all over the world, only to suddenly disappear in giant flashes of light in the midst of their attacks. It is soon discovered that this is being done by UFOs and after getting rid of the monsters, they all converge on Tokyo and form one gigantic ship. These aliens, called the Xiliens, convince the people of Earth that they are here to aid humanity by warning Earth about an impending danger, that the Planet Gorath is currently hurtling toward Earth and will destroy the planet unless all of Earth’s weapons are concentrated and fired at Gorath at one time. However, the Xiliens true intent is soon revealed: Gorath is a lie and they have come to Earth to make humans their food, for the Xiliens must consume the mitochodrate in human beings to survive. They also control all of the monsters that were attacking the cities, having reconstructed their DNA to include the M-Base, something that the Xiliens also have in their bodies, so that they could control them. The monsters are then once again unleashed upon the cities that they were attacking, thousands of Xilien fighters also attack, and mummified monster Gigan is awaked by the Xilien leader and also attacks.
Meanwhile, in the foothills near Mount Fuji an old man named Samon Taguchi points his hunting rifle into a crevice in the rocks. Trying to hide is a 1.6 meter tall Minilla with Taguchi’s own grandchild, Kenta, pleads for his grandfather not to shoot it. Kenta’s grandfather finally puts his gun down and later the three are seen driving in their pickup with Minilla actually sitting in the front with a seatbelt on, they are driving to see Godzilla, who is coming to Japan after being released from the Antarctic ice thanks to the old Gotengo and is not under the control of the Xiliens. The new Gotengo is leading Godzilla, who thinks that the previous battle with the Gotengo is still on. Along the way, Godzilla fights and defeats the monsters Zilla (in Sydney, Australia), Kumonga (in New Guinea), and Kamakiras (on the Japanese shoreline). Godzilla soon arrives near Mount Fuji where Kenta, Taguchi and Minilla have parked to watch the Monster King. The Xiliens then send Rodan, Anguirus, and King Seesar to stop him. A huge battle ensues with Godzilla eventually defeating the three kaiju before continuing his quest to destroy the Gotengo. Kenta then asks his grandfather why Godzilla destroys everything. Taguchi says that, “Long ago before you were born, men set fire to the earth, and angered Godzilla. He has never forgiven them.” Minilla then begins to get anxious and blows a glowing ring like Godzilla’s blast. Kenta and his grandfather then watch in amazement as Minilla begins to grow and grow. Later, after Godzilla battles and defeats Monster X/Kaiser Ghidorah and the Xiliens are defeated, the Gotengo has been knocked from the sky. Godzilla turns his attention to the Gotengo and advances on it as its crew emerges. Godzilla stops and looks directly down at the humans and is about to unleash his radioactive heat ray, but suddenly Minilla runs through the ruins of Tokyo and places himself between Godzilla and the Gotengo. Kenta and his grandfather also arrive, joining the crew of the Gotengo as they all raise their weapons at Godzilla. However, after a few tense moments, Godzilla turns and begins to walk away and Minilla follows. Godzilla and Minilla then swim off into the sunset together.
For Minilla's return in 2004, the pudgy little mutated dinosaur stood at a height of 20 meters at maximum height and weighed 5,000 tons at maximum weight. The son of Godzilla never engaged any other kaiju in battle, but could have employed his claws, teeth, tail, smoke rings, and occasional radioactive heat ray against his enemies.
Check out this section in MARCH, when the Kaiju of the Month will be... MOTHRA ADULT (2004)!
JANUARY 2009
ANGUIRUS 2004
The latest version of Anguirus made his debut in the 2004 film, "Godzilla: Final Wars." In this film it is the near future, a century of nuclear tests and modern warfare, as well as unchecked scientific advances, have resulted in serious damage to the planet’s environment. These events have also caused the creation or revival of many giant monsters. One of these monsters was the mutated ankylosaurus Anguirus and the day that several monsters attacked cities all over the world, Anguirus attacked the city of Shanghai, China. Anguirus tore through the streets of the city, destroying everything in his path. In Japan, EDF Commander Namikawa issues an order to dispatch the aerial battleships to engage the monsters Rodan, Anguirus, and Kamakiras. The battleship “Kairyu” engages Anguirus in Shanghai, firing at him with its missiles, and the mutated ankylosaurus quickly curls up into a ball and begins bouncing though the streets. The Kairyu peruses him as he crushes several buildings as he rolls/bounces around, but suddenly uncurls himself and bellows at the Kairyu. However, Anguirus suddenly disappears in a giant flash of light, as do the rest of the attacking monsters across the globe. It is soon discovered that this is being done by UFOs and after getting rid of the monsters, they all converge on Tokyo and form one gigantic ship. These aliens, called the Xiliens, convince the people of Earth that they are here to aid humanity by warning Earth about an impending danger, that the Planet Gorath is currently hurtling toward Earth and will destroy the planet unless all of Earth’s weapons are concentrated and fired at Gorath at one time.
However, the Xiliens true intent is soon revealed: Gorath is a lie and they have come to Earth to make humans their food, for the Xiliens must consume the mitochodrate in human beings to survive. They also control all of the monsters that were attacking the cities, having reconstructed their DNA to include the M-Base, something that the Xiliens also have in their bodies, so that they could control them. The monsters are then once again unleashed upon the cities that they were attacking. Anguirus returns to Shanghai and attacks the city along with hundreds of Xilien fighters. The Kairyu is completely overwhelmed and soon destroyed when Anguirus curls into a ball and launches himself at the aerial battleship, crashing it into it and knocking it from the sky. The Kairyu then collides into the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and explodes as Anguirus turns his attention back to destroying the city. Meanwhile in Japan, a plan is formed by the few survivors and they take the Gotengo down to the South Pole and release Godzilla, who is trapped in the Antarctic ice thanks to the old Gotengo and is not under the control of the Xiliens, so that he may battle the monsters. The ship succeeds and Godzilla is freed. After a brief battle with Gigan, Godzilla begins chasing the Gotengo, thinking that his fight with the battleship back in the 1960s is still on, and follows it over land and sea. Godzilla, in his quest to destroy the Gotengo, eventually arrives in Sydney, New Guinea, and Kanto along the Japanese shoreline where he fights and defeats the mutated desert lizard, Zilla, the giant spider Kumonga, and the giant mantis Kamakiras.
After defeating Kamakiras, Godzilla travels across the Japanese countryside to Mount Fuji, where the Xiliens send three monsters to engage the Monster King. Anguirus, King Seesar, and Rodan all surround Godzilla, preparing to attack. The monsters all bellow at one another and then charge at each other. Godzilla rushes toward a charging Anguirus and stomps on his head, launching himself into the air and avoiding Rodan and King Seesar, who crash into one another. Godzilla then lands and spins around, ready to engage his enemies once again. All four kaiju then go at it again, King Seesar comes at Godzilla with a flying kick, but Godzilla grabs and throws him aside. Anguirus then curls into a spiky ball and bounces at Godzilla, striking him and knocking him down. Godzilla rises, but is again taken down by Rodan, who strikes him from above. Godzilla again rises and Anguirus ends up being used as a soccer ball. King Seesar kicks Anguirus at Godzilla, who blocks and sends him flying into the sky, slamming into Rodan who goes spiraling into a nearby cliff. Godzilla then sends both Anguirus and King Seesar flying into the same cliff, piling all three knocked out kaiju on top of one another. Godzilla roars in victory and walks off, continuing his quest to destroy the Gotengo.
For Anguirus' return in 2004, the mutated ankylosaurus stood at a height of 40 on all fours, 90 meters on two legs, was 160 meters long, and weighed 60,000 tons. Anguirus was just as rough and tumble as he was in the Showa era for his 2004 reappearance, showing off his fierce fighting spirit and some new abilities to boot. In battle and for destroying cities he employed his tusks, horns, claws, hard carapace, spikes on carapace and on his legs. However, he also now had a spiked club at the end of his tail and was able to curl up into a ball and roll/launch himself at opponents. With his abilities, Anguirus was a fairly formidable foe in GFW, but under the control of the Xiliens was no match, not even with Rodan and King Seesar by his side, for the mighty King of the Monsters, Godzilla. But Anguirus, along with King Seesar and Rodan, were the only three kaiju spared by Godzilla in the film, so he lives to fight another day.
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