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Jirahs (ジラース, Jirāsu) is a monster that first appeared in Ultraman. It is known for being one of the most recognized monsters in the Ultra Series for very particular reasons.

Subtitles:

  • Ruffed Dinosaur (エリ巻き恐竜, Erimaki Kyōryū)
  • Ruffed Monster (エリ巻き怪獣, Erimaki Kaijū)

History[]

Ultraman[]

The titular "Loch Ness Monster" of Scotland, Jirahs was originally a dinosaur who lived in solitude until he was found by Professor Nikaido fifteen years ago on an expedition to the Loch Ness. Due to the man's mentally unhealthy love for dinosaurs, the professor took Jirahs with him back to Japan, where he raised it for the next fifteen years under the disguise of "Dr. Nakamura", while Jirahs was housed in Lake Kitayama, where it lived a nocturnal life-style. Jirahs eventually grew and grew until it was discovered by accident by Ide of the Science Patrol and a reporter named Kubo while the monster was being fed by Dr. Nakamura one night.[1] Once the doctor found out that he's been spied on, he held both Ide and Kubo hostage at his mansion to ensure that his secret never got out. Shortly after Ide's capture though, Hayata and Arashi realized he had not returned after a while and the rest of the Science Patrol launched into action to find him, fearing something bad had happened to him.

As the rest of the Science Patrol arrived at Lake Kitayama though, Jirahs re-surfaced and attacked them, while Dr. Nakamura tried to protect his monster by hindering the Science Patrol's efforts to kill him. During his madness, Dr. Nakamura revealed his true identity as Professor Nikaido and the madman sadistically ordered Jirahs to kill the Science Patrol. In doing so though, Nikaido was accidentally trampled to death by his own monster while Jirahs cornered the Science Patrol at his mansion, threatening to kill them inside it. Realizing that everyone was in trouble, Hayata transformed into Ultraman to battle Jirahs instead. Ultraman managed to physically overpower Jirahs in a test of might and eventually tore off the monster's frill, further taunting Jirahs by using it as a matador's muleta. After discarding the frill, Ultraman and Jirahs had a physical brawl with one another until finally, Ultraman struck Jirahs in the gut with his Ultra Chop technique, causing Jirahs to spurt blood from its mouth and keel over, dead. In a surprising act of sympathy though, Ultraman took Jirahs' torn frill and placed it back on the monster's head, giving it a very brief moment of silence before taking off.[2][The Mysterious Dinosaur Base]

Other Media[]

Redman[]

Jirahs reappeared in the Mini-Series, Redman, as a reccuring adversary:

Ep # Alien/Monster Team-Ups Defeat by Redman
13 Alien Baltan Colliding into Alien Baltan in a charge attack.
15 None Stabbed by Redman's Red Arrow.
16 Alien Baltan Defeated with an overhead throw by Redman.
61 None Struck by Redman's "Red Kick" attack.
70 Eleking Stabbed by Redman's Red Arrow.
75 Alien Icarus Stabbed by Redman's Red Knife.
100 Red Killer Struck by Redman's "Red Kick" attack.
103 Gudon Defeated by Redman's "Red Fall" attack.
106 Gudon
Peguila
Stabbed by Redman's Red Arrow.
110 Gudon Stabbed by Redman's Red Knife.

Sevenger Fight[]

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Other Appearances[]

Stage Shows[]

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Manga[]

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Miscellaneous[]

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Abilities[]

  • Heat Ray: Jirahs can fire a Blue Heat Ray from his mouth.
  • Adept Swimmer: Being born in the Loch Ness, Jirahs is fully adaptable underwater.

Behind the Scenes[]

Portrayal[]

  • Jirahs was portrayed by suit actor, Haruo Nakajima in the original Ultraman series.

Notes[]

  • Jirahs' costume is, in actuality, a very loosely disguised costume of the infamous Toku monster, Godzilla. Additionally, Jirahs' costume is actually a combination of two different Godzilla suits, with the head being that of the DaisensoGoji suit (the Godzilla suit that was used for the films, Invasion of Astro-Monster and Ebirah, Horror of the Deep) and the body being that of the MosuGoji suit (the suit that was used for Mothra vs. Godzilla and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster) Other minor alterations to the costume was some yellow paint sprayed on parts of his body, and a noticeable large, scarf-like frill was placed around Jirahs' neck to give the monster distinction.
  • In the English dub of Ultraman, Jirahs is renamed as "Keyra".

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. https://m-78.jp/character/ultraman_jirahs/ Tsuburaya's Official Website's profile on Jirahs in "Ultraman"
  2. https://tsuburaya-prod.com/encyclopedia/jirahs Tsuburaya's Official Website's profile on Jirahs

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