Frankenstein (Godzilla)

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A nameless survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima, this small boy would be given the name "'''Frankenstein'''" after the notorious scientist [[Victor Frankenstein]]. During World War II, Japanese scientists in Hiroshima acquired the still-living heart of the original [[Frankenstein Monster|Frankenstein monster]] from the Nazis, only to seemingly lose it when the United States bombed the city. However a child survived the blast. Suffering from radiation poisoning and starving, he found the disembodied heart and ate it.
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[[Image:Showa_frank.jpg|thumb|200px|Frankenstein.]]
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A nameless survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima, this small boy would be given the name "'''Frankenstein'''" after the notorious scientist [[Victor Frankenstein]]. During World War II, Japanese scientists in Hiroshima acquired the still-living heart of the original [[Frankenstein Monster|Frankenstein monster]] from the Nazi scientist [[Dr. Liesendorf]], only to seemingly lose it when the United States bombed the city. However a child survived the blast. Suffering from radiation poisoning and starving, he found the disembodied heart and ate it.
  
Soon thereafter, the boy, surviving due to the combination of nuclear radiation as well as the unique cellular properties of the heart, grew quickly to adolescence. Meaning no harm, his attempts to steal food nonetheless got him captured by the authorities, and he was placed in the care of visiting American scientist [[James Bowen|Dr. James Bowen]]. The boy remained in Bowen's laboratory until he grew to adulthood and escaped into the countryside. There he continued to grow, soon becoming a giant. In the meantime, strange deaths were occurring, for which Frankenstein was wrongfully blamed.
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Soon thereafter, the boy, surviving due to the combination of nuclear radiation as well as the unique cellular properties of the heart, grew quickly to adolescence. Meaning no harm, his attempts to steal food nonetheless got him captured by the authorities, and he was placed in the care of visiting American scientist [[James Bowen|Dr. James Bowen]] and his colleagues, [[Yuzo Kawaji|Dr. Yuzo Kawaji]] and [[Sueko Togami|Dr. Sueko Togami]]. The boy remained in Bowen's laboratory until he grew to adulthood and escaped into the countryside during an ill-fated press conference, when photographers' flashbulbs annoyed him. There he continued to grow, soon becoming a giant. In the meantime, strange deaths were occurring, for which Frankenstein was wrongfully blamed.
  
The true culprit turned out to be the burrowing dinosaur [[Baragon]]. Frankenstein fought Baragon and defeated him, but both of them were seemingly killed when a sudden earthquake hit, opening up a gigantic fissure that swallowed them up. However despite his death, Frankenstein's legacy would live on in the form of two genetic offspring, his "sons" [[Sanda]] and [[Gaira]].
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The true culprit turned out to be the burrowing dinosaur [[Baragon]]. Frankenstein fought Baragon and defeated him, but was then attacked by a [[Giant Octopus|giant octopus]] which dragged him into a nearby lake and drowned him. However despite his death, Frankenstein's legacy would live on in the form of two genetic offspring, his "sons" [[Sanda]] and [[Gaira]].
  
 
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Frankenstein and Baragon falling into the fissure is the official ending of both the Japanese and US versions of ''Frankenstein Conquers the World''. However there exists an alternate ending wherein Frankenstein fights a giant octopus and is killed when the octopus drags him into the ocean and drowns him. This alternate ending is arguably "more canonical" than the official ending since it is the only explanation for how Frankenstein's cells would've wound up in the sea, leading to the creation of Gaira.
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An alternate ending to the film depicts Frankenstein falling into a fissure created by a sudden earthquake after killing Baragon.
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For some time this was the official ending of both the Japanese and US versions of ''Frankenstein Conquers the World'', with the "giant octopus ending" present only in international cuts of the film, with some debate as to which ending was the official one. However the footage with the octopus was restored for the film's Stateside DVD release, and the DVD's audio commentary posits that the "octopus ending" is the "normal one." It is certainly more canonical than the "earthquake ending" since it is the only explanation for how Frankenstein's cells would've wound up in the sea, leading to the creation of Gaira.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:39, 12 April 2009

Frankenstein.

A nameless survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima, this small boy would be given the name "Frankenstein" after the notorious scientist Victor Frankenstein. During World War II, Japanese scientists in Hiroshima acquired the still-living heart of the original Frankenstein monster from the Nazi scientist Dr. Liesendorf, only to seemingly lose it when the United States bombed the city. However a child survived the blast. Suffering from radiation poisoning and starving, he found the disembodied heart and ate it.

Soon thereafter, the boy, surviving due to the combination of nuclear radiation as well as the unique cellular properties of the heart, grew quickly to adolescence. Meaning no harm, his attempts to steal food nonetheless got him captured by the authorities, and he was placed in the care of visiting American scientist Dr. James Bowen and his colleagues, Dr. Yuzo Kawaji and Dr. Sueko Togami. The boy remained in Bowen's laboratory until he grew to adulthood and escaped into the countryside during an ill-fated press conference, when photographers' flashbulbs annoyed him. There he continued to grow, soon becoming a giant. In the meantime, strange deaths were occurring, for which Frankenstein was wrongfully blamed.

The true culprit turned out to be the burrowing dinosaur Baragon. Frankenstein fought Baragon and defeated him, but was then attacked by a giant octopus which dragged him into a nearby lake and drowned him. However despite his death, Frankenstein's legacy would live on in the form of two genetic offspring, his "sons" Sanda and Gaira.

Comments

An alternate ending to the film depicts Frankenstein falling into a fissure created by a sudden earthquake after killing Baragon.

For some time this was the official ending of both the Japanese and US versions of Frankenstein Conquers the World, with the "giant octopus ending" present only in international cuts of the film, with some debate as to which ending was the official one. However the footage with the octopus was restored for the film's Stateside DVD release, and the DVD's audio commentary posits that the "octopus ending" is the "normal one." It is certainly more canonical than the "earthquake ending" since it is the only explanation for how Frankenstein's cells would've wound up in the sea, leading to the creation of Gaira.

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