Singura
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Singura is an alien hybrid kaiju who opposes SpaceGodzilla in the 2023 IDW Publishing one-shot comic Godzilla Rivals: Vs. SpaceGodzilla.
Name
Singura's name may be shortened from "singularity," likely referencing the gravitational singularity theorized to be at the center of a black hole.
Development
An original kaiju opponent was in Matt Frank's pitch to IDW Publishing for Godzilla Rivals: Vs. SpaceGodzilla from the start, with a confrontation between SpaceGodzilla and a black hole, one of the forces that birthed him, as the hook.[1] At first he attempted to make the new creature as unusual-looking as possible, experimenting with shapes to build the design around, including spheres.[1] Dissatisfied with the results, and acknowledging that the character would likely only appear in a single comic, he decided that "it would be better if I just had fun and threw together some cool design elements that I already liked," based around the idea of an insect-reptile hybrid.[1] The many concept designs for Orga provided inspiration, with Frank later realizing he had drawn from the Primal Rage monster Vertigo as well.[1]
Design
Singura possesses an overall reptilian appearance with its dorsum, legs, arms, and chest covered in white armor plating while the rest of its body is covered in green snake-like scales. The alien monster possesses a long neck possessing a cobra-like hood adorned with rows of white spikes along its rim. Singura also showcases some insectoid aspects of its design, such as insect-like feet, a pair of antennae, and compound eyes. The mouth of Singura is lined with multiple rows of teeth, and larger tusk-like fangs line the rim of the lower jaw.
Origins
Although Singura's backstory is not provided in Godzilla Rivals: Vs. SpaceGodzilla, creator Matt Frank imagined it as "a governmental weapon created by the forcibly merged DNA of Laitians and Ophiogans", the planet Pellucidia's upper-class and underclass species, respectively.[1]
History
Godzilla Rivals: Vs. SpaceGodzilla
After SpaceGodzilla blasted his way through air and ground forces on the planet Pellucidia, the Ophiogan commander ordered a mothership far larger than the kaiju into action, despite the apprehensions of his troops in the control room. It bombarded SpaceGodzilla with lasers, but he shot it down with a single Corona Beam. As it fell, it ejected a massive coffin-like object. Moments after landing, Singura burst out of it and charged at SpaceGodzilla. The crystalline reptilian dodged its snapping jaws, only to be caught by the tail and thrown. He countered with his Corona Beam as he fell, causing Singura to roar in pain. Singura slashed SpaceGodzilla across the stomach with one of its saw blades, before bending backwards and using crystals in its chest cavity to generate a black hole. First SpaceGodzilla tried his Corona Beam, but the black hole completely absorbed it. As his feet lifted off the ground, he turned to his telekinesis, shattering the crystals. The black hole devoured Singura before disappearing, and SpaceGodzilla faced little further resistance as he continued ravaging the planet.
Abilities
Physical abilities
Singura possesses three saw blades, two on its hands and one on the tip of its tail. Singura first used its claws to tear its way out of the coffin it was deployed in. In close-quarters combat, it attempted to bite SpaceGodzilla before grabbing him by the tail and throwing him completely off the ground. Singura then slashed SpaceGodzilla across the stomach with one of its saw blades, to minimal effect.
Singura slashing at SpaceGodzilla
Black hole
Singura is able to generate a small black hole from a hole in its chest by using the surrounding crystals, and the ones on its face and neck, with the head and neck crystals sparking blue and the chest crystals glowing purple. So long as the crystals remain intact, the black hole will act on surrounding objects, but not Singura itself. It absorbed SpaceGodzilla's Corona Beam and began to drag the alien towards it as well, until SpaceGodzilla changed tactics.
Singura activating its black hole
Durability
During its fight with SpaceGodzilla, Singura withstood a blast of his Corona Beam.
Weaknesses
If the crystals in Singura's chest cavity are destroyed while they are generating a black hole, the black hole will instantly consume the monster. SpaceGodzilla took advantage of this weakness by shattering the crystals near Singura's chest, causing its black hole to go out of control and consume it.
Gallery
Concept art
Singura and The Baby concept art by Matt Frank
Scans
Singura's face
Roar
In the trailer for Godzilla Rivals: Vs. SpaceGodzilla, Singura is given Gazort's roar from Ultraman Tiga, which in turn samples Rodan's roar.
Trivia
- Singura's design echoes Axor from the 1978 Hanna-Barbera cartoon Godzilla, both monsters being aggressive bipedal cobra-like creatures with long, gangly limbs.
References
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