Hedorah

, also known as the Smog Monster, is a giant monster, or kaiju, who first appeared in Toho's 1971 film Godzilla vs. Hedorah. Hedorah was named for , the Japanese word for sludge, slime, vomit or chemical ooze.

==Overview== ===Development=== Whereas Godzilla was a symbol of Japanese concerns over nuclear weapons, Hedorah was envisioned as an embodiment of Yokkaichi asthma, caused by Japan's widespread smog and urban pollution at the time. Director Yoshimitsu Banno stated in an interview that his intention in creating Hedorah was to give Godzilla an adversary who was more than just a "giant lobster" and which represented "the most notorious thing in current society". He also stated that Hedorah's vertically tilted eyes were based on vaginas, which he joked were "scary". The monster was originally going to be named "Hedoron", though this changed once the TV series Spectreman introduced a character with an identical name.