Godzilla (2014 video game)/Kaiju Guide

This page contains a list of all Kaiju Guide entries from Godzilla: The Game.

Godzilla (Showa Series)
Godzilla, King of Kaiju (Showa Series) Godzilla originated as the relict species of an organism whose evolution from an oceanic reptile into a land animal was interrupted by thermonuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean, the effects of which caused it to turn into a monster. Its name is derived from the legendary "Gojira" beast of Odo Island. It has the ability to shoot a shining, bluish-white radioactive heat ray from its mouth that decimates all in its path while causing its dorsal plates to glow.

The first Godzilla came ashore in Tokyo and wreaked havoc in the metropolitan area as though to send a warning to the human race, which had become complacent in modern civilization. It was eventually brought down by the "Oxygen Destroyer", an underwater oxygen disrupting agent developed by Dr. Serizawa.

Later, one of the same species was identified on Iwado Island in the north and ran rampant in Japan again. However, the second Godzilla became an ally to mankind, protecting it when the space monster King Ghidorah invaded Earth.

Although it was somewhat hastily planned and produced, "Godzilla" (1954) became an explosive hit that broke through Japan's borders to an eventual release in America and Europe, where it was heralded as a fresh new take on the monster movie. The entire Showa series of 15 movies would go on to enjoy lasting popularity.

■ Specifications ● Showa Series (Original second generation) Height: 50 meters Weight: 20,000 tons Abilities: Atomic breath Appearances: "Godzilla" through "Terror of MechaGodzilla"

Godzilla (Heisei Series)
Godzilla, King of Kaiju (Heisei Series)

A relic of the ancient Godzillasaurus species from Lagos Island of the Marshall Islands, this Godzilla mutated into a monster due to thermonuclear testing conducted in the Bikini Atoll. Closely related to the Godzilla who previously wreaked havoc in Tokyo, this one was awakened by volcanic activity on Daikokujima Island in the Izu Islands, whereupon Japan suffered its first Godzilla attack in 30 years.

Evolving to develop an internal structure similar to a nuclear reactor, it attacked energy sources like nuclear reactors and nuclear submarines. Thanks to the effects of its G-cells, which exhibit a powerful, self-reproductive ability, it has an impregnable body that can recover from any wound within a short period of time. Later, however, rival monsters appeared who could absorb these cells, and with the discovery that cadmium bullets and anti-nuclear-energy bacteria are able to suppress its internal nuclear reactions, Godzilla was eventually forced into suspended animation.

Though normally hostile to human beings, it has shown sympathetic response to telepathic communications from Miki Saegusa, a girl with ESP who is affiliated with the ESP Research Institute.

The sixteenth film, "The Return of Godzilla" (1984), was a sequel to the very first film in 1954, consequently resetting the continuity of the previous Showa series releases up until that point. Thus began what would be called the Heisei series, culminating in the epic 22nd film, "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah" (1995).

■ Specifications ● Heisei Series Height: 80-100 meters Weight: 50,000 tons Abilities: Atomic breath Appearances: "The Return of Godzilla" through "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah"

Godzilla (Millennium Series)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Millennium Series)

The Godzilla of 1999 and beyond evolved to have a tougher appearance and rough dorsal plates. It frequently attacks Japan like a natural disaster, inflicting great damage upon the human race.

In the more recent Millennium Series, the Godzilla universe was reset once again, with each work separately situated as a continuation of the 1954 film. The "Millennium" version of Godzilla was the second version of Godzilla after 1954, this time attacking metropolitan cities and power plants as if it loathed the human race and its advanced science. The "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" film had Godzilla survive the end of the 1954 movie and return to attack Japan three times. The film "Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack" took place after 1954 and concentrated on the deep-seated resentment of the victims of the Pacific War. In the "Godzilla: Final Wars" version, he appeared after Earth's environment was destroyed, having been sealed up in the South Pole by the submarine battleship Gotengo 50 years earlier.

Though camera and costuming techniques have vastly improved over the 60-year history of Godzilla, and special effects now incorporate the latest computer-generated visuals, the character design always starts with the foundation established in the original 1954 film version.

■ Specifications ● "Godzilla 2000: Millennium" Height: 55 meters Total Length: 122.5 meters Weight: 25,000 tons Abilities: Atomic breath Appearances: "Godzilla 2000: Millennium"

● "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" Height: 55 meters Total Length: 122.5 meters Weight: 25,000 tons Abilities: Atomic breath Appearances: "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus"

● "Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack" Height: 60 meters Weight: 30,000 tons Abilities: Atomic breath Appearances: "Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack"

● "Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla" Height: 55 meters Weight: 25,000 tons Abilities: Atomic breath Appearances: "Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla" "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S."

● "Godzilla: Final Wars" Height: 100 meters Weight: 55,000 tons Abilities: Atomic breath Appearances: "Godzilla: Final Wars"

Godzilla (2014)
Godzilla (2014)

A relic species of an extinct organism which stood at the top of the ecosystem that was bombarded with high density radiation during Earth's Paleozoic Era. It escaped to the deep sea during the mass extinction of all living things in the Permian period. Lurking for eons at the bottom of the ocean, where it managed to perpetuate its species, it appeared on land once again in the 1940s, when it was tracked by both U.S. and Soviet armies.

Able to walk upright vertically on two legs, it can survive on land, in water, and below the earth. It possesses tremendous physical strength, and in combat, most foes are overwhelmed just by the enormous destructive power of its long tail. Its ultimate weapon is the heat ray it blasts from its mouth.

Although this version of Godzilla was created in Hollywood entirely through CGI animation, the production team put great emphasis on giving it the sense of a costumed character. For the battle in the last scene, human movements were reproduced with CGI animation using motion capture technology, so that the characters' personalities would shine through, allowing audiences to empathize with them.

■ Specifications Height: 108 meters Tail Length: 167.74 meters Weight: 90,000 tons Abilities: Atomic breath Appearances: "Godzilla"