Gomora (kaiju)
| Gomora | |
|---|---|
| Ultra Series character | |
 Gomora as featured in Ultraman | |
| First appearance | Ultraman (1966) |
| Last appearance | Ultraman Decker (2022)[1] |
| Designed by | Tohl Narita |
| Portrayed by | Kunio Suzuki Horie Teruyuki Kazunori Yokoo |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Ancient Monster[2] |
| Species | Ancient Dinosaur |
| Origin | Johnson Island[2] |
Gomora[3][4] (ゴモラ, Gomora) is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that first appeared in episode 26 of Tsuburaya Productions' 1966 series Ultraman.
Overview
Name
Gomora's name likely comes from a combination of Godzilla and Mothra's Japanese names. It is also derived from the city of Gomorrah from the Bible.
Shōwa period
Gomora debuts in episode 26 of the original Ultraman series, in which it is a descendant of the Gomorasaurus species and escapes Scientists that attempt to display him at the Osaka Expo.[2] It was one of the first creature to defeat Ultraman, but would lose to Ultraman in its second fight.
Development
Gomora was designed by Tohl Narita, who based the monster's head on the helmet of the Kuroda Nagamasa.
Appearances
Film
- Ultraman (1967) stock footage cameo
- The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army (1974)
- Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy (2009)
- Ultra Galaxy Legend Side Story: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero (2010)
- Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar (2011)
- Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster Hero Battle Royal! (2014)
Television
- Ultraman (1966)
- Ultra Fight (1970)
- Redman (1972)
- Ultraman 80 (1980)[3]
- Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (1995)
- Ultraman Max (2005)
- Ultraman Mebius (2006)
- Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle (2007)
- Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey (2008)
- Ultraman Ginga (2013)
- Ultraman Ginga S (2014)[5]
- Ultraman X (2015)[6]
- Ultraman Orb (2016)
- Ultraman Geed (2017)
- Ultraman R/B (2018)[7]
- Ultraman Z (2020)[8]
- Ultraman Decker (2022)
References
- ^ Ultraman Decker Kaiju/Aliens
- ^ a b c Major Kaiju Ultraman Galaxy
- ^ a b 不滅のヒーローウルトラマン白書 [Immortal Hero Ultraman White Paper] (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama. 1982. ISBN 4257033223.
- ^ ウルトラマン ベストブック. Takeshobo. September 5, 1993. pp. 112–113. ISBN 4-88475-211-2.
- ^ "登場キャラクター".
- ^ "ウルトラマンX(エックス) 公式サイト".
- ^ 『ウルトラマンR／B超全集』. Shogakukan. March 13, 2019. ISBN 978-4-09-105164-6.
- ^ Ultraman Z Kaiju/Aliens
External links
- Gomora profile