Venora

Venora (ベノラ, Benora) is a Kaiju that appeared in episodes 25 and 26 of Gridman the Hyper Agent.

They also reappear in SSSS.GRIDMAN, and play an important role in the story.^[1]

Subtitle: Poison Smoke Monster (毒煙怪獣, Doku Kemuri Kaijū)

History

Gridman the Hyper Agent

A monster with spikes on its back, porcupine spines on its belly, and four channels at the base of its neck that sprayed white smoke. Angered by air pollution, Takeshi used Venora to take control of a factory to pollute the city with smog. To add insult to injury, the battle was broadcasted in the sky for the world to see. Even with Dyna Dragon's help on the battlefield, Gridman was overtaken by Venora's smoke and passed out, ending the episode in a cliffhanger. Venora was destroyed in the following episode by King Gridman's King Grid Beam.

Trivia

• The head crest and spiked stomach seem to be a homage to Ultra Kaiju, Gomora.
  • In addition, both Gomora and Venora debuted in the sole two-part story (though Gridman featured a two connected episodes with different titles), with episode 26 being in it, in their respective 39-episode series, and both had to be fought twice by the series' hero before finally being defeated.
• Venora is a repurposed Volcadon suit.
• Venora's Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad appearance only had a cameo in episode 29.

SSSS.GRIDMAN

13 of these monsters were created before the series began and sent to rebuild the city after each monster attack orchestrated by Akane Shinjo, erasing the things and people she dislikes. They also use their sleeping gas to prevent people from knowing the true nature of the world Akane has shaped, making the Tsutsujidai train go in loops as if there was nothing outside the city. ^Contact

When Yuta was being brought to the hospital by Rikka Takarada, he saw the image of a monster through the mist, towering over the city. However, despite it being clear to him, Rikka couldn't see it. It appeared again when Yuta was at school with Sho Utsumi. ^Awakening Multiple of these illusion-like Venora appear the next day and both Rikka and Utsumi are capable of seeing them, thanks to Junk's optimization. ^Restoration Anosillus the 2nd tells Yuta of their origins as a way of repaying her predecessor's debt. ^Contact

Nearing the endgame, Akane's final kaiju decapitated them all, bringing an end to the fog they emit. ^Collapse With that, the city resets stopped and people kept their memories of Kaiju attacks and Gridman. ^{Decisive Battle}

Trivia

• They are the only Kaiju on the series not to have their name revealed via the SSSS.GRIDMAN official website, instead only being called by the subtitle "Poison Smoke Monsters". Thus, it has to be concluded that these are Venora.
• The number 13 is considered an unlucky number across various parts of the world.

Data

Stats

• Height: 70 m
• Weight: 83,000 t
• Origin: Cyberspace

Powers and Weapons

Gridman the Hyper Agent

• Smoke: From the four vents on its neck, Venora can spray a toxic gas that affects the opponent's central nervous system and makes them suffer visions of previous bad experiences.
• Fireballs: Venora can fire fireballs from its mouth.

SSSS.GRIDMAN

• Gas: A sleeping gas that affects anyone trying to leave Tsutsujidai via the train. It also acts as a nerve agent that erases the memories of people. According to Anosillus the 2nd, they are ineffective when the target hears music.
• Invisibility: Unlike most Kaiju that Akane created, the Venora are completely invisible to the naked eye, except to the Gridman Alliance and Neon Genesis Junior High Students.
• Reconstruction: If the scene where the Venora's are reconstructing Akane's world is anything to go by, their sleeping gas is capable of reconstructing destroyed objects.

Gallery

Gridman the Hyper Agent

Gridman the Hyper Agent: boys invent great hero

References

1. ↑ https://ultra.fandom.com/wiki/File:SSSSVenora.png