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Japanese Monsters
GODZILLA
King of the Monsters. Both
destroyer and saviour. A
prehistoric beast mutated by
atomic radiation. Extremely
resilient and can fire atomic
breath. When
kaiju
are
trashing your city, he’s who
you’re gonna call.
GIGAN
Cyborg space monster with a
buzzsaw chest, hooked metal
limbs and a laser eye. Capable
of supersonic and interstellar
flight. A nasty piece of work
and super powerful – even the
combined might of Godzilla
and Anguirus couldn’t stop it.
RODAN
Giant mutant pterodactyl with
a 200-metre wingspan. Can
create destructive sonic
booms in flight and handy in a
scrap against King Ghidorah,
especially when teamed up
with Mothra. Sometime ally of
Godzilla.
HEDORAH
The Smog Monster. Tadpole-
like space creature with a taste
for pollution. Comprised of
sludge and capable of
squirting caustic slime at its
enemies. Incredibly powerful
and resilient to attack – even
Godzilla struggled to defeat it.
KING GHIDORAH
It came from outer space.
Dragon-like
kaiju
with three
heads and two tails. One of the
most powerful of all Japanese
monsters. Can fly at speeds of
Mach 3 and fire gravity beams
from its mouths. Arch enemy
of Godzilla.
MANDA
Worm-like aquatic dragon with
vestigial limbs and horns.
Guardian of the underwater
kingdom of Mu. Crushes its
enemies like a boa constrictor.
Extremely agile in water but
pretty useless on land.
Another ally of Godzilla.
GAMERA
Invincible Guardian of the
Universe. Forget the Ninja
Turtles, they’ve got nothing on
this giant, flying, bipedal
chelonian. A
kaiju
icon to rival
Godzilla (but they’ve never
met). Armour-plated shell for
defence, but susceptible to cold.
KING CAESAR
Categorised as an ‘Ancient
Shisa’ (a lion/dog hybrid) and
resembling a giant terrier.
Surprisingly agile for a beast
that weighs 30,000 tons, rock
solid, and skilled in martial
arts combat – especially
against MechaGodzilla.
Kaiju
:
strange creature or giant monster –
usually found attacking cities and/or each other.