Megalon

Megalon (メガロ - Megaro) was a fictional beast from the film Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973). Megalon is often called a giant cockroach, but in actuality, he more closely resembles a stag beetle than he does a roach. His arms are high-powered rotating drills, he can spew napalm spheres, and his horn can project lightning bolts.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

As the guardian of the underground nation of Seatopia, Megalon was awakened when its land was ruined by underground nuclear tests. Sent to punish the humans on the surface, Megalon demolished a large section of Tokyo before being confronted with Godzilla and the Ultraman-like robot, Jet Jaguar, in a battle which - fortunately for the relatively low budget of the film - took place largely outside the city. Allied with Gigan, Megalon put up quite a fight against the two heroes. It was not enough, however, and Megalon was eventually driven back to Seatopia.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Godzilla vs. Megalon: Godzilla vs. Megalon (ゴジラ対メガロ) (Gojira tai Megaro) is a 1973 tokusatsu film, the 13th in the Godzilla series of Japanese monster movies. It was directed by Jun Fukuda, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano....

1973: 1973 was a common year starting on Monday....

Cockroach: Blaberidae...