Guesra

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Guesra (ゲスラ, Gesura)^[1] is an amphibious Kaiju that attacked several seaports in search of cacao beans. It was defeated by Ultraman before it could finish its second raid. It debuted in episode 6 of the series.

Subtitles:

• Guesra & King Guesra: Sea Monster (海獣, Kaijū, lit. Sea Animal)^[1]
• Baby Guesra: Young Sea Monster (幼海獣, Yō Kaijū)^[1]

Conception

Etymology

Guesra's name comes from the Japanese word "Gesuido" (下水道, Gesuidō), which means sewer.

History

Ultraman

Guesra was a Brazilian lizard species whose purpose is to scare of pests from interrupting cacao beans. One Guesra egg accidentally carried along into a delivery cacao ship to Japan. As Guesra hatched, it falls into Tokyo sea waters, which at that time was polluted, and mutated it into a giant monster. Guesra was first sighted by several sailors, not knowing it as a threat until the creature grew bigger over time.

Guesra started to attack several shipment supply of cacao beans until the SSSP lured it away from the shipment. However, it instead turned over its attention to a cacao warehouse where Hoshino and his friends were trying to fend themselves from Diamond Kick, a group of jewel smugglers. As the monster is about to attack the SSSP and Hoshino's friends in a police patrol car, Hayata then appeared, and transformed into Ultraman. Guesra attacked first, but Ultraman quickly gained the upper hand, tossing the monster every which way, eventually they both end up in the water. Ultraman then ripped off Guesra's fin. Injured, the monster returned to the ocean, and dying shortly afterwards. ^{The Coast Guard Command}

Trivia

• Suit actor: Teruo Aragaki
• Guesra's suit was originally the Peter suit with added fins from the Ragon suit.
• Guesra's roars are modified sheep sounds.
• Guesra's motif was originally going to be a giant mutated bee larva called Geran. Concept art by designer Tohl Narita reveals this version of Guesra would have been created from a modified Mothra larva prop.^[2]
• It is said in the episode of Guesra's appearance, that something, possibly Guesra itself, fought and killed a 60ft long Great White Shark.
• Guesra is the first monster in the Ultraman Series that had a specific weak point that required no beam to destroy.
• Guesra's concept art makes an appearance in the episode.
• Guesra's roar was later reused for the Go! Greenman kaiju, Minilla.

• Guesra was mentioned in Heisei Ultraseven and was seen as one of the three monsters demonstrated by TDF. The special also first reveal its name's official Romanization spelling, Guesra.
• Stock footage of the original Guesra's battle with Ultraman appeared in Superior 8 Ultra Brothers.

Superior 8 Ultra Brothers

King Guesra (キングゲスラ, Kingu Gesura) was the first monster sent by Super Alien Hipporit to attack humanity by attacking a harbor. However before King Guesra could harm anyone, Ultraman Mebius appeared to fight it. While quickly gaining the upper hand, Mebius was soon shocked by Guesra's powerful electric surge. As it began to beat him down, Daigo remembered how Ultraman killed the original Guesra, and yelled out that its fin was the weakness. Mebius heard and ripped the dorsal fin off King Guesra, leaving the beast powerless, as moments later it was reduced to ashes by the Mebium Shoot. After King Pandon, King Silvergon, King Goldras, and Super Alien Hipporit were killed, all the monsters souls combined into Giga Khimaira. ^{Superior 8 Ultra Brothers}

Trivia

• King Guesra's roar is the same as the original Guesra's only with generic dragon sounds mixed in (the same sounds used for the Godzilla: Unleashed monster Obsidius).

Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie

King Guesra reappeared as one of Ultraman Belial's 100 Monster Army. He was first seen as one of the spirits awakening to the Plasma Spark in a shot of the Monster Graveyard along with Telesdon, Sadola, Zetton, Angross, and Jasyuline. He then rose out of the ground along with Eleking, Hoe, Tyrant, Red King, Banpira, and Gudon before being re-captured by Ultraman Belial. He then teamed up with Arigera, Gudon, Twin Tail, Magular, Antlar, Gomess, Alien Baltan, Zetton, King Silvergon, and King Goldras to take on Ultraman. He attacked Ultraman first, but was grabbed and slammed to the ground. His fate is unknown, but this likely killed him, as he is not seen again after this. ^{Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie}

Trivia

• King Guesra is one of the monsters that make up Belyudra's left arm.
• King Guesra is one of the few monsters in the Belial Army to not die via explosion, alongside Bemstar, Alien Shaplay, Alien Zetton, and Twin Tail.

Ultraman X

King Guesra appeared in Ultraman X as an affected victim of the Dark Thunder Energy. As soon as he was struck with it, he rises from the ground in Tatara City and proceeded to go on a rampage, as the whole thing was sensed by Pigmon. After getting distracted by Pigmon's balloon it was about to attack Asuna and Pigmon until Daichi transformed into Ultraman X to deal with the giant fish monster. X had the upper hand at first until Guesra launched his new abilities at him and not even his Cyber Bemstar Armor could handle the attacks. Xio tried to attack his dorsal fin, his considered weakness but, the Dark Thunder Energy made it tougher as well. It would seem that Guesra would win this fight until X powered up to his Exceed X form and once again had the edge in his favor. After blocking Guesra's energy scales, X used his Exceed X Slash to relieve him of the Dark Thunder Energy and then used his Xanadium Beam on him, turning him into a Spark Doll. ^{My Friend's a Monster}

In the final episode of Ultraman X, after Greeza destroyed the Xio base, King Guesra's Spark Doll was absorbed by Greeza. After speaking out to Gomora and striking Greeza right in the center of his chest, King Guesra, along with all of the other Spark Dolls, traveled to X and united with him. Cyber King Guesra's power was used to help form the Hybrid Armor and power up the Ultimate Xanadium to defeat Greeza once and for all. King Guesra, along with the numerous other Cyber Cards and Spark Dolls, then appeared and thanked Daichi as he thanked them. ^{The Rainbow Land}

Trivia

• Guesra was actually meant to approach from the sea coast but was changed to emerge from beneath the ground. This was made due to past incarnations of Guesra were always shown emerging from underwater.
• Its venomous scale projection is an idea proposed by Takanori Tsujimoto.

Ultraman Orb

King Guesra reappeared in episode six of the series Ultraman Orb as a Kaiju Card used by Jugglus Juggler in a card game with Alien Nackle Nagus and Alien Metron Tarude. ^{The Forbidden Forest}

Ultraman Orb THE ORIGIN SAGA

When Shinra visited Psychi on Planet Zain, the mad doctor showed off the power of Kugutsu by having Bezelbs infect a King Guesra and an Arstron and force them to fight. After a short battle, Arstron was victorious as it killed King Guesra. ^{Glittering Star}

Trivia

• In the series, King Guesra is the only infected monster to appear in one episode, as it died as part of Psychi's demonstration and lacks another monster of the same kind.

Ultraman Taiga

12 years prior to the series, a Guesra infant named Chibisuke (チビスケ) belonged to the young Hiroyuki Kudo, who fed it chocolate. One day, a Lecuum suddenly took Chibisuke and went back to its ship, but Hiroyuki tried his best to stop him. Hiroyuki almost died after failing to save his pet, but was fortunately saved by the light of Ultraman Taiga.

The kidnapped Chibisuke had a control chip planted into its brain and was modified into a King Guesra by the Villain Guild. It was first sighted at a seaport, having been summoned by a Lecuum and his accomplices as a showcase for a monster auction, which prompted EGIS members Hiroyuki and Homare Soya to investigate after being contracted by Inspector Sakura. The Rekyum activated the control chip in its brain, causing King Guesra to go berserk before it escaped once again. Upon further inspection, Pirika Asahikawa discovers that the monster had attacked a cacao storage, giving Hiroyuki further suspicion that the Guesra is his old pet Chibisuke.

King Guesra was summoned again near another chocolate storage facility, but Hiroyuki managed to calm it down, confirming to him that the monster was indeed Chibisuke, which caused most of the bidders of the monster auction to withdraw their money. However, Kirisaki appeared and caused it go on another rampage. With no other choice left, Hiroyuki transformed into Ultraman Taiga. A brief battle took place, but Hiroyuki stopped and managed to calm Chibisuke down again. Their reunion was interrupted by Ultraman Tregear, who fought against Taiga and easily trounced him. Seeing Hiroyuki/Taiga get hurt, Chibisuke fought Tregear as well, but could not even land a hit on him. Tregear then used his Trera Ardiga, firing at Taiga but Chibisuke stepped in the way to protect him. Chibisuke was destroyed in an explosion, which greatly angered both Taiga and Hiroyuki. ^Tregear

Trivia

• Chibisuke is the first Guesra to work as an ally to the main Ultra, engaging Ultraman Tregear in combat and sacrificing itself for Ultraman Taiga.
• Chibisuke's young form marks the first time in 53 years that a regular Guesra appeared in the Ultraman Series.
• Chibisuke's grunts are reused Gamakugira roars.

Ultraman Z

Guesra is one of the hibernating monsters awakened when Genegarg crashed on Earth. He is located in Brazil. ^{A Warrior's Principle}

During Ultroid Zero's first operational test, King Guesra emerged from the sea alongside Takkong. The two monsters made their way inland to attempt to eliminate the machine before it could be activated. Both monsters were then confronted by Ultraman Z, who gained the upper hand only to lose it when the battle shifted into the sea. After the duo knocked Z out momentarily, they tried to join Demaaga, Gomess, and Pagos who were brawling with the newest Anti-Kaiju Robot until Z interfered again. After Z used two signature moves with the help of the Beliarok, Guesra and Takkong marched their way back to the ocean, calm once more, and escaping the fate of their would be team mates. ^{Prelude to a Nightmare}

Yuka Ohta later deduced that King Guesra and the other monsters had been sent by the Earth itself, as Ultroid Zero was a dangerous example of over-technology that the planet had deemed to be a significant threat to its own existence. ^{The Game to Extinction}

Trivia

• Guesra being discovered in Brazil is a reference to the monster's origin in Ultraman.

Ultraman Decker

A King Guesra rampaged in the urban area and fought against the arriving Neomegas, the latter grabbing onto the former and firing its heat ray, destroying King Guesra in an instant. ^{Man and Monster}

Trivia

• Suit actor: Hiroyuki Arai
• Given that Neomegas is the Reiwa era reinterpretation of Neosaurus, King Guesra's fight with it may be based on Neosaurus' fight with Clone Silvergon, who is also a component of Giga Khimaira.

Data

Spark Doll

In Ultraman X Guesra's Spark Doll was hit by Dark Thunder Energy and caused it to rampage. It was reverted back into a Spark Doll after Ultraman X defeated it.

Other Media

Kaiju Busters

Guesra was one of the many Kaiju to appear in this game. Two subspecies of this Kaiju appeared named Guesra Type Red and Guesra Type Blue. Type Red lived in a volcanic environment as opposed to water.

Ultra Zone

King Guesra reappears in episode 3 of the series, in a segment called "Monster Massage". In this segment, Guesra was unwell, and needed a massage to feel better.

Redman Comic

King Guesra appears in the second volume of the Redman comic, alongside fellow aquatic kaiju, Gubila. During their fight, King Guesra and Gubila combine into Gesubira.

Merchandise

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} https://m-78.jp/taiga/kaiju/
2. ↑ http://ultra.wikia.com/wiki/File:Gesura_Prototype.png