King Ghidorah

King Ghidorah sometimes spelled Ghidrah or Ghidora, is a daikaiju featured in several of Toho Studios’ Godzilla films and (in derivative forms) in their Mothra Trilogy. Ghidorah is among the most powerful creatures in daikaiju eiga with a reputation that has earned it the title “The King of Terror”. It is often considered Godzilla’s greatest rival. Indeed, so awesome is Ghidorah’s destructive power that Godzilla is often required to ally himself with another kaiju, even several kaiju, before engaging the three-headed monster in battle. The exception to this theme occurred in the 1991 film Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, which resulted in Godzilla defeating King Ghidorah, as well as severing Ghidorah’s middle head. Despite this setback however, Ghidorah is one of the few daikaiju who is more than a match for Godzilla under most circumstances, though there have been other monsters such as Destroyah, SpaceGodzilla, and Gigan who have been formidable opponents for Godzilla. King Ghidorah is also one of the daikaiju most often mind controlled; it acts completely autonomously in three movies, in other appearances being controlled for most of its screen time by aliens.