Jiger

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Jiger goes on a rampage.
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Jiger goes on a rampage.

Jiger is the titular Kaiju featured in the sixth Gamera film "Gamera vs. Jiger", known as "Gamera vs Monster X" stateside, (Not to be confused with Toho's Monster X). It is one of the few female Kaiju.

Jiger is a large, quadrupedal reptile, with a head adorned with quills protruding from her face. Along her back is a long dorsal fin, and on sides of her body, behind the head, are a pair of organic thrusters that enhance her jumping ability.

Jiger is a bizarre creature with bizarre powers. She can fire projectile quills from her nose that have deadly penetrating power. In addition, she can fire an energy beam from her head that can vapourise a whole city block and all the people in it. Finally, nestled within her tail is a secret weapon- a stingerlike ovipositor which can inject an egg that hatches into a baby Jiger into her opponent. She can use a form of suction to hold an opponent in place to inject said egg.

Jiger's weakness lay in an ancient statue which eminated a wavelength to which Jiger was succeptable. When this statue was dug up for the 1970 World's fair, she was released, but in the end, Gamera recovered the statue and killed her with it, by using it to stab her in the head.

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