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From the "Ultraman" series.
Red King ( レッドキング ).
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Red King's subtitle is "Skull Monster" ( どくろ怪獣 ).
Red King has superstrength and is able to lift boulders the size of a large hill.
Red King appeared in two incarnations in Ultraman. Presumably, these were two individuals from the same species. Redking's body appears much like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, with the long neck, and narrow, pointy head of a Brachiosaurus, and large bulky Gorilla-like arms. Its mouth is armed large dagger-like fangs. Redking's "Shparr!" cry is one of the most characteristic monster sounds from the series (its roars sound very similar to cries of both Godzilla (when he is injured) and it's mixed with the roar used for Gaila/Green Gargantua in War of the Gargantuas), and the monster's pompous forearm gestures foreshadow the showboating of future pro wrestlers and athletes. Redking accomplished little harm to Ultraman, and possesses no special powers, although he is considered by many fans to be one of the show's most powerful monsters.
The first Redking was discovered on a remote island with other monsters, where a small group of scientists had been terrorized and all but one were ultimately killed. In this episode, Redking appeared along with Magla and Chandrah, also known as Chandlar, and identified by some as Pegila (from the Ultraman series prequel, Ultra Q). This episode also featured the first appearance of Pigmon, a monster the size of a human child that was friendly toward humans.
Redking defeated Chandlar by tearing off a limb/wing and throwing the dismembered limb, as well as some rocks, at him as the monster fled, and was never seen or heard from again. Magla, a burrowing monster, apparently survived the episode almost unnoticed, but was eventually killed by the Science Patrol. Redking killed Pigmon by creating an avalanche of rock. Once Ultraman appeared, Redking was defeated without the need for the Spacium Ray; it is presumed that Ultraman broke Redking's neck after flipping the monster several times. Some suggest he was merely knocked out by the impact.
When Redking finally reappeared, he was as part of another trio of monsters, including Dorako and Gigas. Redking viciously tore Dorako's wings off, and Dorako died of its injuries soon afterward. Gigas was driven off by RedKing and fell victim to an experimental Science Patrol bomb. All three monsters apparently precipitated out of a fragment of comet debris, or were awakened by the comet's radiation; it is not entirely clear, but the comet somehow triggered their appearance. Apparently Redking now presented an extra danger, as it had swallowed a long-lost atomic weapon. Ultraman ultimately paralyzed Redking and raised it off the ground with one of his rarely used telekinesis powers. He then used two of his energy rings to slice Redking into thirds. Apparently the atomic weapon was resting in some sort of gullet in Redking's digestive tract, because Ultraman took the head and neck portion and flew away into space with it to allow the atomic device to detonate without harm.
©Tsuburaya Productions
Red King ( レッドキング ).
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/.....w20RedKing.jpg
Red King's subtitle is "Skull Monster" ( どくろ怪獣 ).
Red King has superstrength and is able to lift boulders the size of a large hill.
Red King appeared in two incarnations in Ultraman. Presumably, these were two individuals from the same species. Redking's body appears much like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, with the long neck, and narrow, pointy head of a Brachiosaurus, and large bulky Gorilla-like arms. Its mouth is armed large dagger-like fangs. Redking's "Shparr!" cry is one of the most characteristic monster sounds from the series (its roars sound very similar to cries of both Godzilla (when he is injured) and it's mixed with the roar used for Gaila/Green Gargantua in War of the Gargantuas), and the monster's pompous forearm gestures foreshadow the showboating of future pro wrestlers and athletes. Redking accomplished little harm to Ultraman, and possesses no special powers, although he is considered by many fans to be one of the show's most powerful monsters.
The first Redking was discovered on a remote island with other monsters, where a small group of scientists had been terrorized and all but one were ultimately killed. In this episode, Redking appeared along with Magla and Chandrah, also known as Chandlar, and identified by some as Pegila (from the Ultraman series prequel, Ultra Q). This episode also featured the first appearance of Pigmon, a monster the size of a human child that was friendly toward humans.
Redking defeated Chandlar by tearing off a limb/wing and throwing the dismembered limb, as well as some rocks, at him as the monster fled, and was never seen or heard from again. Magla, a burrowing monster, apparently survived the episode almost unnoticed, but was eventually killed by the Science Patrol. Redking killed Pigmon by creating an avalanche of rock. Once Ultraman appeared, Redking was defeated without the need for the Spacium Ray; it is presumed that Ultraman broke Redking's neck after flipping the monster several times. Some suggest he was merely knocked out by the impact.
When Redking finally reappeared, he was as part of another trio of monsters, including Dorako and Gigas. Redking viciously tore Dorako's wings off, and Dorako died of its injuries soon afterward. Gigas was driven off by RedKing and fell victim to an experimental Science Patrol bomb. All three monsters apparently precipitated out of a fragment of comet debris, or were awakened by the comet's radiation; it is not entirely clear, but the comet somehow triggered their appearance. Apparently Redking now presented an extra danger, as it had swallowed a long-lost atomic weapon. Ultraman ultimately paralyzed Redking and raised it off the ground with one of his rarely used telekinesis powers. He then used two of his energy rings to slice Redking into thirds. Apparently the atomic weapon was resting in some sort of gullet in Redking's digestive tract, because Ultraman took the head and neck portion and flew away into space with it to allow the atomic device to detonate without harm.
©Tsuburaya Productions
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