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After a long day at work, computer science student Nancy Sebastian returns home to | After a long day at work, computer science student Nancy Sebastian returns home to her brother, Joaquin, who uses his addiction to video games to bury the grief of the loss of their uncle Tio, who perished at ground zero in the aftermath of the 2001 World Trade Center attack. Nancy finds on her computer live news footage of the [[M Space Hunter Nebula Alien|Nebulan aliens']] attack on Seattle, Washington. Their main weapon is the newly-upgraded [[Gigan]], as the Nebulan leader taunts humanity over the broadcasts. [[Godzilla]] arrives, and begins to battle Gigan. Nancy tries to switch the view over to the TV, but Joaquin refuses, saying he's seen enough buildings fall in his lifetime. | ||
Nancy | During the conflict, Joaquin notices a move Gigan performed against Godzilla is strikingly similar to a "Harpoon Attack" from the fighting game ''Immortal Konflict''. Nancy initially dismisses this, but further evidence of the connection, such as Joaquin's game glitching out whenever Godzilla lands a heavy hit on Gigan, persuades her to use this as a lead. She notices the similarities between the Nebulans' logo and that of popular video game developer Hexapod Games. Believing the two to be one and the same, Nancy uses her computer skills to hack into Hexapod Games' servers. She proceeds to shut them all down, leaving only Joaquin's game active. After convincing him to give up the game, Gigan becomes disoriented, his connection to the games' combat feeds severed. Godzilla takes advantage of this opening to overpower and severely damage Gigan, rendering the cyborg incapacitated. | ||
Nancy then hacks the Nebulans' headquarters, which is revealed to be their UFO in disguise. The compromised ship lifts off and flies towards Godzilla, who destroys the shuttle using the saw belt he tore off of Gigan's chest, ending the Nebulan threat. | |||
Nancy | Nancy and Joaquin celebrate, and Joaquin offers for the two to go out, and spend some time celebrating, together. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===Monsters=== | ===Monsters=== | ||
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Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Gigan is the fifth installment of the IDW Publishing one-shot comic series Godzilla Rivals. It was published on November 30, 2022.[1]
Description
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The year is 2008. The setting is Seattle. Networked computers and video game consoles have connected millions across the globe in virtual combat... and an insidious intelligence has taken notice. The insectoid Nebulans, would-be conquerors of Earth, have hijacked the MMOs and uploaded the collective fighting techniques and strategy of gamers worldwide directly into the central processing unit of their cyborg champion. What chance does Godzilla have at victory when the vicious opponent Gigan has been augmented by the savagery of all humanity? Written by Keith Davidsen (Reanimator, Evil Ernie) and illustrated by Yasmin Flores Montanez (Goosebumps), the Cyber Age meets the Kaiju Age in this epic Emerald City showdown!
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Plot
After a long day at work, computer science student Nancy Sebastian returns home to her brother, Joaquin, who uses his addiction to video games to bury the grief of the loss of their uncle Tio, who perished at ground zero in the aftermath of the 2001 World Trade Center attack. Nancy finds on her computer live news footage of the Nebulan aliens' attack on Seattle, Washington. Their main weapon is the newly-upgraded Gigan, as the Nebulan leader taunts humanity over the broadcasts. Godzilla arrives, and begins to battle Gigan. Nancy tries to switch the view over to the TV, but Joaquin refuses, saying he's seen enough buildings fall in his lifetime.
During the conflict, Joaquin notices a move Gigan performed against Godzilla is strikingly similar to a "Harpoon Attack" from the fighting game Immortal Konflict. Nancy initially dismisses this, but further evidence of the connection, such as Joaquin's game glitching out whenever Godzilla lands a heavy hit on Gigan, persuades her to use this as a lead. She notices the similarities between the Nebulans' logo and that of popular video game developer Hexapod Games. Believing the two to be one and the same, Nancy uses her computer skills to hack into Hexapod Games' servers. She proceeds to shut them all down, leaving only Joaquin's game active. After convincing him to give up the game, Gigan becomes disoriented, his connection to the games' combat feeds severed. Godzilla takes advantage of this opening to overpower and severely damage Gigan, rendering the cyborg incapacitated.
Nancy then hacks the Nebulans' headquarters, which is revealed to be their UFO in disguise. The compromised ship lifts off and flies towards Godzilla, who destroys the shuttle using the saw belt he tore off of Gigan's chest, ending the Nebulan threat.
Nancy and Joaquin celebrate, and Joaquin offers for the two to go out, and spend some time celebrating, together.
Appearances
Monsters
Locations
- Seattle, Washington, United States
Weapons, vehicles, and races
- M Space Hunter Nebula Aliens
- Nebulan UFO
- USS Nimitz
- Fighter jets
Gallery
Covers
Cover A by E.J. Su
Early cover A
Early cover A
Cover A inks
Retailer incentive cover by Christian Gonzalez
Textless cover RI art by Christian Gonzalez
Scans
Miscellaneous
Nebulan reference sheet by Christian Gonzalez
Trivia
- Christian Gonzalez has stated that the composition for his retailer incentive cover is an homage to Kentaro Miura's cover for volume 3 of the manga series Berserk.[2]
- Concept art of Godzilla included at the end of this comic is misattributed to Gonzalez.
- This comic was originally announced as the fourth issue of Godzilla Rivals, set for a May 25, 2022 release. However, it was delayed to June 29, then to August 31, then to October 23, and again to November 30, surpassing Vs. Battra as the fifth issue. Yasmin Flores Montanez was originally announced as the issue's artist, but was replaced by SidVenBlu for unknown reasons.
- A news article on Nancy's computer states that Gigan first attacked "Tokio" in 1972, referencing the monster's debut in the film Godzilla vs. Gigan released that year.
- The Nebulan leader mentions that Gigan has been repaired and upgraded since his last attack, likely in reference to the use of his Millennium design in the comic.
- Nancy at one point refers to Gigan as a "space dinosaur," reflecting his canonical species in the Showa series.
- Several entries in the Hexapod Games catalog are very similar in name and style to real video games, with Immortal Konflict standing in for Mortal Kombat, Force of Freedom akin to Call of Duty, Crown clearly mimicking Halo, and Realm of Roleplay resembling World of Warcraft. Joaquin's game console, the PlayBox, likely combines the names of the real-life PlayStation and Xbox.
- The attire of a fighter in Immortal Konflict resembles Gigan's original design in the Showa series.
- The Nebulans' name is misspelled as "Nubulans" in the comic.
- This comic ends with an advertisement for IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios's crossover comic Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which was published earlier in 2022.
References
This is a list of references for Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Gigan. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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