Manda

Manda is a fictional kaiju created by the Japanese movie making company, Toho.

Appearance
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Manda is a Chinese-looking dragon. It has four legs and horns on its head.

Length & Weight
Manda is 150 meters (450 feet) long and 30,000 tons in the Showa series. In the Millennium, Manda is 300 meters (900 feet) long and weighs 60,000 tons.

Abilities
Manda does not have any special weapons, but it can wrap its body around an enemy and crush them like a snake does. Manda can also swim very fast and can breathe in the water

Showa Series
Manda was a dragon that lived in the sea and was the guardian of Mu, a kingdom underwater. When the warship Gotengo attacked, Manda fought it and wrapped its body around the ship and trying to crush it.. But Gotengo charged electricity on Manda and shocked it. Manda unwrapped itself and tried to swim away. Gotengo chased after and fired the Absolute Zero Cannon and froze Manda. Then Manda was taken to the man-made island, Monster Island. In 1999, aliens called Kilaaks came to Earth and took control of Manda and the other monsters of the island and made them attack cities in the world until the humans freed the monsters from the alien mind control. Then the monsters were sent to fight King Ghidorah. Manda did not fight in the battle and watched from the sidelines with Varan and Baragon. After Ghidorah was defeated, Manda and the other kaiju returned to Monster Island.

Millennium series
In the Millennium series, Manda attacks Normandy, when the Gotengo comes to stop it and attacks Manda. At first, Manda was able to constrict itself around the Gotengo and pull the warship further and further into the depths of the water, severely damaging it. Howver, the crew spotted an underwater volcano and charged into it, with Manda stuck on their ship. Not withstanding the heat, Manda to unwrapped itself and swam away. The Gotengo managed to get out of the volcano, but Manda charged at the ship. However, the Gotengo turned around and fired the maser cannon to freeze the weakened Manda, and then rammed into it with its powerful drill, breaking it into pieces.

Movie Appearances

 * Atragon
 * Destroy All Monsters
 * Godzilla's Revenge
 * Godzilla: Final Wars

Way of Fighting
Manda studies an enemy first and then attacks by trying to crush them with his body. Manda is also smart and learns from mistakes. That is probably why Manda did not attack Ghidorah at Mount Fuji, as Ghidorah's chief method of fighting is cooking his foes from a long distance away with Gravity Beams.

Sources Used

 * Kaijuphile: Monster Site. Monster Obsession.


 * Toho Kingdom