Hedorah (ヘドラ Hedora) is a pollution-based kaiju and one of the supporting protagonists of King Ghidorah: Monster Zero.
Subtitle: Smog Monster (スモッグ怪獣 Sumoggu kaijū)
Appearance and Personality []
Hedorah is an upright-standing sludge monster. His body is covered by green silme and mud, giving him an apppearance of a walking sludge pile. His appearances in other froms differ somewhat from eachother - in his first form, he looks like a tadpole, his second form, a four-legged reptile,and in his flying form a saucer. He also has yellow eyes and red irises. He also has a tail, and his right hand is actually a whip.
Hedorah can be somewhat of an excellent spy and a tough fighter at times, and is a somewhat a lighthearted kaiju.
History[]
Powers and Abilities []
- Strength - He is strong enough to match Godzilla in battle.
- Pollution Release - Hedorah can release massive amounts of sludge, smog, smoke, and toxins without altering his size. The sludge itself is also very sticky and slippery.
- Resistance - Hedorah is strong enought to withstand most attacks easily and without much damage. His sludge-like body also allows most punches to blast through him.
- Eye Laser - He can fire red beams from his eyes. These beams can burn monster skin easily.
- Whip Arm - Hedorah can use his arm like a whip or even a lasso.
- Flight - Hedorah can fly if he changes his form to his flying mode.
- Form Change - Hedorah can swap his forms alternatively if he wishes.
Trivia[]
- A running gag in the series has Ebirah stab Hedorah in the eye by accident. This is a reference to a scene in Godzilla: Final Wars where Ebrah does do that unintentionally.
- Hedorah is played by Bill Fagerbakke, who voices Patrick Star in SpongeBob SquarePants.
- Also, Tom Kenny, the voice of Ebirah, voices SpongeBob, who is Patrick's best friend. Much like SpongeBob and Patrick, Ebirah and Hedorah are seen as best friends.
- His subtitle is a reference to his nickname of "The Smog Monster".