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{{Quote|Our world is changing. The mass extinction we feared... has already begun... and we are the cause. We are the infection. But like all living organisms, the earth unleashed a fever to fight this infection. Its original and rightful rulers... the Titans. For thousands of years... these creatures have remained in hiding around the world. And unless all the Titans are found... our planet will perish, and so will we. They are the only guarantee that life will carry on.|Emma Russell}}
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{{Quote|Humans have been the dominant species for thousands of years, and look what's happened. Overpopulation, pollution, war. The mass extinction we feared has already begun. And we are the cause. We are the infection. But like all living organisms, the Earth unleashed a fever to fight this infection. Its original and rightful rulers, the Titans.|Emma Russell}}
 
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|name = Emma Russell
|name = <span style="color:#000000!important">{{PAGENAME}}</span>
 
|image = [[File:Emma_Russell_Profile.png|260px]]
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|title = Chief Paleobiologist and Director of Bioacoustic Studies
 
|title = Chief Paleobiologist and Director of Bioacoustic Studies
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|nationality = American
 
|nationality = American
 
|species = Human
 
|species = Human
 
|gender = Female
 
|gender = Female
|hair = Golden brown
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|hair = Golden-brown<!--Auburn in the novel-->
 
|eye = Blue
 
|eye = Blue
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|height={{tt|5' 7"|1.7 m}}
|status = Deceased
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|status = Deceased
 
|allies = [[Mothra (MonsterVerse)|Mothra]]<br>[[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]]<br>[[Ishiro Serizawa]]<br>[[Vivienne Graham]]<br>[[William Stenz]]<br>[[Rick Stanton]]<br>[[Ilene Chen]]<br>[[Sam Coleman]]<br>[[Diane Foster]]<br>[[Lauren Griffin]]<br>[[Anthony Martinez]]<br>[[Jackson Barnes]]<br>[[Houston Brooks]]<br>[[Ling Chen]]
 
|allies = [[Mothra (MonsterVerse)|Mothra]]<br>[[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]]<br>[[Ishiro Serizawa]]<br>[[Vivienne Graham]]<br>[[William Stenz]]<br>[[Rick Stanton]]<br>[[Ilene Chen]]<br>[[Sam Coleman]]<br>[[Diane Foster]]<br>[[Lauren Griffin]]<br>[[Anthony Martinez]]<br>[[Jackson Barnes]]<br>[[Houston Brooks]]<br>[[Ling Chen]]
|enemies = [[Alan Jonah]]<br>[[MUTO Prime]]<br>[[King Ghidorah (MonsterVerse)|Ghidorah]]
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|enemies = [[MUTO Prime]]<br>[[King Ghidorah (MonsterVerse)|Ghidorah]]<br>[[Alan Jonah]]
 
|relationships = Gene Williams (Father)<br>Josephine Williams (Mother)<br>George Russell (Ex-Father-in-Law)<br>[[Mark Russell]] (Ex-Husband)<br>[[Andrew Russell]] † (Son)<br>[[Madison Russell]] (Daughter)
 
|relationships = Gene Williams (Father)<br>Josephine Williams (Mother)<br>George Russell (Ex-Father-in-Law)<br>[[Mark Russell]] (Ex-Husband)<br>[[Andrew Russell]] † (Son)<br>[[Madison Russell]] (Daughter)
 
|currentoccupation = [[Monarch]] paleobiologist
 
|currentoccupation = [[Monarch]] paleobiologist
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|previousoccupation = Environmental activist
 
|portrayedby = [[Vera Farmiga]]
 
|portrayedby = [[Vera Farmiga]]
 
|firstappearance = ''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]''
 
|firstappearance = ''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]''
 
|lastappearance = ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''
 
|lastappearance = ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''
 
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'''Dr. Emma Russell''' is a scientist who will make her first appearance in the [[2019]] [[MonsterVerse]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' graphic comic, ''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]'', before appearing in the 2019 ''Godzilla'' film, ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''. She was also revealed to be the secondary human antagonist of the film.
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'''Dr. Emma Russell''' is a scientist who first appeared in the [[2019]] [[MonsterVerse]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' graphic comic, ''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]'', before appearing in the 2019 ''Godzilla'' film, ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''. She was also revealed to be the secondary human antagonist of the film.
   
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
 
===Appearance===
 
===Appearance===
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Emma has blue eyes and short wavy golden-brown hair.
 
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===Personality===
 
===Personality===
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{{Quote|I'm sorry, Madison. This is bigger than just you and me.|Emma}}
{{Quote|I'm sorry, but this is the only way.|Emma}}Emma is described as being brilliant and independent but somewhat unorthodox. She is passionate for the wellbeing of the planet, stemming from her pre-Monarch days as an environmental activist. Emma is also a dedicated mother to Madison and, feeling a duty to both her and the planet, Emma seeks to prepare her daughter for the post-Godzilla world.
 
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Emma is described as being brilliant and independent but somewhat unorthodox. She is passionate about the wellbeing of the planet, stemming from her pre-Monarch days as an environmental activist. Emma is also a dedicated mother to Madison and, feeling a duty to both her and the planet, Emma seeks to prepare her daughter for the post-Godzilla world. Emma holds resentment towards Mark for running out on the family after Andrew's death; that bitterness probably manifested in parental alienation, in which Emma tried to turn Madison against her father by telling Maddie that he was a drunk who left them because he couldn't be strong for Madison's sake and he didn't want to be with them anymore. Unfortunately, the loss of Andrew fostered a newfound resentment of the human race and a desire to right old wrongs, concluding that the world would be better off if there were fewer humans around.
   
 
===Relationships===
 
===Relationships===
 
====[[Mark Russell]]====
 
====[[Mark Russell]]====
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{{Quote|You are out of your goddamn mind! First. you put our daughter's life in danger and now you get to decide the fate of the world. That's rich, Emma!<br>I couldn't be more sane, and Madison couldn't be stronger. After we lost Andrew, I trained her to survive. And at least now, she will have a fighting chance.|Mark and Emma}}
Before they were recruited by Monarch, Emma and Mark were co-leaders on Project ORCA and leaders in the field of bioacoustics. They grew close with each other through their shared love of the sounds of nature, and the band "The Pixies". After suffering a loss in the Battle of [[San Francisco]], Emma and Mark separated. An element that added to their personal conflict is their opposing views on the Titans. Emma believes humans and Titans can co-exist peacefully, and she wants to figure out how and protect the creatures. However, still reeling from their loss, Mark believes the Titans are destructive beasts that should be destroyed, especially Godzilla, as they have brought his family nothing but trouble and grief.
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Before they were recruited by Monarch, Emma and Mark were co-leaders on Project ORCA and leaders in the field of bioacoustics. They grew close with each other through their shared love of the sounds of nature, and the band "The Pixies". After suffering a loss in the Battle of [[San Francisco]], Emma and Mark divorced. An element that added to their conflict is their opposing views on the Titans. Emma believes humans and Titans can co-exist peacefully, and she wants to figure out how and protect the creatures. However, still reeling from their loss, Mark believes the Titans are destructive beasts that should be destroyed, especially Godzilla, as they have brought his family nothing but trouble and grief.
   
 
====[[Andrew Russell]]====
 
====[[Andrew Russell]]====
Having lost her son in Godzilla's first battles in the modern age, Emma suffered terribly. She clearly loved her child dearly, which caused her to bury herself in her work in memory of him. However, her grief over Andrew's death drove her towards a very nihilistic view of humanity as a whole, and many of her misguided actions were committed in his name. {{Section stub}}
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Having lost her son in Godzilla's first battles in the modern age, Emma suffered terribly. She loved her child dearly, which caused her to bury herself in her work in memory of him. However, her grief over Andrew's death drove her towards a very nihilistic view of humanity as a whole, and many of her misguided actions were committed in his name.
   
 
====[[Madison Russell]]====
 
====[[Madison Russell]]====
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{{Quote|Listen, I know things haven't been easy for you. But we're gonna get through this. Together.|Emma to Madison}}
For years, Emma took Madison around the world with on assignments and taught her everything she knows about Titans. Despite Madison being gifted in her studies, Emma denied her requests for access to outpost containment units.
 
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For years, Emma took Madison around the world with on assignments and taught her everything she knows about Titans. Despite Madison being gifted in her studies, Emma denied her requests for access to outpost containment units. After divorcing from Mark, Emma let him keep in touch with Madison and spend time with her. When she and Madison are taken captive by Jonah and his mercenaries, Emma tries to shield Madison from the bloodshed committed by the eco-terrorists. Emma convinced Madison to join her and Jonah's efforts to release the dormant Titans and create a better world in Andrew's memory; however, as the plan gets out of hand and Madison becomes conflicted, Emma falls out of favor with her daughter. When Madison runs away, Emma holds Jonah at gunpoint, as she still loves her daughter and refuses to lose another child.
   
 
====[[Alan Jonah]]====
 
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{{Quote|I've already lost one child, I’m not losing another. I have to fix this.<br>Let her go. We have everything we need.|Emma and Jonah}}
Emma is a person of interest to Jonah. As a victim of targeted surveillance, Emma was stalked by Jonah around the globe to a number of her labs before he takes her hostage to gain control of her invention the ORCA, as it enables communication with the Titans and can potentially control them as well.
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Emma began as a person of interest to Jonah. As a victim of targeted surveillance, Emma was stalked by Jonah around the globe to a number of her labs before he takes her hostage to gain control of her invention the [[ORCA]], as it enables communication with the Titans and can potentially control them as well. Emma went to Jonah with the plan to gradually awaken the Titans and orchestrated her and Madison's kidnapping. As Madison began to have doubts, Emma and Jonah debated their plan as things get out of control. After Madison runs away, Emma comes into conflict with Jonah when she wants to go after her daughter and points her gun at him.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
From a young age, Emma Williams was considered a "brilliant but rebellious" maverick as she was involved with environmental activism, and she took part in protests that resulted in the occasional arrest. She went on to get her Masters of Science in Biology and Ph.D. in Paleobiology at the University of Rochester and Ohio State University respectively.
 
From a young age, Emma Williams was considered a "brilliant but rebellious" maverick as she was involved with environmental activism, and she took part in protests that resulted in the occasional arrest. She went on to get her Masters of Science in Biology and Ph.D. in Paleobiology at the University of Rochester and Ohio State University respectively.
   
In [[2005]], doctoral candidates Emma and her new husband [[Mark Russell|Dr. Mark Russell]] caught Monarch's attention when they sent out a sonic pulse wave signal from the greater Boston area, a signal that matched a previously recorded Titan song. Monarch dispatched [[Ishiro Serizawa|Dr. Serizawa]], [[Vivienne Graham|Dr. Graham]], and a field unit to investigate and found Emma and Mark at MIT working on the prototype for the ORCA, a revolutionary communication device that could potentially change the course of human and Titan co-existence. Together, Emma and Mark's groundbreaking research in the field of bioacoustics revolutionized inter-species communication. Two years later, Emma and Mark were activated by Monarch on May 4, [[2007]]. As a Monarch scientist, Emma often took Madison with her on assignments but forbade her daughter access to the containment units at the outposts.
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In [[2002]], Emma and her new husband Dr. [[Mark Russell]] had a son named Andrew. [[2005|Three years later]], the doctoral candidates caught Monarch's attention when they sent out a sonic pulse wave signal from the greater Boston area, a signal that matched a previously recorded Titan song. Monarch dispatched [[Ishiro Serizawa|Dr. Serizawa]], [[Vivienne Graham|Dr. Graham]], and a field unit to investigate and found Emma and Mark at MIT working on the prototype for the ORCA, a revolutionary communication device that could potentially change the course of human and Titan co-existence. Together, Emma and Mark's groundbreaking research in the field of bioacoustics revolutionized inter-species communication. Two years later in [[2007]], Emma and Mark had a daughter named Madison, and they were activated by Monarch on May 4th. As a Monarch scientist, Emma often took Madison with her on assignments but forbade her daughter access to the containment units at the outposts.
   
In [[2009]], following a strange bio-acoustic signature, guided by Dr. [[Ilene Chen]] and her sister Dr. Ling, Emma led a team of operatives to the high-altitude jungles of [[China]]'s Yunnan province, where they discovered a megalithic temple containing a giant cocoon with a rapid heartbeat detected inside. Five years later in [[2014]], shortly after [[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]] defeated the [[MUTO]]s in San Francisco, Emma and Mark separated because of their disagreements on the implications of the ORCA device, and the loss of their son Andrew in the battle.<ref>[https://www.monarchsciences.com/ Operatives: Emma Russell - Monarch Sciences]. Retrieved May 7, 2019</ref> Emma retained custody of Madison and continued taking her along on assignments around the world.
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In [[2009]], following a strange bio-acoustic signature, guided by Dr. [[Ilene Chen]] and her sister Dr. Ling, Emma led a team of operatives to the high-altitude jungles of [[China]]'s Yunnan province, where they discovered a megalithic temple containing a giant cocoon with a rapid heartbeat detected inside. Five years later in [[2014]], Emma was offered a job in [[San Francisco]] so the family left their home in Boston.<ref>Keyes, Greg. ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization''. Titan Books. p. 291. ISBN: 9781789090925.</ref> As [[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]] fought the [[MUTO]]s in the city, Emma and Mark's 12-year-old son Andrew was killed. After the battle, the surviving Russell family moved back to Boston, and Emma and Mark destroyed the ORCA prototype. Emma focused on rebuilding and perfecting it in the hopes of preventing another catastrophe. Emma and Mark eventually divorced because of their disagreements on the implications of the ORCA and the loss of Andrew.<ref>[https://www.monarchsciences.com/ Operatives: Emma Russell - Monarch Sciences]. Retrieved May 7, 2019</ref> Emma retained custody of Madison and continued taking her along on assignments around the world.
   
 
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{{Quote|Had Godzilla not stopped the creatures, they would have mated. After that, who can say? Perhaps the impregnated female would have killed the male and metamorphosed into her adult form. The creature the ancients called Jinshin-Mushi.|Emma, about the MUTOs}}
 
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{{Quote|Trust is a little hard to come by, Dr. Russell. Especially after what you pulled.<br>I know. And I can only imagine what you're all thinking. But if there were any other way to do this, I would.|[[Diane Foster]] and Emma}}
 
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==Trivia==
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*Emma Russell is the first female villain (and possibly 3rd human villain) in the MonsterVerse, with [[Preston Packard]] and [[Alan Jonah]] serving as the first male human villains.
   
 
==List of appearances==
 
==List of appearances==
 
===Films===
 
===Films===
 
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''
 
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''
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*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization]]''
   
 
===Comics===
 
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Revision as of 16:29, 16 February 2020

Humans have been the dominant species for thousands of years, and look what's happened. Overpopulation, pollution, war. The mass extinction we feared has already begun. And we are the cause. We are the infection. But like all living organisms, the Earth unleashed a fever to fight this infection. Its original and rightful rulers, the Titans.
― Emma Russell

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Dr. Emma Russell is a scientist who first appeared in the 2019 MonsterVerse Godzilla graphic comic, Godzilla: Aftershock, before appearing in the 2019 Godzilla film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. She was also revealed to be the secondary human antagonist of the film.

Profile

Appearance

Emma has blue eyes and short wavy golden-brown hair.

This section is a stub. You can help expand this section by adding some information.

Personality

I'm sorry, Madison. This is bigger than just you and me.
― Emma

Emma is described as being brilliant and independent but somewhat unorthodox. She is passionate about the wellbeing of the planet, stemming from her pre-Monarch days as an environmental activist. Emma is also a dedicated mother to Madison and, feeling a duty to both her and the planet, Emma seeks to prepare her daughter for the post-Godzilla world. Emma holds resentment towards Mark for running out on the family after Andrew's death; that bitterness probably manifested in parental alienation, in which Emma tried to turn Madison against her father by telling Maddie that he was a drunk who left them because he couldn't be strong for Madison's sake and he didn't want to be with them anymore. Unfortunately, the loss of Andrew fostered a newfound resentment of the human race and a desire to right old wrongs, concluding that the world would be better off if there were fewer humans around.

Relationships

Mark Russell

You are out of your goddamn mind! First. you put our daughter's life in danger and now you get to decide the fate of the world. That's rich, Emma!
I couldn't be more sane, and Madison couldn't be stronger. After we lost Andrew, I trained her to survive. And at least now, she will have a fighting chance.
― Mark and Emma

Before they were recruited by Monarch, Emma and Mark were co-leaders on Project ORCA and leaders in the field of bioacoustics. They grew close with each other through their shared love of the sounds of nature, and the band "The Pixies". After suffering a loss in the Battle of San Francisco, Emma and Mark divorced. An element that added to their conflict is their opposing views on the Titans. Emma believes humans and Titans can co-exist peacefully, and she wants to figure out how and protect the creatures. However, still reeling from their loss, Mark believes the Titans are destructive beasts that should be destroyed, especially Godzilla, as they have brought his family nothing but trouble and grief.

Andrew Russell

Having lost her son in Godzilla's first battles in the modern age, Emma suffered terribly. She loved her child dearly, which caused her to bury herself in her work in memory of him. However, her grief over Andrew's death drove her towards a very nihilistic view of humanity as a whole, and many of her misguided actions were committed in his name.

Madison Russell

Listen, I know things haven't been easy for you. But we're gonna get through this. Together.
― Emma to Madison

For years, Emma took Madison around the world with on assignments and taught her everything she knows about Titans. Despite Madison being gifted in her studies, Emma denied her requests for access to outpost containment units. After divorcing from Mark, Emma let him keep in touch with Madison and spend time with her. When she and Madison are taken captive by Jonah and his mercenaries, Emma tries to shield Madison from the bloodshed committed by the eco-terrorists. Emma convinced Madison to join her and Jonah's efforts to release the dormant Titans and create a better world in Andrew's memory; however, as the plan gets out of hand and Madison becomes conflicted, Emma falls out of favor with her daughter. When Madison runs away, Emma holds Jonah at gunpoint, as she still loves her daughter and refuses to lose another child.

Alan Jonah

I've already lost one child, I’m not losing another. I have to fix this.
Let her go. We have everything we need.
― Emma and Jonah

Emma began as a person of interest to Jonah. As a victim of targeted surveillance, Emma was stalked by Jonah around the globe to a number of her labs before he takes her hostage to gain control of her invention the ORCA, as it enables communication with the Titans and can potentially control them as well. Emma went to Jonah with the plan to gradually awaken the Titans and orchestrated her and Madison's kidnapping. As Madison began to have doubts, Emma and Jonah debated their plan as things get out of control. After Madison runs away, Emma comes into conflict with Jonah when she wants to go after her daughter and points her gun at him.

History

From a young age, Emma Williams was considered a "brilliant but rebellious" maverick as she was involved with environmental activism, and she took part in protests that resulted in the occasional arrest. She went on to get her Masters of Science in Biology and Ph.D. in Paleobiology at the University of Rochester and Ohio State University respectively.

In 2002, Emma and her new husband Dr. Mark Russell had a son named Andrew. Three years later, the doctoral candidates caught Monarch's attention when they sent out a sonic pulse wave signal from the greater Boston area, a signal that matched a previously recorded Titan song. Monarch dispatched Dr. Serizawa, Dr. Graham, and a field unit to investigate and found Emma and Mark at MIT working on the prototype for the ORCA, a revolutionary communication device that could potentially change the course of human and Titan co-existence. Together, Emma and Mark's groundbreaking research in the field of bioacoustics revolutionized inter-species communication. Two years later in 2007, Emma and Mark had a daughter named Madison, and they were activated by Monarch on May 4th. As a Monarch scientist, Emma often took Madison with her on assignments but forbade her daughter access to the containment units at the outposts.

In 2009, following a strange bio-acoustic signature, guided by Dr. Ilene Chen and her sister Dr. Ling, Emma led a team of operatives to the high-altitude jungles of China's Yunnan province, where they discovered a megalithic temple containing a giant cocoon with a rapid heartbeat detected inside. Five years later in 2014, Emma was offered a job in San Francisco so the family left their home in Boston.[1] As Godzilla fought the MUTOs in the city, Emma and Mark's 12-year-old son Andrew was killed. After the battle, the surviving Russell family moved back to Boston, and Emma and Mark destroyed the ORCA prototype. Emma focused on rebuilding and perfecting it in the hopes of preventing another catastrophe. Emma and Mark eventually divorced because of their disagreements on the implications of the ORCA and the loss of Andrew.[2] Emma retained custody of Madison and continued taking her along on assignments around the world.

Godzilla: Aftershock

Had Godzilla not stopped the creatures, they would have mated. After that, who can say? Perhaps the impregnated female would have killed the male and metamorphosed into her adult form. The creature the ancients called Jinshin-Mushi.
― Emma, about the MUTOs
This section is a stub. You can help expand this section by adding some information.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Trust is a little hard to come by, Dr. Russell. Especially after what you pulled.
I know. And I can only imagine what you're all thinking. But if there were any other way to do this, I would.
Diane Foster and Emma
This section is a stub. You can help expand this section by adding some information.

Trivia

  • Emma Russell is the first female villain (and possibly 3rd human villain) in the MonsterVerse, with Preston Packard and Alan Jonah serving as the first male human villains.

List of appearances

Films

Novels

Comics

References

  1. Keyes, Greg. Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization. Titan Books. p. 291. ISBN: 9781789090925.
  2. Operatives: Emma Russell - Monarch Sciences. Retrieved May 7, 2019

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