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|caption =The Super X3 in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
!colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: larger; background-color: #001; color: #ffa;"|<span style='color:white'>{{glow|color=olive|Super X3}}<span> </span></span>
 
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|name =Super X3
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|targets =[[Godzilla]],<br>[[Destoroyah]]
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|pilot =[[Sho Kuroki]]
|7.4 meters
 
 
|length =38.5 meters
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|1=Wingspan|height =58.7 meters
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|first =[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]
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}}The '''Super X3''' {{Nihongo|スーパーXⅢ|Sūpā Ekkusu Surī}} is an aerial vehicle used by [[G-Force]] that first appeared in the [[1995]] [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla]] {{GFilmC}}, ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''.
!Wingspan
 
|58.7 meters
 
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!Weight
 
|220 tons
 
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The '''Super X3''' is an aerial vehicle used by the [[Earth Defense Force]] that first appeared in [[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]].
 
 
==History==
 
==History==
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===[[Heisei era|Heisei Series]]===
The third in the Self-Defense Force's line of well-armed aerial battleships, the Super-X3 was humankind's greatest weapon following the disaster of the [[MechaGodzilla 2]] and [[M.O.G.U.E.R.A.]] projects. Unlike its predecessors, the [[Super X]] and [[Super X2]], this military vehicle boasted enhanced speed, a low-temperature beam cannon, and a much sleeker frame. This craft was the peak of its class upon its creation in the mid-1990's.
 
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====''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]''====
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The Super X3 was introduced as Japan's latest form of defence, following [[MechaGodzilla (Heisei)|MechaGodzilla]] and [[M.O.G.U.E.R.A.]]. It was also the third in the line of [[Super X]] aircraft, succeeding the [[Super X2]] which was damaged beyond repair in [[1990]].
   
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In [[1996]], it was discovered that [[Godzilla]]'s heart was starting to melt down, which put the entire planet and every living thing on it at risk if he were to explode, as his destruction could result in a so-called [[wikipedia:Nuclear_meltdown#China_syndrome|China Syndrome]]. It was then discovered that Godzilla was heading for the [[Ikata Nuclear Power Plant]] at the head of the [[Bungo Channel]], so the Super X3, piloted by [[Sho Kuroki]], was deployed to intercept him.
As the year 1996 rolled around, [[Godzilla]]'s reemergence was beginning to make many in the Japanese government nervous. Its conflagrant, crimson glow signaled that it was on the verge of an atomic explosion, and something had to be done to contain Godzilla's raw power. Glowing eerily, the monster rose from the Bungo Channel, prepared to feed off of a nearby nuclear reactor. In response, the Super X3 was dispatched in order to neutralize the hazard with low-temperature weaponry. With Major Sho Kuroki at the helm, a veteran of the [[Super X]] project, the confrontation would prove to be a success.
 
   
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Godzilla approached the plant, but before he could cause critical damage to it, the Super X3 appeared and began to assault the {{kaiju}} with its payload of [[Cadmium|cadmium]] and freezer missiles and its ultra-low temperature (ULT) maser beam. While the cadmium reduced crucial nuclear reactions in Godzilla's heart, the remaining freezer weapons drastically reduced his core temperature, eventually freezing Godzilla solid, buying Japan some time to decide on a new plan of attack.
Boiling the surrounding waters, [[Godzilla]] continued to wade through the sea toward the power plant, the energy from which he so yearned to absorb. Suddenly, freezer missiles began to strike [[Godzilla]], and his temperature began to drop considerably. Cadmium missiles were fired to neutralize the beast's radioactive heart, and as it began to weaken, its flesh began to tighten. The freezer beam was fired, and this final assault caused [[Godzilla]] to topple into the surf. The monster was frozen at -200 degrees, and he would continue to lie in this state for six hours. The Super X3 returned to base, ready to launch again at a moment's notice.
 
   
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The Super X3 later appeared in Tokyo alongside a fleet of freezer-capable [[DAG-MB96]]s, [[MBT-92]]s and [[MBAW-93]]s. When [[Destoroyah]] attempted to escape, the Super X3 and the land forces fired on him with their ULT masers, shredding the Precambrian monster's wings. Destoroyah plunged to the superheated ground and exploded upon impact.
Time passed, [[Godzilla]] awoke, and he eventually advanced into [[Tokyo]], following his son. By this time, it was determined that [[Godzilla]] would not undergo a nuclear explosion, but would instead be the victim of a much more devastating phenomenon a nuclear meltdown. In order to lessen the effects of such a catastrophic even, the [[G-Force]] ordered the Super X3 to re-launch. It quickly approached [[Tokyo]], as [[Godzilla]] fought a new, far more despicable monster: [[Destoroyah]]. The Super X3 soon arrived on the scene, and as a weakened [[Destoroyah]] attempted to retreat into the sky, the combined force of the frigid beam weaponry of the ground-based DAG-MB96 cannons struck [[Destoroyah]] and instantly halted its reign of terror.
 
   
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Now, a new challenge appeared, and that was to stave off Godzilla's meltdown once more. The Super X3 assisted in trying to cool Godzilla down and prevented him from melting to the planet's core, but the attempt failed to prevent catastrophic amounts of radiation from entering the atmosphere. As the Super X3 circled Tokyo, Kuroki and his crew observed Godzilla's heart exploding and showering radiation over the city. However, at the last moment, [[Godzilla Junior]]'s lifeless body absorbed the radiation, reviving him and maturing him into the next Godzilla.
[[Godzilla]] continued to melt, his burning flesh flowing down the towering frame of his skeletal structure. The internal temperature of the overheating leviathan was at a critical 1200 degrees. Freezing beams of energy emanated from the Super X3 and the DAG-MB96 tanks, in a last ditch effort to lessen the eventual destruction. [[Godzilla]] continued to melt down, expelling radiation on what seemed to be a doomed city. The levels of radioactivity suddenly dropped, however, and rising from the ruins of [[Tokyo]], a completely revitalized [[Godzilla Junior]] rose to his feet. Revived by his father's dying energy, Junior was now fully grown. The legacy of the monster king continued.
 
 
==Weapons==
 
==Weapons==
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The Super X3 can fly at a maximum speed of Mach 1.7, allowing it to quickly reach objectives and evade {{kaiju}} attacks. Its hull features a layer of TA32, rendering it extremely resistant to heat and radiation. The layer proved strong enough to ensure [[Sho Kuroki]] and his crew's survival during [[Godzilla]]'s meltdown.
*Flight at mach 1.7.
 
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*Can fire a Freezer Beam.
 
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Offensively, the Super X3 can fire an ultra-low temperature (ULT) [[Maser Cannon|Maser beam]], also known as a cryolaser. It is also armed with freezer missiles and [[Cadmium|cadmium]] shells, which can counteract Godzilla's radiation by slowing nuclear reactions in his heart. These weapons, combined with the Super X3's superb heat and radiation resistance, proved essential in the vehicle's skirmishes with Godzilla and its assistance in finally destroying [[Destoroyah]].
*Equipped with freezer missiles, equipped with Cadmium Missiles.
 
*Heat resistant layer (TA32).
 
 
==[[Toho monsters in video games|Video Game Appearances]]==
 
==[[Toho monsters in video games|Video Game Appearances]]==
*[[Godzilla Generations]]
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*''[[Godzilla Generations]]''
*[[Godzilla Generations: Maximum Impact]]
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*''[[Godzilla Generations: Maximum Impact]]''
*[[Godzilla Trading Battle]]
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*''[[Godzilla: Trading Battle]]''
*[[Godzilla: Save the Earth]]
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*''[[Godzilla: Save the Earth]]''
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*''[[Godzilla: The Game]]''
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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===Concept Art===
 
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
 
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
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Super_XIII_concept_art.jpg|Super X3 concept art
Super X3 Cadmium Missile Bay.png|The Super X3's Cadmium Missile bay.
 
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Concept Art - Godzilla vs. Destoroyah - Super X3 1.png|Super X3 concept art
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Concept Art - Godzilla vs. Destoroyah - Super X3 2.png|Super X3 concept art
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Concept Art - Godzilla vs. Destoroyah - Super X3 3.png|Super X3 concept art
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D0c646767a20985507b85a6746c25b3c.jpeg|Concept Art of Super-X3's "anatomy"
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===Screenshots===
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<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
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Godzilla.jp_-_22_-_Super_XIII.jpg
 
Super X3 Cadmium Missile Bay.png|The Super X3's Cadmium Missile bay
 
Super X3 Deploying freezer missiles.png|The Super X3 deploying Freezer Missiles from cannons on its wings
 
Super X3 Deploying freezer missiles.png|The Super X3 deploying Freezer Missiles from cannons on its wings
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Super-X3's_Freezer_Beam.png
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</gallery>
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===Post-Production===
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<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
 
Suit_and_Puppet_Museum_-_Toho_Vehicles.png|The Super X3 Prop (Top right)
 
Suit_and_Puppet_Museum_-_Toho_Vehicles.png|The Super X3 Prop (Top right)
 
</gallery>
 
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===Merchandise===
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====Toys====
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<gallery widths='120' position='center' captionalign='center' spacing='small'>
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SHMA Super X3.jpg|[[S.H. MonsterArts]] Super X3
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</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
 
*The Super X3 was operated by [[Sho Kuroki]], who operated the [[Super X2]] in ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]''.
 
*The Super X3 is one of the only Heisei series anti-kaiju inventions that was not destroyed in battle with a monster. The [[Super X]], [[Super X2]], [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]], [[Garuda]], and [[MechaGodzilla (Heisei)|MechaGodzilla]] were destroyed by [[Godzilla]], and [[M.O.G.U.E.R.A.]] (including [[Land Moguera]] and the [[Star Falcon]]) was defeated by [[SpaceGodzilla]]. No [[DAG-MB96]]s are shown being destroyed by Godzilla or Destoroyah either.
 
*The Super X3 also appeared in ''[[Godzilla: Save the Earth]]'' as an airstrike alongside [[Battra]]. It would fly around and shoot missiles and freeze missiles at the summoner's opponents.
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*Concept art reveals that the Super X3 was originally designed to be an incarnation of the [[Gotengo]], featuring three drills. Another piece of concept art reveals that at one point the Super X3 was to be codenamed "Wyvern."
 
==Also See==
 
==Also See==
 
*[[Super X]]
 
*[[Super X]]
 
*[[Super X2]]
 
*[[Super X2]]
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==Trivia==
 
*The Super-X3 was operated by Sho Kuroki, who operated the [[Super X2|Super-X2]] in [[Godzilla vs. Biollante]].
 
*The Super-X3 was the only Heisei series mech that was not destroyed in battle with a monster. (The [[Super X]], [[Super X2]], [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]], [[Garuda]], and [[MechaGodzilla 2]] were destroyed by [[Godzilla]], and [[M.O.G.U.E.R.A.]] (including [[Land Moguera]] and the [[Star Falcon]]) was defeated by [[SpaceGodzilla]]. SpaceGodzilla initially damaged M.O.G.U.E.R.A. severely and rendered the machine inoperable, but Godzilla shot M.O.G.U.E.R.A. with 2 direct hits of his red spiral ray and assumably damaged further by the massive explosion of SpaceGodzilla. This finished off the mech and damaged it beyond repair. The victory could go to either monster.)
 
*The SX3 also appeared in [[Godzilla: Save the Earth]] as an airstrike alongside [[Battra]]. It would fly around and shoot missiles and freeze missiles at the summoner's opponents.
 
 
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Revision as of 07:55, 5 July 2020

Template:Vehicle InfoboxThe Super X3 (スーパーXⅢ,   Sūpā Ekkusu Surī?) is an aerial vehicle used by G-Force that first appeared in the 1995 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.

History

Heisei Series

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

The Super X3 was introduced as Japan's latest form of defence, following MechaGodzilla and M.O.G.U.E.R.A.. It was also the third in the line of Super X aircraft, succeeding the Super X2 which was damaged beyond repair in 1990.

In 1996, it was discovered that Godzilla's heart was starting to melt down, which put the entire planet and every living thing on it at risk if he were to explode, as his destruction could result in a so-called China Syndrome. It was then discovered that Godzilla was heading for the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant at the head of the Bungo Channel, so the Super X3, piloted by Sho Kuroki, was deployed to intercept him.

Godzilla approached the plant, but before he could cause critical damage to it, the Super X3 appeared and began to assault the kaiju with its payload of cadmium and freezer missiles and its ultra-low temperature (ULT) maser beam. While the cadmium reduced crucial nuclear reactions in Godzilla's heart, the remaining freezer weapons drastically reduced his core temperature, eventually freezing Godzilla solid, buying Japan some time to decide on a new plan of attack.

The Super X3 later appeared in Tokyo alongside a fleet of freezer-capable DAG-MB96s, MBT-92s and MBAW-93s. When Destoroyah attempted to escape, the Super X3 and the land forces fired on him with their ULT masers, shredding the Precambrian monster's wings. Destoroyah plunged to the superheated ground and exploded upon impact.

Now, a new challenge appeared, and that was to stave off Godzilla's meltdown once more. The Super X3 assisted in trying to cool Godzilla down and prevented him from melting to the planet's core, but the attempt failed to prevent catastrophic amounts of radiation from entering the atmosphere. As the Super X3 circled Tokyo, Kuroki and his crew observed Godzilla's heart exploding and showering radiation over the city. However, at the last moment, Godzilla Junior's lifeless body absorbed the radiation, reviving him and maturing him into the next Godzilla.

Weapons

The Super X3 can fly at a maximum speed of Mach 1.7, allowing it to quickly reach objectives and evade kaiju attacks. Its hull features a layer of TA32, rendering it extremely resistant to heat and radiation. The layer proved strong enough to ensure Sho Kuroki and his crew's survival during Godzilla's meltdown.

Offensively, the Super X3 can fire an ultra-low temperature (ULT) Maser beam, also known as a cryolaser. It is also armed with freezer missiles and cadmium shells, which can counteract Godzilla's radiation by slowing nuclear reactions in his heart. These weapons, combined with the Super X3's superb heat and radiation resistance, proved essential in the vehicle's skirmishes with Godzilla and its assistance in finally destroying Destoroyah.

Video Game Appearances

Gallery

Concept Art

Screenshots

Post-Production

Merchandise

Toys

Trivia

Also See


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