Gigan

Gigan
Godzilla film series character
Gigan as featured in Godzilla vs. Gigan
First appearanceGodzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Last appearanceGodzilla vs. Megalon (2023) (carcass only)
Created byKaoru Mabuchi
Jun Fukuda
Portrayed byShōwa era:
Kenpachiro Satsuma
Millennium era:
Kazuhiro Yoshida
In-universe information
AliasFuture Monster[1]
Cyborg Monster[2]
Borodan[3]
SpeciesAlien cyborg

Gigan (Japanese: ガイガン, Hepburn: Gaigan) is a kaiju from Toho's Godzilla franchise who first appeared in the 1972 film, Godzilla vs. Gigan. Gigan is a giant extraterrestrial space monster, resembling a species of reptile, who was turned into a cyborg by the alien race known as the Nebulans. Gigan sports a huge buzzsaw in its frontal abdominal region, large metallic hooks for hands, and a birdlike beak.[4] Gigan is considered one of Godzilla's most brutal and violent opponents, and the first kaiju in the Toho sci-fi series to make him noticeably bleed. Complex listed the character as No. 2 on its "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time" list.[5]

  1. ^ 監修 東宝株式会社 2012, pp. 154–158.
  2. ^ 監修 東宝株式会社 2012, p. 286.
  3. ^ Ryfle 1998, p. 183.
  4. ^ Glut, Donald F. (2001). Jurassic Classics: A Collection of Saurian Essays and Mesozoic Musings. McFarland & Company. p. 206. ISBN 978-0786409617.
  5. ^ Josh Robertson, "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time", Complex (May 18, 2014)