With a name that translates as gorilla whale, what mythical creature, who had his debut on Nov 3, 1954, has battled such enemies as King Ghidorah, Gigan, and Motrha?
Gigan when Godzilla films had undergone a comic book-like shift in tone and special effects, budgets were greatly reduced, so Gigan was designed as both a marketing ploy for children's toys and as a completely alien creature whose design would not have necessitated the same attention to detail needed for Godzilla's previously more animalistic opponents. The character was first conceived by Kaoru Mabuchi in his script "Godzilla vs. the Space Monsters - Earth Defense Directive", which contained elements that would later be incorporated into "Godzilla vs. Gigan", including having a mind-controlled Gigan being teamed up with King Ghidorah, though the script
King Ghidorah it frequently snapped the overhead wires supporting it. Special effects were added as the creature is capable emitting destructive, lightning-like "gravity beams" from its mouths and generating hurricane-force winds from its wings. Despite King Ghidorah's central role in the film's plot, the character was given little screen time, as Hirose had fallen out with special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, who never forgave Hirose for accepting a Hollywood deal, and subsequently he hired Susumu Utsumi to play King Ghidorah after "Invasion of Astro-Monster". In that film, King Ghidorah was given a darker shade of gold, and its movements both on land