Gamera (Heisei Trilogy)

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Gamera (Heisei Trilogy)
Subtitle	(Guardian of the Universe)
Height	80 meters
Length	Unknown
Weight	120 metric tons
First appearance	Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Latest appearance	Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris Gamera 4: Truth (Noncanonical)
Allies	Asagi Kusanagi Mayumi Nagamine
Enemies	Super Gyaos, Gyaos Hyper, Barugon, Marine Gyaos, Iris

“	We commit to the cradle of time the Last Hope, Gamera. May he awaken with the Shadow of Evil, Gyaos.	„
	— Inscription from the obelisk found on Gamera's atoll (Gamera: Guardian of the Universe)

The Gamera (ガメラ,   Gamera^?) is a giant turtle kaiju who appeared in the Heisei Trilogy films and related productions by Tokuma Shoten.

Trauma Gamera

New Gamera

Name

Gamera's name comes from the Japanese word kame (カメ^?), meaning "turtle," and -ra (ラ^?), a common suffix in kaiju names. The "k-" sound at the beginning of Gamera's name may have been changed to a "g-" sound to avoid making the monster's name sound like the word "camera," which is spelled カメラ in Japanese.

Abilities

Heisei Gamera

• Classification: Unknown
• Age: Estimated 150 Million years
• Shell Diameter: About 60 Meters
• Carapace Minor: About 40 Meters
• Atmospheric Flight Speed: Mach 3.5
• Underwater Dive Speed: 180 Knots
• Stride: Unknown
• Energy: Plasma Energy
• Arms and abilities: Hard Slap, Lashing Claw, Claw Elbow, Break Fang, Calf Claw, Shell Cutter, Plasma Fireball, High Plasma, Ultimate Plasma, Vanishing Fist, Burner (Not Shown), Homing Plasma (Not Shown)
• Habitat: Deep Sea Cave

Body Mechanisms

• Cells: Because of his superior ability to regenerate, Gamera can recover quickly even when wounded
• Shell: Compared to his Showa counterpart it defensive abilities have fallen. It can withstand Gyaos' ultrasonic scalpel, but could not completely withstand the missile assault from the Japanese SDF, resulting in him being knocked from the sky. Legion was also able to damage it with its attacks.
• Limbs: Gamera's arms and legs are segmented at the elbows and knees, the segments used for releasing plasma for flight. Gamera's arms specifically are able to change shape to form "wings" that stabilize his flight.
• Power: Gamera possesses superhuman strength, with physical strength alone Gamera was able to tearn of Legion's nose horn.
• Gamera's Brain: Gamera's semicircular canal was developed to withstand his rotation, even in disk flight his eyes and brain are unaffected by the rapid spinning. Gamera was also made to be very intelligent. Gamera is apparently intelligent enough to be able to repair an alien spacecraft on his own. Also, Gamera tactically seeks to exploit enemies' weaknesses.
• Telepathy Brain: Gamera was created to communicate with people using the jewels left behind by the ancient civilization. With these he could sense Asagi Kusanagi's spirit.
• Thermal Energy Conversion reactor (Plasma Conversion Furnace): Gamera's blood can absorb heat, flames, high voltage current and nuclear fuel. These energies are converted into electrons, protons and atomic nuclei and stored as plasma energy to be used. Life energy from the Earth, Mana, can be converted as well. The power of the total release of Plasma is unknown.
• Elbow Claw: Sharp nails on both elbows, they are strong enough to tear into the flesh of Gyaos. In 2 they could also damage Legion who lost her Egg Chambers to them. Originally they were tucked away inside the body, in the second movie they were always out by default and in the third movie they had two tips for extra damage.
• Chromosomal Manipulation: Like the Gyaos of the Heisei era, Gamera could manipulate his own genetic structure to adapt to his environments. Although his mass never change, his appearance altered over the course of the three movies as his body evolved for combat.

Techniques

• Hard Slap: Hand Strikes mainly used in dog fights.
• Lashing Claw: An attack to tear into the flesh of the opponent using his sharp claws. Used to take Ayana out of Iris' body.
• Break Fang: A bite attack using sharp fangs and a strong jaw. The grip is so secure Gyaos had to cut of its own leg to free it self.
• Shell Cutter: A body attack using the rotating shell and the shell's sharp edges, used against Iris.

Plasma Fireball

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Plasma Fireball

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High Plasma

Oxygen Powered High Plasma

Ultimate Plasma

Main article: Ultimate Plasma

Vanishing Fist

Main article: Vanishing Fist

Gamera using the Vanishing Fist against Iris

• Human Wound Healing: At the end of the Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, Gamera instantly healed scars on Asagi Kusanagi's arm and cheek.
• Human Reviving: A number of fans in Japan believe that Gamera revived Ayana Hirasaka and Tatsunari Moribe by pouring mana into unconscious them; Nagamine's life support had little or effect on Ayana until Gamera roared, waking Ayana and Tatsunari almost at the same time, and seeing Ayana's recovery, Nagamine looked at Gamera muttered "could it be", and Asagi smiled at Gamera.
• Burner: Seen only in Gamera 4:The truth, Gamera draws any limb into his shell and creates a sword of energy from the ejection port.

Hand Slap

Flying Heisei Gamera

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Heisei Gamera absorbing fire

Lashing Claw

Ultimate Plasma

One of Gamera's beads

Flight

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