Baragon (Saga Version)

Baragon (Saga Version)
Biographical Information
Species	Subterranean Dinosaur
Home World	Earth
Origins	Japan
Nicknames	The God of Earth The First Guardian Monster
Occupation	Earth Guardian
Status	Deceased
Location	Unknown
Place of Death	Tokyo
Relationship Information
Allies	Mothra King Caesar Godzilla Anguirus Rodan Manda Minilla Kiryu Kumonga
Enemies	King Ghidorah Gigan MechaGodzilla Hedorah
Affiliations	The Guardian Monsters
Physical Description
Height	98 feet (AOG) 196 feet (GVKG)
Weight	10,000 tons (AOG) 34,000 tons (GVKG)
Appearances
First Seen	Mothra II: Arrival of Ghidorah
Last Seen	Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah: The Battle of the Millennia
Portrayed By	ShodaiBara (GVKG) SokogekiBara (GVKG)

Baragon (バラゴン, Baragon) is a reptilian kaiju. The God of Earth, Baragon first appeared in Mothra II: Arrival of Ghidorah. After aiding fellow guardians Mothra and King Caesar in defeating the aliens, Baragon laid to rest for many millennia until the 21st century. When King Ghidorah returned, Baragon awoke once more and aided in his defeat. However, Baragon was destroyed.

Name

Baragon's name comes from from the Japanese word bara (バラ), meaning "rose", and ragon (ラゴン), from "dragon." This name refers to the ridges on his back, which supposedly resemble rose petals.

Appearance

Baragon is a four-legged mammal-like reptilian creature with reddish-brown skin, a horn on his forehead, and large, floppy dog-like ears. The petals on his back are inspired by roses.

In Mothra II: Arrival of Ghidorah, Baragon has bat-like ears, skinny arms, bulky legs, and an armored back.

In Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah: The Battle of the Millennia, Baragon gained dark red skin, orange horn, and head spikes. Bulkier than original appearance, Baragon nevertheless has a similar head design. He also has more realistic-looking eyes, which are bright amber with large pupils.

In addition, Baragon also has more prominent teeth, large fangs, and wider ears, which were reduced in size and protrude slightly sideways rather than back towards the head. Unlike his original appearance, Baragon has more stout legs and larger and brightly detailed claws with the thumb claw being larger, similar to many theropod dinosaurs.

Roar

In Mothra II: Arrival of Ghidorah, Baragon's roar was a slightly modified version of Varan's roar. The only difference being that Baragon's version has a little more of a growling added to the mix. Some parts of the roars also come from Godzilla.

In Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah: The Battle of the Millennia, Baragon's roar was completely changed. The "modified Varan" roar was discarded and replaced with a new original sound. This version of the roar starts off with a growl followed by a gurgling high pitched wail. The higher voice in the character gave it a more benevolent voice, which would help with the audiences appeal to its protagonistic role, and the roar was also enhanced with leopard growls and snarls, crocodile hisses, and some elephant sounds as well as the Tyrannosaurus rex roars featured in Jurassic Fight Club.

Origins

Baragon burrowed underground and survived the Cretaceous extinction event while most other dinosaurs died. Following Ghidorah's defeat many millennia ago, Baragon became one of the ancient Guardian Monsters of the world.

History

Mothra II: Arrival of Ghidorah

Baragon was first seen in Mothra II: Arrival of Ghidorah, where he was awakened by sound of the two alien monsters King Ghidorah and Gigan.

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah: The Battle of the Millennia

In Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah: The Battle of the Millennia, Baragon was first seen causing earthquakes near Mount Myoko and throughout Japan.

Powers and Abilities

Burrowing

Baragon has incredible burrowing capabilities. One example of this was when he used this ability to ambush Gigan and even Ghidorah off-guard in Godzilla. The repercussions of his burrowing has the potential to cause earthquakes and avalanches.

Durability

Baragon has strong jaws and limitless perseverance. He was able to withstand Gigan's laser and even King Ghidorah's own Gravity Beams.

Ear shields

Baragon could fold his ears over his eyes, with the notches interlocking with his horn. Baragon would then charge at the opponent, whilst protecting his eyes from physical blows.

Flame ray

Baragon can fire a flame ray from his mouth that is extremely hot and can create small explosions. However, in later appearances, Baragon appears to have the ability to emit and launch a largely powerful and destructive beam of fire from his mouth, which can cause massive explosions and kill weaker monsters. It is also ranged and has enough power to block beam attacks.

Geothermal Manipulation

It is mentioned that Baragon can cause earthquakes and lava eruptions beneath his feet when he uses a rage attack.

Horn

The horn on his snout occasionally glows and crackles. Additionally, in later appearance, Baragon uses this horn as an offensive attack, using it to strike at opponents, but also the horn is able to conjure energy that causes explosions on contact.

Natural healing

Baragon can replenish his energy as long as he is in contact with the earth. In addition, he is one of the few monsters in the games who can use physical attacks in mid-air.

Speed & Agility

Due to his size, Baragon is a very fast and agile monster, therefore, he can jump very far through the air.

Teeth and Claws

Baragon is also able to use his teeth and claws in a fight.

Filmography

• Mothra II: Arrival of Ghidorah
• Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah: The Battle of the Millennia