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1	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The actual score for the movie may be as much of a rushed mess as the movie itself, but the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1naojEFdOY Jet Jaguar song]] is widely considered the best song of the movie for its crazy lyrics and surprisingly catchy instrumental.
2	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Godzilla, for reasons that have never been explained, slides on his tail ''twice'' to dropkick Megalon. It’s never been done before and it’s never referenced again.
3	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
4	** Despite the movie itself not being well received, Megalon himself was very much well accepted by the fans for having a cool design and some decent fighting ability. It helps he has appeared in the [[VideoGame/GodzillaDestroyAllMonstersMelee Atari/Pipeworks Godzilla games]] as an easy to pick up and play fighter.
5	** Gigan's status as one no doubt was the reason for his inclusion in this film.
6	** Jet Jaguar has become this in recent years from fans who love him for having a [[NarmCharm ridiculously amazing design]], excellent fighting capabilities, and above all else, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic his awesomely cheesy theme song]]. He would later appear in Godzilla fighting games where he's a fun character to use as well as in IDW's Rulers of the Earth comic.
7	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The movie was a complete bomb in Japan but when it was released in America it became a surprise financial hit and was a lot of [[NewbieBoom people’s introduction to the king the monsters]]. In a way, this paid off for Toho, as it helped cement the idea of Godzilla as being a superhero for the Tokusatsu boom of the 1970's, a perception which somewhat remains to this day.
8	** However, this perception did have its downsides, as part of the audience instead decided to not take Godzilla seriously. For example when ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla'' was planning to be distributed in America, New World wanted to turn into a comedy. The critical reaction to the film itself in America was complete confusion. To them they were wondering why the film was taking itself too seriously and was trashed by most critics. Up until the Franchise/MonsterVerse started in 2014, when an American thought of Godzilla (not [[Film/Godzilla1998 Zilla]], mind) they were probably thinking of ''Film/GodzillaVsMegalon''.
9	* HoYay: Goro and Hiroshi are often interpreted as a gay couple. That we're ''never'' given a solid explanation of how they even know each other doesn't help.
10	** In the Japanese language version, this becomes a little more clear. Rokuro calls Goro as "Ni-chan", a childish version of "Ni-san", meaning "older brother". Hiroshi calls Goro "Senpai" and Goro calls him "Jinkawa" (his last name) consistently. Given the time period and the forms used, the most common explanation would be that Hiroshi is Goro's assistant and Rokuro is Goro's little brother. Rokuro calls Hiroshi "Jinkawa-san", which is correct for someone who is not a member of the family and older/more senior than him.
11	* JustHereForGodzilla: Ironically, Godzilla himself ''isn't'' the main reason many people watch this film, but rather [[EnsembleDarkhorse Jet Jaguar]].
12	* MemeticMutation:
13	** The ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' version certainly helped. It's hard to discuss Jet Jaguar without being met by a cry of "[[WellDoneSonGuy HE MOTHER NEVER REALLY LOVE HIM]]."
14	** The overly enthusiastic "Punch! Punch! Punch!" from the Jet Jaguar song became its own minor meme, even getting an EasterEgg reference in the ViralMarketing to [[Film/Godzilla2014 the 2014 Godzilla]].
15	** Godzilla's tail-slide against Megalon. So good, he does it TWICE, and it was later included as an unlockable move in ''Godzilla: The Game''.
16	** “[[https://youtube.com/shorts/fyPmCPJ3vhE?si=-UM57IpUsnFLyoHG I AM MEGALON!!]]”[[note]]On the year of his anniversary, this meme emerged online, based on a 4chan post where a VideoGame/VRChat user with a Megalon skin interrupted some cringy RPers by barging in on them, screaming the aforementioned catchphrase, then crashing the map. The phrase has since gone on to be associated with Megalon himself.[[/note]]
17	* {{Narm}}:
18	** Jet Jaguar communicating with Godzilla through hand signals when he goes to Monster Island to recruit him can be one.
19	** Megalon and Gigan as well; they even do a high five/brofist at one point!
20	* NarmCharm: Jet Jaguar shaking Godzilla's hand at the end is so bizarre it's brilliant. Then the slow zoom toward Jet Jaguar's face just takes the awkwardness of the scene up to eleven.
21	* TheScrappy: Rokuro was annoying enough in the original, but the dub provides him with perhaps the most awful, screechy voice of any Godzilla kid.
22	* SerialNumbersFiledOff: A common rumor is that part of why Jet Jaguar didn't get off the ground was because the copyright owners of ''Ultraman'' took umbrage. If that's true, they must have buried the hatchet at some point, but it's highly unlikely this was the case to begin with, owing to the fact that Tsuburaya Productions and Toho have remained close operating partners pretty much since the former was established.
23	* SignatureScene: The [[SoBadItsGood hilariously]], [[ArtisticLicensePhysics physics-defying]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuEa6Hum0b4 dropkick sequence]].
24	* SoBadItsGood: Commonly regarded as one of the worst Godzilla movies, the film still has a fairly sizable fan following largely due to this trope. It's number nine on ''WebVideo/UpFromTheDepths'' [[https://youtu.be/VcnRpMGr4_U Top Ten Must Watch Godzilla Films]] precisely ''because'' it's Godzilla at his most goofy and abject worst. The reasoning is twofold: It's one of the most kid-friendly entries (Playboy posters notwithstanding), making it a good entry to introduce young children to the franchise; and it is to Godzilla what ''Series/Batman1966'' is to Franchise/{{Batman}}: without hitting the absolute limits of {{camp}} and cheese, neither character might have attained the iconic status they now have.
25	* SpecialEffectsFailure: Many, [[SignatureScene but most notably]] [[ArtisticLicensePhysics Godzilla's]] [[RunningGag awe-inspiring]] [[ArtisticLicenseMartialArts tail-slide dropkick to Megalon]].
26	** Gigan got hit with this. In the new footage, Gigan's mouth and mandibles rarely move when he roars, and the mandibles are hanging at an angle the entire time like the internal supports are broken. He also never uses his belly buzzsaw, and the individual blades are all set at weird angles.
27	*** Look carefully and you'll find Gigan sucker-swipe in Godzilla from behind and slice open the top of his head with his buzzsaw. A spray of blood can even be seen before Godzilla falls down.
28	** After Megalon retreats and the Seatopians seal off his escape route, it’s quite clear that the boulders used to block everything off are styrofoam as they’re not fully painted, with the incomplete parts being exposed.
29	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: All that being said, a scene where Megalon destroys a dam is very impressive and obviously ate up a considerable chunk of the film's budget.
30	* WTHCostumingDepartment: Why does Godzilla have irises?
31	** Cementing Godzilla's complete change into a protector of Earth, this version of his suit (used from here until ''Film/TerrorOfMechagodzilla''), especially the head, resembles [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermit the Frog]].
32	*** [[UglyCute And]] he's [[CuteBruiser CUTE!]]

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