Megalon

## **Megalon (Kaiju Profile)**

**Megalon** (メガロ *Megaro*?) is a giant insectoid kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1973 *Godzilla* film, *Godzilla vs. Megalon*.

## **History**

### Showa era

#### *Godzilla vs. Megalon*

Megalon battles Jet Jaguar in *Godzilla vs. Megalon*
After his subterranean kingdom of Seatopia was damaged by underground nuclear testing, Emperor Antonio called upon the guardian deity Megalon to wage war against the surface world. He first destroyed Ogouchi Dam, but accidentally doomed his mission in the process. Seatopian agents were attempting to dispose of Goro Ibuki, the inventor of a robot they needed to guide Megalon, and his brother Rokuro, but Megalon swatted the storage container containing them to safety. The robot, Jet Jaguar, guided the monster towards a showdown with the JSDF. Though their Maser Cannons forced him into a brief retreat, he soon laid waste to them. Fortunately, Goro managed to free the Jet Jaguar from the Seatopians' control and told him to travel to Monster Island and recruit Godzilla. Jet Jaguar obliged, prompting Antonio to contact the M Space Hunter Nebula Aliens and ask for Gigan to back up Megalon. Though he was disoriented for a time, Megalon managed to get back on task following a JSDF air raid, and laid waste to Tokyo. Jet Jaguar returned to Japan and confronted Megalon in a field, growing to gigantic size to fight him. Monster and machine were equally matched until Gigan arrived. Before they could destroy Jet Jaguar, however, Godzilla arrived to even the odds. The heroes' combined might was enough to overwhelm Megalon and Gigan, the latter hastily retreating back to space. After he faced Godzilla's sliding kick, the Seatopians finally recalled Megalon and sealed all of their passages to the surface world.

### *Godzilla Island*

Megalon in *Godzilla Island*
Megalon was one of the Xiliens' minions. After a couple of team-ups with Battra, G-Guard threw him into prison with Destoroyah, who became his ally for the rest of the series.

## **Abilities**

### Movement

Megalon is able to fly through the air at speeds of Mach 3, drill through the ground at Mach 3, and travel underwater at Mach 4. In addition, Megalon can use his spring-like legs to jump high into the air and is able to travel 10 kilometers at a time using this method. In video games such as *Godzilla: Save the Earth* and *Godzilla: Unleashed*, Megalon's flight varies from his film appearance, as he is no longer able to fly for extended periods of time and can only use his wings to hover for brief periods.

### Beast Killer Light Ray

Megalon fires the Beast Killer Laser Beam from his horn in *Godzilla vs. Megalon*
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. He fires three green flares from his horn in the game *Godzilla: Domination!*.

## **Roar**

Like Baragon and Gorosaurus, Megalon's roar is an edited pitch of Varan's roar, whose roar was originally from Godzilla at the end of the original Godzilla film. In addition, Megalon also produces screeching sounds which are adapted from Ebirah's chirps and screeches. Megalon can also emit a deep laugh, created by altering his normal roar.