Fire-breathing monsters

mythical or fictional animal with parts taken from various animals

thumb|upright=1.1|The Destruction of Leviathan by Gustave Doré (1865) thumb|upright=1.4|The circular salt sea Tiamat (green) and sphere of cosmic freshwater ocean [[Abzu are pre-existent deities in Sumerian myths, from whose mating Earth was created, so the sketch's side view shows the same as Babylon's map. Referring to the Atra-Hasis epic, Abzu is the celestial reservoir from which an organisation of younger gods triggers the Flood in order to consume humanity – also a source for the dangerous cosmic sea monster Leviathan.]]

, also known as King Bowser or King Koopa, is a character and the main antagonist of Nintendo's Mario franchise. In Japan, he is titled . He is the arch-nemesis of Mario and the leader of the turtle-like Koopa race. Depicted as a fire-breathing monster with a tyrannical personality, Bowser's ultimate goals are to kidnap Princess Peach and conquer the Mushroom Kingdom.

thumb|upright=1.5|Hercules killing the fire-breathing Cacus, engraving by [[Sebald Beham (1545)]] In Roman mythology, Cacus (, derived from κακός, meaning bad) was a fire-breathing giant and the son of Vulcan (Plutarch called him son of Hephaestus). He was killed by Hercules after terrorizing the Aventine Hill before the founding of Rome.

herd of horses in Greek mythology

is a giant pteranodon-like monster, or daikaijū, which first appeared in the eponymous 1956 film, directed by Ishirō Honda and produced and distributed by Toho. Following its standalone debut, Rodan went on to be featured in numerous entries in the Godzilla franchise. Rodan is depicted as a colossal, prehistoric, irradiated species of Pteranodon. In 2014, IGN ranked Rodan as #6 on its "Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters" list, while Complex listed the character as #15 on its "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time" list.

fictional character/Kaiju

fictional character from the Mario franchise by Nintendo

is a giant monster, or kaiju, that debuted in the 1965 film Gamera, the Giant Monster by Daiei Film. The character and the first film were intended to follow the success of Toho's Godzilla film series, while various staffs have participated in both and related franchises, and the two franchises have influenced each other. The Daiei franchise has become a Japanese icon in its own right and one of the many representatives of Japanese cinema, appearing in a total of 12 films produced by Daiei Film and later by Tokuma Shoten and Kadokawa Daiei Studio (Kadokawa Corporation) respectively, and variou

fictional character/Kaiju

thumb|right|350px|Jason taming the Khalkotauri in a painting by Jean François de Troy Khalkotauroi (, from ), also known as the Colchis Bulls, are mythical creatures that appear in the Greek myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece.

group of fictional characters from the Mario franchise

is a kaiju which first appeared in Ishirō Honda's 1965 film Frankenstein vs. Baragon, produced and distributed by Toho. Depicted as a burrowing, four-legged, horned dinosaur-like creature with large ears, Baragon appeared alongside Godzilla and other monster characters in films in the Godzilla franchise, also produced by Toho, including Destroy All Monsters (1968) and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001).

is a baby monster, or kaiju, who first appeared in Toho's 1967 film Son of Godzilla. He is the adopted son of Godzilla, and is sometimes referenced as Minya in the American dubbed versions.

is a giant monster, or kaiju, who first appeared in Toho's 1994 film Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla as the main antagonist. He is depicted as a crystalline, mutated clone of Godzilla, of whose cells SpaceGodzilla is derived.

is a giant monster, or kaiju, who first appeared in Jun Fukuda's 1973 film Godzilla vs. Megalon as the titular main antagonist. Megalon is depicted as a giant beetle-like creature capable of burrowing, flight, and shooting projectiles. Despite its major appearance in the thirteenth film in the Godzilla franchise, it is also his only film appearance to date.

fictional Godzilla monster or kaiju

dragon from the Beowulf poem

monster in Japanese film

fictional character in Marvel Comics

type of monster in mythology and fantasy