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| Subtitle | Underground Monster (地底怪獣 Chitei Kaijū) | ||
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| Type | Kaiju | ||
| Home world | Earth | ||
| Height | 50 meters[1][2][3] | ||
| Weight | 25,000 metric tons[1][2][3] | ||
| Relations | Ultraman Belial (master), Belyudra (component), Android One Zero (MonsLive user), Reibatos (master; Ultra Fight Orb) | ||
| Allies | Antlar, Gomess (S), Zetton, (MMB:UGtM), Arigera, King Goldras, King Silvergon, Magular, Twin Tail (MMB:UGtM), Bemular, Telesdon, Sadolar, Vict Lugiel, Birdon, King Joe, Hyper Zetton, Pagos | ||
| Enemies | Twin Tail, MAT, Ultraman Jack, Nerogiras, GUYS, Ultraman Mebius, Bogarl, Neronga, Ultraman Zero, Ultraman Victory, Shepardon, GUTS-Select, Ultraman Decker | ||
| Portrayed by | Takanobu Toya | ||
| First appearance | Return of Ultraman episode 5, Two Giant Monsters Attack Tokyo (1971) | ||
| Latest appearance | Ultraman Decker episode 6, Subterranean Monster Appears! And Appears! (2022) | ||
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Gudon (グドン Gudon) is a Kaiju that first appeared in episode five of the 1971 television series Return of Ultraman.
Development[]
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Design[]
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Origins[]
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History[]
Return of Ultraman[]
Two Giant Monsters Attack Tokyo[]
Gudon in Two Giant Monsters Attack Tokyo
Gudon is an ancient Kaiju from eons long past and the predator of Twin Tail's species. Shortly after MAT discovered Twin Tail's egg, Gudon emerged from underground and attacked. MAT was quick to assault the whip-armed beast but the Kaiju was unfazed and retreated underground. The creature was recognized by a crew member as a long extinct creature Gudon. After doing some research, MAT soon discovered that the egg from before was that of Twin Tail, the instinctive rival of Gudon, which explained why Gudon had emerged.
After Twin Tail hatched and fought with Jack, Gudon returned, confronting Jack and his archrival. His Color Timer had already started blinking and Jack ended up sandwiched between two bitter, ancient enemies. The two Kaiju were too much for Jack to handle, who had no choice but to retreat. With Jack out of the way, Twin Tail and Gudon collided and resumed their blood feud in a vicious fashion. The victor, however, was never revealed as the two Kaiju separated (inexplicably) for the time being.
Showdown! Monsters vs. MAT[]
Gudon and Twin Tail against Ultraman Jack in Showdown! Monsters vs. MAT
After viewing the damage caused by the kaiju, the military threatened to unleash a 'mini' nuclear weapon to slay the two kaiju. Knowing many innocent people would perish if that happened, MAT decided to try one last attack on Twin Tail and Gudon. Preparing jeeps armed with nothing but bazookas, MAT waited for the two prehistoric beasts to appear. Twin Tail appeared first from beneath the Earth and MAT launched their first attack, aiming for the prehistoric beast’s eyes and blinding Twin Tail. Gudon then erupted from underground and attacked Twin Tail while Ultraman Jack stepped back to allow Gudon and Twin Tail to fight it out. Gudon had no trouble in fighting his crippled prey. Twin Tail eventually died from his injuries when he got fatally wounded by his archrival. Gudon then turned his attention to Ultraman Jack and began battling the hero. While Gudon still had a lot of fight left in him, Jack was just too strong and tossed the beast around. After a long and difficult battle, Ultraman Jack finally killed the ancient mountain monster with the Spacium Beam.
Ultraman Mebius[]
Our Wings[]
Gudon against Ultraman Mebius in Our Wings
Awakening from underground, Gudon began to rampage underground leaving giant fissures in the Earth. Later that day, Gudon emerged near a construction site, where it was quick to rampage. GUYS tried attacking the Kaiju with their ships, but soon learned they could not get close without risking getting hit by its whip-like arms. After a back and forth battle between Gudon and GUYS's ships, Mirai transformed into Mebius and the two giants engaged in a long battle. Mebius then pulled out his Mebium Blade, and with it he sliced into Gudon, destroying him once and for all.
Armor of Vengeance[]
Gudon and Twin Tail against Bogarl in Armor of Vengeance
Later on, another Gudon appeared and was seen fighting a Twin Tail. Their fight was halted by Bogarl, who beat both Kaiju into submission and devoured them.
The Champion of the Fierce Fight[]
The Maquette Gudon in The Champion of the Fierce Fight
Sometime later, GUYS was chosen to test out new versions of Capsule Kaiju. The first suggestion was Gudon, but he was turned down due to the possibility that its timer would end once it burrowed underground. Once everyone choosed Kaiju to test out, Gudon was used to battle a Zetton. The capsule Zetton easily defeated Gudon, causing him to return to his capsule in defeat.
Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle[]
The Transparent Monster Attacks![]
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Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy the Movie[]
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Ultra Zero Fight[]
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Ultraman Ginga S[]
The Meaning of Strength[]
Gudon against Ultraman Victory in Ultraman Ginga S
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Ultra Fight Orb[]
Gudon alongside Vict Lugiel, King Joe, Birdon, Twintail, and Hyper Zetton in Ultra Fight Orb
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Ultraman Decker[]
Subterranean Monster Appears! And Appears![]
Gudon in Ultraman Decker
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Other Media[]
Redman[]
Gudon briefly appeared at the end episode 94 after Redman defeated Red Killer, who was giving him a hard time in battle, and began to charge at him, and in the next episode, Gudon begins his fight on Redman and both sides were evenly matched against each other with the former's whips, throws, and pins and the latter's usual chops, kicks, throws, and grapples. After a very long fight, Redman eventually defeated Gudon with a Red Kick to the arm, leading him to fall into a small ditch as a resting place.
Gudon later reappeared at the end of episode 97 where he, along with Draculas, confronted Redman after he defeated the mighty Kodaigon. In the next episode, he and Draculas were confronted by the alien hero and were sent rolling down the hill after they were kicked down by the alien hero. The two monsters fought Redman long and hard, but even though they outnumbered him, the alien hero fought back and held his own against them both with the usual grapples, throws, chops, and punches and Gudon was defeated by a hard Red Kick to the face.
In episode 101, Gudon teamed up with Peguila to take down Redman. They had an evenly matched fight with the alien hero and even though they held the upper hand against him when they pinned him down and held him tight, the latter managed to escape and deal his own fair share of damage against the duo and Gudon ended up getting defeated by a hard double kick to the body and Peguila soon followed afterwards.
Gudon reappeared in episode 103, where he, at first, fought Redman alone at the hills, but then Jirahs showed up when he was having difficulty against the alien hero. Even though they had him on the ropes when they came at him at the same time, Redman held his own against both monsters with his usual moveset of throws, grapples, punches, chops, and kicks. Gudon was eventually killed when Redman stabbed him in the mouth with his Red Knife.
In episode 105, Gudon teamed up with Gokinezura to take down Redman. They started out the fight by teleporting away from the alien hero's Red Arrow and then they snuck up on him from behind and gave him quite a sneak attack. Throughout the fight, no matter how many times Redman got back up, the two monsters would find a way to get back and overpower him. Gudon was eventually defeated when the alien hero gave him a double kick to the face, with Gokinezura following behind.
Gudon reappeared in episode 106 where he teamed up with Peguila again to fight Redman in a ditch and the two monsters appeared to be winning over the alien hero at the start of the fight. However, Redman managed to escape the monsters and fought back, leading to an evenly matched fight that lead all three combatants to escape the ditch to higher ground. The fight went on for a while with both sides evenly matched against each other and after he killed Peguila, Redman killed Gudon by stabbing him in the mouth with his Red Arrow.
In episode 107, Gudon teamed up once more with Red Killer, Peguila, and Jirahs to take down Redman. When Redman encountered all four monsters after he came down from a hill, all four monsters crossed their arms, disappeared through smoke, reappeared in many angles of the alien hero, and then circled around him before fighting him. While the alien hero did his best to hold his own against the monsters, they proved to be more of a challenge for him due to their teamwork. Eventually, Redman pulled through and defeated all four monsters with an explosion from throwing his Red Arrow to the ground.
Gudon reappeared in episode 108 where he teamed up with Zagoras to take on Redman after the former knocked away the latter's Red Knives. Together, both monsters managed to get the jump on the alien hero. Even though he managed to get back up every time, Redman found himself overpowered by the two monsters. Nonetheless, he didn't give up, and the alien hero defeated Gudon with a Red Kick to the neck, with Zagoras soon following afterwards.
In episode 110, Gudon began his fight with Redman by grappling each other and rolling down a hill and they were soon joined by Jirahs, who assisted the monster in the fight. The two monsters managed to give the alien hero a hard time in battle due to their teamwork, but nonetheless, Redman didn't lose hope and held his own against them with his usual moveset. Eventually, he killed Gudon by stabbing him in the chest with his Red Knife, and Jirahs would soon follow.
Gudon reappeared in episode 111, where he teamed up with Shugaron to take down Redman. Both monsters managed to gain the upper hand on the alien hero due to their great teamwork and even though Redman managed to hold his own against them, both monsters had the winning edge on him. However, both monsters were defeated by Redman's newly debuted Red Shot.
In episode 112, Gudon teamed up with Shugaron and Sadolar to take down Redman in a field. He along with the other monsters, knocked away the alien hero's Red Knives when he threw them at them and then engaged him in an evenly matched fight with the usual grapples, throws, chops, punches, and kicks. Despite having the team advantage against him, Gudon eventually lost to Redman by suffering a Red Kick to the neck, with Shugaron and Sadolar soon following after him.
Gudon reappeared in episode 113, where he teamed up with Zagoras again to fight Redman in a grassy field. Even though both monsters put up a good fight against the alien hero, the latter didn't give up and after a long fight with the usual movesets, Redman defeated Zagoras and later on, defeated Gudon with a Red Kick to the face.
In episode 115, Gudon fought Redman alone. At the start of the fight, the monster dodged the alien hero's Red Knives with his whips three consecutive times and then both sides evened each other out with grapples and throws as both monsters went down the hill and humped right back up to the top. Even though he had him on the edge with his whips, Redman didn't give up and eventually defeated Gudon with his Red Fall.
Gudon reappeared in episode 117 where he teamed up with Sadolar and Zagoras again to take down Redman in a grassy field and all three monsters held the upper hand in the fight against him by taking turns holding him and then punched and kicked him while he was at a disadvantage, giving the monsters the advantage at first. However, Redman didn't give up and fought back against the trio. Gudon eventually lost after he was thrown down to the ground by the alien hero and suffered three hard attacks to the body and Zagoras and Sadolar would soon follow.
In episode 118, Gudon teamed up with not only Zagoras and Sadola again, but also with Alien Icarus to take down Redman in a grassy field. Gudon rushed in to fight the alien hero first, evenly-matched against each other, but then Icarus rushed in to help him, with Sadola and Zagoras following soon afterwards, making it very unfair for Redman. Even though all four monsters had the upper hand against the hero due to them overpowering him with their teamwork and strength, the former didn't give up and eventually, he killed all four monsters by throwing his Red Knife at them, killing them all in the process.
Gudon's reappeared in episode 119, where he teamed up with not only Zagoras, Sadola, and Alien Icarus again, but also with Shugaron to take on Redman. All five of them avoided getting killed by the alien hero's Red Knife twice by crossing their arms simultaneously. Redman tried to take on the monsters one at a time with his usual moveset of throws, grapples, punches and chops, but he was overpowered by their sheer ferocity and well-rounded teamwork. However, Redman didn't give up and kept up his assault until eventually, he defeated all five of them by throwing his Red Knife in the center of the circle of monsters, resulting in them getting knocked down and out by the explosion.
In episode 136, Gudon made final attempt to defeat Redman. He and the alien hero rolled down the hill together while they were grappling with each other. After he got him off, Gudon teleported back to the top of the hill and was joined by his partner Beacon. However, Redman debuted his newest trick, separating himself into two, and they fought the monsters together, leaving the fight evenly matched in combat. In the end, the two Redman clones killed the monsters by slashing them with their Red Knives simultaneously, with explosions, before the two clones merged back into one.
Gudon made his final appearance on the show in episode 137 where he made one final attempt to fight Redman alone and beat him. Throughout the fight, the two of them were evenly matched against each other with the usual moveset of throws, grapples, punches, chops, and kicks. Afterwards, Gudon was defeated once and for all when Redman judo threw him into a small ditch and left him there for dead. However, it wouldn't take long until Shugaron would show up and challenge Redman one last time.
Fireman[]
Gudon appeared under the sea and battled Nerogiras. Gudon's carcass was later seen floating on the ocean with half of its body's bones exposed, meaning the rival Kaiju might have fed on it.
Ultra Zone[]
Gudon reappeared in episode 1 of the series
Abilities[]
Oscillatory Tentacle Excavator[]
Gudon has a pair of whips for arms. Despite their delicacy, a single whiplash can turn the texture as hard as a rock.
Burrowing[]
By moving its whip arms fast enough, Gudon can burrow at moderate speeds.
Cruelty Whiplash[]
Gudon whips the opponent into submission with a single whip.
Whip Impact[]
Gudon whips the opponent with both of the whips.
Intimate Whip Attack[]
A single strike with one whip.
Sling Smash[]
A tag-team attack with Twin Tail, as both attack the opponent with severe whiplash before the latter curls into a ball for Gudon to throw with.
Cyclone Whip[]
Gudon spins into a tornado and whips the opponent.
Weaknesses[]
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Filmography[]
- Return of Ultraman (TV 1971)
- Ultraman Mebius (TV 2006)
- Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle (TV 2007)
- Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy the Movie (2009)
- Ultra Zero Fight (2012)
- Ultraman Ginga S (TV 2014)
- Ultra Fight Orb (TV 2017)
- Ultraman Decker (TV 2022)
Gallery[]
- Main article: Gudon/Gallery
Roar[]
Gudon's roar are comes from Gabora which is modified Toho's King Kong roar from King Kong vs Godzilla
Trivia[]
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References[]
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