Board Thread:Monster Discussions/@comment-26586973-20150918211817/@comment-25285745-20160402162019

I believe it's possible that Destoroyah's attacks can only reach their full potential when used underwater. Early in the film, the microscopic Destoroyahs are shown to eat the fish in the aquarium down to the bone. Later in the film, Destoroyah tries to drag Godzilla into the water, possibly intending to use his Oxygen Destroyer-based powers on him, but Godzilla came back ashore before he could. Water may act as a catalyst for the Oxygen Destroyer, providing the necessary chemical components to create a violent reaction that makes water incredibly corrosive. This may even be hinted at when Destoroyah injects Junior with micro-oxygen through its mandibles. Destoroyah may be counting on it to enter Junior's blood and disintegrate him from the inside. Tie-in books even say that Destoroyah did dissolve Junior's cells and absorb his DNA through this attack. Fortunately, Junior interrupted the attack before he could be killed.