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is a kaiju who first appeared in Toho's 1972 film ''Godzilla vs. Gigan''. Gigan is a cybernetic space monster sporting a buzzsaw weapon in its frontal abdominal region and large metallic hooks for hands. Gigan is considered one of Godzilla's most brutal and violent opponents, being the first monster in the Toho sci-fi series to cause Godzilla to visibly bleed. ==Overview== Gigan's first appearance was in the 1972 film ''Godzilla vs. Gigan'', in which Gigan is summoned to Earth by the antagonist Nebula M Space Hunter aliens where he was paired with King Ghidorah to destroy Tokyo. They were challenged by Godzilla and Anguirus, and after a long fight the two space monsters were driven away. Then, in the 1973 film, ''Godzilla vs. Megalon'', Gigan was again sent by the Nebulans to assist the people of Seatopia in their assault on humanity by aiding their god, Megalon, in a battle against Godzilla and Jet Jaguar. After receiving a broken arm at the hands of Jet Jaguar, Gigan fled to space, leaving Megalon to face Godzilla and Jet Jaguar alone. This is the second time Gigan has abandoned an ally. Gigan then made an appearance on Toho's television series ''Zone Fighter'' the same year. After his battle with Godzilla and Jet Jaguar, Gigan was captured in space by the Garoga army and sent back to Earth to prevent Godzilla from rescuing Zone Fighter, but he is soundly defeated by him. Left for dead, Godzilla leaves believing he is victorious, but Gigan revives shortly afterwards and battles Zone Fighter himself. In the final battle, Gigan is seemingly killed by Zone Fighter. Showa Gigan was 65 meters (213 feet) tall and weighed 25,000 metric tons (25,557 short tons). Showa Gigan could fly at speeds of up to Mach 3 on Earth and up to Mach 400 in outer space. In ''Godzilla: Final Wars'', Gigan is one of the main antagonists for Godzilla to fight. In the film, Gigan once fought Mothra for the fate of the Earth and ultimately was defeated. Later, his mummified body is discovered and revealed to be a weapon used by the Xiliens. Gigan then awakens and creates havoc and destruction in Japan, but is sent to destroy the Gotengo in hopes of not awakening Godzilla, but fails. Gigan does manage to bring down the Gotengo, however, and then faces off against Godzilla and fails. During the battle between Godzilla and Monster X at the end of the film, Mothra tries to assist Godzilla, but is intercepted by a revived Gigan (whose arms have been retrofitted with enormous chainsaws in place of his iconic blades). The two engage in combat and, after briefly interrupting Godzilla and Monster X's battle, Gigan seemingly kills Mothra by firing his optic laser into her scales. Gigan turns around to aid Monster X against Godzilla, but he is decapitated by his own razor disks (fired at Mothra beforehand and reflected by the scales), and finally killed by Mothra. Final Wars Gigan was 120 meters (393 feet) tall and weighed 60,000 metric tons (66,138 short tons) in both his original and Modified forms. Both forms could fly at speeds of up to Mach 3. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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