Viras is the main antagonist of the 1968 Japanese kaiju film Gamera vs. Viras.
Viras was the scout for the Virasians, a species of squid-like aliens intent on conquering the planet Earth. He achieved his gigantic form after combining with numerous other Virasians.
Appearance
Viras is a bipedal gray cephalopod with two "leg" tentacles, two "arm" tentacles, and two tentacles trailing behind. It has red eyes, a large beak, and three tentacles on top of its head.
Powers and Abilities
Viras possesses the following powers and abilities:
- Powerful tentacles
- Enormous size
- Amphibious locomotion
- Telepathy
- Near-invulnerability
Fate
Viras was killed after Gamera froze him solid using the cold vacuum of space and then dropped him back down to Earth.
Trivia
- Viras was the only creature Gamera fought to be composed of numerous creatures (at least, this is the case for his giant form).
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