Monster Name: Dangar Monster Appearances: Return of Ultraman, Redman Dangar is an odd-looking kaiju with long, fleshy appendages that hang around its head like a lion’s mane. It also sports a single tusk-like fang protruding from the front of its mouth. Its hands end in hook-shaped claws, which Dangar uses to slash at enemies. While it lacks flashy special abilities, Dangar can burrow underground and relies on its raw physical strength and thick hide to fight. The first Danga

Monster Name: Ghostron Monster Appearances:   Return of Ultraman, The Ultraman, Redman Ghostron is a large, dinosaur-like kaiju with a body and facial structure very similar to Arstron. Instead of a horn, however, Ghostron sports a large head hump that extends into a frilled ridge down its back. Because of these shared traits, many fans consider Ghostron and Arstron to be cousin species. Ghostron also has extremely poor eyesight and relies almost entirely on sound to navigate

Monster Name: Gorbagos Monster Appearances: Return of Ultraman Gorbagos is a rock-bodied kaiju with an incredible chameleon like ability to camouflage itself so effectively that it can turn completely invisible. Along with stealth, this nocturnal monster can burrow underground and launch fireballs from its mouth. At night it becomes fiercely aggressive, but during the day it’s sluggish, peaceful, and prefers to hide rather than fight if disturbed. Gorbagos was discovered by 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

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

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

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

Note: This article was originally published in 2017 on Godzilla Island all view and opinions may have since changed. This episode begins with the announcement of a new bullet train. Meanwhile, at a newspaper office, a photographer packs up his briefcase to cover the train’s opening but accidentally takes the wrong case. Inside the case is an artificial life form, codenamed M1 . Its creator, who was being interviewed about his scientific breakthrough, soon realizes the mistak

Note: This article was originally published on Godzilla Island in 2017 all views and opinions may have since changed. This episode starts with a man breaking into a greenhouse, but he quickly flees when he realizes the greenhouse contains a special breed of bees. Shortly afterward, tremors and earthquakes begin occurring in the nearby area. After a train crash, we learn that the bees produce a special honey that causes rapid growth. A mole manages to get into the greenhouse w