Godzilla
Classification:	Irradiated godzillasaurus
Alias:	Gojira Gigantis
First appearance:	Godzilla (1954)
Latest Appearance:	Godzilla: Final Wars
Height:	50[1]-100[2] meters (164 - 328 feet)
Weight:	22,000[1]-60,000[2] tons
Created by:	Tomoyuki Tanaka Ishiro Honda Eiji Tsuburaya
Portrayed by:	Shōwa Series: Haruo Nakajima[3][4] Katsumi Tezuka[3][4] Ryosaku Takasugi[4] Seiji Onaka Shinji Takagi Isao Zushi Toru Kawai Heisei Series: Yoshitaka Kimura Kenpachiro Satsuma Shigeru Shibazaki Millennium Series: Tsutomu Kitagawa Mizuho Yoshida

Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira^?) is a kaijū (fictional Japanese monster) from the Godzilla series of science fiction films. is a successful landmark 1954 Japanese Science fiction film directed and co-written by Ishiro Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya is the fiftieth anniversary film and the twenty-eighth film in the ''Godzilla'' film series. Tomoyuki Tanaka (田中 友幸 Tanaka Tomoyuki) was a Japanese Film producer, most famous for creating the Godzilla movies Ishirō Honda (本多 猪四郎 Honda Ishirō) sometimes miscredited in foreign releases as "Inoshiro Honda" ( May 7 1911 in Yamagata Prefecture (born on July 7, 1901 &ndash died January 25, 1970, in Sukagawa Fukushima) was the Japanese Special effects director (born January 1, 1929 in Yamagata Japan) is a famous Japanese Actor. is a Japanese word that means "strange beast" but often translated in English as " Monster. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a series of giant monster films starring Godzilla, a Japanese creation usually portrayed by a man in a rubber suit Science fiction Film is a Film genre that uses speculative, Science -based depictions of imaginary phenomena such as extra-terrestrial He was first seen in the 1954 film Godzilla and, to date, has appeared in 28 films, all of which were produced by Toho Co. Ltd. Being one of the most iconic characters in film history, Godzilla has also appeared in numerous comic books, video games, novels, and in popular culture. The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx is a successful landmark 1954 Japanese Science fiction film directed and co-written by Ishiro Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya is a large Japanese Independent film Studio. It is headquartered in Chiyoda Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group Godzilla has appeared in a range of Comic books and Graphic novels that have been published in the United States, Japan and elsewhere This is a list featuring all the Godzilla games made through the years As an enduring and iconic symbol of post-World War II Japanese cinematic history Godzilla, the King of the Monsters has been referenced and parodied numerous times in

In 1998, TriStar Pictures produced a remake set in New York City. TriStar Pictures Inc (spelled Tri-Star until 1991 is a film subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar Motion The City of New York The film's name was simply Godzilla; however, the character had been completely redesigned and only had superficial characteristics in common with the original Godzilla. Godzilla is a 1998 American Science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Matthew Broderick, The remake was met with mainly negative reception by long-time Godzilla fans and film critics alike. The American remake monster was later identified by Toho as Zilla in Godzilla: Final Wars. is a large Japanese Independent film Studio. It is headquartered in Chiyoda Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group Film Appearances Godzilla The film's opening credits play over a montage of French nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean observed by various species is the fiftieth anniversary film and the twenty-eighth film in the ''Godzilla'' film series.

Name

"Godzilla" Gojira (ゴジラ, Gojira^?) is a combination of two Japanese words: gorira (ゴリラ, lit. "gorilla"^?) and kujira (鯨 (くじら), lit. "whale"^?). At one planning stage, Godzilla was described as "a cross between a gorilla and a whale," alluding to his size, power and aquatic origin. A popular story is that "Gojira" was actually the nickname of a hulking stagehand at Toho Studio. ^[5] The story has not been verified, however, because in the more than 50 years since the film's original release, no one claiming to be the employee has ever stepped forward, and no photographs of him have ever surfaced.

There is disagreement as to exactly how the monster's name should be pronounced. While purists often use the Japanese pronunciation [godʲʑira] listen (help·info), most favor the anglicized rendering of its name, [gɑd'zɪlə] (with the first syllable pronounced like the word "god", and the rest rhyming with "vanilla"). Back in the 1950s when Godzilla was created (and Japanese-to-English transliteration was less familiar) it is likely that the kana representing the second syllable was misinterpreted as being pronounced [dzi]. Kana is a general term for the syllabic Japanese scripts Hiragana (ひらがな and Katakana (カタカナ as well as the old system Had the more conventional Hepburn romanization system been used, Godzilla's name would instead have been rendered as "Gojira". The is named after James Curtis Hepburn, who used it to transcribe the sounds of the Japanese language into the Latin alphabet in the third edition of his Japanese–English This argument receives a nod in the TriStar "Godzilla" film when a newscast of a Japanese sailor's repeated pronunciation of "Gojira" is immediately Anglicized to "Godzilla" in the very next frame by an American news reporter. Watching the newscast in a local bar, another reporter shouts, "It's Gojira, moron!"

Design

Godzilla 1962, 1966, 1969, and 1975.

Godzilla's character has been tweaked and reinvented many times over the separate continuities of the Toho films. To date, there have been eight distinctive versions of the monster (12 if Hanna-Barbera's Godzilla, Marvel's Godzilla, Dark Horse's Godzilla, and TriStar's Godzilla are taken into account as well). The Godzilla Power Hour was a 60-minute Saturday morning animated series co-produced between Hanna-Barbera Productions and Toho in 1978 Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Godzilla has appeared in a range of Comic books and Graphic novels that have been published in the United States, Japan and elsewhere Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics Film Appearances Godzilla The film's opening credits play over a montage of French nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean observed by various species However, these non-Japanese incarnations of Godzilla are not widely recognised as being canonical. His iconic design is composed of a mixture of various species of dinosaurs; the body structure of a Tyrannosaurus rex, the dorsal fins of a Stegosaurus, and the arms of an Iguanodon. Tyrannosaurus ( or, meaning 'tyrant lizard' is a Genus of Theropod Dinosaur. Stegosaurus (ˌstɛgəˈsɔrəs is a Genus of stegosaurid armoured Dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period ( Iguanodon (ɪˈgwɑːnədɒn or /ɪˈgwænədɒn/ meaning " Iguana Tooth " is a Genus of Ornithopod Dinosaur ^[6]

Appearances

Godzilla is the primary villain, anti-hero and hero, in all of the Godzilla films, though there are numerous different incarnations of the monster. A hero (from Greek grc ἥρως hērōs) in Greek mythology and Folklore, was originally a Demigod, the offspring of a mortal and The silver screen is not the only place Godzilla has appeared; there have been literary sources that have expanded the universe of Godzilla. A silver screen, also known as a silver lenticular screen, is a type of projection screen that was popular in the early years of the Motion picture industry and is For the Robert A Heinlein short story collection see Expanded Universe (Heinlein. it also has a cartoon

Films

Showa Era

Godzilla made his first appearance in the original 1954 film Godzilla. is a successful landmark 1954 Japanese Science fiction film directed and co-written by Ishiro Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya In the film, as a result of testings of the hydrogen bomb, Godzilla is awakened and mutated. The Teller–Ulam design is a Nuclear weapon design which is used in Megaton -range Thermonuclear weapons and is more colloquially referred to as "the Near the beginning of the film, Godzilla rampages through Oto Island, causing the deaths of various natives during when the scientists' inquiry of the events that occurred from the boat incident lead them to there. ^[3] The American version titled Godzilla, King of the Monsters! contained scenes from the Japanese film with narration by and reshot footage of Raymond Burr's character Steve Martin. Godzilla King of the Monsters! is a 1956 American black-and-white Science fiction Film adapted from the 1954 Raymond William Stacey Burr ( May 21, 1917 &ndash September 12, 1993) was a Canadian Emmy -winning Actor and Character Biography Godzilla King of the Monsters! Steve Martin a foreign correspondent for United World News, arrives in Tokyo as a ^[4]

A new Godzilla appeared in Godzilla Raids Again, though Godzilla was called Gigantis in the American release. also known in the United States as Gigantis the Fire Monster, is a 1955 Black and white, Japanese Tokusatsu Kaiju film produced This is the first film in which Godzilla battled another monster, named Anguirus who was defeated. Appearance Anguirus is a four-legged dinosaur that looks vaguely similar to an Ankylosaurus. He would continue to play the role of an antagonist until Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, in which Godzilla took on the heroic personality which he would wear for the remainder of the series. Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster, released in Japan as and originally released in the US as Ghidrah the Three-Headed Monster, is a 1964 Tokusatsu (Indeed, a translated conversation between Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan in said film reveals that Godzilla's anger towards humans is merely due to what he perceives as unprovoked attacks towards him). About Mothra Since her first film Mothra has been depicted in various stages of the lepidopteran life cycle: Mothra's mammoth egg is decoratively colored Weapons and Abilities Rodan's primary weapons are his speed and agility he can create hurricane-force winds in his wake by flying at Supersonic speeds at low altitude He would team up with Mothra, Rodan, and Anguirus along with other monsters to battle Ebirah, Kumonga, Kamacuras, Hedorah, Gigan, Megalon, Mechagodzilla, and, most frequently, King Ghidorah in different films. About Mothra Since her first film Mothra has been depicted in various stages of the lepidopteran life cycle: Mothra's mammoth egg is decoratively colored Weapons and Abilities Rodan's primary weapons are his speed and agility he can create hurricane-force winds in his wake by flying at Supersonic speeds at low altitude Appearance Anguirus is a four-legged dinosaur that looks vaguely similar to an Ankylosaurus. Origin Showa series In Godzilla vs The Sea Monster (Also titled Ebirah Horror Of The Deep) (which is part of the Showa series a terrorist Abilities Kumonga can shoot a thick webbing and a stinger from his mouth Showa In Son of Godzilla, a species of man-sized praying mantises lived on Sollgel Island Description Hedorah is an Extraterrestrial Kaiju formed from pollution that fed on pollution Film and TV appearances In Godzilla vs Gigan, Gigan is summoned to Earth by the Nebula M Space Hunter aliens, he was paired with Appearance Megalon's unique appearance has no doubt contributed to his cultural resonance Showa The original Mechagodzilla was created as a weapon of destruction by the Simians. Showa Initially King Ghidorah was said to have come from outer space an ancient evil responsible for destroying the civilizations of many planets including Venus He even gained a son in the form of Minilla. Fictional character history The son of the famous Godzilla, Minilla resembles a smaller pudgy version of his father The series ended with Terror of Mechagodzilla in 1975. Mechagodzilla's Counterattack, released in Japan as and also known as The Terror of Godzilla in the original American theatrical release is The Toho sentai series Zone Fighter is notable in that it features Toho Kaiju from the films, such as Gigan, King Ghidorah, and Godzilla himself. Zone Fighter, known in Japan as, is a Tokusatsu SF / Superhero TV series Produced during the 70s, Toho has gone on record stating that the events depicted in the Zone Fighter television series are actually part of the Showa era, taking place between Godzilla vs. Megalon and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. is a Japanese Tokusatsu Kaiju Film. It was released in 1973 and is the 13th Godzilla film This is about the 1974 film You may be looking for the 2002 film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. The Godzilla Showa era ended with Destroy All Monsters where Godzilla, Minilla, and many other Earth kaiju battled and defeated King Ghidorah and the aliens controlling him. For the 1970's anti-rock band see Destroy All Monsters (band. is a Japanese word that means "strange beast" but often translated in English as " Monster. The Earth monsters then returned to Monsterland.

Heisei Era

In the Heisei era, Godzilla not only returns after more than a decade's absence, but marks a transition between the Shōwa era (the reign of Hirohito) to the Heisei era (the reign of Akihito). In the context of Japanese monster cinema ( daikaiju Eiga) the Heisei Era refers not to the current era in Japan but to all daikaiju eiga made The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to also known as, (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989 was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order reigning from December 25 1926 until his death is the current era name in Japan. The Heisei era started on January 8, 1989, just one day after the death of the reigning Emperor Hirohito is the current of Japan, and the 125th Emperor according to Japan's traditional order of succession. This would be the first of many times the Godzilla film series would see a continuity reboot. In The Return of Godzilla, all Godzilla films through Godzilla Raids Again and Terror of Mechagodzilla would be retconned, with The Return of Godzilla being a direct sequel to the original film and featuring a brand new Godzilla. The Return of Godzilla, released as in Japan and edited into Godzilla 1985 in America is a 1984 daikaiju Eiga (Japanese also known in the United States as Gigantis the Fire Monster, is a 1955 Black and white, Japanese Tokusatsu Kaiju film produced Mechagodzilla's Counterattack, released in Japan as and also known as The Terror of Godzilla in the original American theatrical release is Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction The Return of Godzilla, released as in Japan and edited into Godzilla 1985 in America is a 1984 daikaiju Eiga (Japanese The Godzilla of the Heisei era would be portrayed in a less anthropomorphic manner than the Showa Godzilla, depicted as a violent, insatiable force of nature and the personification of the Atomic Bomb rather than a campy superhero. Personification is an ontological metaphor in which a thing or abstraction is represented as a person A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. However, despite being a threat to humanity, Godzilla would continue to fight other monsters, battling Biollante, King Ghidorah, Mothra, Battra, Rodan, Mechagodzilla, Spacegodzilla, and Destoroyah over the course of the series, and even adopted a son named Godzilla Junior. Appearance At first Biollante was a giant rose with teeth inside her bud and long vines (merely a heavily-mutated and exceptionally Showa Initially King Ghidorah was said to have come from outer space an ancient evil responsible for destroying the civilizations of many planets including Venus About Mothra Since her first film Mothra has been depicted in various stages of the lepidopteran life cycle: Mothra's mammoth egg is decoratively colored Origin Battra was created by Earth's life force to defend the planet from various threats such as meteorites and human destruction of the environment Weapons and Abilities Rodan's primary weapons are his speed and agility he can create hurricane-force winds in his wake by flying at Supersonic speeds at low altitude Showa The original Mechagodzilla was created as a weapon of destruction by the Simians. Powers SpaceGodzilla possesses powers similar to those of Godzilla including the benefits of Godzilla's physical invulnerability and an oral energy weapon called the corona atomic Appearance Destoroyah grows quickly and adopts several appearances throughout the film including his micro form 3-mm Insect -sized 2-meter and 18-meter Crablike Film history Junior first appeared in Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II as a Godzillasaurus egg alloparented by Rodan Heisei Godzilla would eventually meet his demise in the final film of the series, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, melting down after defeating the titular villain, with Godzilla Junior mutating to full-size to carry on his legacy. is a film where Godzilla fights Destoroyah, a creature that was created by the Oxygen Destroyer weapon that thought to have killed Godzilla back in 1954

Millennium Series

The Millennium series is unique because rather than creating a single continuity that all the films would follow, the series would instead comprise a number of discrete narratives, each using only the original Godzilla film as a backdrop. The Millennium series would consist of Godzilla 2000, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, Godzilla: Tokyo SOS and Godzilla: Final Wars. was the first Godzilla film produced by Toho since the end of the VS Series with 1995's Godzilla vs Godzilla vs Megaguirus, released in Japan as, is the twenty-fourth of Toho Studios ' Godzilla film series and the second of the Shinsei Series commonly abbreviated GMK, is a Tokusatsu and Kaiju film and the 25th movie in the Godzilla Film series. This is about the 2002 film You may be looking for the 1974 film Godzilla vs Godzilla Tokyo SOS, released in Japan as, is a 2003 Tokusatsu film created as a sequel to 2002's Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla is the fiftieth anniversary film and the twenty-eighth film in the ''Godzilla'' film series. Each film would feature its own incarnation of Godzilla. Throughout the series, Godzilla would fight both new opponents such as Orga and Megaguirus, as well as classic opponents such as Mothra and Mechagodzilla. Appearance In its first form the Millennian was a Squid -like creature with long tentacles and a head resembling that of a Manta ray. are Fictional characters that were Mesozoic giant Insects reanimated by Mining operations in Kitamatsu village Kumamoto Prefecture, in the About Mothra Since her first film Mothra has been depicted in various stages of the lepidopteran life cycle: Mothra's mammoth egg is decoratively colored Showa The original Mechagodzilla was created as a weapon of destruction by the Simians. The majority of the films in the series featured a revamped Godzilla design. This Godzilla had a wilder appearance, with spikier skin, more massive, jagged dorsal fins, and a fiercer, more saurian face than the Godzilla featured in the Heisei series. Due to the disconnected nature of the Millennium series, the character's portrayal varied more than it did in the Showa and Heisei series, with some films depicting him as a sympathetic and heroic character (Godzilla 2000, Godzilla vs Megaguirus, and Godzilla: Final Wars), and others depicting him as pure destructive force (GMK, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, and Godzilla: Tokyo SOS. )

Overall, Godzilla has starred in 29 films (including the American remake). Toho plans to revive the Godzilla franchise in 2013-14 (around Godzilla's 60th anniversary).

Television

In Japan Godzilla was an oft-seen guest star on the tokusatsu series Zone Fighter. Zone Fighter, known in Japan as, is a Tokusatsu SF / Superhero TV series He fought alongside the titular hero against other kaiju, including Gigan and King Ghidorah. Toho has gone on the record saying that the events in Zone Fighter are part of the Godzilla series, taking place between Godzilla vs Megalon and Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla. is a Japanese Tokusatsu Kaiju Film. It was released in 1973 and is the 13th Godzilla film This is about the 1974 film You may be looking for the 2002 film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla.

Godzilla made his American series debut in the 1978 Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning show The Godzilla Power Hour, in which he gained a sidekick, Godzooky, described as his nephew. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Godzilla Power Hour was a 60-minute Saturday morning animated series co-produced between Hanna-Barbera Productions and Toho in 1978 In addition to his trademark atomic breath, (retooled as flame breath), he was also given the power to shoot laser beams out of his eyes. He was routinely summoned by his human friends using a signaling device or by the cry of Godzooky. Godzilla cartoons were paired with cartoons featuring Jana of the Jungle. The Godzilla Power Hour was a 60-minute Saturday morning animated series co-produced between Hanna-Barbera Productions and Toho in 1978 The series ran, both as part of the hour and with the Godzilla segments airing as a separate half-hour show, until 1981.

In the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, Godzilla's roar was not the same as his trademark roar. Instead, it was provided by Ted Cassidy. Theodore Crawford Cassidy ( July 31, 1932 - January 16, 1979) known as Ted Cassidy, was a well known American

The second cartoon series, which aired on Fox Kids, was based on the events of the 1998 American movie. Fox Kids (officially Fox Family Worldwide Inc and prior to that Fox Children's Productions and Fox Kids Worldwide was the FOX network's children's programming division Godzilla: The Series featured a juvenile Godzilla from the 1998 American remake which had grown to full size. Godzilla The Series is an Animated Television series which originally aired on Fox Kids. Film Appearances Godzilla The film's opening credits play over a montage of French nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean observed by various species Godzilla is a 1998 American Science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Matthew Broderick, In a similar fashion to earlier animated works, Godzilla traveled around the world with a group of humans called H. E. A. T, including scientist Nick Tatopoulos (which the new Godzilla believed to be its parent), battling monsters. The offspring not only had the abilities and physical forms of his parent, but the creators of the show gave him even more powers and attitude more resembling the Japanese Godzilla.

Literature

Main article: Godzilla (comics)

Main article: Godzilla (Marc Cerasini series)

Godzilla has been featured in the occasional comic book, most often in American production (from Marvel Comics in the mid-1970s and from Dark Horse Comics in the 1980s and 1990s). Godzilla has appeared in a range of Comic books and Graphic novels that have been published in the United States, Japan and elsewhere Godzilla is a novel series written by author Marc Cerasini based on the film characters The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics Japanese Godzilla comics do exist, however.

The Marvel series told original stories and attempted to both fit into the official Toho continuity and avoid referencing it too directly. It also integrated Godzilla into the Marvel Universe, making use of many of its main regular characters such as the Avengers. The Marvel Universe is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place The Avengers is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. It was published from 1977 to 1979, neatly fitting between the Showa Period movies and the Heisei Era. The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to is the current era name in Japan. The Heisei era started on January 8, 1989, just one day after the death of the reigning Emperor Hirohito This series described the adventures and confrontations of Godzilla while he wandered in various regions of the United States, from Alaska to New York City.

The general situations of the series were fairly similar to those of the Showa Period movies, but other than Godzilla himself all characters were new creations, albeit in sometimes strangely familiar roles (for instance, Red Ronin somewhat resembles Jet Jaguar and Mechagodzilla in its story role). Red Ronin is a gigantic humanoid Robotic construct (a Mecha) in the Marvel Comics universe. History In Godzilla vs Megalon, Jet Jaguar is a robot created by the protagonist Goro Ibuki Showa The original Mechagodzilla was created as a weapon of destruction by the Simians. Likewise, the JSDF are absent but S.H.I.E.L.D. pretty much fills its role in the story, complete with a Behemoth IV Helicarrier in an eerie foreshadowing of the Super X. The, or JSDF, are the military forces in Japan that were established after the end of the post- World War II American occupation of Japan SHIELD is a fictional, Comic-book Espionage and Law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics universe. The Helicarrier, a Fictional flying Aircraft carrier specifically designed to be itself capable of independent powered flight in addition to the conventional functions The was a Fictional Japanese military aircraft featured in the 1984 film The Return of Godzilla.

Characteristics

Main article: Powers and abilities of Godzilla

Godzilla's appearance has changed over the years, but many of his characteristics have remained constant. Over the years Godzilla has possessed many powers and abilities to use against his foes One characteristic that has remained stable is his roar. It was first created by Japanese composer Akira Ifukube by rubbing a resin glove over the strings of a contrabass. Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭 Ifukube Akira, May 31, 1914 &ndash February 8, 2006) was a Japanese composer of classical Other characteristics that have remained constant across all the Japanese films have been: Godzilla being depicted as a giant, mutant dinosaur with rough, bumpy charcoal grey scales, a long powerful tail, and jagged, bone colored dorsal plates. In most biological nomenclature a scale ( Greek lepid, Latin squama) is a small rigid plate that grows out of an Animal The tail is the section at the rear end of an Animal 's Body; in general the term refers to a distinct flexible Appendage to the Torso. A dorsal fin is a Fin located on the backs of some Fishes Whales Dolphins and Porpoises as well as the (extinct Although his origins vary somewhat from film to film, he is always described as a prehistoric monster, who first appeared and attacked Japan at the beginning of the Atomic Age. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Atomic Age, also known as the Atomic Era, is a phrase typically used to delineate the period of history following the detonation of the first nuclear bomb In particular, mutation due to atomic radiation is presented as an explanation for his size and powers.

Godzilla has also been shown to possess many special abilities granted to him as a result of his irradiation and subsequent mutation. He is generally considered to be the most fearsome and powerful of kaiju, earning the character his entitlement as "The King of the Monsters". is a Japanese word that means "strange beast" but often translated in English as " Monster. Godzilla's atomic ray is his most powerful and distinctive weapon. When he uses it, Godzilla's dorsal fins glow ominously, and then he releases a concentrated blast of radiation from his mouth, which can vary in intensity from a superheated vapour to a beam with concussive and explosive properties. Godzilla is also depicted as being highly resistant to damage thanks to a tough hide and an advanced healing factor known as Regenerator G1. A healing factor is a term used to describe the ability of some characters in Fiction to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate Appearance In its first form the Millennian was a Squid -like creature with long tentacles and a head resembling that of a Manta ray. He is known to have a high degree of physical strength and dexterity, often utilizing martial arts techniques in combat. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. Described as a transitional form between aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates by Doctor Yamane in the original film, Godzilla is able to survive in the ocean for extended periods of time and is as adept a fighter underwater as he is on land. Transitional fossils are the Fossilized remains of transitional forms of life that illustrate an evolutionary transition

These particular abilities are portrayed consistently among Godzilla's many incarnations, though he also possesses a multitude of other skills, often employed as weapons of last resort that are only seen on rare occasions, such as his spiral ray, nuclear pulse, magnetic powers, and even the ability to fly.

In popular culture

Main article: Godzilla in popular culture

Godzilla's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As an enduring and iconic symbol of post-World War II Japanese cinematic history Godzilla, the King of the Monsters has been referenced and parodied numerous times in The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

Godzilla is one of the most recognizable action/fictional symbols of Japanese popular culture worldwide and remains an important facet of Japanese films, embodying the kaiju subset of the tokusatsu genre. Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — is a Japanese word that means "strange beast" but often translated in English as " Monster. is a Japanese word that literally means " Special effects " It is primarily used to refer to Live-action Japanese Film and He has been considered a filmographic metaphor for the United States, as well as an allegory of nuclear weapons in general. Metaphor (from the Greek: μεταφορά - metaphora, meaning "transfer" is language that directly compares seemingly unrelated subjects The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The earlier Godzilla films, especially the original Godzilla, attempted to portray Godzilla as a frightening, nuclear monster. is a successful landmark 1954 Japanese Science fiction film directed and co-written by Ishiro Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya Godzilla was a representation of the fears that many Japanese held about the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as the fear of those types of attacks occurring again. The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. ^[7] As the series progressed, so did Godzilla, changing into a less destructive and more heroic character as the films became increasingly geared towards children. But today, the character has fallen somewhere in the middle, sometimes portrayed as a protector of the Earth (notably Japan) from external threats and other times as a bringer of destruction. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The usual explanation of Godzilla's character is that the reason he defends Earth from other kaiju is not because of any loyalty or affection towards humans, but because he perceives other monsters as threats to his territory, and in addition seems to possess a natural hostility toward those other monsters. is a Japanese word that means "strange beast" but often translated in English as " Monster. Godzilla is also the second of only three fictional character to have won the MTV Lifetime Achievement Award, which was awarded in 1996. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize Excellence in a certain field a certificate of excellence ^[8]

See also

• King Kong
• Gamera
• Large Scale Aggressor (LSA)

References

External links

• Official Website of Toho
• Godzilla Official Website (Japan)
• Godzilla at the Internet Movie Database
• Sony's Godzilla Website
• Godzilla on DVD
• Godzilla at the Wikizilla
• Kaiju HQ
• The Godzilla Shrine
• Godzilla wikia