Favorite Gamera villain?

[Joe the Destroyer]

It's a tough call, but I think mine would be Guiron.  He's really goofy looking, but man was he deadly.  Iris comes in at a close second.

[Rev. Powell]

Guiron: what could be more ridiculous looking than a knife-headed monster?  Does he have to sharpen his nose on a whetstone periodically?

[WingedSerpent]

The Trilogy Gyaos were cool.  These were movies that reminded people that giant monsters can be scarey.

[Saucerman]

The Trilogy Gyaos were cool.  These were movies that reminded people that giant monsters can be scarey.

Agreed.  Plus, the Trilogy Gyaos were the first Japanese movie monsters I saw eat people. 

[Skull]

I like this squid monster...



I do think the alien females that eat children brains quite creepy... :)

[Ed, Ego and Superego]

Guiron for sure...

GAmera is really neat
He is filled with Turtle Meat
We love eating Gamera!


God bless Joel and the Bots
-Ed

[Doc Daneeka]

I like this squid monster...

That'd be Viras ^_^

[HappyGilmore]

Gyaos (Original Version)

[the ghoul]

Zigra

Ol' Knifehead is pretty cool, but it's hard to beat a giant talking shark who can walk upright.

[Raffine]

I voted for Jiger. She (!) breaks the glass ceiling for lady monsters and is certainly one of the most icky of the Kaiju. Not only does she spike Gamera's arms and legs so he can't retract them, she lays an egg in his lung, and makes a general mess of EXPO '70.

From WikiZilla:
Jiger is the titular Kaiju featured in the sixth Gamera film "Gamera vs. Jiger", known as "Gamera vs Monster X" stateside, (Not to be confused with Toho's Monster X). It is one of the few female Kaiju.

Jiger is a large, quadrupedal reptile, with a head adorned with quills protruding from her face. Along her back is a long dorsal fin, and on sides of her body, behind the head, are a pair of organic thrusters that enhance her jumping ability.

Jiger is a bizarre creature with bizarre powers. She can fire projectile quills from her nose that have deadly penetrating power. In addition, she can fire an energy beam from her head that can vapourise a whole city block and all the people in it. Finally, nestled within her tail is a secret weapon- a stingerlike ovipositor which can inject an egg that hatches into a baby Jiger into her opponent. She can use a form of suction to hold an opponent in place to inject said egg.

Jiger's weakness lay in an ancient statue which emanated a wavelength to which Jiger was susceptible. When this statue was dug up for the 1970 World's fair, she was released, but in the end, Gamera recovered the statue and killed her with it, by using it to stab her in the head.


The Lovely Ms. Jiger

[inframan]

The Trilogy Gyaos were cool.  These were movies that reminded people that giant monsters can be scarey.

First time Kaiju crap was shown too, (I think).

[Leah]

Zigra

Ol' Knifehead is pretty cool, but it's hard to beat a giant talking shark who can walk upright.

Agreed.

Zigra is, though, a weird enemy.

[Joe the Destroyer]

Zigra

Ol' Knifehead is pretty cool, but it's hard to beat a giant talking shark who can walk upright.

I never thought of Zigra that way, but yeah, I agree.  I still like Knifehead the best, but Zigra was pretty awesome. 

[Flangepart]

[color=] yellow90's gayos for a serioys threat. Highly mobile with a ranged attack...'Ol knifehead for sheer audacity of concept. [/color]

[Monster Jungle X-Ray]

Guiron definitely, he slices he dices he can cut through a Gyaos and still stay sharpened.

Zigra is my second favorite, which is actually loosely based on a real shark... the Goblin Shark, or Tenguzame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZzehRHxtB8