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CHARACTER CLOSE-UP : Asagi Kusanagi

Asagi Kusanagi played by Ayako Fujitani
Identity/Class: Human psychic
Occupation: Avatar/human-link for Gamera
Affiliations: Gamera, Professor Nagamine, Ayana
Enemies: Gyaos, Legion
Known Relatives: Father - Naoya Kusangi (director of a Marine Insurance company)
Base of Operations: Japan
First Appearance: Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)

Fictional character biography
Powers/Abilities
Asagi had a psychic link to Gamera- she keeps him mindful of humans, gives him power and has the empathic ability to know what he's thinking and feeling. She was able to revive him when he seemed dead, using the hope and energies of a gathering of children (or that's what it looks like, anyway). In the early days of the link, they were so greatly linked that she would also feel his pain and receive his wounds; by 1996, this had ceased. Though her link was severed, she still had some connection to Gamera in 1999 - she had a rudimentary empathic understanding of him and was able to get him to revive Ayana.

History
A dedicated and empathic young girl, Asagi came into contact with the Atlantean oryhalcyon beads and thus gained psychic link to Gamera. She kept him grounded in humanity and helped him in battles, also assisting in proving Gamera was on humanity's side. When he was hideously wounded in the battle against Legion, Asagi was able to use her link to revive him (with the assistance of the hope of small children) but the link was severed in doing so.

Three years later, Asagi became involved with Professor Nagamine (the ornithologist who first encountered the Gyaosu in the first Gamera movies) and her investigations into the return of Gyaosu and the more ruthless Gamera. Both of them became involved in the strange case of Ayana, a girl who loathed Gamera and who was the avatar of the terrifying Iris monster. In the final battle between Gamera and Iris, Asagi tried repeatedly to get Ayana to break her link with Iris; when Iris was beaten and Ayana presumed dead, Asagi was able to get Gamera to revive her.

Trivia
Asagi is played by Ayako Fujitani, daughter of Steven Seagal; this was her first role in acting.
Before meeting Gamera, Asagi had an interest in Atlantis and similar sunken cities due to reading comic books.

Muto Musings Part Two: More Of There Origin Revealed

We posted our first Muto Musings a few weeks back explaining our thoughts on there origins. Now with a post from Newsarara.com here, we have some additional thoughts on there origin.

Warning possible spoilers ahead!

We mentioned that the sinkholes may have something to do with there origin but if the Newsarama post is true then M.U.T.O may have gotten DNA of creatures from the past from the sinkholes in order to make the Mutos in the film, so Muto could be, sort of, short for mutations. The Mutos could be mutated creatures from the past found in the sinkholes. Godzilla's role possible could be unintentionally showing up or could be on purpose, there has been talk that part of the film takes place in the past (1954?) so Godzilla would exist in the timeline before the current story begins and the Mutos size could occur much in the same way as Godzilla's, nuclear radiation something M.U.T.O may have investigated and used in there creation. Could be, things continue to get interesting with the more we find out and I'm personal curious to find out how much of this plays out, we shall find out.

Did Newsarama Leak Info On Godzilla 2014 Plot

Newsarama.com posted it's 10 to Watch for 2014: MOVIES, in the description for it makes note about the monsters Godzilla would fight the Mutos and seems to give away info on just what they are. Whether they are being creative or this is actually how and where they come from we shall see below is the post.

Godzilla
Born off the coast of Japan in the aftermath of a nuclear explosion, the lizard-king Godzilla returns to theatres in 2014. Directed by avowed kaiju mega-fan Garth Edwards (Monster) with a final script by Frank Darabont, this new film coming on May 16 looks to crush earlier renditions of Godzilla and leave Godzilla-sized footprint for a new generation.
In this new Godzilla, the monster known in Japan as Gojira will be fighting against test-tube monsters, dubbed Mutos, created in a secret government lab that threaten to take over the world. Godzilla’s cast is a veritable goldmine of acting talent, with Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston and Kick-Ass star (and future Avenger) Aaron Taylor-Johnson leading an ensemble which includes Ken Watanabe, Juliette Bionche, Elizabeth Olsen (also a future Avenger), and a staple of the Godzilla franchise, Akira Takarada.
Edwards’ Godzilla is coming out on the 60th Anniversary of the titular lizard’s birth.

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Screen Rant’s Most Anticipated Movie of 2014: Godzilla

Screen Rant had there 20 most anticipated movies of 2014 topping the list was Godzilla it beat out some big sequels coming out like Captain America 2, Spider-man 2, and X-Men: Days Of Future Past. We aren't going to argue with them since it's are most anticipated movie. The full list follows and it's a pretty strong list to be at the top of.

1. Godzilla
2. Guardians of the Galaxy
3. X-Men: Days Of Future Past
4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
5. Interstellar
6. Transformers: Age of Extinction
7. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
8. The Raid 2
9. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
10. How To Train Your Dragon 2
11. The LEGO Movie
12. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
13. Need for Speed
14. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
15. 22 Jump Street
16. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
17. Transcendence
18. The Expendables 3
19. Edge of Tomorrow
20. The Hobbit: There and Back Again

Sideshow Collectibles Announces Godzilla License

A new line of collectibles is awakening soon!  Sideshow Collectibles will be bringing the infamous kaiju from Godzilla 2014 practically to life.  Stay tuned for updates!

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