Trivia / Dawn of the Monsters

• Word of God:
  • Eiji Murasame was originally patterned after Ultraman, but his characterization was shifted to be a cynical veteran closer to James Howlett in Logan and Luke Skywalker from The Last Jedi.
  • Jamila Senai is of Eritrean descent, and she and her family were waiting for a flight to Asmara when the Triple Incident happened.
  • Captain Claire Lionne was originally going to be of German descent and called Clara Lein, but was made French to be less stereotypical.
  • Doctor Viktor Ivakin was given a Russian name as a placeholder while it was being deliberated what nationality to make him, and it stuck.
  • Sofia Cruces was characterized to be a subversion of Spain's racist stereotypes of Latin Americans.
  • Kiwa and Kohara were originally going to be of Japanese descent, but ended up being made of Māori descent and named after a god of the ocean and a goddess of tuna.
  • Conrad Fosco was made American, embracing Eagleland stereotypes.
  • Calling the kaiju Nephilim was inspired by the Angels from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
  • Makairus was inspired by Knifehead from Pacific Rim.
  • Sumstro was named for the Mongolian word for arrow.
  • Aggrox was derived from "Aggro" + "Ox".
  • Taurodon was derived from the Latin word "Tauro", meaning bull.
  • Sortugor was derived from the Basque word for "create".
  • Indargor was derived from the Basque word for "strength".
  • Gigarok was derived from the Greek word for "giant", and was originally a palette-swapped Megadon but was made a rock-monster to contrast Megadon's "living volcano".
  • Escugon was derived from the Spanish word for "shield".
  • Virecloss was originally called Kunaira, and was inspired by Highly-Visible Ninja.
  • Inazudon was derived from the Japanese word for "lightning".
  • Bakudon was derived from the Japanese word for "explosion".
  • King Molokor was derived from Moloch, a purported Ammonite god in the Bible.
  • The Monarchs are named after mythologal figures.
    • Torgahra was named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder, and Dagahra from Rebirth of Mothra 2.
    • Sednagon was named after Senda, the Inuit goddess of the sea.
    • Gaiacras was named after Gaia, the Greek goddess of the earth.
    • Agnitor was named after Agni, the Hindu god of fire.