Villains Wiki

Hi. This is Thesecret1070. I am an admin of this site. Edit as much as you wish, but one little thing... If you are going to edit a lot, then make yourself a user and login. Other than that, enjoy Villains Wiki!!!

READ MORE

Villains Wiki
Villains Wiki
Advertisement
           KeyLocker

This Villain was proposed and approved by Villains Wiki's Pure Evil Proposals Thread. Any act of removing this villain from the category without a Removal Proposal shall be considered vandalism (or a futile "heroic" attempt of redemption) and the user will have high chances of being terminated blocked. You cannot make said Removal Proposal without permission from an admin first.
Additional Notice: This template is meant for admin maintenance only. Users who misuse the template will be blocked for a week minimum.

Villain Overview

King Ghidorah is the overarching antagonist of the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy, a spin-off from the Godzilla Heisei era.

He is an malevolent extraterrestrial creature, previously invaded Earth millions of years ago and has returned in the present day to prey on the life energy of human children. He ensnares them within a massive dome near Mount Fuji. Rainbow Mothra, a powerful being, tried to stop Ghidorah but was defeated.

Determined, Rainbow Mothra traveled back in time and battled a younger, weaker version of Ghidorah, seemingly killing him by dropping him into a volcano. However, upon returning to the present day, Ghidorah reappeared and continued his reign of terror. Rainbow Mothra then transformed into Armor Mothra and ultimately defeated and destroyed him.

He was portrayed by Tsutomu Kitagawa, who would go onto portraying Godzilla in the Millennium era.

Appearance[]

During the events of Rebirth of Mothra III, King Ghidorah's physical appearance remains similar to other versions of the character, but with some notable differences. One noticeable change is that he has a more muscular body. The arrangement of his horns is also slightly different, with the left and right heads having straight antlers and the central head having forked ones. Additionally, his necks are slightly shorter and thicker compared to previous versions, and his wings are more intricately designed. In his Cretaceous form, Ghidorah takes on a more dinosaur-like appearance and has a duller beige-gold color, distinguishing it from his primary form.

Personality[]

This version of King Ghidorah reverts back to the portrayal of the Showa incarnation, where he is depicted as a malicious extraterrestrial creature that descends upon Earth with the intention of annihilating all forms of life. The reason behind this Ghidorah's destructive tendencies is attributed to his consumption of the life energies of the creatures he eliminates. In the past, he first attacked Earth during the Cretaceous era, but in the present time, he returns to Earth with the goal of feasting on the life forces of innocent children. Notably, this iteration of King Ghidorah showcases a heightened level of intelligence and meticulousness, as he constructs an enormous dome to ensnare his victims and gradually extract their life energies. Additionally, he possesses the ability to exert mind control over other beings, which he utilizes to manipulate the Elias and incite conflict among them.

Biography[]

In the Cretaceous period, 130 million years ago, King Ghidorah's younger form, known as Cretaceous King Ghidorah, made its first appearance on Earth. This fearsome creature not only attacked but also preyed on a multitude of dinosaurs, absorbing their life forces. After wreaking havoc, Cretaceous King Ghidorah decided to encase itself within a meteor, departing from Earth. It relied on the life-essence of the dinosaurs it had consumed to sustain itself during its journey through space. However, Rainbow Mothra, in its evolved form as Light Speed Mothra, managed to traverse back in time to the Cretaceous period. Its objective was to confront Cretaceous King Ghidorah while it was still present on Earth. Despite its transformation, Rainbow Mothra found itself outmatched by the younger Ghidorah. The monstrous creature savagely tore apart both of Mothra's wings and gravely wounded it. Eventually, Rainbow Mothra resorted to dropping Cretaceous Ghidorah into a volcano, seemingly bringing about its demise. Unbeknownst to Rainbow Mothra, a remarkable twist occurred during their intense battle. One of Ghidorah's tails was severed and cleverly slithered underground, concealing itself and initiating a regeneration process.

After a span of 130 million years, King Ghidorah emerged once again, descending upon Japan from a meteor in order to satisfy its hunger for human prey. Ghidorah constructed a dome in the vicinity of Mount Fuji, where he held captive his victims and drained their life forces. News of this monstrous being reached Rainbow Mothra, who wasted no time in taking action to defeat the threat. Despite wielding incredible power, Rainbow Mothra was swiftly overpowered by Ghidorah. However, Rainbow Mothra managed to land nearby and was rejuvenated and transformed into Light Speed Mothra by his faithful priestess, Moll. He then embarked on a journey back to the Cretaceous period to confront and vanquish Ghidorah in its younger form. In the present day, it seemed that Ghidorah had vanished, and Rainbow Mothra appeared to have emerged victorious. However, Ghidorah reappeared in the sky, resuming its reign of terror after regenerating from the tail that Rainbow Mothra had left behind millions of years ago. Rainbow Mothra was reborn as Armor Mothra, ready to engage Ghidorah in battle once more, and this time, proving to be the superior combatant. Armor Mothra skillfully severed one of Ghidorah's wings using its own razor-sharp wing, then swiftly soared through its body using the Excel Dash Buster technique, leading to Ghidorah crystallizing and eventually exploding.

Powers and Abilities[]

In the movie Rebirth of Mothra 3, the King Ghidorah showcases a plethora of distinctive capabilities that set it apart from any previous or subsequent versions of the character. These extraordinary powers go beyond the familiar attributes traditionally associated with Ghidorah.

  • Barrier: He possesses the extraordinary ability to control the light emitted by projectiles, utilizing it to create a shield that safeguards against any potential harm.
  • Dome: He possesses the incredible ability to construct a protective dome that permits objects to effortlessly pass through its barrier, but it possesses a malevolent quality wherein any attempt to exit is met with a corrosive and harmful effect. The exterior of this dome is adorned with sinewy and gripping tentacles that forcefully draw unsuspecting victims from the outside world towards its interior. Once within the dome, living organisms experience a gradual and agonizing depletion of their life-force, which is then ominously siphoned and transferred to the formidable entity known as Ghidorah.
  • Durability: Mothra's attacks are completely ineffective against his mature form until Mothra undergoes a transformation and becomes Armor Mothra. During this transformation, his mature form remains impervious to any damage inflicted by Mothra's attacks.
  • Electric Bolts: He has the ability to release a total of twelve bolts of electricity, with six coming from each of his wings.
  • Flight: The speed at which he is capable of flying in the Earth's atmosphere reaches an impressive mach 3 (equivalent to 2,301.81 miles per hour). However, when he ventures into the vastness of space, he surpasses this speed limit. Moreover, during his interplanetary travels, he has the extraordinary ability to wrap himself inside a meteorite, utilizing it as a protective shell as he voyages from one planet to another. Additionally, even in the face of adversity, such as the loss of one of his wings, Ghidorah possesses the remarkable capability to fly by creating a zero gravity field.
  • Gravity Beams: One of King Ghidorah's most iconic abilities is his golden lightning bolt-like gravity beams, which he can launch from his three mouths. These beams possess immense power and have the capability to cause massive explosions upon impact. When fired individually, each beam is already capable of inflicting serious damage. However, when all three beams are combined into a single devastating attack, they become an unstoppable force against other monsters. It is worth mentioning that in his younger form known as Cretaceous King Ghidorah, he possesses a different ability. Instead of gravity beams, he can unleash highly explosive blasts of fire from his mouths.
  • Hurricane Winds: With the power of his wing flapping, he has the ability to generate winds of hurricane intensity that possess the capability to demolish entire buildings and send other colossal creatures sprawling to the ground.
  • Mind Control: One of his abilities involves the installation of a form of mind control, although it is not particularly strong, it can still influence those who are vulnerable to its effects.
  • Regeneration: In the past, Rainbow Mothra cut off his tail, but he amazed everyone by regenerating his entire body from that severed tail. Some additional material suggest that Ghidorah could regenerate from the severed wing that Armour Mothra sliced off in the final battle.
  • Teleportation: Using his powers, he has the ability to transport tiny creatures into the confines of his protective dome through the act of teleportation.

Trivia[]

  • This incarnation of King Ghidorah is the first one to appear in a film without Godzilla.
  • This is the only Toho onscreen incarnation of King Ghidorah since the Showa incarnation so far to be an extraterrestrial kaiju and fully independent instead of being the servant of an alien race.
  • This incarnation of King Ghidorah was originally planned to represent the monster in the PlayStation 3/4 Godzilla video game, but due to time constraints, the developers were forced to replace him with the 1991 incarnation. Even so, a still of Ghidorah from Rebirth of Mothra III is used as Ghidorah's in-game picture, and he is stated to be a space monster rather than three mutated Dorats.

External Links[]

Navigation[]

           Villains of the Rebirth of Mothra logo trilogy

Villains
Rebirth of Mothra
Desghidorah

Rebirth of Mothra II
Dagahra

Rebirth of Mothra III
King Ghidorah (Grand King Ghidorah | Cretaceous King Ghidorah)

           Godzillalogo Villains

Movies
Showa
Godzilla (1954) | Anguirus | Rodan | Meganulon | Moguera | Mysterians (Mysterian Leader) | H-Man | Natarls | Varan | Telegian | Human Vapor | Clark Nelson | Maguma | Oodako | Matango | Manda | Muans (Mu Empress) | Jiro Torahata | Kumayama | King Ghidorah | Malness | Dogora | Baragon | Xiliens (Controller of Planet X) | Gaira | Ebirah | Red Bamboo (Captain Ryuui) | Kamacuras | Kumonga | Gorosaurus | Kilaaks (Queen Kilaak | Fire Dragon) | Griffon | Bat People | Giant Rat | Malic | Lucretia | Captain Kuroiga | Gabara | Vampire Doll | Yog | Gezora | Ganimes | Kamoebas | Hedorah | Goliath | Gigan | M Space Hunter Nebula Aliens (Fumio Sudo | Kubota) | Megalon | Seatopians (Emperor Antonio) | Mechagodzilla | Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens (Kuronuma | Shinji Mafune | Mugal | Yanagawa | Tsuda | Katsura Mafune) | Titanosaurus | Space Beastman | Messiah 13 Third Planet of Yomi Aliens (Commander Hell)

Heisei
Godzilla (Heisei) | Biollante | SSS9 | Bio-Major (John Lee | Michael Low) | Futurians (Chuck Wilson | Grenchiko | M10) | King Ghidorah | Battra | SpaceGodzilla | Dr. Susumu Okubo | Destoroyah | Belvera | Garu Garu | Desghidorah | Dagahra | Moguera | Grand King Ghidorah

TriStar
Zilla | Baby Zilla

Millennium
Godzilla (2000 | GMK | Kiryu Saga) | Millennians (Orga | Millennian UFO) | Mitsuo Katagiri | Megaguirus | Meganulon | Xiliens (Controller X | Controller of Planet X) | Keizer Ghidorah | Gigan | Rodan | Anguirus | King Caesar | Hedorah | Ebirah | Kumonga | Kamacuras | Manda | Zilla

MonsterVerse
Titans (King Ghidorah | Rodan | Genitor | Genitor Swarm | Scylla | Amhuluk | Tiamat | Ion Dragon | Frost Vark | Skar King | Shimo) | M.U.T.O. (M.U.T.O. Prime) | Shinomura | Apex Cybernetics (Walter Simmons | Ren Serizawa | Maia Simmons | Brenda Holland | Mechagodzilla) | Terrorists (Alan Jonah | Emma Russell | Asher Jonah | Asaj | Sergeant Baker | Lieutenant Bottin | Corporal Winston | Sergeant Travis)

Reiwa
Godzilla (Filius | Shin | Earth | Minus One) | Metphies | Mulu-elu Galu-gu | Servum | Mechagodzilla | King Ghidorah

Television
Alexandra Springer | Anguirus (Singular Point) | Battra | Cameron Winter | Destoroyah | Dororin | Garogas | Gigan | Godzilla (Singular Point) | Hedorah | King Ghidorah (Showa) | Xiliens (Landes | Zagres) | Giant Dark Emperor | Kumonga (Singular Point) | M Space Hunter Nebula Aliens | Manda (Singular Point) | Megalon | Rodan (Singular Point) | Salunga | SpaceGodzilla | Xiliens | Zilla (Cyber-Zilla)

Zone Fighter
Garogas| Red Spark | Jikiro | Destro-King | Dorola | Wargilgar | Spyler | King Ghidorah | Dragon King | Gilmaras | Gelderah | Garoga Spider | Garoga Gorilla | Spider Uros | Shipdraw | Shadorah | Gigan | Barakidon | Garoborg | Detragon | Zandora | Moguranda | Balgaras | Gandarguirus | Goram | Jellar | Kastam Jellar Super Jikiro

Video Games
Anguirus | Bagan | Battra | Biollante | Desghidorah | Destoroyah | Ebirah | Gabara | General Gyozen | Gezora | Gigan | Godzilla | Gorosaurus | Hedorah | Kamacuras | Keizer Ghidorah | King Ghidorah | Krystalak | Kumonga | Mechagodzilla | Megaguirus | Megalon | Millennians | Obsidius | Orga | Rodan | SpaceGodzilla | Titanosaurus | Xiliens | Zilla

Comics and Manga
Bagorah | Battra | Biollante | Cryog | Cthulhu | Destoroyah | Dr. Deverich | Ebirah | Gamoni | Gezora | Gigan | Godzilla | Hedorah | Kamacuras | Keizer Ghidorah | King Ghidorah | Kumonga | M Space Hunter Nebula Aliens | Manda | Mechagodzilla | Megaguirus | Megalon | Mugal | MUTO Prime | Orga | Rita Repulsa | Rodan | Ryota Takahashi | Shinomura | SpaceGodzilla | Titanosaurus | Trilopods | Zilla

Other
Gigan Rex | Gigan Miles | King Ghidorah (Godzilla vs. Evangelion) | King Ghidorah (Godzilla the Ride)

Advertisement