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The '''MonsterVerse''' is a term used to identify the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'']] and [[King Kong]] crossover film series produced by {{Legendary Pictures}} beginning in [[2014]]. |
The '''MonsterVerse''' is a term used to identify the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'']] and [[King Kong]] crossover film series produced by {{Legendary Pictures}} beginning in [[2014]]. |
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− | The MonsterVerse takes place in an alternate [[Earth]] timeline inhabited by "massive unidentified terrestrial organisms" (MUTOs), giant monsters of various shapes, sizes, and forms. Each of the films |
+ | The MonsterVerse takes place in an alternate [[Earth]] timeline inhabited by "massive unidentified terrestrial organisms" (MUTOs), giant monsters of various shapes, sizes, and forms. Each of the films centers around [[Monarch]], a cryptozoological organization dedicated to studying the creatures, and their various encounters with the beasts. Some of the Kaiju present in the MonsterVerse are called Titans. |
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==Setting== |
==Setting== |
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− | According to in-universe backstory supplied in [[Godzilla: Awakening|comic book tie-ins]], Monarch was first founded in 1946 to investigate the appearance of MUTOs (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism). In 1954, Monarch, in cooperation with the |
+ | According to an in-universe backstory supplied in [[Godzilla: Awakening|comic book tie-ins]], Monarch was first founded in 1946 to investigate the appearance of MUTOs (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism). In 1954, Monarch, in cooperation with the U.S. military, lured [[Shinomura]] and [[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]] to [[Bikini Atoll]], where they attempt to kill them using the Castle Bravo atomic bomb. The attempt fails as only Shimomura is killed and Godzilla goes dormant. |
− | In 1973, just after the Vietnam War, Monarch heads an expedition to the mysterious [[Skull Island (MonsterVerse)|Skull Island]], an uncharted landmass inhabited by |
+ | In 1973, just after the Vietnam War, Monarch heads an expedition to the mysterious [[Skull Island (MonsterVerse)|Skull Island]], an uncharted landmass inhabited by many large creatures that have drastically evolved outside of mankind's influence. Among the creatures living there is [[King Kong (MonsterVerse)|Kong]], a large humanoid ape. Most of the Monarch team perish during the expedition, and the remaining survivors assist Kong in warding off several attacks by Skullcrawlers, a species of reptilian super-predators and Kong's primary adversaries in maintaining the island's natural order. |
+ | In 1995, [[Aaron Brooks]], the son of [[Houston Brooks|two]] [[San Lin|survivors]] of the Skull Island expedition, leads a team of five on a secret mission to the island to see whether or not Kong is still alive and keeping control over the creatures there. Once the team is stranded, they encounter new MUTOs including the [[Death Jackal]]s, [[Sirenjaw]], and [[Swamp Locust]]. Led by members of the native [[Iwi]] tribe, the team learns about Kong's origins and how he became the last of his kind. After a year, Aaron meets Kong and ends up being the mission's sole survivor. He sends his recordings about the mission out to sea in a Monarch kevlar bag, which is found in 2012 and obtained by his father who learns of his son's fate. |
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⚫ | Godzilla resurfaces in 2014 after Monarch unwittingly awakens a pair of parasitic, insectoid [[MUTO]]s. He pursues the creatures to [[San Francisco]], where he slays them while military forces obliterate a nest where the MUTOs had been breeding. The incident exposes the existence of giant monsters to the |
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⚫ | Godzilla resurfaces in 2014 after Monarch unwittingly awakens a pair of parasitic, insectoid [[MUTO]]s. He pursues the creatures to [[San Francisco]], where he slays them while military forces obliterate a nest where the MUTOs had been breeding. The incident exposes the existence of giant monsters to the world, and Godzilla returns to the ocean. A few months later, Godzilla returns and defeats [[MUTO Prime]] before heading back out to sea. For the next few years, Monarch begins making more proactive attempts to seek out other MUTOs to prevent another catastrophe like the one in San Francisco from happening again. In their efforts, the organization discovers the Titans, a pack of monsters comprising of Godzilla, [[Mothra (MonsterVerse)|Mothra]], [[Rodan (MonsterVerse)|Rodan]], [[King Ghidorah (MonsterVerse)|Ghidorah]], [[Behemoth]], [[Methuselah]], [[Mokele-Mbembe]], [[Scylla]], [[Abaddon]], [[Bunyip]], [[Baphomet]], [[Leviathan]], [[Kraken]], [[Tiamat]], [[Sekhmet]], [[Yamata No Orochi (MonsterVerse)|Yamata No Orochi]], [[Typhon]], [[Quetzalcoatl (MonsterVerse)|Quetzalcoatl]], and [[Amhuluk]]. |
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⚫ | Five years after the battle in San Francisco, a cadre of terrorists led by the anarchist [[ |
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⚫ | Five years after the battle in San Francisco, a cadre of eco-terrorists led by the anarchist [[Alan Jonah]] unleashes Ghidorah and Rodan with the [[ORCA]], the bioacoustics invention of [[Emma Russell|Dr. Emma Russel]] to control them and create worldwide terror. Ghidorah, who is considered a rival Alpha to Godzilla due to his immense strength and power, triggers the awakening of the other Titans around the world, threatening unfathomable levels of destruction and the possible extinction of mankind. To stop this, Dr. Russell's daughter [[Madison Russell|Madison]] uses the ORCA to lure Ghidorah into a fight with Godzilla in [[Boston]]. With help from Mothra, Godzilla destroys Ghidorah and subsequently becomes the Alpha to the other Titans. |
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==Films== |
==Films== |
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==Monsters introduced== |
==Monsters introduced== |
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===''Godzilla'' film series=== |
===''Godzilla'' film series=== |
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+ | *[[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]] |
− | * |
+ | *[[MUTO]] |
**[[MUTO|Winged Male]] |
**[[MUTO|Winged Male]] |
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**[[MUTO|Eight-Legged Females]] |
**[[MUTO|Eight-Legged Females]] |
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+ | **[[MUTO|Queen MUTO]] |
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− | * |
+ | *[[Mothra (MonsterVerse)|Mothra]] |
− | * |
+ | *[[Rodan (MonsterVerse)|Rodan]] |
− | * |
+ | *[[King Ghidorah (MonsterVerse)|Ghidorah]] |
− | * |
+ | *[[Behemoth]] |
− | * |
+ | *[[Scylla]] |
− | * |
+ | *[[Methuselah]] |
− | * |
+ | *[[Giant Spider]] |
− | * |
+ | *[[Mokele-Mbembe]] |
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− | * [[Baphomet]] |
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− | * |
+ | *[[Sekhmet]] |
− | * |
+ | *[[Leviathan]] |
− | * |
+ | *[[Baphomet]] |
− | * |
+ | *[[Typhon]] |
− | * |
+ | *[[Abaddon]] |
− | * |
+ | *[[Bunyip]] |
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− | * |
+ | *[[Quetzalcoatl (MonsterVerse)|Quetzalcoatl]] |
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+ | *[[Unidentified Anguirus-like Titan]] |
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===''King Kong'' film series=== |
===''King Kong'' film series=== |
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*[[King Kong (MonsterVerse)|Kong]] |
*[[King Kong (MonsterVerse)|Kong]] |
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+ | *[[Psychovulture|Leafwing]] |
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*[[Mire Squid]] |
*[[Mire Squid]] |
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*[[Mother Longlegs]] |
*[[Mother Longlegs]] |
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− | *[[Psychovulture]] (Leafwing variant) |
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*[[Sker Buffalo]] |
*[[Sker Buffalo]] |
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*[[Skullcrawler]] |
*[[Skullcrawler]] |
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*[[Spore Mantis]] |
*[[Spore Mantis]] |
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− | *[[Unidentified ant |
+ | *[[Unidentified ant]] |
− | *[[Unidentified |
+ | *[[Unidentified deer]] |
===Comics=== |
===Comics=== |
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+ | *[[Camazotz]] |
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*[[Dagon]] |
*[[Dagon]] |
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*[[Death Jackal]] |
*[[Death Jackal]] |
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+ | *[[Kong's Father]] |
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+ | *[[Kong's Mother]] |
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*[[Magma Turtle]] |
*[[Magma Turtle]] |
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*[[MUTO Prime]] |
*[[MUTO Prime]] |
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===Archives=== |
===Archives=== |
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*[[Vinestrangler]] |
*[[Vinestrangler]] |
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− | *[[Unidentified turtle |
+ | *[[Unidentified turtle]] |
===Novelizations=== |
===Novelizations=== |
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+ | *[[Kraken]] |
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*[[Unidentified snake]] |
*[[Unidentified snake]] |
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− | *[[Giant Wasp (MonsterVerse)|Giant Wasp]] |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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* All of the films in the MonsterVerse are set to be distributed by Warner Bros. (except in [[Japan]]), despite Legendary's current distribution partner being [[Universal Pictures]]. This is because {{TohoCo}}'s deal with Legendary to grant them the ''Godzilla'' license was made exclusively with it and Warner Bros. |
* All of the films in the MonsterVerse are set to be distributed by Warner Bros. (except in [[Japan]]), despite Legendary's current distribution partner being [[Universal Pictures]]. This is because {{TohoCo}}'s deal with Legendary to grant them the ''Godzilla'' license was made exclusively with it and Warner Bros. |
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* This is the first American-produced ''Godzilla'' continuity that features other trademarked Toho monsters other than Godzilla himself, with [[Mothra]], [[King Ghidorah]], and [[Rodan]] appearing in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''. |
* This is the first American-produced ''Godzilla'' continuity that features other trademarked Toho monsters other than Godzilla himself, with [[Mothra]], [[King Ghidorah]], and [[Rodan]] appearing in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''. |
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+ | ** [[Mechagodzilla]]'s existence has been hinted at in the credits of ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters'', leading to heavy speculation of him appearing in ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'', thereby completing Toho's "Big Five" roster for the MonsterVerse. |
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− | * The MonsterVerse is the first series in which [[Godzilla]] does not deliberately |
+ | * The MonsterVerse is the first series in which [[Godzilla]] does not deliberately destroy the first film. While Godzilla was portrayed as a protagonist monster in the first film of the [[Millennium series]], ''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'', he was still depicted causing destruction and attacking humans, while the Godzilla in [[Legendary Pictures]]' ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' is never seen intentionally causing destruction or threatening human characters, though he does cause some destruction as a byproduct of his size and battles. |
* The MonsterVerse will be the first series to feature a meeting between Godzilla and King Kong since the [[Showa era]] film, ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''. |
* The MonsterVerse will be the first series to feature a meeting between Godzilla and King Kong since the [[Showa era]] film, ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]''. |
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* The "M"-shaped logo used for the MonsterVerse looks nearly identical to the Monarch logo. |
* The "M"-shaped logo used for the MonsterVerse looks nearly identical to the Monarch logo. |
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* Both ''Godzilla'' films interestingly share the theme of Godzilla rising to face opposing Titans that threaten the planet and assert his dominance with a fractured family being caught in the middle of the chaos trying to survive and reunite. |
* Both ''Godzilla'' films interestingly share the theme of Godzilla rising to face opposing Titans that threaten the planet and assert his dominance with a fractured family being caught in the middle of the chaos trying to survive and reunite. |
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− | * This is the first in a long time that new monsters appeared on screen since the |
+ | * This is the first in a long time that new monsters appeared on screen since the [[MUTO]], the Skull Island flora/fauna, and the [[Skullcrawler]]s. |
+ | * In the audio commentary for ''King of the Monsters'', Michael Dougherty reveals that he and ''Godzilla'' director Gareth Edwards are both fans of the 1975 film ''Jaws'', which is why Edwards gave the protagonist family the surname "Brody" after the Brody family, and Dougherty named his film's [[ORCA|MacGuffin device]] after Quint's boat. |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 05:29, 31 May 2020
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Template:Infobox Eras The MonsterVerse is a term used to identify the Godzilla and King Kong crossover film series produced by Legendary Pictures beginning in 2014.
The MonsterVerse takes place in an alternate Earth timeline inhabited by "massive unidentified terrestrial organisms" (MUTOs), giant monsters of various shapes, sizes, and forms. Each of the films centers around Monarch, a cryptozoological organization dedicated to studying the creatures, and their various encounters with the beasts. Some of the Kaiju present in the MonsterVerse are called Titans.
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Setting
According to an in-universe backstory supplied in comic book tie-ins, Monarch was first founded in 1946 to investigate the appearance of MUTOs (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism). In 1954, Monarch, in cooperation with the U.S. military, lured Shinomura and Godzilla to Bikini Atoll, where they attempt to kill them using the Castle Bravo atomic bomb. The attempt fails as only Shimomura is killed and Godzilla goes dormant.
In 1973, just after the Vietnam War, Monarch heads an expedition to the mysterious Skull Island, an uncharted landmass inhabited by many large creatures that have drastically evolved outside of mankind's influence. Among the creatures living there is Kong, a large humanoid ape. Most of the Monarch team perish during the expedition, and the remaining survivors assist Kong in warding off several attacks by Skullcrawlers, a species of reptilian super-predators and Kong's primary adversaries in maintaining the island's natural order.
In 1995, Aaron Brooks, the son of two survivors of the Skull Island expedition, leads a team of five on a secret mission to the island to see whether or not Kong is still alive and keeping control over the creatures there. Once the team is stranded, they encounter new MUTOs including the Death Jackals, Sirenjaw, and Swamp Locust. Led by members of the native Iwi tribe, the team learns about Kong's origins and how he became the last of his kind. After a year, Aaron meets Kong and ends up being the mission's sole survivor. He sends his recordings about the mission out to sea in a Monarch kevlar bag, which is found in 2012 and obtained by his father who learns of his son's fate.
Godzilla resurfaces in 2014 after Monarch unwittingly awakens a pair of parasitic, insectoid MUTOs. He pursues the creatures to San Francisco, where he slays them while military forces obliterate a nest where the MUTOs had been breeding. The incident exposes the existence of giant monsters to the world, and Godzilla returns to the ocean. A few months later, Godzilla returns and defeats MUTO Prime before heading back out to sea. For the next few years, Monarch begins making more proactive attempts to seek out other MUTOs to prevent another catastrophe like the one in San Francisco from happening again. In their efforts, the organization discovers the Titans, a pack of monsters comprising of Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, Ghidorah, Behemoth, Methuselah, Mokele-Mbembe, Scylla, Abaddon, Bunyip, Baphomet, Leviathan, Kraken, Tiamat, Sekhmet, Yamata No Orochi, Typhon, Quetzalcoatl, and Amhuluk.
Five years after the battle in San Francisco, a cadre of eco-terrorists led by the anarchist Alan Jonah unleashes Ghidorah and Rodan with the ORCA, the bioacoustics invention of Dr. Emma Russel to control them and create worldwide terror. Ghidorah, who is considered a rival Alpha to Godzilla due to his immense strength and power, triggers the awakening of the other Titans around the world, threatening unfathomable levels of destruction and the possible extinction of mankind. To stop this, Dr. Russell's daughter Madison uses the ORCA to lure Ghidorah into a fight with Godzilla in Boston. With help from Mothra, Godzilla destroys Ghidorah and subsequently becomes the Alpha to the other Titans.
Films
Godzilla film series
King Kong film series
Crossovers
Comics
Monsters introduced
Godzilla film series
- Godzilla
- MUTO
- Mothra
- Rodan
- Ghidorah
- Behemoth
- Scylla
- Methuselah
- Giant Spider
- Mokele-Mbembe
- Yamata no Orochi
- Sekhmet
- Leviathan
- Baphomet
- Typhon
- Abaddon
- Bunyip
- Tiamat
- Amhuluk
- Quetzalcoatl
- Unidentified Anguirus-like Titan
King Kong film series
- Kong
- Leafwing
- Mire Squid
- Mother Longlegs
- Sker Buffalo
- Skullcrawler
- Spore Mantis
- Unidentified ant
- Unidentified deer
Comics
- Camazotz
- Dagon
- Death Jackal
- Holy Tiger
- Kong's Father
- Kong's Mother
- Magma Turtle
- MUTO Prime
- Psychovulture
- Shinomura
- Sirenjaw
- Swamp Locust
Archives
Novelizations
Gallery
Trivia
- The MonsterVerse is the first series of live-action Godzilla films since the Heisei era in which all of the films take place in a single related continuity.
- All of the films in the MonsterVerse are set to be distributed by Warner Bros. (except in Japan), despite Legendary's current distribution partner being Universal Pictures. This is because Toho's deal with Legendary to grant them the Godzilla license was made exclusively with it and Warner Bros.
- This is the first American-produced Godzilla continuity that features other trademarked Toho monsters other than Godzilla himself, with Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Rodan appearing in Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
- Mechagodzilla's existence has been hinted at in the credits of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, leading to heavy speculation of him appearing in Godzilla vs. Kong, thereby completing Toho's "Big Five" roster for the MonsterVerse.
- The MonsterVerse is the first series in which Godzilla does not deliberately destroy the first film. While Godzilla was portrayed as a protagonist monster in the first film of the Millennium series, Godzilla 2000: Millennium, he was still depicted causing destruction and attacking humans, while the Godzilla in Legendary Pictures' Godzilla is never seen intentionally causing destruction or threatening human characters, though he does cause some destruction as a byproduct of his size and battles.
- The MonsterVerse will be the first series to feature a meeting between Godzilla and King Kong since the Showa era film, King Kong vs. Godzilla.
- The "M"-shaped logo used for the MonsterVerse looks nearly identical to the Monarch logo.
- Both Godzilla films interestingly share the theme of Godzilla rising to face opposing Titans that threaten the planet and assert his dominance with a fractured family being caught in the middle of the chaos trying to survive and reunite.
- This is the first in a long time that new monsters appeared on screen since the MUTO, the Skull Island flora/fauna, and the Skullcrawlers.
- In the audio commentary for King of the Monsters, Michael Dougherty reveals that he and Godzilla director Gareth Edwards are both fans of the 1975 film Jaws, which is why Edwards gave the protagonist family the surname "Brody" after the Brody family, and Dougherty named his film's MacGuffin device after Quint's boat.
References
Poll
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