Gamera

Gamera, also known as Friend of All Children, Giant Monster, Super Monster, The Devil's Envoy, The Invincible and The Last Hope, is the titular main character from the Gamera series.
== Charactah Account ==
A gargantuan tusked turtle-like monster, Gamera has had different origins depending on which era he is involved in. In the original Showa Era, he has some absent connection to Atlantis, but not much in the way of details is presented; he is simply one of many monsters who roams the world and is frequently lured to do battle with other monsters. In the Heisei Era, he is a bio-engineered Super-Soldier created by Atlantis after previous misuse of the same technology produced the horrors known as Gyaos, given life for the purpose of slaying Gyaos and surviving through the eons to ensure they are exterminated.
In his earliest film appearances, Gamera is portrayed as an aggressive and destructive creature that deliberately lays waste to Japan after being awakened. However, he is shown to not be truly malevolent, as he actively saves a young boy at one point. After defeating the much more dangerous monster Barugon, Gamera is gradually seen as a heroic defender of Japan against other monsters. Gamera begins to actively rescue children from other monsters and alien invaders, while fending off attacks on Japanese soil by enemy monsters. Gamera also no longer attacks human settlements, except when temporarily mind-controlled by the Virasians.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Gamera Rebirth
=== Comics ===
* Gamera the Guardian of the Universe
=== Movies ===
* Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
* Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
* Gamera the Brave
* Gamera the Giant Monster
* Gamera vs. Barugon
* Gamera vs. Guiron
* Gamera vs. Gyaos
* Gamera vs. Jiger
* Gamera vs. Viras
* Gamera vs. Zigra
* Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
* Gamera: Super Monster
=== Video Games ===
* Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-kun!
* Castlevania Anniversary Collection
* City Shrouded in Shadow
* CR Gamera
* Gamera 2000
* Gamera: Battle
* Gamera: Dream Battle
* Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
* Gamera: Gyaos Destruction Strategy
* Gamera: The Time Adventure
* Ginga Ninkyouden
* Kid Dracula
* Monster Gear
* Symphogear XD Unlimited
== Trivia ==
* According to an interview with Simon Strange by Toho Kingdom, Gamera was considered for Godzilla: Unleashed.
* According to Gamera.jp, the Showa Gamera's favorite foods are oil, coal, high voltage electricity, missiles, and nuclear power. His least favorite foods are carrots and onions.
* In Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse, the prequel novel to Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, the fourth Kamoebas in the timeline which washes ashore dead on Odo Island is actually stated to be a different species from the other Kamoebas individuals in the novel.
** It is described as being a 60 meter-long monster which, among other injuries, had its right arm missing. This description, along with it being described as a "turtle-like" species, aligns with both the Showa Gamera's 60-meter height and the Heisei Gamera having his right hand destroyed in Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris.
* Gamera's skull makes a brief appearance in Pacific Rim Uprising, during the scene where Hermann Gottlieb examines PPDC records in search of a match for the image Mako Mori transmitted.
* Concept art for Godzilla: King of the Monsters shows Gamera as one of the monsters surrounding Godzilla in the film's final scene. While Legendary considered licensing some or all of the Toho kaiju shown in this piece, it is unknown whether Gamera was ever considered for the film or was simply a placeholder.
* In an episode of Ultraman Max entitled Prophecy of Baradhi , two kids are playing with a Godzilla figure in the SokogekiGoji design, and a Gamera figure in the IrisuGame design. The two kids are interrupted by the arrival of Antlar, and run away carrying their figures. Curiously, this episode was directed by Shusuke Kaneko, who had directed all three of the Heisei Trilogy films, and also directed Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack.
* In Godzilla: Final Wars, a boy is playing with some toys, one of which is a Squirtle. He makes Squirtle fight another monster, but he loses, so he throws the Squirtle toy into a fire place, signifying the rivalry of the Godzilla and Gamera franchises.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Gamera at Gojipedia
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