[MONSTER] Gabara.
Japanese name: ガバラ
Romanized name: GabaraAlignment: None
Species: Daikaijuu
Inspiration: Cat, oni
Status: Defeated.From: Godzilla’s Revenge
Trivia
- It’s not clear if Gabara was a real monster in the Godzilla universe, or if it was simply a part of Ichiro’s vivid imagination.
- “Gaba” (ガバ) and “gaba gaba” (ガバガバ) are Japanese onomatopoeiae for “grabbing” and “gurgling” respectively. “Ra” (ラ) is a common suffix in kaiju names.
- Gabara is a genus of moths.
- The most likely inspiration for Gabara’s physical appearance is the oni (鬼), a creature in Japanese folklore.
- Gabara appeared in the Go! Greenman series.
- Gabara’s sound effect is briefly heard at the end of the The Simpsons episode” 30 Minutes Over Tokyo”.
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[MONSTER] Dagahra.
Japanese name: ダガーラ
Romanized name: DagaaraAlignment: Nilai Kanai, the environment
Species: Daikaijuu, genetically engineered monster
Inspiration: Dragon, sea monster
Status: Defeated.From: Mothra 2: The Undersea Battle
Trivia
- Like Gyaos in the Heisei Gamera series, Dagahra was created by an ancient civilization.
- Dagahra was the only non-Ghidorah monster villain in the Heisei Mothra trilogy.
- It slightly resembled Space Godzilla.
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