Ghoulghilas

"Oh, such a nice and emotive form. Now, to put it in motion. Instance Abreaction!"

- Alexis before breathing Ghoulghilas to life.

Ghoulghilas (グールギラス) is a kaiju that debuted in SSSS.GRIDMAN. It is Gridman's first opponent.

Subtitle: High-Spirited Monster (気炎万丈怪獣)

SSSS.GRIDMAN
After a Special Dog meant for Yuta accidentally gets knocked over by the volleyball team, Akane crafted a small yet realistic-looking Ghoulghilas figure for Alexis, who used his Instance Abreaction to turn it into a real monster.

Rampaging through town, it destroyed everything in its path, including Yuta Hibiki and friends' school. Its main target was Sakiru Tonkawa, Kena, Toiko and two other volleyball members, successfully targeting their house. It was not until Gridman arrived that it met any resistance, but at first it easily dealt with the giant due to Yuta's inexperience. After receiving a strategy from Rikka Takarada and Sho Utsumi via the Junk computer, Gridman rose again and targeted its weak spot, the neck. After tearing its head off and revealing its cybernetic innards, Gridman destroyed the beast's remains with the Grid Beam.

However, the next day, everyone forgot about Ghoulghilas except for Yuta, Sho and Rikka. Unfortunately the deaths of all five volleyball members were irreversible and they were rewritten to have died even before their entrance into high school.

Trivia

 * Designer: Shinji Nishikawa
 * Due to its long neck, the closest counterpart of Ghoulghilas is Skubone. Its entire body is based on Cotton-Poppe of Ultraman Zearth.
 * In a rather interesting sense, Cotton-Poppe is also one of the Ultra Kaiju displayed in Akane's monster shelves.
 * In Katakana, Ghoulghilas (グールギラス) can be rearranged into Gilarus (ギラルス) with extra letters left, the first kaiju from the original Denkou Choujin Gridman.

Powers and Abilities

 * Fireballs : Ghoulghilas' signature ability is to fire bursts of fireballs from its mouth. These are destructive enough to destroy entire buildings in one shot, and if they fall short of a target, they can bounce off the ground for additional distance rather than exploding immediately.

Weakness
Ghoulghilas' neck is incredibly frail, as a minor attack there from Gridman was enough to sever its head from its body.