Monster Discussion #32: Gigan (Showa)

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I've always looked at Gigan as a creature that was transformed into a cyborg. Megalon too! Those drill arms aren't natural.

I've been working on a Godzilla vs Megalon reboot fan fiction story off & on for years. In my story, two alien worlds are at war. One alien race was running out of resources and could no longer fund its Mech Army, so they focused on mind control and enhancing giant monsters.

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^ Well you're wrong, Megalon's drills are natural, there's nothing mechanical about him at all.

And thanks to the new PS4 game, (and yes the bios are legit) We finally know what Gigan was.
For those who don't know, Gigan was a space dinosaur, later turned cyborg by the Nebula Space Hunter M.
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^those drill arms look like they are made of metal.

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Killswitch wrote:^those drill arms look like they are made of metal.
Yes, I'm aware of that. But they are 100% natural, this shit comes from Toho. There's even an article on the main site discussing Megalon's biology. Find it, read it, and be amazed.
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Shit is right! LOL I haven't read the article yet, but I've seen video game bio's and this crap was written years and years after the movie was made. These creatures get new abilities or weapons and their size change over the years too!

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Killswitch wrote:Shit is right! LOL I haven't read the article yet, but I've seen video game bio's and this crap was written years and years after the movie was made. These creatures get new abilities or weapons and their size change over the years too!
You can call it "shit" if you want, fine, but it's official.
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Come to think of it, I remember seeing the skeleton of a Giganosaurus in the museum.
I've got a good mind to join a club and beat you over the head with it.

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Lain Of The Wired wrote:
Killswitch wrote:Shit is right! LOL I haven't read the article yet, but I've seen video game bio's and this crap was written years and years after the movie was made. These creatures get new abilities or weapons and their size change over the years too!
You can call it "shit" if you want, fine, but it's official.
I read the article. I actually read it long time ago, but forgot all about it. They are really pulling some $hit out their a$$ on that one - LOL

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edgaguirus wrote:Come to think of it, I remember seeing the skeleton of a Giganosaurus in the museum.
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Mechagigan wrote:
edgaguirus wrote:Come to think of it, I remember seeing the skeleton of a Giganosaurus in the museum.
http://i.imgur.com/2fs3FEJ.png
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This is now my new headcanon.

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Mechagigan wrote:
edgaguirus wrote:Come to think of it, I remember seeing the skeleton of a Giganosaurus in the museum.
http://i.imgur.com/2fs3FEJ.png
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Naw, he was a SPACE dinosaur, :lol:
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I just watched Godzilla vs Gigan again. I noticed something interesting. At 1:08-1:09 Amguirus and Godzilla kick a rock around with Gigan. At the end of the kick session Gigan's second "eye" flashes for a second. I wonder if that when Gigan was supposed to use his eye laser thing.
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LSD Jellyfish wrote:I just watched Godzilla vs Gigan again. I noticed something interesting. At 1:08-1:09 Amguirus and Godzilla kick a rock around with Gigan. At the end of the kick session Gigan's second "eye" flashes for a second. I wonder if that when Gigan was supposed to use his eye laser thing.
Nope, Gigan wasn't supposed to have a laser. Gigan WAS supposed to have some unique ability though, but I've forgotten what it was.
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Lain Of The Wired wrote:
LSD Jellyfish wrote:I just watched Godzilla vs Gigan again. I noticed something interesting. At 1:08-1:09 Amguirus and Godzilla kick a rock around with Gigan. At the end of the kick session Gigan's second "eye" flashes for a second. I wonder if that when Gigan was supposed to use his eye laser thing.
Nope, Gigan wasn't supposed to have a laser. Gigan WAS supposed to have some unique ability though, but I've forgotten what it was.
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Gigan was supposed to have a laser, but the weapon was axed because, I think, cost.
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edgaguirus wrote:Gigan was supposed to have a laser, but the weapon was axed because, I think, cost.
There is an article SOMEWHERE, and I swear I remember that it wasn't a lazar, it was some sort of Buddhist thing...

EDIT: Ok, I found the part of the article that mentions it, it claims that it was supposed to be this Buddhist sixth sense aura ray thing, but it was axed because they didn't think it was a power cyborgs could attain, only humans.
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edgaguirus wrote:Gigan was supposed to have a laser, but the weapon was axed because, I think, cost.

If I recall correctly, SFX director Nakano said in an interview at G-Fest a while back that they nixed the eye beam because they thought Gigan was impressive enough already and didn't need it...
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This is my favorite incarnation of the cyborg, yet if Gigan had the eye beam he would've been twice as impressive.
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ebirahsmeg1 wrote:
edgaguirus wrote:Gigan was supposed to have a laser, but the weapon was axed because, I think, cost.

If I recall correctly, SFX director Nakano said in an interview at G-Fest a while back that they nixed the eye beam because they thought Gigan was impressive enough already and didn't need it...
And the reason I mentioned...
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