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Daiei's Gamera series
Gyaos in 2015 NYCC Footage
Gyaos
Species Vampiric Avian
Alias Space Gyaos
Shadow of Evil
Super Gyaos
Hyper Gyaos
Albino Gyaos
Two-Headed Gyaos
Neo Gyaos
Form(s) Super Gyaos
Hyper Gyaos (evolved form)
Albino Gyaos
Neo Gyaos
Height 85-88 metres
Weight 75-78 tons
Wingspan 185-190 metres
Air speed Mach 3.5
Relationships Atlanteans (creators in the Heisei series)
numerous Gyaos offspring
Irys (subspecies)
Major enemies Gamera
Guiron
First appearance Gamera vs. Gyaos
Created by Masao Yagi
Portrayed by: Heisei series
Yuhmi Kaneyama
Roar(s) 1967:1969:Heisei
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The Gyaos (ギャオス,   Gyaosu?)[note 1] are winged monsters from Daiei's Gamera film series, introduced in their 1967 production Gamera vs. Gyaos and one of Gamera's most famous and recurring opponents. It is the only Gamera foe to appear in productions of all eras from Showa to Reiwa with a number of mutants and evolutional variants and related characters among various subsequent projects, arguably making it the most prominent antagonist of the franchise and the archenemy of Gamera.

Disambiguation

This is an overview page. To view information on specific incarnations of Gyaos, please visit the Gyaos incarnation subpages.

Related characters

[[File:|100px|link=Iris]]
Iris
[[File:|100px|link=Zedus]]
Zedus
[[File:|100px|link=Powered Gyaos]]
Powered Gyaos
[[File:|100px|link=Marine Gyaos]]
Marine Gyaos
[[File:|100px|link=Neo Gyaos]]
Neo Gyaos

Appearances

Gyaos resembles a giant, vampiric creature resembling bat and bird and pterosaur and western dragons, with a flattened, arrow-shaped head, leathery wings with three claws on each, taloned feet and a flat tail. It is reddish-brown in most incarnations.

Powers and abilities

Main article: Supersonic Scalpel

In both incarnations the Gyaos have been shown to be astonishingly capable flyers, able to fly incredibly fast and perform agile aerial maneuvers with ease. Although they are nocturnal the Gyaos can overcome the sun - emitting a fog-like gas to obscure the sun and douse flames, while the Heisei version simply hyper-evolved itself to gain protective lenses over its eyes. Interestingly, the Space Gyaos in Gamera vs. Guiron seems to have no such aversion to sunlight: logical, given that it would be impossible for a space creature to avoid sun and star light. The Showa version also has a regenerative ability, as it was able to regrow its severed foot after only an hour. The Heisei version showed several evolutions: it was asexual and could reproduce on its own. While not shown to be regenerative, the Super Gyaos is immensely physically tough, able to easily shrug off missile attacks, and even survive orbital re-entry.

History

Showa era

Gamera vs. Gyaos

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Gyaos attacks the city.

Main article: Gyaos (Showa)

Gamera vs. Guiron

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Main article: Space Gyaos

Gamera: Super Monster

Stock footage of Gyaos was later featured in the Shōwa series recap Gamera: Super Monster among others.

Heisei era

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Main article: Super Gyaos
Super Gyaos

A transformed Gamera-sized Gyaos called Super Gyaos that only appeared in Guardian of the Universe

Gamera 3: Revenge of Irys

Main article: Gyaos Hyper
Hyper Gyaos

The newly evolved Gyaos, Hyper Gyaos, that appeared in Revenge of Irys

Millennium era

Gamera the Brave

Main article: Original Gyaos
File:Gyaos2008.png

Gyaos (Millennium)

Other Appearances

  • Gyaos also appeared in the short-lived Gamera comic series by Dark Horse. It was the initial foe faced by Gamera, and from whose DNA helped spawn the creature Viras.
  • Two-Headed Gyaos

    The Neo Gyaos Fighting Gamera in "Gamera 2000".

    A new species of Gyaos is introduced in the Video Game "Gamera 2000". This Gyaos resembles a two-headed version of Super Gyaos.
  • Another species of Gyaos called Tera Gyaos was introduced in a game on Toho Kingdom called Gamera vs. Barugon, where Gamera fights the monster.

Gallery

Main article: Gyaos/Gallery

Roar

Trivia

Notes

  1. pronounced Gao-ss or Guy-os in the UK special edition DVD

References

External Links

Kadokawa Pictures (formerly Daiei Motion Picture Company)
Era Icon - Showa
Era Icon - Heisei
Kaiju
Era Icon - Gyaos



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