Manda (MA)

The Manda マンダ (Manda) of the Planet of the Monsters continuity is a giant dragon-like created by  that first appeared in Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse, a prequel novelization for the 2017 film, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters.

Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse
Manda inhabited north Atlantic ocean since its initial appearance in 2022, and made the Dover Strait as its territory and repeatedly sank ships and cargo to cross the strait.

Humanity didn't stand chances against Manda until the construction of "Gōtengō", a super advanced submarine fleet which was achieved by Bilsards provided alien technologies and combined with submarine technologies of Japan. Gōtengō enabled to lock and pursuit the target, none of which previous submarines were capable of.

In the final battle, Manda encountered "Gōten", the 1st ship of the fleet, and tried to crush it by coiling around and squeeze, however, coolants emitted from Gōten froze the kaiju, and a special purpose submarine fleets Satsuma launched from Gōten used special drilling missiles containing liquid nitrogen, completely froze the monster.

全長は約150mで、当時存在を確認されていた怪獣の中では最大級だったとのこと. 武器はその大きな身体だけでなく、強力な超音波衝撃波を放つ能力まで備わってたという.

Abilities
Reaching around 150 meters in length, Manda was one of the biggest monsters ever recorded in that time. Its gigantic body was powerful to coil around and squeeze, crushing the targets like anacondas.

Furthermore, this Manda had a special ability to emit powerful ultra sonic shock wave.

Trivia

 * Like Godzilla and Mothra, Manda was one of fewer monsters in this timeline to have special weapons/abilities and made specific areas of the globe as its territory, indicating Manda was one of stronger monsters.
 * While most other monsters in this timeline didn't inherit special attacks/abilities in the past, this Manda gained a new ranged weapon.
 * The captain of Gōten which defeated Manda was Shingūji, and Umberto Moley/Mori/Molly, who later became the captain of trans-planets immigrant ship was on board as well.

List of appearances

 * Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse
 * Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters