Board Thread:Monster Discussions/@comment-26588074-20160125231302/@comment-25322628-20160525041859

Zakor1138 wrote: Also, just because he is called the "King of the Monsters", it doesn't mean he's actually royalty. Also, "adored by the world" in Heisei and Millenium? It really didn't seem that way in-universe. He's referred to as the King of the Monsters because he's the first monster to gain great recognition. In the original black and white film, he didn't look as horrifying as he does in Resurgence; he looks rather well off, and this appearance carries on with his later incarnations, up to the Legendary film.