Gomora (kaiju)
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| Gomora | |
|---|---|
| Ultra Series character | |
| First appearance | Ultraman (1966) |
| Last appearance | Ultraman Decker (2022)[1] |
| Designed by | Tohl Narita |
| Portrayed by | Kunio Suzuki Horie Teruyuki Kazunori Yokoo |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Ancient Monster[2] |
| Species | Ancient Dinosaur |
| Origin | Johnson Island[2] |
Gomora[3][4] (ゴモラ, Gomora) is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that first appeared in episode 26 of Tsuburaya Productions' 1966 series Ultraman.
Overview[edit]
Name[edit]
Gomora's name likely comes from a combination of Godzilla and Mothra's Japanese names. It is also derived from the city of Gomorrah from the Bible.
Shōwa period[edit]
Gomora debuts in episode 26 of the original Ultraman series, in which it is a descendant of the Gomorasaurus species and escapes Scientists that attempt to display him at the Osaka Expo.[2] It was one of the first creature to defeat Ultraman, but would lose to Ultraman in its second fight.
Development[edit]
Gomora was designed by Tohl Narita, who based the monster's head on the helmet of the Kuroda Nagamasa.
Appearances[edit]
Film[edit]
- Ultraman (1967) stock footage cameo
- The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army (1974)
- Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy (2009)
- Ultra Galaxy Legend Side Story: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero (2010)
- Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar (2011)
- Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster Hero Battle Royal! (2014)
Television[edit]
- Ultraman (1966)
- Ultra Fight (1970)
- Redman (1972)
- Ultraman 80 (1980)[3]
- Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (1995)
- Ultraman Max (2005)
- Ultraman Mebius (2006)
- Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle (2007)
- Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey (2008)
- Ultraman Ginga (2013)
- Ultraman Ginga S (2014)[5]
- Ultraman X (2015)[6]
- Ultraman Orb (2016)
- Ultraman Geed (2017)
- Ultraman R/B (2018)[7]
- Ultraman Z (2020)[8]
- Ultraman Decker (2022)
References[edit]
- ^ Ultraman Decker Kaiju/Aliens
- ^ a b c Major Kaiju Ultraman Galaxy
- ^ a b 不滅のヒーローウルトラマン白書 [Immortal Hero Ultraman White Paper] (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama. 1982. ISBN 4257033223.
- ^ ウルトラマン ベストブック. Takeshobo. September 5, 1993. pp. 112–113. ISBN 4-88475-211-2.
- ^ "登場キャラクター".
- ^ "ウルトラマンX(エックス) 公式サイト".
- ^ 『ウルトラマンR／B超全集』. Shogakukan. March 13, 2019. ISBN 978-4-09-105164-6.
- ^ Ultraman Z Kaiju/Aliens