SpaceGodzilla (GvSG)

Overview

Gallery

SpaceGodzilla
Nomenclature
Nickname(s)	Space Godzilla AstroGodzilla CrystalGodzilla
Biological Information
Species	Extraterrestrial Godzilla clone
Forms	Flying Form Standard Form
Height	250 meters (Flying) 120 meters 110 meters Godzilla: Unleashed
Length	250 meters (Flying) 240 meters (Standard)
Weight	80,000 metric tons (Combat form) 720,000 metric tons (Flying form) 74,000 tons Godzilla: Unleashed
Status	Deceased
Affiliation Information
Enemies	Godzilla M.O.G.U.E.R.A. Little Godzilla Mechagodzilla (GvMG) Mechagodzilla
Relationships	Godzilla (Cell donor) Biollante (Cell donor) Mothra (Carrier)
Production Information
Roar	More Roars

SpaceGodzilla (スペースゴジラ,   Supēsugojira^?) is a heavily-modified Godzilla clone kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1994 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla.

Name

SpaceGodzilla's name simply comes from the English word space (スペース,   supēsu^?) and Godzilla (ゴジラ,   Gojira^?). Before the name "SpaceGodzilla" was chosen, the monster was also known as "CrystalGodzilla" (クリスタルゴジラ,   Kurisutarugojira^?) and "AstroGodzilla" (アストロゴジラ,   Asutorogojira^?) during various stages of pre-production of the film.

Design

Appearance

SpaceGodzilla looks similar to Godzilla in many ways, but his skin is navy-blue with a patch of dark reddish-purple skin, that appears much smoother than the rest of his skin, on his abdominal area. The same, he is bulkier in build, as well as being taller. He has two massive white crystals that erupt from his shoulders, and his tail is much longer, ending with several crystal-like spikes.

His dorsal plates on his back are made of similar crystals, and are white in color. As a result of him being bulkier, SpaceGodzilla has difficulty walking and he cannot run, but he makes up for this by having the ability to fly through telekinesis. In addition his mouth area appears closer to Biollante's, as he has sharp teeth and tusks on the sides of his mouth. He has fire-orange eyes and a trans-orange (fading to trans-yellow) crest on his forehead.

Roar

Like most other Heisei monsters, SpaceGodzilla's roar is made of recycled sounds, but unlike most other Heisei monsters, instead of the usual Rodan roars heard from Godzillasaurus, King Ghidorah, Mecha-King Ghidorah and Battra, Toho took Gigan's roar and pitched it down to make SpaceGodzilla's roar. In Godzilla Generations: Maximum Impact, SpaceGodzilla's roar is an altered Heisei Godzilla roar.

Personality

SpaceGodzilla is one of the most intelligent of Godzilla's foes in the series, exhibiting displays of planned combat strategy throughout the movie (harvesting power from buildings, trapping Godzilla's son, etc.). This is further evidenced by the fact SpaceGodzilla sought to dominate the Earth of his own free will, instead of other monsters, which only cause random destruction, and only involvement in world domination is to carry out their masters' will.

Due to his overly-muscular body, SpaceGodzilla prefers to attack with his corona beam from a distance, and was at times overwhelmed by M.O.G.U.E.R.A.'s assault in close quarters due to this. His short and stumpy arms meant that he couldn't reach the mech without using his tail making his actual fighting skills weak.

Unlike Godzilla, who in the Heisei series of films is depicted as a force of nature, neither good nor evil, SpaceGodzilla appears to have an element of true malice, as the monster was said by the Cosmos to be headed to Earth for the purpose of defeating Godzilla. According to the Cosmos, SpaceGodzilla intended to kill Godzilla so that the Earth would be defenseless when he dominated it allowing him to rule.

Origins

SpaceGodzilla's origins have always been rather ambiguous; it is confirmed that he is indeed a clone of Godzilla originating from outer space, but the exact details behind his creation have varied. In Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, the human characters hypothesize that samples of Godzilla's DNA were somehow cast into space and mutated into a partially crystalline life form after being swallowed up by a black hole, which then came out from a white hole. It is not known for certain what brought the DNA into space, but possibilities are suggested, one being that after leaving Earth in 1993, Mothra unwittingly carried pieces of Godzilla's genetic material that came onto her during her battle with him. Another possibility is that the DNA came from Biollante, another creature born from Godzilla's DNA who, after fighting Godzilla in 1989, disintegrated into a cloud of spores that floated off into outer space.

When Trendmasters introduced SpaceGodzilla in their Godzilla Wars toy line, they made a slightly modified origin based on the Biollante theory, in which Godzilla cells did not mutate through the exposure to black and white holes, but instead through a fusion with an unknown pre-existing crystalline life form, essentially making SpaceGodzilla a hybrid of both Godzilla and this alien creature.

History

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

SpaceGodzilla's flying form in Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

SpaceGodzilla was first seen flying through space, where he destroyed a manned NASA satellite. He battled M.O.G.U.E.R.A. while he was on his way to Earth, and defeated the mecha. He then landed on Birth Island and attacked Little Godzilla, but Godzilla arrived to save him. SpaceGodzilla quickly overpowered Godzilla using his Telekinesis skills, and then trapped Little Godzilla in crystals. He flew away and flew over Japan, eventually landing and setting up his fortress in Fukuoka.

M.O.G.U.E.R.A. arrived in Fukuoka to battle SpaceGodzilla again, but was no match for the monster. Godzilla soon arrived as well and joined forces with M.O.G.U.E.R.A. M.O.G.U.E.R.A split into Land Moguera and Star Falcon. Land Moguera drilled underground and knocked out the foundations of SpaceGodzilla's power source, the Fukuoka Tower, while Godzilla toppled the tower from ground level. Godzilla then had the upper hand, and M.O.G.U.E.R.A. used its spiral grenades to destroy SpaceGodzilla's shoulder crystals. In retaliation, SpaceGodzilla blasted off one of M.O.G.U.E.R.A.'s arms, and proceeded to impale the mecha on his tail and throw it into a nearby building.

Akira Yuki tried to pilot the damaged mech back into battle, colliding with SpaceGodzilla. However, the damage to the machine made it almost impossible to control, and the machine crashed into several buildings. The weakened SpaceGodzilla was about to explode, but Godzilla blasted him with his red spiral ray multiple times. SpaceGodzilla let out a weak roar and finally exploded into spores of light that floated back up into space.

Abilities

SpaceGodzilla shares much of Godzilla's physical statistics and abilities, making him on par with Godzilla. In the film, Godzilla was quickly defeated by SpaceGodzilla in their first encounter and required help from M.O.G.U.E.R.A. to finally defeat him.

Aura

SpaceGodzilla emits an aura that causes electrical disturbances.

Corona Beam

SpaceGodzilla can fire a devastatingly powerful Corona Beam from his mouth that he can control as it moves through the air.

Crystal formations

SpaceGodzilla increases in power by being near gigantic crystals that he creates.

He's also able to unleash bolts of energy from his shoulder crystals.

Energy conduction

SpaceGodzilla can conduct energy through touch.

He's also able to implant cosmic power in structures that can transmit a signal and have them act as an energy source.

Flight

SpaceGodzilla can fly by means of encasing himself in crystals. On Earth, he is also shown being able to levitate himself and fly around in an upright posture.

Prehensile tail

SpaceGodzilla's tail is somewhat prehensile, and can lift heavy objects after stabbing them with the crystals on its tip.

Regenerative abilities

SpaceGodzilla has super regenerative powers.

Photon Shield

SpaceGodzilla deflecting Godzilla's atomic breath with his Crystal Sheild.

SpaceGodzilla can encase his body in a shield to deflect Incoming projectiles.

Telekinesis

SpaceGodzilla has telekinesis which he can use to move and levitate objects. In the Atari/Pipeworks trilogy of Godzilla video games, he could also use his telekinesis to command his crystals to offensively attack his opponents, by launching shards or by shooting energy beams at them.

Energy Wave

While in flight with the large crystals around him, SpaceGodzilla attacked using an energy wave. The specific effects were never shown, or described.

Weaknesses

Short arms

SpaceGodzilla is also heavily disadvantaged in melee combat due to his heavy build and comparatively short arms making him weak in melee combat. Instead, he has to use a ranged offense.

Shoulder crystals

SpaceGodzilla with both of his shoulder crystals destroyed

SpaceGodzilla's shoulder crystals are not strong enough to withstand M.O.G.U.E.R.A's spiral grenade missiles. If his shoulder crystals are destroyed, SpaceGodzilla's power becomes drastically weakened.

Weak skin

SpaceGodzilla's skin is somewhat resistant to Godzilla's atomic breath, however, not Godzilla's red atomic breath. It is also pitifully weak to M.O.G.U.E.R.A.'s nose drill.

Video games

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Godzilla: Trading Battle

SpaceGodzilla's card from Godzilla: Trading Battle

Godzilla: Save the Earth

SpaceGodzilla made an appearance within the game Godzilla: Save the Earth as a playable character. His flying form appears as the boss fight of the Asteroid Field Challenge.

SpaceGodzilla in Godzilla: Save the Earth

CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle

SpaceGodzilla appeared in the 2006 video game CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle.

SpaceGodzilla in the 2006 version of CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle

Godzilla: Unleashed

Space Godzilla is a malevolent fusion of Godzilla's DNA and an unknown collection of extra-terrestrial minerals and energies. Space Godzilla has an unknown potential for psychic abilities, including telekinesis, telepathy, levitation, mind control, and the manipulation of many basic elements. Space Godzilla can temper crystal towers from the earth around him, which he uses to magnify and focus his psychic energies.

Space Godzilla's greatest weapon is the fact that despite his gargantuan frame he possesses human-level intelligence. This makes him a tremendous potential threat to all humanity and all of the earth.

Space Godzilla has attacked earth only twice before-once as a free agent and once as an ally of the Vortaak. But his thirst for power knows no allegiance. and needs none.

― SpaceGodzilla Godzilla: Unleashed bio

SpaceGodzilla is featured in Godzilla: Unleashed as a member of mutants faction and final boss stage for the Earth Defenders, Aliens, and G.D.F. The role that he plays in the storyline varies from the PS2 and the Wii version. In the PlayStation 2 version, he's responsible for the crystals appearing on Earth, while in the Wii version he's merely trying to use them to escape, though some believe that he managed to release them via the portal shown in the Alien version of the storyline.

It is most likely that in both the PS2 and Wii versions of Godzilla: Unleashed, SpaceGodzilla is the cause of the crystal incursion. Even if the player doesn't select him in story mode in the Wii Version, SpaceGodzilla will be shown roaring in triumph in the mutants ending, but this only happens on the PS2 if the player selects him.

He is the leader of the mutant faction, and the main antagonist of the game. The crystals he creates are responsible for the birth of the monsters Obsidius and Krystalak, and in Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash for bringing The Sphinx to life.

SpaceGodzilla in Godzilla: Unleashed

Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash

SpaceGodzilla appeared within Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash for the Nintendo DS. Being one of the last hidden monsters unlockable, SpaceGodzilla is a very strong weaponry-oriented combatant. Able to call up crystal towers to speed his energy recharge rate (which otherwise recharges very slowly), SpaceGodzilla can use a variety of energy and projectile-based attacks, from crystal shards, slamming his foe with a large chunk of crystal, making the towers fire energy bolts at the foe to his powerful Corona Beam.

SpaceGodzilla also uses energy in many of his melee attacks, and especially in his grabs and throws, levitating opponents and buildings into the air, emanating an electromagnetic aura that will disrupt attacks by the military and flinging them with his mind. He also has an exceptionally long tail which can be used effectively as a whip.

SpaceGodzilla is as tough defensively as Destoroyah, making him a powerful and difficult monster to defeat. He replaces Orga as the final opponent in Hard mode.

SpaceGodzilla in Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash

SpaceGodzilla's in-Game model from Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash

Godzilla (2014 video game)

A mutated organism created from Godzilla's DNA that had been scattered in outer space during a fight with a rival, which subsequently crystallized and synthesized inside a black hole before absorbing the energy of a fixed star. Highly intelligent, it invaded the Earth in order to kill the original Godzilla.

Using countless crystals formed on Earth and taking in an endless amount of energy from space, SpaceGodzilla attacked Godzilla by creating a combat field that allowed it to manipulate gravitons and electromagnetic radiation as it pleased.

Originally based on an original monster from a video game, SpaceGodzilla became an instant overnight hit.

― SpaceGodzilla Kaiju Guide bio

SpaceGodzilla appeared in the PlayStation 4 release of the 2014 Godzilla video game as a playable character. In the game's introductory cutscene, SpaceGodzilla can briefly be seen fighting King Ghidorah.

Godzilla: Kaiju Collection

SpaceGodzilla made an appearance within the mobile title Godzilla: Kaiju Collection.

SpaceGodzilla in Godzilla: Kaiju Collection

Spacegodzilla's default apperance

Godzilla Battle Line

Spacegodzilla appears as a selectable unit in Godzilla battle Line. He is a 4 star unit that attacks with his Corona Beam from range. He spawns crystals that boost you're unit's attacks, and enemies attack them. He is also selectable as a leader, and his special attack spawns in 5 crystals somewhere on the map that boost your unit's attack stat. He has a skin unlockable through studio mode.

In other languages

• Russian: КосмоГодзилла

Trivia

• SpaceGodzilla is the first monster to attack Godzilla emotionally, by stealing his son from him. Destoroyah would use similar emotional attacks when he killed Godzilla Junior in the following year.
• SpaceGodzilla's design is a modified version of Super Godzilla, the transformation of Godzilla found in the Super Nintendo game of the same name. Minoru Yoshida designed the concepts for both monsters, originally creating Super Godzilla for the game, but later recycling the look and turning it into what would eventually become SpaceGodzilla's final design.
• SpaceGodzilla is the only monster in the Godzilla series to have two official origin theories put forth in the same film. Other monsters have had multiple origins throughout their film appearances, but are restricted only to a single origin in each continuity.
• SpaceGodzilla has many characteristics similar to Biollante, including a screeching roar, a duo of tusks of each side of his mouth, a flap of skin in the corners of his mouth, and an ability to cause electrical disturbances. At the end of the film, SpaceGodzilla's glowing "essence" escaped from his body and flew into space, much like Biollante did herself five years earlier. These uncanny similarities make Biollante a more likely candidate than Mothra for creating SpaceGodzilla.
• Early versions of the script called for SpaceGodzilla to face Godzilla and a second Mechagodzilla, a plan scrapped when it was realized that against the combined might of Godzilla and the machine which nearly killed him in the previous year would make the battle too one-sided. Instead, the less-powerful Moguera was revived and updated for this purpose. Although, Godzilla: The Half-Century War seems to pay homage to this idea in issue #4.
• An action figure of SpaceGodzilla can be seen in Godzilla: Final Wars.
• SpaceGodzilla was part of the mutants faction in Godzilla: Unleashed. Some fans might say that SpaceGodzilla should have been in the aliens faction, seeing as his origins are from space. However, all of the alien monsters in the game were controlled by the Vortaak, and SpaceGodzilla was acting on his own free will during the events of the game.
  • Similar issue exist with Titanosaurus who fall under the same faction, where fans think that the Kaiju should have been in the Earth Defender faction. It can be concluded that the Mutant and Earth Defenders houses any Monster who has autonomy over their decisions, where the Defenders seek to restore normalcy of Earth while Mutants seek to exploit the Crystals for their own interests, since origin-wise Heisei Godzilla can also be considered a mutation while he's obviously an Earth Defender.

List of appearances

Films

• Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (First appearance)

Video games

• Godzilla: Giant Monster March
• Godzilla: Archipelago Shock
• Godzilla Generations
• Godzilla: Heart-Pounding Monster Island!!
• Godzilla Movie Studio Tour
• Godzilla: Trading Battle
• Godzilla Generations: Maximum Impact
• Godzilla: Save the Earth
• CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle
• Godzilla: Unleashed (Wii and PS2)
• Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash
• Godzilla (2014 video game)
• Godzilla: Kaiju Collection