The most widely accepted report of its origin is that producer Tomoyuki Tanaka named the monster after a sturdy Toho worker was jokingly dubbed " Gojira" ( ゴジラ), a portmanteau of the Japanese words gorira ( ゴリラ, " gorilla") and kujira ( 鯨 （ クジラ ）, " whale"). Īlthough the process of creating Godzilla's first film is comprehensively recorded, exactly how its name came to be remains unintelligible. Godzilla has also fought characters from other franchises in crossover media, such as King Kong, as well as various Marvel Comics characters, including S.H.I.E.L.D., the Fantastic Four and the Avengers. Godzilla sometimes has allies, such as Rodan, Mothra and Anguirus, and offspring, such as Minilla and Godzilla Junior. It has faced human opponents such as the JSDF, or other monsters, including King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla and Gigan. Godzilla has been featured alongside many supporting characters. Later films address disparate themes and commentary including Japan's apathy and neglect of its imperial past, natural disasters, and the human condition.
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As the film series expanded, some stories took on less serious undertones, portraying Godzilla as an antihero, or a lesser threat who defends humanity. Others have suggested that Godzilla is a metaphor for the United States, a giant beast woken from its slumber which then takes terrible vengeance on Japan. With the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Lucky Dragon 5 incident still fresh in the Japanese consciousness, Godzilla was conceived as a metaphor for nuclear weapons. Godzilla is a prehistoric reptilian monster awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. Godzilla has been dubbed the " King of the Monsters", an epithet first used in Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), the American localization of the 1954 film. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films produced by Toho Co., Ltd., five American films and numerous video games, novels, comic books and television shows. Godzilla is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. However, the continuous nature of this Godzilla attack makes it much more powerful than any real-life explosion or impact, as it can be directed and concentrated on a specific point for as long as Godzilla wishes.Minilla and Godzilla Junior (adopted sons) The only caveat of Godzilla's atomic breath in the MonsterVerse is its inability to affect Kong's axe, which is presumably made from a piece of the spine of one of Godzilla's ancestors. It’s much hotter and more dangerous than fire, as it can easily melt through almost any structure or enemy kaiju that Godzilla targets.Īn official Godzilla guidebook has stated that the atomic breath has a temperature of 500,000 degrees Celsius, and the Godzilla vs Kong title sequence confirms his atomic breath has an energy yield of 3.15 x 1014 joules (10 to the 14th power), which means its power is comparable to an atomic bomb or a small meteor. Godzilla creates it by gathering the radioactive energy within his body and emitting it from his mouth. It’s an incredibly powerful beam attack that normally resembles a blast of blue fire.
Godzilla’s atomic breath - which should never be confused with fire - has been used by every version of Toho’s Godzilla, as well as the MonsterVerse’s version. Among all Godzilla powers, the most famous is his iconic "atomic breath", an ability that he's had since the original 1954 film.
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