Gorosaurus is a fictional theropod dinosaur that looks similar to an Allosaurus. He stands 35 meters (105 feet) tall and weighs 8,000 tons.
Origin
In King Kong Escapes, Gorosaurus was a dinosaur living in Mondo Island. He attacked and attempted to devour Susan Watson. King Kong soon appeared to save her and fought Gorosaurus. Gorosaurus was a formidable opponent due to his powerful kick. However, Kong snapped the dinosaur's jaws and successfully defeated Gorosaurus. But however, Gorosaurus was not dead and recovered.
In Destroy All Monsters, Gorosaurus then moved to a new island. It was a place that was artificially created by humans that was meant to be an environment for the giant monsters of Earth named Monster Island. He lived with other monsters including Kumonga, Minya, Varan, and Manda. But all was not well, as a race of aliens called Kilaaks invaded the planet. They captured and mind-controlled the monsters, releasing them in cities throughout the world. Gorosaurus was released in Paris, France, where he attacked and destroyed the city. However, the humans retaliated and broke the mind control. The aliens were not finished, and used King Ghidorah to destroy the Earth monsters, who were now being controlled by the humans. Gorosaurus played an important role in the battle, as knocked Ghidorah down, not once but, twice in the ensuing battle. Then Gorosaurus and the other monsters successfully destroyed the space monster once and for all. After the fight, Gorosaurus and the other monsters were returned to Monster Island where they lived in peace to this day. Gorosaurus later appeared in All Monsters Attack in Ichiro's dream.
Other Appearences
Gorosaurus also appeared in the 6th episode of Go! Godman named Godman vs. Gorosaurus(1972). Gorosaurus' costume in that episode is different since he's green.
Strategy
At first, Gorosaurus' intellegence was overshadowed by King Kong's smarts. However, Gorosaurus' battle against King Ghidorah showed his strategies. Gorosaurus makes sure that King Ghidorah can't reach him while making sure that Gorosaurus can attack when there's a chance. While fighting, the kaiju make a large dust cloud, where Gorosaurus used to sneak behind King Ghidorah's only blind spot, which is behind his body. Gorosaurus kicks King Ghidorah down to the ground, where the other kaiju pinned him down and final defeated him.
Movie Appearances
- King Kong Escapes (1967)
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)
- Godzilla's Revenge cameo (1969)