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Sanda (サンダ,   Sanda?) is a Frankenstein-spawn kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1966 Toho film, War of the Gargantuas.


Name[]

Sanda's name comes from the Japanese word for 'mountain,' (サン,   San?), reflected by the fact that he has spent his life living in the mountains. It could come from the Japanese word for 'three,' which is also san, possibly relating to his status as the third 'Frankenstein monster' to make an appearance, after Frankenstein himself and Gaira.

Design[]

Appearance[]

Sanda resembles his "brother" Gaira, being a humanoid giant covered in fur and scales. He is also significantly larger than Gaira. Unlike Gaira, Sanda has a more human-like face and what appears to be a beard on his chin. Sanda's fur and scales are a light-brown color. In Go! Godman, Sanda's suit has heavily decayed, and most of the hair on his body has fallen off, while the hair on his head is much longer. In the follow-up series, Go! Greenman, Sanda's suit is still decayed, but his head has been replaced with a more ape-like head.

Personality[]

In War of the Gargantuas, Sanda is gentle and caring, due to being lovingly raised by human scientists, including Akemi Togawa, when he was an infant. Personality-wise, Sanda is very similar to Frankenstein, the monster that spawned him. Due to being raised by compassionate humans, both monsters are gentle towards humanity and risk their lives to battle monsters that threaten humans. After learning that his "brother," Gaira, is under attack by the J.S.D.F., Sanda rescues him but does so non-violently, refusing to fight back against the military. Sanda tries to keep Gaira safe and help him recuperate but grows angry when he learns that Gaira is attacking and killing humans. When Gaira attacks Tokyo, Sanda decides to kill his brother rather than let innocent humans die.

Roar[]

Sanda's orignal roars in War of the Gargantuas reused those of King Kong but at a slightly lower pitch. In Go! Godman, Sanda reused one of the ultra kaiju Tyrant's roars.

Origins[]

In War of the Gargantuas, Sanda is believed to be the result of some of Frankenstein's flesh breaking off in the mountains of Japan. Over time, this severed flesh grew into Sanda, who was discovered by scientists. As a child, Sanda grew up in a research facility under the care of Akemi Togawa. Eventually, Sanda escaped and returned to the mountains, where he grew to 30 meters in height. Due to his upbringing, Sanda became a gentle and kind creature with a favorable view of human beings.

History[]

War of the Gargantuas[]

Sanda grew from the flesh of Frankenstein, along with Gaira. He was captured by scientists and studied when he was small, but he escaped to the mountains. Five years later, Sanda grew to 30 meters in height. He returned to save Gaira from the J.S.D.F., and took him to the mountains. Due to his upbringing around people, learning that Gaira attacks and eats humans angers Sanda. Sanda assaulted Gaira, but, after a brief fight, Gaira fled, and Sanda followed. Gaira returned to Tokyo, and Sanda fought him again. They carried their battle out to sea, but they were pulled into a volcano and presumably killed.

Go! Godman[]

Sanda Godman

Sanda in Go! Godman

Sanda also appears in Go! Godman as a villain. He was the nineteenth kaiju to battle Godman.

Go! Greenman[]

Sandagurin

Sanda in Go! Greenman

Sanda reappears in Go! Greenman. Sanda has a new head and wig and can breathe a highly toxic mist from his mouth and change his size. He was the thirty-second kaiju to battle Greenman.

Abilities[]

Strength and Combat[]

Sanda is a capable hand-to-hand combatant.

Intelligence[]

Sanda appears to have human-like intelligence, recognizing who Gaira is and can sense when humans in danger.

Enhanced regeneration[]

Like Gaira, Sanda can completely grow back from just a few of Frankenstein's cells.

Toxic mist breath[]

In Go! Greenman, Sanda can breathe toxic mist from his mouth.

Size alteration[]

In Go! Greenman, Sanda can alter his size after Tonchiki casts his trademark magic spell.

Weaknesses[]

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Trivia[]

  • In the original script for War of the Gargantuas, Sanda was white-colored and called the "Mountain Frankenstein." [2]

List of apperances[]

Film[]

Television[]

Video games[]

Comics[]

References[]

  1. Godzilla Giant Monsters Super Encyclopedia (4th edition). Kodansha. p. 56. 15 March 1994. ISBN: 978-4063042702
  2. Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works. Village Books. pp. 107-108. 28 September 2012. ISBN: 9784864910132.
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