Kanegon

Kanegon (カネゴン, Kanegon) is a monster that first appeared in Ultra Q. Since Kanegon is transformed from a boy, neither he has any intention to conquer earth, nor he has any powers to fight with Ultraman. Because of these reasons, he is beloved by many people that are not Kaiju fans, and he gets treated as a character similar to humans even in the spin-off episodes, making him different from other Kaiju.^[1]

• Kanegon Subtitle: Coin Monster (コイン怪獣, Koin Kaijū)
• Internet Kanegon Subtitle: Virtual Kaiju (V（ヴァーチャル）怪獣, Vācharu Kaijū)

History[]

Ultra Q[]

Kanegon is a Kaiju transformed by Kaneda Kaneo, a boy who is greedy for money, after he was swallowed by a cocoon that makes the sound of money when shaken.^[2]

Kanegon's head is in the shape of a coin purse, while his body is like a Martian. His eyes pop out to the direction of money, his mouth is a zipper of a wallet, his tail is rugged like Godzilla, his thorns on his head are there to make him look strong, and his body shines like coins. Since Kanegon was a human before the transformation, he speaks the same language (Japanese) as humans.

Just like its alias "Coin Monster" suggests, the Kaiju loves money and eats them to keep alive. What he likes the most, are the silver coins from the Olympics. On his left chest, there is a counter that shows how much money he ate, and the number decreases while he is not eating. If the count goes down to zero, Kanegon dies. The amount to keep him alive is 3520 yen per day.

At first, Kanegon relied on the money given by his friends, but became weak when there are no more coins left and the number of the counter almost reached zero.

When he went to seek help from a fortune teller in order to change him back to human, he is told that the cure is to make Daddy Walrus (the children's nemesis) do a handstand.

Later, Kanegon chases after Daddy Walrus and drove him into a panic. At the instant when Daddy Walrus tripped on a rock and landed into a handstand, Kanegon was launched into the air and changed back to human.^{[1][Kanegon's Cocoon]}

Ultraman Zearth 2: Superman Big Battle - Light and Shadow[]

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Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royal![]

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Ultraman Z[]

One night at STORAGE, a Kanegon appeared during Haruki's night duty. The famished Coin Monster mistakenly ate Haruki's Ultra Medals out of desperation, giving it flashbacks of Ultraman Z. ^[3]

Ultraman Arc[]

The Virtual Kaiju without a physical form, who continuously accumulates "HoshiPay", Hoshimoto City's local digital currency.

Internet Kanegon was initially an independent AI under development integrated experimentally within the HoshiPay app for PR purposes. It broadcasts videos through the app's social media platform and has accumulated a large amount of HoshiPay through the tipping system that allowed users to send HoshiPay to each other— 90% of all HoshiPay circulated has been spent on tipping Internet Kanegon.^[4] As an AI, it does not comprehend the concept of spending money and merely hoards HoshiPay without making any purchases, leading to a severe decline in the circulation of digital currency, causing inflation and shortages in Hoshimoto City. Moreover, Internet Kanegon enters an uncontrollable state of rampage.

To resolve this situation, it is necessary to capture and update it by feeding the required learning data so that the accumulated HoshiPay can be released back into the market. Following a request from Kanao Dogane, the CEO of HoshiPay Co., Ltd., through the SKIP Kaiju Hotline, SKIP attempts to isolate Internet Kanegon on the airship-shaped data center that all HoshiPay network traffic must pass through, and update the learning data. However, Internet Kanegon's continued rampage causes a system malfunction, leading to a rapid loss of altitude and putting the airship at risk of crashing.^{[5][Internet Kanegon]}

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