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Plasma Bomber · #127 Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:44 pm

So, here's something interesting.

I was watching Gamera for the first time last night, when I saw something that instantly blew my mind. Well, "blew my mind" might be a slightly strong choice of words... But anyway, it turns out that Gamepuku, the mecha-turtle boss that Pretty Bomber rides in Super Bomberman 3, is almost certainly inspired by the titular monster from the film. Gamera has the ability to tuck its head and leg into its shell, then shoot flames from its limb-holes and spin around in order to achieve very quick flight... just like Gamepuku.

I'm sure that I'm not the first foreigner to notice this, but hey, nobody ever told me about it.

For reference, here's a clip from another Gamera movie (not the one that I watched) which demonstrates his spinning flight pattern:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j51XdsXGjFQ

And here's an image of Gamera using its back leg "jets" to propel itself forward, in pretty much the same pose as Gamepuku is in its artwork:

http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130812221557/godzilla/images/1/15/Showa_Gamera_Flying.jpg