Destoroyah (デストãƒã‚¤ã‚¢ Desutoroia?, lit. Destroyer) of the IDW Publishing continuity is a crustacean kaiju that first appeared in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth.
Name[]
Destoroyah's Japanese and English names both come from "destroyer".
Design[]
Appearance[]
Destoroyah and his multiple forms are identical to the designs from Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, sharing crustacean-like anatomy with draconic features.
Roar[]
Destoroyah's roar is portrayed to sound like ear-piercing screeches, and the comics decribe his roars with "Reeearrgh" and "Shree" sounds
Personality[]
Destoroyah retains his merciless nature in the comic series, being fully aware of the death and destruction he causes, and takes pleasure in causing it.
History[]
Godzilla: Rulers of Earth[]
Aggregate Destoroyah's leg first appears fallen off of Zilla in issue #2. In issue #3, the Aggregate Destoroyahs make a full appearance and attack San Diego, but retreat to the sea after Steven Woods and his soldiers discover that a weapon named the "ice-box" is very effective against them.
In issue #4, the final form of Destoroyah rises from the sea and fights Godzilla. Before Destoroyah can kill Godzilla, Mothra and her twin larvae arrive to help Godzilla. After seriously wounding Mothra, Destoroyah is seemingly killed after he is webbed up by the larvae and incinerated by Godzilla's atomic breath. Destoroyah returns in issue #11, where he fights Godzilla alongside Manda, Gezora, and Titanosaurus.
After retreating from the battle with Godzilla, Destoroyah attacks a naval fleet assembled in the area. In issue #12, Destoroyah is finally defeated by the combined might of Kiryu and Jet Jaguar, and dies after Jet Jaguar fires Kiryu's Absolute Zero cannon at him, resulting in Destoroyah freezing to death.
Abilities[]
Breakdown[]
Destoroyah is a composite life form formed from trillions of near-microscopic organisms, and as such he possesses vast capacities to adapt and regenerate. The base organism resembles a miniature horseshoe crab barely larger than a speck of sand. Trillions of these creatures would later combine to form Destoroyah's juvenile forms, which manifested as several man-sized crustacean monsters. The creatures can also combine into a massive, winged bat-like form.
Claws[]
The aggregate forms were equipped with spiked claws similar to those of a praying mantis, while Destoroyah's flying and perfect forms possessed a tail tipped with a grappling pincer that was strong enough to even hold Godzilla and pull him along.
Destoroyah firing his beam
Micro-Oxygen Beam[]
Destoroyah can fire off a purple ray from his mouth that's capable of dealing heavy damage to creatures as powerful as Godzilla. It's even able to match Godzilla's own Atomic Breath.
