Talk:Godzilla 2/@comment-26345648-20150531045543/@comment-25285745-20151020223709

Even if the monsters' exact alignments and intentions sometimes vary, Toho is very strict about how other companies portray them. Mothra may not always be specifically concerned with all of humanity, but she is always benevolent to some extent and always the protagonist among monsters. IDW wanted to make Mothra a villainous monster, but Toho refused to let them and forced them to use Battra in the role instead. Rodan is probably the most flexible, and I doubt he would hold a serious alignment with anyone. The Legendary version of Godzilla has been established as the protagonist monster, and the personification of nature itself. He may not specifically be a hero who is on the side of humanity, but Edwards and Legendary have made it clear that Godzilla is in the right. He is, for all intents and purposes, the monster to root for. He transcends good or evil, but the most his alignment could shift would be to the extent of Gamera in Gamera 3, where while well-intentioned he causes terrible destruction with very little regard for humanity because he is focused on defeating his enemy. Godzilla will not become an antagonist or villain, even if he becomes a threat to humanity. King Ghidorah will have to be the antagonist, because Toho considers him Godzilla's foil, and the two must always be enemies, regardless of who is good or evil.

Sure, Legendary won't make the monsters cut-and-dried good and evil, but Toho won't let them make major changes, such as Mothra being an antagonistic monster.