Degunja

was a Kaiju that appeared in episode 4 of Ultraman: Towards the Future.
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==History==
===Ultraman: Towards the Future===
One day, a couple of hunters were hunting kangaroos when a dust devil picked up their car and dropped it, killing one hunter and leaving the other in a shaken state. Since there wasn't a cloud in the sky, UMA suspected the Gudis virus. Jack and Lloyd tried looking in one of the taverns, hoping to find Mudjudi, a local Aborigine storm chaser, but the locals were uncooperative. Just as they were about to leave, the tornado appeared again. After it vanished, Mudjudi appeared and promised to help out, explaining that the tornado was in fact Degunja, the storm god. He insists that Degunja was angered by outsiders who had vandalized its resting place (presumably the Gudis-possessed Stanley), but that it is also behaving unnaturally, likely because it is infected with the Gudis. That night, an odd low-pressure system formed, making the UMA send Charles and Jean to investigate. The next day, the dust devil reappeared and was heading for Jack and Lloyd. A circle of stones was arranged by Jack and Mudjudi, the latter insisting that he alone must put the Degunja to rest: the ritual worked, and the tornado stopped in its tracks. However, UMA Hummers appeared and shot at it, causing Degunja to take an aggressive physical form. Degunja proceeded to attack the Hummers until Jack turned into Ultraman Great. Degunja, however, had the upper hand and kept deflecting Ultraman Great's beams and shooting him down with his own. Ultraman Great would not give up and absorbed some of the beams Degunja fired and used the Energy Beam to purify him of the Gudis virus and destroy him, returning peace to the outback. 
====Trivia====
*Degunja was based on a Tasmanian devil.
*In the SNES tie-in the series, Degunja is renamed Degola.
*Degunja was one of the monsters that made up Belyudra's body.
==Data==
:;Stats
*Height: 89 m
*Weight: 74,000 t
*Origin: Australia
:;Powers and Weapons
*Tornadoes: Degunja has control of the wind and can form dust devils (Sand Tornadoes).
*Finger Beams: Degunja can fire beams from the tips of his fingers.
*Energy Reflect: Degunja can deflect energy attacks with his mere claws.
Degunja Tornadoes.jpg|Tornadoes
Degunja Finger Beams.gif|Finger Beams
Degunja Energy Reflect.gif|Energy Reflect
==Merchandise==
===Ultra Monster Series===
*Wind Genie Degunja (1995)
**Release Date: 1995
**ID Number: 76
**Price: 600 yen
**JAN/ISBN: TBA
**Materials: ATBC-PVC
:Released as part of the 1990s Ultra Monster Series line, this Degunja is a 6-inch soft vinyl figure with 3 points of articulation on the waist and arms.
:Degunja is one the seven monsters that doesn't get a release for Dreamworks' Ultraman toyline.
==Gallery==
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Degunja concept art.jpg|Degunja Concept Art
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Degunja.png|Degunja in a 1991 stage show.
Ultraman-Towards-The-Future-deteriorated-Degunja-suit.jpg|The deteriorated Degunja suit on display. Photo courtesy of shigtaisa at Twitter: https://twitter.com/shigtaisa/status/1258557904103198720
==References==
Category:Kaiju
Category:Belyudra's Body
Category:Mammal Kaiju
Category:Gudis Kaiju