Mechagodzilla (Monsterverse) ｜ KAIJU PROFILE 【wikizilla.org】

I really like how this Mechagodzilla has attributes from every Mechagodzilla incarnation. It’s controlled by an alien (Showa), it was made by humans to defeat Godzilla (Heisei), and it contains the skeleton of a dead Kaigu (Millennium)

I really love the fact this Mecha G is less of a copy and more a twisted mimicry of Godzilla. Everything is meant to be the opposite of Godzilla, skinnier, blockier spines, larger, dead eyes, and longer arms and claws for Grappling. I love this design

MonsterVerse Godzilla is next. Also: the credits accidentally name the wrong narrator. Koopa's the narrator, as you can tell from the start.

I loved how they made this MechaG distinct from it's past film versions, but now I'm eager to see what the Monsterverse Gigan and Mecha King Ghidorah could be.

Y’know, the novel heavily implies that Ren may not be so much “dead” as “merged and blended into Ghidorah’s remaining consciousness with his body now possessed by what is left of Triple Gold.” After all, while they found the skull after MechaG’s defeat, they found no sign of the pilot. Electrocuted dead bodies don’t usually get up and run away, even in the Monsterverse. Furthermore, it’s implied that MechaG’s fixation on killing Godzilla actually came from Ren’s hunger to do so, that part of his said absorbed consciousness was contained within the mech and that’s where it got its personality, not just from the San head.

The MonsterVerse mechagodzilla is a pretty good amercian interpretation of the character, combining traits of the showa era mechagodzilla and Kiryu. I really like his design and the backstory behind this mecha, and the fact that they used ghidorahs skull to power mechagodzilla was a pretty cool idea. This mechagodzilla was a beast in the movie, he actually gave Godzilla a run for his money, I also never thought I would ever see kong and mechagodzilla fight on screen, it was pretty awesome to see.

Mechagodzilla's dorsal plates were originally planned to fire off as drones to attack his opponents. But this was sadly removed.

I love how absurdly dangerous this version of Mechagodzilla is. It manages to damage Big G more quickly than probably any other foe the latter has ever faced, and it's pretty terrifying 😨

I always thought MechaGodzilla was a deadly adversary before, but Monsterverse MechaGodzilla took it to a whole new level. It took the combined effort of Godzilla and Kong to destroy it for good.

Mechagodzilla had to have been the most difficult of Toho's "big five" to translate to the Monsterverse Ghidorah and Mothra already posed challenges (him being an alien and their OG designs) but a giant robot Godzilla is something else entirely I'm glad this universe has slowly transitioned from the gritty realism of 2014 to more fantastical sci-fi because it's the only way Mechagodzilla can work tonally. Legendary killed it!

I remember when people hated MG design when playmates were showing their toys to the public and now it’s definitely my favorite design next to the original!

Just like the rest of The Big Five, the MonsterVerse iteration of MechaGodzilla is #1 in my book. It's like a composition of every MG into one: the mean look and cruelty of the original, the heavy bulkiness of Heisei, and the agility and spiritual possession of Kiryu, with a mix of Terminator and classic Transformers into its design. The most that I love about his design is the near human-like proportions being intentionally opposite to his intended namesake, because you really feel the cold, merciless cruelty when seeing this badass machine in action. Instead of spamming his guns like past iterations have, this one just straight up beats the living shit out of Godzilla with quick ferocity and brutality.

This Mechagodzilla was straight-up an ANIMAL, loved it

Showa MG: made Godzilla bleed Heisei MG: paralyzed Godzilla Millennium MG: actually defeated Godzilla MV MG: absolutely beats the living radiation out of Godzilla

This incarnation of Mechagodzilla amazed me. Due to the physical limitations of human actors in costumes, most kaiju fights were ranged based instead of melee. Excluding Godzilla’s flying kicks and “flails(?)”. This form of the MechaG exceeded impressively in the physical department. Plasma punches that can be boosted by rocket thrusters for MAXIMUM IMPACT, a drill tail, a defensive hide and damn can he pull Godzilla. But of course his ranged attacks were impressive such as a stronger laser beam than Godzilla’s atomic breath and missiles to irritate kaiju and can definitely demolish aircraft

I'm really appreciating that G1 Transformers aesthetic now that you brought it up as a design inspiration, I was kind of wondering what the Mecha G design reminded me of when I first saw it

I never thought MechaGodzilla appeared in Godzilla vs Kong. His design look so different than the previous version

I'm surprised you forgot to mention how Ghidorah possessing Mecha-Godzilla was a homage to what happened in Godzilla Against Mecha-Godzilla where the DNA memory of the old Godzilla's skeleton took possession of the cyborg and like Monsterverse Mecha, he went on a uncontrollable rampage.

2 Kaiju Profiles in a month? Holy damn you guys are making up for the quite lengthy hiatus!

Best version of the character in my opinion. I love the dark metal and bright red to his design. I like his theme (probably the only memorable thing from the soundtrack). The sound design behind him is iconic too, I LOVE that deep boot up sound, the shifting metal parts, and the roar. Plus having his story meld in with King Ghidorah by having him basically possess the Mech was a stroke of genius. Definitely a highlight of GvK.