History Film / GodzillaVsMechagodzillaII

The twentieth Franchise/{{Godzilla}} film and the fifth in the Heisei series. Continuing on borrowing familiar monster streak, Creator/{{Toho}} decided to choose [=MechaGodzilla=]. Titled "''[[RecycledTitle Gojira tai Mekagojira]]''" in Japan. Not to be confused with the [[Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzilla 1974 film of the same name]].

Instead of being made by aliens, [=MechaGodzilla=] is portrayed as an Earth creation reverse engineered from the robotic parts of [[Film/GodzillaVsKingGhidorah Mecha-King Ghidorah]]. Rodan also returns, as does the concept of Godzilla having a son. Godzilla was originally supposed to die in this film, but that was changed. The film had a strong box office reception. While story flaws were noted, the film, and its soundtrack specificially, are well reviewed.

In order to defeat Godzilla once and for all, the [=UNGCC=] (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) analyses the Futurians' technology from Mecha-King Ghidorah in order to build [=MechaGodzilla=]. Meanwhile, scientists investigate Adona Island and discover a enormous egg. They flee with the egg when Rodan attacks, only for Rodan to be mortally wounded by Godzilla.

The egg hatches into [=BabyGodzilla=], a plant-eating Godzillasaur that's completely benign to humans. But Godzilla senses him and lays destruction as he makes a beeline toward him. [=MechaGodzilla=] is deployed and after an initial one-sided match, Godzilla bests him. The scientists manage to hide [=BabyGodzilla=] from Godzilla's senses, though, so the King of the Monsters retreats.

As [=MechaGodzilla=] is repaired and modified to combine with the rejected Garuda machine, the study of [=BabyGodzilla=] yields to a discovery that could finish Godzilla once and for all. But when Rodan revives and plans to get back his half-brother, what can our heroes do? And can [=MechaGodzilla=] kill Godzilla when an unlikely ally comes to his rescue?

* BeamOWar: Godzilla and [=MechaGodzilla=] briefly engage in this in the final battle.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Rodan is determined to reunite with [=BabyGodzilla=], no matter what.

* CoversAlwaysLie: The jet seen in the poster art above. Presumably it's meant to be the Garuda, but it looks nothing like the version in the actual movie. This is actually an early concept for [=MechaGodzilla=] that never made it into the final film.
* CurbstompBattle: The battles between Godzilla and [=MechaGodzilla=] are one-sided for the most part. In the first confrontation, Godzilla only survives due to a malfunction in [=MechaGodzilla=], and the second time requires a [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice from Rodan]] in order to finally beat it.
* CurbstompCushion: While Rodan is able to take out Garuda and one of [=MechaGodzilla=]'s eyes (preventing it from using it's eye lasers), he is ultimately no match for [=MechaGodzilla=]'s remaining beam arsenal and gets crushed instantly once Mechagodzilla combines with Garuda into Super Mechagodzilla.

* RaisedByHumans: [=BabyGodzilla=] by Azusa Gojo. Eventually, there's a heartbreaking farewell.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: [=BabyGodzilla=]'s glow red when he's frightened. That doesn't make himself dangerous, but that does send a signal to the more dangerous Rodan and Godzilla.

* NoAntagonist: There's no real main antagonist of the film. The source of conflict is the Godzilla egg found by the [=UNGCC=], and both Godzilla Rodan are literally at each other's throats over it. While you would think the humans (especially Aso) are the real antagonists, they're just trying to protect their country from Godzilla, and Mechagodzilla is just a machine with no real agency, only acting its intended purpose to defeat Godzilla and other threats to Japan.

The twentieth Franchise/{{Godzilla}} film and the fifth in the Heisei series. Continuing on borrowing familiar monster streak, Creator/{{Toho}} decided to choose [=MechaGodzilla=]. Titled "''[[RecycledTitle Gojira tai Mekagojira]]''" in Japan.

* CombiningMecha: Garuda attaches to Mechagodzilla's back to create Super Mechagodzilla (Seriously, that's the official name from Toho), which proceeds to paralyze Godzilla and almost kill him.

** SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Kazuma however speaks rather good English, and comes off as a much better actor than the American actor playing the professor, even while not speaking his native language.

* BeakAttack: Film/{{Rodan}}, as your standard PteroSoarer {{kaiju}}, has a beak and often uses it to attack, even crushing giant boulders with it.

* AdaptationalWimp: Heisei Rodan is not only smaller than Godzilla, he's also visibly damaged by the Big G's atomic breath, in contrast with Showa Rodan who was merely annoyed by Goji's signature attack.

* CurbstompBattle: The battles between Godzilla and [=MechaGodzilla=] are one-sided for the most part. In the first confrontation, Godzilla only survives due to a malfunction in [=MechaGodzilla=], and the second time requires a [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice from Rodan]] in order to finally beat em.
* CurbstompCushion: While Rodan is able to take out Garuda and one of [=MechaGodzilla=]'s eyes, he is ultimately no match for [=MechaGodzilla=]'s beam arsenal.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Miki was fine fighting Godzilla...until her superiors decided using an innocent baby as bait to kill him was fair game when Godzilla's threat in this film amounts to being a father desperate to get his son. While she still goes along with it, she understandably has qualms about the whole situation.

* KarmaHoudini: The Mechagodzilla pilots all survive the destruction of their robotic unit and never face any comeuppance from Godzilla for very nearly killing him and also [[spoiler: slaughtering Rodan]].

* [[MidSeasonUpgrade Mid-Movie Upgrade]]: Mechagodzilla and Garuda are both given upgrades, in the middle of the movie, so that Garuda can attach itself to Mechagodzilla's back, allowing the two machines to create Super Mechagodzilla.

* DubInducedPlotHole: in the Japanese version, Miki has to use telepathy to convince the baby that he must go with Godzilla rather than remaining in the artificial habitat the UN has built for him. The dub completely botches this and suggests she needs to convince ''Godzilla'' that he needs to raise the baby...even though he's been trying to do exactly that the entire movie, and the baby is still clearly the only one who doesn't want to go.

* ThanatosGambit: In some ways, Rodan. Being half-brothers with Baby Godzilla, Baby Godzilla knew that Rodan was dying after being mortally wounded by Mechagodzilla's weapons, and after realizing that Godzilla has been killed by the robot, calls upon Rodan to [[HeroicSacrifice give up what's left of his life to revive Godzilla]] in order to destroy Mechagodzilla. Luckily, Rodan's sacrifice wasn't in vain as his energy passes into Godzilla and powers him up to destroy Mechagodzilla.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Miki was fine fighting Godzilla...until her superiors decided using an innocent baby as bait to kill him was fair gain when Godzilla's threat in this film amounts to being a father desperate to get his son. While she still goes along with it, she understandably has qualms about the whole situation.

The twentieth Franchise/{{Godzilla}} film and the fifth in the Heisei series. Continuing on borrowing familiar monster streak, Creator/{{Toho}} decided to choose [=MechaGodzilla=]. Titled "''[[NamesTheSame Gojira tai Mekagojira]]''" in Japan.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: [=BabyGodzilla=]'s grow red when he's frightened. That doesn't make himself dangerous, but that does send a signal to the more dangerous Rodan and Godzilla.

* AdaptationalWimp: Heisei Rodan is not only smaller than Godzilla, he's also visibly damaged by the Big G's atomic breath, in contrast with Showa Rodan who was merely annoyed by Goji's attacks.

In order to defeat Godzilla once and for all, the [=UNGCC=] (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) analyses the Futurians' technology from Mecha-King Ghidorah in order to build [=MechaGodzilla=]. Meanwhile, scientists investigate Adona Island and discover a enormous egg. They flee with the egg when Rodan attacks, only to be mortally wounded by Godzilla.

As [=MechaGodzilla=] is repaired and modified to combine with the rejected Garuda machine, the study of [=BabyGodzilla=] yields to a discovery that could finish Godzilla once and for all. But when Rodan revives and plans to get back his half-brother, what would our heroes do? And can [=MechaGodzilla=] kill Godzilla when an unlikely ally comes to his rescue?

* ItCanThink: Godzilla gets curbstomped in the first fight with Mechagodzilla where he mainly used his Atomic Breath which didn't effect Mechagodzilla. During the rematch, he only uses his atomic breath for a BeamOWar before rushing into melee and beating Mechagodzilla down. He only starts using it again when Super Mechagodzilla is formed and stays out of melee range.

* ItCanThink: Godzilla gets curbstomped in the first fight with Mechagodzilla where he mainly used his Atomic Breath which didn't effect Mechagodzilla. During the rematch, he only uses his atomic breath for a BeamOWar before rushing into melee and beating Mechagodzilla down. He only starts using it again when Super Mechagodzilla is formed and stays out of melee ranger.