BANDAI Godzilla Movie Monster Series BIOLLANTE Sofvi (Soft Vinyl figure)

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Snowman • Meganulon • Moguera • H-Man • Varan • Orochi • Human Vapor • Vampire Plant • Maguma • Matango • Dogora • Frankenstein • Gaira • Sanda • Mechani-Kong • Giant Sea Serpent • Griffon • Giant Rats • Bat People • Daigoro's Mother • Daigoro • Goliath • Gezora • Ganimes • Kamoebas Biollante shares many similarities with SpaceGodzilla, suggesting that she is more likely responsible for SpaceGodzilla's creation than Mothra. These similarities include tusks on the sides of her mouth, membranes on the inside of her mouth, rows of sharp teeth inside of her mouth, a screeching roar, and the ability to break apart into energy spores after being mortally wounded.

Biollante is not the tallest monster in the franchise either; the Heisei and Monsterverse incarnations of King Ghidorah, Mecha-King Ghidorah, Godzilla Earth, Keizer Ghidorah, Bagan, and the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla are all taller than her, while the final form of Destoroyah, SpaceGodzilla, the Heisei Mechagodzilla, MOGUERA, the Millennium Gigan and Monster X are all the same height as her. At the time of her debut though, Biollante's 120-meter Plant Beast Form was the tallest Toho monster, as well as the first to exceed 100 meters.In her second form, Biollante's Godzilla genes take over and her body becomes an abomination of biological science. Biollante's second form has a head similar to that of a mosasaur or crocodile and a tongueless maw with a multitude of knife-like teeth, even on the interior lining. In addition, six large tusks, three on each side, protrude from the fulcrum-region of her mouth. Large numbers of vines and tendrils are a primary feature of Biollante in both forms. Some vines end in sharp, spear-like ends, while others sport small, sharp-toothed mouths. In her second form, Biollante uses her four main tendrils to lunge forward and "run," gathering speed as she does so. What appears to be meaty flesh is visible underneath the tangled mess of vines and plant tissue on Biollante's chest. The fleshy surface is yellow and red-orange and has many wrinkles and lines, resembling a brain. In her Plant Beast Form, Biollante retains all previous abilities, though she does acquire an additional one, which is the ability to spit large quantities of radioactive corrosive sap from her gigantic maw. She combines diamonds inside of her head to create this sap. [15] A constant barrage of this sap raised Godzilla's body temperature during their final battle, causing the Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria in his system to begin dividing and rendering him unable to continue the fight. In her second form, the Godzilla genes took over and Biollante's body became an abomination of biological science. Biollante's second form had a head similar to that of a Mosasaur or crocodile and a maw with knife-like teeth, even on the interior lining. In addition, six large tusks, three on each side, protruded from the fulcrum-region of her mouth. Large numbers of vines and tendrils were a primary feature of Biollante. Some vines ended in sharp, spear-like ends, while others sported small, sharp-toothed mouths. Also, Biollante had four stubby, root-like legs that she uses to move, as well as what appeared to be meaty flesh underneath the tangled mess of vines and plant tissue. The fleshy surface was yellow and red-orange and had many wrinkles and lines, resembling a brain-like surface. With her weight of 220,000 tons (200,000 metric tons) in her final form, Biollante is the heaviest Toho monster to appear on film, and was the tallest monster at the time. Within the context of Godzilla vs. Biollante, Biollante gets her name from Dr. Shiragami, who upon seeing the creature gives it the name Biollante, stating it is the name of a plant spirit from Norse mythology. In reality, there is no such figure, although numerous nature deities do exist in Norse mythology, with almost all of them being female.

Biollante is a Godzilla, rose, and human tribrid created by Genichiro Shiragami. Shiragami originally created a human-and-rose hybrid in 1984 by splicing the DNA of his daughter, Erika Shiragami, who was killed in a Bio-Major-authorized bombing of his lab in Saradia, with that of a rosebush. Then, in 1989, Mount Mihara began to erupt, creating an earthquake that killed several roses, making Shiragami panic and splice the Godzilla DNA that had been collected in 1984 with a single rose so that it could become invincible. The fusion eventually led to the rose becoming sentient and able to move on its own, and it continued to evolve into a giant monster. Biollante's name likely comes from the prefix bio (ビオ ?), referring to organic life, and the English word plant (プラント , puranto ?). Rose Biollante (ビオランテ 花獣形態 , Biorante kajū keitai ?, lit. Biollante Flower Beast Form) is Biollante's first form when it was in development. In the 1992 Godzilla, King of the Monsters manga, Biollante's sap retains its corrosive ability even if it is shed like blood, as Godzilla suffers corrosive burns to his hands after grabbing hold of some of her vines and ripping them in half.Biollante's rose form was originally going to look more like a lily, with a gigantic tendril extending out of its center. A Biollante named Sakuya was the guardian of the ancient Bio Forest, fighting to protect it from Desghidorah. A seed from Sakuya ended up on Godzi Godzi Island and grew into her humanoid daughter Erika, who befriended Little after he fell into her ravine. She and a pair of Matangos also from the Bio Forest ended up sending the Three Godzilla Brothers on a quest to help Sakuya protect the forest from Desghidorah. Biollante is the first creature to have Godzilla's DNA. The others are SpaceGodzilla, Orga, Megaguirus, and Kiryu. Toho Special Effects Movie Complete Works. villagebooks. 28 September 2012. pp.220–223. ISBN 9784864910132.

What are your thoughts on the Toho ULTIMATES! Wave 1 figures from Super7? Are these a must-have for your collection? Also, what other figures would you like to see added to this lineup? That Hashtag Show wants to hear from you! Kobayashi combined the word violon, the French word for "violin," from this passage with the katakana character テ ( te), as he noted that no other kaiju used this character in their names. Kobayashi later stated that it was a complete coincidence that Biollante's name seemed to imply biotechnology. [6]Hiroshi, Arata, and Shiori carried the regenerating Biollante away once Godzilla arrived to do battle with Mothra. Once they reached the sea, however, Destoroyah rose from the deep. Destoroyah split apart into its Juvenile forms and hunted down and killed the villagers one-by-one, managing to fatally wound Hiroshi, which caused Shiori to drop Biollante's core. Biollante soon took root in the ground and spread her vines around the area. Godzilla arrived and battled Destoroyah, with the help of the badly wounded Mothra. Destoroyah killed Mothra, but Biollante wrapped her vines around him, leaving him helpless while Godzilla blasted his head off with his spiral red heat beam. As Godzilla returned to the sea, a rose bloomed on Biollante's core and her vines began to spread throughout the desolate city. One lone rose bloomed in the streets of Tokyo, symbolizing the hope for the world to be reborn. Trendmasters produced figures of Battra, Mecha-King Ghidorah, SpaceGodzilla, and Destoroyah several years before the films in which they were introduced were released in the United States. Furthermore, many of Trendmasters' figures of existing kaiju were based on their Heisei designs, such as with Mechagodzilla and MOGUERA, even though the films featuring those designs had not yet been released in the U.S. Biollante (ビオランテ , Biorante) is a genetically modified plant hybrid kaiju who first appeared in the 1989 Toho Godzilla film Godzilla vs. Biollante. Some of the first pieces of Biollante concept art were done by artist Kako Yodane, who had done a lot of concept art for 1970's tokusatsu shows such as Mirrorman. Yodane based Biollante's rose form on Darling Utsubo, a creature he had previously designed for Emergency Command 10-4·10-10. [12] For Biollante's final form, Yodane submitted a four-legged Biollante concept inspired by the Return of Ultraman monster Leogon, who was designed by him and also created by Kobayashi. Other Biollante concept art was also done by Kow Yokoyama, Yuto Matsubara, Studio Nue, Studio OX, and Shinji Nishikawa, who created near-final concept art for the monster. [13] Deutalios • Archaeopteryx • Sasori Monster • Bagan • Gigamoth • MechaMothra • Berserk • Transforming Mechagodzilla • AstroGodzilla • Giant Dragonfly • Super-Nuked Godzilla • Ghost Godzilla • Aurora Godzilla • Crystal Godzilla • Anguirus Hound • Barubaroi • G-END