Talk:Godzilla misconceptions/@comment-31797534-20170826235347/@comment-4225622-20180707054224

I've never seen anyone who was a fan of either say that. The idea came about much earlier then the Bridge in fact. Fans pointed out years before the Bridge hit the scene that Destoroyah has a triangular shell pattern on its abdomen similar to crabs, seen here. https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/godzilla/images/6/6c/Destoroyah_Image.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120730183813

That structure is similar to female crabs, as males have a thin slit or line across their abdomen, while females have a broad triangle, hence why many fans thought he was.

In either case, Destoroyah's gender is truly ambiguous, as, like Hedorah and Shin Godzilla, he's a colony organism, so "it" would be more appropriate, which also means fans can interpret his gender either way. Toho hasn't said anything about it, as they rarely do in regards to Kaiju sex.