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{{nihongo|'''King Ghidorah'''|キングギドラ|Kingu Gidora}} (also known as '''King Ghidrah''', '''King Ghidora''' and '''Monster Zero''') is a ''[[kaiju]]'', a [[fiction]]al [[Japan]]ese monster featured in several of [[Toho|Toho Studios']] ''[[Godzilla]]'' [[film]]s. Ghidorah appears as an armless, three-headed [[dragon]] with large wings and two tails.
{{nihongo|'''King Ghidorah'''|キングギドラ|Kingu Gidora}} (also known as '''King Ghidrah''', '''King Ghidora''' and '''Monster Zero''') is a ''[[kaiju]]'', a [[fiction]]al [[Japan]]ese monster featured in several of [[Toho|Toho Studios']] ''[[Godzilla]]'' [[film]]s. Ghidorah appears as an armless, three-headed [[dragon]] with large wings and two tails. King Ghidorah is among the most powerful monster in the universe and is often considered to be Godzilla's archnemesis.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

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King Ghidorah
Godzilla film series character
File:KingGhidorah.jpg
First appearanceGhidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Created byEiji Tsuburaya
In-universe information
AliasGhidrah
Monster Zero
Mecha-King Ghidorah
Keizer Ghidorah
Thousand-Year Old Dragon
SpeciesDragon
GenderMale
TitleKing
Stats
Abilities/WeaponsFlight
Breath weapons
Interplanetary Travel
AlliesGigan (Shōwa era)
Baragon/Mothra (Millennium series)
Major EnemiesGodzilla(archenemy)
Rodan
Mothra

King Ghidorah (キングギドラ, Kingu Gidora) (also known as King Ghidrah, King Ghidora and Monster Zero) is a kaiju, a fictional Japanese monster featured in several of Toho Studios' Godzilla films. Ghidorah appears as an armless, three-headed dragon with large wings and two tails. King Ghidorah is among the most powerful monster in the universe and is often considered to be Godzilla's archnemesis.

Appearances

Shōwa series

Shōwa era:

  • Invasion of the Astro-Monster (1965): Ghidorah is now the mind-controlled pawn of aliens from "Planet X", and refer to Ghidorah as "Monster Zero". The "Xians" covet Earth's water resources and also take control of Godzilla and Rodan in an attempt to conquer the planet. When Earth forces free Godzilla and Rodan, the pair drive Ghidorah off into space.
  • Destroy All Monsters (1968): Set in the future, Ghidorah is controlled by the alien Kilaaks. The monster is eventually killed by Godzilla and several other monsters.

Heisei series

Heisei series:

  • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991): Time-travelers from the 23rd century (called "Futurians") travel to the past to release three genetically-engineered bat-like creatures called "Dorats" at the location at which a Godzillasaurus was to be exposed to radiation and become Godzilla. The irradiated Dorats fuse into King Ghidorah, which the Futurians then use to devastate present-day Japan. Godzilla eventually battles and cripples Ghidorah, with the wounded monster falling into the ocean. The Futurians, however, locate Ghidorah in the future, and using advanced technology create the cyborg "Mecha-King Ghidorah". The monster battles Godzilla to a standstill, before both disappear into the ocean.

Millennium series

Millennium series:

  • Godzilla: Final Wars (2004): Godzilla defeats every monster ever previously encountered before battling "Monster X": a disguise for King Ghidorah.

Other Appearances

The monster also featured in two films in the Mothra trilogy, both of which involved time-travel and different versions of Ghidorah:

  • Rebirth of Mothra (1996): A version of Ghidorah, referred to as "Desghidorah" (or Death Ghidorah) appeared as a black, quadrupedal, three-headed extraterrestrial dragon. Freed from imprisonment in a prehistoric cave, the creature battles both an adult and larvae form of Mothra before being entombed once again.
  • Rebirth of Mothra III (1998): Ghidorah appears in a more traditional form and battles Mothra Leo, who undergoes several transformations to match the monster.

In other media

Television

Ghidorah appeared in two episodes of the tokusatsu superhero TV series, Zone Fighter (1973).
In the last episode of Muteking, The Dashing Warrior, Takokichi, Takomaru and Takosaku are transformed into a single creature similar to King Ghidora.

Video games

Godzilla: Monster of Monsters (1989, Nintendo Entertainment System), Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters (1992, Nintendo Entertainment System), Super Godzilla (1993, Super Nintendo Entertainment System), Godzilla: Battle Legends (1993, Turbo Duo), Godzilla Trading Battle (1998, PlayStation), Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (2002, Nintendo GameCube and Xbox. Released in Japan in 2002 as Godzilla: Domination! for the Game Boy Advance), Godzilla: Save the Earth (2004, PlayStation 2 and Xbox), Godzilla: Unleashed (2007, PlayStation 2 and Wii. Also released in 2007 as Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash for the Nintendo DS).

Abilities

The creature is capable of tremendous destruction due to its size, flight (with the creature's wings also generating hurricane strength winds) and possesses several breath weapons (e.g., heat and energy).