Anguirus

According to the English subtitles of the 1955 Japanese language film Godzilla Raids Again, Anguirus (spelled "Angilas" in that film) was properly called an "angilosaurus," (which in Japanese is pronounced roughly the same as "ankylosaurus"), a dinosaur described as "one of the stronger dinosaurs that lived in the prehistoric era."

It's described in a textbook by Polish world animal specialist Plateli Hondon as "one of the few creatures that had a thorough hatred for war-like predators," which explains Anguirus' eagerness to fight Godzilla.

The dinosaur angilosaurus lived (according to the film) from 150-70 million years ago, and its remains were affected by the same hydrogen bombs that awoke Godzilla.

In the English-dubbed version of Godzilla Raids Again, the name of the dinosaur is pronounced ""ANG-will-o-Saw-rus," and given the sub-moniker "Killer of the Living."

They ruled the Earth at one time, according to the film, then disappeared suddenly.

From an unnamed textbook in the movie (the same book that in the Japanese language version was written by Hondon), a scientist reads that these creatures (the angilasaurs) may return from hibernation due to radioactive fallout.

Anguiras is said to have "brains in several parts of his body, including the head, abdomen, and the chest."

Anguirus was the first enemy that Godzilla ever faced.

Godzilla and Anguirus battled in Osaka, and after a fierce struggle Godzilla won with a bite to the neck and incinerated Anguirus' body with his atomic breath.

Anguirus clings tenaciously to King Ghidorah in Destroy All Monsters

Anguirus was re-introduced (in a brand-new costume) in the 1968 film Destroy All Monsters as an ally of Godzilla living with him on Monster Land, a man made habitat for all of Earth's monsters.

This costume was re-used throughout the remainder of the Showa series, and Anguirus continued in his capacity as Godzilla's ally.

He helped Godzilla repel the space monsters, Gigan and King Ghidorah, in 1972 (Godzilla vs. Gigan).

He and Godzilla returned to Monster Land. The island was disturbed by nuclear bomb tests in (Godzilla vs. Megalon).

The ground beneath Anguirus cracked.

Rodan, perched on a mountain above, toppled down on top of Anguirus, forcing both of them underground into a massive split in the earth, both monsters disappeared.

Anguirus tunneled his way to a snowy region, where he witnessed Mechagodzilla's first emergence in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.

He followed Mechagodzilla underground to Japan where he revealed himself to call upon the real Godzilla, and engage Mechagodzilla in battle.

However, Mechagodzilla was too powerful for Anguirus, and severely injured him, breaking his jaw in a bloody display.

Anguirus was forced to retreat underground, although he managed to tip off humanity that his opponent was not the true Godzilla.

Links
Wikipedia> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguirus
Godzilla Wiki> godzilla.wikia.com/wiki/Anguirus
Rodan's Roost> www.kaijuphile.com/rodansroost/kaijustats/anguirus.shtml

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Toho> www.toho.co.jp/

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