Shipdraw
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Shipdraw (シップドロー Shippudorō) is a cephalopod kaiju who first appeared in episode 10 of the 1973 Toho tokusatsu kaiju series Zone Fighter, titled "Zone Fighter Annihilated".
Design
Shipdraw resembles a cross between an octopus and a starfish. He has a large head with three yellow eyes on the top of it with a hole in the middle, and several long orange-ish sucker-covered tendrils extending from it, obscuring a portion of his bulbous body. He has relatively fat legs with clawed feet, and thin arms that end in tentacles. He also has red armor plating on his torso with eyes on the upper portion. Shipdraw also possesses a short and stubby tail, with some spiky kelp-like pieces on his backside trailing down to it.
History
- Zone Fighter (TV 1973) [episode 10]
Showa era
Zone Fighter
"Zone Fighter Annihilated"
The Garogas sent Shipdraw to Earth to lure Hikaru Sakimori into utilizing his giant Zone Fighter form to battle the cephalopod-like kaiju. Akira first alerted Hikaru about the kaiju, then boarded Smokey with Hotaru and moved to intercept the beast as Hikaru flew in Mighty Liner. They found the kaiju rampaging through a city, stomping through buildings and flailing his tentacles around. Both vehicles fired on the cephalopod, but only angered him. Hikaru soon leapt out of Mighty Liner in order to transform into his giant form. Hero and kaiju grappled before Shipdraw slapped Fighter with his tentacles and pushed him back. Shipdraw absorbed numerous Meteor Punches and kicks to the chest and head, but was unable to get back up after Fighter threw him to the ground and kicked him. His eyes began to dim and he roared out weakly before going limp. After Fighter struck a victory pose and prepared to leave, Shadorah suddenly emerged from his shadow, having been leeching off his energy since the hero destroyed his energy bubble, and challenged the hero to a fight. Although initially ready to battle again, Fighter immediately collapsed to the ground from lack of energy, unable to even physically combat the shadow monster. Shadorah advanced on the hero before turning his attention to Shipdraw after hearing the cephalopod roar again. He helped his fellow Terror-Beast stand back up, then ushered him to safety as a drained Fighter reverted back to his human-sized form.
Abilities
Physical abilities
Shipdraw destroyed buildings by stomping on them. While Mighty Liner and Smokey were attacking him, he attempted to swipe them out of the air with his tentacles. Shipdraw also possesses an extremely soft body, which enabled him to withstand Zone Fighter's blunt attacks. During their fight, Shipdraw used his tentacles to smack and slap around the hero as well as briefly grapple him. The first time he was thrown to the ground, Shipdraw quickly regained his footing, although he struggled the second time after being kicked back down.
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Shipdraw flailing his tentacles around
Bioluminescence
The eyes on top of Shipdraw's head continuously glowed yellow during his fight with Zone Fighter. After being injured by the hero, the glow blinked in and out before fading completely. However, it returned after Shadorah helped the cephalopod to his feet.
Electricity
According to All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume), Shipdraw can electrify the tentacles on his head and hands.[3]
Needles
According to All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume), Shipdraw has poisonous needles on his tentacles.[3]
Intelligence
Shipdraw immediately recognized that Shadorah was his ally, following the shadow kaiju to safety.
Durability
When first emerging, Shipdraw withstood two volleys of blasts from Mighty Liner and two beams from Smokey, and did not appear to be harmed from them. When fighting against Zone Fighter's giant form, Shipdraw was kneed in the chest repeatedly by the hero and endured numerous Meteor Punches. While he was able to roll back on his feet after being thrown to the ground, Shipdraw struggled to get to his feet after being kicked back down due to being injured, with his eyes slowly dimming. However, he survived the fight against Fighter and was led away by Shadorah after the hero was rendered helpless.
Gallery
- Main article: Shipdraw/Gallery.
Trivia
- Shipdraw is the only Terror-Beast to survive combat with Zone Fighter besides King Ghidorah.
References
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