Kaiju Appreciations; Anguirus

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An appreciation for my personal favorite Kaiju: Godzilla's right-hand monster, the courageous, noble, and indomitable Anguirus.

Song: "Indestructible" by Disturbed

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Godzilla
• Anguirus
• Kaiju
• Appreciations
• Indestructible
• Disturbed

[gojira387]

Anguirus will always be one of my favorites. The song works because he really is a warrior. He fights with courage, not superpowers. He's loyal, even if it hurts & he never ever quits. You may beat him but you will never defeat him. It's a travesty he's in so few films.

This video is solid, could be better, but with so little footage to work with, it's understandable. It's probably right now the best Anguirus video on this site.

Thank You for Posting & for Reading.

[BobTanaka]

@gojira387 Thank you for your kind words. You pretty much hit everything I love about Anguirus right on the head, and I definitely agree that he isn't in enough films and he isn't used well enough in the ones he is: of all the films he's been in I think only "Raids Again" and "Destroy All Monsters" have really given him his due.

[bushidobrother06]

yeh angu was always my fave i like king caesar too

[gojira387]

@XXXsmart100 That would be perfect, but this one would fit also:

"My name's Anguirus and I LOVE to fight!"

Thank You for Reading.

[XXXsmart100]

@gojira387

"You may beat him but you will never defeat him"

That should be his slogan.

[dillydilophosaur]

In other words, 'Indestructible' fits Anguirus to a tee. The fact that Mechagodzilla had to beat him to within an inch of his life to get him to stop trying to take him down speaks volumes of Anguirus's sheer grit and determination.

[dillydilophosaur]

Anguirus is an always will be my second-favorite kaiju, behind only the Big G himself.

Why? He may not be the most powerful around, but he fights with heart, an indomitable will and courage and loyalty that allow him to routinely fight beyond his weight class.

He's like a giant, spike-studded and armor-plated pit bull. He'll take any thrashing you throw his way, and come back for more. He may be the underdog when facing, say, King Ghidorah, but he just plain doesn't care.

Long live Anguirus!

[gojira387]

@BobTanaka True enough, but I would argue that Anguirus's defining moment occurs in GVsGigan. In his first film, Ang was just an enemy, in DAM just another 1 of an ensemble. Suddenly he's G's partner (instead of Rodan) against Gigan & Ghidorah. Sadly the fighting is a little slow but that 1 moment when G's in trouble & Ang has 2 get through Gig's saw, you see him sit there a moment, then he tries anyway & fails! That he actually tried makes him G's indispensable partner to all of us.

Thank You

[malvard20]

HELL EFFING YES!