Kaiju Big Battel

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Studio Kaiju is an American performance entertainment troupe based in Boston, Massachusetts created by Rand Borden and David Borden. The studio's performances, which are called Big Battels, are parodies of both professional wrestling and the tokusatsu kaiju movies of Japan. These battels are presented in the style of professional wrestling events, with the costumed performers playing the roles of giant, city-crushing monsters similar to Godzilla and Gamera. The misspelling of "Battel" is intentional, due to a misprint of an early t-shirt design. In-jokes are plentiful and are aimed towards fans of professional wrestling (especially Mexican wrestling), superhero comic books and Japanese popular culture. Many of the names of the characters are in mock-Spanish or mock-Japanese, and Engrish is used liberally for comedic effect.

Contents 1 History of Studio Kaiju 2 History of Kaiju Big Battel 3 Upcoming Big Battels 4 Past Big Battels 4.1 2007 4.2 2008 5 Characters 5.1 The Heroes 5.2 Dr. Cube's Posse 5.3 Team Space Bug 5.4 The Rogues 5.5 Human Co-Stars 5.6 The Graveyard 6 Videography 6.1 Official DVD Releases 7 Titles 8 External links 9 References

[edit] History of Studio Kaiju

Studio Kaiju began as a video project by students at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The first character created was Midori no Kaiju (Japanese for "Big Green Monster"). While the video project never came to fruition, another student suggested that more characters be created to fight Midori no Kaiju at live competitions, or, Big Battels. The first Battel occurred on Halloween night in 1996 at the Revolving Museum in Boston and featured Midori No Kaiju, as well as Atomic Cannon, Powa Ranjuru, Force Trooper Robo, Taro "The Mouth" Fuji's commentary, and Anthony Salbino's construction. The first full-scale Kaiju Big Battel event was held in March of 1997 in Boston, Massachusetts at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. ^[1] The earliest performances in other cities included matches with other troupes of costumed wrestlers at venues such as Fort Thunder in Providence, Rhode Island.

[edit] History of Kaiju Big Battel

Kaiju Big Battel is a modern conflict that involves extremely large creatures. These creatures constantly threatened to destroy the Earth every time they fought. A special committee, called the Kaiju Regulatory Commission (KRC), was formed to figure out how to end the danger that these creatures were causing as well as find a way to use the monsters' destructive capabilities and tendencies for constructive purposes. They appointed a Commissioner to oversee this project and to help control the creatures. The Commissioner thought up the idea of having sanctioned Battels where the creatures could release their anger against one another. This way, the human race would be safe to view these Battels while also being kept out of harm's way.

[edit] Upcoming Big Battels

The next Big Battel will be held on Sunday June 1, 2008 at The Trocadero in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania followed by a live show on Saturday June 7, 2008 at Webster Hall in Manhattan, New York. ^[2]

[edit] Past Big Battels

[edit] 2007

Event	Location	Date
Kaiju Big Battel: The TV Pilot	Avalon, Boston, Massachusetts	February 21, 2007[3]
More Better Fighto	Warsaw, Brooklyn, New York	November 9, 2007[4]

[edit] 2008

Event	Location	Date
New York Blackout	Webster Hall, Manhattan, New York	February 9, 2008[5]
Danger Strikes Back	Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, Rhode Island	March 29, 2008
The New & Improved Boston Massacre	The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts	May 10, 2008

[edit] Characters

[edit] The Heroes

• American Beetle - A jingoistic, patriotic giant insect raised by a single mother. He may be the son of Uchu Chu. He could be a parody of the "Real American" Hulk Hogan.
  

  

  Danger Strikes Back poster featuring Kaiju Hero Steam Powered Tentacle Boulder
• Atomic Trooper Robo - Teenage BMX star given a robotic body after a terrible accident.
• Dusto Bunny - Incredibly wise, but fun-loving dust bunny sage.
• Force Trooper Robo - A motorcycle courier given a robotic body after a terrible accident.
• French Toast - Two thousand tons of rage in a raspberry beret unleashed upon the world by France's top chefs. Despite the fact that he is universally hated (except in France, of course), he is, in fact, a Hero.
• Hero Intern '08 - Debuted at Danger Strikes Back.
• Neo Teppen - An astronaut given super-powers by a mysterious substance from Mars.
• Powa Ranjuru - A young girl who vowed to fight evil after causing the death of her brother.
• Robox - Low-budget government project to build a giant evil-fighting robot out of cardboard boxes.
• Slo Feng - A Swedish fighter who at first fought only for fame but now joins the Heroes in their fight.
• Steam-Powered Tentacle Boulder - The newest Hero and unofficial protector of Colorado. It is exactly what its name says it is. Its debut match at the G4TV Pilot was interrupted by Giii the Space Pirate, crashing the inaugural cermonies and thus did not have the chance to be seen by the public. Its first appearance was as number 10 in the "Hot 10 at 10" countdown on Louden's "Kaiju360" webshow. He was officially introduced by Louden at a press conference at Anime Boston 2007.
• Sun Buster - Recruited through the Hero Intern Program and trained by Neo Teppen, Los Plantanos and American Beetle. Now considered a hero in training and then an intern due to his super-fly fighting skills. However, his tenure was cut short after Giii destroyed the Brooklyn Bridge. As a result, Hero Intern was forced to start all over again. As of the Kaiju Big Battel: The TV Pilot, the Hero Intern exacted revenge on Giii and possibly earned his hero stripes. However, many believe that he may be using steroids. Because of this, the Kaiju Commissioner plans to have a drug test after the next Battel event, so he could fight Tucor. If he defeats Tucor and passes the test, the Commissioner will grant Hero Intern a full heroship.
• Super Wrong - The disco dancing, time traveling hero known for his flamboyant ring entrance and horrible win-loss record. He is the leader of the splinter hero group known as the Yokusuka Jump Squadron. He is often accompanied by (in actuality carrying) a yellow wig-wearing pink stuffed teddy bear named "Pink Teddy Bear."
• Tadd Bradley, Hawaiian Paddler - A surfer/martial artist/chicken from Hawaii who won a 50-State Hero Invitational and defeated Giii the Space Pirate during his debut match at Shpadoinkel Mania XVIII.
• The Yokusuka Jump Squadron - A biker gang/dance troupe lead by Super Wrong after he quit the Kaiju Heroes. The Squadron consists of Super Wrong, Pink Teddy Bear, the "3-2-1 Dancers", and Dusto Bunny. At Shpadoinkel Mania XVIII, Dusto Bunny was forced to quit the Kaiju Heroes after losing to Super Wrong and his new faction. However, during the time slip incident involving SDS-1 at the G4TV pilot: after Dusto Bunny soundly defeated the Jump Squadron, he graciously joins their ranks. The Jump Squadron then returns the favor by re-joining the Heroes.

[edit] Dr. Cube's Posse

• Dr. Cube - A forgotten Nazi experiment-come-plastic surgeon, disfigured in a surgical accident. As a result, he wears a mask: a white cube with frowning features.
• Dino Kang Jr. - A lazy clone of Dino Kang's dead mother, created by Dr. Cube. Gets along, and often seen doing commentary with both Referee Jingi and Louden Noxious.
• Gomi-man - A toxic pile of fighting trash from Jersey City.
• The Grudyin - A creature concocted by Dr. Cube from a combination of gorilla and angler fish DNA. Teaming with Hell Monkey, they became The Apes of Wraths.
• Hell Monkey - A one-eyed demon monkey who hunts the Plantain Twins due to their resemblance to bananas. At All-Out War!, Hell Monkey won the match and decided to keep the team name Apes of Wraths. He and the Grudyin made up and are continuing their primal rage for Dr. Cube.
• Marutambo - A one-armed fighting tree.
• Minions - Various brainless human creations of Dr. Cube.
• Super Minions - Like Minions, only Super-ized. Two recognizable Super Minions are #96 and #108. #96 had cinder blocks for his hands, feet and helmet . #108 is 7 feet tall and has spikes over his orange arms.
• Craw - The most powerful super minion who wears an orange shirt instead of blue.
• Napalean - A creation of Dr. Cube. The largest of all the Kaiju monsters and one of the four females that fights in the series.
• SDS-1 a.k.a. Super Dimensional Slug One - A giant slug designed as a Nazi weapon who time-travelled forward to the present day and fell under Dr. Cube's control.
• Shrooma Tango - An evil fungus who is one of Dr. Cube's newest creations.
• Tucor - A new creation of Dr. Cube, who will make it's debut fight at the upcoming "More Better Fighto" Battel at the Warsaw.
• Zombie Plantain

[edit] Team Space Bug

Consists of insectoid Kaiju. Space Bugs hate the Heroes, indeed, but hate Dr. Cube's Posse even more.

• Uchu Chu - Leader of Team Space Bug, a Kaiju from the planet Xertoid. He loves to get drunk on Royal Jelly. Rumor has it that he may secretly be American Beetle's father, but he denies it. Uchu Chu suffered a humiliating defeat at "More Better Fighto" losing to Call-Me-Kevin, a kaiju that never won a match ever.
• Yarsminko - Uchu Chu's old college buddy.
• Mung Wun - A female bug, not actually from space, who spits digestive juices at her enemies. Mother of The Swarm.
• Mota Naru - A failed Soviet experiment involving fire ants sent to the planet Mercury.
• Dai Hachi Hachi - A rookie bee/human hybrid from outer space. Somehwat of an enigma to Team Space Bug due to his suspicious behavior.
• The Swarm - Sons and daughters of Uchu Chu (and possibly American Beetle) who use taser spears called "Sting Sticks" to attack their enemies.

[edit] The Rogues

Although unpredictable in nature, the Rogues hate all the Kaiju factions, including Kaiju in their own category. The only exception are the Sea Amigos.

• Kung-Fu Chicken Noodle - A Cantonese worker who gained super-powers (and an armored soup can, which he wears) after falling into a vat of chicken noodle soup in a failed suicide attempt. Due to both his ability inside the ring and the fact that he has killed at least two Kaiju, he is considered one of the most dangerous kaiju on Earth. Has been known to make temporary alliances with both the Heroes and Cube's Posse, but rarely with Team Space Bug.
• Baby Sky Deviler - The spawn of the egg dropped by Sky Deviler in the battle of the Scottish highlands. Dr. Cube raised him in his "In-Cube-ator", however, he went to the rouges with Kung-Fu Chicken Noodle after his first time in the ring.
• Unibouzu - Gained super-powers and turned into a giant sea urchin after being bitten by an atomic sea urchin. Incredibly strong, but incredibly stupid. Undisputed leader of the "Sea Amigos" with Call-Me-Kevin and Cycloptopuss.
• D.W. Cycloptopuss III - A sea monster with few friends and many enemies. Makes up one of the three members of the unofficial "Sea Amigos" faction, along with Call-Me-Kevin and Unibouzu. At Shpadoinkelmania, Cycloptopuss and Hell Monkey become the first ever Kaiju Big Battel Tag Team Champions and are dubbed "The One-Eyed Monsters".
• Call-Me-Kevin - He is the current KBB Grand Champion. Hurled from his home planet by an explosion, he lost his memory during the centuries it took him to arrive on Earth. Has only won one Kaiju Big Battel upon his arrival. He joins the "Sea Amigos" and is taken under the wing (or tentacle) of Unibouzu.
• CIA Plantains - Imposters created by the CIA to ruin the good name of Los Plantanos and keep the Sock Puppet Dictator's government in power.
• Vegetius - A giant bird-turtle creature from a South Pacific island, the most beast-like of all the Kaiju.
• Giii the Space Pirate - A new alien invader who joined the KBB to "Steal the essance of Kaiju". Giii appears to be an opportunist, joining any team that offers him the right amount of money. At Shpadoinkel Mania XVII, Giii was defeated at the hands of a Kaiju hero newcomer from Hawaii called "Tad Bradley, the Hawaiian Paddler".
• Sekmet - Giii's other first mate. (Not G.D. Lee)
• Brother Claw
• Brother Fist
• Brother Mace
• Pedro Plantain

[edit] Human Co-Stars

These are the humans who are a part of Kaiju Big Battel but do not (typically) fight.

• Chris Hero - Was ejected from New York Blackout after trying to choke out Louden Noxious. Returned during the RoBox Robolimination Rumble to attack Tadd Bradley, Hawaiian Paddler and Dusto Bunny. Goal in Kaiju Big Battel is still unknown.
• The Commissioner - The overseer of all Kaiju Big Battel functions.
• Louden Noxious - The announcer for Kaiju Big Battel and The Commissioner's nephew. At All-Out War!, Louden was forced to substitute for Super Wrong and actually won his first Fighto against Call-Me-Kevin with a top rope Diving headbutt.
• Beav Wallace, A.K.A. "The Beav" - Louden's sidekick and co-commentator. Apparently a geek.
• Referee Jingi - The official Kaiju Big Battel Referee.
• Andy Salbino - A Kaiju Big Battel construction worker, who is responsible for creating the buildings seen in a fighto cityscape, and reconstructing them after the battel.
• Anna Dramina - A princess from outer space who only fights when attacked. Her relationship with her boyfriend Silver Potato is uncertain ever since he betrayed the Kaiju Heroes.
• Kaiju Regulatory Commission - Kaiju Big Battel's answer to the United Nations that uncovered the threat of monster battels on Earth and have banded together to keep Earth safe from evil Kaiju.

[edit] The Graveyard

The graveyard is a place that contains both monsters and humans that have been killed or have gone missing for some time.

• Astro Turufu
• Atomic Cannon - May not actually be dead...
• Beefy L'Ox - a red-horned bull Kaiju that was killed by Slo Feng in the K.I.T (A tournament held in 2003, which led to the Philly Factory Fighto match of Slo Feng and American Beetle vs Sky Deviler and Mota Naru).
• Club Sandwich - Melee weapon-wielding, delicatessen-staple of vigilante justice. Club Sandwich was brutally killed in cold mayo by Kung-Fu Chicken Noodle.
• Dino Kang - Dino Kang's DNA was used to create Dino Kang Jr. thus making Dino Kang the mother of Dino Kang Jr. Dino Kang died from asbestos poisining.
• Eargernon - Eargernon was killed by laser-fire. A second rate wrestler in Kaiju Big Battel, she was on a leave of absence from monster wrestling at the time of her death.
• Goldenrod - Goldenrod was one of the first Kaiju Big Battel fighters who was female and she worked for the Heroes. She was similar to a bounty hunter and detested "all city crushing monsters." She occasionally used a huge gun with blasted opponents which a pollen like sneezing powder.
• Midori No Kaiju - This monster was a towering green lizard monster and was one of Dr. Cubes greatest fighters. Midori No Kaiju came from Mars on search to find more cities to destroy after he destroyed all of Mars' city. While on Earth he eventually allied with Dr. Cube. They were not best of friends and did fight sometimes but the quarrels did not stop them from being teammates. Midori's career (and life) ended at the at the Autumnal Shogun Showdown when Kung Fu Chicken Noodle mutilated Midori with his infamous meat cleaver.
• Muffura - This Kaiju Big Batteler was a monster made out of pipes and looked like a muffler which is the explanation for the bizarre name. Mufura's main goal was to "Destructo all Kaiju!" and did not have any known allies.
• Multi-Moog - A giant, multi-faced, hog-like creature that was killed by Slo Feng, who ripped his heart from his chest.
• Polo Cato - A large fighting cat-skunk mutant with an odor as bad as his creator. He is now deceased.
• Sentai Jin - An astrophysicist given a robotic body after a freak meteor shower who died when his laboratory exploded.
• Shadow Robo Trooper - Shadow Trooper was killed during a cafeteria food fight at MS Robo Penitentiary while serving a life sentence for the murder of Eargernon.
• Silver Potato - A human given super-powers in a freak accident. At Anime Boston 2006, Silver Potato killed Pablo Plantain and has turned traitor by attacking the Kaiju Heroes.
• Sky Deviler - A large one-eyed Kaiju with a small cranial capacity and the ability to devour anything it sees without considering the consequences of doing so. When Sky Deviler died at the end of the Shocking Truth DVD, it gave birth to a mysterious egg which was stolen by The Posse. Dr Cube used an incubator to hatch it during Shpadoinkel Mania XVII, much to the despair of Uchu Chu.

[edit] Videography

[edit] Official DVD Releases

Terebi Sento (2003) Shocking Truth (2005) More Better Fighto (2007)

[edit] Titles

Championship	Champion(s)	Defeated	Date Won	Location	Event
Kaiju Grand Championship	Uchu Chu	Call-Me-Kevin(*)	June 02, 2008	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Can't Escape the Danger!
Kaiju Double Danger Tandem Championship	(American Beetle & Neo Teppen)	The One-Eyed Monsters (Hell Monkey & D.W. Cycloptopuss III)	November 9, 2007	Brooklyn, New York	More Better Fighto
Meisterschaft-Riemen	Uchu Chu	Herr Kraftprotz	Unknown, 2008	Fiolent Stadium,Simferopol	Euro-Battel 2008

(*)Title was vacated when Kung Fu Chicken Noodle relinquished the Kaiju Grand Championship to raise Baby Sky Deviler. A 64-monster tournament, the Kaiju Podfighto Tournament, was set up to crown the new champion. ^[6]

[edit] External links

• Official Kaiju Big Battel website
• Kaiju Big Wiki
• Interview with MC Louden Noxious on Late Night Wallflower (2007)

[edit] References