Gorosaurus

**Gorosaurus**  (ゴロザウルス,   *Gorozaurusu*?) is a dinosaur kaiju made by Toho that first appeared in the 1967 Toho film, *King Kong Escapes*.

## Name

Gorosaurus' name **might** be derived from the Japanese word "gorogoro," meaning "thunder," and the Greek word *saurus*, meaning lizard or reptile. Another **possible** explanation may be that it's an intentionally corrupted form of *Gorgosaurus*, as both names are extremely similar in both English and Japanese; however, no official word has confirmed the origin of the name.

## Appearance

Gorosaurus is a gray color all over, though in some highlights the color can change from a greenish tint or even a form of teal and blue, and has skin with pronounced scaly bumps. Gorosaurus has a row of triangular plates running down his back, as well as a bipedal stance, strong legs, fairly short arms, and a big head. Like Anguirus, Gorosaurus also sports a spike on the tip of his tail.

## Roar

In *King Kong Escapes*, much like Baragon, Gorosaurus' roar is also another modified Varan roar but was sped up and altered in pitch. Gorosaurus' roar also utilizes parts of Rodan's screech.

In Gorosaurus' protagonistic role in *Destroy All Monsters*, his roar was slowed down and deepened. Gorosaurus was also given one of Godzilla's roars, during the fight with King Ghidorah. In this film, Gorosaurus also had some other monsters' roars blended into his roar, like Ebirah's screech which can be heard at the beginning of his roar. Gorosaurus also used Varan's unedited roar during the scene where he destroys the Arc de Triomphe.

## Origins

According to the *Godzilla Movie Studio Tour*, it said in Gorosaurus' bio that he is an abrupt descendant of *Allosaurus*. This is relevant to Gorosaurus' design, as most dinosaurs from the Allosauridae family have a triangular-shaped head.

## History

### King Kong Escapes

Gorosaurus lived on Mondo Island when he attacked Susan Watson and tried to eat her. King Kong attacked him and saved her. Gorosaurus used his Kangaroo Kick multiple times on Kong, but he was defeated when Kong broke his jaw.

### Destroy All Monsters!

A second incarnation of Gorosaurus appeared in *Destroy All Monsters*, where he lived on Monsterland along with the rest of Earth's monsters at the end of the 20th century.

### Godzilla island!

he Kilaaks invaded the island and took control of its monsters, unleashing Gorosaurus in Paris. When the invaders' hold on the monsters was finally severed, Gorosaurus joined forces with Godzilla and the other Earth monsters against King Ghidorah, helping to turn the tide of battle by delivering a crippling kick to King Ghidorah's back.

### Go! Godman

Gorosaurus also appears in the series *Go! Godman*, as a one-time enemy of the eponymous Godman. Gorosaurus appeared in a town and started wandering around, stepping on trees. Godman comes to fight, and the two spar. Godman ends up ripping off Gorosaurus's jaw.

The Gorosaurus suit here is in such poor shape that the inner support seems to be deteriorating. It makes Gorosaurus' torso look like its caving in. His jaw also flops open and shut and appears to hang at a very slight angle.

## Abilities

### Burrowing

Also, in the 1968 film *Destroy All Monsters*, Gorosaurus is shown with the ability to burrow underground. This is the only incident where this ability is shown.

### Intelligence

Gorosaurus' battle against King Ghidorah showed his strategies. While fighting, Godzilla and Anguirus attacked the two outermost heads as a distraction, which Gorosaurus used to sneak behind King Ghidorah; his blind spot. Gorosaurus kicks King Ghidorah down to the ground, where the other kaiju pin him down and finally kill him.

### Kangaroo Kick

Aside from the usual tooth and claw, Gorosaurus has been noted for using a "kangaroo kick" against foes like King Kong and King Ghidorah. This is Gorosaurus' most popular trait.

### Physical traits

Gorosaurus is also known for being just as strong or even stronger than Godzilla when it comes to muscle strength.

## In other languages

* Spanish: Gorosaurio
* Russian: Горозавр
* Chinese: 哥罗龙 (Gē luō lóng)
* Portuguese: Gorossauro
* Italian: Gorosauro