Anguirus
| Anguirus | |
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| Godzilla character | |
 Anguirus as portrayed by Hiroshi Sekita in Destroy All Monsters (1968) | |
First appearance | Godzilla Raids Again (1955) |
| Created by | Motoyoshi Oda |
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| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Angilas |
| Species | Ankylosaur Kaiju |
Anguirus (Japanese: アンギラス, Hepburn: Angirasu) is a kaiju created by Motoyoshi Oda who first appeared in the 1955 film Godzilla Raids Again, the second film in the Godzilla franchise produced and distributed by Toho. He is a dinosaurian monster resembling an ankylosaurus, with ceratosaurus and styracosaurus traits.
Anguirus serves as the first monster to be shown engaging in combat with Godzilla in a film, and since his debut, the character has appeared conversely as an enemy and an ally of Godzilla in numerous films produced by Toho, including Destroy All Monsters (1968), Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972), Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). He has also appeared in other media, including comic books, video games and television series.