Editing Gamera (section)

====Gamera Rebirth====
''[[Gamera Rebirth]]'', the first installation in the [[Reiwa era]] introduced monsters' characteristics to represent not only homages to previous films but also some of unused ideas of previous films and scrapped projects. All kaiju in this series are artificial life forms created by ancient civilizations for warfare and to control the [[overpopulation]] of humanity.<ref name=RebirthArtbook /> This incarnation of Gamera was also originally created for mass-massacres, however he was re-programmed by a rebellious figure to become the protector of civilians from other kaiju. During the downfalls of ancient civilizations, Gamera presumably stood against 24 different kaiju to protect the humanity.<ref name="RebirthNovel2">[[Hiroyuki Seshita]] ([[:ja:瀬下寛之|jp]]), Jin ([[:ja:じん|jp]]), 25 May 2024, ''Gamera Rebirth Official Novelization Part 2'', pp.27-28, p.311, p.318, Kadokawa</ref>

While previous incarnations of the character possessed affinities to elements most notably [[fire]], [[electricity]], [[Plasma (physics)|plasma energy]], [[electromagnetic pulse]], and [[Radio jamming|jamming]],<ref name=Noma /> Gamera in ''Gamera Rebirth'' further expanded combat attributes to include [[gravitation]], an [[Force field (technology)|energy shield]], and [[baryon]].{{refn|The Heisei trilogy originally planned to depict Gamera to perform an energy shield like ability.<ref name=Perfection />|group="note"}} This incarnation also possesses several supernatural traits such as [[telepathy]], a psychic link with humans, interfering mental contact by other kaiju on humans, bestowing a power to sense presence of other kaiju on children, and his name itself contains a power to somehow encourage specific children and makes humans to feel that the name "Gamera" is the correct one.<ref name=RebirthArtbook /><ref>[[Hiroyuki Seshita]] ([[:ja:瀬下寛之|jp]]), Jin ([[:ja:じん|jp]]), 2023, ''GAMERA -Rebirth- Official Novelization Part 1'', p.82, pp.99-102, p.107, p.141, p.182, pp.196-197, pp.251-252, pp.268, KADOKAWA</ref>

Gamera appeared to protect children from other monsters trying to feed on children and other humans. Through battle, Gamera was severely damaged and nearly died. During the battle against S-Gyaos, an enormous Gyaos mutant who fed on Viras' corpse, Gamera was injected with specific [[RNA virus]]es to reprogram him for the original usage. However, Gamera managed to regain his consciousness by willpower and a telepathic link with a boy. To prevent himself from being enslaved for carnage, Gamera sacrificed himself to destroy the [[Moonbase]] of the antagonists, the descendants of nobles of an ancient civilization who were using kaiju. Using all of his remaining power for the planet-penetrating Charged Baryon Cannon, the "Moon Buster", Gamera dissolved into ashes, leaving behind an egg for the new incarnation of Gamera who strongly resembles Toto from the 2006 film.<ref name=RebirthArtbook>GAMERA -Rebirth- Production committee, 29 January 2024, GAMERA -Rebirth- Official Artbook, pp.9-12, p.15, pp.17-25, p.35, pp.74-76, pp.94-95, pp.110-111, KADOKAWA, ISBN：9784041138410</ref><ref name=RebirthNovel2 />