Toho vs Daei! These two clawed combatants were the first (and most certainly not the last) opponents of their respective universes' top dogs, but who is the superior first opponent?
Interlude[]
Tabashi: The first opponent is truly a remarkable one. It holds a special place in your heart.
Angel: Because no matter how many enemies you may have, you will NEVER forget the very first one!
Tabashi: Like Anguirus, Toho's tenacious veteran and Godzilla's first opponent ever.
Angel: And Barugon, Daei's chilling monster and Gamera's first opponent.
Tabashi: Now, This Death Battle will follow the regular Godzilla vs Gamera rules: since ordinary G&G attacks counter each other, these two will stick to their most comfortably used attacks. Also, we will be sticking with the original, 1955, 1st generation Anguirus so Barugon doesn't lose in 5 minutes flat.
Angel: He's Tabashi and I'm Angel!
Tabashi: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would be victorious in a death battle.
Anguirus[]
Tabashi: The year was 1955, just one short year after the Original Godzilla was Oxygen Destroyed, and 10 years before the Guardian of the Universe came into existence.
Angel: Tokyo was living in peace, having rid themselves of their greatest foe... or had they?
Tabashi: Nope, because it turns out there were more monsters! See, two pilots, Shoichi Tsukioka and Kojikawa Kobayashi, were scouting the ocean for fish, when Kobayashi's plane engine malfunctioned! Thus, he two were forced to make an emergency landing on Iwato Island.
Angel: And what does he find there? Why, two monsters locked in battle, of course! One of them was a second Godzilla (the Showa Godzilla), and the other one was none other than the Ancient Ankylosaurus, Anguirus!
Tabashi: According to the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF), Anguirus was a vicious dinosaur that lived around the same time as Godzilla, and they hated each other.
Angel: What?
Tabashi: Well, basically, the 1st generation Anguirus was like the MonsterVerse King Ghidorah, except much less threatening to the planet.
Angel: Oh. Anyways, Anguirus had been living peacefully underground, but was awakened by nuclear testing. Of course he was!
Tabashi: Godzilla and Anguirus eventually fought again in Osaka, tearing up the city in the process. Eventually, Godzilla bit down on Angy's neck and threw him into a moat, but that somehow didn't kill him.
Angel: In order to make sure Anguirus was dead, Godzilla roasted the poor dinosaur with his Atomic Breath! Brutal!
Tabashi: However, the 1st generation Anguirus was still powerful in his own right, which is to be expected from a 60-meter (197-foot) tall, 100-meter (328-foot) long, 30,000 metric ton Ankylosaurus.
Angel: Anguirus can keep up with (and even exceed) Godzilla, who later kept up with Hedorah. This means Angy's speed must be at least 101.28-103.88m/s (~227-232.4 mph), and has a Kinetic Energy yield of 36.7745-38.68 repeating (~37-39) Tons of TNT. Oh, also, Anguirus can tank a direct, point-blank blast from Godzilla's Atomic Breath!
Tabashi: The Showa Godzilla, in his early years, is said to be superior to the Original Godzilla, so this means that he must be able to fire that 2,597.1°F, 11 Megaton Vapor Breath with even more power!
Angel: And then there's his carapace. Angy's carapace can tank MULTIPLE direct, point-blank hits from Godzilla's Atomic Breath, and it would probably hurt if he flipped over on you. Also, he's got the usual tooth and claw, allowing him to bite and scratch his opponents.
Tabashi: The 1st generation Anguirus' feats include battling the early years Showa Godzilla, surviving his Atomic Breath, and being able to use an Incandescent Light that can hurt Godzilla as well as a Sonic Roar that is powerful enough to crumble Osaka Castle!
Angel: Of course, Anguirus has his famous tenacity, which allowed him to struggle onto his feet despite getting tossed into a moat after getting his neck nommed on by Godzilla. Man, Anguirus is a true symbol of the military, huh?
Tabashi: Well, just like the military, Anguirus still has his fair share of weaknesses.
Angel: Sure, Anguirus went up against Godzilla, but that same Godzilla whooped his ass, too. And despite tanking point-blank blasts from the Atomic Breath earlier, Anguirus was later killed by the very same Atomic Breath! Talk about inconsistency!
Tabashi: Yeah, at least DC's Hulk has to die before he has inconsistent power. This Anguirus can't even last one movie! Moving on, though, Angy's Sonic Roar can't get into beam locks, and since the Incandescent Light was only on one panel of a manga for Godzilla Raids Again, not much is known about it.
Angel: But inconsistency aside, Anguirus is still called the Tenacious Veteran for a good reason, so do NOT mess with him!
Barugon[]
Tabashi: The year was 1966, just one year after Gamera terrorized Japan and was rocketed into Space by the Plan Z rocket.
Angel: But I thought Gamera was a good guy! What gives!?
Tabashi: Well, my in-universe guess is that Gamera was supposed to be driven by instinct instead of good. In reality, they obviously wanted to rip off Toho and the Original Godzilla.
Angel: Oh. I guess that makes sense.
Tabashi: Anyways, after the Plan Z rocket flew into space (with Gamera inside it), it collided with an asteroid (with a yield of 6-7 Megatons of TNT, by the way). Thus, Gamera was free!
Angel: Gamera flew back to Earth, but instead of destroying Japan, he decided to protect it from... a quadrupedal reptile with a horn and spikes on his back. Tabashi, how the hell has Daei not gotten sued by Toho for ripping off their monsters!?
Tabashi: I honestly don't know. I mean, Barugon is literally one letter away from being confused with the God of the Earth! And his physical appearance is so reminiscent of Anguirus, I'm surprised they didn't make Barugon an ancient dinosaur!
Angel: Shhhhh! Don't give them any ideas!
Tabashi: Oh, right. Sorry.
Angel: Anyways, Barugon is definitely a force to be reckoned with. He's got the usual tooth and claw, of course, but anything beyond that is just simply ridiculous. In fact, I’d even go so far as to say that Barugon has some of the most bat-shit crazy abilities in monster movie history!
Tabashi: He can extend his tongue out several hundred feet, and spit out an icy mist that can reach -148°F. This was able to freeze Gamera for 8 hours straight, but to be fair, he DID have a weakness to cold at the time.
Angel: Barugon can stab people with his nose horn, and for a 50-meter (164-foot) tall, 80-meter (262-foot) long, 70 metric ton lizard, he has a decently high KE of (at least) 0.01 tons of TNT while swimming, and 9 tons of TNT while on land!
Tabashi: Like Anguirus, Barugon has a spiked tail he can use to stab/slap opponents with, and he bleeds purple blood, so you just KNOW he drank a lot of grape juice as a hatchling.
Angel: Yeah, obviously. All jokes aside, though, Barugon's deadliest attack is his Rainbow Ray, which automatically makes him my hero! It can move at Mach 7.29 (~5,593.4mph) at least, and can destroy entire lines of missiles and tanks at once!
Tabashi: Basically, it's kind of like Shin Godzilla's dorsal lasers, except the Rainbow Ray curves back down, so it can come back for seconds! Also, Barugon is very intelligent, as it was stated that when he makes a mistake once, he’ll NEVER make it again!
Angel: Well, with all these abilities, Barugon has to be unstoppable, right? I mean, he's LITERALLY the coolest Gamera Kaiju in the franchise!
Tabashi: I wish, but since this is Daei we're talking about, Barugon has some rather lame weaknesses. His Rainbow Ray can be reflected by mirrors, and for some reason, Barugon is NOT immune to it, but Gamera is! He even feeds off of it!
Angel: Also, his icy mist can be overcome by heat of 148°F+, and (though this was never exploited before) Barugon's tongue could be cut off, which would render him without his icy mist. But those pale in comparison to Barugon's two lamest weaknesses. Care to explain?
Tabashi: On it. For some stupid reason, Barugon has a deadly weakness to fresh water. No, I'm not kidding. That's his worst weakness! I mean, salt water does him no harm, as he was able to swim in the ocean as a hatchling, but if you put him in fresh water, Barugon will be injured, and die over prolonged exposure.
Angel: That's how Gamera killed Barugon, by drowning him in Lake Biwa. Also, Barugon has a weird attraction to shiny objects, since he was almost lured into a lake with one. Luckily, that tongue saved him. But even with one of the lamest weaknesses in Kaiju history, Barugon is definitely one of the coolest Kaiju in Gamera's universe, so pack your winter gear if you plan on facing him!
Death Battle![]
Tabashi: All righty then. The combatants are set, and we've run the data through all possible scenarios.
Angel: It's time for a Death Battle!
Pre-Fight[]
Upper Peninsula, Near the Mackinac Bridge
It's a beautiful day by the Bridge. Cars are driving, fish are swimming, and there's never been a Kaiju attack in Michigan. Oh, and also, the ground is shaking and there's a Rainbow shooting out from the ground! Cars attempt to swerve around the Rainbow, and those that aren't are incinerated instantly.
Traffic on the bridge stops as people run towards the Lower Peninsula, hoping to escape the Rainbow. A little kid just stares in awe at the Rainbow, until a teenager wearing a Freddy Kreuger hat as well as an MCU Spider-Man mask and a winter coat snaps the kid out of his trance.
Teen: C'mon, kid! That Rainbow ain't safe for you!
Kid: Why not?
Teen: Because that's a Monster causing the Rainbow!
Kid: Wait, are you Spider-Man, mister?
Teen: Let's just say I'm the guy that's called when the Big Boys want something eliminated. Now get out of here, quick!
The kid starts running for his life, while the teen smirks. Idiot, he thought. Watching these Death Battles is pure bliss. With that, the teen presses a remote controlled detonator, causing some underground explosions on the shores of the Lower Peninsula. He then sat on the hood of a random car, pulled a snack out of his pocket, took off his mask (with his face being hidden from view) and ate, ready for the excitement to begin.
Meanwhile, the monster Barugon (the source of the Rainbow from earlier) had heard the explosions, and emerged from the ground, shaking off the dirt sticking to his back. As Barugon walked to the Bridge, he eyed the water carefully, sniffing the air. Detecting no salty scent in the air, Barugon extended his tongue out and released his icy mist.
The mist spread all over the lakes, all the way to Mackinac Island (and the same distance from the bridge on the other side), freezing the water. Barugon took a cautious step onto the ice, and upon feeling no pain, starts ambling towards where the explosions occurred. The teen snickered at this. I knew he'd figure that out, he thought to himself. Now, all I need is for the Tenacious Veteran to wake up.
And he had. Anguirus was positively PISSED at being woken up from his nap, and growled to himself as he rose up to the surface. Anguirus then shakes off the dirt covering his carapace, snorts some steam/dirt out of his nose, and looks around. Upon seeing Barugon, Anguirus grunted to himself, and started ambling towards the Chilling Monster. Barugon and Anguirus see each other, and stop where they are, trying to stare each other down. Suddenly, though, a voice draws their attention.
Teen (who somehow managed to find a bullhorn, and was speaking through it): Hey idiots! This is the part where you fight! Didn't you read the sign!?
With that, a familiar, frozen icon could be seen, signaling the start of the fight. As Toho's Tenacious Veteran and Daei's Chilling Monster charged each other, the Teen watches excitedly.
Teen: Man, I hope this goes better than the last one!
Deadpool: Mind if I join you again, sir?
Teen: Eh, what the hell. Sure, but if that peppy pink pony comes here, your ass is grass!
Deadpool: Nah, I got a new buddy now!
The Mask: Ssssssssssssmoookinnn'!
Teen: Fine. Now shut up. I wanna watch the fight!
Anguirus slams into Barugon, clawing at his back. To counter this, Barugon fires his Rainbow Ray, burning Anguirus' paw. Anguirus roars in pain/rage, and uses his Incandescent Light on Barugon's Rainbow Ray. Barugon howls in pain, and tries to cool things off via his icy mist. Anguirus shakes it off, though, and roars a Sonic Roar, hurting Barugon's ears(?).
Teen: Boy, talk-
Deadpool: -About the-
The Mask: -Arctic "Tonguedra"!
(All three characters break into hysterical laughter.)
Meanwhile, Anguirus jumps over Barugon to get away from the icy mist, cracking the ice when he lands. Barugon notices this, and shoots out a load of icy mist to cover that up. Anguirus notices this, and starts to come up with a plan. Anguirus digs and digs and digs, trying to get through the ice barrier. Barugon notices this, and shoots out his tongue to freeze the Tenacious Veteran. Anguirus succeeds in getting through the ice, though, just before Barugon's tongue hits him.
Anguirus goes straight through the hole he creates and into the lake, and starts swimming around where he knows Barugon is standing. Meanwhile, Barugon is looking around frantically, spraying his icy mist everywhere. Suddenly, a patch of ice next to Barugon starts to crack and crumble. Before Barugon can even turn his head, Anguirus bursts out of the ice and lands on Barugon, the water from the lake gravely hurting Barugon. Barugon screams in pain as he is seemingly knocked unconscious by the pain.
Anguirus sniffs Barugon's body, but Barugon suddenly springs back to life and hits Anguirus with his Arctic "Tonguedra" square in the right leg. Anguirus roars in agony as his leg starts freezing, but before it does, Anguirus uses the last of his strength to push Barugon into the hole in the ice.
Anguirus gives one last triumphant roar, as he freezes from the icy mist. Meanwhile, the lake turns a shade of purple, and the Chilling Monster is no more.
Teen: Man, I knew this battle shouldn't have taken place near a lake!
The Mask: Oh, cheer up, old chum! I'm sure this is the fairest it could be!
Teen: Thanks. Now, who should we attract next?
Deadpool: You're asking that now!? In the middle of a fight!?
Results[]
Angel: Oh man, the Gamera fans are gonna riot over this one!
Tabashi: Now, I promise all of you that there is a very good reason as to why Barugon lost. And it was NOT just because we had the battle take place on two Great Lakes!
Angel: Right. Barugon might've had more badass abilities, but that's about all he had going for him, as Anguirus trumped literally everything else.
Tabashi: Yeah, Angy was bigger and stronger, an since he's tanked hits from Godzilla's Atomic Breath, it's feasible to say that he could tank Barugon's Rainbow Ray.
Angel: While it IS possible that Barugon could freeze Anguirus with his icy mist, Anguirus' superior speed meant that he could avoid a hit (at least for a while), or just nullify it via his Incandescent Light!
Tabashi: See, the Incandescent Light could hurt Godzilla, which means it must have the same temperature as his Atomic Breath's temp of 2,597.1 °F. WAY more than what would be needed to override Barugon's Arctic "Tonguedra"!
Angel: Also, Anguirus is actually pretty damn smart, so it wouldn’t be outlandish to assume he could figure out why Barugon froze the lakes over, and use it against him.
Tabashi: Barugon put up a great fight, and had the better, more badass abilities. However, Anguirus was able to surpass the Chilling Monster in just about every other way.
Angel: Well, I guess Barugon's chances of winning just drowned along with him!
Tabashi: The winner is Anguirus.
Next Time, Baby![]
Angel: Next time on Death Battle!
(LegendaryGoji rises out of the ocean, charges up, and releases a stream of powered-up Atomic Breath)
(HeiseiGoji rises out of the ocean and roars)
LegendaryGoji vs. HeiseiGoji! Check it out now!
Trivia[]
- The first connection between Anguirus and Barugon is that they were the first opponent their universes' main monsters (Godzilla for Angy & Gamera for Baru) ever fought.
- The second connection between Anguirus and Barugon is that they are both quadrupedal reptiles that can fight with their claws, if they need to.
Interlude[]
Tabashi: Exactly a year ago today, we pit Godzilla and Gamera's first ever opponents against each other, and Godzilla's won.
Angel: But now, armed with new knowledge of each combatant, we're going to remaster this Battle to ensure our previous outcome was right! I kind of wish we were doing that one everyone wants to see us complete by Halloween, though.
Tabashi: Don't worry, we will get to that one eventually. And who knows? Maybe we could do it this year! But right now, we need to focus on this one.
Angel: Right. Anguirus, the Fiercest Dragon Monster in History.
Tabashi: And Barugon, the Coldest Rainbow Reptile Kaiju.
Angel: Now, last time, we only used the Original, 1955 Anguirus, but now that more information has been recognized, we're going to change that.
Tabashi: THIS time, we'll be using a composite of all the film versions. But NO videogames or comics!
Angel: He's Tabashi and I'm Angel!
Tabashi: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who TRULY wins a Death Battle.
Anguirus[]
Tabashi: The year was 1955, just a year after Gojira went on his destructive rampage through Tokyo and was Oxygen Destroyed.
Angel: Having restored Tokyo back to the way it was, everyone hoped that Gojira's rampage would fade into ancient history. Sadly, though, when you're at the beginning of a Kaiju franchise, it only gets downhill from here! Well, for the humans, anyway.
Tabashi: That is correct. See, it started when two pilots, Shoichi Tsukioka and Kojikawa Kobayashi, were scouting the ocean for fish.
Angel: Logical, given the fact that the Oxygen Destroyer would've killed nearly every living thing within who-knows-how-big-a-radius.
Tabashi: Suddenly, Kobayashi's plane engine malfunctioned, forcing them to make an emergency landing on Iwato Island.
Angel: And boy howdy, was that a bad place to be, for Shoichi and Kojikawa were shocked to find two Kaiju locked in a ferocious battle! One combatant was the new Godzilla, and the other is the subject of today, Anguirus.
Tabashi: Apparently, Anguirus was a viscous dinosaur (a Kaiju-like Ankylosaurus, perhaps?) that happened to have a healthy rivalry with Godzilla's species. According to our sources, this rivalry is a result of Anguirus "harbored an intense hatred of violent creatures like Godzilla." Which means the Showa Godzilla was a bad guy at first, and Anguirus was the lesser of two evils.
Angel: Like Big G, ol' Angy was living in peace underground, but he was woken up by us humans performing nuclear tests. Because the '50s REALLY wanted a radioactive message in their movies!
Tabashi: The new Kaiju ended up tumbling off the island and into the ocean below, after which they both disappear. But they both resurface in Osaka Bay, and get into another pissing contest over who's stronger.
Angel: Both seemed pretty evenly matched, with Anguirus actually tanking a 6-second barrage of Atomic Breath and literally just shaking his head in annoyance, but let's face it, we all know who the victor is.
Tabashi: The fight seemingly ended with Godzilla clamping his jaw down on the Tenacious Veteran's neck, causing him to bleed and fall into the moat below.
Angel: But wait, he's somehow still alive! Anguirus started to struggle to his feet, but before he could do so, Godzilla roasted him via Atomic Breath! Wait, why the hell didn't he do that earlier!?
Tabashi: ANYWAYS, another Anguirus surfaced in Godzilla vs. Gigan (we're going in order of the timeline, not movies), where he helped Godzilla fight against Gigan and the First Generation King Ghidorah. After that, he went back to Monster Island, but just a year later (in Godzilla vs. Megalon), nuclear testing caused the island to split in half, and Angy fell into the fissure.
Angel: Sometime (you guessed it, a year!) later, the Fierce Dragon Monster surfaced in a barren area and burrowed to Japan, sensing something was wrong there. And he was right, for he saw... Godzilla rampaging through Tokyo?
Tabashi: Anguirus was not confused, but rather pissed off, and challenged his opponent. After a few seconds, it was revealed that the being was actually Fake Godzilla! Sadly, that was the only major hit Anguirus managed to get before he got his ass whooped.
Angel: The Famous Partner ultimately retreated when MechaGodzilla brutally broke his jaw, but according to an issue of TV Magazine, he quickly recovered from this with no aftereffects. Thus, TV Magazine definitively proves that the Anguirus from 1972-1974 is the same one that appears in 1968's Destroy All Monsters!
Tabashi: And to think that fans have been split more than Monster Island about that. Anyways, this leads us to Destroy All Monsters, which came out in 1968, but is set in 1999 and features a shitload of Kaiju.
Angel: How many?
Tabashi: *Inhales deeply*
Angel: Oh, damnit.
Tabashi: Destroy All Monsters features Godzilla, Minilla, Rodan, Manda, Gorosaurus, Kumonga, Mothra, Varan, Baragon, and Anguirus. They end up facing the Second Generation King Ghidorah, who is MUCH stronger than the First Generation.
Angel: How?
Tabashi: Because MechaGodzilla tanked it's own Space Beams reflected back at it (with 10x more power) by King Caesar in Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla, and in Terror of MechaGodzilla, Mecha-G was upgraded so its Space Finger Missiles became 5x more powerful than they were previously.
Angel: And since Godzilla was able to tank a shitload of those going off practically at once, and Mecha-G can subsequently tank attacks from him, it's reasonable to say the Bionic Monster is that durable.
Tabashi: Exactly. So Godzilla was that strong in Destroy All Monsters, and his allies should at least be comparable to him. And since King Ghidorah fought all of them at once, he's even STRONGER!
Angel: This is hard to wrap my head around, T.
Tabashi: It's okay, I'll explain it more in-depth later. Right now, though, shall we move on to Anguirus' stats?
Angel: Sure. Anguirus stands 150 feet tall in a quadrupedal stance and 200 feet tall in a bipedal stance, is 100 meters (~328 feet) long, and weighs in at 30,000 metric tons. This gives him a GPE yield of 6.727698-8.970264 Gigajoules, or 1.607958413002-2.143944550669 (~2-2.1) Tons of TNT.
Tabashi: Godzilla's Companion is also apparently 70,000,000-150,000,000 years old, so you just know he's got a lot of experience under his carapace! Speaking of which, let's see what kind of abilities the Tenacous Veteran has packing.
Angel: In Godzilla Raids Again, Anguirus uses his teeth & claws as his primary weapons, and has a tactic of charging his opponent in quick bursts before lashing out. He also is surprisingly stealthy for a Kaiju, shown when he managed to surprise Godzilla by attacking the King of the Monsters from behind.
Tabashi: The Killer of the Living (as the 1955 Anguirus was habitually known by) actually does have two special abilities: the Ultrasonic Roar & Incandescent Light. The Ultrasonic Roar was used briefly to violently fragmentate (or would it be "violenty fragment"?) Osaka Castle, and during the planning stages of Godzilla Raids Again, Angy was planned to fire an Incandescent Light from his mouth like Godzilla.
Angel: It would've been equal in power to Godzilla's Atomic Breath, and though it was unused in the film, the tie-in manga Rampage Godzilla features the Killer of the Living briefly using this attack, so I think it's safe to assume the Incandescent Light is a natural ability belonging to Anguirus.
Tabashi: But most impressively by far, Anguirus has done what next to no other Kaiju has done before. Something dozens of others that have fought Big G would kill to have. Anguirus has shrugged off DIRECT BLASTS of Godzilla's Atomic Breath, seemingly only displaying annoyance to it!
Angel: Now THAT'S a feat worthy of calculating!
Tabashi: *Inhales deeply once more*
Angel: Okay, I asked for that.
Tabashi: The Original Godzilla's Vapor Breath was calculated by us to be... well, a lot of different possible values, but the one everyone seemed to like the most was the Latent Heat of Vaporization version, which yielded 3.0962633709702534E+17 Joules, or 74.00247062548 (~74) Megatons of TNT. But early into the film, Godzilla boiled a portion of the sea (ironically, that's where the power output was calculated from!) for 17 seconds!
Angel: So, do we multiply by 17 or divide by 17? After LegendaryGoji literally tore the Earth a new one, I've been getting confused as to which way we're supposed to go!
Tabashi: My guess is "always multiply, unless division is proven," meaning we get 5.263647730649431E+18 Joules, or 1.258042000633 (~1.3) Gigatons of TNT. And since the Showa Godzilla is confirmed to be stronger than Gojira, let's assume the 1.3 Gigaton value is what Showa's Atomic Breath was from Godzilla Raids Again-Mothra vs. Godzilla.
Angel: And multiplying that by 6 seconds (since that was how long Anguirus shrugged off the attack), we get 3.1581886383896586E+19 Joules, or 7.548252003799 (~8) Gigatons of TNT!
Tabashi: And that's one of the LEAST impressive feats we're going to be talking about!
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