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|dt =''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' (1995)<br />
|name =''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah''|alt-titles=yes<br />
|producer =[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], [[Shogo Tomiyama]]<br />
|director =[[Takao Okawara]]<br />
|writer =[[Kazuki Omori]]<br />
|composer =[[Akira Ifukube]]<br />
|distributor =[[Toho]]{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br>[[TriStar Pictures]]{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br />
|rating =Not Rated<br />
|budget =¥1,000,000,000<br />
|gross =¥2,000,000,000<br />
|runtime =103 minutes{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}}<br />{{Small|(1 hour, 43 minutes)}}<br />101 minutes{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br />{{Small|(1 hour, 41 minutes)}}<br />
|aspectratio =1.85:1<br />
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{{Quote|[[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]] dies|parenthetical=ゴジラ死す|Japanese tagline}}<br />
{{Quote|It's a major monster meltdown!|North American VHS tagline}}<br />
'''''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah''''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{tt|VS|たい}}デストロイア|Gojira {{tt|tai|alternatively 'buiesu'}} Desutoroia}} is a [[1995]] [[tokusatsu]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|kaiju film]] produced by [[Toho]], and the twenty-second installment in the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' series]], as well as the seventh and final in the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]]. The film was released to [[Japan]]ese theaters on December 9, [[1995]].<ref name="Godzilla.jp">[http://godzilla.jp/work/22/ ゴジラVSデストロイア|ゴジラ 東宝公式サイト] (official [[Godzilla.jp]] page)</ref><br />
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The final entry of the Heisei series, ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' was originally intended to be the last Toho-produced ''Godzilla'' film until [[2005]]. Following the explosion of uranium deposits under [[Birth Island]], Godzilla is transformed into the extremely powerful Burning Godzilla. However, Godzilla's out-of-control internal nuclear reactor threatens to explode, taking the planet with it. To make matters worse, construction of the [[Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line]] has awakened a colony of Precambrian crustaceans mutated by the [[Oxygen Destroyer]] used to kill the [[Godzilla/1954|first Godzilla]] in [[1954]]. When the creatures merge together into a huge monster called [[Destoroyah]], humanity's only hope becomes getting Destoroyah to fight Godzilla and hoping it kills him before his overloaded heart destroys the world. But Destoroyah is not the lesser of two evils, and threatens all life on Earth if he is not stopped as well.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
After the death of [[SpaceGodzilla]], in [[1996]], Birth Island is found destroyed with [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]] nowhere in sight. His adopted son, [[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]], is presumed dead. Meanwhile, all is well in [[Hong Kong]], but Godzilla, covered in glowing lava-like rashes proceeds to attack [[Kai Tak Airport]] and menace the aircraft there, before wiping out the seafront area of Hong Kong with repeated blasts of his Atomic Spiral Ray. G-Force representatives hire college student Kenkichi Yamane, adopted grandson of Dr. Yamane who witnessed the original Godzilla in [[1954]], to come work at the center in an attempt to unravel the mystery of Godzilla's condition.<br />
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Yamane suspects that due to his out of control radioactivity, Godzilla will soon explode, taking the rest of the world with him. G-Force immediately deploys a flying combat vehicle outfitted with anti-nuclear cold weapons to forestall the event; the [[Super X3|Super X III]]. Meanwhile, in the [[Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line|construction area]] where the original Godzilla died, strange life forms begin to rise, and a host of deadly creatures called [[Destoroyah]] begin wreaking havoc. Soil samples reveal that the existence of Destoroyah is directly connected to the Oxygen Destroyer used against Godzilla in 1954, which mutated Precambrian era life forms. After several deadly skirmishes with the Japanese Self Defense Force, the Destoroyah evolve beyond the JSDF's containment abilities. The UNGCC tasks psychic Miki Saegusa with using her diminishing powers to lure Godzilla's son to the area in an attempt to combat Destoroyah in Tokyo. As Miki searches for LittleGodzilla, it at first seems as if he died in the the explosion which destroyed Birth Island. However, he surfaces off the coast of Kyushu, having grown further into [[Godzilla Junior]], scaring tourists away as he continues his journey north towards the [[Bering Strait]]. Godzilla, who is tracking his offspring, follows Junior and will soon arrive in as well, but complications arise. Due to his encounter with the Super X III, Godzilla has now bypassed an explosion and will ultimately melt down once 1200 degrees Celsius has been reached; an event that will burn straight into the core of the planet and destroy all of Earth.<br />
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The first time the monsters fight, Junior is grievously wounded but manages to destroy his opponent. However, as Godzilla and Junior meet in Narita, Destoroyah returns in his final form: a monstrous gargoyle-like creature. Swooping down upon the surprised monsters, Destoroyah knocks down Godzilla and snatches the little Godzilla away; dropping the small creature onto the [[Ariake Coliseum]] below and blasting him with micro-oxygen, killing him. Enraged, Godzilla attacks Destoroyah and a back and forth battle ensues that destroys much of Tokyo. Born from the weapon that first defeated Godzilla, Destoroyah shows an obvious advantage from the start, but Godzilla's runaway radioactivity has pushed the monster's power to unimaginable levels and he soon destroys his son's killer. Unwilling to die easily, Destoroyah's body decomposes into many smaller Destoroyah which attempt to swarm Godzilla from all sides, but the attack ends in futility when Godzilla uses his Nuclear pulse to incinerate the miniature Destroroyahs.<br />
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Alone at last, Godzilla attempts to breathe life into his fallen son, but to no avail, and even as he grieves, Godzilla's heart continues to fail, causing even more pain within the monster. Suddenly, [[Destoroyah]] returns in his final form for one last attack. The battle is short but fierce; enraged by the loss of his offspring and maddened by the pain within him, Godzilla drives Destoroyah back to the brink of death as Tokyo is bathed in fire. As the battle reaches fever pitch, the ghastly creature attempts to flee, but just as Destoroyah lifts off, the Super X3 attacks and disables the creature's wings, causing Destoroyah to plummet back to Earth where he explodes and is consumed in a fiery inferno at Godzilla's feet.<br />
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His son gone and his foe defeated, Godzilla stands alone and dying, but the human race cannot afford to give Godzilla a quiet funeral. As the monster begins to melt, the JSDF bombards the dying beast with a plethora of ice weapons, successfully neutralizing the immense heat that is given off and preventing Godzilla's remains from melting into the center of the Earth and igniting the planet.<br />
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The victory is a costly one, however, for the radiation has made Tokyo an uninhabitable ghost town. Suddenly, radiation levels begin to drop, and from within the thinning smoke a roar can be heard. The younger Godzilla rises from the ashes a child no more. In death, Godzilla had passed on his excess radiation and life essence as a final gift to his son, reviving and mutating the next generation. A spitting image of his father, the new adult Godzilla flexes his claws and bellows a challenge to the world, preparing to take his father's place as the greatest force of nature ever born.<br />
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==Staff==<br />
{{Main|Godzilla vs. Destoroyah/Credits}}<br />
{{Staffs<br />
|Directed by=[[Takao Okawara]]<br />
|Written by=[[Kazuki Omori]]<br />
|Produced by=[[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], [[Shogo Tomiyama]]<br />
|Music by=[[Akira Ifukube]]<br />
|Cinematography by=Yoshinori Sekiguchi<br />
|Edited by=Michiko Ikeda<br />
|Production Design by=Yoshio Suzuki<br />
|Assistant Directing by=Kunio Miyoshi, [[Okihiro Yoneda]], Atsushi Kaneshige, Hiroshi Okamoto, Makoto Kumazawa<br />
|Special Effects by=[[Koichi Kawakita]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Main|Godzilla vs. Destoroyah/Credits}}<br />
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{{Cast<br />
|Takuro Tatsumi|Dr. [[Kensaku Ijuin]], Physicist for the National Physical and Chemical Research Institute<br />
|Yoko Ishino|[[Yukari Yamane]], newscaster<br />
|Yasufumi Hayashi|[[Kenkichi Yamane]]<br />
|[[Megumi Odaka]]|[[Miki Saegusa]], Director of the Psychic Center<br />
|Sayaka Osawa|[[Meru Ozawa]], G-Summit [[United States|American]] Information Officer<br />
|[[Takehiro Murata]]|Soichiro Hayami, TV station director<br />
|Satoru Saito|Nanjo, TV station cameraman<br />
|Sei Hiraizumi|Ueda, Director of the Cabinet Research Office<br />
|Jun Fujimaki|Okazaki, Ground [[JSDF|Self-Defense Force]]<br />
|Takehiko Ono|Murata, Ground Self-Defense Force<br />
|[[Koichi Ueda]]|Takao Tayama, night watchman at Shinagawa Aquarium<br />
|[[Masahiro Takashima]]|Commander [[Sho Kuroki]], Defense Agency Director General Special Operations Room Third Specialist<br />
|[[Momoko Kochi]]|[[Emiko Yamane]]<br />
|[[Akira Nakao]]|Colonel [[Takaki Aso]], [[G-Force]] Commander<br />
|Shigeru Koyama|General Goto, Ground Self-Defense Force<br />
|Saburo Shinoda|[[United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center|U.N.G.C.C.]] Secretary Mitsuru Kunitomo, Chariman of the G-Summit<br />
|Koichi Nihei|Nakamura<br />
|Kanzo Ogihara|Nomura<br />
|Kensuke Aoshima|[[Super X3]] pilot<br />
|Hiroji Kawazaki|Super X3 navigator<br />
|Noriko Wakihama|JBS TV AD<br />
|Ronald Hoerr|Marvin<br />
|Minoru Ishikawa|[[Maser Cannon]] soldier<br />
|Motohiro Toriki|G-Force Command Room personnel<br />
|Masaru Sakurai|G-Force Command Room personnel<br />
|Tetsuhiro Hosono|G-Force Command Room personnel<br />
|Tsuyoshi Yasuku|G-Force correspondent<br />
|[[Shelley Sweeney]]|Pentagon official<br />
|Daisuke Odera|National Public Safety Commissioner<br />
|Tatsuya Kanno|Police officer<br />
|Kenji Ezure|Policeman in the street<br />
|Tamio Sato|Policeman<br />
|Norizaku Kinoshita|Shinagawa Aquarium staff member<br />
|Takami Morioka|SWAT Team member<br />
|Shinichi Shimizu|SWAT Team member<br />
|Yoshiyuki Takaichi|SWAT Team member<br />
|Akio Endo|SWAT Team member<br />
|Eiji Kamata|SWAT Team member<br />
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{{Cast<br />
|Takashi Odajima|SWAT Team member<br />
|Takeshi Masushima|SWAT Team member<br />
|Keiji Tsuji|SWAT Team member<br />
|Bimutsumi Nakamura|SWAT Team member<br />
|Yasushi Kobayashi|SWAT Team member<br />
|Hiromu Nakagawa|SWAT Team member<br />
|Hideaki Ishikawa|SWAT Team member<br />
|Ryo Fujita|SWAT Team member<br />
|Takayasu Kinoshita|SWAT Team member<br />
|Takeshi Azuma|SWAT Team member<br />
|Noboyuki Kawai|SWAT Team member<br />
|Munenori Kano|SWAT Team member<br />
|Keisuke Kajita|SWAT Team member<br />
|Yusuke Nakagawa|SWAT Team member<br />
|Kenji Ochi|SWAT Team member<br />
|Masazumi Nitanda|Temporary headquarters member<br />
|Daikichi Sugawara|[[Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line]] construction supervisor<br />
|Seiroku Nakazawa|Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line construction leader<br />
|Santaro Mitsui|Reporter<br />
|Naomi Uemara|Reporter<br />
|John Callock|KA 1079 pilot<br />
|Fan Lo Chi|KA 1079 copilot<br />
|Chang Hsao Shing|[[Kai Tak Airport]] controller<br />
|Kazuko Okada|[[Ikata Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear Plant]] scientist<br />
|Eijiro Akimoto|Director General of Nuclear Power Station, Science and Technology Agency<br />
|Yoshio Sakai|Director of Defense Agency<br />
|Tokuji Nakura|Defense Agency police officer<br />
|Tetsuro Ogasawara|Director of National Agency for Disaster Prevention<br />
|Junko Murakami|Dr. Ijuin's laboratory assistant<br />
|Toyohiro Yuki|Dr. Ijuin's laboratory assistant<br />
|Kunihiko Hisa|Earth environmental scientist<br />
|[[Akihiko Hirata]]|Dr. [[Daisuke Serizawa]] (stock footage, uncredited)<br />
|[[Takashi Shimura]]|Dr. [[Kyohei Yamane]] (photograph, uncredited)<br />
|Toyoaki Suzuki|[[Shinkichi Yamane]] (photograph, uncredited)<br />
|[[Kenpachiro Satsuma]]|[[Godzilla/Heisei|Burning Godzilla]]<br />
|Eiichi Yanagida|Aggregate [[Destoroyah]]<br />
|[[Ryo Hariya]]|Perfect Destoroyah<br />
|[[Hurricane Ryu Hariken|"Hurricane" Ryu Hariken]]|[[Godzilla Junior]]<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
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===Monsters===<br />
*[[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]] ([[MogeGoji|DesuGoji]])<br />
**[[Godzilla/1954|First Generation Godzilla]] ([[ShodaiGoji|stock footage]])<br />
**[[Godzilla/Showa|Second Generation Godzilla]] (photographs)<br />
*[[Destoroyah]]<br />
*[[Godzilla Junior]]<br />
*[[King Kong/1962|King Kong]] (photograph)<br />
*[[Mothra/First Generation|Mothra]] (photograph)<br />
*[[King Ghidorah/Showa|King Ghidorah]] (photographs)<br />
*[[Rodan/Showa|Rodan]] (photograph)<br />
*[[Hedorah]] (photograph)<br />
*[[SpaceGodzilla]] (photograph)<br />
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===Weapons, vehicles, and races===<br />
*[[Boeing 747]]<br />
*Boeing 767<br />
*[[Super X3]]<br />
*[[CLT-95]]<br />
*[[MBT-MB92]]<br />
*[[MBAW-93]]<br />
*[[Type 74 Tank]]<br />
*[[Type 90 Tank]]<br />
*[[Type 75 130 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher]]<br />
*[[Hatsuyuki-class destroyer|''Hatsuyuki''-class destroyer]] <br />
*[[AH-64 Apache]]<br />
*[[UH-1 Iroquois|UH-1B Huey]]<br />
*Type 82 Command Vehicle<br />
*Type 87 Armored Scout Car<br />
*[[Type 89 IFV]]<br />
*[[wikipedia:Lockheed P-3 Orion|Kawasaki P-3C Orion]]<br />
*[[wikipedia:Type 73 Armored Personnel Carrier|Type 73 Armored Personnel Carrier]]<br />
*Hughes 500C<br />
*[[Oxygen Destroyer]] (stock footage)<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{Main|Godzilla vs. Destoroyah/Gallery}}<br />
==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Main|Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (Soundtrack)}}<br />
==Alternate titles==<br />
*'''''Godzilla vs. Destroyah''''' (Alternate Spelling)<br />
*'''''Dinosaur Empire''''' (恐龍帝國; Taiwan)<br />
*'''''Godzilla the Final Chapter: Deadly Battle of the Century''''' (哥斯拉完結篇之世紀必殺陣; Hong Kong)<br />
*'''''Godzilla Against Absolute Destroyer''''' (Γκοτζίλα Εναντίον Απόλυτου Καταστροφέα ''Nkotzíla Enantíon Apólytou Katastroféa''; Greece)<br />
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==Theatrical releases==<br />
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*[[Japan]] - December 9, 1995<ref name="Godzilla.jp"/> {{Popup-poster|file=Godzilla_vs_destroyer_poster_01.jpg|caption=Japanese poster|link={{PAGENAME}}}}<br />
*Hong Kong - 1996{{Popup-poster|file=Godzilla_vs_destroyer_poster_03.jpg|caption=Chinese poster|link={{PAGENAME}}}}<br />
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==[[United States|U.S.]] release==<br />
[[File:51PDCXV7QDL.jpg|thumb|right|200px|American ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' VHS cover]]<br />
''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' was dubbed into English by Hong Kong's [[Omni Productions]] in late 1997<ref name="G dubbers want your opinion (to Jim in Seattle)">[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.movies.monster/e_grr7yrFpo/Q4YGwSVmTr8J]</ref>. In this international version of the movie, an English title card was superimposed over the Japanese title, as had been done with the previous 1990's ''Godzilla'' films and would be done for every film since.<br />
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[[TriStar Pictures]] (Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment) released ''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'' and ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' to home video on January 19, [[1999]]. This was the first time either film had been officially released in the United States. TriStar used the Toho international dubs, but cut the end credits and created new titles and opening credits for both films. In 2002, both films were released together on DVD in a double feature, but the films themselves were essentially identical to the earlier VHS releases. The complete Toho international version of ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' has been broadcast on several premium movie channels since the early 2000's. In [[2014]], [[Sony]] released ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' on Blu-ray in a double feature with ''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]''. This release included the original Japanese audio track as well as the uncut end credits. It also featured the international title card.<br />
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==Box office==<br />
''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' had a budget of ¥1,000,000,000, or roughly $10,000,000. When the film was released in Japan on December 9, 1995, it received an attendance of 4,000,000 and earned ¥2,000,000,000, or $18,000,000.<br />
==Reception==<br />
Critical reaction to the film has been mostly positive. On Rotten Tomatoes it currently holds a fresh score of 100% from critics and a 94% audience score. Michael Hubert of Monster Zero praised the "spectacular monster battles," calling ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' "a great movie" and "one to add to your collection," adding: "Even for non-Godzilla fans, this movie might help dispel some of the preconceptions you have about Godzilla's 'cheese factor'." [[Toho Kingdom]] said, "With an elegant style, a powerful plot, brilliant effects, and believable acting, this entry is definitely a notch above favorites from all three timelines, and its impact on the series is challenged by only a handful of competitors. ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' is without a doubt a paradigm all its own." Japan Hero called the film "a work of art" and "a must see for anyone who loves Godzilla" that features "something for everyone." Stomp Tokyo gave the film a 4/5 and calls it "a big sparkly show with lots of stuff happening on screen." Mike Bogue of American Kaiju felt the film suffered from "several visual weaknesses" and "disappointing editing," but that "the positive aspects of the visuals outweigh the negatives" and praised the film for "treating Godzilla with the same awe, majesty, and terror as [the original 1954 Godzilla]."<br />
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Kazuo Miyauchi earned a Japanese Academy Prize nomination for Best Sound for his work on the film.<ref name="IMDB">[http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000372/1996 Awards of the Japanese Academy, 1996]</ref> Chizuko Osada was nominated for Best Editing.<br />
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==Video releases==<br />
'''[[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]]''' DVD (2000)<ref name="TriStar">[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00003L9CB Amazon.com: Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla / Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)]</ref><br />
*Region: 1<br />
*Discs: 1<br />
*Audio: English (2.0 Stereo)<br />
*Subtitles: English, French, Spanish<br />
*Special Features: None<br />
*Other Details: Packaged with ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''. Also included in ''The Toho Godzilla Collection, Vol. 1''.<br />
'''Marketing-Film''' DVD (2002)<br />
*Region: 2<br />
*Discs: 1<br />
*Audio: English (2.0 Mono), German (2.0 Mono, 5.1 Surround)<br />
*Subtitles: German<br />
*Special Features: Complete English end credits, Japanese trailers for ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' and ''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'', U.S. trailer for ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah''<br />
*Notes: Out of print.<br />
'''[[Toho]]''' DVD (2002)<br />
*Region: 2<br />
*Audio: Japanese<br />
*Subtitles: Japanese<br />
'''Madman''' DVD (2006)<br />
*Region: 4<br />
*Discs: 1<br />
*Audio: Japanese (2.0 Stereo, 5.1 Surround), English (2.0 Mono)<br />
*Subtitles: English<br />
*Special Features: Four teasers, one trailer, and two TV spots for ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah''; trailers for ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'', ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'', and ''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''; photo galleries including concept art and models<br />
'''[[Toho]]''' Blu-ray (2010)<br />
*Region: A/1<br />
*Audio: Japanese<br />
'''[[Sony]]''' Blu-ray (2014)<ref name="Sony">[http://www.amazon.com/Godzilla-Vs-Destoroyah-Megaguirus-Annihilation/dp/B00IQAUO6Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1400552375&sr=8-3&keywords=godzilla+vs.+megaguirus Amazon.com: Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah / Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus: The G Annihilation Strategy - Set (Blu-ray)]</ref><br />
*Region: A/1<br />
*Discs: 2<br />
*Audio: Japanese (2.0 Stereo and 5.1 Surround), English (2.0 Stereo and 5.1 Surround)<br />
*Subtitles: English, French<br />
*Special Features: Three trailers for ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' and two trailers for ''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]''.<br />
*Notes: Includes French subtitles. Packaged with ''Godzilla vs. Megaguirus''.<br />
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==Videos==<br />
===Trailers===<br />
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===Miscellaneous===<br />
{{Videos|<br />
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">uMR5UFkMdL0</youtube>|CNN report on ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah''}}<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' was originally intended to be the last Japanese ''Godzilla'' film until 2005. However, Toho saw an opportunity to produce a new film in the wake of the widespread negative reaction to [[TriStar Pictures]]' 1998 American ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' film, and brought the series out of retirement early with ''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' in 1999.<br />
*The producer and creator of Godzilla [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] sadly died about 2 years after the film was finished.<br />
*[[Momoko Kochi]], who had played the lead female role of [[Emiko Yamane]] in the [[Godzilla (1954 film)|original 1954 film]], returned in this film to reprise the character. But it was her final film role, and she died three years later due to intestinal cancer.<br />
*[[Akira Ifukube]], who composed music for countless ''Godzilla'' films since the original film, returned as the music composer in this film. It was his final film score, although his numerous pieces continue to be used in Toho's films to the present day. He died almost 11 years after the film was finished due to multiple organ failure.<br />
*Both the opening scene and finale of this film take place at or near an airport; [[Kai Tak Airport]] in the opening, and [[Haneda Airport]] during the final battle.<br />
*Due to the extreme amount of energy and radiation Godzilla controls due to his impending meltdown, this is the only film in the Heisei era in which Godzilla ''does not'' use his standard Atomic Breath, instead being limited to using the far-more-powerful Spiral Ray.<br />
*This film is the only film in the entire Heisei era in which Godzilla doesn't fight his opponent more than once. All of the previous films in the Heisei era feature Godzilla engaging in at least one rematch with his opponents.<br />
*An alternate ending for ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' was filmed and scrapped. [[Destoroyah]] attempted to escape once Godzilla gained the upper hand, but the [[JSDF]] shot him down. Godzilla, despite suffering from his meltdown, continued to battle the monster. Godzilla quickly overpowered Destoroyah, grabbing him by his horn and pummeling him repeatedly. As Godzilla's life melts away, the JSDF rain their ULT weapons upon him, as well as Destoroyah. Unable to stand against the immense heat of Godzilla's meltdown and the freezing coldness of the ULT lasers, Destoroyah falls and evaporates. The scene was replaced because it was thought to be inappropriate, since Godzilla's foreseen death was to be the climax of the movie. So the scene was re-edited to have Destoroyah die after the JSDF intervenes, and allow Godzilla to have center stage as he melts down.<br />
*The Godzilla suit used for this film was modified from the [[MogeGoji]] suit used the previous year for ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''. The modified suit was nicknamed the "[[MogeGoji|DesuGoji]]."<br />
*The sequence in this film where the metropolitan police battle the Juvenile forms of Destoroyah was influenced by ''[[wikipedia:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]''.<ref>[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/okawar3.htm David Milner, "Takao Okawara Interview III", ''Kaiju Conversations'' (December 1995)]</ref><br />
*Toho used many different publicity stunts in an attempt to fuel the rumors that the ''Godzilla'' series was indeed concluded with this film. For example, Toho had the "Big Pool," a stunt pool used in the filming of almost every one of Toho's special effects-based movies since the 1960's, paved over and converted into a parking lot. In addition, special effects director [[Koichi Kawakita]], who had worked on all of Godzilla's films since 1989, announced that he would be retiring from Toho and going to work as a designer at [[Bandai]].<br />
*The theme for Godzilla's requiem in the film is actually a medley piece that [[Akira Ifukube]] created using various other pieces of music he had composed for [[Toho]]. The opening to the theme is a remake of a piece from the Yakuza film ''The Big Boss'', which was also used in the opening to ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'', and the music also fittingly features sections of [[Rodan]]'s death theme from [[Rodan (film)|his debut film]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yjOZmlbshU - Listen to the pieces side by side, and you'll find that they are reused from those films.</ref><br />
*The advance poster for this film painted by [[Noriyoshi Ohrai]] is the only one in the Heisei series which depicts Godzilla in the background and his opponent in the foreground. The idea behind this is that although Destoroyah is an evil monster, Godzilla's meltdown could possibly destroy the planet, therefore he is, as the poster suggests, the real threat.<br />
*Shortly after this film was finished, Toho actually held a funeral for Godzilla.<br />
*''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' was the last Godzilla film staff members from the original ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' worked on, namely producer [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]] and composer [[Akira Ifukube]]. While Ifukube's themes have appeared in Godzilla films since then, they have all been preexisting recordings.<br />
*In [[Kenkichi Yamane]]'s room, there is a bulletin board containing stills from various past ''Godzilla'' films, including several from the [[Showa era|Showa series]].<br />
*There are two tributes to the original film's opening in the opening of ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah''. It opens with two of Godzilla's footsteps followed by his roar, just like in the original film. During the opening sequence when Godzilla attacks [[Hong Kong]], the title card of the original film appears onscreen, only to subsequently explode and become consumed by the [[Oxygen Destroyer]], followed by the appearance of this film's title.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cju6x_godzilla-vs-destoroyah-promo-thing_shortfilms Advertisement for Marketing Film's DVD]<br />
*[http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Destoroyah List of firearms used in the movie]<br />
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'''Shin [[Godzilla]]''' {{Nihongo|シン・ゴジラ|Shin Gojira}} is a kaiju that appeared in the [[2016]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'']] film, ''[[Shin Godzilla]]''. It is the eleventh onscreen incarnation of the character.<br />
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This was the tallest incarnation of Godzilla in film as of the release of ''Shin Godzilla'', but was surpassed by the [[Godzilla Earth|Godzilla]] from the [[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|''GODZILLA'']] anime trilogy. Shin Godzilla is unique among most other Godzilla incarnations in that he is a completely new species spawned by nuclear waste dumping, rather than an ancient creature roused by nuclear testing. Shin Godzilla was mutated by feeding on nuclear waste dumped into [[Tokyo Bay]] in the 1950's, which gave it the unusual ability to mutate its own DNA and rapidly evolve itself to adapt to new situations. Shin Godzilla remained underwater until 2016, when it suddenly developed legs and came ashore in [[Tokyo]], leaving behind a trail of destruction. Godzilla evolved once again into a third form before returning to the ocean. It later returned in a larger fourth form, which annihilated a large portion of Tokyo with atomic rays generated by its body before entering a state of hibernation. Anticipating a nuclear strike against Tokyo by the [[United States|U.S.]] to destroy Godzilla before he reawakened, a ragtag team of [[Japan]]ese bureaucrats and volunteers enacted a complex plan codenamed Operation Yashiori, which succeeded in disabling Godzilla's blood cooling system and freezing him solid. While Godzilla was halted for the time being, the American government warned that the nuclear strike would commence once he began moving again.<br />
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==Name==<br />
In ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', Godzilla is mostly referred to as '''''Gojira''''' {{Nihongo|呉爾羅}}, a name given to him by zoologist [[Goro Maki]], which in his native [[Odo Island]] dialect of Japanese means "'''Incarnation of God'''" {{Nihongo|神の化身|Kami no Keshin}}, and also serves as the monster's subtitle. Maki also gave the monster the English name of "Godzilla," which was adopted by the American Department of Energy to refer to him. Once the Japanese government learns of the creature's name, they change the kanji spelling of its name to katakana {{Nihongo|ゴジラ}}, though it is still pronounced ''Gojira''. Uniquely among all other incarnations of Godzilla, this version of the character is primarily referred to by his Japanese name ''Gojira'' in the film's English subtitles and dub rather than by his English name. Prior to learning of the name "''Gojira''," the Japanese government gives Godzilla the designation of "'''Giant Unidentified Life Form'''" {{Nihongo|巨大不明生物|Kyodai Fumei Seibutsu}}. [[Toho]] officially classifies this incarnation of Godzilla as '''Shin Godzilla''' {{Nihongo|シン・ゴジラ|Shin Gojira}}, which is also the Japanese title of the film in which it appeared.<br />
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Godzilla's forms are all officially named through simple numbered designations for each form: '''Godzilla First Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第一形態|Gojira Dai Ichi Keitai}}, '''Godzilla Second Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第二形態|Gojira Dai Ni Keitai}}, '''Godzilla Third Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第三形態|Gojira Dai San Keitai}}, and '''Godzilla Fourth Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第四形態|Gojira Dai Shi Keitai}}. In the book ''[[The Art of Shin Godzilla]]'', the humanoid creatures seen on Godzilla's tail at the end of the film are referred to as '''Godzilla Fifth Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第五形態|Gojira Dai Go Keitai}}.<br />
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Godzilla's second, third and fourth forms in the film have fan-made nicknames, all named after where they first appeared. The second form is referred to as '''Kamata-kun''' {{Nihongo|蒲田くん}} after [[wikipedia:Kamata, Tokyo|Kamata]], the third form is nicknamed '''Shinagawa-kun''' {{Nihongo|品川くん}} after [[wikipedia:Shinagawa|Shinagawa]], and the fourth form's most common fan alias is '''Kamakura-san''' {{Nihongo|鎌倉さん}} after the city of [[wikipedia:Kamakura|Kamakura]]. All terms were originally popularized by a Japanese Twitter user.<ref name="KamataFirst">[https://twitter.com/pasinpasin/status/759060160903991298 First known use of "Kamata-kun", "Shinagawa-kun", and "Kamakura-san" by pasin on Twitter]</ref> Before the nicknames were popularized, Godzilla's second form was also called "That guy from Kamata" {{Nihongo|蒲田のあいつ|Kamata no aitsu}}.<ref name="DicNicovideoKamata">[http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/蒲田のあいつ That guy from Kamata - Niconico Encyclopedia (Japanese)]</ref><br />
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In ''[[Godziban]]'', Godzilla's second form is instead nicknamed '''Kamatte-kun''' {{Nihongo|カマッテくん}}, after the Japanese word ''kamatte'' {{nihongo|構って}}, meaning "attention," which appears in the name of his segment, ''Attention! Godzilla'' {{Nihongo|かまって!ゴジラ|Kamatte Gojira}}. In Japanese, "''kamatte-kun''" {{Nihongo|構って君}}, or "''kamatte-chan''" {{nihongo|構ってちゃん}}, may be used as terms for someone who is an attention-seeker, befitting of the character's role in the series.<br />
==Development==<br />
When Toho announced [[Shinji Higuchi]] as the co-director of ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', he affirmed, "Next year, we'll deliver to everyone the greatest worst nightmare!"<ref name="Ragone-G16-Directors">[http://augustragone.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-directors-of-godzilla-2016-speak.html THE DIRECTORS OF "GODZILLA 2016" SPEAK: "I'll Give You the Greatest Worst Nightmare!" — The Good, the Bad, and Godzilla]</ref> Mahiro Maeda, who had previously worked with Higuchi on ''Ultraman Powered'' and the Heisei Gamera trilogy, designed the new Godzilla. Originally, [[Hideaki Anno]] and Higuchi wanted a conventional Godzilla to mutate over the course of the film, resulting in some of the wildest concept art in the entire series, but [[Toho]] vetoed this idea. However, they found they could still get away with unusual designs so long as they evolved into a more traditional form, and they enjoyed relative freedom in giving Godzilla new abilities.<ref name="GFan-116" /><br />
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Takayuki Takeya sculpted the maquettes for Godzilla's second, third, and fourth forms.<br />
The only physical Godzilla prop in the film appears in the final shot, a model of Godzilla's tail sporting the creature's fifth form that was also sculpted by Takayuki Takeya.<ref name="ArtOfShin-p104">{{cite book|title=[[The Art of Shin Godzilla]]|author=Khara and Toho|date=29 December 2016|publisher=Ground Works|page=104|isbn=978-4905033080}}</ref><br />
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Art_of_Shin_Godzilla_5.jpg|Godzilla 2nd form maquette<br />
58384733.png|Godzilla 2nd form maquette, alternate head (sealed jaws)<br />
Art_of_Shin_Godzilla_6.jpg|Godzilla 3rd form maquette<br />
Art_of_Shin_Godzilla_2.jpg|Godzilla 4th form maquette #1<br />
Shin - Takayuki Takeya with Godzilla 5th form prop, Art of Shin p104.png|Takayuki Takeya with the 5th form tail prop<br />
Hoominnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.jpg|5th form tail prop<br />
Hoominnnnnn.jpg|A Godzilla 5th form model<br />
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According to VFX supervisor and lead editor Atsuki Sato, the design team initially wanted to make Godzilla feel more like a living creature, but Anno decided that the monster should have the texture of rubber instead.<ref name="Kotaku-DigitalG">[https://kotaku.com/how-japan-made-a-digital-godzilla-1787649487 How Japan Made a Digital Godzilla - Kotaku]</ref> Shin Godzilla would turn out to be the first Japanese Godzilla depicted primarily through CGI, as Higuchi feared that modern audiences would find a suitmation Godzilla "boring."<ref name="GFan-116" /> CGI also gave the filmmakers more freedom with Godzilla's tail, as it would no longer have to be operated with wires.<ref name="GFest-XXIV-interview-pt3">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loewxzW1lX8 G-Fest XXIV Shinji Higuchi interview part 3 - YouTube]</ref> Still, Higuchi wanted to pay tribute to the previous films by having Godzilla still portrayed by an actor, in this case through motion-capture. [[Mansai Nomura]], an actor Higuchi had directed in ''The Floating Castle'', was chosen for the role. Nomura is best-known for his work in kyogen, a traditional form of Japanese stage comedy. Though it was unnecessary for the motion-capture process, Nomura asked to wear a wooden mask, as he would if he was playing an inhuman character in the theater.<ref name="GFan-116" /> A bluescreen prop of Godzilla's second form was used for a shot involving miniatures. Leaked set photos and official behind-the-scenes footage revealed the existence of an animatronic puppet of Godzilla's upper body, which ultimately went unused.<br />
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Shin - Godzilla mo-cap actor Mansai Nomura stands in greenscreen room, Art of Shin p221.png|Mansai Nomura prepares to motion capture<br />
Shin - Godzilla animatronic being made.png|Godzilla animatronic work in progress<br />
Fullscreen_capture_3302017_73412_PM.bmp.jpg|Godzilla animatronic<br />
ShinGoji_Suit.jpeg|Godzilla animatronic<br />
Shin - Godzilla 2nd form bluescreen prop.png|Godzilla 2nd form bluescreen prop<br />
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A cut sequence showed the 3rd form Godzilla expelling super-heated red body fluid from his mouth and gills, flooding the surrounding area and melting the tires of cars, causing them to wobble into the ground. Anno and Higuchi shot footage of eyeballs and fangs sprouting from pieces of Godzilla's flesh blasted off by the stealth bomber attack, which was excluded from the final film.<br />
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Shin - Godzilla 3rd form body fluid cut sequence 04.png|Godzilla 3rd form finishes expelling body fluid from his mouth in a cut sequence from the ''Shin Godzilla'' Special Effects Outtakes bonus feature<br />
Shin - Sprouting flesh cut footage 01.png|Cut shot showing eyeballs and fangs sprouting from Godzilla's flesh from the ''Shin Godzilla'' Outtakes - Unused bonus feature<br />
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==Design==<br />
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Godzilla's first form is unseen in the film, aside from its tail and part of its back. The tail is reddish in color, while its back is covered in tan {{scutes}}.<br />
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[[File:CGI_Kamata_kun4.png|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla 2nd form CG model]]<br />
Godzilla's second form, which is a dim yellow-green or light brown, and officially described as having the head of an eel shark, is unlike any other version of Godzilla in that he leans almost completely forward, and his shoulder height is less than one fourth of his length. This form in addition has undeveloped stumps for arms (his forearms being extremely small and completely attached to his upper arms), huge googly-eyes, very visible red gills that hang from his neck, a gaping open mouth, tan dorsal plates, a long tail, and comparatively large hind legs which manage to support him.<br />
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The third form stands upright, is a dull dark red or brown color, and is almost twice as tall as the previous form. It has almost-white dorsal plates, and blood-red coloration running down its back under the plates from the heat it generates. Additionally, it now possesses small forearms and its legs are more stretched out as a result of standing upright.<br />
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[[File:ShinGoji_CGI_011.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla 4th form master CG model]]<br />
The fourth form bears much more resemblance to past Godzilla designs than the previous forms, though it does bear some differences. The fourth form is reminiscent of the [[ShodaiGoji|original 1954 Godzilla design]], with a rounded head with small beady eyes and black, scarred and bumpy skin. This form's dorsal plates are black in color and much larger than the previous form, and also possess red scales on them reminiscent of keloid scars. Godzilla's mouth is full of crooked and incredibly large teeth, some of which are growing from the flesh outside of his mouth. When Godzilla fires his atomic breath, his upper jaw unhinges from his lower jaw, which splits open. The eyes are small compared to the previous forms, and appear sunken into their sockets, with no eyelids surrounding them. In place of eyelids, this form has silvery nictitating membranes, called anti-flash defensive membranes, that cover its eyes and protect them from harm. The arms are more developed than in previous forms, but are still very small and do not extend far beyond Godzilla's chest, which bears a prominent, axe-shaped pointed sternum. The legs are larger and more muscular, while Godzilla's feet bear numerous small vestigial toe claws growing from their tops and sides in addition to five main digits. Godzilla's flesh is covered in reddish scars and lesions that sometimes emit a reddish glow, which changes to purple when Godzilla charges his atomic breath. Godzilla's tail is very long, and has small spike-like dorsal plates running along its length. The tip of Godzilla's tail is red and bloody and covered in twisted mangled bones, which form a skeletal '''spare head''' {{Nihongo|予備頭部|Yobi tobu}} at the end.<ref name="Shin-script-p229">''Shin Godzilla'' script, p. 229.</ref><ref name="ArtOfShin">{{cite book|title=[[The Art of Shin Godzilla]]|author=Khara and Toho|date=29 December 2016|publisher=Ground Works|page=30|isbn=978-4905033080}}</ref><br />
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Shin - Godzilla anti-flash defensive membrane.gif|Godzilla's "eyelid": anti-flash defensive membrane<br />
Shin - Godzilla 3D model spare head close-up Art of Shin p390.png|The 4th form's spare head (''The Art of Shin Godzilla'' p. 390)<br />
Shin - Godzilla final design maquette spare head inner jaw, Art of Shin p084.png|Model showing the human jaw inside the 4th form's spare head (''The Art of Shin Godzilla'' p. 84)<br />
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==Personality==<br />
This version of Godzilla is somewhat passive and seemingly unaware of humanity at first, only causing destruction due to the cumbersome and clumsy nature of his earlier forms, then later as a result of his final form's size as he walks through [[Tokyo]]. Godzilla does not retaliate against the [[JSDF]] when they attack him, and seems to barely notice their assault. However, when [[United States|American]] B-2 Stealth Bombers drop bunker buster bombs onto his back and actually injure him, Godzilla becomes enraged and immediately retaliates with his atomic breath, not only destroying the attacking forces but obliterating a huge part of Tokyo at the same time. When Godzilla is assaulted at the film's climax, he retaliates against the humans using his atomic breath and various beam attacks.<br />
==Origins==<br />
[[File:Empty_can_form_1.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Empty barrels of nuclear waste on the sea floor, upon which Godzilla fed]]In ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', it is proposed that Godzilla is some kind of prehistoric sea creature that found itself surrounded by nuclear waste on the sea floor in the 1950's and rapidly adapted to withstand it. As the creature evolved and began feeding on radioactive material, it gradually grew over a period of 60 years before taking on a form able to come onto land. After coming ashore, the creature continued evolving and growing until it sprouted arms and began standing upright.<br />
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An essay written by [[Goro Maki]] that is included in ''The Art of Shin Godzilla'' further discusses Godzilla's possible origin. The essay states that Godzilla's base form must have possessed large claws and fangs to be able to feed on the canisters of radioactive waste. It goes on to suggest that the creature must have spent its entire life underwater, and is "in all likelihood, closely related to prehistoric marine reptiles, which first emerged in the Paleozoic Era."<ref>[[File:Mutation of Shin Godzilla.jpg|150px]]</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
===[[Reiwa era|Reiwa Series]]===<br />
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[[File:Tail.jpeg|thumb|left|200px|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s first form]]<br />
When the [[Japan]]ese coast guard investigated a small yacht floating in [[Tokyo Bay]], it discovered that the craft was completely abandoned with no sign of a struggle or the owner's whereabouts. Suddenly, the water began to erupt and steam, causing the [[Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line]] to collapse and become flooded by a strange red liquid. The Japanese government concluded that the disaster was due to an underwater volcanic eruption, but assistant cabinet secretary Rando Yaguchi proposed the incident was caused by a gigantic living creature. Yaguchi's claims were dismissed until a huge tail was seen breaking the ocean surface.<br />
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[[File:Kamata-kun.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s second form]]The government assured the citizens that the creature would not surface, only for a giant monster to crawl out of the bay and into [[Tokyo]]. Stumbling around on its hind legs and pushing itself forward with its tail, the monster destroyed buildings and shoved cars and boats out of the way as it began to head inland. All the while, the creature secreted the red liquid from its gills and poured it onto the streets. The Prime Minister deployed a squadron of [[AH-1 Cobra|helicopters]] to attack the beast, but when they approached the monster suddenly stood up on two legs and sprouted arms. The attack was called off when the Prime Minister learned civilians were still evacuating the area, while the monster simply returned to the ocean.<br />
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[[File:Shinagawa kun.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s third form]]<br />
The Japanese government immediately began formulating strategies to deal with the monster should it return, while a representative of the [[United States|American]] ambassador collaborated with a team of officials researching the monster. The representative, Kayoco Anne Patterson, revealed that the abandoned yacht actually belonged to a zoologist named [[Goro Maki]], who was researching a huge living creature moving on the sea floor. The zoologist named the creature "''Gojira''" {{Nihongo|呉爾羅}}, meaning "incarnation of God" in his hometown on [[Odo Island]]. The American Department of Energy learned of the man's research and dubbed the monster "Godzilla." Based on this information, the researchers concluded that Godzilla was feeding on nuclear waste on the sea floor, and sustained himself through nuclear fission in his body. The fission caused Godzilla to leave a trail of radiation in his wake, but also made him overheat and forced him to return to the ocean to cool off.<br />
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[[File:Godzilla_Resurgence_Trailer_01_-_Godzilla_Just_Kinda_Standing_There.gif|thumb|right|200px|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s fourth form]]Shortly afterward, Godzilla surfaced in Kamakura, now evolved into a new form twice as large as before. The [[JSDF]] scrambled its forces to engage Godzilla, with the Prime Minister finally giving the order to fire. Unfortunately, the JSDF's weaponry had absolutely no effect on Godzilla, who continued heading north toward Tokyo. The United States military offered to attack Godzilla instead, and after receiving the Prime Minister's approval deployed several [[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber]]s to Tokyo. The government concluded that their current meeting location was right in Godzilla's path of destruction, and as such the Prime Minister and his top-ranking ministers fled in a helicopter, with Yaguchi and the other lower-ranking officials escaping in cars. While the government officials fled Tokyo, the bombers unleashed their payload onto Godzilla, visibly injuring and enraging him. In response, Godzilla's body began glowing purple, and he unleashed a powerful atomic beam from his mouth, obliterating three districts of Tokyo and downing the helicopter holding the Prime Minister and the high-ranking government officials. After expending such a huge amount of energy, Godzilla stopped moving and entered a state of hibernation.<br />
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[[File:Shin Godzilla - Godzilla Humanoids.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s fifth form]]With Godzilla incapacitated, American and Japanese forces began approaching and studying him. However, Godzilla's natural defense mechanisms interfered with their equipment if they got too close. At the same time, Yaguchi and the other members of his research team decoded the rest of Maki's research on Godzilla. The combined research led to the conclusion that Godzilla expelled so much radiation that he would be unable to move again for approximately fifteen days. It was also determined that Godzilla's cells were capable of converting air and water into a radioactive isotope that provided him with energy. Analysis of parts of Godzilla's flesh blasted off by the military's attack revealed that Godzilla's healing factor allowed pieces of him to continue evolving and take on lives of their own. In this scenario, Earth could be overrun by rapidly-evolving mutated creatures if Godzilla was not stopped. With this revelation, the American government decided that Godzilla had to be destroyed. The Americans gave the Japanese government a period of two weeks to evacuate Tokyo, after which it would drop a hydrogen bomb onto Godzilla and hopefully destroy him. The interim Prime Minister agreed with the plan and evacuation began. Yaguchi and the American representative, Patterson, disapproved of the plan to use nuclear force on Japanese soil and began developing an alternate strategy. Because it was discovered that Godzilla's blood and {{scutes}} acted as a natural cooling system for his body, Yaguchi believed that a blood coagulant would interrupt Godzilla's blood cooling system, causing him to perform a reactor scram to stay alive and freeze solid. The Prime Minister agreed with the plan and convinced the [[France|French]] government to make the U.S., [[China]] and [[Russia]] to postpone the nuclear strike until the day Godzilla was to awaken.<br />
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On the day Godzilla was to awaken, Yaguchi officially began ''Operation Yashiori'', the name given to his plan to use blood coagulant against Godzilla. Trains laden with explosives were sent to strike Godzilla, causing him to awaken, after which waves of drones fired rockets at him and forced him to expend his atomic energy. Buildings around Godzilla were then detonated, pinning him to the ground. Using concrete pump trucks, the operatives force-fed Godzilla the blood coagulant, eventually causing his entire body to freeze over completely, leaving him in a state of suspended animation. The operation was declared a success, and the American nuclear strike was called off. Scientists concluded that the half-life of Godzilla's radiation was only 20 days, allowing Tokyo to recover quickly from the nuclear fallout. The Americans warned that if Godzilla were to reawaken, they would not hesitate to use the H-bomb against him. Yaguchi, meanwhile, expressed his desire to rebuild the Japanese government to be better prepared to combat Godzilla should he reawaken.<br />
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As Godzilla stood frozen in the streets of Tokyo, several humanoid skeleton-like creatures with Godzilla's dorsal plates on their backs were seen sprouting from the end of his tail, reaching out to the sky.<br />
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==Abilities==<br />
===Radiation Heat Ray===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla atomic breath in city.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla fires his Radiation Heat Ray.]]<br />
Shin Godzilla retains the character's trademark atomic breath. This Godzilla's signature weapon initially takes the form of a cloud of smoke exhaled from his mouth and then a stream of fire, called the '''Super Thermal Radiation Particle Belt Flame''' {{Nihongo|超高熱放射性粒子帯焔|Chō Kōnetsu Hōshasei Ryūshi-tai Homura}} or '''Thermal Flame''' {{Nihongo|熱焔|Netsu Homura}} for short, which is capable of burning through entire city blocks at high speed. From there, he focuses the fire into a narrow purple '''Radiation Heat Ray''' {{Nihongo|放射熱線|Hōsha Nessen}}, which slices through buildings and strikes distant targets. When firing the heat ray, Godzilla's body emits a purple glow, which is concentrated around his {{scutes}}. Godzilla's upper jaw then unhinges from his lower jaw, which splits apart to make room for the beam to be fired. After expending a lot of energy, Godzilla's beam weakened back to a stream of fire before petering out.<br />
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Shin - Godzilla fires black smoke.gif|Godzilla releases black smoke<br />
Shin - Godzilla's Super Thermal Radiation Particle Belt Flame.gif|Godzilla's thermal flame<br />
Shin - Godzilla thermal flame condensing to atomic breath.gif|Godzilla's thermal flame condenses into a heat ray<br />
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===Dorsal Plate Beams===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla dorsal fin beams.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla fires beams from between his {{scutes}}]]<br />
Shin Godzilla can also redirect his atomic energy to fire numerous purple beams from in between his {{scutes}}. These beams are capable of destroying objects thousands of meters around Godzilla, and are comparable to his atomic breath in power.<br />
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===Tail Beam===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla tail beam.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla fires an atomic beam from his tail in tandem with his atomic breath]]<br />
Shin Godzilla's atomic energy can also be redirected and fired from the tip of his tail. This beam is apparently fired from a mouth on the vestigial "spare head" at the end of Godzilla's tail. Unlike the dorsal plate beams, the tail beam can be fired at the same time as Godzilla's atomic breath, allowing him to strike multiple targets at once.<br />
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===Self-Mutation===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla self-mutating.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla's second form evolves into his third form]]<br />
One of Godzilla's most unique abilities is his capacity to self-mutate. While all other organisms mutate and evolve gradually over countless generations, Godzilla has the ability to mutate his DNA at will to adapt to any situation. According to characters in the film, Godzilla is the most evolved creature on the planet, possessing eight times the genetic information of human beings. Godzilla started out as a type of prehistoric sea creature that adapted to feed on nuclear waste in its habitat, then continued growing and evolving over a period of 60 years. After destroying the Tokyo Bay Aqua Line, Godzilla evolved into his second form, developing legs capable of bringing him on land. After wandering through [[Tokyo]], Godzilla evolved further into his third form, developing longer arms and standing upright on two legs. When he surfaced once more at Kamakura, Godzilla had reached his fourth form, which was almost twice as large as his third form and possessed heavily armored skin which made him immune to conventional human weaponry. After being injured by B-2 Bombers, Godzilla adapted to use the atomic energy he generated as a weapon, firing it from his mouth and {{scutes}} in the form of purple lasers that could slice through any object. While hibernating in Tokyo, the mouth on the end of Godzilla's tail split open, giving him the ability to now fire his atomic beam from the tip of his tail. After Godzilla was frozen by blood coagulant, small humanoid creatures with Godzilla's teeth and dorsal plates, Godzilla's fifth form, could be seen fissioning from Godzilla's tail, suggesting that he was in the process of evolving into an army of human-like forms capable of combating humanity.<br />
===Durability===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla imperviousness.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla unfazed by an all-out attack from the JSDF]]<br />
Like all versions of Godzilla, Shin Godzilla is extremely durable and resistant to most conventional weaponry. When assaulted by the [[JSDF]]'s [[AH-64 Apache]] helicopters and Type 10 tanks, Godzilla did not seem at all aware of their attacks and was completely unharmed. Even bombs dropped directly onto Godzilla by fighter jets were unable to harm him, though he did respond to their attacks by deploying protective membranes over his eyes. The only military weapon capable of harming Godzilla was the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP II) bomb used against him by American B-2 bombers. Though this bomb did draw blood from Godzilla and sever one of his {{scutes}}, he appeared to almost immediately heal from the damage. In addition, the dorsal plate that was severed was later found by a reconnaissance team in the process of regenerating on its own. The characters speculated that it was possible for individual pieces of Godzilla to regenerate into functioning creatures, allowing Godzilla to rapidly spread all over the world.<br />
===Body Fluid===<br />
Godzilla released a red superheated body fluid, presumably blood, when he first appeared in Tokyo Bay, and then in his second form on land through his gills. In a cut sequence, the third form expelled this fluid from his mouth, flooding the surrounding ground at his feet. The fluid melted the tires of cars.<br />
===Anti-Flash Defensive Membrane===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla anti-flash defensive membrane while firing atomic breath.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla's anti-flash defensive membrane deployed as he fires his heat ray]]<br />
When the JSDF dropped bombs on his head, Godzilla deployed silvery nictitating membranes to shield his eyes. He used them again when he first unleashed his Heat Ray.<br />
===Phased-Array Radar===<br />
According to an American scientist, Godzilla possesses a "phased-array radar" which allows him to detect threats without even needing to see them. Godzilla utilized this to shoot down drones trying to observe him while he was hibernating.<br />
===Weaknesses===<br />
[[File:Shingoji_down!.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Trucks pump blood coagulant into Godzilla's mouth during Operation Yashiori]]<br />
In his third form, the nuclear fission inside Godzilla's body generated such a large amount of heat that he needed to return to the ocean to cool down. The durability of Godzilla's fourth form is not limitless either, as he was visibly injured when struck by a Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb dropped by an American B-2 bomber. Godzilla also depletes his atomic energy when he uses his atomic breath. Once his energy was depleted after his attack on Tokyo, Godzilla entered a state of suspended animation lasting for 15 days in order to replenish it. When struck by multiple unmanned [[E231 Series|E231]] and [[E233 Series]] trains laden with explosives, as well as when buildings were toppled onto him, Godzilla was knocked to the ground. While on the ground, Godzilla appears to have difficulty getting back up, which was critical during Operation Yashiori in allowing trucks to pump blood coagulant directly into Godzilla's mouth. After his experience with the Massive Ordnance Penetrators, Godzilla was overly cautious during Operation Yashiori, shooting down missiles far too weak to affect him. As a result, he didn't have enough energy left to destroy the concrete pump trucks which posed the real threat. The blood coagulant they carried interfered with the monster's blood flow, which served as the thermal control for his internal nuclear reactor. With no circulation and thus no nuclear reaction, he was forced to do a reactor scram which caused him to freeze solid.<br />
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Shin - Godzilla 3rd form overheating.gif|Third-form Godzilla overheating<br />
Shin - Godzilla hit by MOP II bombs.gif|Godzilla recoils and bleeds from the MOP bomb dropped on him<br />
Collpase.png|Godzilla collapses from buildings falling on top of him<br />
Shin - Godzilla face freezes.gif|Godzilla freezes as a result of the blood coagulant ceasing his internal nuclear reaction<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''Crayon Shin-chan'' (TV 1992-) [episode 901 segment "It's Crayon Shin-Chan vs. Shin Godzilla!"]<br />
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Godziban]]'' (TV 2019-) [episodes 2, 4 and 6; second form]<br />
==Video Games==<br />
*''[[Shin Godzilla VR Demo]]'' (2016) - PlayStation VR<br />
*''[[Shin Arima]]'' (2016) - Browser<br />
*''Pocoron Dungeons'' (2016) - Android and iOS<br />
*''Eternal Linkage'' (2018) - Android and iOS<br />
*''[[Godzilla Defense Force]]'' (2019) - Android and iOS<br />
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ShinGoji_in_Shin_Arima.png|Shin Godzilla in ''[[Shin Arima]]''<br />
Pocodun Shin Godzilla evolution art.jpg|Shin Godzilla and its upgraded form {{Nihongo|禍焉獣シン・ゴジラ}} in ''Pocoron Dungeons''<br />
Eternal_Linkage_Shin_Godzilla_Render.png|Godzilla 4th Form in ''Eternal Linkage''<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
[[File:Shin Godzilla statue in Hibiya, March 2018 01.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Shin Godzilla statue at Hibiya]]<br />
A [[Godzilla statue|Shin Godzilla statue]] was installed in Hibiya in 2018, with the previous statue of the Heisei Godzilla moved inside to Toho Cinemas Hibiya.<br />
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This incarnation of Godzilla has become very popular thanks to the huge success of ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' in [[Japan]]. Accordingly, Toho often uses this version of the character in their efforts to promote the franchise. He's been featured in:<br />
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*A Universal Studios Japan attraction<br />
*A [[Shin Godzilla VR|PlayStation VR demo]], a [[Shin Arima|browser game made in collaboration with the horse race Arima Kinen]], the mobile games ''Eternal Linkage'' and ''Pocoron Dungeons''<br />
*A [[Godzilla Store]] event with THE ALFEE frontman<br />
*The Aqua Panorama at Canal City Hakata<br />
*NHK's New Year's Eve countdown<br />
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Godzilla's second form, nicknamed Kamata-kun, has become a popular meme among Godzilla fans worldwide for its strange and "cute" appearance.<ref name="KYM">[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kamata-kun Kamata-kun - Know Your Meme]</ref><br />
==Gallery==<br />
{{Main|ShinGoji#Gallery}}<br />
==Roar==<br />
Godzilla's first and second forms never roar in ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', but the third and fourth forms do. The third form utilizes Godzilla's roars from the original [[Godzilla (1954 film)|1954 film]], while his fourth form primarily uses Godzilla's roars from ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' through ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' in the [[Showa era|Showa series]]. Just before being frozen at the film's climax, Godzilla's fourth form emits a roar from ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''. Godzilla's heat ray is the same as [[Destoroyah]]'s Micro-Oxygen beam, while his thermal flame attack utilizes the Showa Godzilla's atomic breath sound effect. Though the filmmakers experimented with new sounds, they found they couldn't surpass the older ones.<ref name="GFan-116">Shinji Higuchi in ''G-Fan'' #116, p. 9-10. Summer 2017.</ref><br />
==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Shin Godzilla vs Crayon Shin-chan Godzilla Artwork.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Godzilla's appearance in "Crayon Shin-chan vs. Shin Godzilla"]]<br />
*One week before ''Shin Godzilla'' premiered in Japanese theaters, the Godzilla featured in the movie starred in an episode of the long-running anime ''[[wikipedia:Crayon Shin-chan|Crayon Shin-chan]]'', where he faced off against the titular Shinnosuke Nohara. In the episode, Godzilla had a more traditional, blue atomic breath.<br />
*Shin Godzilla's fourth form was the tallest incarnation of Godzilla to appear in a film at the time his debut film was released, but not the tallest Godzilla ever. The [[Godzilla (Hanna-Barbera series)|Hanna-Barbera]] Godzilla is a few meters taller, being exactly 400 feet tall. However, Shin Godzilla's fourth form was both the heaviest Godzilla, weighing 92,000 metric tons, and the longest, with a total body (head-to-tail) length of 333 meters. Shin Godzilla's height and weight were both exceeded by the [[Godzilla Earth|Godzilla]] introduced in ''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters]]'', who stands 300 meters tall and weighs 100,000 metric tons. The [[Godzilla/Legendary|MonsterVerse Godzilla's]] height and weight were also increased in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' to 119.8 meters and 99,634 tons, making him the largest live-action Godzilla to date.<br />
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'''Shin [[Godzilla]]''' {{Nihongo|シン・ゴジラ|Shin Gojira}} is a kaiju that appeared in the [[2016]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'']] film, ''[[Shin Godzilla]]''. It is the eleventh onscreen incarnation of the character.<br />
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This was the tallest incarnation of Godzilla in film as of the release of ''Shin Godzilla'', but was surpassed by the [[Godzilla Earth|Godzilla]] from the [[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|''GODZILLA'']] anime trilogy. Shin Godzilla is unique among most other Godzilla incarnations in that he is a completely new species spawned by nuclear waste dumping, rather than an ancient creature roused by nuclear testing. Shin Godzilla was mutated by feeding on nuclear waste dumped into [[Tokyo Bay]] in the 1950's, which gave it the unusual ability to mutate its own DNA and rapidly evolve itself to adapt to new situations. Shin Godzilla remained underwater until 2016, when it suddenly developed legs and came ashore in [[Tokyo]], leaving behind a trail of destruction. Godzilla evolved once again into a third form before returning to the ocean. It later returned in a larger fourth form, which annihilated a large portion of Tokyo with atomic rays generated by its body before entering a state of hibernation. Anticipating a nuclear strike against Tokyo by the [[United States|U.S.]] to destroy Godzilla before he reawakened, a ragtag team of [[Japan]]ese bureaucrats and volunteers enacted a complex plan codenamed Operation Yashiori, which succeeded in disabling Godzilla's blood cooling system and freezing him solid. While Godzilla was halted for the time being, the American government warned that the nuclear strike would commence once he began moving again.<br />
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==Name==<br />
In ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', Godzilla is mostly referred to as '''''Gojira''''' {{Nihongo|呉爾羅}}, a name given to him by zoologist [[Goro Maki]], which in his native [[Odo Island]] dialect of Japanese means "'''Incarnation of God'''" {{Nihongo|神の化身|Kami no Keshin}}, and also serves as the monster's subtitle. Maki also gave the monster the English name of "Godzilla," which was adopted by the American Department of Energy to refer to him. Once the Japanese government learns of the creature's name, they change the kanji spelling of its name to katakana {{Nihongo|ゴジラ}}, though it is still pronounced ''Gojira''. Uniquely among all other incarnations of Godzilla, this version of the character is primarily referred to by his Japanese name ''Gojira'' in the film's English subtitles and dub rather than by his English name. Prior to learning of the name "''Gojira''," the Japanese government gives Godzilla the designation of "'''Giant Unidentified Life Form'''" {{Nihongo|巨大不明生物|Kyodai Fumei Seibutsu}}. [[Toho]] officially classifies this incarnation of Godzilla as '''Shin Godzilla''' {{Nihongo|シン・ゴジラ|Shin Gojira}}, which is also the Japanese title of the film in which it appeared.<br />
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Godzilla's forms are all officially named through simple numbered designations for each form: '''Godzilla First Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第一形態|Gojira Dai Ichi Keitai}}, '''Godzilla Second Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第二形態|Gojira Dai Ni Keitai}}, '''Godzilla Third Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第三形態|Gojira Dai San Keitai}}, and '''Godzilla Fourth Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第四形態|Gojira Dai Shi Keitai}}. In the book ''[[The Art of Shin Godzilla]]'', the humanoid creatures seen on Godzilla's tail at the end of the film are referred to as '''Godzilla Fifth Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第五形態|Gojira Dai Go Keitai}}.<br />
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Godzilla's second, third and fourth forms in the film have fan-made nicknames, all named after where they first appeared. The second form is referred to as '''Kamata-kun''' {{Nihongo|蒲田くん}} after [[wikipedia:Kamata, Tokyo|Kamata]], the third form is nicknamed '''Shinagawa-kun''' {{Nihongo|品川くん}} after [[wikipedia:Shinagawa|Shinagawa]], and the fourth form's most common fan alias is '''Kamakura-san''' {{Nihongo|鎌倉さん}} after the city of [[wikipedia:Kamakura|Kamakura]]. All terms were originally popularized by a Japanese Twitter user.<ref name="KamataFirst">[https://twitter.com/pasinpasin/status/759060160903991298 First known use of "Kamata-kun", "Shinagawa-kun", and "Kamakura-san" by pasin on Twitter]</ref> Before the nicknames were popularized, Godzilla's second form was also called "That guy from Kamata" {{Nihongo|蒲田のあいつ|Kamata no aitsu}}.<ref name="DicNicovideoKamata">[http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/蒲田のあいつ That guy from Kamata - Niconico Encyclopedia (Japanese)]</ref><br />
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In ''[[Godziban]]'', Godzilla's second form is instead nicknamed '''Kamatte-kun''' {{Nihongo|カマッテくん}}, after the Japanese word ''kamatte'' {{nihongo|構って}}, meaning "attention," which appears in the name of his segment, ''Attention! Godzilla'' {{Nihongo|かまって!ゴジラ|Kamatte Gojira}}. In Japanese, "''kamatte-kun''" {{Nihongo|構って君}}, or "''kamatte-chan''" {{nihongo|構ってちゃん}}, may be used as terms for someone who is an attention-seeker, befitting of the character's role in the series.<br />
==Development==<br />
When Toho announced [[Shinji Higuchi]] as the co-director of ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', he affirmed, "Next year, we'll deliver to everyone the greatest worst nightmare!"<ref name="Ragone-G16-Directors">[http://augustragone.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-directors-of-godzilla-2016-speak.html THE DIRECTORS OF "GODZILLA 2016" SPEAK: "I'll Give You the Greatest Worst Nightmare!" — The Good, the Bad, and Godzilla]</ref> Mahiro Maeda, who had previously worked with Higuchi on ''Ultraman Powered'' and the Heisei Gamera trilogy, designed the new Godzilla. Originally, [[Hideaki Anno]] and Higuchi wanted a conventional Godzilla to mutate over the course of the film, resulting in some of the wildest concept art in the entire series, but [[Toho]] vetoed this idea. However, they found they could still get away with unusual designs so long as they evolved into a more traditional form, and they enjoyed relative freedom in giving Godzilla new abilities.<ref name="GFan-116" /><br />
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Takayuki Takeya sculpted the maquettes for Godzilla's second, third, and fourth forms.<br />
The only physical Godzilla prop in the film appears in the final shot, a model of Godzilla's tail sporting the creature's fifth form that was also sculpted by Takayuki Takeya.<ref name="ArtOfShin-p104">{{cite book|title=[[The Art of Shin Godzilla]]|author=Khara and Toho|date=29 December 2016|publisher=Ground Works|page=104|isbn=978-4905033080}}</ref><br />
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Art_of_Shin_Godzilla_5.jpg|Godzilla 2nd form maquette<br />
58384733.png|Godzilla 2nd form maquette, alternate head (sealed jaws)<br />
Art_of_Shin_Godzilla_6.jpg|Godzilla 3rd form maquette<br />
Art_of_Shin_Godzilla_2.jpg|Godzilla 4th form maquette #1<br />
Shin - Takayuki Takeya with Godzilla 5th form prop, Art of Shin p104.png|Takayuki Takeya with the 5th form tail prop<br />
Hoominnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.jpg|5th form tail prop<br />
Hoominnnnnn.jpg|A Godzilla 5th form model<br />
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According to VFX supervisor and lead editor Atsuki Sato, the design team initially wanted to make Godzilla feel more like a living creature, but Anno decided that the monster should have the texture of rubber instead.<ref name="Kotaku-DigitalG">[https://kotaku.com/how-japan-made-a-digital-godzilla-1787649487 How Japan Made a Digital Godzilla - Kotaku]</ref> Shin Godzilla would turn out to be the first Japanese Godzilla depicted primarily through CGI, as Higuchi feared that modern audiences would find a suitmation Godzilla "boring."<ref name="GFan-116" /> CGI also gave the filmmakers more freedom with Godzilla's tail, as it would no longer have to be operated with wires.<ref name="GFest-XXIV-interview-pt3">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loewxzW1lX8 G-Fest XXIV Shinji Higuchi interview part 3 - YouTube]</ref> Still, Higuchi wanted to pay tribute to the previous films by having Godzilla still portrayed by an actor, in this case through motion-capture. [[Mansai Nomura]], an actor Higuchi had directed in ''The Floating Castle'', was chosen for the role. Nomura is best-known for his work in kyogen, a traditional form of Japanese stage comedy. Though it was unnecessary for the motion-capture process, Nomura asked to wear a wooden mask, as he would if he was playing an inhuman character in the theater.<ref name="GFan-116" /> A bluescreen prop of Godzilla's second form was used for a shot involving miniatures. Leaked set photos and official behind-the-scenes footage revealed the existence of an animatronic puppet of Godzilla's upper body, which ultimately went unused.<br />
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Shin - Godzilla mo-cap actor Mansai Nomura stands in greenscreen room, Art of Shin p221.png|Mansai Nomura prepares to motion capture<br />
Shin - Godzilla animatronic being made.png|Godzilla animatronic work in progress<br />
Fullscreen_capture_3302017_73412_PM.bmp.jpg|Godzilla animatronic<br />
ShinGoji_Suit.jpeg|Godzilla animatronic<br />
Shin - Godzilla 2nd form bluescreen prop.png|Godzilla 2nd form bluescreen prop<br />
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A cut sequence showed the 3rd form Godzilla expelling super-heated red body fluid from his mouth and gills, flooding the surrounding area and melting the tires of cars, causing them to wobble into the ground. Anno and Higuchi shot footage of eyeballs and fangs sprouting from pieces of Godzilla's flesh blasted off by the stealth bomber attack, which was excluded from the final film.<br />
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Shin - Godzilla 3rd form body fluid cut sequence 04.png|Godzilla 3rd form finishes expelling body fluid from his mouth in a cut sequence from the ''Shin Godzilla'' Special Effects Outtakes bonus feature<br />
Shin - Sprouting flesh cut footage 01.png|Cut shot showing eyeballs and fangs sprouting from Godzilla's flesh from the ''Shin Godzilla'' Outtakes - Unused bonus feature<br />
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==Design==<br />
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Godzilla's first form is unseen in the film, aside from its tail and part of its back. The tail is reddish in color, while its back is covered in tan {{scutes}}.<br />
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[[File:CGI_Kamata_kun4.png|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla 2nd form CG model]]<br />
Godzilla's second form, which is a dim yellow-green or light brown, and officially described as having the head of an eel shark, is unlike any other version of Godzilla in that he leans almost completely forward, and his shoulder height is less than one fourth of his length. This form in addition has undeveloped stumps for arms (his forearms being extremely small and completely attached to his upper arms), huge googly-eyes, very visible red gills that hang from his neck, a gaping open mouth, tan dorsal plates, a long tail, and comparatively large hind legs which manage to support him.<br />
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The third form stands upright, is a dull dark red or brown color, and is almost twice as tall as the previous form. It has almost-white dorsal plates, and blood-red coloration running down its back under the plates from the heat it generates. Additionally, it now possesses small forearms and its legs are more stretched out as a result of standing upright.<br />
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[[File:ShinGoji_CGI_011.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla 4th form master CG model]]<br />
The fourth form bears much more resemblance to past Godzilla designs than the previous forms, though it does bear some differences. The fourth form is reminiscent of the [[ShodaiGoji|original 1954 Godzilla design]], with a rounded head with small beady eyes and black, scarred and bumpy skin. This form's dorsal plates are black in color and much larger than the previous form, and also possess red scales on them reminiscent of keloid scars. Godzilla's mouth is full of crooked and incredibly large teeth, some of which are growing from the flesh outside of his mouth. When Godzilla fires his atomic breath, his upper jaw unhinges from his lower jaw, which splits open. The eyes are small compared to the previous forms, and appear sunken into their sockets, with no eyelids surrounding them. In place of eyelids, this form has silvery nictitating membranes, called anti-flash defensive membranes, that cover its eyes and protect them from harm. The arms are more developed than in previous forms, but are still very small and do not extend far beyond Godzilla's chest, which bears a prominent, axe-shaped pointed sternum. The legs are larger and more muscular, while Godzilla's feet bear numerous small vestigial toe claws growing from their tops and sides in addition to five main digits. Godzilla's flesh is covered in reddish scars and lesions that sometimes emit a reddish glow, which changes to purple when Godzilla charges his atomic breath. Godzilla's tail is very long, and has small spike-like dorsal plates running along its length. The tip of Godzilla's tail is red and bloody and covered in twisted mangled bones, which form a skeletal '''spare head''' {{Nihongo|予備頭部|Yobi tobu}} at the end.<ref name="Shin-script-p229">''Shin Godzilla'' script, p. 229.</ref><ref name="ArtOfShin">{{cite book|title=[[The Art of Shin Godzilla]]|author=Khara and Toho|date=29 December 2016|publisher=Ground Works|page=30|isbn=978-4905033080}}</ref><br />
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Shin - Godzilla anti-flash defensive membrane.gif|Godzilla's "eyelid": anti-flash defensive membrane<br />
Shin - Godzilla 3D model spare head close-up Art of Shin p390.png|The 4th form's spare head (''The Art of Shin Godzilla'' p. 390)<br />
Shin - Godzilla final design maquette spare head inner jaw, Art of Shin p084.png|Model showing the human jaw inside the 4th form's spare head (''The Art of Shin Godzilla'' p. 84)<br />
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==Personality==<br />
This version of Godzilla is somewhat passive and seemingly unaware of humanity at first, only causing destruction due to the cumbersome and clumsy nature of his earlier forms, then later as a result of his final form's size as he walks through [[Tokyo]]. Godzilla does not retaliate against the [[JSDF]] when they attack him, and seems to barely notice their assault. However, when [[United States|American]] B-2 Stealth Bombers drop bunker buster bombs onto his back and actually injure him, Godzilla becomes enraged and immediately retaliates with his atomic breath, not only destroying the attacking forces but obliterating a huge part of Tokyo at the same time. When Godzilla is assaulted at the film's climax, he retaliates against the humans using his atomic breath and various beam attacks.<br />
==Origins==<br />
[[File:Empty_can_form_1.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Empty barrels of nuclear waste on the sea floor, upon which Godzilla fed]]In ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', it is proposed that Godzilla is some kind of prehistoric sea creature that found itself surrounded by nuclear waste on the sea floor in the 1950's and rapidly adapted to withstand it. As the creature evolved and began feeding on radioactive material, it gradually grew over a period of 60 years before taking on a form able to come onto land. After coming ashore, the creature continued evolving and growing until it sprouted arms and began standing upright.<br />
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An essay written by [[Goro Maki]] that is included in ''The Art of Shin Godzilla'' further discusses Godzilla's possible origin. The essay states that Godzilla's base form must have possessed large claws and fangs to be able to feed on the canisters of radioactive waste. It goes on to suggest that the creature must have spent its entire life underwater, and is "in all likelihood, closely related to prehistoric marine reptiles, which first emerged in the Paleozoic Era."<ref>[[File:Mutation of Shin Godzilla.jpg|150px]]</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
===[[Reiwa era|Reiwa Series]]===<br />
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[[File:Tail.jpeg|thumb|left|200px|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s first form]]<br />
When the [[Japan]]ese coast guard investigated a small yacht floating in [[Tokyo Bay]], it discovered that the craft was completely abandoned with no sign of a struggle or the owner's whereabouts. Suddenly, the water began to erupt and steam, causing the [[Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line]] to collapse and become flooded by a strange red liquid. The Japanese government concluded that the disaster was due to an underwater volcanic eruption, but assistant cabinet secretary Rando Yaguchi proposed the incident was caused by a gigantic living creature. Yaguchi's claims were dismissed until a huge tail was seen breaking the ocean surface.<br />
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[[File:Kamata-kun.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s second form]]The government assured the citizens that the creature would not surface, only for a giant monster to crawl out of the bay and into [[Tokyo]]. Stumbling around on its hind legs and pushing itself forward with its tail, the monster destroyed buildings and shoved cars and boats out of the way as it began to head inland. All the while, the creature secreted the red liquid from its gills and poured it onto the streets. The Prime Minister deployed a squadron of [[AH-1 Cobra|helicopters]] to attack the beast, but when they approached the monster suddenly stood up on two legs and sprouted arms. The attack was called off when the Prime Minister learned civilians were still evacuating the area, while the monster simply returned to the ocean.<br />
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[[File:Shinagawa kun.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s third form]]<br />
The Japanese government immediately began formulating strategies to deal with the monster should it return, while a representative of the [[United States|American]] ambassador collaborated with a team of officials researching the monster. The representative, Kayoco Anne Patterson, revealed that the abandoned yacht actually belonged to a zoologist named [[Goro Maki]], who was researching a huge living creature moving on the sea floor. The zoologist named the creature "''Gojira''" {{Nihongo|呉爾羅}}, meaning "incarnation of God" in his hometown on [[Odo Island]]. The American Department of Energy learned of the man's research and dubbed the monster "Godzilla." Based on this information, the researchers concluded that Godzilla was feeding on nuclear waste on the sea floor, and sustained himself through nuclear fission in his body. The fission caused Godzilla to leave a trail of radiation in his wake, but also made him overheat and forced him to return to the ocean to cool off.<br />
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[[File:Godzilla_Resurgence_Trailer_01_-_Godzilla_Just_Kinda_Standing_There.gif|thumb|right|200px|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s fourth form]]Shortly afterward, Godzilla surfaced in Kamakura, now evolved into a new form twice as large as before. The [[JSDF]] scrambled its forces to engage Godzilla, with the Prime Minister finally giving the order to fire. Unfortunately, the JSDF's weaponry had absolutely no effect on Godzilla, who continued heading north toward Tokyo. The United States military offered to attack Godzilla instead, and after receiving the Prime Minister's approval deployed several [[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber]]s to Tokyo. The government concluded that their current meeting location was right in Godzilla's path of destruction, and as such the Prime Minister and his top-ranking ministers fled in a helicopter, with Yaguchi and the other lower-ranking officials escaping in cars. While the government officials fled Tokyo, the bombers unleashed their payload onto Godzilla, visibly injuring and enraging him. In response, Godzilla's body began glowing purple, and he unleashed a powerful atomic beam from his mouth, obliterating three districts of Tokyo and downing the helicopter holding the Prime Minister and the high-ranking government officials. After expending such a huge amount of energy, Godzilla stopped moving and entered a state of hibernation.<br />
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[[File:Shin Godzilla - Godzilla Humanoids.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s fifth form]]With Godzilla incapacitated, American and Japanese forces began approaching and studying him. However, Godzilla's natural defense mechanisms interfered with their equipment if they got too close. At the same time, Yaguchi and the other members of his research team decoded the rest of Maki's research on Godzilla. The combined research led to the conclusion that Godzilla expelled so much radiation that he would be unable to move again for approximately fifteen days. It was also determined that Godzilla's cells were capable of converting air and water into a radioactive isotope that provided him with energy. Analysis of parts of Godzilla's flesh blasted off by the military's attack revealed that Godzilla's healing factor allowed pieces of him to continue evolving and take on lives of their own. In this scenario, Earth could be overrun by rapidly-evolving mutated creatures if Godzilla was not stopped. With this revelation, the American government decided that Godzilla had to be destroyed. The Americans gave the Japanese government a period of two weeks to evacuate Tokyo, after which it would drop a hydrogen bomb onto Godzilla and hopefully destroy him. The interim Prime Minister agreed with the plan and evacuation began. Yaguchi and the American representative, Patterson, disapproved of the plan to use nuclear force on Japanese soil and began developing an alternate strategy. Because it was discovered that Godzilla's blood and {{scutes}} acted as a natural cooling system for his body, Yaguchi believed that a blood coagulant would interrupt Godzilla's blood cooling system, causing him to perform a reactor scram to stay alive and freeze solid. The Prime Minister agreed with the plan and convinced the [[France|French]] government to make the U.S., [[China]] and [[Russia]] to postpone the nuclear strike until the day Godzilla was to awaken.<br />
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On the day Godzilla was to awaken, Yaguchi officially began ''Operation Yashiori'', the name given to his plan to use blood coagulant against Godzilla. Trains laden with explosives were sent to strike Godzilla, causing him to awaken, after which waves of drones fired rockets at him and forced him to expend his atomic energy. Buildings around Godzilla were then detonated, pinning him to the ground. Using concrete pump trucks, the operatives force-fed Godzilla the blood coagulant, eventually causing his entire body to freeze over completely, leaving him in a state of suspended animation. The operation was declared a success, and the American nuclear strike was called off. Scientists concluded that the half-life of Godzilla's radiation was only 20 days, allowing Tokyo to recover quickly from the nuclear fallout. The Americans warned that if Godzilla were to reawaken, they would not hesitate to use the H-bomb against him. Yaguchi, meanwhile, expressed his desire to rebuild the Japanese government to be better prepared to combat Godzilla should he reawaken.<br />
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As Godzilla stood frozen in the streets of Tokyo, several humanoid skeleton-like creatures with Godzilla's dorsal plates on their backs were seen sprouting from the end of his tail, reaching out to the sky.<br />
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==Abilities==<br />
===Radiation Heat Ray===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla atomic breath in city.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla fires his Radiation Heat Ray.]]<br />
Shin Godzilla retains the character's trademark atomic breath. This Godzilla's signature weapon initially takes the form of a cloud of smoke exhaled from his mouth and then a stream of fire, called the '''Super Thermal Radiation Particle Belt Flame''' {{Nihongo|超高熱放射性粒子帯焔|Chō Kōnetsu Hōshasei Ryūshi-tai Homura}} or '''Thermal Flame''' {{Nihongo|熱焔|Netsu Homura}} for short, which is capable of burning through entire city blocks at high speed. From there, he focuses the fire into a narrow purple '''Radiation Heat Ray''' {{Nihongo|放射熱線|Hōsha Nessen}}, which slices through buildings and strikes distant targets. When firing the heat ray, Godzilla's body emits a purple glow, which is concentrated around his {{scutes}}. Godzilla's upper jaw then unhinges from his lower jaw, which splits apart to make room for the beam to be fired. After expending a lot of energy, Godzilla's beam weakened back to a stream of fire before petering out.<br />
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Shin - Godzilla fires black smoke.gif|Godzilla releases black smoke<br />
Shin - Godzilla's Super Thermal Radiation Particle Belt Flame.gif|Godzilla's thermal flame<br />
Shin - Godzilla thermal flame condensing to atomic breath.gif|Godzilla's thermal flame condenses into a heat ray<br />
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===Dorsal Plate Beams===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla dorsal fin beams.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla fires beams from between his {{scutes}}]]<br />
Shin Godzilla can also redirect his atomic energy to fire numerous purple beams from in between his {{scutes}}. These beams are capable of destroying objects thousands of meters around Godzilla, and are comparable to his atomic breath in power.<br />
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===Tail Beam===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla tail beam.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla fires an atomic beam from his tail in tandem with his atomic breath]]<br />
Shin Godzilla's atomic energy can also be redirected and fired from the tip of his tail. This beam is apparently fired from a mouth on the vestigial "spare head" at the end of Godzilla's tail. Unlike the dorsal plate beams, the tail beam can be fired at the same time as Godzilla's atomic breath, allowing him to strike multiple targets at once.<br />
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===Self-Mutation===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla self-mutating.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla's second form evolves into his third form]]<br />
One of Godzilla's most unique abilities is his capacity to self-mutate. While all other organisms mutate and evolve gradually over countless generations, Godzilla has the ability to mutate his DNA at will to adapt to any situation. According to characters in the film, Godzilla is the most evolved creature on the planet, possessing eight times the genetic information of human beings. Godzilla started out as a type of prehistoric sea creature that adapted to feed on nuclear waste in its habitat, then continued growing and evolving over a period of 60 years. After destroying the Tokyo Bay Aqua Line, Godzilla evolved into his second form, developing legs capable of bringing him on land. After wandering through [[Tokyo]], Godzilla evolved further into his third form, developing longer arms and standing upright on two legs. When he surfaced once more at Kamakura, Godzilla had reached his fourth form, which was almost twice as large as his third form and possessed heavily armored skin which made him immune to conventional human weaponry. After being injured by B-2 Bombers, Godzilla adapted to use the atomic energy he generated as a weapon, firing it from his mouth and {{scutes}} in the form of purple lasers that could slice through any object. While hibernating in Tokyo, the mouth on the end of Godzilla's tail split open, giving him the ability to now fire his atomic beam from the tip of his tail. After Godzilla was frozen by blood coagulant, small humanoid creatures with Godzilla's teeth and dorsal plates, Godzilla's fifth form, could be seen fissioning from Godzilla's tail, suggesting that he was in the process of evolving into an army of human-like forms capable of combating humanity.<br />
===Durability===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla imperviousness.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla unfazed by an all-out attack from the JSDF]]<br />
Like all versions of Godzilla, Shin Godzilla is extremely durable and resistant to most conventional weaponry. When assaulted by the [[JSDF]]'s [[AH-64 Apache]] helicopters and Type 10 tanks, Godzilla did not seem at all aware of their attacks and was completely unharmed. Even bombs dropped directly onto Godzilla by fighter jets were unable to harm him, though he did respond to their attacks by deploying protective membranes over his eyes. The only military weapon capable of harming Godzilla was the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP II) bomb used against him by American B-2 bombers. Though this bomb did draw blood from Godzilla and sever one of his {{scutes}}, he appeared to almost immediately heal from the damage. In addition, the dorsal plate that was severed was later found by a reconnaissance team in the process of regenerating on its own. The characters speculated that it was possible for individual pieces of Godzilla to regenerate into functioning creatures, allowing Godzilla to rapidly spread all over the world.<br />
===Body Fluid===<br />
Godzilla released a red superheated body fluid, presumably blood, when he first appeared in Tokyo Bay, and then in his second form on land through his gills. In a cut sequence, the third form expelled this fluid from his mouth, flooding the surrounding ground at his feet. The fluid melted the tires of cars.<br />
===Anti-Flash Defensive Membrane===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla anti-flash defensive membrane while firing atomic breath.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla's anti-flash defensive membrane deployed as he fires his heat ray]]<br />
When the JSDF dropped bombs on his head, Godzilla deployed silvery nictitating membranes to shield his eyes. He used them again when he first unleashed his Heat Ray.<br />
===Phased-Array Radar===<br />
According to an American scientist, Godzilla possesses a "phased-array radar" which allows him to detect threats without even needing to see them. Godzilla utilized this to shoot down drones trying to observe him while he was hibernating.<br />
===Weaknesses===<br />
[[File:Shingoji_down!.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Trucks pump blood coagulant into Godzilla's mouth during Operation Yashiori]]<br />
In his third form, the nuclear fission inside Godzilla's body generated such a large amount of heat that he needed to return to the ocean to cool down. The durability of Godzilla's fourth form is not limitless either, as he was visibly injured when struck by a Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb dropped by an American B-2 bomber. Godzilla also depletes his atomic energy when he uses his atomic breath. Once his energy was depleted after his attack on Tokyo, Godzilla entered a state of suspended animation lasting for 15 days in order to replenish it. When struck by multiple unmanned [[E231 Series|E231]] and [[E233 Series]] trains laden with explosives, as well as when buildings were toppled onto him, Godzilla was knocked to the ground. While on the ground, Godzilla appears to have difficulty getting back up, which was critical during Operation Yashiori in allowing trucks to pump blood coagulant directly into Godzilla's mouth. After his experience with the Massive Ordnance Penetrators, Godzilla was overly cautious during Operation Yashiori, shooting down missiles far too weak to affect him. As a result, he didn't have enough energy left to destroy the concrete pump trucks which posed the real threat. The blood coagulant they carried interfered with the monster's blood flow, which served as the thermal control for his internal nuclear reactor. With no circulation and thus no nuclear reaction, he was forced to do a reactor scram which caused him to freeze solid.<br />
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Shin - Godzilla 3rd form overheating.gif|Third-form Godzilla overheating<br />
Shin - Godzilla hit by MOP II bombs.gif|Godzilla recoils and bleeds from the MOP bomb dropped on him<br />
Collpase.png|Godzilla collapses from buildings falling on top of him<br />
Shin - Godzilla face freezes.gif|Godzilla freezes as a result of the blood coagulant ceasing his internal nuclear reaction<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''Crayon Shin-chan'' (TV 1992-) [episode 901 segment "It's Crayon Shin-Chan vs. Shin Godzilla!"]<br />
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Godziban]]'' (TV 2019-) [episodes 2, 4 and 6; second form]<br />
==Video Games==<br />
*''[[Shin Godzilla VR Demo]]'' (2016) - PlayStation VR<br />
*''[[Shin Arima]]'' (2016) - Browser<br />
*''Pocoron Dungeons'' (2016) - Android and iOS<br />
*''Eternal Linkage'' (2018) - Android and iOS<br />
*''[[Godzilla Defense Force]]'' (2019) - Android and iOS<br />
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ShinGoji_in_Shin_Arima.png|Shin Godzilla in ''[[Shin Arima]]''<br />
Pocodun Shin Godzilla evolution art.jpg|Shin Godzilla and its upgraded form {{Nihongo|禍焉獣シン・ゴジラ}} in ''Pocoron Dungeons''<br />
Eternal_Linkage_Shin_Godzilla_Render.png|Godzilla 4th Form in ''Eternal Linkage''<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
[[File:Shin Godzilla statue in Hibiya, March 2018 01.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Shin Godzilla statue at Hibiya]]<br />
A [[Godzilla statue|Shin Godzilla statue]] was installed in Hibiya in 2018, with the previous statue of the Heisei Godzilla moved inside to Toho Cinemas Hibiya.<br />
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This incarnation of Godzilla has become very popular thanks to the huge success of ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' in [[Japan]]. Accordingly, Toho often uses this version of the character in their efforts to promote the franchise. He's been featured in:<br />
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*A Universal Studios Japan attraction<br />
*A [[Shin Godzilla VR|PlayStation VR demo]], a [[Shin Arima|browser game made in collaboration with the horse race Arima Kinen]], the mobile games ''Eternal Linkage'' and ''Pocoron Dungeons''<br />
*A [[Godzilla Store]] event with THE ALFEE frontman<br />
*The Aqua Panorama at Canal City Hakata<br />
*NHK's New Year's Eve countdown<br />
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Godzilla's second form, nicknamed Kamata-kun, has become a popular meme among Godzilla fans worldwide for its strange and "cute" appearance.<ref name="KYM">[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kamata-kun Kamata-kun - Know Your Meme]</ref><br />
==Gallery==<br />
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==Roar==<br />
Godzilla's first and second forms never roar in ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', but the third and fourth forms do. The third form utilizes Godzilla's roars from the original [[Godzilla (1954 film)|1954 film]], while his fourth form primarily uses Godzilla's roars from ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' through ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' in the [[Showa era|Showa series]]. Just before being frozen at the film's climax, Godzilla's fourth form emits a roar from ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''. Godzilla's heat ray is the same as [[Destoroyah]]'s Micro-Oxygen beam, while his thermal flame attack utilizes the Showa Godzilla's atomic breath sound effect. Though the filmmakers experimented with new sounds, they found they couldn't surpass the older ones.<ref name="GFan-116">Shinji Higuchi in ''G-Fan'' #116, p. 9-10. Summer 2017.</ref><br />
==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Shin Godzilla vs Crayon Shin-chan Godzilla Artwork.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Godzilla's appearance in "Crayon Shin-chan vs. Shin Godzilla"]]<br />
*One week before ''Shin Godzilla'' premiered in Japanese theaters, the Godzilla featured in the movie starred in an episode of the long-running anime ''[[wikipedia:Crayon Shin-chan|Crayon Shin-chan]]'', where he faced off against the titular Shinnosuke Nohara. In the episode, Godzilla had a more traditional, blue atomic breath.<br />
*Shin Godzilla's fourth form was the tallest incarnation of Godzilla to appear in a film at the time his debut film was released, but not the tallest Godzilla ever. The [[Godzilla (Hanna-Barbera series)|Hanna-Barbera]] Godzilla is a few meters taller, being exactly 400 feet tall. However, Shin Godzilla's fourth form was both the heaviest Godzilla, weighing 92,000 metric tons, and the longest, with a total body (head-to-tail) length of 333 meters. Shin Godzilla's height and weight were both exceeded by the [[Godzilla Earth|Godzilla]] introduced in ''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters]]'', who stands 300 meters tall and weighs 100,000 metric tons. The [[Godzilla/Legendary|MonsterVerse Godzilla's]] height and weight were also increased in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' to 119.8 meters and 99,634 tons, making him the largest live-action Godzilla to date.<br />
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'''Shin [[Godzilla]]''' {{Nihongo|シン・ゴジラ|Shin Gojira}} is a kaiju that appeared in the [[2016]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'']] film, ''[[Shin Godzilla]]''. It is the eleventh onscreen incarnation of the character.<br />
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This was the tallest incarnation of Godzilla in film as of the release of ''Shin Godzilla'', but was surpassed by the [[Godzilla Earth|Godzilla]] from the [[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|''GODZILLA'']] anime trilogy. Shin Godzilla is unique among most other Godzilla incarnations in that he is a completely new species spawned by nuclear waste dumping, rather than an ancient creature roused by nuclear testing. Shin Godzilla was mutated by feeding on nuclear waste dumped into [[Tokyo Bay]] in the 1950's, which gave it the unusual ability to mutate its own DNA and rapidly evolve itself to adapt to new situations. Shin Godzilla remained underwater until 2016, when it suddenly developed legs and came ashore in [[Tokyo]], leaving behind a trail of destruction. Godzilla evolved once again into a third form before returning to the ocean. It later returned in a larger fourth form, which annihilated a large portion of Tokyo with atomic rays generated by its body before entering a state of hibernation. Anticipating a nuclear strike against Tokyo by the [[United States|U.S.]] to destroy Godzilla before he reawakened, a ragtag team of [[Japan]]ese bureaucrats and volunteers enacted a complex plan codenamed Operation Yashiori, which succeeded in disabling Godzilla's blood cooling system and freezing him solid. While Godzilla was halted for the time being, the American government warned that the nuclear strike would commence once he began moving again.<br />
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==Name==<br />
In ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', Godzilla is mostly referred to as '''''Gojira''''' {{Nihongo|呉爾羅}}, a name given to him by zoologist [[Goro Maki]], which in his native [[Odo Island]] dialect of Japanese means "'''Incarnation of God'''" {{Nihongo|神の化身|Kami no Keshin}}, and also serves as the monster's subtitle. Maki also gave the monster the English name of "Godzilla," which was adopted by the American Department of Energy to refer to him. Once the Japanese government learns of the creature's name, they change the kanji spelling of its name to katakana {{Nihongo|ゴジラ}}, though it is still pronounced ''Gojira''. Uniquely among all other incarnations of Godzilla, this version of the character is primarily referred to by his Japanese name ''Gojira'' in the film's English subtitles and dub rather than by his English name. Prior to learning of the name "''Gojira''," the Japanese government gives Godzilla the designation of "'''Giant Unidentified Life Form'''" {{Nihongo|巨大不明生物|Kyodai Fumei Seibutsu}}. [[Toho]] officially classifies this incarnation of Godzilla as '''Shin Godzilla''' {{Nihongo|シン・ゴジラ|Shin Gojira}}, which is also the Japanese title of the film in which it appeared.<br />
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Godzilla's forms are all officially named through simple numbered designations for each form: '''Godzilla First Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第一形態|Gojira Dai Ichi Keitai}}, '''Godzilla Second Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第二形態|Gojira Dai Ni Keitai}}, '''Godzilla Third Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第三形態|Gojira Dai San Keitai}}, and '''Godzilla Fourth Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第四形態|Gojira Dai Shi Keitai}}. In the book ''[[The Art of Shin Godzilla]]'', the humanoid creatures seen on Godzilla's tail at the end of the film are referred to as '''Godzilla Fifth Form''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ第五形態|Gojira Dai Go Keitai}}.<br />
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Godzilla's second, third and fourth forms in the film have fan-made nicknames, all named after where they first appeared. The second form is referred to as '''Kamata-kun''' {{Nihongo|蒲田くん}} after [[wikipedia:Kamata, Tokyo|Kamata]], the third form is nicknamed '''Shinagawa-kun''' {{Nihongo|品川くん}} after [[wikipedia:Shinagawa|Shinagawa]], and the fourth form's most common fan alias is '''Kamakura-san''' {{Nihongo|鎌倉さん}} after the city of [[wikipedia:Kamakura|Kamakura]]. All terms were originally popularized by a Japanese Twitter user.<ref name="KamataFirst">[https://twitter.com/pasinpasin/status/759060160903991298 First known use of "Kamata-kun", "Shinagawa-kun", and "Kamakura-san" by pasin on Twitter]</ref> Before the nicknames were popularized, Godzilla's second form was also called "That guy from Kamata" {{Nihongo|蒲田のあいつ|Kamata no aitsu}}.<ref name="DicNicovideoKamata">[http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/蒲田のあいつ That guy from Kamata - Niconico Encyclopedia (Japanese)]</ref><br />
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In ''[[Godziban]]'', Godzilla's second form is instead nicknamed '''Kamatte-kun''' {{Nihongo|カマッテくん}}, after the Japanese word ''kamatte'' {{nihongo|構って}}, meaning "attention," which appears in the name of his segment, ''Attention! Godzilla'' {{Nihongo|かまって!ゴジラ|Kamatte Gojira}}. In Japanese, "''kamatte-kun''" {{Nihongo|構って君}}, or "''kamatte-chan''" {{nihongo|構ってちゃん}}, may be used as terms for someone who is an attention-seeker, befitting of the character's role in the series.<br />
==Development==<br />
When Toho announced [[Shinji Higuchi]] as the co-director of ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', he affirmed, "Next year, we'll deliver to everyone the greatest worst nightmare!"<ref name="Ragone-G16-Directors">[http://augustragone.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-directors-of-godzilla-2016-speak.html THE DIRECTORS OF "GODZILLA 2016" SPEAK: "I'll Give You the Greatest Worst Nightmare!" — The Good, the Bad, and Godzilla]</ref> Mahiro Maeda, who had previously worked with Higuchi on ''Ultraman Powered'' and the Heisei Gamera trilogy, designed the new Godzilla. Originally, [[Hideaki Anno]] and Higuchi wanted a conventional Godzilla to mutate over the course of the film, resulting in some of the wildest concept art in the entire series, but [[Toho]] vetoed this idea. However, they found they could still get away with unusual designs so long as they evolved into a more traditional form, and they enjoyed relative freedom in giving Godzilla new abilities.<ref name="GFan-116" /><br />
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Takayuki Takeya sculpted the maquettes for Godzilla's second, third, and fourth forms.<br />
The only physical Godzilla prop in the film appears in the final shot, a model of Godzilla's tail sporting the creature's fifth form that was also sculpted by Takayuki Takeya.<ref name="ArtOfShin-p104">{{cite book|title=[[The Art of Shin Godzilla]]|author=Khara and Toho|date=29 December 2016|publisher=Ground Works|page=104|isbn=978-4905033080}}</ref><br />
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Art_of_Shin_Godzilla_5.jpg|Godzilla 2nd form maquette<br />
58384733.png|Godzilla 2nd form maquette, alternate head (sealed jaws)<br />
Art_of_Shin_Godzilla_6.jpg|Godzilla 3rd form maquette<br />
Art_of_Shin_Godzilla_2.jpg|Godzilla 4th form maquette #1<br />
Shin - Takayuki Takeya with Godzilla 5th form prop, Art of Shin p104.png|Takayuki Takeya with the 5th form tail prop<br />
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Hoominnnnnn.jpg|A Godzilla 5th form model<br />
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According to VFX supervisor and lead editor Atsuki Sato, the design team initially wanted to make Godzilla feel more like a living creature, but Anno decided that the monster should have the texture of rubber instead.<ref name="Kotaku-DigitalG">[https://kotaku.com/how-japan-made-a-digital-godzilla-1787649487 How Japan Made a Digital Godzilla - Kotaku]</ref> Shin Godzilla would turn out to be the first Japanese Godzilla depicted primarily through CGI, as Higuchi feared that modern audiences would find a suitmation Godzilla "boring."<ref name="GFan-116" /> CGI also gave the filmmakers more freedom with Godzilla's tail, as it would no longer have to be operated with wires.<ref name="GFest-XXIV-interview-pt3">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loewxzW1lX8 G-Fest XXIV Shinji Higuchi interview part 3 - YouTube]</ref> Still, Higuchi wanted to pay tribute to the previous films by having Godzilla still portrayed by an actor, in this case through motion-capture. [[Mansai Nomura]], an actor Higuchi had directed in ''The Floating Castle'', was chosen for the role. Nomura is best-known for his work in kyogen, a traditional form of Japanese stage comedy. Though it was unnecessary for the motion-capture process, Nomura asked to wear a wooden mask, as he would if he was playing an inhuman character in the theater.<ref name="GFan-116" /> A bluescreen prop of Godzilla's second form was used for a shot involving miniatures. Leaked set photos and official behind-the-scenes footage revealed the existence of an animatronic puppet of Godzilla's upper body, which ultimately went unused.<br />
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Shin - Godzilla mo-cap actor Mansai Nomura stands in greenscreen room, Art of Shin p221.png|Mansai Nomura prepares to motion capture<br />
Shin - Godzilla animatronic being made.png|Godzilla animatronic work in progress<br />
Fullscreen_capture_3302017_73412_PM.bmp.jpg|Godzilla animatronic<br />
ShinGoji_Suit.jpeg|Godzilla animatronic<br />
Shin - Godzilla 2nd form bluescreen prop.png|Godzilla 2nd form bluescreen prop<br />
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A cut sequence showed the 3rd form Godzilla expelling super-heated red body fluid from his mouth and gills, flooding the surrounding area and melting the tires of cars, causing them to wobble into the ground. Anno and Higuchi shot footage of eyeballs and fangs sprouting from pieces of Godzilla's flesh blasted off by the stealth bomber attack, which was excluded from the final film.<br />
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Shin - Godzilla 3rd form body fluid cut sequence 04.png|Godzilla 3rd form finishes expelling body fluid from his mouth in a cut sequence from the ''Shin Godzilla'' Special Effects Outtakes bonus feature<br />
Shin - Sprouting flesh cut footage 01.png|Cut shot showing eyeballs and fangs sprouting from Godzilla's flesh from the ''Shin Godzilla'' Outtakes - Unused bonus feature<br />
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==Design==<br />
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Godzilla's first form is unseen in the film, aside from its tail and part of its back. The tail is reddish in color, while its back is covered in tan {{scutes}}.<br />
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[[File:CGI_Kamata_kun4.png|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla 2nd form CG model]]<br />
Godzilla's second form, which is a dim yellow-green or light brown, and officially described as having the head of an eel shark, is unlike any other version of Godzilla in that he leans almost completely forward, and his shoulder height is less than one fourth of his length. This form in addition has undeveloped stumps for arms (his forearms being extremely small and completely attached to his upper arms), huge googly-eyes, very visible red gills that hang from his neck, a gaping open mouth, tan dorsal plates, a long tail, and comparatively large hind legs which manage to support him.<br />
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The third form stands upright, is a dull dark red or brown color, and is almost twice as tall as the previous form. It has almost-white dorsal plates, and blood-red coloration running down its back under the plates from the heat it generates. Additionally, it now possesses small forearms and its legs are more stretched out as a result of standing upright.<br />
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[[File:ShinGoji_CGI_011.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla 4th form master CG model]]<br />
The fourth form bears much more resemblance to past Godzilla designs than the previous forms, though it does bear some differences. The fourth form is reminiscent of the [[ShodaiGoji|original 1954 Godzilla design]], with a rounded head with small beady eyes and black, scarred and bumpy skin. This form's dorsal plates are black in color and much larger than the previous form, and also possess red scales on them reminiscent of keloid scars. Godzilla's mouth is full of crooked and incredibly large teeth, some of which are growing from the flesh outside of his mouth. When Godzilla fires his atomic breath, his upper jaw unhinges from his lower jaw, which splits open. The eyes are small compared to the previous forms, and appear sunken into their sockets, with no eyelids surrounding them. In place of eyelids, this form has silvery nictitating membranes, called anti-flash defensive membranes, that cover its eyes and protect them from harm. The arms are more developed than in previous forms, but are still very small and do not extend far beyond Godzilla's chest, which bears a prominent, axe-shaped pointed sternum. The legs are larger and more muscular, while Godzilla's feet bear numerous small vestigial toe claws growing from their tops and sides in addition to five main digits. Godzilla's flesh is covered in reddish scars and lesions that sometimes emit a reddish glow, which changes to purple when Godzilla charges his atomic breath. Godzilla's tail is very long, and has small spike-like dorsal plates running along its length. The tip of Godzilla's tail is red and bloody and covered in twisted mangled bones, which form a skeletal '''spare head''' {{Nihongo|予備頭部|Yobi tobu}} at the end.<ref name="Shin-script-p229">''Shin Godzilla'' script, p. 229.</ref><ref name="ArtOfShin">{{cite book|title=[[The Art of Shin Godzilla]]|author=Khara and Toho|date=29 December 2016|publisher=Ground Works|page=30|isbn=978-4905033080}}</ref><br />
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Shin - Godzilla anti-flash defensive membrane.gif|Godzilla's "eyelid": anti-flash defensive membrane<br />
Shin - Godzilla 3D model spare head close-up Art of Shin p390.png|The 4th form's spare head (''The Art of Shin Godzilla'' p. 390)<br />
Shin - Godzilla final design maquette spare head inner jaw, Art of Shin p084.png|Model showing the human jaw inside the 4th form's spare head (''The Art of Shin Godzilla'' p. 84)<br />
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==Personality==<br />
This version of Godzilla is somewhat passive and seemingly unaware of humanity at first, only causing destruction due to the cumbersome and clumsy nature of his earlier forms, then later as a result of his final form's size as he walks through [[Tokyo]]. Godzilla does not retaliate against the [[JSDF]] when they attack him, and seems to barely notice their assault. However, when [[United States|American]] B-2 Stealth Bombers drop bunker buster bombs onto his back and actually injure him, Godzilla becomes enraged and immediately retaliates with his atomic breath, not only destroying the attacking forces but obliterating a huge part of Tokyo at the same time. When Godzilla is assaulted at the film's climax, he retaliates against the humans using his atomic breath and various beam attacks.<br />
==Origins==<br />
[[File:Empty_can_form_1.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Empty barrels of nuclear waste on the sea floor, upon which Godzilla fed]]In ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', it is proposed that Godzilla is some kind of prehistoric sea creature that found itself surrounded by nuclear waste on the sea floor in the 1950's and rapidly adapted to withstand it. As the creature evolved and began feeding on radioactive material, it gradually grew over a period of 60 years before taking on a form able to come onto land. After coming ashore, the creature continued evolving and growing until it sprouted arms and began standing upright.<br />
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An essay written by [[Goro Maki]] that is included in ''The Art of Shin Godzilla'' further discusses Godzilla's possible origin. The essay states that Godzilla's base form must have possessed large claws and fangs to be able to feed on the canisters of radioactive waste. It goes on to suggest that the creature must have spent its entire life underwater, and is "in all likelihood, closely related to prehistoric marine reptiles, which first emerged in the Paleozoic Era."<ref>[[File:Mutation of Shin Godzilla.jpg|150px]]</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
===[[Reiwa era|Reiwa Series]]===<br />
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[[File:Tail.jpeg|thumb|left|200px|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s first form]]<br />
When the [[Japan]]ese coast guard investigated a small yacht floating in [[Tokyo Bay]], it discovered that the craft was completely abandoned with no sign of a struggle or the owner's whereabouts. Suddenly, the water began to erupt and steam, causing the [[Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line]] to collapse and become flooded by a strange red liquid. The Japanese government concluded that the disaster was due to an underwater volcanic eruption, but assistant cabinet secretary Rando Yaguchi proposed the incident was caused by a gigantic living creature. Yaguchi's claims were dismissed until a huge tail was seen breaking the ocean surface.<br />
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[[File:Kamata-kun.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s second form]]The government assured the citizens that the creature would not surface, only for a giant monster to crawl out of the bay and into [[Tokyo]]. Stumbling around on its hind legs and pushing itself forward with its tail, the monster destroyed buildings and shoved cars and boats out of the way as it began to head inland. All the while, the creature secreted the red liquid from its gills and poured it onto the streets. The Prime Minister deployed a squadron of [[AH-1 Cobra|helicopters]] to attack the beast, but when they approached the monster suddenly stood up on two legs and sprouted arms. The attack was called off when the Prime Minister learned civilians were still evacuating the area, while the monster simply returned to the ocean.<br />
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[[File:Shinagawa kun.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s third form]]<br />
The Japanese government immediately began formulating strategies to deal with the monster should it return, while a representative of the [[United States|American]] ambassador collaborated with a team of officials researching the monster. The representative, Kayoco Anne Patterson, revealed that the abandoned yacht actually belonged to a zoologist named [[Goro Maki]], who was researching a huge living creature moving on the sea floor. The zoologist named the creature "''Gojira''" {{Nihongo|呉爾羅}}, meaning "incarnation of God" in his hometown on [[Odo Island]]. The American Department of Energy learned of the man's research and dubbed the monster "Godzilla." Based on this information, the researchers concluded that Godzilla was feeding on nuclear waste on the sea floor, and sustained himself through nuclear fission in his body. The fission caused Godzilla to leave a trail of radiation in his wake, but also made him overheat and forced him to return to the ocean to cool off.<br />
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[[File:Godzilla_Resurgence_Trailer_01_-_Godzilla_Just_Kinda_Standing_There.gif|thumb|right|200px|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s fourth form]]Shortly afterward, Godzilla surfaced in Kamakura, now evolved into a new form twice as large as before. The [[JSDF]] scrambled its forces to engage Godzilla, with the Prime Minister finally giving the order to fire. Unfortunately, the JSDF's weaponry had absolutely no effect on Godzilla, who continued heading north toward Tokyo. The United States military offered to attack Godzilla instead, and after receiving the Prime Minister's approval deployed several [[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber]]s to Tokyo. The government concluded that their current meeting location was right in Godzilla's path of destruction, and as such the Prime Minister and his top-ranking ministers fled in a helicopter, with Yaguchi and the other lower-ranking officials escaping in cars. While the government officials fled Tokyo, the bombers unleashed their payload onto Godzilla, visibly injuring and enraging him. In response, Godzilla's body began glowing purple, and he unleashed a powerful atomic beam from his mouth, obliterating three districts of Tokyo and downing the helicopter holding the Prime Minister and the high-ranking government officials. After expending such a huge amount of energy, Godzilla stopped moving and entered a state of hibernation.<br />
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[[File:Shin Godzilla - Godzilla Humanoids.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[ShinGoji|Godzilla]]'s fifth form]]With Godzilla incapacitated, American and Japanese forces began approaching and studying him. However, Godzilla's natural defense mechanisms interfered with their equipment if they got too close. At the same time, Yaguchi and the other members of his research team decoded the rest of Maki's research on Godzilla. The combined research led to the conclusion that Godzilla expelled so much radiation that he would be unable to move again for approximately fifteen days. It was also determined that Godzilla's cells were capable of converting air and water into a radioactive isotope that provided him with energy. Analysis of parts of Godzilla's flesh blasted off by the military's attack revealed that Godzilla's healing factor allowed pieces of him to continue evolving and take on lives of their own. In this scenario, Earth could be overrun by rapidly-evolving mutated creatures if Godzilla was not stopped. With this revelation, the American government decided that Godzilla had to be destroyed. The Americans gave the Japanese government a period of two weeks to evacuate Tokyo, after which it would drop a hydrogen bomb onto Godzilla and hopefully destroy him. The interim Prime Minister agreed with the plan and evacuation began. Yaguchi and the American representative, Patterson, disapproved of the plan to use nuclear force on Japanese soil and began developing an alternate strategy. Because it was discovered that Godzilla's blood and {{scutes}} acted as a natural cooling system for his body, Yaguchi believed that a blood coagulant would interrupt Godzilla's blood cooling system, causing him to perform a reactor scram to stay alive and freeze solid. The Prime Minister agreed with the plan and convinced the [[France|French]] government to make the U.S., [[China]] and [[Russia]] to postpone the nuclear strike until the day Godzilla was to awaken.<br />
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On the day Godzilla was to awaken, Yaguchi officially began ''Operation Yashiori'', the name given to his plan to use blood coagulant against Godzilla. Trains laden with explosives were sent to strike Godzilla, causing him to awaken, after which waves of drones fired rockets at him and forced him to expend his atomic energy. Buildings around Godzilla were then detonated, pinning him to the ground. Using concrete pump trucks, the operatives force-fed Godzilla the blood coagulant, eventually causing his entire body to freeze over completely, leaving him in a state of suspended animation. The operation was declared a success, and the American nuclear strike was called off. Scientists concluded that the half-life of Godzilla's radiation was only 20 days, allowing Tokyo to recover quickly from the nuclear fallout. The Americans warned that if Godzilla were to reawaken, they would not hesitate to use the H-bomb against him. Yaguchi, meanwhile, expressed his desire to rebuild the Japanese government to be better prepared to combat Godzilla should he reawaken.<br />
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As Godzilla stood frozen in the streets of Tokyo, several humanoid skeleton-like creatures with Godzilla's dorsal plates on their backs were seen sprouting from the end of his tail, reaching out to the sky.<br />
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==Abilities==<br />
===Radiation Heat Ray===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla atomic breath in city.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla fires his Radiation Heat Ray.]]<br />
Shin Godzilla retains the character's trademark atomic breath. This Godzilla's signature weapon initially takes the form of a cloud of smoke exhaled from his mouth and then a stream of fire, called the '''Super Thermal Radiation Particle Belt Flame''' {{Nihongo|超高熱放射性粒子帯焔|Chō Kōnetsu Hōshasei Ryūshi-tai Homura}} or '''Thermal Flame''' {{Nihongo|熱焔|Netsu Homura}} for short, which is capable of burning through entire city blocks at high speed. From there, he focuses the fire into a narrow purple '''Radiation Heat Ray''' {{Nihongo|放射熱線|Hōsha Nessen}}, which slices through buildings and strikes distant targets. When firing the heat ray, Godzilla's body emits a purple glow, which is concentrated around his {{scutes}}. Godzilla's upper jaw then unhinges from his lower jaw, which splits apart to make room for the beam to be fired. After expending a lot of energy, Godzilla's beam weakened back to a stream of fire before petering out.<br />
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Shin - Godzilla fires black smoke.gif|Godzilla releases black smoke<br />
Shin - Godzilla's Super Thermal Radiation Particle Belt Flame.gif|Godzilla's thermal flame<br />
Shin - Godzilla thermal flame condensing to atomic breath.gif|Godzilla's thermal flame condenses into a heat ray<br />
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===Dorsal Plate Beams===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla dorsal fin beams.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla fires beams from between his {{scutes}}]]<br />
Shin Godzilla can also redirect his atomic energy to fire numerous purple beams from in between his {{scutes}}. These beams are capable of destroying objects thousands of meters around Godzilla, and are comparable to his atomic breath in power.<br />
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===Tail Beam===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla tail beam.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla fires an atomic beam from his tail in tandem with his atomic breath]]<br />
Shin Godzilla's atomic energy can also be redirected and fired from the tip of his tail. This beam is apparently fired from a mouth on the vestigial "spare head" at the end of Godzilla's tail. Unlike the dorsal plate beams, the tail beam can be fired at the same time as Godzilla's atomic breath, allowing him to strike multiple targets at once.<br />
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===Self-Mutation===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla self-mutating.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla's second form evolves into his third form]]<br />
One of Godzilla's most unique abilities is his capacity to self-mutate. While all other organisms mutate and evolve gradually over countless generations, Godzilla has the ability to mutate his DNA at will to adapt to any situation. According to characters in the film, Godzilla is the most evolved creature on the planet, possessing eight times the genetic information of human beings. Godzilla started out as a type of prehistoric sea creature that adapted to feed on nuclear waste in its habitat, then continued growing and evolving over a period of 60 years. After destroying the Tokyo Bay Aqua Line, Godzilla evolved into his second form, developing legs capable of bringing him on land. After wandering through [[Tokyo]], Godzilla evolved further into his third form, developing longer arms and standing upright on two legs. When he surfaced once more at Kamakura, Godzilla had reached his fourth form, which was almost twice as large as his third form and possessed heavily armored skin which made him immune to conventional human weaponry. After being injured by B-2 Bombers, Godzilla adapted to use the atomic energy he generated as a weapon, firing it from his mouth and {{scutes}} in the form of purple lasers that could slice through any object. While hibernating in Tokyo, the mouth on the end of Godzilla's tail split open, giving him the ability to now fire his atomic beam from the tip of his tail. After Godzilla was frozen by blood coagulant, small humanoid creatures with Godzilla's teeth and dorsal plates, Godzilla's fifth form, could be seen fissioning from Godzilla's tail, suggesting that he was in the process of evolving into an army of human-like forms capable of combating humanity.<br />
===Durability===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla imperviousness.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla unfazed by an all-out attack from the JSDF]]<br />
Like all versions of Godzilla, Shin Godzilla is extremely durable and resistant to most conventional weaponry. When assaulted by the [[JSDF]]'s [[AH-64 Apache]] helicopters and Type 10 tanks, Godzilla did not seem at all aware of their attacks and was completely unharmed. Even bombs dropped directly onto Godzilla by fighter jets were unable to harm him, though he did respond to their attacks by deploying protective membranes over his eyes. The only military weapon capable of harming Godzilla was the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP II) bomb used against him by American B-2 bombers. Though this bomb did draw blood from Godzilla and sever one of his {{scutes}}, he appeared to almost immediately heal from the damage. In addition, the dorsal plate that was severed was later found by a reconnaissance team in the process of regenerating on its own. The characters speculated that it was possible for individual pieces of Godzilla to regenerate into functioning creatures, allowing Godzilla to rapidly spread all over the world.<br />
===Body Fluid===<br />
Godzilla released a red superheated body fluid, presumably blood, when he first appeared in Tokyo Bay, and then in his second form on land through his gills. In a cut sequence, the third form expelled this fluid from his mouth, flooding the surrounding ground at his feet. The fluid melted the tires of cars.<br />
===Anti-Flash Defensive Membrane===<br />
[[File:Shin - Godzilla anti-flash defensive membrane while firing atomic breath.gif|thumb|right|200px|Godzilla's anti-flash defensive membrane deployed as he fires his heat ray]]<br />
When the JSDF dropped bombs on his head, Godzilla deployed silvery nictitating membranes to shield his eyes. He used them again when he first unleashed his Heat Ray.<br />
===Phased-Array Radar===<br />
According to an American scientist, Godzilla possesses a "phased-array radar" which allows him to detect threats without even needing to see them. Godzilla utilized this to shoot down drones trying to observe him while he was hibernating.<br />
===Weaknesses===<br />
[[File:Shingoji_down!.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Trucks pump blood coagulant into Godzilla's mouth during Operation Yashiori]]<br />
In his third form, the nuclear fission inside Godzilla's body generated such a large amount of heat that he needed to return to the ocean to cool down. The durability of Godzilla's fourth form is not limitless either, as he was visibly injured when struck by a Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb dropped by an American B-2 bomber. Godzilla also depletes his atomic energy when he uses his atomic breath. Once his energy was depleted after his attack on Tokyo, Godzilla entered a state of suspended animation lasting for 15 days in order to replenish it. When struck by multiple unmanned [[E231 Series|E231]] and [[E233 Series]] trains laden with explosives, as well as when buildings were toppled onto him, Godzilla was knocked to the ground. While on the ground, Godzilla appears to have difficulty getting back up, which was critical during Operation Yashiori in allowing trucks to pump blood coagulant directly into Godzilla's mouth. After his experience with the Massive Ordnance Penetrators, Godzilla was overly cautious during Operation Yashiori, shooting down missiles far too weak to affect him. As a result, he didn't have enough energy left to destroy the concrete pump trucks which posed the real threat. The blood coagulant they carried interfered with the monster's blood flow, which served as the thermal control for his internal nuclear reactor. With no circulation and thus no nuclear reaction, he was forced to do a reactor scram which caused him to freeze solid.<br />
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Shin - Godzilla 3rd form overheating.gif|Third-form Godzilla overheating<br />
Shin - Godzilla hit by MOP II bombs.gif|Godzilla recoils and bleeds from the MOP bomb dropped on him<br />
Collpase.png|Godzilla collapses from buildings falling on top of him<br />
Shin - Godzilla face freezes.gif|Godzilla freezes as a result of the blood coagulant ceasing his internal nuclear reaction<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''Crayon Shin-chan'' (TV 1992-) [episode 901 segment "It's Crayon Shin-Chan vs. Shin Godzilla!"]<br />
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Godziban]]'' (TV 2019-) [episodes 2, 4 and 6; second form]<br />
==Video Games==<br />
*''[[Shin Godzilla VR Demo]]'' (2016) - PlayStation VR<br />
*''[[Shin Arima]]'' (2016) - Browser<br />
*''Pocoron Dungeons'' (2016) - Android and iOS<br />
*''Eternal Linkage'' (2018) - Android and iOS<br />
*''[[Godzilla Defense Force]]'' (2019) - Android and iOS<br />
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ShinGoji_in_Shin_Arima.png|Shin Godzilla in ''[[Shin Arima]]''<br />
Pocodun Shin Godzilla evolution art.jpg|Shin Godzilla and its upgraded form {{Nihongo|禍焉獣シン・ゴジラ}} in ''Pocoron Dungeons''<br />
Eternal_Linkage_Shin_Godzilla_Render.png|Godzilla 4th Form in ''Eternal Linkage''<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
[[File:Shin Godzilla statue in Hibiya, March 2018 01.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Shin Godzilla statue at Hibiya]]<br />
A [[Godzilla statue|Shin Godzilla statue]] was installed in Hibiya in 2018, with the previous statue of the Heisei Godzilla moved inside to Toho Cinemas Hibiya.<br />
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This incarnation of Godzilla has become very popular thanks to the huge success of ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' in [[Japan]]. Accordingly, Toho often uses this version of the character in their efforts to promote the franchise. He's been featured in:<br />
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*A Universal Studios Japan attraction<br />
*A [[Shin Godzilla VR|PlayStation VR demo]], a [[Shin Arima|browser game made in collaboration with the horse race Arima Kinen]], the mobile games ''Eternal Linkage'' and ''Pocoron Dungeons''<br />
*A [[Godzilla Store]] event with THE ALFEE frontman<br />
*The Aqua Panorama at Canal City Hakata<br />
*NHK's New Year's Eve countdown<br />
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Godzilla's second form, nicknamed Kamata-kun, has become a popular meme among Godzilla fans worldwide for its strange and "cute" appearance.<ref name="KYM">[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kamata-kun Kamata-kun - Know Your Meme]</ref><br />
==Gallery==<br />
{{Main|ShinGoji#Gallery}}<br />
==Roar==<br />
Godzilla's first and second forms never roar in ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'', but the third and fourth forms do. The third form utilizes Godzilla's roars from the original [[Godzilla (1954 film)|1954 film]], while his fourth form primarily uses Godzilla's roars from ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' through ''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' in the [[Showa era|Showa series]]. Just before being frozen at the film's climax, Godzilla's fourth form emits a roar from ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''. Godzilla's heat ray is the same as [[Destoroyah]]'s Micro-Oxygen beam, while his thermal flame attack utilizes the Showa Godzilla's atomic breath sound effect. Though the filmmakers experimented with new sounds, they found they couldn't surpass the older ones.<ref name="GFan-116">Shinji Higuchi in ''G-Fan'' #116, p. 9-10. Summer 2017.</ref><br />
==Trivia==<br />
[[File:Shin Godzilla vs Crayon Shin-chan Godzilla Artwork.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Godzilla's appearance in "Crayon Shin-chan vs. Shin Godzilla"]]<br />
*One week before ''Shin Godzilla'' premiered in Japanese theaters, the Godzilla featured in the movie starred in an episode of the long-running anime ''[[wikipedia:Crayon Shin-chan|Crayon Shin-chan]]'', where he faced off against the titular Shinnosuke Nohara. In the episode, Godzilla had a more traditional, blue atomic breath.<br />
*Shin Godzilla's fourth form was the tallest incarnation of Godzilla to appear in a film at the time his debut film was released, but not the tallest Godzilla ever. The [[Godzilla (Hanna-Barbera series)|Hanna-Barbera]] Godzilla is a few meters taller, being exactly 400 feet tall. However, Shin Godzilla's fourth form was both the heaviest Godzilla, weighing 92,000 metric tons, and the longest, with a total body (head-to-tail) length of 333 meters. Shin Godzilla's height and weight were both exceeded by the [[Godzilla Earth|Godzilla]] introduced in ''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters]]'', who stands 300 meters tall and weighs 100,000 metric tons. The [[Godzilla/Legendary|MonsterVerse Godzilla's]] height and weight were also increased in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' to 119.8 meters and 99,634 tons, making him the largest live-action Godzilla to date.<br />
==Video==<br />
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