History NightmareFuel / ShinGodzilla

** Takes on another level of horror when you realize that his initial purple smoke and firestorm vomit was actually ''more destructive'' to his immediate surroundings that the laser-like breath.

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** [[NightmareRetardant This lessens, however, when]] FridgeLogic kicks in - it is likely that nearby US bases under the command of United States Forces Japan would have been informed of some kind of "monster attack" on Japan, and responded to it by scrambling aircraft to assist the JSDF.]] That said, it does call into question the fact that they came too late to assist during the main attack.

** Losing most of your country's government due to a sudden attack.

** [[NightmareRetardant This lessens, however, when]] [[FridgeLogic Fridge Logic kicks in - it is likely that nearby US bases under the command of United States Forces Japan would have been informed of some kind of "monster attack" on Japan, and responded to it by scrambling aircraft to assist the JSDF.]] That said, it does call into question the fact that they came too late to assist during the main attack.

** And then his jaw splits in half. ''This is how Shin Godzilla fires his Atomic Breath: in agony.''

Being that it was directed by Creator/HideakiAnno, ''Series/ShinGodzilla'' stands as one of [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} the franchise]]'s [[DarkerAndEdgier darkest incarnations]], [[NightmareFuel and it's not hard to see why]].

Being that it was directed by Creator/HideakiAnno, ''Shin Godzilla'' stands as one of the franchise's darkest incarnations, and it's not hard to see why.

** Then there's [[FanNickname "Kamata-kun" and "Shinagawa-kun"]] and the coming ashore scene. People running and screaming through the streets as a giant, lumbering marine lizard... ''thing'' tears through and spilling gallons of blood everywhere, acting only on instincts. But it's also the appearance, with both forms being virtually scaleless, large dead-looking (fish) eyes that don't move in their sockets, and its jaw hanging open the entire time even when he flails about. Even after his visceral evolution, he doesn't look much different except he can stand (hardly) and is budding arms, slowly becoming the much-more-recognized Godzilla.

** Then there's [[FanNickname "Kamata-kun" and "Shinagawa-kun"]] and the coming ashore scene. People running and screaming through the streets as a giant, lumbering marine lizard... ''thing'' tears through and spilling gallons of blood everywhere, acting only on instincts. But it's also the appearance, with both forms being virtually scaleless, large dead-looking (fish) eyes that don't move in their sockets, and its jaw hanging open the entire time even when he flails about. Even after its visceral evolution, he doesn't look much different except he can stand (hardly) and is budding arms, slowly becoming the much-more-recognized Godzilla.

** Then there's [[FanNickname "Kamata-kun" and "Shinagawa-kun"]] and the coming ashore scene. People running and screaming through the streets as a giant, lumbering marine lizard... ''thing'' tears through and spilling gallons of blood everywhere, acting only on instincts. But it's also the appearance, with both forms being virtually scaleless, large dead-looking (fish) eyes that don't move in their sockets, and its jaw hanging open the entire time even when it flails about. Even after its visceral evolution, it doesn't look much different except it can stand (hardly) and is budding arms, slowly becoming the much-more-recognized Godzilla.

** The April 2016 trailer opens with this particular Godzilla roaring and opening his jaws ''far'' wider than any other Godzilla ever has, in a way that does ''not'' look natural. Combined with its tumor-riddled skin, sunken beady eyes, and the way it flails his head around while roaring, it makes it look like this Godzilla [[BodyHorror is in immense pain just from existing.]]

* The new Godzilla design is ''THE'' epitome of NightmareFuel, with sunken and tiny eyes and jagged teeth, some of which seem to be ''growing out of his skin''. This is truly a creature affected by radiation.

* This version of Godzilla is ''THE'' epitome of NightmareFuel, with sunken and tiny eyes and jagged teeth, some of which seem to be ''growing out of his skin''. This is truly a creature affected by radiation.
** The April 2016 trailer opens with this particular Godzilla roaring and opening his jaws ''far'' wider than any other Godzilla ever has, in a way that does ''not'' look natural. Combined with his tumor-riddled skin, sunken beady eyes, and the way he flails his head around while roaring, it makes it look like this Godzilla [[BodyHorror is in immense pain just from existing.]]

* Godzilla's second form. Its huge bulgy eyes initially make it appear goofy, upon closer observation and seeing move and thrash around wildly, spewing oceans of blood from its gills, it's positively nightmarish. Bloodied and in agony, it's a disturbing malformation, like something straight out of a zombie apocalypse.