Philippe Roaché

Philippe Roaché is a protagonist in the 1998 "Godzilla" film GODZILLA.

History
Philippe is a secret agent sent by the French Government to "clean up" the "mess" they had made with their nuclear tests. Philippe is first seen in Jamaica posing as an insurance man to get close to a ship wrecked by Zilla. After that he and his team are seen at random times throughout the film monitoring the military and Niko Tatopoulos' work on subduing Zilla, and providing comic relief. Philippe's part as a protagonist begins when he abducts Niko Tatopoulos in a taxi cab and brings him to his makeshift base of operations for the French Secret Service to try and Enlist Tatopoulos' help in locating the nest of Zilla. shortly after this, Philippe leadshis team and Tatopoulos through Zilla's burrow tunnels and into his nest at Madison Square Garden. After the eggs hatch and an airstrike is called in, Philippe leads the others out of the stadium. Philippe then hijacks a taxi to get the group off of Manhattan island, but the Adult Zilla sees them and gives chase. WIth instruction from Niko Tatopoulos, Philippe lures Zilla onto the Brooklyn Bridge where he is destroyed by fighter jets. Afterwords, Phillipe steals the news footage of the burrow with intent to remove some parts of it before sending it back. he says goodbye to his new allies and he leaves them.