Gamera (Showa)

 

A.K.A.: Gamera the Invincible, The Friend to Children Everywhere!

Height: 60 meters

Weight: 80 tons

Regular Abilities: claws, sharp teeth (tusks unusable), hard shell, can go in shell and roll around, healed by fire, water, electricity, any other form of non-organic and non-physical forms of energy, can survive in a vacuum and underwater, retractable leg and arm jets for flight at mach 3 (either with two legs in back or "saucer-mode"), can swim at 150 knots

Special Abilities: steady stream of fire from mouth

Weakness: Very cold temperatures

Film Appearances: Gamera the Invincible (1966)

Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)

Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)

Gamera vs. Viras (1968)

Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)

Gamera vs. Jiger (1970)

Gamera vs. Zigra (1971)

Super Monster Gamera (1980)

 

History: Gamera is the last of an ancient species of giant turtles, he was in suspended animation, and was woke up in 1965 by atomic weapons. After a couple of years of crankiness, he then took it upon himself to save the world’s children. He did this for about 12 years, and became a kamikaze against a pirate space ship to save the world in 1980.

Fighting Power: ****

Gamera, the giant turtle that spends his time saving children. Willing to sacrifice himself for the betterment of child kind. He’s pretty good at it to, having protected the earth from numerous monsters. He might not win the first round, he might get beat up again in the second round, but eventually he will prevail with the death of his enemy. A smart, intelligent fighter that learns the abilities of his enemies and is a master at countering them. He’s a powerful defender of the planet that can take it, dish it out, and will always win in the end.