Toho vs. Toho vs. Toho. vs. Daei! When the four most iconic Kaiju in history come together in a battle royale, who will win?
Interlude[]
Tabashi: Throughout the history of Kaiju movies, some have grown to become favorites among the community.
Angel: And today, perhaps the four most iconic Kaiju ever will come to battle to the death!
Tabashi: Godzilla, the King of the Monsters.
Angel: Mothra, the Queen of the Monsters.
Tabashi: King Kong, the King of Skull Island.
Angel: And Gamera, the Guardian of the Universe.
Tabashi: To make this fight fair for everyone, we will only be using the Showa Godzilla (up until Terror of MechaGodzilla), the Showa Mothra, the 1962 King Kong, and a composite Gamera.
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 wins this Death Battle Royale!
Godzilla[]
Mothra[]
King Kong[]
Tabashi: Skull Island. A peaceful island, isolated from the rest of the world by a gigantic storm system. An island tha-
Angel: That has a bad case of giant monsters!
Tabashi: Um, right. Anyways, Skull Island was full of lots of large dinosaurs, but there were also some human inhabitants there as well.
Angel: The inhabitants probably were stupid, though, since there were not only dinosaurs, but a giant creature they called...Kong.
Tabashi: A giant gorilla that loves the ladies! My kind of Kaiju!
Angel: Anyways, one day, an American film crew managed to capture him, and they took him to New York. But New York is the most densely populated city in America! What on earth were they thinking!?
Tabashi: They weren't. Anyway, Kong climbed up the Empire State Building in an attempt to protect Ann Darrow, an actress given to King Kong as sacrifice. So yeah, let's just say it was pretty damn crazy.
Angel: Kong has lots of abilities that people don't know about, mostly because they assume that Kong is just a giant ape. However, this is not the case, as lots of them are thanks to his sheer size.
Tabashi: While his size has varied in different films, in order to make this a fair fight, we will be putting Kong at his THEORIZED 2020 height, which rests at exactly 330 feet tall.
Angel: Due to his size, Kong has tremendous strength and punching power. Plus, he's actually pretty quick for a giant monster.
Tabashi: Kong can take tons of punishment before going down, and he even possesses an ability that can only be described as "Atomic Breath Resistance."
Angel: Basically, when Godzilla hits Kong with his Atomic Breath, all that really happens is that his fur gets singed.
Tabashi: And if you get bitten by his jaws, it's gonna hurt like hell!
Angel: Yes, real orangutans have a bite force of 385 pounds, so I can only imagine what Kong's is like.
Tabashi: Also, he has some kind of weird electricity conduction powers. He can revive himself by getting struck by lightning, and can attack with the "Shocking Gauntlets of Death," as I call it.
Angel: That's when he shocks someone with his hands or fists. Anyways, Kong is also smart (being, you know, an ape), and has decent strategies.
Tabashi: He has some really impressive feats, too, such as fighting Godzilla hand-to-hand, and winning!
Angel: Well, Big G isn't the only dino Kong has fought. He's beat a T-rex-
Tabashi: 3 V-rexes (which are even bigger by the way) single-handedly (like, really. He only could use one hand, since Ann was in the other).
Angel: And don't forget the giant Allosaurus-like Kaiju, Gorosaurus, who has been rumored to TRUMP Godzilla in sheer physical strength!
Tabashi: He effortlessly climbed to the top of the Empire state building, survived bullet fire, and has been barraged with missiles!
Angel: However, Kong is hardly invincible. He was killed by a few people in planes who knocked him off the Empire State Building.
Tabashi: Well, it should be noted that one incarnation HAS survived the fall.
Angel: True, but it DID put poor Kong into a coma, so it doesn't even really matter, because he can't really do anything while in a coma state.
Tabashi: Too true. However, the only reason they were able to knock him off the building was probably due to the fact that he was trying to protect Ann, and not himself.
Angel: Still, even with his weaknesses, King Kong has proved to be an extremely powerful Kaiju who is virtually unstoppable. This is one ape that you do NOT want to go bananas!
Gamera[]
Tabashi: Over 250,000,000 years ago, the civilization of Atlantis was plagued by enormous, serpentine Kaiju known as the Garasharp.
Angel: Hey, I've heard of them! Aren't they the cancelled Kaiju that were supposed to b in a Showa film, but were replaced by something else?
Tabashi: Yup. Basically, Garasharp was Daei's version of Bagan.
Angel: Oh, okay. Anyways, the Atlanteans wanted to get rid of the Garasharp, so they created something horrible. Something evil. Something that reproduces faster than Zilla and the MUTOs COMBINED!
Tabashi: This was the Shadow of Evil, Gyaos. At first, the Gyaos were an incredible success, as they wiped the Garasharp to nigh—extinction.
Angel: But surprise, surprise, with the Garasharp nearly gone, Gyaos got a taste for human flesh, and proceeded to deem themselves more than worthy of being ranked among the Malicious Man—Eaters!
Tabashi: And what was Atlantis's solution to combat these rapidly—reproducing, laser—shooting murder birds? Why, create a slow—producing, fire—breathing species of giant turtle Titans, of course! Man, if this isn't the inspiration for There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly, then I don't know what is!
Angel: Well, this time it worked out, Tabashi, so that makes it okay!
Tabashi: No, Angel. No it doesn't. Anyways, this new bio—engineered species would end up defending Atlantis from the Gyaos, but all of them would perish. Well, that is, all except one, who would become the biggest pain in the Gyaos' ass!
Angel: Enter Gamera, the Guardian of the Universe. Standing 197-262 feet (60-80 meters) tall and weighing in at 80-1,200 metric tons, Gamera is a force to be reckoned with. But wait a minute, why is Gamera such a lightweight Kaiju?
Tabashi: I honestly don't know. It IS strange, though, that a TURTLE Kaiju (who logically should be 80,000 metric tons easy) would weigh less than most of the Pacific Rim Kaiju. I guess Daei didn't really care about automatically giving Toho the strength advantage.
Angel: Oh. Well, to make matters worse for this poor Turtle Titan, the Gyaos eventually came back with a bloodthirsty vengeance, so Gamera (being the last member of his species) was overwhelmed by the hundreds of thousands of murder birds. So guess what he did? He destroyed Atlantis himself in order to save his masters, for he knew they'd never be safe TAKE MY MONEY, TAKE IT ALL NOW!!!
Tabashi: Okay, calm down. To commemorate Gamera's sacrifice, the few Atlantean survivors sealed the Guardian of the Universe away in an atoll so any future generations could have a protector, should the Gyaos (or anything else) threaten the planet.
Angel: Spoiler alert, Gamera would be called upon many times to save the world!
Tabashi: Now, Gamera may not have as many films as Godzilla (not by a LONG shot) but being the Last Hope, he DOES have a shitload of abilities, attacks, and techniques, so we're going to break them down for you.
Angel: First, in order to comprehend Gamera's abilities, you need to understand how they work. That's why we're going to do a complete anatomy of this titanic, titular Turtle Titan!
Tabashi: First up is the Oil Bag, which is used to drink oil (and similar liquids), which are stored in this organ.
Angel: The Coal Sack basically does the same thing, except for coal instead of oil. Wait, if Gamera likes to eat coal, then how does Santa punish him if he's been bad?
Tabashi: Well, Gamera's a good guy, so Santa wouldn't NEED to punish him, but I guess if you're talking about his rampage in the first movie, well... his least favorite foods are carrots and onions, so I guess Santa would just give him those?
Angel: Okay then! Anyways, Gamera can't just keep all that coal, oil, and whatnot in there, so naturally, in a process similar to a train, Gamera can send it all to the Melting Furnaces, which will burn everything up in order to allow it to be converted to either thermal or Plasma energy, depending on which timeline you're looking at.
Tabashi: Fun fact: The Showa Gamera can ingest coal, oil, fire, magma, and Uranium-
Angel: Oh yeah, that's the stuff Fire Rodan's Uranium Heat Beam is made of!
Tabashi: In addition to plasma, yes. Anyways, Gamera's blood (in the Heisei Trilogy) can absorb heat, flames, high voltage currents, and nuclear fuel. These are then converted by the Plasma Conversion Furnace into electrons, protons, and atomic nuclei, which are then converted into plasma energy to be used/stored for later. Mana, the life energy from the Earth, can also be converted.
Angel: Damn, who knew Kaiju movies had science in them? Anyways, Gamera's Thermal Energy Heart works just like any other heart, but due to it being made for thermal energy, it has extraordinary power in comparison. Also, the Thermal Energy Conversion Intestines are where Gamera converts the burned materials from the Melting Furnaces into thermal energy.
Tabashi: Gamera's also got special cells, which give him a minor healing factor and the ability to manipulate his own genetic structure in order to adapt to his environments. We also found out that as a result of this, Gamera gets twice as strong with each progressing movie.
Angel: That sounds like cheating to me! Anyways, Gamera also has Elbow Spikes that are strong enough to tear into Gyaos' flesh. In the first movie of the trilogy, the Elbow Spikes were tucked away in Gamera's body, though he could bring them out at will for a surprise attack. In the second movie, they were always out by default, and in the third movie, Gamera now had two pairs of Elbow Spikes instead of just one. Now let's move on to the best parts of Gamera's body (don't take that out of context!).
Tabashi: Okay. First off, there's his High Fever Muscles, which are said to possess at least 10,000x the strength of any human. This means that Gamera should be able to lift at least 28,440 metric tons! Okay, forget what I said about Toho automatically having the strength advantage, because as far as we know, that's stronger than the original Godzilla!
Angel: Second is Gamera's brain. Now, out of Japan's Titanic Trinity (which consists of Godzilla, Gamera, and Ultraman), Gamera is definitely the smartest. Unlike most Kaiju, who prefer to use brute force to win a fight, Gamera analyzes his opponent's moves, reacting accordingly and learning over the course of a battle. As he learns, Gamera will eventually anticipate and exploit his opponent's weakness(es). He also understands human speech, has a telepathic bond with a girl, and somehow repaired an alien spacecraft despite NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE WHATSOEVER!!!
Tabashi: Which, mind you, automatically places Gamera in the "Gifted" section of intelligence. In comparison, most film incarnations of Godzilla range from "High Animalistic" to "Average" Intelligence. And also, Ultraman is said to have "High" intelligence (let's just say that means "Above Average"). So yeah, Gamera's definitely one of the smartest Kaiju in history.
Angel: Anyways, third is Gamera's shell. At its worst, it couldn't completely withstand a missile assault from the JSDF. But at its best, it was only pierced once: by Guiron ramming his blade head into the same spot again and again.
Tabashi: And all of these Body Mechanisms of his have allowed Gamera access to some damn cool attacks and techniques!
Angel: The first two are pretty basic. There's the Hard Slap, which is just a powerful hand slap mainly used in melee—oriented fights. Then, there's the Lashing Claw, which allows Gamera to tear into an opponent's flesh by using those damn sharp claws of his.
Tabashi: Next up is the Break Fang, which utilizes Gamera's teeth and tusks as well as his strong jaw.
Angel: And when Gamera chomps down on an opponent's flesh, they ain't breaking free any time soon!
Tabashi: For comparison, Gamera used this attack on Gyaos, and you know what the Shadow of Evil had to do? IT HAD TO AMPUTATE ITS OWN DAMN FOOT OFF TO GET AWAY!!!
Angel: Damn, Gamera gives King Kong a run for the money in the bite force department, doesn't he?
Tabashi: Then, there's the Shell Cutter. While in flight, Gamera tucks in either all of his limbs, or just his legs. For method #2, Gamera extends his arms out like wings, but can still grab or engage an opponent in melee combat while taking them up into the air.
Angel: But for method #1, Gamera rotates repeatedly until he's spinning like a frisbee, and can use the sharp edges of his shell to essentially become the world's biggest Buzzsaw.
Tabashi: Now, with all that stuff out of the way, we can finally move on to Gamera's abilities.
Angel: Oh thank God! This was taking forever!
Tabashi: Gamera can survive in Space for long periods of time, breathe fire from the thermal energy that is so hot, it can be used underwater, and also fly! Based on the fact that Gamera was in saltwater when he used his fire breath, this means it must have a minimum temperature of 3,000°F.
Angel: Jesus, what hot peppers did Gamera eat to breathe fire that intense?
Tabashi: Oh, and speaking of which, Gamera has some rather large speed feats, so let's run through them so we can find his Kinetic Energy.
Angel: Well, on Earth, Gamera can fly at Mach 3—3.5 (2,302—2,685mph) officially, and can swim at speeds of 50—180 knots (58—207mph). However, Gamera was able to keep up with Iris in flight, and the Tentacled Terror can fly at Mach 9 (6,905mph). But in Space, Gamera REALLY shines, blowing all of his previous numbers out of the water with a whopping 2.1—9.2% the Speed of Light. That's 14,082,949—61,696,730mph!
Tabashi: So, given all the numbers we have (and using Gamera's heaviest weight of 1,200 metric tons, so we can get the highest possible outcomes), this means Gamera's Kinetic Energy yield would be 152—207 tons of TNT officially (via Earthflight), but based on feats, it'd be about 1.4 Kilotons of TNT!
Angel: And while swimming, his KE rests comfortably at 0.1—1.23 tons of TNT. And for the grand prize, in Space, Gamera's KE can range from 6—109.1 Gigatons of TNT! Holy hell! And everyone's always ripping on Gamera for being weak!
Tabashi: Yeah, they're all liars.
Angel: Well, anyways, remember how Gamera's Thermal Energy Fire Breath is at least 3,000°F? Well, his Plasma Fireballs can reach 3,600,000°F, and since the High Plasma Fireballs are at least 120% more powerful, that means that they can reach 4,320,000°F.
Tabashi: Oh my God, we forgot to cover the Heisei version's abilities! Well, as Angel pointed out, Gamera has the Plasma Fireball and High Plasma. See, by fusing and compressing the Plasma energy and oxygen stored within a throat chamber, Gamera ionizes the energy and forms an enormous Plasma Fireball, which can be fired continuously. The High Plasma is just a Plasma Fireball with a power output of 120% or more compared to the standard ones.
Angel: Cool! But we still need to talk about Gamera's two trump cards, which are incredibly badass, by the way! First up is the vanishing/Banishing Fist, which is said to be at least twice as strong as his other attacks.
Tabashi: Based on the temperature of the High Plasma we found earlier, as well as the fact that the Vanishing/Banishing Fist is at least twice as strong as anything else in Gamera's arsenal, this means the minimum temperature of the fiery falcon fist of fury is 8,640,000°F. That is 7.2x hotter than Godzilla Heisei's (Base 2, to be exact) Uranium Atomic Heat Ray, which has a temperature of only 1,200,000°F!
Angel: Oh man, talk about packing heat! But the Vanishing/Banishing Fist isn't Gamera's strongest attack. No, the trump card to end all trump cards is NOT a fiery falcon fist of fury! Ladies and gentlemen, we proudly present to you... the Mana Canon!
Tabashi: This baby is Gamera's ultimate trump card attack, and it easily vaporized Legion, who previously survived every single one of Gmera's other attacks! But with the Mana Canon comes a whole slew of problems, which we'll talk about later. Now, we can finally move on to Gamera's feats, which I'm sure is what you've all been waiting for.
Angel: Oh yeah! And this time, Gamera's got some GREAT feats!
Tabashi: Gamera's feats include surviving the vacuum of Space, uprooting a Legion Flower (which weighs 3,000 metric tons, the heaviest thing in the entire Gamera franchise), devastating Tokyo in his original film, and surviving a collision with an asteroid (which would yield about 6—7 Megatons of TNT), as well as a Legion Flower exploding. The explosion was said to yield 121 Megatons—1 Gigaton of TNT. Oh, and also, Gamera's Mana Canon FINALLY has a confirmed power output, which is... 989.32 Gigatons—16 Teratons! Impressive as hell, I'd say!
Angel: He also survived being impaled in the chest multiple times by Viras, destroyed a ripoff of a Star Destroyer, and shrugged off atmospheric re—entry. But did you know that Gamera has a secret feat that hasn't been discovered until we did a few months ago? Yeah! Gamera has a secret feat that could change the very course of history as we know it.
Tabashi: That secret feat originated in none other than... Gamera vs. Zigra. See, Zigra has three types of beams that he can fire from the gem between his nose(?): an orange—colored beam (which paralyzes and makes the opponent asphyxiate by stopping cell functions), a green—colored beam (which teleports objects at will), and a red destructive beam/heat ray (which can cause earthquakes of more than Magnitude 12).
Angel: But wait! Did you hear that? MAGNITUDE 12 EARTHQUAKES!? How is this possible? And how does Gamera scale to Zigra's earthquake beam? Well, we'll all tell you how!
Tabashi: See, while it IS true that Zigra never used his earthquake beam onscreen, it is NOT illogical to say that he has survived it before. Therefore, if Gamera can fight against someone that powerful and still come out on top, then it's safe to say he scales to this fishy Kaiju.
Angel: But how powerful IS a magnitude 12 earthquake?
Tabashi: Well, according to an earthquake calculator, it could be anywhere from 151 Gigatons—15.1 Teratons of TNT.
Angel: Oh. Well, it's okay, at least we know what the borderlines are.
Tabashi: Yeah, you're right. I guess that IS all we need, isn't it?
Angel: Yeah, we don't need much else.
(After about three minutes, Tabashi and Angel suddenly remember what they're doing.)
Tabashi: Oh, crap! We need to continue on with the feats! And might I just say that for only having 12 films (counting Gamera: The Brave), Gamera's canon battle record is impressive.
Angel: As of Gamera: The Brave, Gamera has 16 known wins, 3 known losses, and 2 known ties. And the monsters Gamera has beaten are powerful in their own right!
Tabashi: In the Showa Era, Gamera has fought with and defeated Barugon (Daei's Anguirus and Baragon), Gyaos (Daei's Rodan and King Ghidorah), Viras (Daei's Gezora and Oodako), Guiron (Daei's Gigan and Megalon), Jiger (Daei's Varan, Anguirus, and Zilla), and Zigra (Daei's Hedorah and Titanosaurus). Then, in Gamera: Super Monster, not only did Gamera destroy the Star Destroyer ripoff, but he also took on all the previous Kaiju he had beaten.
Angel: In the Heisei Trilogy (counting the films and comics), Gamera's defeated many Gyaos (even when they were in their Super and Hyper forms), some Garasharp (Daei's Bagan), a crapload of Soldier Legion (Daei's Meganula), Mother Legion (Daei's SpaceGodzilla, Biollante, King Ghidorah, and Megaguirus), Barugon, and Iris (Daei's Destoroyah, SpaceGodzilla, Monster X, and King Caesar).
Tabashi: So yeah, not a bad set of feats for a turtle Kaiju, I'd say.
Angel: But, as powerful as Gamera may be, he's still got his fair share of weaknesses. And some of them are deadly, might I say!
Tabashi: In the Showa Era, Gamera had a great weakness to cold temperatures, shown when the JSDF bombed him with Cadmium freezing missiles, and Barugon was able to freeze him solid for eight hours straight. However, by Gamera vs. Viras, that weakness was patched up.
Angel: Good. But Gamera also has a nasty habit of getting overpowered by physically weaker opponents, in addition to being somewhat slow and clumsy. Also, Gamera's internal organs are vulnerable to parasites, shown when he turned a deathly white (almost transparent!) when Jiger infected him with her offspring.
Tabashi: Also, Gamera's underbelly (like an actual turtle's) is softer compared to the shell, shown when Viras impaled him through the stomach via his head tip. In addition to that, Gamera is susceptible to mind control, shown when the Virasians and Zanon planted a control device on his neck. Now, in the Heisei trilogy, Gamera may not have any explicitly stated weaknesses, but by scanning through the media, we were able to find some.
Angel: In the Heisei Trilogy, Gamera is somewhat suceptible to conventional weaponry (as we said earlier), can be damaged by his own Plasma (shown when he severed his own hand to get free of Iris' impalement), and like the Showa version, his underbelly is considerably more vulnerable than the shell, shown when Iris used his Spear Absorbers to impale the Guardian of the Universe THROUGH his stomach!
Tabashi: And we can't forget that the Mana Canon has more bad effects than good ones! For starters, Gamera's immobile while he uses it, and it can only be used once during his lifetime. However, whether this is because of the strain on his body (from, you know, absorbing all that Mana) or its... other effect... is unknown. And trust us, the other effect is bad!
Angel: Apparently, consuming a large amount of Mana is bad, since it disrupts the Earth's environmental balance. See, Mana keeps the Gyaos at bay, but when Gamera used the Mana Canon, it depleted Earth's supply of it to such an extent that it caused clutches of Gyaos eggs to hatch. In fact, by the end of Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris, hundreds of thousands of Hyper Gyaos were flying towards Gamera, ready to vanquish the Guardian of the Universe once and for all!
Tabashi: And remember that telepathic bond Gamera and Asagi Kusanagi shared? Well, it turns out that while it may give Gamera more power, when the connection is broken/severed, Gamera will become much more bloodthirsty.
Angel: But worst of all, the Showa Gamera prefers winning through a retreating strategy, usually taking one round to analyze his opponent, and a second to win the day.
Tabashi: However, the Heisei version has somewhat compensated for this with his intelligence. And also, Gamera has a habit of putting the Earth's safety (and also that of children) above his own, allowing clever enough opponents to gain the upper hand by exploiting that.
Angel: But still, Gamera's one tough Turtle Titan, and I wouldn't get on his bad side for a SECOND! After all, there's a good reason why he's considered part of the Main Monsters!
Death Battle![]
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- The connection between the Main Monsters is that they are each the most important character in their respective universes.