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.
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| 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.
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