Gigan's Bio

Species

Alien/Cyborg hybrid

Height

65-120 metres

Weight

25,000-60,000 tons

Air speed

Mach 3

Major enemies Godzilla
Anguirus
Jet Jaguar
Zone Fighter
Mothra

Allies

King Ghidorah
Megalon
Monster X

First appearance

Godzilla vs Gigan

Created by

Jun Fukuda

Portrayed by:

Shōwa series

Kenpachiro Satsuma
Millennium series

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(ガイガン, Gaigan[color:2119=#00e]?) is a daikaiju from the Godzilla series, introduced in the 1972 film Godzilla vs. Gigan. Gigan is a cybernetic monster sporting a buzzsaw weapon in its frontal abdominal region and large metallic hooks for hands. Gigan is sometimes considered Godzilla's most brutal and violent opponent, and has a large fan following (including Godzilla: Final Wars director Ryuhei Kitamura) despite the generally perceived low quality of its first two films. Its new designs for the Millennium series was praised by many and ranked among fans as the best improvements to a daikaiju.

Film and TV appearances

Summoned to Earth by the Nebula M Space Hunter aliens, Gigan was paired with King Ghidorah to destroy Tokyo. They were challenged by Godzilla and Anguirus, and after a long fight the two space monsters were driven away.

A year later, in Godzilla vs. Megalon , Gigan was sent by the Nebulans to assist the people of Seatopia in their assault on humanity by aiding Megalon in a battle against Godzilla and Jet Jaguar. Gigan abandoned Megalon when the fight turned against them, and flew back to space.

That same year, Gigan made an appearance on Toho's television series Zone Fighter. Gigan was pummelled by Godzilla once again, then battled the giant superhero Zone Fighter. Gigan finally met its match in Zone Fighter, and tried to retreat in the air, but Godzilla obliterated him with his Atomic Ray.

Gigan reappeared in Godzilla: Final Wars as one of the main kaiju villains in the movie, but was dispatched easily by Godzilla during their first meeting. Gigan was upgraded with claws designed like double pronged buzzsaws but was eventually defeated by Mothra

Powers and Abilities

Gigan's forelimbs sport a pair of large metal hooks in place of hands. Gigan can use these to batter an opponent, and to stab. In his appearance on the television series Zone Fighter, the tips of the hooks can release an explosive charge on contact with an enemy. In Godzilla: Final Wars, they are large blades instead of hooks, and said blades are later on replaced with chainsaws. Also, in a lost project called "The Return of King Ghidorah" (meant for the Showa series), Gigan's right hook was a mace that fired off his hand and returned at will. [1]

Gigan is capable of flying at speeds of up to Mach 3. This normally assists in interstellar travel and is utilized very little, if at all, during battle situations. When it is used in battle, however, Gigan will often use it to engage in aerial slams to continuously topple his opponents without giving them a chance to counter, or even get up.

Gigan has a buzzsaw built into his abdominal area. The unknown alien alloy is of considerable durability and effectiveness as it was sharp enough to cause severe epidermal damage and cause Godzilla and Anguirus to spurt blood.

In Gigan's numerous Showa appearances in TV shows and films, he had a laser gun device located in his forehead. Official poster art for his film appearances illustrated a laser beam being fired from his forehead, though the ability was never seen on screen for reasons not entirely known (though possibly it was a result of budget limits/cutbacks and/or lack of time; the illustrations could also have been done for effect).

In Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), Gigan's laser blast was finally revealed on screen, though it had been heavily altered from the original version. The new one no longer fired from a forehead laser device (the laser device had been replaced with a non-faceted ruby gem), but instead fired from Gigan's eye itself. It also was no longer a traditional laser, but a large beam that separated into multiple lasers like a shotgun blast and were highly-explosive upon impact. The eye beam has been officially titled the "Cluster Light Beam".