Gigan

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**Gigan** (ガイガン *Gaigan*) is an evil alien cyborg kaiju made by Toho that first appeared in *Godzilla vs. Gigan*. He is bird like.

## Biological Information

### Status

Destroyed (FW),Killed (GVG),Killed (ZF),Killed (GPM)

## Affiliation Information

### Enemies:

Godzilla,Jet Jaguar,Zone Fighter,Anguirus

### Controlled by

Human's (GPM),xillens (FW),The M Space Hunter Nebula Aliens

## History

### *Godzilla vs. Gigan*

Gigan was sent to Earth by the M Space Hunter Nebula Aliens to destroy all civilization alongside King Ghidorah. Controlled remotely by the Nebulans from Godzilla Tower, Gigan and King Ghidorah were unleashed in Tokyo. The space monsters ravaged the city, but their rampage was interrupted by Godzilla and Anguirus at a refinery. The monsters began a fierce battle, which gradually moved to the Nebulans' base of operations at World Children's Land. With the aid of the Godzilla Tower's laser cannon, Gigan and King Ghidorah nearly killed both of the Earth monsters. However, a group of humans were able to successfully destroy the Godzilla Tower with explosives, severing the Nebulans' control over the space monsters. While they were able to maintain their assault for a while, Gigan and King Ghidorah were eventually left disorganized and confused without the orders relayed by their masters, and they soon began bickering with one another. This granted Godzilla and Anguirus an opportunity to regroup and mount an assault of their own. This time, the tide of battle was turned against Gigan and King Ghidorah, prompting Gigan to attempt a retreat. Godzilla shot down Gigan with his atomic breath, then he and Anguirus turned their attention to King Ghidorah. Finally, King Ghidorah flew away into space, and was joined by Gigan, leaving the Earth safe for the time being.

### *Godzilla vs. Megalon*

A year later, the Seatopians called upon the M Space Hunter Nebula Aliens for aid as they launched an assault on the surface world. The Nebulans sent Gigan to aid their allies, and he joined the Seatopians' guardian Megalon in battle against Jet Jaguar. Godzilla soon arrived to assist the robot, but the two found themselves locked in a difficult battle. Eventually, Godzilla and Jet Jaguar regained their strength and began winning the battle. Gigan quickly retreated back to space, with Megalon returning to Seatopia shortly afterward.

### *Zone Fighter*

After his battles with Godzilla and Jet Jaguar, Gigan found himself under the control of the Garoga Baron aliens, who outfitted his claws with explosive charges. Following a scheme of the Garogas' to trap Zone Fighter inside of a junked car, Godzilla appeared to drive off the aliens, but was met by a Terror-Beast Missile containing Gigan. The rival monsters again locked in combat, Gigan was quickly dispatched, and Godzilla turned to save Zone Fighter who was still in peril. Gigan was, however, merely feigning death, and returned to his feet to attempt a sneak attack on Godzilla. Noticing this, Zone Great summoned Bolt Thunder to halt the cyborg, again flooring him and allowing Godzilla to cut the power to the junkyard's compactor. Godzilla then thoroughly beat Gigan, leaving him motionless after repeatedly slamming him into the ground with his tail, and left the scene believing himself triumphant. Though, this would not be the end of the space monster, who miraculously revived himself. Free from his automotive imprisonment, Zone Fighter grew to giant size to engage the persistent monster in a final duel. After a brief scuffle, Gigan managed to restrain Zone and utilized his upgraded claws to detonate one of the charges against the hero's head. Zone was not fazed for long, however, as he quickly rolled away and destroyed Gigan's remaining explosive with his Proton Beam. No longer possessing the edge, Gigan was bested in combat and, this time unable to retreat, was struck by a finishing blow. Zone standing victorious, Gigan's visor dimmed and his mouth flooded with foam before finally exploding, thus concluding the cyborg monster’s reign of terror once and for all.

### *Godzilla: Final Wars*

In 20XX, Gigan's mummified remains were discovered in Hokkaido by the Earth Defense Force. According to the Shobijin, Gigan invaded the Earth thousands of years ago, but was defeated by Mothra. Gigan was soon reactivated by the Xiliens to help them conquer the Earth. He chased the Gotengo to Antarctica to stop it from awakening Godzilla. He nearly destroyed the ship, but he was blasted by Godzilla's atomic breath. Gigan battled Godzilla, trapping him in barbed wire and pulling him toward his buzzsaw. However, Godzilla fired his atomic breath at Gigan's head, decapitating him and causing him to fall to the ground.

### Modified Gigan

After being decapitated in his battle with Godzilla, Gigan was rebuilt by the Xiliens as **Modified Gigan** (改造ガイガン *Kaizō Gaigan*), with a different head, braces to protect the back of his neck, slits in his body that fire razor discs and, most notably, a set of two-pronged chainsaws instead of hooks. Modified Gigan was released by the Controller of Planet X to battle Mothra, and seemingly defeated her after slicing off part of her wing. Gigan then attempted to help Monster X in his battle with Godzilla, slicing him in the chest while Monster X held him still. Mothra flew into the battle and knocked Monster X and Gigan over. Gigan shot his blades at Mothra, but she dodged them. Gigan then blasted Mothra with his laser beam, causing her to burst into flames. Gigan struck a victory pose, but his razor discs flew back and sliced his head off. Gigan wandered around blindly after his head was severed until Mothra, now on fire, flew into him, causing him to explode and die.

### *Godziban*

In episode 18, Gigan arrived on Earth in a meteor and promptly attacked Baragon and Anguirus with his Hammer Hands. Mothra crawled by him without incident, but a vengeful gleam appeared in her eyes.

## Abilities

### Antigravity Flight

Gigan is capable of flying at speeds of up to Mach 3 while in Earth's atmosphere and Mach 400 while in the realm of space. The latter is achieved by encasing himself in a diamond, and is the fastest any kaiju in the Showa *Godzilla* series is capable of traveling, tied with the original King Ghidorah. Gigan's flight normally assists in interstellar travel and is utilized less frequently during battle situations. While using his flight during a battle, Gigan will often engage in aerial slams to continuously topple his opponents without giving them a chance to counter, or even get up. In *Zone Fighter*, Gigan was fitted with a set of deployable drogue parachutes to slow his speed down upon approaching a battle after being released from the Terror-Beast Missile he was deployed in. Gigan's flight is omitted from most of his video game appearances, although he can perform a move where he briefly flies past an enemy and slices it with his buzzsaw in the Atari/Pipeworks games.

### Hooked Appendages

Gigan's forelimbs sport a pair of large metal hooks, which in the Showa series are either called **Hammer Hands** (ハンマー・ハンド *Hanmā Hando*) or **Hammer-claw Hands**. In the Atari/Pipeworks Godzilla video games, they are instead referred to as **Hammerclaws**. Gigan uses his Hammer Hands to batter and stab opponents. In *Zone Fighter*, the tips of Gigan's Hammer Hands were fitted with explosive charges which detonate on contact with an enemy, though they only have one use each.

In *Godzilla: Final Wars*, Gigan's forearms end in scythe-like blades, the undersides of which are equipped with dual grappling hooks that can bind an enemy and drag them straight into his buzzsaw. These new scythe-like appendages are officially referred to as the **Bloody Triggers** (ブラッディ・トリガー *Buraddi Torigā*), while concept art calls the grappling hooks the *"Fucking Ancer*," likely a misrendering of **Hooking Anchor** (フッキングアンカー *Fukkingu Ankā*). In *Godzilla: Rulers of Earth*, when Gigan is upgraded by the Cryogs, his original Hammer Hands are replaced by Bloody Triggers.

In the novel *GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla*, Gigan initially possesses extremely long sickle-shaped claws on his hands. After he is injured in his fights with Godzilla and converted into a cyborg, his hands are replaced by sickles and later hyper-vibrating chainsaws.

### Bloody Chainsaws

Following his initial defeat by the recently awakened Godzilla in *Godzilla: Final Wars*, Gigan's Bloody Triggers are replaced by double-pronged chainsaws, appropriately dubbed **Bloody Chainsaws** (ブラッディ・チェーンソー *Buraddi Chēnsō*). Gigan uses these offensively to slash Godzilla's chest and slice part of Mothra's wing off. He can also plant the appendages on the ground and use them as mock tank treads, propelling him forward at a moderate speed for short distances. This ability is retained in the PlayStation 3 and 4 *Godzilla* game. Gigan's Bloody Triggers are also eventually replaced by Bloody Chainsaws in *Godzilla: Rulers of Earth*, which he uses to easily cut through Cryog ships.

### Buzzsaw

Gigan has a buzzsaw-like rotating disc built into his abdominal area made of an unknown alien alloy, granting it considerable durability and sharpness. In *Godzilla vs. Gigan*, Gigan's saw was able to draw blood from both Godzilla and Anguirus. A favored tactic of Gigan is to use his powers of flight along with his buzzsaw in hit and run attacks, slashing his opponent as he races by them, as demonstrated when he sliced deep into Godzilla's shoulder with the buzzsaw as he flew past at high speed.

In *Godzilla: Final Wars*, the buzzsaw is officially known as the **Bladed Cutter** (ブラデッド・カッター *Buradeddo Kattā*), and was able to lacerate the hull of the Gotengo.

In *GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla*, Gigan instead has a **Blade Launcher** installed in his abdomen. It launches guided blades that travel through the air until they strike their target. This weapon was noted to be a prototype for one of Mechagodzilla's armaments.

### Laser

In addition to his melee weapons, the Showa Gigan was depicted as having a beam aperture set into his forehead just above his visor. Official art would frequently depict him as firing a laser from this device, although he was never shown to actually do so on film. However, in *Godzilla vs. Gigan*, after Godzilla heaves a rock at Gigan's face, the laser device in Gigan's forehead gives off a quick flash of light, possibly short-circuiting.

Although Gigan never used his laser onscreen in the Showa series, the attack has been featured in some non-film media. Gigan has used his laser in numerous pieces of official print media since the Showa series, including a *Zone Fighter* manga and the Cinema Shares *Godzilla vs. Megalon* comic adaptation. Gigan also demonstrated this ability in *Godzilla Island* and several video games, including *Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!*, *Godzilla: Battle Legends* and *Godzilla: Great Monster Battle*, as well as the three Atari/Pipeworks Godzilla games. According to the info located on the back of Gigan's Trendmasters collectible card, Gigan's forehead laser is actually an atomic energy weapon, similar to Godzilla's own atomic breath.

In *Godzilla: Final Wars*, Gigan's laser blast was finally revealed on screen, though it had been heavily altered from the original concept. Rather than being fired from a forehead laser device (the aperture had been replaced with a non-faceted ruby gem), it was instead fired from Gigan's eye itself. It also was no longer a traditional laser, but a large energy blast that, in a manner similar to a cluster bomb, would split into smaller explosive bolts of energy upon entering close range of a target, saturating the target in multiple hits simultaneously. The eye beam has been officially titled the **Scattered Light Beam Gigarium Cluster** (拡散光線ギガリューム・クラスター *Kakusan Kōsen Gigaryūmu Kurasutā*), though it is instead called **Giganume Cluster** when used by Modified Gigan in the PlayStation 3 and 4 *Godzilla* game. A similar attack appears in the Atari/Pipeworks games, but the beam scatters the instant it leaves Gigan's eye, has a limited range, and is referred to as **Shotgun Blast**.

### Bladed Slicer

Gigan fires his Bladed Slicers at Mothra in *Godzilla: Final Wars*
After being repaired and upgraded following his initial fight with Godzilla in *Godzilla: Final Wars*, Gigan displayed the ability to fire guided razor discs called **Bladed Slicers** (ブラデッド・スライサー *Buradeddo Suraisā*) from two hidden slots in his upper torso which were able to boomerang back for a second attempt if they initially missed their target. Doing so, however, was risky as if they missed the target once again, Gigan would find himself right in the path of his own attack; which ultimately decapitated him and allowed Mothra to defeat him. This attack is referred to as **Bloody Slicer** in the PlayStation 3 and 4 *Godzilla* game, in which Gigan also possesses a more powerful version called **Surging Wave Blooded Slicer**.

### Tail

Gigan's tail is tipped with a metal spike. Though he never uses it in combat in the Showa series, in *Godzilla: Final Wars* he uses it to attack Mothra. In this film, his tail spike is multi-pronged, and Gigan can extend his tail into the air to stab prey like a scorpion.

### Flamethrower

In the video game *Godzilla: Battle Legends* and the *Godzilla* arcade game, Gigan has the ability to spew flames from his mouth. Although this ability has never been used in a film, *Godzilla Movie Studio Tour* confirmed that it is a normal ability Gigan has always canonically had.

### Regeneration

In *GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla*, Gigan gains the ability to instantaneously regenerate parts of his body that are destroyed by Godzilla's atomic breath after being injected with experimental Nanometal. While the regenerative properties of the Nanometal were sufficient to allow Gigan to withstand Godzilla's standard atomic breath, they could not prevent a particularly powerful blast of atomic breath from completely destroying him.

### Missiles

In *GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla*, Gigan has homing missile launchers installed on his arms.

## Films & TV

* *Godzilla vs. Gigan* (1972)
* *Godzilla vs. Megalon* (1973)
* *Zone Fighter* (TV 1973) [Episode 11: *In the Twinkling of an Eye: The Roar of Godzilla!*]
* *Adventure! Godzilland 2* (TV 1993) [Animated segments]
* *Get Going! Godzilland* (OVA 1996)
* *Godzilla Island* (TV 1997-1998) [27 episodes]
* *Godzilla: Final Wars* (2004)
* *Godziban* (TV 2019-2020) [episodes 18, 24, and 27]

## Book's

* *GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla* (2018)

### *GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla*

Gigan was discovered hibernating on the ocean floor off the coast of Siberia. A monster resembling a cross between an aquatic dinosaur and a bird of prey, Gigan possessed scales on his body and flight capabilities, and was characterized by a long claw on his forelimbs shaped like a sickle. He was captured by the United Earth and modified using Exif and Bilusaludo technology to be used as a weapon against Godzilla. Gigan was employed in "Operation: Long March," a plan by the United Earth to lure Godzilla deep into Eurasia. Godzilla and Gigan first battled in Suez, and although both of Gigan's arms were severed in the battle he succeeded in bringing Godzilla from Africa to Eurasia. Nonetheless, Gigan was salvaged and continually employed in "Operation: Long March," luring Godzilla deeper and deeper into Eurasia. In each subsequent battle in Baku, Ashgabat, Samarkand, and Kashgar, Godzilla progressively maimed Gigan more and more severely, only for his masters to replace his lost body parts with mechanical ones and gradually convert him into a cyborg. Gigan's hands were replaced with sickles and hyper-vibrating chainsaws, homing missile launchers were installed on his arms, his eyes were replaced with a single goggle-like visor, and his abdomen was equipped with a prototype blade launcher intended for use by Mechagodzilla. As Gigan repeatedly battled against Godzilla during "Operation: Long March," he was credited with saving the lives of many United Earth soldiers taking part in the operation and received a great deal of trust and respect among them. In a battle between the monsters in Yarkant, China, Godzilla damaged Gigan's wings, arms, and head, but in 2045 the Bilusaludo redeployed Gigan in Hotan and injected him with experimental Nanometal, which allowed him to instantaneously heal from grievous injuries. However, Godzilla eventually destroyed Gigan completely with an extremely powerful blast of atomic breath, leaving no trace of the monster behind. Michael N. Hunter, a United Earth medical officer who served in "Operation: Long March," came into possession of one of Gigan's scales and vowed to return it to Siberia as a gesture of gratitude and atonement for Gigan's suffering and sacrifice on behalf of mankind.