Board Thread:Monster Discussions/@comment-10992179-20130628021244/@comment-6532857-20140226172923

Obscuricon wrote: Honestly, if MG1 (at 50m) and Kiryu (at 60m) went up against MG2 (120m), size wins.

If all were the same size, though, I think MG1 would take it. It's practically an automaton, which, when considering its victories, is saying something. I'll admit its armor is probably the weakest, but while the stats on paper are one thing, track record is another: MG1 beat Anguirus, then Godzilla, and would have beaten King Seesar if Godzilla hadn't intervened. Even then, it had practically limitless firepower, could pierce Godzilla's hide, could fly fast enough to hit Godzilla before he could dodge, and could fight enemies on multiple fronts. It took two monsters to finally destroy it.

MG2 (1993) has a formidable array of weapons, but ultimately couldn't beat Godzilla in their first battle. It, or rather the crew, was only capable of defeating him after discovering his second brain and combining with Garuda. Even then, MG's weapons require a cooldown period after firing, and it's prone to shorting out.

Kiryu has some devastating weapons too, but it's just not as fast as MG1. It wasn't able to decisively beat Godzilla in a one-on-one fight either, only scoring victories due to human tactics rather than its autonomous ability. Those "victories" were kind of hollow, too: the first one was essentially a stalemate and was only successful in that Japan was safe. The second transformed Kiryu into the world's biggest paperweight, so I'm not sure if that even counts as a mark in Kiryu's favor.

I think MG1 would fly rings around MG2 (whose commander has to give the order for it to "Turn! Face Godzllia!") and probably pepper it with attacks until finally landing for a massive weapons unloading. Kiryu might be able to pull off a win if it can get a few well-placed shots in, but it'll have to survive MG1's barrages first.. If Kiryu goes berserk I think it has no chance.

My bet's on Showa MG1 If you watch Kiryu fly again... he's the fastest.