Gavadon

https://m-78.jp/character/blazar-15/ is a Kaiju that was created when children's graffiti of creatures were brought to life by strange rays coming from outer-space. It was eventually detained by Ultraman and taken to outer space, and changed into a constellation. It debuted in episode 15 of the series.
Subtitle: 
==Conception==
===Etymology===
In Ultraman Blazar, Gavadon's name is derived from the words , which means "to leap out", and , an onomatopoeia to illustrate a big impact.
==History==
===Ultraman===
Within the confines of Tokyo, a group of children drew a peaceful, larva-like creature at a giant clay pipe. But later, at the break of day, the strange rays turned it into a real, living monster! The creature was peaceful, wanting nothing more but sleep, however its appearance put humanity on edge and the Science Patrol had to get rid of it. They attacked the wailing monster, assaulting it with firepower. Their attacks managed to blow off its tail, but as the sun began to go down, Gavadon vanished into the air. The kids, having seen their creation come to life, went to work at making it into something much stronger.
The children went to work at making it into something much more unique. They gave it limbs and more colors, a defined head, and a much more ferocious appearance and turned it into an adult stage. When the space rays hit the drawing, it came to life, but like its larval form, Gavadon wanted nothing more than to sleep. The self-defense forces wanted the monster gone and attacked it since it's snoring will make a negative impact on the Japanese economy due to it's terrible noise pollution. As numerous rounds exploded on its body, the scared creature tried to flee, but there was no escape.
More attacks struck the monster and soon Hayata summoned Ultraman, who immediately began battling Gavadon, swinging the monster around by his tail! Watching on from a bridge over a weir, teary-eyed, the kids begged Ultraman not to hurt their monster. Hearing their pleas, Ultraman gathered the monster into his arms and flew him into space. Gavadon was transformed into the most ever-lasting piece of art, turning into a constellation of stars the kids could see once every year on July 7. However, the boy who drew Gavadon earlier questioned how are they going to see Gavadon if the same night in the next year will be rain, as the episode ends without an answer. 
====Trivia====
*Suit actor: Teruo Aragaki (A & B)
*Gavadon A's noises are taken from the crawling noises of Larvae Mothra, from 1961's Mothra. Gavadon B's roars are children grunting slowed down.
*Gavadon is the first instance where an Ultraman directly listened to the plight of children.
*Gavadon is one of the monsters that didn't reappear in Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero as Powered Gavadon due to the budget for making the other powered monsters in the series. However, unlike many of those monsters, Gavadon (in both adult and larval stages), received a figure around the time, reminiscent of the Powered-style designs, suggesting he may have been planned to appear in the series. 
*Gavadon's original design was to be a moose-walrus creature covered in children's graffiti. The finalized design however is based on the initial design for Dodongo which depicts a skeletal Dimetrodon.
**Gavadon's initial Walrus design evolved from concept art for Neronga.
*Gavadon was the design inspiration for WoO in Bio Planet WoO, particularly his origins and normal form's design.
*The Gavadon B suit would be modified into Zumbolar.
*Gavadon A and B were among the monsters that make up Belyudra's body and neck respectively in Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie.
**This is one of few occasions Gavadon A and B are treated as separate entities.
*Gavadon was mentioned in Ultraseven - Operation: Solar Energy as one of the many monsters that Ultra Guard previously encountered.
*In February 4, 2015, the Twitter website for Tsuburaya Productions celebrated Puyo Day (a celebration revolving the title character for the game series Puyo Puyo) by posting Gavadon A's image and comparing their similarities. Sega's official Twitter account took notice of this and thanked Tsuburaya for their involvement.https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/562807774439305216
*In episode 24 of Ultraman Max, The Untargeted Town, Gavadon A can be seen, graffiti'd on a pipe.
===Ultraman Ginga===
Gavadon appeared in Ultraman Ginga as a Spark Doll. In episode 7, he is seen as one of the audience members along with many of monsters cheering on Ultraman Ginga as he fights Dark Galberos. It is likely that he returned to space in his original form after Ultraman Ginga defeated Dark Lugiel.
===Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royale!===
Both of Gavadon's forms were referenced by Tomoya Ichijouji at the beginning of the movie and their drawings were seen near the end of the movie in a sketch book. 
===Ultraman Blazar===
Gento's son Jun is classmates with an unusual character, Arata. One day, Jun encountered Arata sketching by the riverside, and he was brought to Arata's secret base filled with kaiju drawings. Under Arata's insistence, Jun made a doodle of his own kaiju, which Arata named Gavadon. As night came, mysterious rays of light fell upon the secret base, and the drawing of Gavadon began to beat like a heart.
The following day, the news reported on what appeared to be a white tsuchinoko-like creature in the neighborhood, which Jun instantly recognized as Gavadon. At the base, the two boys rendezvoused and managed to successfully capture the kaiju, but not without Arata's sister, Tsumugi, finding out. They returned to the base and took care of the kaiju before it reverted back into its two-dimensional form. Having seen the kaiju come to life, the kids went to work at making it much larger.
Just as they had predicted, Gavadon returned in a larger form! Having been driven away from the secret base by one of the site's workers, the kids ventured into the outdoors with Gavadon and had their fill of fun, but this was short-lived as the fear-stricken adults returned to bring Gavadon into custody. Thankfully, the kaiju disappeared in the nick of time, but having had enough of the adults' interference, Arata rallied the group to draw the largest Gavadon yet, so that no one would be able to lay a hand on their friend.
The sudden appearance of a gigantic Gavadon napping peacefully in Mitama City prompted the SKaRD to deploy on observation duty. As the GGF made preparations to attack the sleeping kaiju, the kids ran straight to Gavadon's aid. Having caught a glimpse of the children, Gento ran headfirst into the firing zone as the operation commenced and transformed into Ultraman Blazar to protect the children.
Summoning the Tilsonite Sword, the Ultra used the Raidenz Finish to stir Gavadon awake, but he couldn't land a single hit due to the elasticity of the kaiju's rubbery body. As the terrified creature attempted to flee, Blazar spun the Spiral Burrade into a "crane game"-like contraption and managed to grapple onto the kaiju before losing his grip. The one-sided "fight" continued into dusk as an exhausted Blazar desperately tried any means to stop the kaiju. Watching on from the sidelines, the kids begged Blazar to stop hurting their kaiju friend. Hearing their pleas, the Ultra gathered Gavadon into his arms and flew into space. But this was not their final farewell, as Gavadon would live on forever as a constellation of stars in the night sky. As a teary-eyed Jun looked back upon the night sky, the Gavadon constellation shed a single tear, as it faded into the twilight.
====Trivia====
*Suit actor: Hiroyuki Arai
*This marks the first time Gavadon A takes on an Ultra.
*In an interview with Cinema Today, director Kiyotaka Taguchi mentioned that two of his favorite monsters from the original Ultraman who he wanted to reappear in the modern era were Bullton, who was brought back in Ultraman Z, and Gavadon A, who he wondered why hadn't returned. When merchandise of the kaiju sold out quickly at events such as Ultraman Festival and Ultra Heroes EXPO due to the kaiju's popularity, he was finally given leeway to bring Gavadon back. In fact, his love for Gavadon was so apparent that when he was shown a prototype of the Gavadon A model by Tsuburaya Productions' sculpting department LSS during the early stages of production for Ultraman Blazar, he immediately requested to be put in-charge of the Gavadon episode, even before the start of the series' composition.https://youtu.be/2OFMcAhmaRA
*The small Gavadon prop and the 2-meter suit were modelled after its plush toy merchandise.
*Due to legal issues, the filming crew could not obtain permission to have graffiti drawn on public property as was done in the original episode, so they had to opt for the "secret base" concept and built prefab tentage just in time for filming.https://twitter.com/ginership/status/1715529448295109032
*Like his debut series, Gavadon A also appears in episode 15 of Blazar.
==Data==
==Merchandise==
===Ultra Monster 500===
*Gavadon (B) (2013)
**Release Date: August 3, 2013
**Price: 650 yen
**JAN/ISBN: 4543112805331
**Materials: PVC
:Ultra Monster 500 Gavadon (B) was a small soft vinyl figure with four points of articulation on its front and hind legs. On the bottom of its left foot was a Live Sign compatible with the DX toy line.
:Ultra Monster 500 Gavadon (B) was later rebranded as Ultra Monster Series (2016) Gavadon (B), with the Live Sign removed.
===Ultra Monster Series (2016)===
*Gavadon (A) (2023)
**Release Date: October 21, 2023
**Price: 700 yen
**JAN/ISBN: 4570117960529
**Materials: PVC
:Ultra Monster Series (2016) Gavadon (A) is a small soft vinyl figure with no points of articulation.
===Others===
Gavadon American Toy.jpg|Kazuo Umezu's Gavadon (A) and (B)
Gavadon-XPLUS.jpg|X-PLUS Gavadon (A)
Gavadon-XPLUS 2.jpg|X-PLUS Gavadon (B)
Garlvarva.png
Gavadon 3.jpg|Ultra Monster 101 Gavadon (A) plushie
Gavadon 4.jpg|Ultra Monster 101 Gavadon (B) plushie
Gavadon_B_Eraser.png|Gavadon B eraser
==Gallery==
===Ultraman===
Ultraman-Gavadon Screenshot 001.jpg
Ultraman-Gavadon Screenshot 002.jpg
Ultraman-Gavadon Screenshot 003.jpg
Ultraman-Gavadon Screenshot 004.jpg
Ultraman-Gavadon Screenshot 005.jpg
Ultraman-Gavadon Screenshot 006.jpg
Ultraman-Gavadon Screenshot 007.jpg
Ultraman-Gavadon Screenshot 008.jpg
Ultraman-Gavadon Screenshot 010.jpg
Ultraman-Gavadon Screenshot 011.jpg
Ultraman-Gavadon Screenshot 012.jpg
Ultraman-Gavadon Screenshot 013.jpg
GAVADON 2.jpg
Ultraman vs Gavadon.png
Fb-shin-ulden-036.jpg
Gavadon WOWOW.png
===Ultraman Blazar===
Gavadon A Blazar 000001.jpeg
Gavadon Blazar 00012.jpg
Gavadon HD 00001.png
Gavadon Blazar 00002.png
Gavadon Blazar TV 001.png
Gavadon Blazar 00004.png
Gavadon Blazar 00003.png
Gavadon Blazar TV 002.png
Gavadon Blazar TV 003.png
Gavadon Blazar TV 004.png
Gavadon Blazar 00005.png
Arata 007.png
Arata 009.png
Gavadon Blazar 00007.png
Gavadon Blazar TV 005.png
Gavadon Blazar 00006.png
Gavadon Blazar TV 006.png
Gavadon Blazar TV 007.png
Gavadon Blazar TV 008.png
Gavadon A Blazar 000003.jpeg
Gavadon Blazar TV 009.png
Gavadon Blazar 00001.png
Gavadon Blazar TV 010.png
Gavadon Blazar TV 011.png
Gavadon Blazar TV 012.png
Gavadon Blazar 00008.png
Gavadon Blazar 00009.png
Gavadon 2023.jpeg
Gavadon Blazar 00011.png
Gavadon Blazar TV 013.png
Gavadon Blazar 00010.png
Gavadon A Blazar 000002.jpeg
Gavadon Blazar TV 014.png
Gavadon Blazar TV 015.png
===Miscellaneous===
Gavadon (B).png
Gavadon-Gyango.jpg|Gavadon and Gango behind the scenes
Gavadon-A-Behind-The-Scenes.jpg|Gavadon Behind the Scenes
Gabadon B original concept.jpg|The original concept for Gavadon's second form - moose-walrus creature covered in children's graffiti
vlcsnap-2019-01-02-15h01m31s55.png|Gavadon's cameo in Heisei Ultraseven (Although the dialog box blocks the image of it)
GAVADON V.png
Monster relay.png|Both Gavadon forms with Chandlar, Gango, and Guesra.
Mummy Gavadon concept.png|The Mummy Gavadon meant to serve under Mummy Man.
Gavadon Max Cameo.png|Gavadon A's cameo in Ultraman Max
Gavadon fell 001.png
Gavadon fell 002.png
Gavadon fell 003.png
Gavadon fell 004.png
Gavadon HD 070.png
Gavadon HD 071.png
ウルトラ情報発信部「ガヴァドン」-shorts
==References==
Category:Kaiju
Category:Spared Kaiju
Category:Belyudra's Neck