King Ghidorah

is a three-headed dragon kaiju created by Toho that first faced Godzilla in the 1964 Godzilla film, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster. While King Ghidorah has made no direct appearances in the Ultraman Series, he has featured in the crossover games City Shrouded in Shadow and Battle Soccer, as well as being the inspiration for a few Ultra Kaiju. 
==Ultraman Series Related Appearances==
===Video Games===
====Battle Soccer: Champion of the Field====
King Ghidorah, in his Heisei form, captained his own team consisting of Mechagodzilla, Titanosaurus and Gigan, and also served as a goalie. This was Ghidorah's first ever official crossover with the Ultraman Series, as well as Gundam and Kamen Rider franchises.
====Battle Baseball====
King Ghidorah appears in the crossover 1993 Famicom exclusive from the Compati Sports Series , Battle Baseball as a part of Godzilla's team, Godzilla Megapowers. The game is a spiritual sequel to Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha.
====City Shrouded in Shadow====
Ghidorah makes his second official crossover in almost a decade with the Ultraman Series, appearing in the Survival RPG Game "City Shrouded in Shadow", which also features numerous characters from the Ultraman, Godzilla, Gamera, Evangelion, and Gundam franchises. While Ghidorah does not directly encounter any characters from the Ultraman Series, or any other franchise featured in the game for that matter, he does have a stage dedicated to him battling his iconic foe, Godzilla.
==Impact on the Ultraman Series==
*King Ghidorah's roar was used as the sound effect for the SSSP's phone in the original Ultraman.
*A boy mentions King Ghidorah, along with Godzilla and Rodan in Dinosaur Explosion Directive.
*A figure of King Ghidorah can be seen in Ndamoshite X.
*Demaaga's roars are modified from the GMK incarnation of King Ghidorah.
*King Ghidorah appeared in artwork featuring himself, Godzilla, Rodan, and several Ultra Kaiju.
==Data==
:;Stats
*Height:
**100 meters (Showa)
**150 meters (Heisei)
**60 meters (Rebirth of Mothra)
**50 meters (Millenium)
**158.8 meters (MonsterVerse)
*Length: 20 kilometers (Anime)
* Wingspan:
** 150 meters (Showa)
** 175 meters (Heisei)
** 80 meters (Rebirth of Mothra)
** 93 meters (Millenium)
** est. 243.8 meters (MonsterVerse)
:;Powers and Weapons
*Space Adaptation: Being an alien monster (excluding Heisei & Millenium), King Ghidorah is able to survive and adapt in space.
*Flight: King Ghidorah is able to fly at incredibly fast speeds, even in space.
*Gravity Beams: Almost all incarnations of Ghidorah can blast a beam of electric energy called "Gravity Beams" from their mouths.
*Constriction: The Heisei version of King Ghidorah possess the ability to constrict his enemies using his necks. This was shown in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, in which Ghidorah was strangling Godzilla via constriction. This ability was shown again by the Monsterverse incarnation in Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
*High Durability: Almost all incarnations of King Ghidorah are resilient and durable to any damages. He's capable withstand conventional weaponry and even a swarm of Kaiju. Ghidorah often uses this ability as an advantage, as he often escapes from a battle that he can't win.
==Gallery==
Ghidorah in Lum.jpg|Ghidorah cameo in Urusei Yatsura
Kaiju rumble.jpg|Ghidorah at the epicenter of a giant Kaiju rumble including Godzilla, Rodan, and several Ultra Kaiju
File:KingGhidorahGeronimonBemularZetton.png|King Ghidorah with Geronimon, Bemular and Zetton over Japan
File:KingGhidorahchimera.png|King Ghidorah as a chimera comprising Godzilla, Geronimon, Antlar, Red King, Alien Baltan, Ebriah, Zetton, Mothra and Dodongo battling Ultraman
Ghidorah in new game.png|Ghidorah in City Shrouded in Shadow
CCBFFA15-500D-443D-9072-FC0A23424ABD.jpeg|Ghidorah in the 2018 film, Godzilla: The Planet Eater
File:Ultraman Vs King Ghidorah.jpg|Ultraman Vs King Ghidorah 
==Trivia==
*Ghidorah's bell-like roar was used for Kemur's noises and the Science Patrol headquarters' ringtone.
*Originally, King Ghidorah was going to be blue with rainbow colored wings. Earlier ideas actually had the monster as crimson red.
*A bar was placed inside the King Ghidorah suit for the suit actor to hold onto while preforming the creature.
*The wires that controlled most of Ghidorah's extremities often entangled and snapped, ruining takes.
*Although King Ghidorah is often portrayed as the single member of his species, Toho has featured another individual in the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy films. This member is known as Desghidorah.
==References==
*King Ghidorah on Wikizilla
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