Gabara
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| Gabara | |
| Species | Dream Ogre |
| Height | 58 metres |
| Weight | 23,000 tons |
| Origins | Dream |
| Major enemies | Minilla Godzilla Godman Greenman |
| First appearance | All Monsters Attack (1969) |
| Created by | Ishirô Honda |
| Portrayed by: | Hiroshi Sekita |
Gabara (ガバラ) is a fictional kaiju (giant monster) featured in the 1969 Japanese tokusatsu film All Monsters Attack (also known as "Godzilla's Revenge"), the tenth Godzilla film to be produced by Toho. Gabara is the primary antagonist of the film.
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[edit] Overview
Just as All Monsters Attack is one of the more distinctive entries in the Godzilla canon — existing, as Gabara does, entirely inside the dreams of a small child — Gabara is unique. Not obviously based on any real animal or mythological creature, Gabara's costume is similar to an ogre or troll, with a turquoise, warty hide. On top of his head is a mane of scruffy orange fur with a series of horns protruding from it. His roar, much like his head, is vaguely catlike, sounding like a crazed, throaty warble. Gabara has the power to project electricity through physical contact, and uses this ability to electrocute Minya, and later, Godzilla. Promotional photos for All Monsters Attack also depict Gabara shooting lightning bolts from his hands, though this ability was never depicted in the film.
[edit] Media appearances
Within the context of the film, Gabara is a representation within the dreams of Ichiro, the main character, of a schoolyard bully of the same name. Similarly, Ichiro is represented by Minya, Godzilla's son. After Godzilla defends his offspring in Ichiro's dreams, Ichiro is able to overcome his fears and confront the real Gabara.
The character did not make any further appearances in Godzilla films, but the name and costume were reused in the second episode of Yuke! Godman and the following year in the fourteenth episode of the short Kyodai Hero television series Ike! Greenman. However the Godman and Greenman shows were not linked to any sort of continuity with the various Toho films.[1]
[edit] References
- Gabara at Toho Kingdom.
