History Characters / GodzillaMechagodzilla

[[folder:Mechagodzilla in general]]

-->''First appearance'': '''Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzilla''', 1974

-->''First appearance'': '''Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzillaII''', 1993

-->''First appearance'': '''Film/GodzillaAgainstMechagodzilla''', 2002

-->''First appearance'': '''Anime/GodzillaPlanetOfTheMonsters''', 2017

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of Mechagodzilla and the other giant robots in the franchise. Humanity and the Bilusaludo wanted to build a giant robot in Godzilla's likeness to kill him. What they got was a misshapen, toxic, hideous machine that barely functioned properly and was easily destroyed. In the present time, the machine itself is useless, too small to injure Godzilla Earth, and its nanomachine nature means it will do more damage to the planet than Godzilla will.

* MindHive: Its AI contains the minds of those it assimilates, [[spoiler:enabling Galu-gu and Belu-be to take control of the Mobile City]].

* CripplingOverspecialization: While The second Mechagodzilla is almost entirely geared for ranged combat and doesn't fare nearly as well as the previous one when fighting gets physical. To offset this, the Simians use a mind-controlled Titanosaurus to back him up and keep Godzilla at bay, so Mechagodzilla can blast him without reprisal. Once Titanosaurus is neutralized, however, Mechagodzilla II is trashed in short order. At the very least, it was ready for the head removal.

* CripplingOverspecialization: While Mechagodzilla 1974 was brutally effective both up close and from afar, Mechagodzilla 1975 specialized far more in the weapons side. Indeed, with its improved missiles it endlessly beat Godzilla into the ground, but once Godzilla managed to get closer it proved less effective, unable to properly fight back. At least it was ready for the head ripping trick.

* {{Cyborg}}: In the dub of the 1974 film, Mechagodzilla is referred to as a cyborg, but no reason for it is given. The sequel, ''Terror of Mechagodzilla'', made the Showa incarnation BuffySpeak cyborg-esque, in that it had a human control system, but lacked any organic parts in its own body.

* CombiningMecha: Heisei Mechagodzilla can connect with the fighter craft Garuda to gain a pair of {{Shoulder Cannon}}s.

* GoodCounterPart: The manual for ''Unleashed'' has stated that the Global Defense Force intentionally modeled their own Heisei Mechagodzilla after examining the Vortaak's very own Showa version, built to protect mankind from any monster attack. However, they were unable to emulate the same type of Space Titanium alloy the Vortaak used but managed to outfit theirs with an artificial metal.

* TailSlap: Kiryu is the only Mechagodzilla to pull off the attack due to actually having a long, fully functional tail. In Tokyo SOS he flung his metallic tail at Godzilla that sent him crashing into a building.

* ThisIsADrill: Kiryu's drill hand.

** Just like the 1974 Mechagodzilla it was designed by ape-like aliens whose planet was devoured by a black-hole. [[spoiler: And it is finally destroyed the same way--decapitated by Godzilla, and then later having its head and living controller destroyed to permanently kill it after its alien masters resurrect it.]]

* AdaptationalNameChange: It's official name is "Robogodzilla" as opposed to the usual Mechagodzilla.

* KillerRobot: The original Mechagodzilla was designed to murder anything it came across. Later versions were piloted by humans, although Kiryu still went berserk once.

** Kiryu becomes this in ''Godzilla X Mechagodzilla'' when he goes beserk.

* ShadowArchetype: In general all incarnations of Mechagodzilla are a reflection of Godzilla’s unnatural side and his mindless destructive nature, showing what Godzilla would be if he were nothing but an unthinking weapon. Alternately, he's what Godzilla could be if he was permanently under the control of the various human or alien villains in the franchise.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Mechagodzilla, [=MechaGodzilla=], Mecha Godzilla, and Mecha-Godzilla have all been used frequently in official media.

Towards the beginning of Anime/GodzillaSingularPoint, a Godzilla skeleton was discovered in storage and subsequently stolen by the SHIVA consortium. In the last scene of the anime it was revealed that it was being used to construct a robot duplicate of Godzilla.

* AmbiguousSituation: Is it being created to defend humanity in chase Godzilla returns, or does it have a more sinister purpose. The fact that SHIVA is a pretty sketchy organization muddies the waters more.
* CompositeCharacter: It's design is heavily based on the Showa Era version but the use of a Godzilla skeleton in its construction comes from Kiryu.

* CripplingOverspecialization: The Showa and Heisei Mechagodzillas suffered this, as elaborated in their respective folders. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with Kiryu, with a bit of [[invoked]] FridgeLogic when you realize Kiryu wasn't designed purely to fight Godzilla, as every other version of the monster has been. The fourth Mechagodzilla attempted to subvert this, but it was simply too ''small'' to face Godzilla Earth.

** Design-wise, Kiryu also seems to experience RecursiveAdaptation from something the original Godzilla influenced: the Franchise/SuperSentai mecha [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Dragon Caesar]] / [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Dragonzord]].

* AnIcePerson: The Absolute Zero Cannon. [[EpicFail It fails to do much of anything to Godzilla, though.]] Well, other than punching a massive hole in his chest.

* Adaptational Name Change: It's official name is "Robogodzilla" as opposed to the usual Mechagodzilla.

* Composite Character: It's design is heavily based on the Showa Era version but the use of a Godzilla skeleton in its construction comes from Kiryu.