Anguirus

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Anguirus is a giant, spiked, ankylosaurus-like kaiju from the Godzilla franchise, known as one of Godzilla’s earliest recurring monster allies.

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Anguirus canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Toho kaiju
fictional character
giant monster
kaiju
alignment Godzilla ally
monster hero
alsoKnownAs Angilas
alsoRomanizedAs Angiras
surface form: Angirasu
appearsInFilm All Monsters Attack
Destroy All Monsters
Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
surface form: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

Godzilla: Final Wars
appearsInMedium comics
films
television
video games
bodyShape quadrupedal
combatStyle biting attacks
close-quarters melee
spike-based body slams
countryOfOrigin Japan
creator Toho
surface form: Toho Co., Ltd.
debutEra Showa era Godzilla films
surface form: Showa era Godzilla series
enemyOf Godzilla
surface form: Godzilla (in first appearance)
fictionalUniverse Godzilla universe
surface form: Godzilla franchise

Godzilla universe
surface form: Toho Godzilla series
firstAppearance Godzilla Raids Again
firstAppearanceYear 1955
franchise Godzilla
languageOfName Japanese
laterAllyOf Godzilla
loyalty Godzilla
notableAbility burrowing
sonic roar (in some continuities)
notableFeature ability to curl into a ball
horned snout
row of dorsal spikes
spiked carapace
spiked tail
origin prehistoric dinosaur awakened by nuclear testing (various continuities)
portrayedBy suitmation performer
productionCompany Toho
surface form: Toho Studios
role Godzilla’s battle partner
recurring monster ally of Godzilla
species giant ankylosaurus-like monster
mutated ankylosaurus-like dinosaur

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.