Jirass
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is a fictional kaiju
from the tokusatsu
TV series, Ultraman
. The suit of the monster is actually a loosely disguised Godzilla
suit, the same one used for the first Ultra Kaiju, Gomess. In the episode he was created by Nikaido, a mad scientist, and later faced and was defeated by Ultraman.
Subtitle: .
Afterwards the two engaged in battle winding up with Ultraman injuring Jirass by ripping off his frill and wrestling him to the ground. Ultraman then charged forward at Jirass and struck him with a swift blow to the chest causing blood to drip down from its mouth before falling over, dead. Then in a shocking moment in the series, Ultraman felt sympathy for the monster, placing the frill back on Jirass's neck and even offering a brief moment of silence before flying away. This sign of respect was never shown with any other monster in the series.
Kaiju
is a Japanese word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English as "monster". Specifically, it is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment....
from the tokusatsu
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
TV series, Ultraman
Ultraman
is Japanese television series that first aired in 1966. Ultraman, the first and best-known of the "Ultra-Crusaders," made his debut in the tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series, , a follow-up to the television series Ultra Q...
. The suit of the monster is actually a loosely disguised Godzilla
Godzilla
is a daikaijū, a Japanese movie monster, first appearing in Ishirō Honda's 1954 film Godzilla. Since then, Godzilla has gone on to become a worldwide pop culture icon starring in 28 films produced by Toho Co., Ltd. The monster has appeared in numerous other media incarnations including video games,...
suit, the same one used for the first Ultra Kaiju, Gomess. In the episode he was created by Nikaido, a mad scientist, and later faced and was defeated by Ultraman.
Subtitle: .
History
Jirass was created by a mad scientist who based his research on the Loch Ness Monster and let him swim freely in Lake Kitayama. The monster was later awakened by heavy fishing in the lake and after destroying a fishing boat came ashore and battled the Science Patrol. Hayata transformed into Ultraman and battled against the monster, after first Jirass demonstrated his power by hurling a rock into the air and destroying it with his electricity, only to have Ultraman mimic him with his Specium Ray.Afterwards the two engaged in battle winding up with Ultraman injuring Jirass by ripping off his frill and wrestling him to the ground. Ultraman then charged forward at Jirass and struck him with a swift blow to the chest causing blood to drip down from its mouth before falling over, dead. Then in a shocking moment in the series, Ultraman felt sympathy for the monster, placing the frill back on Jirass's neck and even offering a brief moment of silence before flying away. This sign of respect was never shown with any other monster in the series.