Gabora

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Gabora (ガボラ Gabora) was a monster from the television series Ultraman.

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A giant quadruped, Gabora's only distinct feature was a head shielded by four strips of armor that closed around his face to form a conical mask with narrow eyeslits. The Science Patrol somehow seemed familiar with the creature, or the type of creature, from some unexplained prior experience, and they quickly reasoned that it had an appetite for uranium. The creature was lured away from the coastline to a more secluded area using a uranium capsule suspended from a helicopter as bait. Gabora opened his armor mask, presumably to more easily consume the radioactive delicacy, but his attempt to dine on the uranium rattled Shin Hayata and his helicopter, leading to Ultraman's appearance (Hayata is Ultraman's host), and Gabora's fairly routine demise.

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This monster re-appeared in the series Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero.

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Gabora is not to be confused with the similarly named Godzilla series Kaiju "Gabara". Gabora Roar which similer sound inspired by "King Kong".