Gronken

Gronken (グロンケン, Guronken) is a kaiju that appeared in the TV series, The Return of Ultraman. He appeared in episode 27.

Subtitle: 8-cut Monster (八つ切り怪獣, Yattsu-kiri Kaijū)

Stats

 * Height: 48 Meters
 * Weight: 23,000 tons
 * Origin: Matsumoto City

History
Gronken was a monster from Earth who first appeared during the night, attacking a group of giant statues and using his buzzsaws to slice one of them in half before disappearing into the night. A few days later while MAT was investigating the statue's damage Gronken appeared again, this time in the middle of a city. Gronken smashed and cut through several buildings and shrugged off MAT’s assaults with ease. During their assaults, Goh's ship was downed by Gronken's Buzzsaws, but fortunately he managed to transform into Ultraman Jack to face the monster himself. Jack and Gronken's fight was long and vicious as Jack managed to sever both of Gronken's buzzsaws, but Gronken continued to fight by using his jumping capabilities instead. In the end, it was Ultraman Jack who won by using the Ultra Kick to decapitate Gronken.

Trivia

 * Design: Maiya KeiAkira
 * Although not physically seen, Gronken is one of the monsters that makes up Beryudora's Right Arm in Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie.

Powers and Weapons

 * Buzzsaws : Instead of having normal hands, Gronken is equipped with two spinning saw blades that he can use to slice through solid stone with ease.
 * Slap-Jump-Kick : By using his tail as a springboard, Gronken can jump high and far through the air. This ability is only gained after the loss of his buzzsaws.
 * Pain Resistance:  Gronken has an extremely high pain threshold, enabling him to ignore fatal wounds from slowing him down.

Redman
Gronken reappeared in the series, Redman episode 43,46,47,49,82 and 83

Trivia

 * Gronken looks a little different. He is green colored instead of gray.