Gegil (ゲジル Gejiru?) is a cyborg kaijin created by Toho that first appeared in episode 3 of the 1973 tokusatsu kaiju series, Go! Greenman titled Greenman vs. Gegil.
Design
Appearance
Gegil resembles a cross between an ant, a cockroach and a beetle. Gejiru is like a walking piece of abstract art in that is body is made up of many different colors, and his head isn't symmetrical, nor is it solidly colored.
History
Go! Greenman
Greenman vs. Gegil
Gegil was created by Tonchiki to get the blood of children. While some children was playing with Robot toys Gegil appeared in front of them and started chasing after them in then the children called Greenman and they started fighting. They fought for a while until Gegil grew large; Greenman also grew large in then they continued fighting. They fought for a while until Greenman used his Greenman Breaster and Gegil was Killed.
Abilities
Strength
Gegil has a great deal of strength, which he uses to his advantage when slapping opponents around with his limbs.
Arm Cannon
Gegil also has an arm cannon implanted on one of his upper limbs, which can shoot laser beams.
Merchandise
Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia
Trivia
- Gegil was originally conceptualized as a mere concept art (possibly for Gango from Ultraman) but was cut early. Said concept art for the kaiju was later used for Assault! Human and Go! Greenman!!.
- Gegil reuses Daigoro's Mother roars.