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==King Caesar==
{{Infobox character
| name               = King Caesar
| series             = [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla film series]]
| first              = ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' (1974)
| last               = ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004)
| creator            = [[Jun Fukuda]]
| portrayer          = '''''Shōwa series'''''<br />[[Kin'ichi Kusumi]]<br />'''''Millennium series'''''<br />[[Motokuni Nakagawa]]
| species            = [[Shisa]] [[kaiju]]
}}

'''King Caesar''' (キングシーサー, Kingu Shisa), is a fictional [[kaiju]] resembling a combination of a [[lion]] and a [[dog]], who first appeared in the 1974 film '''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.''' King Caesar also appears in the 2004 film [[Godzilla: Final Wars]], along with other media including [[comics]], [[television series]], and [[video games]].

King Caesar's name and design are based on [[shisa]], which are artistically embellished stone lion-like dog statues common in [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], where the film took place. They are an Okinawan variation on the [[Chinese guardian lion]] (石獅; Shishi, meaning "Stone Lion"),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=CREATURE FEATURE : King Caesar |url=https://www.kaijubattle.net/creature-feature/creature-feature-king-caesar#:~:text=King%20Caesar%20(%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%20Kingu%20Shisa)%20is%20a%20fictional,in%20the%201974%20Showa%20film%20Godzilla%20vs.%20Mechagodzilla. |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Kaiju Battle |language=en}}</ref> which in turn originates from Buddhist tradition in India, where [[Asiatic lion]]s are native. Shisa only loosely resemble actual lions on account of being based on second-hand descriptions by people who had never seen one in person.<ref>{{cite web |author=Adam Ledford |date=11 September 2014 |title=Tracing the History of Japan's Mythical Lion Dogs - Tofugu |url=http://www.tofugu.com/2014/09/11/tracing-the-history-of-japans-mythical-lion-dogs/ |access-date=20 December 2014 |work=Tofugu}}</ref> In the 1970s, general East Asian folklore were relatively unknown to Western audiences, which resulted in the translators interpreting name "Shisa" to be a Japanization of the name "Caesar".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barr |first1=Jason |title=The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema's Biggest Monsters |date=2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0786499632 |location=Jefferson, NC |pages=185–86n3}}</ref>

King Caesar's character concept was inspired by a traditional Okinawan folk tale in which a shisa protects a village from a rampaging dragon. This myth is referenced in its debut film, in which Mechagodzilla plays the role of the evil "dragon".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruffin |first=John |date=2015-08-05 |title=The Mystery of King Caesar |url=https://mykaiju.com/the-mystery-of-king-caesar/ |access-date=2019-06-28 |website=MyKaiju.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It is portrayed as a loyal and powerful protector of mankind, in reference to the role shisa play in Okinawan tradition.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Rence |date=2018-10-26 |title=Shisa: Tales of Stone Dog Guardians |url=https://renz15.wordpress.com/2018/10/27/shisa-tales-stone-dog-guardians/ |access-date=2019-06-28 |website=Collector's Connection |language=en}}</ref> Character profiles in supporting media describe the monster as standing {{convert|50|-|100|m|abbr=off|sp=us|ft}} tall and weighing 30,000 tonnes (33,069 short tons)-50,000 tonnes (55,115 short tons).<ref>{{Cite book |title=東宝特撮全怪獣図鑑 |publisher=Shogakukan |year=2014 |isbn=9784096820902 |pages=69 |language=ja}}</ref> King Caesar is shown to be swift and athletic. It can also draw an enemy's energy weapons into its right eye and reflect them back from its left eye with ten times the force,<ref>Godzilla Movie Studio Tour PC Game - King Caesar character profile</ref> and empower itself with solar energy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=Anthony |date=2010-04-29 |title=Character Analysis: King Caesar [Showa Series] |url=https://www.tohokingdom.com/kaiju/analysis/king_caesar_showa.html |access-date=2019-06-28 |website=Toho Kingdom}}</ref>

===Appearances of King Caesar===
*'''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla''' (1974)
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) (King Caesar appears in stock footage used in the opening credits)
*''[[Godzilla Island]]'' (1997-1998)
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004)
*''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' (2021) (King Caesar appears in the end credits, alongside [[Manda (kaiju)|Manda]])
*''Godziban'' (2019-) (Represented through his children Young Caesar and Miyarabi)