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Humans (人間 Ningen), also known as the Human Race (人類 Jinrui) or Earthmen (地球人 Chikyūjin), are the dominant species indigenous to the planet Earth, and the primary focus of the Godzilla series and most other kaiju-related media. Unlike the majority of other alien races, humans are not united under a single government, but divided into numerous sovereign nations and organizations that may themselves wage war or form alliances.
Name
Humans generally refer to themselves as people, human beings, or men and women. Alien races typically identify humans by their planet of origin, referring to them as "earthlings" or "earthmen." Other races indigenous to Earth, such as the Muans and Seatopians, while technically humans themselves, do not identify with their brethren on the surface and will often refer to the rest of mankind as "surface-dwellers."
Design
While the physical characteristics of humans vary greatly, humans are uniformly bipedal creatures with two arms and legs. They tend to possess a large concentration of hair on the top of their heads and in smaller concentration throughout the rest of their body. Some alien races such as the Mysterians and Xiliens closely resemble humans, potentially suggesting common ancestry of some kind. Other races do not actually resemble humans, but use their technology to disguise themselves as humans in order to better blend in or interact with humans.
History
- Disclaimer: The role of humanity across all media covered on this site is too extensive to document on this page. For this reason, this section will focus specifically on the role of humanity in the GODZILLA anime trilogy.
Post-Millennium Series
GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters
Following the devastation of their planet in the 21st century by the emergence of kaiju, particularly Godzilla, humanity joined forces with two alien races, the Exifs and Bilsards, to form the United Earth, a military organization whose goal it was to defend the human race from Godzilla. The United Earth failed to defeat Godzilla, so humanity was forced to evacuate its own planet and relocate to Tau-e, located in the Cetus constellation. When the emigration vessel, Aratrum, arrived on Tau-e, humanity found that its new home was basically uninhabitable, so a group of humans, Exifs, and Bilsards organized a return expedition to Earth, intending to finally reclaim the world from Godzilla. However, when the Aratrum returned to Earth, its crew learned that 20,000 years had passed on Earth, and its ecosystem had adapted to Godzilla's biology.
Technology
Compared to most other alien races, humanity's technology is relatively primitive. According to the Mysterian Leader, his race possessed nuclear weapons while Earth was still in the Neolithic age. However, humanity is capable of creating a vast array of technology, allowing human civilization to expand around the planet and last for thousands of years. By the 20th and 21st centuries, humanity possesses limited space travel, as well as nuclear weapons.
In the GODZILLA anime trilogy, humanity has seemingly benefited from technology provided by its alien allies, the Exifs and Bilsards.
Organizations
While the human race is not united by a single sovereign authority, its nations have occasionally joined together to cooperate or combat a common threat. This section lists some of the most notable international human organizations.
United Nations
The United Nations is a real organization founded in the aftermath of World War II to facilitate cooperation between nations and prevent further warfare between nations. In the Godzilla series, the UN often takes an active role in defending the human race from kaiju or alien threats, funding military organizations whose goal is to combat threats to the UN's member nations.
Earth Defense Force
The Earth Defense Force, or EDF, is an international military organization formed through the combination of the militaries of the rest of the world. In The Mysterians, the EDF was formed to battle the Mysterians, and developed advanced new weaponry to finally drive the invaders from Earth. In Godzilla: Final Wars, the EDF was formed in 1954 to battle the kaiju that began appearing around the globe due to the use of nuclear weapons. The EDF subsisted into the year 20XX, continuing to keep kaiju at bay and serving as the military arm of the United Nations.
Earth Union Organization
The Earth Union Organization (EUO), is the successor to the United Nations in the 23rd century. It attempts to keep peace among the nations of Earth, but is unable to control Japan, which by 2204 has grown into a corrupt superpower that had purchased nations in Africa and South America. The EUO had a time machine in its ownership, which was stolen by Wilson, Grenchko and Emmy Kano of the political interest group known as the Equal Environment of Earth Union (E3), who aimed to travel back in time to prevent Japan from undergoing the rapid growth that turned it into a superpower. After Emmy had turned on her comrades and stopped their plan once they resorted to terrorism, she returned to 2204 and worked with the EUO to create Mecha-King Ghidorah, then sent it back to 1992 to stop Godzilla from destroying Tokyo.
United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center and G-Force
The United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center (U.N.G.C.C.) was formed by the United Nations in 1992 to defend the human race from the threat posed by Godzilla. Staffed and funded primarily by the United States and Japan, the U.N.G.C.C. explored numerous options to neutralize the threat of Godzilla, ranging from non-violent options like Project T and the construction of superweapons. The U.N.G.C.C.'s military branch, G-Force, constructed various mechas, such as Mechagodzilla and M.O.G.U.E.R.A., to combat Godzilla and other kaiju.
United Earth
The United Earth is an alliance between humanity and two other alien races: the Exifs and Bilsards. It was formed in the 21st century to respond to the devastation being wrought upon the planet by kaiju, particularly Godzilla. The United Earth employed advanced technology and weapons, none of which were effective against Godzilla. Left with no options, the United Earth led an evacuation of Earth and helped some of the remnants of humanity emigrate to a new planet, which proved to be uninhabitable. The United Earth returned to Earth to reclaim it from Godzilla, only to discover that 20,000 years had passed and the planet was firmly under Godzilla's control.
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