King Ghidorah, a mysterious three-headed dragon, is one of Godzilla's strongest enemies and rivals. In addition to its very iconic golden form, it turns out that King Ghidorah has other appearances as well. Let's take a look at the six strongest variations of the king of the monsters’ toughest threat.

1. King Ghidorah

• First appearance: Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)

King Ghidorah first arrived on Earth from inside a meteor and intended to destroy the blue planet as it did Venus thousands of years ago. The trio of Godzilla, Mothra, and Rodan succeeded in repelling Ghidorah, but since then it has become the king of monsters' fiercest rivals. 

The triple head and golden skin are not just decorations. It has a variety of dangerous powers, from the ability to fly, creating whirlwinds and lightning, spewing energy from his mouth, to a protective shield and bite that can absorb energy. But the most famous attack is when they roar, make a “Bidibidibidi” noises, then fire a golden-yellow Gravity Beam that will always knocks Godzilla down. 

Although it almost always appears as a mysterious evil monster who wants to destroy the world, Ghidorah has appeared as a protector of humanity with Mothra and Baragon in the Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. Here it is referred to as the Sky God who sleeps at the foot of Mount Fuji.

2. Desghidorah

• First appearance: Rebirth of Mothra (1996)

Desghidorah is an alien being who gains power from destroying and eating planets. It is said it arrived in the Solar System about 65 million years ago, then consumed the surface of Mars before coming to Earth, which at that time was inhabited by the Elias race and their protector, Mothra. Their battle lasted a very long time and Desghidorah was contained even though Elias' civilization was almost wiped out.  

When humanity has taken control of Earth, Belvera, the rebellious survivor of the Elias race, frees the monster. Then other Eliases, Moll and Laura, send Mothra and her son, Mothra Leo, to stop it. However, both of them were unable to stop Desghidorah and finally the mother Mothra was killed. Wanting revenge, Leo transformed and used all its strength, eventually sealed Desghidorah back. Slightly different from King Ghidorah, Desghidorah doesn't attack with a Gravity Beam but spews blazing Hell's Flame and summons fire blasts from underground.

3. Mecha-King Ghidorah

• First appearance: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)

After defeating King Ghidorah, Godzilla again wreaks havoc across Japan. Emmy Kano, a rebellious member of the Futurian alien race, travels to the future of the 23rd century and sends Mecha-King Ghidorah to stop Godzilla's rampage. The two monsters sank to the bottom of the sea, but even though the Mecha-King Ghidorah was eventually destroyed with its atomic breath, Godzilla itself decided to retreat. 

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4. King Ghidorah (Monsterverse)

• First appearance: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

King Ghidorah or also known as Monster Zero and Titanus Ghidorah is said to have appeared at the beginning of human civilization, creating the mythological Hydra in Greece or the Rainbow Serpent in the Aboriginal region of Australia. A figure greatly feared by ancient humans and the Titan monsters alike, King Ghidorah fought Godzilla over and over again until it finally froze at the bottom of Antarctica close to the Hollow Earth entrance. It is suspected that Ghidorah tried to go to the center of the Earth and take control of the place but was stopped by Godzilla. 

It terrorized Earth once again after being released from its ice prison and made almost all Titans submit. But Godzilla's thermonuclear explosion succeeded in destroying the alien creature. Even so the company Apex Cybernetics managed to find the remains of King Ghidorah's head and then use it to create Mechagodzilla.

5. Keizer Ghidorah

• First appearance: Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

The strongest kaiju belonging to the Xilien race who wants to consume and destroy humanity. Initially a figure known as Monster X, it was hidden inside the asteroid Gorath which was then shot down by Godzilla. Monster X comes out of hiding and the two kaiju face off, but it turns out to be Godzilla's strongest enemy yet. 

When Xilien's main plane explodes and they no longer control the monster via telepathy, Monster X transforms into a new form named Keizer Ghidorah who is much more formidable than before. Godzilla almost lost if reinforcements from humanity via the Gotengo plane didn't arrive in time. 

In its Monster X form alone he could take Godzilla's atomic breath attack without sustaining any damage and easily break the monster king's arm. It also has a laser attack similar to King Ghidorah's, the Gravitational Beam Destroyed Thunder. Meanwhile in Keizer Ghidorah's form it can absorb energy and has a far more deadly laser, called the Antigravity Beam Destroyed Keizer.

6. King Ghidorah (Trilogi Netflix)

• First appearance: Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2019)

Although this King Ghidorah looks similar to what it appears as in other films, in the Godzilla Netflix anime film trilogy its body is a bit transparent, with a form like a fiery energy. It's no surprise that it doesn't show up in its real body -- but rather as an intangible figure summoned by the alien race Exif to consume every fertile planet they find. King Ghidorah's real body itself seemed to be hidden in another dimension. 

Because it is an interdimensional monster, this King Ghidorah has extraordinary strength. Its body is completely untouchable but it is still able to attack other creatures, even lifting the 100 meters tall Godzilla into the air and injuring the giant monster. The only way to stop its rampage is to cut ties with the person who summoned him. Though King Ghidorah will always return to terrorize the planet as long as someone is able to make a connection and summon him to this dimension. 

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Written by Sidharta F. Rasidi: Twitter @StoPlayinGame