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[[File:Earth.png|thumb|250px|The Earth as seen from space in ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'']]The '''Earth''' is the third planet from the Sun, and the home to many diverse creatures such as humans, animals, plants, and [[kaiju]]. | [[File:Earth.png|thumb|250px|The Earth as seen from space in ''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'']]The '''Earth''' is the third planet from the Sun, and the home to many diverse creatures such as humans, animals, plants, and [[kaiju]]. Most [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|films]] take place entirely on the Earth, with the exceptions of ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' ([[Planet X]]), ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (the [[Moon]]), ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (asteroid belt), ''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|GODZILLA:Planet of the Monsters]]'' (''[[Aratrum]]''), and ''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle|GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle]]'' (also ''Aratrum''). Other kaiju franchises, such as the [[Gamera]] and [[Guilala]] series, periodically move the action to other planets and moons as well. | ||
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Revision as of 13:54, 28 July 2018
The Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the home to many diverse creatures such as humans, animals, plants, and kaiju. Most Godzilla films take place entirely on the Earth, with the exceptions of Invasion of Astro-Monster (Planet X), Destroy All Monsters (the Moon), Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (asteroid belt), GODZILLA:Planet of the Monsters (Aratrum), and GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle (also Aratrum). Other kaiju franchises, such as the Gamera and Guilala series, periodically move the action to other planets and moons as well.
Geography
Continents
Continents are large landmasses separated by oceans.
In the 5-continent projection, either North and South America are combined along with Europe and Asia but not with Africa, or either are combined but excluding Antarctica.
- America
- Eurasia
- Europe
- Asia
- Africa
- Oceania
- Antarctica
In the 6-continent projection, either the Americas or Europe and Asia are combined, or both are combined but exclude Antarctica.
- North America
- South America
- Eurasia
- Africa
- Oceania
- Antarctica
In the 7-continent projection, every large landmass is its own continent. This projection separates continents by canals (Panama canal for North and South America; Suez canal for Africa and Asia) and also extreme cultural differences, which explains why Europe and Asia would be considered different continents.
- North America
- South America
- Europe
- Asia
- Africa
- Oceania
- Antarctica
Geographic Points
The Earth has a very complex and active geography, having many trenches, islands, volcanoes, oceans, continents, mountains, and much more. Here are some notable geographic points in the Godzilla franchise:
- Mount Fuji
- Birth Island
- Infant Island
- Monster Island
- Monsterland
- Lagos Island
- Japan Trench
- Tokyo Bay
- Godzilla Island
- Pacific Ocean
Countries
Humanity has created over 150 countries due to many reasons. Some of the countries that are specifically featured in the Godzilla franchise are:
- Japan
- The United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Russia
- France
- China
- New Guinea
- Mexico
- French Polynesia
- Panama
- Jamaica
Alien Invasions
The Earth is often a target of alien attacks because of its rich biodiversity, its habitable atmosphere and different biomes, the presence of humans which could be used as food or as slaves, and powerful kaiju which aliens would want to take control of.
Gallery
The Soviet Nuclear Attack Satellite launching its missile above the Earth in The Return of Godzilla
Earth and Mothra as seen from space in Godzilla vs. Mothra
Trivia
- Every continent on Earth has had at least one giant monster live on, visit, or rampage on it.
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