Talk:Continuity/@comment-28351598-20160516113302/@comment-25285745-20160516190423

The 2005 remake of King Kong is a complete retelling of the original story, with many different elements. The altered 1954 referenced in Godzilla vs. Megaguirus simply retcons Godzilla's design and the aftermath of his attack. If altering any aspect of the original film completely makes it non-canon, than the Kiryu Saga doesn't share continuity with it either, since in that version the first Godzilla's skeleton was preserved instead of being completely disintegrated by the Oxygen Destroyer. An example of the 1954 film not being canon with another film would be Final Wars, where all that is referenced is the year 1954. In that continuity, not only was Godzilla never killed, but the EDF was formed in 1954 to fight him. The same goes for Godzilla 2014, since in that continuity all Godzilla did was appear in 1954 and disappear following the Castle Bravo test.

Toho considers the 1954 film to be part of the timeline of Godzilla vs. Megaguirus. It may be an altered version of the 1954 film, but it still is canon with it nonetheless. The same logic applies to some of the films that are part of the Kiryu Saga continuity. The timeline says that the Giant Octopus appeared in 1965 alongside Frankenstein and Baragon, while it says Maguma attacked in 1963 instead of the 1980's, with no mention of Gorath. It's simply an example of a previous film's events being altered or retconned to fit a new film. The 1954 film is still part of Godzilla vs. Megaguirus ' timeline, just in altered form.