Board Thread:Monster Discussions/@comment-10363096-20130414235106

=Godzilla In Name Only Truth= Recently, the Zilla page on Wikipedia has been changed to be full of misconceptions. Here is what is going on in WP: First, the article was moved to American Godzilla. That isn't very official. Secondly, the page is filled with links to Zilla fan sites; completely unnecessary. Thirdly, the page has been discussed only with a minority of Zilla fans for it to be merged into the Godzilla page. That is just, not good. It also isn't fancruft because only a few fans want it, not hundreds or tens. Finally, the fact that it claims Zilla and "American Godzilla" to be different monsters and that the 1998 Iguana is actually Godzilla, which is absolutely false. I've got very strong facts to prove that Zilla and "American Godzilla" are both Zilla. Here are some pictures from the GMK movie to prove that this is not officially recognized as Godzilla by Toho. Click the links to see the pictures.



You can buy the DVD of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, or just look for this bit on YouTube and you can see these people say that this is not Godzilla. Also, after Sony's rights to Godzilla expired in 2003, the creature couldn't be left in the air and Toho assumed the creature's copy-rights. The reason the 2006 DVD re-release still says "GODZILLA used with permission" etc., is because of the very obvious fact: They named the film, "GODZILLA". When TriStar 'took advantage by re-releasing GODZILLA', they just took advantage, and they didn't alter anything in the film whatsoever-- not the Title of the movie, not the name of the creature, not the copyrights on the back, nothing was changed except just moving the GODZILLA movie from VHS to DVD.

So, these are some very good and strong points I'm giving. You may still call this thing, which is officially known as ZILLA, American Godzilla, but the whole 'misconception' thing about the Zilla-Name Change is actually true, and it was proven in Final Wars. Just look at these creatures in Final Wars and in the movie. Do they look any different from each other?



I didn't think so either. Not to mention that the 1998 GODZILLA film and Godzilla: Final Wars do not take place in the same timeline and/or Universe, so it could very so be the 1998 creature without any plotholes whatsoever. At least Zilla Jr (from Godzilla: The Series) had some differences from his father, like actually being durable and having a beam, as well as being a different color; these two look exactly alike, except the 2004 Zilla is CGI of lesser quality. Also, it cannot be stated that Zilla is 'more destructive' or 'eats humans' or anything, because Zilla was being mind-controlled by the Xiliens, which would obviously mean it would have a different personality, just like the other Final Wars kaiju like Rodan, Anguirus, and King Caesar, who are known to be defenders of Earth rather than the monsters who cause destruction.

All this means is that the 'Zilla Name-Change Misconception' is a misconception itself, with millions of Godzilla and Zilla fans knowing the truth that Toho changed the creature's name to Zilla. I hope this is enough evidence from Toho and TriStar themselves that Zilla is, as a matter of fact, not Godzilla in any way.

Also, isn't it ironic that 'The American Godzilla' is a French Polynesian Iguana? Overall, ZILLA™ is the official © name of the the creature that was known as GODZILLA® prior to 2004.

Also, the first issue of the ongoing comic book series will include the 1998 creature, which is called ZILLA. Click [kaijusamurai.deviantart.com/art/Godzilla-Rulers-of-Earth-issue-2-365062300 here] to see the cover of the comic, on Matt Frank's DeviantART.

=Gino Is Not Hated= I do not hate Zilla. Nor do the rest of us staff in Wikizilla. We respect Gino as a kaiju. To me, his design is pretty cool, and so is his son. Gino Junior definately made up for the 1998 Gino, like with his beam and durability. The Pretender to the Throne chapter in GFW is a lot of fun, and so are all of the Robot Chicken parodies of the 1998 film/monster.

The 1998 film is actually pretty entertaining, but just like the Nostalgia Critic and James Rolfe have said in their respective reviews of the movie, it has it's flaws, and some of them are pretty big. The creature and the film are good standing alone, but they are definately NOT Godzilla movies, and will never be. It's been years since the 1998 film, and I've gotten over it.

Thanks for reading and feel free to express your opinions. 