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(This rounds out my horrible take on the GMK concept, while integrating Kaneko's original idea of having Varan as the "Sky God," but then I threw in Manda as the "Sea God" alongside the "Earth God" Baragon. I also thought it would be neat to throw in a reference to the Ainu culture)Sky Demon
VARAN
Height: 45 meters
Length: 90 meters
Mass: 10,000 metric tons
Type 1 - Beast Class (Later becomes Type 2 - Warrior Class)
Bio:
The final scroll of the "Legend of the Yamato Guardians" has never been properly translated, due to damage to the original text, but it can be said that the writings identify the "Sky Demon VARAN" as "the most fearful of the Guardians," and "one of Orochi's most vicious children." It was also written that the Yamato Priests never seemed to succesfully contain Varan's raging spirit, and it took an alliance of the priests and "the mountain people" to trap and subdue the monster (likely ancestors of the Ainu).
Of course, Varan arose once more in 2004, along with Baragon and Manda, to battle a mighty foe indeed.
Abilities/Aspects:
- Armored hide repulses most conventional weaponry.
- Able to extend fleshy membrane to glide and fly.
- Huge spikes on claws and tail use a horrifically strong venom to subdue prey.
- Max flight speed of Mach 1, and extremely maneuverable (more than Rodan, but not as much as Megaguirus)
Character (c) Toho
Redesign by Matt Frank
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Comments: 80
jimreno [2009-11-17 18:24:40 +0000 UTC]
I never really cared for Varan... until now. Very well done.
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snikers1 [2009-11-10 02:48:18 +0000 UTC]
My fav of Godzilla Unleashed :3 I didn't even unlock him yet though ): oh well I WILLZ BE COMING FOR YOU VARAN!!!
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Vagrant-Verse [2009-11-05 04:48:14 +0000 UTC]
And with this, a fan favorite gets his due. It does make him something, instead of a bit of a joke. Getting rid of the raptor claws also works well, because raptors used them when hunting prey, which Varan kinda wouldn't do with his feet. I love how you can tell 'this guy is a fighter'
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indonesianbob67 [2009-07-26 22:54:28 +0000 UTC]
This is my favorite kaiju ever and your redisign is great and makes varan look even better.
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Gareku [2009-07-22 10:17:18 +0000 UTC]
personally, I liked the raptor claws, but meh.
Even with out them, this is still an awesome redesign
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Barugaron In reply to Gareku [2009-07-23 06:52:45 +0000 UTC]
YEAH HE SHOULD HAVE SEPERATED THEM AS TWO PIECES
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firadart In reply to ??? [2009-05-09 18:07:06 +0000 UTC]
The Varan's face reminds me of that movie in which there was this monster who fought with and Elephant. Awesome redesign, Wyvern like.
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KaijuX [2009-02-07 01:56:18 +0000 UTC]
That is amazing! Excellent concept on the Wind guardian. But though, where's a good pic for the original concept of Varan? Does anyone know? Please tell me where it is.
But still awesome regardless!
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KaijuX In reply to Lost-Shadow-Creature [2009-05-02 16:34:05 +0000 UTC]
It just leads me to Toho Kingdom.
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Lost-Shadow-Creature In reply to KaijuX [2009-05-02 17:45:04 +0000 UTC]
Lol
here is the exact link:
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You just needed to click on "monster bios" and then "Varan" and then click on the pictures.
Here are some video clips:
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I am in the middle of making a varan model of ([link] ) so happen to be looking at all these links.
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KaijuX In reply to Lost-Shadow-Creature [2009-05-02 17:47:18 +0000 UTC]
That's cool, but I'm looking for the original GMK model (or what would have been known as GODZILLA X ANGUIRUS, BARAGON, AND VARAN: GIANT MONSTER ALL OUT ATTACK)
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Lost-Shadow-Creature In reply to KaijuX [2009-05-02 17:54:04 +0000 UTC]
Oh I see. I don't know were you would find that. According to this [link] , "Anguirus would have been redesigned with longer legs, a smaller carapace that had larger spikes and was centered more like a cape, a ball of spikes at the end of the tail, and the spikes on his head would have been more like a crown. Baragon would have been the same design and nothing is known about Varan's design, except that parts of the facial features were put in King Ghidorah's face."
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KaijuX In reply to Lost-Shadow-Creature [2009-05-02 18:04:59 +0000 UTC]
I kind of know about that.
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Lost-Shadow-Creature In reply to KaijuX [2009-05-02 20:30:02 +0000 UTC]
Well, I will let you know if I see anything. Finding that GMK design is kind of like trying to find info on the original Mothra book. After weeks of searching all I know is the title of the book, how to write the title in Japanese, there were probably more fairies than two, and that these out of print books cost a lot. I tried to find the book at a time but no luck.
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KaijuX In reply to Lost-Shadow-Creature [2009-05-02 21:50:18 +0000 UTC]
Ah. I've heard about the book that was later recreated into a movie adaptation (Mothra (1961)).
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Lost-Shadow-Creature In reply to KaijuX [2009-05-03 02:13:15 +0000 UTC]
I have that movie, but was really interested in the book and had plan to send it to someone who knew japanese and english to translate it for me. But I ended up spending my money on other things like a Green/Blue Screen and Adobe After Effects. I want to be a movie director so those are things for my practice films. I have read about the making of Mothra (1961) but was only able to make guesses about the book. Still for such a popular monster it is surprising not to have the book around still.
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dejyachan [2009-01-04 12:38:11 +0000 UTC]
woooow....i like varan, and this is fantastic! your awesome drawings never cease to amaze!
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Dragonraven1 [2009-01-02 19:39:58 +0000 UTC]
Wow. I like how you did the wings settings in by means of that is that you took a natural design of nature and used it to make a monster from movies.
Nice work.
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invader-darkwerepyre [2008-10-09 19:44:27 +0000 UTC]
awsome i did a pic of Varan but it sucks but this is SWEET noone could beat this.
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tod309 [2008-10-04 02:47:48 +0000 UTC]
Now this monster looks pretty neat. I like the way the wings are designed.
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PhantomHourglass In reply to ??? [2008-09-05 05:26:51 +0000 UTC]
Never saw him in action but he looks awesome
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Blackvegetable [2008-09-04 08:15:04 +0000 UTC]
Must be one kaiju not to piss off! Certainly a bit more streamlined than the film version, but maybe that's just my opinion since I only saw one pic of him!
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Scatha-the-Worm [2008-09-04 05:06:26 +0000 UTC]
This guy is still my favorite of this series. I love Varan to death, and your version in particular.
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