Mechagodzilla is not something essential to the franchise and they can perfectly go forward without it. Godzilla being something mutated by nuclear weapons is a more essential element, yet that was thrown out. Also, Mechagodzilla having more name recognition than Ghidorah and Mothra combined? That's a pretty big claim and I'm gonna need some proof of that.
It was a big part of Ready Player One. Mechagodzilla was seen by a lot of people.
I do think there’s an element to tap into for man trying to control nature.
On a semi related tangent, I do find it interesting that the big symbol of said nature, Godzilla, is portrayed as a heroic figure in these films. Sure, like nature, it’s destructive and overwhelming, but we’re better off with it and attempts to get rid of it are ultimately disastrous. Or as Superman put it in that one How It Should Have Ended video - “Oh sure, when Godzilla destroys half the city to kill the unstoppable threat to save the world, everyone cheers, but when I do it, everyone gets all grouchy and judgmental.”
Edited by Beatman1 on Jul 27th 2018 at 10:17:43 AM
The controlling nature aspect better suits Biollante since it is made from Godzilla cells, human DNA and a rose, with the original experiment being using Godzilla's DNA to make more resilient crops . Mechagodzilla, if there is a theme, would be fighting back against nature, especially using its own form to fight it, almost mocking it and shows human arrogance. However, something like the Oxygen Destroyer and Destoroyah, a creature made from trying to kill Godzilla with a super weapon despite Godzilla originally being created from the previous super weapon, better shows human folly and the unending cycle that would lead to human's destruction.
Edit: With that said, after further consideration, I think Gigan could work if we just remove the saw on its belly. Ancient Astronauts leaving behind giant monsters and getting worshiped as gods, but preferably not have the aliens be villains or at least not humane villains that can communicate with humans.
Edit 2: Just to make things clear, if they do somehow find a way to make Mechagodzilla work, I would totally be fine with it, but currently I rather not want the audience to feel that the monsterverse jumped the shark, and they have found a profitable formula. Less risk-taking is what I want, because I rather have less Rule of Cool stuff than none at all.
Edited by Ikedatakeshi on Jul 27th 2018 at 11:52:35 PM
Tokyo Comic-Con has given us a lot of updates.
Got to hear a bit Bear Mc Creary's new version of the Akira Ifukube theme before the panel
And the SH Monster Arts figures for the four kaiju have all been shown off.
Edited by FigmentJedi on Dec 1st 2018 at 7:57:47 AM
Namely:
- Mothra was changed up a smidge so it looks like she could actually fight.
- Rodan is burgundy red with a rocky substance to him on account of his evolving from a volcano and despite the concept art, Rodan doesn’t have feathers. (Though we can allow it because the guy came from a volcano, right?)
- King Ghidorah’s heads were motion captured by three separate actors so he can have that one head that’s smarter than the other two.
- While Godzilla looked fine in the 2014 film, Dougherty made the dorsal spikes look more the ones from the 1954 movie.
- For each of the monsters’ signature roars, the original monster sounds were used as a base and they were enhanced with sounds from real animals.
- We’re getting the classic Godzilla theme AND Mothra’s theme too.
- There’s an in-universe justification for the usage of both “Godzilla” and “Gojira”. “Godzilla” is the nickname while “Gojira” is the scientific name.
It seem that there are more kaiju that only 4.(a yt comment said that the directors has confirmed 17 kaiju,but i am not sure if its trustworthy).
It seems we have a kaiju Battle Royale in our hands.
And i am vary happy.
Edited by Drakon69 on Dec 10th 2018 at 8:16:31 PM
DRAGON DRAGONI watched the Brandon Tenold review of Godzilla vs. Biollante and it made me realize think of something, wouldn't the american biotech company threatening to release Godzilla be massively illegal? I know the U.S. isn't the most ethical country at the best of times but a company committing a major act of terrorism (pretty sure this would count as a WMD attack) would provoke an international response.
Someone posted leaked footage of Ghidorah in the upcoming film
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If you're worried about spoilers, it really doesn't contain any besides "Ghidorah smashes stuff while people look scared".
In light of Godzilla: King of the Monsters coming rather soon, Toho is looking to go big in Hollywood in the near future.
Legendary is doing a good job, so I hope they renew the rights with them.
Unless you want Legendary to make an Ultraman movie, which is now possible thanks to the lawsuit being settled.
A Chinese company claimed several international trademarks in relation to the Ultra franchise and its international distribution. They used those trademarks to make a slew of bootleg Ultra movies and block Tsburaya attempts at international expansion of the franchise without cutting them in.
Recently a judge threw those claims out in court saying that Tsubraya had sole claim to the franchise. Not too long after that, the Netflix Ultraman anime got announced, giving them free reign to move the brand internationally again.

I'll give you the first Godzilla film, but Kong: Skull Island sure as hell wasn't aiming for a Dark Knight feel to it. It's way more over-the-top and comedic, so the series has already established that's a possible path for their monster films to take. King of the Monsters is aiming for a more serious tone, but that doesn't mean they're going to stick with it to the point of excluding one of Godzilla's most famous enemies. Mechagodzilla probably has more name recognition than Ghidorah, Rodan, and Mothra combined. They will find a way to incorporate it in some manner if they're planning on continuing the franchise. It's only a matter of time.