What Mammals would make good Kaiju?
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What Mammals would make good Kaiju?
As we all know, mammal-inspired Kaiju are something of a rarity in this genre, Toho or otherwise. Let's assume Toho themselves decided to make more of them and if so, what real-world mammals would be most suited to model a kaiju after? What would their name(s) be and what ability(s) would they have?
One idea that comes to mind is a bear Kaiju. Their name would be Gumadon, derived from "Kuma", meaning "bear" in Japanese. Maybe you could even base him off of a polar bear and give him ice powers. Another good candidate for a mammalian Kaiju would be a rat, especially since Daiei tried making such a movie before eventually making Gamera. Their name would be something like Nezuras and maybe be a super-disease spreader.
Anyways. That's all the ideas I have for now. If this post can help anyone brainstorm ideas, I look forward to feedback. Over and out.
One idea that comes to mind is a bear Kaiju. Their name would be Gumadon, derived from "Kuma", meaning "bear" in Japanese. Maybe you could even base him off of a polar bear and give him ice powers. Another good candidate for a mammalian Kaiju would be a rat, especially since Daiei tried making such a movie before eventually making Gamera. Their name would be something like Nezuras and maybe be a super-disease spreader.
Anyways. That's all the ideas I have for now. If this post can help anyone brainstorm ideas, I look forward to feedback. Over and out.
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Daiei almost went with some giant squirrel kaiju back in the 60's. Why not have one of those? Or maybe just have a giant rat running around lol
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Any kind of proboscidean, because lets face it, they're the closest thing to actual kaiju on land alive today. Deinotheres in particular could suffice.
The usual four-legged stance would work better visually then upright on two legs, IMO.
The usual four-legged stance would work better visually then upright on two legs, IMO.
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Maybe the giant Anteater. I tell you those things are terrifying. Able to take down a jaguar
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Anteaters, Pangolis, Bats, Moles, Porcupines, and bears are all good Kaiju materiel.
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Re: What Mammals would make good Kaiju?
G:TS series gave us a bat, shrew, rhino, rats, and monster moles among their roster of beasts.
I could really see an anteater kaiju. I picture a scene where it breaks open a building, and then the people inside get grabbed by a long tongue. They are then drawn into the mouth of the kaiju. A sloth would be another good one. Those claws, like the anteater, could do a number on buildings and other kaiju. Personally, I think a shrew should be done again. They are very active predators, and some have a bite that can paralyze prey.
I could really see an anteater kaiju. I picture a scene where it breaks open a building, and then the people inside get grabbed by a long tongue. They are then drawn into the mouth of the kaiju. A sloth would be another good one. Those claws, like the anteater, could do a number on buildings and other kaiju. Personally, I think a shrew should be done again. They are very active predators, and some have a bite that can paralyze prey.
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El.E.Phant.
Like seriously, why hasn’t there been?
Like seriously, why hasn’t there been?
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I wanna see a big fucked up looking baboon kaiju with big teeth and a swollen red ass.
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We did, it called
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That’s a sloth with tusks
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An elephant could give a good fight, even without any special abilities. Harryhausen has shown that. If the Ymir and elephant had been 100 ft tall, they could have done some real damage to Rome.
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Need more wolf or rat kaiju. An armadillo kaiju would be awesome too.
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You know what? Screw it, let's have a kangaroo kaiju. Only thing close to that we ever got was that Duncan character from Kaiju Combat, and that never got off the ground anyway, so..
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Re: What Mammals would make good Kaiju?
I know people around here have suggested a wolf-kaiju, but it technically has been done before, albeit unofficially :
Anyways, I think a good route to take for the inspiration of more mammalian kaiju would be mythology, whether it be eastern or western. For example, A nine-tailed fox, dream-eating tapir and maybe even a minotaur.
Anyways, I think a good route to take for the inspiration of more mammalian kaiju would be mythology, whether it be eastern or western. For example, A nine-tailed fox, dream-eating tapir and maybe even a minotaur.
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The Hannah Barbera series had him fight a Manticore.
If we have a cat kaiju, perhaps it could be a Clouded Leopard. They have the longest canines of any cat living today and are the closest we have to a saber tooth.
If we have a cat kaiju, perhaps it could be a Clouded Leopard. They have the longest canines of any cat living today and are the closest we have to a saber tooth.
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It's been done, actually. I don't know much about him, but there was a small armadillo kaiju in the Random House Godzilla kids' novels by Scott Ciencin.
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