Kameba

Kameba (Megalo matamata)

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Length: 20 meters

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Weight: 2800 tons

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Kameba (カメーバ) is a giant turtle that first appeared in the Toho movie Yog, Monster from Space (aka Space Amoeba). In the movie, the alien Yog takes over the bodies of a giant squid, a turtle, and two lobsters. The turtle is altered by Yog into a giant form called Kameba. Kameba and one of the lobsters, which is mutated into a monster called Ganimes, attack Selga Island.

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It is later found out that Yog and all the creatures he controls are harmed by supersonic waves, and a swarm of bats halt Yog's control of Kameba and Ganimes. The two monsters fight against each other, eventually making their way to the top of the island's volcano. Ganimes flips Kameba into the volcano, but Kameba manages to bite onto Ganimes' claw and drag him in, too.

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In the movie Godzilla, Mothra, MechaGodzilla: Tokyo SOS a second Kameba is found dead, washed up on the beach with bite marks in its neck. It is thought to have been killed by Godzilla. It is unknown where the second Kameba came from.

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