Gamera is a giant, fire-breathing turtle kaiju created by Daiei Film, first appearing in the 1965 Japanese film Gamera, the Giant Monster. Presented as a defender of children and a rival to other giant monsters, the character headlined a long series of films through the Showa era and was revived in the acclaimed 1990s trilogy. The roar remains closely tied to that classic monster-movie image, so editors still use it to evoke retro kaiju cinema, giant-creature battles and playful monster-movie nostalgia.