Godzilla (1998 Trendmasters Toy Line)
Trendmasters produced a short-lived toy line for the 1998 American film, featuring several figures of Godzilla, the Baby Godzillas, a few human characters from the film, and several military weapons and vehicles. A second line was planned but never released. A line for the animated series was also planned, but was cancelled after Trendmasters went bankrupt.
First Line
The first line was released in the summer of 1998 to coincide with the film's release. It includes:
Godzilla
- Combat Claw Godzilla
- Fang Bite Godzilla
- Living Godzilla
- Razor Bite Godzilla
- Shatter Tail Godzilla
- Thunder Tail Godzilla
- Ultimate Godzilla
- Supreme Godzilla
- Shatter Blast Godzilla vs. Rocket Launcher
- Nuclear Strike Godzilla vs. Hornet Jet
- Electronic Godzilla Bank
Baby Godzillas
- Baby X Baby Godzilla
- Claw Slasher Baby Godzilla
- Razor Fang Baby Godzilla
- Monster Claw Baby Godzilla
- Hammer Foot Baby Godzilla
- Hammer Tail Baby Godzilla
- Spike Jaw Baby Godzilla
- Tail Thrasher Baby Godzilla
- Remote Control Tail Swinging Baby Godzilla
Humans
- Capture Net Philippe
- Grapple Gear Nick
- Power Shield Jean-Luc
- Ultra Attack Animal
- Double Blast O'Neil
Military Vehicles
- All-Terrain Vehicle
- All Terrain Attack Vehicle
- Rapid Attack Battle Bike
- Twin-Firing Combat Cannon
- Twin-Firing Battle Blaster
- Apache Attack Copter
- F/A-18 Hornet Strike Jet
- Thunderblast Tank
Micro Battle World Playsets
- Battle At Brooklyn Bridge Micro Battle World
- Terror At Times Square Micro Battle World
Fang Bite Godzilla
Living Godzilla
Razor Bite Godzilla
Japanese release of Razor Bite Godzilla by Bandai, renamed "DX Godzilla"
Shatter Tail Godzilla
Thunder Tail Godzilla
Ultimate Godzilla Box
Ultimate Godzilla
Supreme Godzilla
Shatter Blast Godzilla vs. Rocket Launcher
Nuclear Strike Godzilla vs. Hornet Jet
Electronic Godzilla Bank
Baby X Baby Godzilla
Claw Slasher Baby Godzilla
Razor Fang Baby Godzilla
Monster Claw Baby Godzilla
Hammer Foot Baby Godzilla
Hammer Tail Baby Godzilla
Spike Jaw Baby Godzilla
Tail Thrasher Baby Godzilla
Remote Control Tail Swinging Baby Godzilla
Capture Net Phillipe
Grapple Gear Nick
Power Shield Jean-Luc
Ultra Attack Animal
Double Blast O'Neil
All-Terrain Vehicle
All Terrain Attack Vehicle
Rapid Attack Battle Bike
Twin-Firing Combat Cannon
Twin-Firing Battle Blaster
Apache Attack Copter
F/A-18 Hornet Strike Jet
Thunderblast Tank
Battle At Brooklyn Bridge Micro Battle World
Terror At Times Square Micro Battle World
Unreleased Second Line
A second line was planned for a release during the holiday season of 1998, but due to the first line's poor sales it was cancelled. However, prototypes from the line exist, several of which are just repaints of figures from the first line.
Godzilla
- Nuclear Glow Godzilla
- Steel Attack Godzilla
- Mayhem Godzilla
- Living Godzilla Repaint
- Shatter Tail Godzilla Repaint
Baby Godzilla
- Silver Baby Godzilla (Repaint of Razor Fang Baby Godzilla)
Promo featuring Nuclear Glow Godzilla, Steel Attack Godzilla, and Mayhem Godzilla
Living Godzilla Repaint Prototype
Shatter Tail Godzilla Repaint Prototype
Silver Baby Godzilla Repaint Prototype
Unreleased Godzilla: The Series Line
Another line of figures was planned to coincide with Godzilla: The Series, but it was cancelled when Trendmasters went bankrupt. Like the unreleased second line, prototypes of figures from this line do exist.
Monsters
- Ultimate Animated Godzilla (Repaint of Ultimate Godzilla)
- Deluxe Godzilla
- Thunder Sonic Godzilla
- Cyber Godzilla
- Crustaceous Rex (Misspelled as "Sea Rex" in advertisements)
- Quetzalcoatl
- Robo-Yeti
Characters
- Nick with Accessories
- Randy with Accessories
- N.I.G.E.L.
Vehicles
- H.E.A.T. F/A-18 Hornet Strike Jet
- H.E.A.T. Apache Capture Copter
Ultimate Animated Godzilla Prototype
Deluxe Godzilla Prototype
Thunder Sonic Godzilla Prototype
Cyber Godzilla Prototype
Crustaceous Rex Prototype
Quetzalcoatl Prototype
Advertisement for Trendmasters' Godzilla: The Series and Gamera lines
Had the line been released, the next planned figures would have included El Gusano Gigante, a Cyber Fly, and a Mutant Rat.[1]
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Trivia
- Several of Trendmasters' figures for the 1998 film were distributed in Japan by Bandai.
- Toho would later use the Ultimate Godzilla figure as a scannable maquette to create Zilla's CGI model for Godzilla: Final Wars.[1]
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