Monster Discussion #37: King Caesar (Showa)

[menschenjaeger]

Gawd, I'm dense - "King Shisa," perhaps? So...why didn't they call him that?

[Living Corpse]

I like his song more then Mothra's, I can't stand the twins.

I know, blasphemy.

You're dead to me.

Mosura....Ia! Mosura...

Lord King Caesar will crush your ugly false god of a bug.

[TokyoVigilante]

Gawd, I'm dense - "King Shisa," perhaps? So...why didn't they call him that?

That is the Japanese name. "Caesar" is just the English language name.

[menschenjaeger]

No, I know, but why is the "official" Toho romanization so off-base?

[TokyoVigilante]

No, I know, but why is the "official" Toho romanization so off-base?

Oooh, If I was to hazard a guess it'd be a name change that the dubbing crew made and Toho just embraced as the official English language name, sorta' like the whole Radon/Rodan situation.

[ghidorasauras]

I like him he's kinda like a golem monster.And everyone shut up
about the song.I actually like the song...

[menschenjaeger]

It's not so much the song as the song having to go into its 4th or 5th chorus before the giant yip-dog wakes up.

[Wrinkledlion X]

I adore the King Seesar song. I used to sing along with it as a kid. ("What does he know, LAAAAAADY")

Other Seesar memories... When I was three, I referred to him as "Three-Bean Seesaw." Around that age, I went to Iceland for the first time, because I have family there. I saw this sculpture at Keflavik airport, and somehow decided that it represented Three-Bean Seesaw hatching from an egg. I guess I assumed it was his ear poking out? I'm not sure why, as it would make a lot more sense for it to be Gigan, but there you go.

[kaiju115]

Even though a lot of folks make fun of this character, honestly I like King Caesar. The fight scene between him and Mechagodzilla I thought was really cool, even though King Caesar gets beaten up, I also like how was able to reflect Mechagodzilla eye lasers. Along with Titanosaurus, King Caesar is definitely one my favorite monsters in the Showa series.

[Patrick Alan]

How did the Xillians controll King Caesar in GFW? The Xillians reconfigured the monster's DNA, but King Caesar doesn't have any DNA! He's a rock! A golem! How did they do it?

[Superrex]

We are talking about the SHOWA King Ceaser,not the MILLENIUM King Ceaser

[Patrick Alan]

Showa King Caesar is my favorite monster, he looked awesome, and he was a golem!

[kaiju115]

Showa King Caesar is also a favorite of mine. The millennium version, eh, its ok for what it is.

[Patrick Alan]

I didn't really like the Millinnium KC at all
Show was the best!!!!
I just wish I could've seen him "wake up other monsters" as it says he could.

[King Caesar]

Assuming that was truly a power of his or not.

[kaiju115]

That would be cool to see King Caesar awaken other monsters.

[Patrick Alan]

I would like to know what kind of other monsters HE could awaken. Like anciet ones like himself, or just any monster like Baragon or Rodan

[kaiju115]

I'm all for it being all the other monster, though it would be cool to see him awaken some ancient ones as well.

[Goji]

I just wish I could've seen him "wake up other monsters" as it says he could.

Pretty sure that's only mentioned in the dub.

The subtitles on the DVD are dubtitles too.

[TokyoVigilante]

As I understand it, the International dubs are basically exact translations of the Japanese script, correct? So this isn't one of those weird things added in dubbing to make dialogue sync, it was a part of the original story. Helps add legitimacy to King Caesars unused power, I suppose.

Tell our agent...
...to steal the statue of King Seesar as soon as possible.
Now that they've solved the puzzle of the statue, they can wake the monster at any time.

We'll be in trouble if King Seesar brings other monsters to life.