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* FailedASpotCheck: Either Takahashi can't hear Godzilla's footsteps closing in on him and Sato, or Godzilla's feet are ''really'' quiet. Either way, [[spoiler:Godzilla [[GiantFootOfStomping stomps the bastard with a single step]]]].
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Two of Takahashi's goons aren't fans of shooting Mothra's priests.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Two of Takahashi's goons aren't fans of shooting Mothra's priests.priests, and also object to him deciding to destroy Japan even after his desired ransom money was agreed on by the Prime Minister.
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Takahashi's two main henchmen.
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* AxCrazy: Ryoto Takahashi, a raving lunatic who considers himself a ''daikaiju'' and wants to be the greatest monster Japan has ever faced.

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* AxCrazy: Ryoto Takahashi, a raving lunatic who considers himself a ''daikaiju'' and wants to be the greatest monster Japan has ever faced. Too bad for him, a certain God Incarnate proves him ''very wrong''.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Godzilla, of all monsters, is revealed to be this. While Mothra is the one to contain the balance of the universe, Godzilla actually sought to restore it. Once Mothra convinces him to leave, the two monsters leave without incident with the rest of the monsters.
* AntiHero: Godzilla, obviously. Sato do anything to stop a Yakuza madman and bring him to justice, even if it means using a kaiju like Mothra to do some work for him.


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* DistressedDamsel: The Shobinjin. Sato however had a benign reasons for doing it. Takahashi [[AxCrazy however]]...


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* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Sato's old boss, who is a DirtyCop, decided to fake his death reporting that he died during the monster attack. Sato decides to redeem himself as a Shobinjin Priest]].
* GiantFootOfStomping: How Takahashi meets his end.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The title promises a crime story set in a world with ''kaiju''...and the comic delivers exactly that!
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* TheBigBad: Ryoto Takahashi, head of the Tokyo Yakuza.

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* TheBigBad: BigBad: Ryoto Takahashi, head of the Tokyo Yakuza.
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* KarmicDeath: Takahashi believes himself as Godzilla in human form, it's only fitting that he meets his end [[spoiler: at the hands of the very same monster he compared himself to]].
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* SmugSnake: Takahashi is supremely overconfident and convinced of his superiority over all of humanity.

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* SmugSnake: Takahashi is supremely overconfident and convinced of his superiority over all of humanity. [[spoiler:He is not, however, superior to Godzilla.]]
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* EvilIsNotAToy: Reversed. Sato finds that ''Good'' Is Not A Toy. Especially Mothra.
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* AxeCrazy: Ryoto Takahashi, a raving lunatic who considers himself a ''daikaiju'' and wants to be the greatest monster Japan has ever faced.

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* AxeCrazy: AxCrazy: Ryoto Takahashi, a raving lunatic who considers himself a ''daikaiju'' and wants to be the greatest monster Japan has ever faced.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Sato's attempt at bringing down Takahashi nearly brings Tokyo down with him.

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* AxeCrazy: Ryoto Takahashi, a raving lunatic who considers himself a ''daikaiju'' and wants to be the greatest monster Japan has ever faced.



* CardCarryingVillain: Takahashi, who revels in his evil, boasting that no mere monster could do what he has done.



* SmugSnake: Takahashi is supremely overconfident and convinced of his superiority over all of humanity.

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* InsultBackfire: Yelling "YouMonster" at Takahashi is a good way to convince him you're trying to flatter him. Subverted in that he's still insulted--after all no mere monster could achieve all that he has; he prefers to think of himself as another Godzilla.
* SmugSnake: Takahashi is supremely overconfident and convinced of his superiority over all of humanity.humanity.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Takahashi's two main henchmen.
* {{Yakuza}}: The main villains of the series are members of it.

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* TheBigBad: Ryoto Takahashi, head of the Tokyo Yakuza.



* HumongousMecha: As usual Mechagodzillas, this time the Showa version is an Earth made prototype.

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* HumongousMecha: As usual Mechagodzillas, this time the Showa version is an Earth made prototype.prototype.
* SmugSnake: Takahashi is supremely overconfident and convinced of his superiority over all of humanity.
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gangsters and goliaths and half century war pretty clearly don\'t share a continuity with the other series.


In 2010, IDW Publishing acquired the rights to make a Godzilla comic, this time featuring a good chunk of Godzilla's classic adversaries. There have been three ongoing series in this established universe along with several mini-series. Gangsters and Goliaths is the first mini-series and published in a collection in 2011.

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In 2010, IDW Publishing acquired the rights to make a series of Godzilla comic, comics, this time featuring a good chunk of Godzilla's classic adversaries. There have been three ongoing series in this established universe along with several mini-series. Gangsters ''Gangsters and Goliaths Goliaths'' is the first mini-series and published in a collection in 2011.
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Detective Sato has a problem: he is trying to bring down the head of a crime family in Tokyo but he is the only honest cop around. After an attempt on his life Sato washes up on an island inhabited by giant monsters. The monsters will pick fights with one another but Mothra and the Eliasare able to control the balance and keep the fighting to a minimum. Sato may have found a way to take the fight to take the fight to the criminal empire with Mothra but as her duties on the island are neglected balance begins to crumble.

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Detective Sato has a problem: he is trying to bring down the head of a crime family in Tokyo Tokyo, but he is the only honest cop around. After an attempt on his life life, Sato washes up on an island inhabited by giant monsters. The monsters will pick fights with one another but Mothra and the Eliasare Elias are able to control the balance and keep the fighting to a minimum. Sato may have found a way to take the fight to take the fight to the criminal empire with Mothra but Mothra, but, as her duties on the island are neglected neglected, balance begins to crumble.

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* GoodIsNotSoft: The comic is a good reminder that when push comes to shove Mothra can be very dangerous to humans. Also Detective Sato is more than willing to take on a crime lord by himself, with the help of Mothra.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Two of Takahashi's goons aren't fans of shooting Mothra's priests.
* GoodIsNotNice: Sato isn't afraid to point a gun at someone innocent if it helps in his quest.
* GoodIsNotSoft: The comic is a good reminder that when push comes to shove Mothra can be very dangerous to humans. Also Detective Sato is more than willing to take on a crime lord by himself, with the help of Mothra.Mothra.
* HumongousMecha: As usual Mechagodzillas, this time the Showa version is an Earth made prototype.
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In 2010, IDW Publishing acquired the rights to make a Godzilla comic, this time featuring a good chunk of Godzilla's classic adversaries. There have been three ongoing series in this established universe along with several mini-series. Gangsters and Goliaths is the first mini-series and published in a collection in 2011.

Detective Sato has a problem: he is trying to bring down the head of a crime family in Tokyo but he is the only honest cop around. After an attempt on his life Sato washes up on an island inhabited by giant monsters. The monsters will pick fights with one another but Mothra and the Eliasare able to control the balance and keep the fighting to a minimum. Sato may have found a way to take the fight to take the fight to the criminal empire with Mothra but as her duties on the island are neglected balance begins to crumble.

What good is taking the crime out of Tokyo when there is no Tokyo left?


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* GoodIsNotSoft: The comic is a good reminder that when push comes to shove Mothra can be very dangerous to humans. Also Detective Sato is more than willing to take on a crime lord by himself, with the help of Mothra.

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