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Gamera

AKA: Gammera the Invincible; Species: Unclassified Testudines; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Height: 197 ft (60 m); Weight: 10,000 tons* (est)
Attributes: Bite, claws, armored shell
Powers: Fire breath; super durability and endurance; regeneration, triphibian (amphibious, flight)
Intelligence: Animal
Land Speed: Slow; Air Speed: Mach 3
Kaiju Level: Three (light heavyweight)
Weakness(es): Extreme cold
Allies: Unknown; Enemies: Humanity
Film: Gamera (大怪獣ガメラ, 1965)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: Freed from a tomb of ice by an atomic bomb, Gamera the Super Turtle immediately headed to Japan to start his righteous rampage. He consumes fire (and coal, magma, oil, and uranium), so he spits fireballs to set things on fire and then eat them. He was unharmed by military weapons, so he was launched into space on a rocket, only to come back later since he can fly. Humans are so silly!
Reviews:
SciFi Japan
1,000 Misspent Hours
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Giant Archelon

Species: Archelon ischyros; Type: Prehistoric
Length: 40 ft (12 m, est); Weight: 70 tons (est)
Abilities: Beak, flippers, shell, marine
Powers: None revealed
Intelligence: Animal
Land Speed: Slow; Water Speed: Moderate
Kaiju Level: Zero (lightweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Unknown; Enemies: Humanity
Film: One Million Years B.C. (1966)
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Dinopedia
Description: These Giant Sea Turtles spend most of their life swimming about in the ocean, but are always open to a picnic on the beach if the food is good. This hungry critter was much larger than a regular-sized (i.e. bigger than any living turtle) Archelon.

Reviews:
The Spinning Image
1,000 Misspent Hours
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Kamoebas

Species: Megalo matamata; Type: Super-powered mutant
Height: 66 ft (20 m); Weight: 28,000 tons
Attributes: Bite, trample, thick shell, amphibious
Powers: Super durability and endurance
Intelligence: Animal
Land/Water Speed: Slow
Kaiju Level: Two (middleweight)
Weakness(es): Supersonic waves
Allies: Unknown; Enemies: Ganimes, humanity
Film: Space Amoeba (ゲゾラ・ガニメ・カメーバ 決戦! 南海の大怪獣, 1970)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: Kamoebas are not generally aggressive to humans, and seem content to live their lives out in the sea. Although one did attack Japan in 1970, it was under the control of a Space Amoeba. They are considerably tough creatures who could cause significant damage if inspired to do so, as was seen when the Giant Turtle battled Ganimes to a draw.
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Toho Kingdom
Black Hole Reviews
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Giant Tortoise

Species: Unclassified Testudines; Type: Natural
Length: 7 ft (2.1 m, est); Weight: 2 tons (est)
Attributes: Beak, thick shell
Powers: None revealed
Intelligence: Animal
Land Speed: Slow
Kaiju Level: Zero (lightweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Tortoises; Enemies: Humanity
Film: Journey to the Center of the Earth (Viaje al centro de la Tierra, 1978)
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Description: Deep in the center of the Earth these peaceful Giant Tortoises were free to flourish; easy enough to do without a lot of humans around.
Review:
The Lucid Nightmare
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Morla

AKA: The Ancient One; Species: Unclassified Testudines; Type: Supernatural
Length: 50 ft (15 m, est); Weight: 600 tons (est)
Attributes: Beak, thick shell
Powers: Super nihilism
Intelligence: Exceptional
Land Speed: Nowhere worth going
Kaiju Level: Zero (lightweight)
Weakness(es): Super nihilism
Allies: Pointless; Enemies: Whatever
Film: The NeverEnding Story (1984)
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Wikipedia
Description: Not that it matters, but Morla is an ancient Giant Tortoise who has lived for so long that she no longer bothers moving. She's allergic to humans. She is intelligent and can speak, but that doesn't really matter. None of this matters.
Review:
Roger Ebert
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Donatello

Species: Terrapene carolina; Type: Super-powered mutant
Height: 6 ft (1.8 m, est); Weight: 300 lb (136 kg, est)
Attributes: Wields bō staff, ninjutsu, half shell
Powers: Super durability and strength
Intelligence: Exceptional
Land Speed: Moderate
Kaiju Level: Zero (lightweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: TMNT, Splinter, humanity; Enemies: The Shredder, Foot Clan
Film: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
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Description: One of the group of four reptilian martial artists known as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Donatello is the brightest of the bunch. His weapon of expertise is the bō staff.
Review:
Roger Ebert
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Leonardo

Species: Terrapene carolina; Type: Super-powered mutant
Height: 6 ft (1.8 m, est); Weight: 300 lb (136 kg, est)
Attributes: Wields katana, ninjutsu, half shell
Powers: Super durability and strength
Intelligence: Average
Land Speed: Moderate
Kaiju Level: Zero (lightweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: TMNT, Splinter, humanity; Enemies: The Shredder, Foot Clan
Film: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
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Description: Once nothing more than friendly box turtles, after exposure to generous amounts of radiation the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turned into crime fighters. Leonardo is the group's leader; his preferred weapon is the katana (Japanese long sword).
Review:
Roger Ebert
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Michelangelo

Species: Terrapene carolina; Type: Super-powered mutant
Height: 6 ft (1.8 m, est); Weight: 300 lb (136 kg, est)
Attributes: Wields nunchaku, ninjutsu, half shell
Powers: Super durability and strength
Intelligence: Average
Land Speed: Moderate
Kaiju Level: Zero (lightweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: TMNT, Splinter, humanity; Enemies: The Shredder, Foot Clan
Film: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
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Description: Michelangelo is the friendliest and most fun-loving of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. His preferred weapon is nunchaku, and more often than not he's got some sort of skateboard around.
Review:
Roger Ebert
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Raphael

Species: Terrapene carolina; Type: Super-powered mutant
Height: 6 ft (1.8 m, est); Weight: 300 lb (136 kg, est)
Attributes: Wields sai, ninjutsu, half shell
Powers: Super durability and strength
Intelligence: Average
Land Speed: Moderate
Kaiju Level: Zero (lightweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: TMNT, Splinter, humanity; Enemies: The Shredder, Foot Clan
Film: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
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Description: Raphael is the grumpiest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, crime-fighting reptiles that live in the sewers. He is also a master of disguise, well, as far as Turtles go, anyway. He wears a hat and a trench coat, brilliant.
Review:
Roger Ebert
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Tokka

Species: Macrochelys temminckii; Type: Super-powered mutant
Height: 7 ft (2.1 m, est); Weight: 400 lb (182 kg, est)
Attributes: Claws; spiked shell; aquatic
Powers: Super durability and strength
Intelligence: Low
Land Speed: Slow
Kaiju Level: Zero (lightweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: The Shredder, Rahzar, Foot Clan; Enemies: TMNT, Splinter, humanity
Film: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
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Description: Mutated by the same ooze that zapped the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tokka was a wonderful alligator snapping Turtle before his exposure to the chemicals, and an even better cranky Super Turtle afterwards!
Review:
Roger Ebert
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Black Tortoise

Species: Unclassified Testudines; Type: Supernatural
Length: 50 ft (15 m, est); Weight: 275 tons (est)
Attributes: Bite, thick shell, aquatic
Powers: Super durability, endurance, and strength
Intelligence: Low
Land Speed: Slow; Water Speed: Moderate
Kaiju Level: One (welterweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Tortoises, faeries, humanity; Enemies: Unknown
Film: Mural (畫壁, 2011)
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Description: After freeing a baby Black Tortoise, the faeries and their friends were rewarded in kind by the mother with a free ride. See what happens when you're nice to monsters?
Review:
Tars Tarkas
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Pikadon

Species: Unclassified Testudines; Type: Supernatural
Length: 50 ft (15 m, est); Weight: 600 tons (est)
Attributes: Beak, thick shell
Powers: Wish fulfillment, grows with wishes granted
Intelligence: Low
Land Speed: Slow
Kaiju Level: Zero (lightweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Ryoichi Suzuki; Enemies: Unknown
Film: Love & Peace (ラブ&ピース, 2015)
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Description: Most people don't know this, but if you fall in love with your adorable pet Turtle, but then get made fun of due to said Turtle and flush it down the toilet, if the Turtle gets a hold of some wish candy, things could get kaiju-ey.
Review:
The Terrible Claw Reviews

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