Gajira Norimaki

則巻ガジラ, Gatchan
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A greenhaired cherublike creature with wings hatched from an egg brought home by Senbei from a time traveling trip later s/he it inexplicably replicates into twins. Gatchan eats almost anything except for rubber and particularly likes to eat metal s/he can also shoot rays from his/her antennae. Gatchan speaks in his/her own language consisting primarily of sounds like pupipopipi that Arale somehow seems to understand. In Volume 17 it is revealed that Gatchan is actually an angel sent by God or Kami if this story connects with Dragon Ball to prevent further development of the human civilization. After seeing that other civilizations eventually destroyed themselves and the planets they lived on God placed an angels egg on Earth. Gatchans ability to replicate as well as his/her fondness of metal should have ensured that humanity would remain primitive and innocent. Seeing that Gatchan failed in the mission due to Senbeis time traveling intervention God was about to destroy humanity. However after seeing the life of Penguin village he changed his mind and left the earth as it is. Gatchans real name is a combination of the names of Gamera and Gojira who is known as Godzilla in the West hence s/he is known as Gadzilla in the English version. Gajira is occasionally mistranslated as Gazira.
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