Guardian of the Universe

 Thought I would have something from the Godzilla franchise? Not this time. Today I bring you the Guardian of the Universe…Gamera…

Height:  60 meters (Showa)
              80 meters (Heisei)
              35 meters (Millenium)

Length:  65 meters (Showa)
              90 meters (Heisei)
              55 meters (Millenium)

Weight:  80 (Showa)
              120 (Heisei)
             1200 (Millenium)

Films: Gamera aka Gamera: the Invincible (1965)
           Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
           Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
           Gamera vs. Viras (1968)
           Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
           Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)
           Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)
           Gamera: Super Monster (1981)
           Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe (1995)
           Gamera: Attack of Legion (1996)
           Gamera: Revenge of Iris (1999)
           Gamera The Brave aka Son of Gamera (2006)
           Gamera(?) (2015)
           Godzilla vs. Gamera via DeathBattle on youtube.com (2014)

  All right…Gamera…where oh where to begin? Well, Gamera is the second hand monster that grew in the wake, in the shadows of Godzilla's success. He has two origin stories that make him an icon, and one of those being a mind blower at best. This monster was said to have originally came from a mutation when man had began atomic testing (much like Godzilla) except he was encased in an glacier not know by anyone until he awoke. His second origin story is (in my opinion) more solid, concrete and unique. In his second series, it was said that he was created by Atlantians…yes, that is what they said in the film, made by the lost civilization of Atlantis…to battle what would become a main stay in the rest of the Gamera films, Gyaos.
  Unlike Godzilla however, Gamera does not have as many abilities nor the physical attributes that Godzilla has. Though he is unique in that he is able to fly much like a combination of a jet and an u.f.o. due to how he looks when he is traveling.
His other abilities include:  Fire Breath
                                           Fire Balls
                                           Flight
                                           Fast Healing Properties
                                           Mana Blast or Ultimate Plasma Blast
                                           Vanishing Fist
                                           Tolerance to heat, cold, nuclear radiation, and electricity
                                           Fire Ball Ejection Suicide
                                           Bond with a human host

                                                                   
   












  The human host aspect of Gamera is unique in that he is the only known monster other than Iris to become linked with a humans bond. In order to be linked, one, with Gamera, the host must have a stone that can't be found anywhere else besides him or in a sacred place of birth. Once the bond has been established, the host will feel what he feels, hear his thoughts, his decisions, and importantly his pain. If Gamera has been cut, bruised or badly injured, the host will ultimately feel the same pain and have the same inflicted injuries, if he retreats to heal, the host will do the same and draws the energy from them to heal. However, this bond may only last for such a length of time that there may be a point where Gamera cuts off the bond and the only thing the previous host feels is the presence and his thoughts.
  This monster isn't dumb either. He was able to trick many of his opponents and he knows what is at stake if he can not do his duties. In Gamera The Brave, (spoiler)…he sacrificed himself with the Fire Ball Ejection Suicide to destroy an overwhelming amount of Gyaos so that they could not become the danger of the world. In the same film, we see where his son (Toto) comes from and how each Gamera matures  and powers up. Along the same lines, he can draw mana from the earth to either use for a mana blast which he uses from the floral pattern on his chest or to help speed up his healing process.

The King Ghidorah of the Gamera series: Gyaos

   I know I may catch some type of hell from other people but if he were to face an opponent such as Godzilla, Gamera will fail despite his certain abilities. To me this is proof…

and I'm not bashing on him, in fact he's my second favorite monster to date, just wouldn't fit in with Godzilla. Fun fact, Gamera one of a few that the female audience enjoy seeing along side Baragon, Little Godzilla/Godzilla Jr., and Mothra.
  As always, stay up to date each week for a new monster and if you have questions, I will answer them. If you have a monster that you want me to talk about on the next set, let me hear 'em. Catch you guys and gals later.

True Evil

  Today I bring you the only enemy (in my opinion) that is stronger, more powerful, more deadly, and able to kill Godzilla and his lineage…Destroyah.

Height: 120 meters (Final form)
             60 meters (Aggregate form)
             2-20 meters (Juvenile form)
             1mm-10cm (Micro form)

Length: 230 meters (Final form)
              65 meters (Flying form)
              40 meters (Aggregate)
              2-18 meters (Juvenile)
              3mm-30cm (Micro)

 Wingspan: 210 meters (Final)
                    80 meters (Flying)


Weight: 80,000 tons (Final)
             15,000 tons (Flying & Aggregate)
             260 tons (Juvenile)
             0.5-15kg (Micro)

 Films: Godzilla vs. Destroyah (1995)

Destroyah in all of his demonic beauty.

   The true definition of not only chaos but evil. This kaiju is a very unique creature, though he has only appeared in one film. Destroyah, in his infant form, was only an ancient crustacean that was irradiated by the Oxygen Destroyer that was created by Dr. Serizawa from the original Godzilla film back in 1954. With not only size to his advantage, he has a devastating array of powers that make him deadly. He also has one trick that can do at will that will always through off his opponents, he is able to multiply, create multiple creatures, and assemble back into three different "final" forms.
   His role in the franchise was to symbolize or become "Death" as well as be the to kill Godzilla. Before the idea of Destroyah was finalized, he was put in place for Bagan (will cover in a later post). This monster is truly a force to be reckoned with.
  The powers Destroyah wields is immense. He has the ability to change from a Juvenile form into his Final form (shown above) at any time. Plus as a whole, he is possibly composed of hundreds of individual creatures. His horn, can cut through any substance, any material at whim. He is able to generate an Oxygen Destroyer like weapon from his chest, in which his floral pattern would open. Though for ranged capabilities, he is able to generate a kind of pulse beam like King Ghidorah but unlike King Ghidorahs, Destroyah's beam creates an implosion upon impact, obvious if done to a human, not so against another monster.  Despite his size, he is able to move quite fast, using it to his advantage to separate Godzilla Jr. from Godzilla Sr. and successfully "killing" Jr.

Destroyah's Micro Form

Destroyah's Juvenile/Aggregate Form

Destroyah's Flying Form

Destroyah's Final Form

The fight between Destroyah and the dying Godzilla Sr. 

  One huge downfall to such a devestating creature is his ability ti withstand certain temperatures. Destroyah is not hindered by extreme heat but is hindered by extreme cold, or even worse, the inclusion of both. He was not killed by Godzilla, shockingly. He was actually killed by the military with their inclusion of using weapons that only yield extreme cold temperatures, in attempts to keep the destruction of Godzilla Sr. to a minimum when he approached critical condition (I will try to elaborate this in a different post shortly).
  Either way you look at it, he is more than capable to kill the King of the Monsters and any other monster singlehandedly. Destroyah is by far the most deadly monster that any living soul could ever encounter. A horrible abomination? A deadly force? True evil? I say yes to all, do you? Thanks for tuning in and another monster will be up shortly. If you have a monster that you want me to discuss or go into further depth, just holler. Until next time.

King of Kings

 I guess I should start out with the number one kaiju that started it all...Godzilla.

Height: 50 meters-Showa 54-75 (First Series)
           80 meters-Heisei 85-89 (Second Series
           100 meters-Heisei 91-95
            55 meters-Millennium 99-2000, 02-03 (Third Series)
            60 meters-Millennium 01
           100 meters-Millennium 04
           108.2 meters-Legendary Films 2014
         
Length: 100 meters-Showa
            190 meters-Heisei
            212.5 meters-Heisei

            122.5 meters-Millennium
            120 meters-Millennium
            100 meters-Millennium
             167.7 meters-Legendary Films

Weight: 10,000 tons-Showa
             50,000-60,000 tons-Heisei
             25,000-55,000 tons-Millennium
             90,000 tons-Legendary Films

Filmography: Godzilla (1954)
                     Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
                     King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962)
                     Godzilla Vs. Mothra (1964)
                     Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
                     Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero (1965)
                     Godzilla Vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
                     Son of Godzilla (1967)
                     Destroy All Monsters (1968) 
                     Godzilla's Revenge (1969)
                     Godzilla Vs. Hedorah (1971)
                     Godzilla Vs. Gigan (1972)
                     Godzilla Vs. Megalon (1973)
                     Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
                     Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
                     Godzilla 1985 (1985)
                     Godzilla Vs. Biollante (1989)
                     Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
                     Godzilla & Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)
                     Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
                     Godzilla Vs. Spacegodzilla (1994)
                     Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah (1995)
                     Godzilla-aka: Zilla (1998)
                     Godzilla 2000: Millennium (2000)
                     Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus (2000)
                     Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
                     Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
                     Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
                     Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

                     Godzilla (2014)
    First appearing in 1954 from the imagination of Ishiro Honda, this monster stomped his way through Tokyo, Japan in the Post-World War II era. His first film appearance was in Gojira (1954) and from then on to star in over 28 films and multiple cameo's in multiple films and television series from 1955 to most recently 2014.
    Godzilla has had multiple origin stories all ranging from the time of dinosaurs to being created by atomic testing done in the South Pacific. In his first film he was considered to be a dinosaur thought to be extinct with other large predators, but isn't. In the recent 2014 Legendary film, Godzilla is said to be among the first alpha-predators when the earth was still highly radioactive, hence his size, look, and abilities (those I will get to shortly). Other films elaborate that he was created by the atom bomb shortly after the end of the second world war.
    After everything was said and done, Godzilla quickly became a representation, a motif, of nuclear destruction. He was created out of our arrogance to control one another, and in that arrogance came a force so strong, so devastating that nothing that we had could harm him. Nature vs. man. A note to add, while he his meaning stayed the same through out most films, he was also given other meanings in later films such as GMK with; "never forget about those who sacrificed their lives for their homeland, to not be forgotten by newer generations".
  Yet it only took the mind of one mind to create a weapon that could destroy him. Dr. Serizawa created what would become known as the Oxygen Destroyer. Plausible to construct, unknown if it would work, the weapon opens a capsule in the center of the structure, unleashing a wide array of chemicals that take away any oxygen in a certain range, and if there are any living organism caught inside the effective range of the Oxygen Destroyer, they are reduced to nothing but skeletal remains. (One draw back of this weapon however, is that it only saw use once and only once that brought a very deadly consequence associated with it. The Oxygen Destroyer gave rise to a monster that would appear in the last film of the second series who is known as Destroyah.)
   Godzilla was ultimately killed with the Oxygen Destroyer along with Dr. Serizawa (you can watch Godzilla: King of the Monsters to find out why) but none the less returned again and again facing not only the attempts of the military but also other kaiju. His wide array of abilities include but are not limited to: atomic breath, endurance, magnetism, flight, fast healing (Regenerator G1), tail slide, nuclear pulse, intelligence, durability, extreme tolerance to heat upwards 5,000 degrees Celsius,  and adept to live in the ocean.
    No matter the beating he takes, no matter the size of his foes, Godzilla prevails in most cases. To those who are new to this whole thing, you probably wouldn't expect Godzilla to be much more than a destructive beast, but you'd be wrong. He is in fact a caring father to his son, Minya (Minilla), in which he would fight, walk to the ends of the earth, and die for. He teaches his son everything that he needs in order to make him the next king of the monsters. Films in which show case this act by the king span from the Showa series with Son of Godzilla (1967) to the last film of the Heisei series in Godzilla vs. Destroyah (1995). While he is a loving father, Godzilla is known to acknowledge the presence of human beings (depending on his role in said film) and may even feel for those who try to do him harm such as seen in Legendary's Godzilla.
   A destructive force created by us, a caring father, a god among men; he is the definitive favorite of many. Godzilla was the first kaiju to be known world wide and he most certainly wont be the last. If you have a monster that you want me to talk about or if you have questions about Godzilla in general, leave a comment down below and I will do my best to give you an answer. There may be another post of Godzilla down the line with more information on him since he is the most known, I don't want to overload you with so much information. Be ready for a new kaiju soon and take care!

  Welcome to the realm of kaiju. To all of the new comers here, you must be asking yourselves "what is a kaiju?" The word kaiju is japanese for "monster" or "a large creature". Now comes the question of why choose something that is so out there that not many people will understand? Well...it all started out when i was a little boy.
  At the age of 5 (now 19) my father had gotten me into Godzilla, the most renounced kaiju world round, with Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. I asked him "what is this? And so he replied, "This is godzilla. A giant fire breathing, indestructible monster."
  Captivated by the way he looked, the way he destroyed building after building, his iconic roar, and later on to face his arch nemesis, King Ghidorah, I knew from that point on I had been hooked into the realm of giant monsters.
  I quickly learned that there were many kaiju films, most of which my father grew up watching when he was just a kid. Each time a monster movie would come on I would make off like a rocket to the T.V. Since there is a great deal of kaiju I thought it be the perfect premise for this blog.
  I wont hesitate to go through all the monsters "some" of us know. Their history, meanings, incarnations, etc., all will be said and done about each monster with most hailing from Japan and some other countries. Everything from Godzilla to Gamera and everything in between with the exclusion of Jeagers, mechs, and war machines. Those will appear later on down the line as they technically are not monsters, MechaGodzilla's 2&3 and the martian tripods from War of the Worlds are a couple of examples.
  Expect one new monster a week or if time permits, two a week for I am a busy person but when I do post something new, you will know. I will also post images of each monster I talk about if it I am able to find it which shouldn't be too difficult but hey, you never know. If I'm allowed to i may post the occasional video to help with what each kaiju looks like and any abilities each may hold.
  If you find this interesting don't hesitate to leave a comment or question on each blog and again, welcome to the realm of kaiju!