Talk:King Ghidorah (MonsterVerse)/@comment-3207457-20190414121719/@comment-27149088-20190613015900

Because the previous incarnations of Ghidorah possessed the ability to pick up and throw enemies using those beams. They worked like tractor beams, sort of towing the monster across by controlling their gravity.

It's not present in this incarnation, however, so the name's likely used simply for nostalgia or just because it's the official name of the attack.