Gaira
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Height: 25 meters (82 feet) Weight: 1,000 tons Powers/Weapons: Teeth, some intelligence, strength, claws, regeneration, excellent swimmer Classification: Mutation First Appearance: War of the Gargantuas (1966) Number of Films Starred In: 1 Fight Record: Losses 1, Ties 1, wins 1
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Gaira, the Green Gargantua, emerged almost a year after Frankenstein’s battle with Baragon, supposedly growing from pieces of the human-like monster’s flesh that had washed out to sea. Unlike his “brother” Sanda, the Brown Gargantua, Gaira was a vicious kaiju that actually fed upon human flesh. However, Gaira dwelled in the sea, where humans were in short supply, so Gaira soon began to attack ships and devouring the crews. He later turned to attacking cities along Japan’s coast, but disliking the sun, attacked only when it was cloudy, retreating to the sea whenever the sun emerged. Tired of the Green Gargantua's attacks on their country, the JSDF decided to lure Gaira into a trap, nearly killing the monster with an electrified like and Maser Cannons. However, Sanda, the Brown Gargantua, surprisingly arrived and saved Gaira, but when the human-liking Sanda discovered that Gaila had been eating humans as his main diet, the Brown Gargantua attacked him, forcing the Green Gargantua to retreat to Tokyo. Now in Tokyo, Gaira began to attack the city, but Sanda soon arrived and the two engaged in a fierce battle in the city streets. The battle eventually moved out to the sea, where a volcano engulfed both Gargantuas.
Other Appearances
Gaira makes brief appearances in the Millenium era films Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and Godzilla: Final Wars.
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