Board Thread:Monster Discussions/@comment-10992179-20130628021244/@comment-8683878-20140227071927

HeiseiMekaG wrote: Stephan222 wrote: Obscuricon wrote: If all were the same size, though, I think MG1 would take it. [...]

My bet's on Showa MG1 If you watch Kiryu fly again... he's the fastest. Also, Kiryu did score a victory without human tactics in Tokyo S.O.S, technically (Non-fatal against Godzilla, but it's still a victory). [...] but outside of that, I think Heisei MechaG takes it.

But, again, I'm a sucker for the Heisei Mechagodzilla's awesomeness, so take my opinions with a grain of salt. ;) I haven't seen the Kiryu movies in a few years, so my memory of them is a little faded. The only flight scene that I can really remember was when he did that shoulder block in Tokyo SOS (THAT shoulder block!) but I don't think he can keep up that speed for very long. I'm hesitant to say that Kiryu scored a victory on his own; it was a team effort most of the way. That's my POV, of course.

MG2 is definitely powerful, and I'll agree that if everything had gone to plan, it probably would have killed Godzilla in no time at all. I use G as a standard because his powers are generally more consistent from timeline to timeline. I'm not sure how lethal Showa G's ray is, but assuming Heisei G and Showa G have similar ray strengths, MG1's armor isn't that much weaker than the NT-1 coating of MG2. Godzilla's ray does some damage to MG1, but not enough to leave a mark or keep it from operating. Well, not after the first time, anyway!

MG1 and MG2 both (of course) fell victim to plot armor, yeah. There's no reason why MG1 should have been defeated by a broken neck when it had demonstrated that it can spin its head 360 degrees. Reconsidering the powers, I'd say that at an equal scale, MG1 would still take out MG2, because of its ability to quickly initiate and easily maintain an all-out assault. You could say I have a soft spot for that.

As a little aside, yeah, I know this is all fan conjecture, so I'm not hung up on it or anything. Each time I'd heard they were bringing back MG, I've been excited. MG2 was my favorite for a long time, and Kiryu looks the most like a "mecha" Godzilla, but MG1 is such a relentless maniac! And its theme music is big band jazz! Yeah, we're all suckers for something! :)