This is a list of all monsters that have appeared in the Gamera franchise, organized by the medium they appeared in using order of introduction, plus the work in which they were introduced. The list also lists the introductions of new forms for monsters.
Kadokawa monsters that made an appearance before being featured in Gamera media are marked in italics. This list does not include Kadokawa/Daiei monsters that have never appeared in the Gamera franchise in any way.
This list may not be 100% complete, but is nevertheless comprehensive and expansive.
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Films[]
Showa era[]
- Gamera (Gamera)
- Barugon (Gamera vs. Barugon)
- Gyaos (Gamera vs. Gyaos)
- Viras (Gamera vs. Viras)
- Guiron (Gamera vs. Guiron)
- Jiger (Gamera vs. Jiger)
- Zigra (Gamera vs. Zigra)
- Zigrans (mentioned but unseen, Gamera vs. Zigra)
Heisei era[]
- Super Gyaos (Gamera: Guardian of the Universe)
- Symbiotic Legion (Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion)
- 'Beta Gameras' (Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris)
- Trauma Gamera (Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris)
- Iris (Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris)
- Original Gyaos (Gamera the Brave)
- Avant Gamera (Gamera the Brave)
- Toto (Gamera the Brave)
- Zedus (Gamera the Brave)
Other[]
Literature[]
Comic Books and Manga[]
- Doublius (Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera)[1]
- Marugarappa (Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera)[1]
- Garansharp (Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera)[1]
- Harinezura (Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera)[1]
- Futakobukarappa (Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera)
- Geboras (Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera)
- Powered Gyaos (Manga Boys Special Edition: Gamera)
- Gyaos clone (Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe)
- Greta Karbone's incomplete creations (Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe)[1]
- Morphos (Gamera vs. Morphos) [2] [3][4]
- Marine Gyaos (Gamera Gaiden ver. 2.5 from Weekly Shonen Champion) [5] [6] [7]
- Arsinoitherium (The Last Hope)
- Garasharp Matriarch (The Last Hope)
Novels[]
- Breeding cave larvae (Asahi Sonorama tie-in book for Gamera vs. Gyaos)
- Phoenix (Gamera vs. Phoenix)
Video games[]
- Gamera Clone (Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (Game Boy))
- Neo-Gyaos (Gamera: 2000)
- Gyaos;Man (Kind) (Gamera: 2000)
- G;Bionic Gyaos / The Dragon Fortress (Gamera: 2000)
- Gyaos-Armadillo (Gamera: 2000)
- Gyaos-Dogs (Gamera: 2000)
- Gyaos-Rays (Gamera: 2000)
- Gyaos 3 (Gamera: 2000)
- UFO (Bio-Mecha Mothership) (Gamera: 2000)
- M-Machine-Dread VII (Gamera: 2000)
- Quicksilver (Gamera: 2000)
- St. Millennium (Gamera: 2000)
- Nomad Viper (Gamera: 2000)
- Nomad Chip (Gamera: 2000)
- Bio-Mecha Fighters (Gamera: 2000)
- Bio-Mecha Hover-blockade drones ((separated units & combined, Gamera: 2000)
- Bio-Mecha Saucer drones (Gamera: 2000)
- Bio-Mecha Sea speeders (Gamera: 2000)
- Bio-Mecha Forest walkers (Gamera: 2000)
- Bio-Mecha Beam-barrier drones (Gamera: 2000)
- JSDF Infantry Robots (multiple types, Gamera: Battle)
Unmade[]
- Ice Men (Gamera vs. the Space Icemen)
- Ice Giant (Gamera vs. the Space Icemen)
- Monga Gamera vs. Guiron)
- Wyvern (Gamera vs. Wyvern)
- Garasharp Gamera vs. Garasharp)
- Garasharp Babies (Gamera vs. Garasharp)
- Marukobukarappa (Gamera vs. Garasharp)
- Evil Gamera (Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris )[8]
- Squid-Type Monster (abandoned precursor to Zedus, Gamera the Brave)
- Gaira / Namagon / Nature Goddess (Gamera 3D)[9]
- Son Gokuu (Gamera 3D)[9]
Miscellaneous[]
- Dodzilla / Dojira (Gamera: Super Monster)
- Geishin God Gein (Daiei Monsters Total Advancement: Gamera vs. Wyvern)[10][11]
- The Four Guardians (Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris)
- Byakko
- Seiryu
- Genbu
- Suzaku
Crossovers[]
These are monsters that did not originate in Gamera or Kadokawa-related media, but have directly appeared in official media featuring Gamera (not as just a reference or Easter egg).
- Red King (Monster All Stars Guide, 1968 Japanese picture book)[12]
- Godzilla (1970 Godzilla vs. Gamera stage show)
- Gorosaurus (1970 Godzilla vs. Gamera stage show)[13]
- Minilla (1970 Godzilla vs. Gamera stage show)[13]
- Moguera (Godzilla-Gamera Daikaiju)
- Sanda (Godzilla-Gamera Daikaiju)
- Baragon (Godzilla-Gamera Daikaiju)
- Hedorah (Godzilla-Gamera Daikaiju)
- Anguirus (Godzilla-Gamera Daikaiju)
- Mothra (Godzilla-Gamera Daikaiju)
- King Ghidorah (Godzilla-Gamera Daikaiju)
- Rodan (Godzilla-Gamera Daikaiju)
- Mothra Leo (Gamera: Dream Battle)
- Sailor Fighter (Sailor Fight! Gamera vs. Sailor Fighter)
- Nezura (DVD slipcover / anatomy artwork for Shout! Factory's release of Gamera vs. Zigra)[14]
- Pairans (DVD slipcover / anatomy artwork for Shout! Factory's release of Gamera vs. Zigra)[15]
- Battra (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Kiryu (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Ultraman (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Alien Zarab / Imitation Ultraman (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Dada (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Ultraman Tiga (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Kryieloid (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Ultraman Belial (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Ultraman Zero (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Ultraman Taro (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Evangelion Unit-00 (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Evangelion Unit-01 (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Evangelion Unit-02 (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Sachiel (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Shamshel (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- AV-98 Ingram (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Type-5G/1C Grau-Bear (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- CRL-98 Pyro-Buster (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Experimental Labor Type J-9 Griffon (City Shrouded in Shadow)
- Military Labor Type M-5 Abraham (City Shrouded in Shadow)
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://maserpatrol.wordpress.com/2015/10/09/gammerama-the-extended-universe-of-daieis-most-famous-monster/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Tamago333lobo/status/504272557537632256/photo/1
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tamago333lobo/status/636453093509496832
- ↑ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%A1%E3%83%A9#%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB%E4%BD%9C%E5%93%81
- ↑ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9#%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9%EF%BC%88%E6%B5%B7%E6%A3%B2%E6%80%A7%EF%BC%89
- ↑ https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazine_works/7033
- ↑ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%A1%E3%83%A9#%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB%E4%BD%9C%E5%93%81
- ↑ John LeMay. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films. CreateSpace. June 15, 2017. ISBN: 9781548145255.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://rustybottlecap.tumblr.com/post/109713256919/see-these-guys-at-one-point-they-were-meant-to
- ↑ 幻の「大映怪獣総進撃・ガメラ対ワイバーン」と言う内容・・。
- ↑ Nezura Beasts and Garasharp: The Aborted Monster Movies of Daiei Studios - Cool Ass Cinema
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Tokusatsu Hiho vol.7. Yosensha. pp. 6-7. 16 November 2017.
- ↑ http://jolyonbyates.com/section/426695_Dai_Kaiju.html
- ↑ https://jolyonbyates.com/artwork/4015582_Zigra_close_up.html
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