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Kamacuras, Kumonga, Varan, Rattler, Yellowback, Rodan, Anguirus, Mothra, Battra, Gecko, Gila, Gopher, Chuck, Armie
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Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira) is a giant monster who appeared in the Random House series of children's novels by Scott Ciencin.
Name
The name "Godzilla" is a transliteration of Gojira (ゴジラ), a combination of two Japanese words: gorira (ゴリラ?), meaning gorilla, and kujira (鯨 or クジラ), meaning whale. At one planning stage of the original film, the concept of "Gojira" was described as "a cross between a gorilla and a whale." The two words "whale" and "gorilla" describe Godzilla's traditional characteristics. The word whale represents his aquatic lifestyle and his bulky size. The word gorilla represents his sheer strength and the strategic thinking he uses when fighting against other monsters.
Appearance
Godzilla is illustrated differently in each book, with Bob Eggleton's cover art and illustrations using a different pre-existing Godzilla suit for each book. Godzilla: King of the Monsters, a reimagined take on the 1954 film, uses the ShodaiGoji design, Godzilla Invades America uses a Heisei Godzilla design, Godzilla: Journey to Monster Island uses the MosuGoji design, and Godzilla vs. the Space Monster uses KingGoji
Personality
Godzilla is characterized as a lonely soul, believing himself to be the last remaining dinosaur. His mutation would only intensify this loneliness as it ensured to him that he would always be alone even if he ever found another Godzillasaurus or other dinosaurs and would lead him to unleash his wrath on humanity. Through his interactions with various psychic children, Godzilla's opinions on humanity soften, though he still dislikes skyscrapers, seeing them as mocking him. Godzilla eventually gains a new family when he leads various American mutations to the scientific preserve on Monster Island, where he finds other surviving Mesozoic monsters in Rodan and Anguirus. The need to protect this family and stop another mass extinction strengthens his resolve when King Ghidorah attacks the Earth.
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