Board Thread:Monster Discussions/@comment-3542924-20121212002731/@comment-5989773-20130919204515

BNSF1995 wrote: My Godzilla canon starts with Godzilla I (1954) being a full-on villain who wants to rid the Earth of humans so the last of the dinosaurs can reclaim old breeding grounds and begin repopulation. Godzilla II (1955-1991) initially just wanted to be left alone, but military action against him provoked a response by attack Osaka. He then laid claim to Tokyo as his territory, and warded off any monster that could potentially impede on it. He also created a home base on a large Pacific island (3/4 the size of Honolulu), where he, Anguirus, and Varan lived. Anguirus laid claim to Osaka, and Varan was very territorial over Yokohama.

In 1964, Godzilla was enlightened. He realized that the humans were very valiant, and were actually somewhat reluctant to kill his father. If Mothra could befriend them, why couldn't he? Plus, he realized that humans weren't the greatest threat; extraterrestrials were. This all came to him when King Ghidorah arrived on Earth. Quickly, he switched allegiences, and vowed to protect humanity to the bitter end. All the same, Godzilla wasn't above attacking humans, specifically humans whose actions could destroy all life on the planet. Case in point: the Soviet Union. During World War III between 1984-1988, Godzilla and Anguirus carved a swath of destruction across Russia, culminating in Godzilla leveling Moscow and dealing a fatal blow to Soviet morale.

Minya, born in 1967, eventually grew up to be Godzilla III (1991-1995). He was extremely devoted to the defense of Earth, to the point that he would come to Tokyo and patrol the streets, rooting out crime in the process. He died defending Tokyo from Destoroyah in 1995.

Having been born in captivity in 1993, Godzilla IV, the current Godzilla, is extremely loyal to humanity. He places the safety of humans (especially children) above all else. If a monster throws a building at Godzilla, he'll usually catch it and place it back on its foundations. The belligerent monster is usually too busy staring in disbelief to use this moment as a distraction to attack. When an enemy monster intentionally kills humans and gets sick pleasure out of it, Godzilla will ensure they have an extremely gruesome death, to the point where the body will be beyond identification. His two biggest gripes are aliens bent on conquering, and mad scientists who want to take over the world using cloned and genetically-engineered monsters. I don't think godzilla wanted to rid the humans to bring dinos back and he didn't become friends with humans because mothra did. Even in the sixties and seventies he just seemed like an animal who was on the right side of things. I don't know, your perception on the series seems a little skewed. Not trying to be rude, just disagree.