Megalon

## Summary

**Megalon** (**メガロ *Megaro***) is a giant insect kaiju who first appeared in the 1973 Toho Godzilla film, *Godzilla vs. Megalon*.

The guardian of the underground kingdom of Seatopia, Megalon was unleashed upon the surface world after repeated nuclear tests had ravaged Seatopia. Megalon surfaced in Japan and attacked Tokyo, guided by the stolen robot Jet Jaguar. However, Jet Jaguar was soon freed from the Seatopians' control and turned against Megalon. Gigan arrived to aid Megalon, but the two monsters were sent retreating after Godzilla joined Jet Jaguar in battle. To date Megalon has only made a single film appearance, but has remained a popular monster nonetheless, appearing in countless Godzilla video games, along with manga and comic books.

## Mentality

**Personality**: Megalon is sometimes considered one of the least intelligent Toho kaiju. This is demonstrated by the fact that he is easily manipulated by external stimuli. For example, Megalon followed Jet Jaguar simply because he was curious, and he is also very temperamental, as seen when he goes into shock when he loses sight of Jet Jaguar and begins to jump and thrash about. His battle tactics also seem to be lacking in terms of strategy, as he never once utilizes his lightning horn beam against Godzilla nor Jet Jaguar. Additionally, he seems to enjoy charging at both his enemies headfirst, although all said enemies had to do was simply step out of the way to avoid him. Without Gigan by his side, Megalon would probably not have lasted as long as he did during the film's climactic last battle.

**Intelligence: Below Average**

## Power and Stats

**Powers and Abilities:** Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 1), Enhanced Senses, Martial Arts, Flight, Electricity Manipulation, Natural Weaponry, Cyborgization (Drill hands), Explosion Manipulation (Able to spit Napalm Bombs), Air Manipulation

**Dimensionality:** **3-D**

**Existential Status:** **Concrete**

**Attack Potency:** At least **Planet level** (Comparable to Gigan. Fought Jet Jaguar and Godzilla alongside Gigan)

**Durability:** At least **Planet level** (Took a severe beating from Godzilla and Jet Jaguar before being forced to retreat)

**Speed:** **Subsonic** (Comparable to Godzilla), **Supersonic+** Flight, Drill and Swimming Speed (Can fly at Mach 3, drill through the ground at Mach 3 and travel underwater at Mach 4), **Massively FTL** Attack, Combat and Reactions speed (Scaling from Godzilla)

**Lifting Strength:** **Class M** (Twice as heavy as Showa Godzilla)

**Stamina: Extremely High**

**Range:** **Tens of meters** with most attacks, **Several kilometers** with Napalm Bombs and horn blasts

**Weaknesses:** None notable.

## Arsenal

**Notable Attacks/Techniques:**

* **Beast Killer Light Ray**: Megalon can fire a yellow lightning-like beam from his horn, called the **Laser Beast Killer Beam** (**レーザー殺獣光線 *Rēzā Satsujū Kōsen***) or **Beast Killer Laser Beam** (**殺獣レーザー光線 *Satsujū Rēzā Kōsen***). His horn glows yellow before firing it. It is mostly depicted using stock footage of King Ghidorah's gravity beams from *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* and *Godzilla vs. Gigan*, melting or exploding vehicles and destroying man-made structures.

* **Geothermal Napalm**: Megalon is able to produce and fire **Geothermal Napalm** (**地熱ナパーム *Chinetsu Napāmu***), or **Geothermal Napalm Bullets** (**地熱ナパーム弾 *Chinetsu Napāmu-dan***) from his mouth. His horn glows with a yellow hue when preparing to launch these bullets. He used them to great effect in his attack on Tokyo, knocked Jet Jaguar out of the sky, and quickly created a ring of flames around Godzilla and Jet Jaguar.
* **Hurricane Winds**: Megalon is able to produce wind gusts with his wings, reaching speeds of 1,000 meters per second and powerful enough to decimate buildings.