Baragon

**Baragon** (バラゴン *Baragon*) is a subterranean reptile kaiju who first appeared in the 1965 Toho film *Frankenstein vs. Baragon*, and later debuted in the *Godzilla* series in the 1968 film *Destroy All Monsters*.

## Nicknames

Varagon, Baragon-kun, Baragora,

God of the Earth, Red Monster, Red Godzilla

## History

### *Frankenstein vs. Baragon*

Baragon surfaced at an oil field in Akita Prefecture, destroyed structures and facilities at the site, and burrowed to Shirane Village and attacked it. He then attacked a farm to feed on the livestock. Baragon was not seen during these attacks, so Frankenstein was blamed for them. Kawai, a worker at the oil field who witnessed Baragon, told Dr. James Bowen and his colleagues it was not Frankenstein, but another monster. When Bowen's team looked for Frankenstein, Dr. Kawaji, to demonstrate the power of the chemical grenades with which he planned to blind Frankenstein, caused an explosion, which alerted Baragon from underground. As they fled, Baragon attempted to devour Dr. Togami, but he was stopped by Frankenstein. Frankenstein and Baragon battled, but Frankenstein defeated Baragon by breaking his neck. However, Baragon's burrowing caused the ground beneath Frankenstein to split open, causing him to disappear underground with Baragon's carcass.

### *Destroy All Monsters*

At the end of the 20th century, Baragon was living on Monsterland, a human-monitored island in the Ogasawara chain, along with most of Earth's monsters. The Kilaaks arrived on the island and severely damaged it, placing the monsters under their mind control and unleashing them across the globe to annihilate Earth's cities. Baragon was not seen attacking the Earth's cities, but once the Moonlight SY-3 crew destroyed the Kilaaks' mind control device, he assembled along with the other Earth monsters outside of Mount Fuji. Baragon did not take part in the ensuing battle against King Ghidorah directly, but spectated alongside Varan and Manda. After King Ghidorah and the Kilaaks were destroyed, Baragon was returned to Monsterland with the other monsters to live out his days in peace.

### Wolfman (Legendary Beast Wolfman) vs. Baragon

in this shot kaiju fan film by Shizuo Nakajima. baragons suit (The WolBara) appeared looking like the original but upgraded.

### Millennium era

#### *Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack*

**Baragon** (婆羅護吽 *Baragon*) was first seen burrowing through a tunnel near Mount Myoko, causing an avalanche that killed a gang of bikers unfortunate enough to be in the tunnel. A truck driver just outside the tunnel saw the monster's head as he burrowed past, and was traumatized by the sight, later telling authorities that he had seen Godzilla. Baragon continued to burrow across Japan, with his movements being interpreted by authorities as an earthquake with a moving epicenter. Baragon surfaced in the countryside near a police station, freeing the prophet Hirotoshi Isayama, who had awakened him, from the jail. Baragon continued moving through the country, and was misidentified by many eyewitnesses as a "red Godzilla." Finally, Baragon encountered Godzilla himself, who had surfaced at Yaizu Harbor and was rampaging through Japan. Baragon attacked Godzilla, jumping at him and biting his arm and burrowing underneath Godzilla to make him fall over. However, Baragon proved to be no match for the much larger Godzilla, who knocked him to the ground and began stomping his head into the gravel. Baragon tried to crawl away, but Godzilla immobilized him with his atomic breath. Godzilla then finished off Baragon with another blast of atomic breath, causing him to explode. Later on, after all three guardian monsters were killed, Baragon's spirit along with the other two guardian spirits, Mothra and King Ghidorah, entered Godzilla's body when he was at sea which stunned him long enough to allow Admiral Tachibana inside the *Satsuma* to burrow his way out of Godzilla after internally firing a D-03 Missile, an explosive drill. This eventually destroyed Godzilla when he tried to use his atomic beam again after it burst out the inflicted hole in his shoulder and finally caused Godzilla to vaporize himself from within.

## Abilities

### Heat Ray

In *Frankenstein vs. Baragon*, Baragon can fire an orange heat ray from his mouth. These blasts are relatively weak, frightening Frankenstein but having no effect on his skin. In the Godzilla video games by Atari and Pipeworks, Baragon's breath attack takes the form of a stream of fire, and unlike other monsters he can use this attack while moving.

### Burrowing

Baragon is a capable tunneler, able to disappear under the earth in a matter of seconds. In *Frankenstein vs. Baragon*, he uses his heat ray to soften the earth before digging, and the glow of his nasal horn allows him to see underground. In *Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack*, his tunneling caused the ground beneath Godzilla's feet to collapse. In *Godzilla: Save the Earth*, Baragon's rage attack involves him burrowing into the ground and triggering lava flows and earthquakes that damage his opponent.

### Jumping

Baragon can leap great distances. In *GMK*, he leaps through the air and bites down on Godzilla's arm, taking him by surprise.

### Physical Abilities

In both *Frankenstein vs. Baragon* and *GMK*, Baragon engages his opponents in up-close combat. Baragon can punch and kick enemies, and also uses his teeth as a weapon. The distinctive notches in Baragon's ears originally had an unused function. Baragon could fold his ears over his eyes, with the notches interlocking with his horn. Baragon would then charge at the opponent, while protecting his eyes from physical blows.

### Fire

in the wolfman vs. baragon (1972 fan film) baragon can catch on fire and walk throw it! with out being harmed thanks to his amazing skin!.

## Films. (and TV)

* *Frankenstein vs. Baragon* (1965)
* *Destroy All Monsters* (1968)
* *Godzilla vs. Hedorah* (1971) [toy]
* Wolfman Vs. Baragon (1972-Fan Film)
* *Adventure! Godzilland 2* (TV 1993) [animated segments]
* *Get Going! Godzilland* (1994, 1996)
* *Godzilla Island* (TV 1997-1998) [94 episodes]
* *Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack* (2001)
* *Godzilla: Final Wars* (2004) [stock footage; toy]
* *Godziban* (TV 2019-2020) [episodes 7, 18-21, and 27; special]