History Film / GodzillaVsKingGhidorah

EvilVsEvil: The titular battle falls under this, as King Ghidorah is being directed by the Futurians to destroy Japan while Godzilla is also attempted to do the same thing and just doesn't like competition. Once Godzilla kills both Ghidorah and the Futurians he immediately starts rampaging in Japan again.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Wilson and Glenchico are both killed by Godzilla after their {{Evil Plan}} is foiled]].

** [[http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2007/08/16/godzilla-vs-king-ghidorah-time-travel-and-the-origins-of-godzilla/ This]] SciFi Japan article suggests that the Futarian's plans were based on a incorrect theory and that they ''didn't'' prevent the creation of the Godzilla they were aiming to, but instead created the Heisei Godzilla in the first place. And even ''then'', they didn't even remove the first Godzilla from history, as he's clearly referenced in later films (''VS. Destoroyah''), and events from pre-''G.KG'' Heisei films are mentioned in later films (''VS. Spacegodzilla''), meaning that the entire subplot is a StableTimeLoop and the entire "replace-Godzilla-with-Ghidorah" plot was a total bust.

** In general, the film's time travel antics create a lot of confusion among fans about what is and isn't still a part of history in the later films. However, careful analysis reveals that the Futurians actually changed ''nothing'' but in fact created a StableTimeLoop and a Predestination Paradox where every Heisei-era film, as well as the 1954 film, all still happened, only with the Futurians now responsible for the Heisei Godzilla's existence. Thus references to the the original film and Biollante being made in the later films is not actually an error as most fans believe.
*** In a nutshell, the previous belief in the series until this film was that the original 1954 Godzilla and the one that appeared in 1984 were the same individual. This film established they were in fact, two different creatures with the events of this film's 1940s scenes causing the future Heisei Godzilla to be created from a submarine accident in the 1980s. However this wasn't clearly communicated, especially in the dubs, so the revelation flew over a lot of viewers' heads.
*** It's sad that neither of the above statements actually explains how there can be no ContinuitySnarl, when there is a simple explanation. [[spoiler:If we are to take this film seriously when it insinuates that "Godzilla popped out of existence" just as "King Ghidorah popped into existence" due to their time shenanigans,]] this would fix the ContinuitySnarl because it automatically makes all speculation void, despite also raising a buttload of more questions about how time travel works in this universe.

Though the ''Biollante'' film was creative, it didn't exactly rake in the yen. After some legal wrangling in a failed attempt to remake ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' for Creator/{{Toho}}'s 60th anniversary MilestoneCelebration, Toho instead settled on bringing back Godzilla's ArchEnemy, King Ghidorah.

* ShesAManInJapan: Not literally, but: In the original Japanese Emi's voice is low and business-like. In the English dub, her voice is much higher and perkier, changing her whole character.

The film explored the origins of Godzilla, and the plot was influenced by Japan's growing influence and the fear that JapanTakesOverTheWorld. It has been accused of being anti-American, with the portrayal of American soldiers in World War II and the antagonists being Western Terrorists from the future, though the director said it wasn't an Anti-American film. At any rate, this entry did well at the box office, inspiring the return of other old Godzilla foes in future films.

** For that matter, [[EvilIsNotAToy]]. The computer that controlled King Ghidorah was destroyed halfway through his fight with Godzilla, and even there Ghidorah has the upper-hand over Godzilla until the very end. If Ghidorah had won, he'd have likely killed Godzilla and gone on to slaughter the rest of humanity himself. The only reason King Ghidorah didn't kill them after their control was broken was Godzilla was still there to fight him.

--->'''Wilson''': Do you think that means you won, it doesn't matter, we don't need a Computer or King Ghidorah to do our work. Godzilla's gone to destroy the Country of Japan himself, you'er Nuclear Fanatics have no idea what they created. This new Godzilla is unfriendly and he's gone to destroy your Planet! There's nothing you can do about it! YOUR COUNTRY HAS NO FUTURE NOW.

* GodzillaThreshold: Deconstructed: when King Ghidorah appears to wreak havoc, the Japanese government have no choice but to bring Godzilla back in order to stop the kaiju. It works, but without anyone to oppose him, Godzilla goes back to rampaging.

** King Ghidorah's radioactive mutation would cause '''a lot''' of this, considering he'd would appear in Emiko's flashbacks in ''Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah'', given she witness Godzilla (1954) die in the original film as well as prevous films beforehand.

* VillainHasAPoint: Even though their plan to use King Ghidorah to destroy Japan has failed, Wilson has a point that Godzilla is not friendly and will attack Japan on his own.

* VillainHasAPoint: Even though their plans to used King Ghidorah to destroy Japan have failed, Wilson had a point that Godzilla is not friendly will attack Japan himself.

* WhatTheHellHero: Mr. Shindo reveals that he has access and ownership to nuclear missiles, something the government were ''not'' happy about considering Japan's sad and awful history with nuclear weaponry. But by this point, empowering Godzilla was their goal to defeat King Ghidorah.

* GodzillaThreshold: Gets crossed to defeat King Ghidorah. [[spoiler:Turns out it wasn't a good idea...]]

--->'''Wilson''': Do you think that means you won, it doesn't matter, we don't need a Computer or King Ghidorah to do our work. Godzilla's gone to destroy the Country of Japan himself, your Nuclear Fanatics have no idea what they unleashed. This new Godzilla is unfriendly and he's gone to destroy your Country and there's nothing you can do about it. Your Country has no future now.

The film explored the origins of Godzilla, and the plot was influenced by Japan's growing influence and the fear that JapanTakesOverTheWorld. This wasn't helped with the portrayal of American soldiers in World War II and the antagonists being Western Terrorists from the future, though the director said it wasn't an Anti-American film. At any rate, this entry did well at the box office, inspiring the return of other old Godzilla foes in future films.

* GenreThrowback: to the more fantastical, adventurous tokosatsu films Toho made in the 1960s and 70s, complete with the return of Godzilla's most iconic opponent from that era, colorful human villains, and Music/AkiraIfukube helming the music for the first time since 1975. Japanese audiences turned out in droves for it compared to the more serious, grounded style of ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla'' and ''Film/GodzillaVsBiollante.''

* GenreThrowback: to the more fantastical, adventurous tokosatsu films Toho made in the 1960s and 70s, complete with the return of Godzilla's most iconic opponent from that era, colorful human villains, and Creator/AkiraIfukube helming the music for the first time since 1975. Japanese audiences turned out in droves for it compared to the more serious, grounded style of ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla'' and ''Film/GodzillaVsBiollante.''

* TimeyWimeyBall: The second Godzilla's origin is certainly a StableTimeLoop, suggesting a model of time travel where [[YouAlreadyChangedThePast the past can't be changed, only completed]], but the fact that King Ghidorah is introduced where he didn't previously exist and that Godzilla's fate as remembered in 2204 is changed indicate that we have an alternate universe thing going on. To put it simply, they screwed up the time travel ''badly''. Thus, the original Godzilla would have encountered King Ghidorah this way, but the events of this film were never brought up in ''Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah''.

** Godzilla in the [[Film/{{Gojira}} original film]] is said to be a hybrid of both land-dweling and undersea dinosaur. The dinosaur that would become the Heisei Godzilla is more land-dwelling.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Wilson, Glenchico and King Ghidorah are all killed by Godzilla half-way through the film, who then proceeds to be the main threat for the rest of the movie, although Ghidorah then returns as Mecha-Ghidorah to battle him once again]].

* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Wilson, Glenchico and King Ghidorah are all killed by Godzilla half-way through the film, who then proceeds to be the main threat for the rest of the movie]].

* ContinuitySnarl: Godzilla in the [[Film/{{Gojira}} original film]] is said to be a hybrid of both land-dweling and undersea dinosaur. The dinosaur that would become the Heisei Godzilla is more land-dwelling.

* ComputerVoice: The Mothership's PA system.

* DidYouActuallyBelieve: Wilson opens up his EvilGloating with this. See XanatosGambit below.

* FreudianExcuse: Ever wonder why Godzilla's hell-bent on attacking humans post-mutation in this series? Getting attacked by the US army and abandoned by the Japanese garrison may stem from this.

** In ''Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah'', [[spoiler:Godzilla dies in the film, with his son taking over. ''Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzillaII'' reveals he has a son who's RaisedByHumans, thereby allowing Japan to thrive as a Superpower nation rivialing The US, China, etc]], taking "Godzilla never does destroy Japan" a new meaning.

* RecycledSoundtrack: In addition to the obvious Godzilla and Ghidorah motifs, Ifukube revamped several of his compositions for ''Daimajin'', such as Godzilla's reunion with Shindo and the chase scene with M11.
* {{Retcon}}: Godzilla's origin. In the original film, Dr. Yamane explains that Godzilla is simply a hitherto undiscovered type of dinosaur, with his massive size and near-invulnerability being HandWaved as natural traits of his species(which was common in both American and Japanese monster films of the time) and his atomic breath presumably being a side effect of his exposure to H-bomb testing. ''Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah'' puts forth an arguably more "realistic" explanation in which Godzilla is initially a normal dinosaur and the radiation is responsible for him growing to {{Kaiju}} size and becoming so hard to kill. Later retellings would alternate between the two origins, but this was the only time the explanation was changed within a single continuity.

-->'''American officer:''' That we're being invaded by little green men from outer space? No one would believe us. You can tell your son about it when he's born, Major Spielberg.

Though ''Biollante'' film was a creative film, it didn't exactly rake in the yen. After some legal wrangling in a failed attempt to remake ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' for Creator/{{Toho}}'s 60th anniversary MilestoneCelebration, Toho instead settled on bringing back Godzilla's ArchEnemy, King Ghidorah.

But another monster takes his place: King Ghidorah (Hurricane Ryu), a mutation of three pets of the Futurians called Dorats that were left on the island to be irradiated. The Futurians use King Ghidorah to terrorize Japan, so as to prevent the Japanese Empire from being born. With the help of a renegade Futurian, our human heroes lay their hopes in reviving Godzilla. But would it be wise in reviving such a destructive monster? And if the past had been changed, why can they still remember the King of the Monsters...