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The '''84Goji''' {{Nihongo|84ゴジ}} is the [[Godzilla]] [[:Category: | {{Delete|Plans to merge Godzilla design pages with Godzilla incarnation pages are underway. For more information, see the [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Special:WikiForum/Merging_Godzilla_incarnation_and_design_pages forum topic].}} | ||
The '''84Goji''' {{Nihongo|84ゴジ}} is the [[Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla designs|suit design]] used in the [[1984]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]] ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''. | |||
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==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The 84Goji's name comes from the year the film it was featured in, ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', was released ([[1984]], because in [[Japan]] the film was just called ''Godzilla'', and Godzilla did not face any other monsters), and ''Goji'', which comes from [[Godzilla]]'s [[Japan]]ese name, ''Gojira'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ}}. | The 84Goji's name comes from the year the film it was featured in, ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', was released ([[1984]], because in [[Japan]] the film was just called ''Godzilla'', and Godzilla did not face any other monsters), and ''Goji'', which comes from [[Godzilla]]'s [[Japan]]ese name, ''Gojira'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ}}. | ||
==Detail== | ==Detail== | ||
[[Godzilla]] was revived in [[1984]] for the film ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', this time reverting to the more [[ShodaiGoji|menacing appearance]] of his [[Godzilla (1954 film)|debut]], as opposed to the [[MegaroGoji|friendlier appearance]] used at the [[Terror of Mechagodzilla|end of the original series]]. The 84Goji was made to closely resemble the original suit: [[Godzilla]] was again four-toed instead of three, his fangs and ears reappeared and his | [[Godzilla]] was revived in [[1984]] for the film ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'', this time reverting to the more [[ShodaiGoji|menacing appearance]] of his [[Godzilla (1954 film)|debut]], as opposed to the [[MegaroGoji|friendlier appearance]] used at the [[Terror of Mechagodzilla|end of the original series]]. The 84Goji was made to closely resemble the original suit: [[Godzilla]] was again four-toed instead of three, his fangs and ears reappeared and his dorsal fins were made large again, too. The tail was longer, and the eyes featured more white areas in them. | ||
The suit was massive, weighing in at 242 pounds, much more than the Godzilla suits used in the | The suit was massive, weighing in at 242 pounds, much more than the Godzilla suits used in the 1970s, which weighed about 88 pounds. [[Kenpachiro Satsuma]] became Godzilla's [[suitmation]] actor for ''The Return of Godzilla'', and would reprise the role for the rest of the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]], ending with ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' in [[1995]]. | ||
Though most of the Godzilla footage in the film is of the suit, it was the animatronic "Cybot Godzilla" that earned the most publicity before the film's release. Standing 16 feet tall and weighing 1.2 tons, the Cybot Godzilla cost $475,000 to build. The Cybot was primarily used for close-up shots of Godzilla in the film, which could become obvious due to its head not matching that of the suit.<ref name="Ryfle">[https://books.google.com/books?id=cqSOkywWeX4C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Japan's Favorite Mon-star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G"'' by Steve Ryfle]</ref> Toho also built a full-size, crane-operated model of Godzilla's foot. Almost all shots of it were deleted from the American edit of the film, ''[[The Return of Godzilla#U.S. | Though most of the Godzilla footage in the film is of this suit and the water suit made from the same mold, it was the animatronic "Cybot Godzilla" that earned the most publicity before the film's release. Standing 16 feet tall and weighing 1.2 tons, the Cybot Godzilla cost $475,000 to build. The Cybot was primarily used for close-up shots of Godzilla in the film, which could become obvious due to its head not matching that of the suit.<ref name="Ryfle">[https://books.google.com/books?id=cqSOkywWeX4C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Japan's Favorite Mon-star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G"'' by Steve Ryfle]</ref> Toho also built a full-size, crane-operated model of Godzilla's foot. Almost all shots of it were deleted from the American edit of the film, ''[[The Return of Godzilla#U.S. release|Godzilla 1985]]''. Due to problems with the mechanisms in the suit's eyes, Godzilla's eyes sometimes face away from each other, giving a somewhat comical appearance which wasn't intended by [[Toho]]. This is particularly apparent during close-ups of the suit, most notably during a scene where Godzilla stares down the ''[[Super X]]'' after rising back to his feet. After production wrapped, Toho put it on display in multiple film festivals around Japan.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7etquDeL_w8 Footage of the 84Goji cybot at a film festival in Naha, Okinawa in 1986]</ref> The Cybot Godzilla's head was exhibited as recently as [[2004]], 20 years after the release of ''The Return of Godzilla''.{{Citation needed}} | ||
==Use in other media== | |||
===Video games=== | |||
*''[[Multiplayer Adventure: New Godzilla]]'' (1985) - NEC PC-8801 | |||
*''[[Godzilla: Trading Battle]]'' (1998) - Sony PlayStation | |||
*''[[Godzilla.jp|Godzilla 60th]]'' (2014) - browser | |||
*''[[Godzilla Kaiju Collection]]'' (2015) - Android and iOS | |||
*''[[Godzilla Defense Force]]'' (2019) - Android and iOS | |||
===Comics=== | |||
*[[Godzilla: Oblivion issue 4|''Godzilla: Oblivion'' #4]] cover (2016) | |||
*''[[Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Mothra]]'' (2021) | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Production=== | ===Production=== | ||
====''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''==== | ====''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''==== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
File:G84 - 84Goji Being Made.jpg | |||
File:Suit up bruh.jpg | |||
Godzilla 1984.jpg | File:Godzilla 1984.jpg | ||
85Godzilla3.jpg | File:85Godzilla3.jpg | ||
Behindg846.jpg | File:Behindg846.jpg | ||
Behindg847.jpg | File:Behindg847.jpg | ||
Behindg841.jpg | File:Behindg841.jpg | ||
84Goji Animatronic.jpg | File:84Goji Animatronic.jpg | ||
File:Return.jpg | |||
84Goji.png | File:84Goji.png | ||
Godzilla 1984 Noted Scene.jpg | File:Godzilla finished getting high with the gang.png | ||
84Goji Cybot.jpg | File:Godzilla 1984 Noted Scene.jpg | ||
File:84Goji Cybot.jpg | |||
File:84Gojira The Return of Godzilla 1984 1985 Holds A Train.jpg | |||
84Goji 0.jpg | File:G84 - Godzilla finds a train.jpg | ||
84Goji Sitting.png | File:84Goji 0.jpg | ||
File:84Goji Sitting.png | |||
File:No teeth.png|Cybot before teeth | |||
File:Tumblr njzbzmmKWd1tiliino1 500.jpg | |||
Returnofgodzillablu01.jpg | File:Cybot Godzilla Skeleton.jpg | ||
84PHOTOS.jpg | File:Tumblr nkf92vDCKo1sp22ovo1 540.jpg|Cybot Godzilla | ||
1984 godz.jpg | File:Returnofgodzillablu01.jpg | ||
Pmag-g85-head.jpg | File:84PHOTOS.jpg | ||
File:1984 godz.jpg | |||
File:Pmag-g85-head.jpg | |||
85Godzilla2.jpg | File:84Goji enters Tokyo Bay.jpg | ||
GODZILLA 1984 COOL.jpg | File:84Goji in the city.jpg | ||
G84b.jpg | File:85Godzilla2.jpg | ||
Godzilla 84 still 3 front by geekspace-d3ebj89.jpg | File:GODZILLA 1984 COOL.jpg | ||
Godzilla 84 still 7 front by geekspace-d3ebt91.jpg | File:G84b.jpg | ||
Super X vs Godzilla.jpg | File:Godzilla 84 still 3 front by geekspace-d3ebj89.jpg | ||
Godzilla841.jpg | File:Godzilla 84 still 7 front by geekspace-d3ebt91.jpg | ||
Godzilla 1984 - Godzilla 84Goji.jpg | File:Super X vs Godzilla.jpg | ||
Godzilla on the rocks.jpg | File:Godzilla841.jpg | ||
Goji84.png | File:Godzilla 1984 - Godzilla 84Goji.jpg | ||
File:Godzilla on the rocks.jpg | |||
File:Goji84.png | |||
File:Godzilla 1984 Suit on Water.png | |||
File:1da2e55dc59a714e32056b0d19df878f.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Tumblr mw160hTn4p1r1x4nlo3 500.gif | Tumblr mw160hTn4p1r1x4nlo3 500.gif | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Post- | ===Post-production=== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" widths="120" position="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery captionalign="center" widths="120" position="center" spacing="small"> | ||
Cybot Godzilla Head in 2004.jpg|The head of the Cybot Godzilla on display in 2004 | File:84Cybot-1994.PNG|The full Cybot being used to promote ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' in 1994 | ||
File:Cybot Godzilla Head in 2004.jpg|The head of the Cybot Godzilla on display in 2004 | |||
File:FryEYN4aEAA1s0Q.png|Head of Cybot Godzilla seen to the far right | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Merchandise=== | ===Merchandise=== | ||
====Covers==== | ====Covers==== | ||
<gallery widths= | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
G-016.jpg|The cover for the soundtrack of ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' | G-016.jpg|The cover for the soundtrack of ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
====Magazines==== | ====Magazines==== | ||
<gallery widths= | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
Godzilla 1985 Monster Land Magazine - Page 3.jpg | File:F313f41b31fd00105ce11933d7996445.jpg | ||
Godzilla 1985 Monster Land Magazine - Page 7.jpg | File:8885722e4a417391297c69249f5d1276.jpg | ||
Godzilla 1985 Monster Land Magazine - Page 8.jpg | File:Godzilla 1985 Monster Land Magazine - Page 3.jpg | ||
File:Godzilla 1985 Monster Land Magazine - Page 7.jpg | |||
File:Godzilla 1985 Monster Land Magazine - Page 8.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
====Toys==== | ====Toys==== | ||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
BandaiFigureG84a.jpg|[[Bandai | File:BandaiFigureG84a.jpg|[[Bandai]] [[The Godzilla Collection]] Godzilla 1984 | ||
Bandai Japan Godzilla 50th Anniversary Memorial Box - Godzilla 1984.jpg | File:Bandai Japan Godzilla 50th Anniversary Memorial Box - Godzilla 1984.jpg|Bandai [[Godzilla 50th Anniversary Memorial Box]] Godzilla 1984 | ||
Godzilla84-13.jpg| | File:Godzilla84-13.jpg|Bandai Godzilla DVD Collection Godzilla 1984 | ||
File:G84 SD 2 large.jpg|[[X-Plus]] Defo-Real Godzilla 1984 | |||
File:84godzi LL01.jpg|X-Plus 25cm Godzilla 1984 | |||
1408030026806.png|[[ | File:Catalog-30-Godzilla-1984-Big.jpg|X-Plus 30cm Godzilla 1984 | ||
File:GF4VQt0aIAAyTTs.jpeg|X-Plus 34cm Godzilla 1984 Cybot Favorite Sculptors Line | |||
File:1408030026806.png|[[NECA]] Godzilla 1984 | |||
File:A0180302 7573982.jpg|[[Cast]] Godzilla 1984 ornament | |||
File:A0180302 802385.jpg|Cast Godzilla 1984 falling into [[Mount Mihara]] ornament | |||
File:BandaiHyper2000G84.jpg|Bandai Hyper Godzilla Godzilla 1984 | |||
File:BandaiHyper1G84Bx.jpg|Bandai Hyper Godzilla +1 Godzilla 1984 | |||
File:BandaiCandyGreatIllustrated2Coll5.jpg|Bandai 1992 Godzilla 1984 finger puppet | |||
File:BandaiSDFP93BG84.jpg|Bandai 1993 Godzilla 1984 luminous finger puppet | |||
File:BandaiRealG4G84.jpg|Bandai Real Godzilla 4 Godzilla 1984 with [[Shockirus]] | |||
File:BandaiGCW1G85.jpg|Bandai Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 1984 | |||
File:A0180302 23013004(2).jpg|Mini Cast Godzilla 1984 ornament | |||
File:Xplus Godzilla origins 84goji.jpeg|X-Plus Godzilla Origins Godzilla 1984 | |||
File:Godzilla Classic Series 2.jpg|[[Monogram International]] Figural Bag Clips | |||
File:EmwVjn2WEAEc9Dz.jpg|[[Mondo]] Godzilla 1984 | |||
File:Godzilla 84 MMS.jpg|Bandai [[Movie Monster Series]] Godzilla 1984 | |||
File:Super784Goji.png|[[Super7]] Godzilla '84 | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Books==== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | |||
Visual Book 16.jpg | |||
Visual Book 17.jpg | |||
File:Visual Book Special preview 2.png|''[[Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Galleries]] | [[Category:Galleries]] | ||
[[Category:Monster Galleries]] | [[Category:Monster Galleries]] |
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The 84Goji (84ゴジ) is the Godzilla suit design used in the 1984 Godzilla film The Return of Godzilla.
Name
The 84Goji's name comes from the year the film it was featured in, The Return of Godzilla, was released (1984, because in Japan the film was just called Godzilla, and Godzilla did not face any other monsters), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).
Detail
Godzilla was revived in 1984 for the film The Return of Godzilla, this time reverting to the more menacing appearance of his debut, as opposed to the friendlier appearance used at the end of the original series. The 84Goji was made to closely resemble the original suit: Godzilla was again four-toed instead of three, his fangs and ears reappeared and his dorsal fins were made large again, too. The tail was longer, and the eyes featured more white areas in them.
The suit was massive, weighing in at 242 pounds, much more than the Godzilla suits used in the 1970s, which weighed about 88 pounds. Kenpachiro Satsuma became Godzilla's suitmation actor for The Return of Godzilla, and would reprise the role for the rest of the Heisei series, ending with Godzilla vs. Destoroyah in 1995.
Though most of the Godzilla footage in the film is of this suit and the water suit made from the same mold, it was the animatronic "Cybot Godzilla" that earned the most publicity before the film's release. Standing 16 feet tall and weighing 1.2 tons, the Cybot Godzilla cost $475,000 to build. The Cybot was primarily used for close-up shots of Godzilla in the film, which could become obvious due to its head not matching that of the suit.[1] Toho also built a full-size, crane-operated model of Godzilla's foot. Almost all shots of it were deleted from the American edit of the film, Godzilla 1985. Due to problems with the mechanisms in the suit's eyes, Godzilla's eyes sometimes face away from each other, giving a somewhat comical appearance which wasn't intended by Toho. This is particularly apparent during close-ups of the suit, most notably during a scene where Godzilla stares down the Super X after rising back to his feet. After production wrapped, Toho put it on display in multiple film festivals around Japan.[2] The Cybot Godzilla's head was exhibited as recently as 2004, 20 years after the release of The Return of Godzilla.[citation needed]
Use in other media
Video games
- Multiplayer Adventure: New Godzilla (1985) - NEC PC-8801
- Godzilla: Trading Battle (1998) - Sony PlayStation
- Godzilla 60th (2014) - browser
- Godzilla Kaiju Collection (2015) - Android and iOS
- Godzilla Defense Force (2019) - Android and iOS
Comics
- Godzilla: Oblivion #4 cover (2016)
- Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Mothra (2021)
Gallery
Production
The Return of Godzilla
Screenshots
The Return of Godzilla
Post-production
The full Cybot being used to promote Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla in 1994
Merchandise
Covers
The cover for the soundtrack of The Return of Godzilla
Magazines
Toys
Bandai The Godzilla Collection Godzilla 1984
Bandai Godzilla 50th Anniversary Memorial Box Godzilla 1984
X-Plus Defo-Real Godzilla 1984
NECA Godzilla 1984
Cast Godzilla 1984 ornament
Cast Godzilla 1984 falling into Mount Mihara ornament
Bandai Real Godzilla 4 Godzilla 1984 with Shockirus
Monogram International Figural Bag Clips
Mondo Godzilla 1984
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 1984
Super7 Godzilla '84
Books
References
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