Recent content by Gr8Kabuki

Its not a huge stretch to see how the back tentacles on the Fiend could be translated into the propeller on the rust monster's tail. Just ad legs and a little face and boom... you would have a reasonable likeness of the Imperial Rust Monster toy.

I posted a response on the Owlbear ancestry article a couple of months ago in which I had Identified a kaiju named Totsaurus as the inspiration of the Owlbear. In regards to the Rust Monster, I agreed that Kemular from Ultraman could be an inspiration based on Tohl Narita's original concept art...

Finally, it has been suggested that the chinasaur/patchisaur used as the basis for the Bulette was like the representation of the Ultraman kaiju, Gabora. this is because Gabora has a crest of triangular plates around its head that can close to create a missile-like snout. I think this is a bit...

I think that the Rust Monster chinasaur toy being inspired by the Ultraman Kaiju, Kemular is on base. especially when compared to the original Tohl Narita concept art for Kemular. The biggest contradiction would be Kemular's backplates but vintage Japanese toys of the time do not include raised...

Hello- First time poster. Being an avid role player in the early 80s and a huge kaiju fan as a little boy. I was mystified for years as to how my little plastic monster toys would appear in the 1rst ed Monster Manual. Several years ago I had a dream about it and when I checked my phone the link...