The restless, forgotten spirits of the Japanese,
the Americans, and the Asians who died in World
War II had accumulated into a dinosaur that had
been mutated by nuclear testing. This creature,
named Godzilla, attacked Japan in 1954 but was
subdued by a now unknown chemical compound. Almost
fifty years later, rumors were emerging that the
monster was returning, and something had to be
done in order to prevent another catastrophe.
The spirit of Hiyotoshi Isayama began to release
the Guardian Monsters of Japan's ancient past
in order to defend the nation from the approaching
darkness.
Baragon was the first monster released. The prodigious,
burrowing creature first appeared near Mt. Myoko.
Its dagger-like teeth shone brightly through the
dust of a collapsing tunnel as the creature plowed
through the Earth, producing quakes and tremors
in its wake. Eventually, it emerged in Motosu
and began to trample everything in its path. Accidentally
mistaken for Godzilla, the garnet-hued gargoyle
continued its advance through Gotenba near Mt.
Fuji. Its shrill shriek distorted the air as it
forged ahead to rendezvous with a yet unseen entity.
Meanwhile in Shizuoka, a titanic colossus broke
the surf. Godzilla lumbered through the urban
sprawl, laying waste to everything it touched.
It was determined that an all-out assault on
Godzilla was Baragon's ultimate objective, and
the two monstrous beasts soon faced one another.
Roars were exchanged, and Baragon suddenly disappeared
underground! The burrowing behemoth scraped
and clawed its way through the soil. The loosened
ground failed to sustain Godzilla's weight,
and it was sent smashing into the ground below.
Baragon then reappeared and lunged at Godzilla.
It sank its teeth into the towering reptile's
forearm, but Godzilla managed to send Baragon
soaring. Intense physical blows followed as
Baragon attempted for dear life to climb away
from the savage monster. It gained high enough
ground, and lunged once more. Godzilla, however,
was prepared this time. A swing of its tail
sent the crimson creature crashing into a helicopter
and plummeting to the Earth. Baragon rose once
more and began to again climb to higher grounds.
However, the spectral blue blaze of Godzilla's
nuclear ray collapsed the base of the hill that
Baragon was attempting to climb. Bewildered,
the maroon monster's eyes
widened as its fate became so undoubtedly clear.
Godzilla released yet another ghastly beam,
and Baragon was annihilated in a blazing conflagration.
The
once proud Guardian Monster was no more, and
another would have to be awoken in its place...