Manda

Manda (マンダ Manda) is a sea dragon kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1963 film Atragon.
== Name ==
Manda was originally conceptualized as a giant snake during production of Atragon, and was given the name "Mammoth Snake" (マンモススネークManmosu Sunēku), which later became "Mammoth Serpent" (マンモス蛇 Manmosu Da). Because the upcoming year, 1964, was the year of the dragon, Toho felt it would be appropriate to make the monster a dragon instead. Toho redesigned the creature as a sea dragon, and shortened "Manmosu Da" into "Manda," which became the monster's official name.
Manda's name has also been speculated to be a combination of the Japanese words "man" (万)and "daija" (大蛇), which when combined mean "ten thousand serpent."
== Appearance ==
Manda resembles an Eastern dragon, as he has four legs, multiple horns on the head all the way down to the tail, and two barbs coming from the face. In Atragon, Manda's roar was deeper and his eyes had slit pupils.
== Trivia ==
* Manda, along with Gorosaurus and Varan, are some of the few kaiju that appeared in Godzilla films which aren't related to Godzilla, had appeared alongside him, and never fought him at all.
** However, there was a deleted scene in Destroy All Monsters that would have had Manda fighting Godzilla.
** Manda finally does battle with Godzilla in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth.
* In the manga version of Destroy All Monsters, Manda takes part in the final battle with King Ghidorah, wrapping around his wing.
* A giant snake in Naruto has the same name as Manda as well as bearing some similarities.
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