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Monster Name: Windom Monster Appearances: Ultraseven, Heisei Ultraseven, Ultraman Mebius, Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie, Ultraman X, Ultraman Z, Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad Windom is one of Ultraseven’s friendly Capsule Monsters, serving as a loyal mechanical ally in battle. Windom is a robotic kaiju that stands on two legs and is entirely constructed of metal. Thanks to its immense strength, Windom is capable of jumping great heights an

Monster Profile: Alien Cool Monster Appearances: Ultraseven Alien Cool is a squid-like extraterrestrial species from a planet suffering from severe resource depletion. The Cool are not giant kaiju, but rather intelligent alien beings, standing only 4–5 feet tall. They possess six arms ending in hook-like claws and a long, narrow, stingray-like tail. Despite their smaller size, the Cool are highly advanced. They are capable of levitation and have perfected cloaking technology

Monster Name: Kingsaurus (Kingsaurus III) Monster Appearance: Return of Ultraman Kingsaurus is a massive, four-legged dinosaur kaiju featuring a large dorsal sail similar to a Spinosaurus or Dimetrodon, along with three powerful horns on its head. These horns are incredibly strong—strong enough to pierce most enemies and Kingsaurus even managed to stab Ultraman Jack through the leg during their battle. In addition to its raw physical strength, Kingsaurus possesses a wide and

Monster Name: Detton Monster Appearances: Return of Ultraman Detton is a reptilian kaiju that stands on two legs and features a prominent spike running down its back. It lacks a wide range of special abilities, relying primarily on its tough skin and burrowing ability to survive. Detton belongs to the same species category as Telesdon, and while the two look very similar, they have slightly different traits. Detton is known for being far more careless and reckless than Teles

Monster Name: Sadola (Sadolar / Sadora) Monster Appearances: Return of Ultraman, Ultraman Mebius, Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle, Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie, Ultra Zero Fight, Ultraman Ginga S, Ultraman X, Redman Sadola is a large, reptilian kaiju that stands on two legs and features massive pincers on both its hands and feet. One of Sadola’s most dangerous abilities is its electromagnetic fog, which it uses to cloak itself from view while also dis

Monster Name: Arstron Monster Appearances: Return of Ultraman, The Ultraman, Ultraman Mebius, Ultraman Saga, Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle, Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey, Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie, Ultraman Geed, Ultraman Orb The Origin Saga, Redman Arstron are two-legged, reptilian-like monsters with nearly impenetrable skin. They have a large horn on top of their heads that they use to stab enemies, as well as a raised

Monster Name: Takkong Monster Appearances:  Return of Ultraman, Ultraman Orb Chronicle, Ultraman Taiga Takkong is a giant, bulbous-shaped kaiju that walks on two legs and features a long tail with two small but powerful arms. Its body is covered in octopus-like suckers, which it can use to blast pressurized water at its enemies. Thanks to its massive size and weight, Takkong is an incredibly strong opponent, especially in aquatic environments. A skilled swimmer, Takkong can f

Monster Name:  Zazahn Monster Appearances:   Return of Ultraman Zazahn is a giant seaweed monster that stands upright on two legs with a humanoid shape made entirely of mutated seaweed. Like Hedorah, Zazahn was created as a result of toxic industrial pollution. The creature can swim with ease and is capable of spitting a thick mist from its mouth. Zazahn’s debut in Return of Ultraman  begins with a brutal fight against Takkong in Tokyo Bay. The two monsters battle for quite a

Monster Name:  Shockirus Movie Appearances:   The Return of Godzilla Shockirus are mutated sea lice that transformed after feeding on Godzilla and ingesting the radiation in his blood. Like normal sea lice, they are parasitic creatures that consume blood and tissue from their hosts or victims. Shockirus have a hard carapace, but due to their relatively small size, it doesn’t offer much protection, humans can kill one with a solid swing from a hatchet or machete. In The Return

Monster Name:  Meganula Movie Appearances:   Godzilla vs. Megaguirus Meganula are the mature form of Meganulon, emerging once they shed their heavy carapaces. These creatures become giant dragonflies capable of flying at extremely high speeds. Meganula have deadly stingers that can kill a human instantly or drain energy from much larger monsters like Godzilla. They also retain the same crushing mandibles their larval forms used, making them just as dangerous up close. In Godz

Monster Name:  Meganulon Movie Appearances:  Rodan, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus Meganulon are the prehistoric larval form of giant dragonflies, long before their wings develop. These creatures are protected by tough, armored carapaces that make conventional weapons like gunfire basically useless. Meganulon attack with sharp pincer-like claws for grabbing prey, and their powerful mandibles can crush anything that hasn’t already been torn apart by their claws. While not towering ka

Monster Name:  Peguila Movie/TV Appearances:  Ultra Q, Ultraman Orb Chronicles, Ultraman Z, Redman, Shin Ultraman Peguila resembles Chandora from Ultraman , but unlike Chandora, Peguila is strong enough to lift its massive body into the sky. While flying, Peguila releases a thick cloud of smoke that wraps around its body, making it look like a drifting cloud instead of a kaiju—an eerie disguise that hides its approach. Peguila can unleash a powerful frost breath that instantl

Note: This article was originally published on Godzilla Island in 2018 all views and opinions may have since changed. The episode kicks off with an airplane freezing solid mid-flight and crashing out of the sky. Then boom Peguila shows up! At the end of Episode 5, we saw this monster from Antarctica flying north, and now we finally learn its destination: Japan. Peguila brings an unexpected ice age right in the middle of one of Tokyo’s hottest summers. The sudden deep freeze t

Garamon is a giant android kaiju and easily one of the strangest-looking monsters in Ultra Q . Garamon is huge, walks on two legs, and has short arms with long, wiggly fingers that it flails around. In photos it might not look very intimidating, but once you actually see a Garamon moving, it becomes a surprisingly creepy kaiju. Its hiss is especially haunting once you’ve seen the destruction it can cause. Garamon doesn’t have any real special abilities it’s just extremely lar

Note: This article was originally published in 2017 on Godzilla Island all views and opinions may have since changed. This episode starts off with a group of boys playing by a stream when they notice something slowly falling from the sky. It drifts down almost like a balloon even though it looks more like a meteor. When the boys reach the crash site, it is  a meteor, but it’s so light it barely feels real. They decide to nickname the strange rock a “Garadama” and bring it to

Monster Name:  Larugeus Series Appearance:  Ultra Q (TV Show), Shin Ultraman Larugeus is a white bird with the ability to shift between a small, ordinary-looking bird and a massive, building-sized creature. When angered or hungry, Larugeus transforms to hunt or defend itself. In its giant form, it can fly at extreme speeds, creating powerful winds that leave a path of destruction in its wake. Larugeus first appeared at a zoo, where it killed the zookeeper and devoured all the

Note: This article was originally published in 2017 on Godzilla Island all views and opinions may have since changed. This episode opens at a zoo where the early morning zookeeper is doing his rounds. Suddenly, the animals panic in their cages. The zookeeper looks to the sky, lets out a scream, and collapses. When the morning security arrives, they find all the animals missing and the zookeeper barely alive. He manages to utter only the words, “I saw a bird” , before dying. S

Monster Name:  Balloonga Appearances:  Ultra Q (TV Show) Balloonga is a space-born monster that resembles a floating brain. Initially, it was about the size of a party balloon, but after using its ability to absorb all of Tokyo’s energy and even energy from a typhoon it grew massive and became a serious threat to Earth. Japan launched a rocket that created an artificial sun, which drew Balloonga away from Earth. The monster now remains in orbit, feeding on the artificial sun’

Note: This article was originally published in 2017 on Godzilla Island all views and opinions may have since changed. This episode begins with a space shuttle returning from an exploratory mission crashing to Earth, bringing with it a strange creature called Balloonga . The shuttle ran out of fuel because Balloonga feeds on all forms of energy. As it continued feeding, the creature grew larger and larger. Tokyo was brought to a standstill as all energy was absorbed planes cra

Monster Name:  M1 Appearance:  Ultra Q (TV Show), Ultraman X and Ultraman Z M1 is a man-sized, ape-like creature and an artificial life form created by a scientist. Originally a gel-like organism, M1 underwent a chemical reaction when exposed to a camera flash, rapidly growing into its awkward ape-like form. M1 does not possess any special powers, but it has the intelligence of a human, making it much smarter than it initially appears. During the episode, M1 causes a brand-ne