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The '''GareGoji''' {{Nihongo|ギャレゴジ|GareGoji}}<ref name="Twitter">https://twitter.com/godzilla_jp/status/1125577852563349504</ref><ref name="Tokusatsu Hiho"/> is the [[Godzilla]] [[:Category:Designs|design]] used in the [[2014]] ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]].
{{Notice|This article covers the 2014 Godzilla design. For the design introduced in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', see [[DougheGoji]]. For the Godzilla incarnation, see [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)]].}}
The '''GareGoji''' {{Nihongo|ギャレゴジ|GyareGoji}}<ref name="Twitter">https://twitter.com/godzilla_jp/status/1125577852563349504</ref><ref name="Tokusatsu Hiho"/> is the [[Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla designs|design]] used in the [[2014]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]] ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'', as well as flashbacks in the [[2023]] [[:Category:Television Series|television series]] ''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]''.
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==Name==
==Name==
"GareGoji" combines the names of ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) director [[Gareth Edwards]] with [[Godzilla]]'s [[Japan]]ese name, ''Gojira'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ}}.<ref name="Twitter/><ref name="Tokusatsu Hiho">{{cite book|title=別冊映画秘宝特撮秘宝vol.6|date=16 June 2017|publisher=Yosensha|page=44|isbn=4800312493}}<br>[[File:Separate Volume Movie Treasure Tokusatsu Hiho Vol 6 - page 44.jpg|100px]]</ref>  
"GareGoji" combines the names of ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014) director [[Gareth Edwards]] with [[Godzilla]]'s [[Japan]]ese name, ''Gojira'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ}}.<ref name="Twitter/><ref name="Tokusatsu Hiho">{{cite book|title=別冊映画秘宝特撮秘宝vol.6|date=16 June 2017|publisher=Yosensha|page=44|isbn=4800312493}}<br>[[File:Separate Volume Movie Treasure Tokusatsu Hiho Vol 6 - page 44.jpg|100px]]</ref>  
==Development==
==Development==
The GareGoji was primarily designed by Weta Workshop, who provided most of the creature effects for Peter Jackson's ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'' in [[2005]]. Director [[Gareth Edwards]] has stated that there were over one hundred designs created for Godzilla.<Ref name="Comingsoon">Turek, Ryan. (March 12, 2014) [http://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/740018-sxsw-exclusive-interview#/slide/1 SXSW Exclusive: Gareth Edwards Talks Godzilla’s Design, Easter Eggs & How Close Encounters Influenced the Film]. ''Comingsoon.net''</ref> In one of the first conversions between Edwards and Weta, it was agreed that the concept of Godzilla was fundamentally impossible and unable to rationalize, meaning that the audience needed to rely on suspension of disbelief to take Godzilla seriously in the film.<ref name="fxguide">Seymour, Mike. (June 2, 2014) [https://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/early-weta-workshop-designs-for-godzilla/ Early Weta Workshop designs for Godzilla] ''fxguide''</ref> Gareth Edwards worked closely with [[Toho]] to make sure they approved of the design.<Ref name="Cinefex"/> According to Edwards, Toho was heavily involved in the design process.<Ref name="Comingsoon2013">Turek, Ryan. (July 19,2013) [http://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/734281-comic-con-2013-interview-gareth-edwards-on-godzilla-atomic-breath-the-design-darabont-and-more Comic-Con 2013 Interview: Gareth Edwards On Godzilla, Atomic Breath, the Design, Darabont & More!] ''Comingsoon.net''</ref> Edwards has also cited Weta Workshop concept artist Andrew Baker as the greatest creative influence on the GareGoji design.<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_11.jpg Andrew Baker Godzilla]</ref> Overall, the designers took great care to make Godzilla recognizable.<Ref name="NYTimes"/> Edwards personally felt that it was important to him to have the GareGoji design feel like it was made by Toho.<ref name="Comingsoon2013"/>  
The GareGoji was primarily designed by Weta Workshop, who provided most of the creature effects for Peter Jackson's ''[[King Kong (2005 film)|King Kong]]'' in [[2005]]. Director [[Gareth Edwards]] has stated that there were over one hundred designs created for Godzilla.<ref name="Comingsoon">Turek, Ryan. (March 12, 2014) [http://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/740018-sxsw-exclusive-interview#/slide/1 SXSW Exclusive: Gareth Edwards Talks Godzilla’s Design, Easter Eggs & How Close Encounters Influenced the Film]. ''Comingsoon.net''</ref> In one of the first conversions between Edwards and Weta, it was agreed that the concept of Godzilla was fundamentally impossible and unable to rationalize, meaning that the audience needed to rely on suspension of disbelief to take Godzilla seriously in the film.<ref name="fxguide">Seymour, Mike. (June 2, 2014) [https://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/early-weta-workshop-designs-for-godzilla/ Early Weta Workshop designs for Godzilla] ''fxguide''</ref> Gareth Edwards worked closely with [[Toho]] to make sure they approved of the design.<ref name="Cinefex"/> According to Edwards, Toho was heavily involved in the design process.<ref name="Comingsoon2013">Turek, Ryan. (July 19,2013) [http://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/734281-comic-con-2013-interview-gareth-edwards-on-godzilla-atomic-breath-the-design-darabont-and-more Comic-Con 2013 Interview: Gareth Edwards On Godzilla, Atomic Breath, the Design, Darabont & More!] ''Comingsoon.net''</ref> Edwards has also cited Weta Workshop concept artist Andrew Baker as the greatest creative influence on the GareGoji design.<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_11.jpg Andrew Baker Godzilla]</ref> Overall, the designers took great care to make Godzilla recognizable.<ref name="NYTimes"/> Edwards personally felt that it was important to him to have the GareGoji design feel like it was made by Toho.<ref name="Comingsoon2013"/>  


Early designs were based on [[wikipedia:dinosaur|dinosaurs]], depicting Godzilla with his torso positioned vertically rather than horizontally like a [[Wikipedia:theropod|theropod]] dinosaur or the [[Godzilla/TriStar|TriStar Godzilla]] from the [[Godzilla (1998 film)|previous American Godzilla movie]]. Gareth Edwards explained "You have to steal from nature. Nature had billions of years to design Godzilla; we had one year."<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_9.jpg]</ref><ref name="Godzilla1">[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_1.jpg "Christmas tree finned" Godzilla]</ref><Ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Josh_Nizzi_Godzilla_vs_Rokmutul.jpg Josh Nizzi Godzilla]</ref><ref name="Rejected">[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Officially_Rejected_Godzilla_2014_Concept_Designs.jpg Rejected Concepts]</ref> However, the goal when designing the famous [[kaiju]] was to not create a monster or [[Tyrannosaurus rex]].<ref name="fxguide"/> Gareth Edwards even rejected one design he liked that was created by Greg Broadmore on the basis that he felt it "was too much like a T. rex."<ref name="Broadmore">Broadmore, Greg. (February 6, 2015) [https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/7849426-gojira-godzilla-tomayto-tomahto Gojira, Godzilla, Tomayto, Tomahto.] ''Greg Broadmore's Blog''.</ref><ref name="TrexGodzilla">[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_2.jpg The "T. rex" Godzilla"]</ref> Several concepts also hearkened back to earlier Godzilla designs.<ref name="1954Goji">[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_4.jpg Concept art of a classic look for GareGoji]</ref><ref name="1954Goji2">[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_7.jpg Another Retro Look for the GareGoji]</ref> The designers looked to the natural world for inspiration, including marine creatures such as marine iguanas and large oceanic mammals. Weta Workshop designers also worked on concepts for the tail, several of which were longer than the final version.<Ref name="fxguide"/> One design by Christian Pearce notably featured what resembled older reconstructions of the [[wikipedia:thagomizer|thagomizer]], the tail spikes that [[Stegosaurus]] had.<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Plateconcept3.png Godzilla Concept Art]</ref>  
Early designs were based on [[wikipedia:dinosaur|dinosaurs]], depicting Godzilla with his torso positioned vertically rather than horizontally like a [[Wikipedia:Theropod|theropod]] dinosaur or the [[Godzilla (TriStar)|TriStar Godzilla]] from the [[GODZILLA (1998 film)|previous American Godzilla movie]]. Gareth Edwards explained "You have to steal from nature. Nature had billions of years to design Godzilla; we had one year."<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_9.jpg]</ref><ref name="Godzilla1">[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_1.jpg "Christmas tree finned" Godzilla]</ref><ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Josh_Nizzi_Godzilla_vs_Rokmutul.jpg Josh Nizzi Godzilla]</ref><ref name="Rejected">[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Officially_Rejected_Godzilla_2014_Concept_Designs.jpg Rejected Concepts]</ref> However, the goal when designing the famous [[kaiju]] was to not create a monster or a ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex]]''.<ref name="fxguide"/> Gareth Edwards even rejected one design he liked that was created by Greg Broadmore on the basis that he felt it "was too much like a ''T. rex''."<ref name="Broadmore">Broadmore, Greg. (February 6, 2015) [https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/7849426-gojira-godzilla-tomayto-tomahto Gojira, Godzilla, Tomayto, Tomahto.] ''Greg Broadmore's Blog''.</ref><ref name="TrexGodzilla">[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_2.jpg The "T. rex" Godzilla"]</ref> Several concepts also hearkened back to earlier Godzilla designs.<ref name="1954Goji">[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_4.jpg Concept art of a classic look for GareGoji]</ref><ref name="1954Goji2">[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_7.jpg Another Retro Look for the GareGoji]</ref> The designers looked to the natural world for inspiration, including marine creatures such as marine iguanas and large oceanic mammals. Weta Workshop designers also worked on concepts for the tail, several of which were longer than the final version.<ref name="fxguide"/> One design by Christian Pearce notably featured what resembled older reconstructions of the [[wikipedia:thagomizer|thagomizer]], the tail spikes that ''[[Stegosaurus]]'' had.<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Plateconcept3.png Godzilla Concept Art]</ref>  


One aspect of Godzilla design that received many variations in the design process was his {{scutes}}.<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Dorsalplates2014concepts.png Concept art of various designs for dorsal plates].</ref> The dinosaur-esque design created by Broadmore featured triangular shaped fins like previous designs and his atomic breath was more electrical-based, similar to Frank Hong's early keyframe art.<Ref name="Broadmore"/><Ref name="Godzilla1"/><ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Frank_Hong_Early_Godzilla_2014_Keyframe_Art_1.jpg Concept Art by Frank Hong]</ref> Gareth Edwards did not like this design, saying that the fins were "incredibly big" and added that "you didn't see that form anywhere else on his body." Edwards also felt that the lightning effect made it difficult to understand what the audience was looking at.<ref name="Godzilla1"/>  Another potential design by Christian Pearce had the dorsal plates resemble the plates of Stegosaurus.<Ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Plateconcept1.png Christian Pearce Godzilla concept art with Stegosaurus plates on his back.]</ref> At one point Godzilla had porcupine spines in place of his signature plates. Though Edwards admitted that he liked this design, saying that it made Godzilla aggressive, he rejected it explaining "The problem is it just isn't Godzilla."<ref name="Spine">[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_3.jpg Concept of Godzilla with Spines]</ref> Two designs also featured a fish-like dorsal fin in place of Godzilla's signature plates.<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Eelgodzilla1.png First concept art of Godzilla with a dorsal fin.]</ref><Ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Eelgodzilla2.png Second concept art of Godzilla with a dorsal fin].</ref> One design that Edwards thought would be the final option for the fins was a fish-like design.<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_8.jpg Andrew Baker Concept Art]</ref><ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_5.jpg Godzilla with Fishlike Fins Concept Art]</ref> Christian Pearce and Andrew Baker, concept artists responsible for designing Godzilla who were also fans of the [[kaiju]], were known to have arguments with Edwards to keep Godzilla's atomic breath and the shape of his fins. Eventually, Edwards agreed to keep the atomic breath,<ref name="fxguide"/> but he disagreed with the design of the fins and chose an angular, broken slate look with his reasoning being that this trait "made more sense, as if the fins growing out of [Godzilla] are brittle and break."<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_10.jpg Godzilla with "Broken Slate" Fins Concept Art]</ref> However, the maple leaf-shaped dorsal plates seen in the majority of Godzilla's designs would later be incorporated into the GareGoji design by the time the 2012 Comic Con teaser trailer was made.  
One aspect of Godzilla design that received many variations in the design process was his dorsal plates.<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Dorsalplates2014concepts.png Concept art of various designs for dorsal plates].</ref> The dinosaur-esque design created by Broadmore featured triangular-shaped plates like previous designs and his atomic breath was more electrical-based, similar to Frank Hong's early keyframe art.<ref name="Broadmore"/><ref name="Godzilla1"/><ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Frank_Hong_Early_Godzilla_2014_Keyframe_Art_1.jpg Concept Art by Frank Hong]</ref> Gareth Edwards did not like this design, saying that the plates were "incredibly big" and added that "you didn't see that form anywhere else on his body." Edwards also felt that the lightning effect made it difficult to understand what the audience was looking at.<ref name="Godzilla1"/>  Another potential design by Christian Pearce had the dorsal plates resemble the plates of ''Stegosaurus''.<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Plateconcept1.png Christian Pearce Godzilla concept art with Stegosaurus plates on his back.]</ref> At one point Godzilla had porcupine spines in place of his signature plates. Though Edwards admitted that he liked this design, saying that it made Godzilla aggressive, he rejected it explaining "The problem is it just isn't Godzilla."<ref name="Spine">[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_3.jpg Concept of Godzilla with Spines]</ref> Two designs also featured a fish-like dorsal fin in place of Godzilla's signature plates.<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Eelgodzilla1.png First concept art of Godzilla with a dorsal fin.]</ref><ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Eelgodzilla2.png Second concept art of Godzilla with a dorsal fin].</ref> One design that Edwards thought would be the final option for the fins was a fish-like design.<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_8.jpg Andrew Baker Concept Art]</ref><ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_5.jpg Godzilla with Fishlike Fins Concept Art]</ref> Christian Pearce and Andrew Baker, concept artists responsible for designing Godzilla who were also fans of the [[kaiju]], were known to have arguments with Edwards to keep Godzilla's atomic breath and the shape of his dorsal plates. Eventually, Edwards agreed to keep the atomic breath,<ref name="fxguide"/> but he disagreed with the design of the plates and chose an angular, broken slate look with his reasoning being that this trait "made more sense, as if the fins growing out of [Godzilla] are brittle and break."<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Concept_Art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_10.jpg Godzilla with "Broken Slate" Fins Concept Art]</ref> However, the maple leaf-shaped dorsal plates seen in the majority of Godzilla's designs would later be incorporated into the GareGoji design by the time the 2012 Comic-Con teaser trailer was made.  


Another feature that was heavily focused on was the face. The filmmakers preferred Godzilla to have an angular face, with Edwards believing that rounded facial features made Godzilla look too "cute."<ref name="NYTimes">Murphy, Mekado. (May 9, 2014) [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/11/movies/godzilla-in-his-many-incarnations.html?_r=1 Godzilla in His Many Incarnations]. ''New York Times''</ref> Edwards began to favor an angular look for Godzilla after his displeasure with a retro-style design created by Broadmore that exhibited a rounded face.<Ref name="1954Goji"/><Ref name="Broadmore"/> A grizzly bear was initially considered as a basis for Godzilla's face, as its skull is angular, but Edwards felt that the eyes of the bear "didn't look right." Edwards then became inspired by the design of the vulture-like [[wikipedia:Skeksis|Skeksis]] from Jim Henson's ''The Dark Crystal'', which Edwards has stated are his favorite images from film, as he even had a book containing a full page of their eyes. Liking this trait, Edwards then told the designers to look at birds of prey and vultures as references.<ref name="Comingsoon"/> In the trend of using underwater life as a reference, Godzilla was given gills as well.<Ref name="fxguide"/> Gareth Edwards said about the gills, "You might say, oh, he should have gills. He's underwater and he's got no lungs—how else does he breathe? It might make some fans turn in their graves to know that we did this, but if just one things comes from it, it's well worth it."<ref name="ArtOfDestruction-p99">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla: The Art of Destruction]]|author=Mark Cotta Vaz|publisher=Insight Editions|page=99|isbn=978-1783292806}}</ref>
Another feature that was heavily focused on was the face. The filmmakers preferred Godzilla to have an angular face, with Edwards believing that rounded facial features made Godzilla look too "cute."<ref name="NYTimes">Murphy, Mekado. (May 9, 2014) [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/11/movies/godzilla-in-his-many-incarnations.html?_r=1 Godzilla in His Many Incarnations]. ''New York Times''</ref> Edwards began to favor an angular look for Godzilla after his displeasure with a retro-style design created by Broadmore that exhibited a rounded face.<ref name="1954Goji"/><ref name="Broadmore"/> A grizzly bear was initially considered as a basis for Godzilla's face, as its skull is angular, but Edwards felt that the eyes of the bear "didn't look right." Edwards then became inspired by the design of the vulture-like [[wikipedia:Skeksis|Skeksis]] from Jim Henson's ''The Dark Crystal'', which Edwards has stated are his favorite images from film, as he even had a book containing a full page of their eyes. Liking this trait, Edwards then told the designers to look at birds of prey and vultures as references.<ref name="Comingsoon"/> Bears and dogs also influenced his facial structure.<ref name="Empire">[https://web.archive.org/web/20140601224312/https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=40256/ Empire - Meet Empire's Godzilla Subscriber Cover (archives)]</ref> In the trend of using underwater life as a reference, Godzilla was given gills as well.<ref name="fxguide"/> Gareth Edwards said about the gills, "You might say, oh, he should have gills. He's underwater and he's got no lungs—how else does he breathe? It might make some fans turn in their graves to know that we did this, but if just one things comes from it, it's well worth it."<ref name="ArtOfDestruction-p99">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla: The Art of Destruction]]|author=Mark Cotta Vaz|publisher=Insight Editions|page=99|isbn=978-1783292806}}</ref>
 
The design process of Godzilla continued further after the release of the 2012 Comic-Con teaser with Moving Picture Company concept artist Matt Allsopp.<ref name="Cinefex">Seymour, Mike. (July 2014) I Am Become Death. ''Cinefex'' (iPad edition), 138</ref> Allsopp created the finalized design of Godzilla's head and his plates.<ref>[http://mattallsopp.blogspot.com/2014/10/head-design-godzilla.html Head Design - Godzilla]. ''Matt Allsopp Portfolio''</ref> The GareGoji design received last-minute tweaks to his legs when his CG model was being animated, due to them being too thick.<ref name="1954Goji2"/> [[Andy Serkis]], who performed motion capture for [[King Kong]] in Peter Jackson's [[King Kong (2005 film)|2005 remake]], was consulted to make the GareGoji and the [[MUTO]]s' computer-generated movement more realistic.<ref name="Serkis">[http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/04/20/godzilla-andy-serkis-on-mo-cap-monsters-motives-wondercon-2014 "Godzilla: Andy Serkis on Motion Capture." IGN. 2014.]</ref> Godzilla's movements were based on lizards (such as the Komodo dragon), bears, lions, and wolves.<ref>Giardiana, Carolyn. (May 27, 2014) [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/godzilla-how-filmmakers-created-iconic-706771 'Godzilla': How the Filmmakers Created the Iconic Creature and a Fully CG San Francisco (Photos)]. ''Hollywood Reporter''</ref>
 
The GareGoji model was reused almost a decade later for the television series ''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]'' ([[2023]]-[[2024]]), where detail was added to its dorsal plates for extreme close-ups.<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/monarch-legacy-monsters-lawton-godzilla-ion-dragon-apple-tv-1844642|title=Exclusive 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' Finally Solves Godzilla Mystery|last=Dunn|first=Billie Schwab|date=November 17, 2023|work=Newsweek}}</ref>


The design process of Godzilla further continued after the release of the 2012 Comic-Con teaser with Moving Picture Company concept artist Matt Allsopp.<Ref name="Cinefex">Seymour, Mike. (July 2014) I Am Become Death. ''Cinefex'' (iPad edition), 138</ref> Allsopp created the finalized design of Godzilla's head and his plates.<ref>[http://mattallsopp.blogspot.com/2014/10/head-design-godzilla.html Head Design - Godzilla]. ''Matt Allsopp Portfolio''</ref> The GareGoji design received last-minute tweaks to his legs when his CG model was being animated, due too them being too thick.<Ref name="1954Goji2"/>
==Detail==
==Detail==
For [[Godzilla]]'s return to the big screen after a ten-year hiatus, the King of the Monsters was revamped and given a new design that didn't look radically different from Toho's established Godzilla designs like the [[Godzilla/TriStar|TriStar Godzilla]] [[ToraGoji|design]] from the [[Godzilla (1998 film)|1998 film]]. The GareGoji design is completely computer generated and no practical effects whatsoever were used to portray it, a distinction it shares with the [[Third Street Godzilla]]. Many aspects of the GareGoji's design have an overall highly angular and spiky appearance to them. The face is boxy with tiny, yellow, eagle-like eyes in sunken sockets and has a broad muzzle with thin, spread out, reptilian nostrils as opposed to more mammalian, clustered looking nostrils of Toho's designs. The mouth is lipless, like a crocodile, and has numerous small, unevenly spaced, needle-like teeth. While this design has no true ears, it does have a pair of small scutes in the same general location that ears would be, that can give the impression of them when viewed from frontward angles. These pseudo-ears are the first in a series of small spikes running down the sides of the neck. Similar bumpy spikes can be found on the sides of the edges of the lower jaw, the shoulder area, and sides of the beginning of the thighs. The neck is also short and extremely muscular and each side has several leafy looking gills and its underside is partially covered with a series of overlapping, spiky, dewlap-like plates. This design has long, muscular arms and large, partially webbed, alligator-like hands with small, black claws. The GareGoji design has long, pillar-like legs attached to enormous thighs and hips and stumpy, elephant or sauropod-like feet with dull claws. This design also has wide shoulders and a barrel-shaped torso with a pair of large scale patterns on the chest. The {{scutes}} are somewhat flat and of a moderate size and have a mildly jagged, slightly chipped-away appearance to them, and bear a partial resemblance to the ones found on the [[MireGoji]] suit. The tail is long and more whip-like, with a much thinner tip compared with previous designs, and the tail segments are thinner and more angular. The skin texture is much more reptilian and lifelike than the keloid scar or tree-bark like texture found on many of the Toho designs, and appears to have many visual similarities with crocodilians and sea turtles. This design is uniformly colored, including the {{scutes}}, a dull greyish brown or green.
For [[Godzilla]]'s return to the big screen after a 10-year hiatus, the King of the Monsters was revamped and given a new design that didn't look radically different from Toho's established Godzilla designs like the [[Godzilla (TriStar)|TriStar Godzilla]] [[ToraGoji|design]] from the [[GODZILLA (1998 film)|1998 film]]. The GareGoji design is completely computer generated and no practical effects whatsoever were used to portray it. Many aspects of the GareGoji's design have an overall highly angular and spiky appearance to them. The face is boxy with tiny, yellow, eagle-like eyes in sunken sockets and has a broad muzzle with thin, spread-out, reptilian nostrils as opposed to more mammalian, clustered looking nostrils of Toho's designs. The mouth is lipless, like a crocodile, and has numerous small, unevenly spaced, needle-like teeth. While this design has no true ears, it does have a pair of small scutes in the same general location that ears would be, that can give the impression of them when viewed from frontward angles. These pseudo-ears are the first in a series of small spikes running down the sides of the neck. Similar bumpy spikes can be found on the sides of the edges of the lower jaw, the shoulder area, and sides of the beginning of the thighs. The neck is also short and extremely muscular and each side has several leafy-looking gills and its underside is partially covered with a series of overlapping, spiky, dewlap-like plates. This design has long, muscular arms and large, partially webbed, alligator-like hands with small, black claws. The GareGoji design has long, pillar-like legs attached to enormous thighs and hips and stumpy, elephant or sauropod-like feet with dull claws. This design also has wide shoulders and a barrel-shaped torso with a pair of large scale patterns on the chest. The dorsal plates are somewhat flat and of moderate size and have a mildly jagged, slightly chipped-away appearance to them, and bear a partial resemblance to the ones found on the [[MireGoji]] suit. The tail is long and more whip-like, with a much thinner tip compared with previous designs, and the tail segments are thinner and more angular. The skin texture is much more reptilian and lifelike than the keloid scar or tree-bark like texture found on many of the Toho designs and appears to have many visual similarities with crocodilians and sea turtles. This design is uniformly colored, including the plates, a dull greyish-brown or green.
 
==Use in other media==
Legendary has released a multitude of physical statistics for their incarnation of Godzilla, including:
===Video games===
*His height is 355 feet.
*''[[Godzilla: Strike Zone]]'' (2014) - Android, iOS, and browser
*His tail is 550 feet, 4 inches long. 
*''[[Godzilla: Smash3]]'' (2014) - Android and iOS
*He has a total of 89 {{scutes}} running down his back and tail.
*[[Godzilla (2014 video game)|''Godzilla'']] (2014) - Sony PlayStation 3 and 4
*The palms of his hands are 34 feet, 4 inches long.
*''[[Godzilla Kaiju Collection]]'' (2015) - Android and iOS
*He has a volume of 89,724 cubic meters.<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia">{{cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia]]|date=23 July [[2014]]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=120|isbn=4-096-82090-3}}</ref>
*''[[Pinball FX]]'' (2023) - PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Steam, Epic Games [still frame; target]
*He would weigh 90,000 tons if his volume was filled with water.
*His feet are 58 feet wide and 60 feet long.
*His canine teeth are 3.51 feet long and and 1.73 feet deep.
*His roar can be heard from three miles away.<ref name="Facts 1">[http://legendary.tumblr.com/post/85942673421/godzilla-facts '''Legendary''' - Godzilla Facts] (link dead, [http://archive.is/0ZWS1 archive] available)</ref><ref name="Facts 2">[http://www.themoviebit.com/2014/04/godzilla-ultimate-trivia.html '''The Movie Bit''' - Godzilla Ultimate Trivia].</ref>
==Use in Other Media==
===Video Games===
*''[[Godzilla: Smash3]]''
*''[[Godzilla: Strike Zone]]''
*''[[Godzilla (2014 video game)|Bandai Namco's ''Godzilla'']]''
*''[[Godzilla: Kaiju Collection]]''
===Comics===
===Comics===
*''[[Godzilla: Awakening]]''
*''[[Godzilla: Awakening]]'' (2014)
*''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]''
*''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]'' (2019)
*''[[Legends of the Monsterverse: The Omnibus|Godzilla: Fight or Flight]]'' (2023)
===Commercials===
===Commercials===
*[[FIAT#"GODZILLA"|FIAT Brand "Godzilla" Commercial]]
*[[FIAT#"GODZILLA"|FIAT "Godzilla" commercial]] (2014)
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Concept art===
====''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''====
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Frank_Hong_Early_Godzilla_2014_Keyframe_Art_1.jpg|[http://www.slashfilm.com/unused-godzilla-concept-art/ Early keyframe art by Frank Hong featuring Godzilla firing blue lightning] by Frank Hong
Frank_Hong_Early_Godzilla_2014_Keyframe_Art_2.jpg|[http://frankhong.deviantart.com/art/Godzilla-454583427 Early keyframe art by Frank Hong featuring Rokmutul and Godzilla, Alcatraz between them] by Frank Hong
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Josh Nizzi Godzilla vs Rokmutul.jpg|Godzilla vs. [[Rokmutul]] concept art by Josh Nizzi
Officially Rejected Godzilla 2014 Concept Designs.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 1.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 2.jpg|Godzilla concept art by Greg Broadmore
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 3.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 4.jpg|Godzilla concept art by Greg Broadmore
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 5.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 6.jpg|Godzilla concept art by Greg Broadmore
GODZILLA 2014 concept art by Greg Broadmore.jpg|Godzilla head concept art by Greg Broadmore
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 7.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 8.jpg|Godzilla concept art by Andrew Baker
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 9.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 10.jpg|Godzilla concept art by Christian Pearce
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 11.jpg|Godzilla concept art by Andrew Baker
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 12.png|Godzilla concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 13.png|Godzilla concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 14.png|Godzilla concept art
Christmastreezilla.png|Godzilla concept art
Dorsalplates2014concepts.png|Godzilla concept art
Eelgodzilla1.png|Godzilla concept art
Eelgodzilla2.png|Godzilla concept art
Plateconcept1.png|Godzilla concept art
Plateconcept2.png|Godzilla concept art
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Plateconcept6.png|Godzilla concept art
Plateconcept7.png|Godzilla concept art
Plateconcept8.png|Godzilla concept art
Plateconcept9.png|Godzilla concept art
Behind Godzilla 2014 - 10.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Art-godzilla-031.jpg|Godzilla concept art by Christian Pearce
Art-godzilla-032.jpg|Godzilla concept art by Christian Pearce
Art-godzilla-034.jpg|Godzilla concept models
Art-godzilla-035.jpg|Godzilla concept models
Art-godzilla-036.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Art-godzilla-037.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Art-godzilla-038.jpg|Godzilla concept art
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Art-godzilla-040.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Art-godzilla-043.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Kan Muftic 1 Godzilla.jpeg|Godzilla concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Kan Muftic 6.jpeg|Godzilla concept art
Art-godzilla-110a08.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Art-godzilla-10.jpg
Art-godzilla-110a11.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Art-godzilla-039b.jpg|Godzilla concept art
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QMJS0oT.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 15.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla 16.jpg|Godzilla concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla Head 1.jpg|Godzilla head concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla Head 2.jpg|Godzilla head concept art
Godzilla_0001.jpg
Godzilla_0004.jpg
Godzilla_0006.jpg
Godzilla_2014_Final_Design_Maquette_from_Legendary_Booth_SDCC_2014.jpg|Finalized Godzilla design statue seen in San Diego Comic-Con 2014
2014_Concept_Statue.png|Godzilla concept bust
Godzilla_2014_Design_Concept_1_-_Collider.png|Godzilla concept statue
Godzilla_2014_Design_Concept_2_-_Collider.png|Godzilla concept statue
Front_view08.jpg|Godzilla concept statue
Godzilla_2014_design.jpeg|Godzilla concept statue
Godzillasdccb1x.jpg|Godzilla concept statue
Godzilal291427concept.png|Godzilla version 1 prototype design concept statue by Hector A. Arce
Gze_statue.jpg|Godzilla concept statue
GODZILLA_2014_Close_to_final_design.jpg|Godzilla concept statue
File:Garegoji concept statue.jpeg
nKkCCOF.jpg|Godzilla vs. [[MUTO]] concept art
azN35ue.jpg|Godzilla vs. MUTO concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla vs. MUTO 5.jpg|Godzilla vs. MUTO concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla vs. MUTO 6.jpg|Godzilla vs. MUTO concept art
Concept art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla vs. MUTO 3.jpg|Godzilla vs. MUTO concept art
Concept art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla vs. MUTO 4.jpg|Godzilla vs. MUTO concept art
Concept_art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_vs._MUTO_1.png|Godzilla vs. MUTO concept art
Concept_art_-_Godzilla_2014_-_Godzilla_vs._MUTO_2.jpg|Godzilla vs. MUTO concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla vs. MUTO 8.jpg|Godzilla vs. MUTO concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla vs. MUTO 9.jpg|Godzilla vs. MUTO concept art
Concept Art - Godzilla 2014 - Godzilla vs. MUTO 10.jpg|Godzilla vs. MUTO concept art
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===Production===
===Production===
====''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''====
====''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''====
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Godzilla_by_genzoman-d3l2vzk.jpg|The original Godzilla 2014 art, done by Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias (GENZOMAN) on deviantART<ref name="GENZOMAN">[http://genzoman.deviantart.com/art/Godzilla-216805232 Godzilla by GENZOMAN on deviantART]</ref>
Godzilla_by_genzoman-d3l2vzk.jpg|The original Godzilla 2014 art, done by Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias (GENZOMAN) on deviantART<ref name="GENZOMAN">[http://genzoman.deviantart.com/art/Godzilla-216805232 Godzilla by GENZOMAN on deviantART]</ref>
Godzilla_2012_design.jpg|Teaser art from Comic-Con 2010, by GENZOMAN<ref name="GENZOMAN"/>
Godzilla_2012_design.jpg|Teaser art from Comic-Con 2010, by GENZOMAN<ref name="GENZOMAN"/>
Godzilla_2014_Design_Concept_1_-_Collider.png|Godzilla concept maquette
Godzilla_2014_Design_Concept_2_-_Collider.png|Godzilla concept maquette
Front_view08.jpg|Godzilla concept maquette
Godzilla_2014_design.jpeg|Godzilla concept maquette
Godzillasdccb1x.jpg|Godzilla concept maquette
Gze_statue.jpg|Godzilla concept maquette
GODZILLA_2014_Close_to_final_design.jpg|Godzilla concept maquette
LegendaryGoji_Concept_Maquette.jpg|Godzilla concept maquette
American Godzilla.gif|Godzilla in the [[Godzilla Encounter]]
American Godzilla.gif|Godzilla in the [[Godzilla Encounter]]
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New Godzilla 2014 Screenshot Godzilla.jpg
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GMMFM14.png
GBITSMUTO.png
GBITSMUTO.png
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File:GareGoji model 02.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 03.jpeg
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File:GareGoji model 06.jpeg
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File:GareGoji model 08.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 09.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 10.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 11.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 12.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 13.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 14.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 15.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 16.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 17.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 18.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 19.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 20.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 21.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 22.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 23.jpeg
File:GareGoji model 24.jpeg
File:G14 - Godzilla on the Golden Gate Bridge.png
File:Godzilla 2014 Bridge.jpg
File:Godzillamoviecom Gallery 25.jpg
File:Godzillamoviecom Gallery 24.jpg
File:GODZILLA BikiniIsland 4.jpg
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File:Godzillamoviecom Gallery 28.jpg
File:G14 - Godzilla holding onto MUTO.png
File:G14 - Godzilla and freshly beheaded MUTO.png
File:GODZILLA LasVegas 3.jpg
File:GODZILLA Hawaii 4.jpg
File:GODZILLA Hawaii 3.jpg
File:GODZILLA BikiniIsland 3.jpg
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File:GODZILLA BikiniIsland 0.jpg
File:Godzilla 2014 Bleeds.jpg
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====''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''====
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</gallery>
===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
====''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' Trailers====
====''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' trailers====
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Legendary-Godzilla-first-look.jpg|The first still of Godzilla from Comic-Con 2012
Legendary-Godzilla-first-look.jpg|The first still of Godzilla from Comic-Con 2012
Godzilla-pics-3.jpg|Godzilla in the teaser trailer
Godzilla-pics-3.jpg|Godzilla in the teaser trailer
LegendaryGoji Dorsal Plates.png|Godzilla's {{scutes}} in the teaser trailer
LegendaryGoji Dorsal Plates.png|Godzilla's dorsal plates in the teaser trailer
LegendaryGoji turns around.png|Godzilla turning around in the teaser trailer
LegendaryGoji turns around.png|Godzilla turning around in the teaser trailer
LegendaryGoji roars.png|Godzilla roars in the teaser trailer
LegendaryGoji roars.png|Godzilla roars in the teaser trailer
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Godzilla 2014 Official Main Trailer - 15.png|Godzilla's dorsal plates in the main trailer
Godzilla 2014 Official Main Trailer - 44.png|Godzilla in the main trailer
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Godzilla 2014 Official Main Trailer - 45.png|Godzilla roaring in the main trailer
Godzilla 2014 Official Main Trailer - 45.png|Godzilla roaring in the main trailer
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Godzilla 2014 Asia Trailer - 33.png
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</gallery>
====''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''====
====''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]''====
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====[[FIAT]] Brand "Godzilla" Commercial====
====''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''====
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====''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]''====
====="[[Aftermath]]"=====
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File:Monarch Legacy of Monsters - Godzilla and Cate.jpg
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====="[[Secrets and Lies]]"=====
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====="[[Terrifying Miracles]]"=====
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====[[FIAT]] "Godzilla" commercial====
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===Post-production===
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
Ken_Watanabe_and_Godzilla.png
JR_Hakata_Station,_Fukuoka,_Japan_Display.jpg|Godzilla display in the JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka, Japan in early June (before Japanese release)
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LegendaryGoji Statue In A Tokyo Park 1.jpg|Artists' interpretation concept art of the GareGoji statue in a Tokyo park in Japan
LegendaryGoji Statue In A Tokyo Park 2.jpg|GareGoji statue under construction in a Tokyo park in Japan
LegendaryGoji Statue In A Tokyo Park 3.jpg|GareGojii statue under construction in a Tokyo park in Japan
LegendaryGoji Statue In A Tokyo Park 4.jpg|GareGoji statue under construction in a Tokyo park in Japan
LegendaryGoji Statue In A Tokyo Park 5.jpg|GareGoji statue under construction in a Tokyo park in Japan
LegendaryGoji Statue In A Tokyo Park 7.jpg|GareGoji statue under construction in a Tokyo park in Japan
LegendaryGoji_Statue_In_A_Tokyo_Park_6.6_meters.jpg|GareGoji statue to be unveiled
LegendaryGoji Statue In A Tokyo Park 8.jpg|GareGoji statue's dorsal fins lighting up
LegendaryGoji Statue Unveiled 1.jpg|Unveiling
GIRL_meets_GODZILLA.jpg|GIRL meets GODZILLA event held by Toho to get young women interested in seeing Godzilla 2014
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</gallery>
===Merchandise===
===Merchandise===
====Toys====
====Toys====
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Godzilla_With_Light_and_Sounds_Toy_Book_Package.png|A GareGoji figure from the ''[[Godzilla: With Light and Sound!]]'' box kit by Running Press Miniature Editions
File:G14-hires-4.jpg|[[S.H. MonsterArts]] Godzilla (2014)
Godzilla_2014_Toys_-_Giant_Size_Godzilla.jpg|Giant Size Godzilla by [[Godzilla (Jakks Pacific Toy Line)|Jakks Pacific]]
File:G14p-hires-6.jpg|S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2014) Poster Image Ver.
NECA_Godzilla_2014_12-Inch_Painted_1.jpg|6" [[Godzilla (NECA Toy Line)|NECA]] Godzilla 2014
File:G14sf-hires-5.jpg|S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2014) Spit Fire Ver.
NECA Godzilla (12-inch) 01.jpg|12" [[Godzilla (NECA Toy Line)|NECA]] Godzilla 2014
File:NECA Godzilla 2014 12-Inch Painted 1.jpg|6" [[Godzilla (NECA Toy Line)|NECA]] Godzilla 2014
Bandai HG Godzilla 2014.jpg|[[Godzilla: High Grade|Godzilla: High Grade]] Godzilla 2014
File:NECA Godzilla (12-inch) 01.jpg|12" NECA Godzilla 2014
Bandai HG Godzilla 2014 Spit Fire.jpg|[[Godzilla: High Grade|Godzilla: High Grade]] Godzilla 2014 (Ver. Spit Fire)
File:Godzilla With Light and Sounds Toy Book Package.png|A GareGoji figure from the ''[[Godzilla: With Light and Sound!]]'' box kit by Running Press Miniature Editions
Godzilla_2014_Smash_Strike_Godzilla.jpg|Smash Strike Godzilla by [[Bandai America#Godzilla (2014)|Bandai America]]
File:Godzilla-hd-toy-look.jpg|61cm GareGoji figure by [[Godzilla (Jakks Pacific Toy Line)|Jakks Pacific]]
Godzilla_2014_Tail_Strike_Godzilla.jpg|Tail Strike Godzilla by [[Bandai America#Godzilla (2014)|Bandai America]]
File:Bandai HG Godzilla 2014.jpg|[[HG Series]] Godzilla 2014
Godzilla_2014_Atomic_Roar_Godzilla.jpg|Atomic Roar Godzilla by [[Bandai America#Godzilla (2014)|Bandai America]]
File:Bandai HG Godzilla 2014 Spit Fire.jpg|Godzilla: High Grade Godzilla 2014 (Ver. Spit Fire)
Bandai_Godzilla_2014_Gojira_Chibi.png|GareGoji Chibi Figure by [[Bandai America#Godzilla (2014)|Bandai America]]
File:Godzilla 2014 Smash Strike Godzilla.jpg|Smash Strike Godzilla by [[Bandai America#Godzilla (2014)|Bandai America]]
Bandai_Godzilla_2014_Godzilla_Chibi.png|Damaged GareGoji Chibi Figure by [[Bandai America#Godzilla (2014)|Bandai America]]
File:Godzilla 2014 Tail Strike Godzilla.jpg|Tail Strike Godzilla by Bandai America
Godzilla_Eggs_-_Godzilla_2014_3.jpg|[[Godzilla Eggs (Bandai Japan Toy Line)|Godzilla Eggs]] Godzilla 2014
File:Godzilla 2014 Atomic Roar Godzilla.jpg|Atomic Roar Godzilla by Bandai America
Godzilla 2014 Merchandise - Toys - SH MonsterArts Godzilla 2014 1.jpg|[[S.H. MonsterArts]] Godzilla (2014)
File:Bandai Godzilla 2014 Gojira Chibi.png|GareGoji Chibi Figure by Bandai America
SHMA G14 Poster 4.jpg|S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2014) Poster Image Ver.
File:Bandai Godzilla 2014 Godzilla Chibi.png|Damaged GareGoji Chibi Figure by Bandai America
SHMA G14 Spitfire 3.jpg|S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2014) Spit Fire Ver.
File:Bandai Creation Godzilla 2014.jpg|Bandai America 6.5" Godzilla 2014 figure
Godzilla_2014_LegendaryGoji_Bandai_6_Inch_Figure_Ad.jpg|[[Bandai|Bandai Japan]] 2014 [[Movie Monster Series]] Godzilla 2014
File:NY ComicCon Godzilla 2014 Figure.jpg|Bandai America 6.5" Godzilla 2014 figure (New York Comic-Con exclusive)
Bandai_Creation_Godzilla_2014.jpg|[[Bandai America]] 6.5" Godzilla 2014 figure
File:Bandai G14 12 Inch.jpg|Bandai America 12" Godzilla 2014 figure
Comic-Con New York Exclusive Godzilla 2014 6-inch Figure.jpg|[[Bandai America]] 6.5" Godzilla 2014 figure (New York Comic-Con exclusive)
File:Godzilla 2014 Toys - 3 Inch PVC Godzilla.jpg|Bandai America Destruction Pack Godzilla 2014 minifigure
Bandai G14 12 Inch.jpg|[[Bandai America]] 12" Godzilla 2014 figure
File:Bandai Shokugan Godzilla 2014.jpg|[[Bandai]] [[Shokugan]] Godzilla 2014
Godzilla 2014 Toys - 3 Inch PVC Godzilla.jpg|[[Bandai America]] Destruction Pack Godzilla 2014 minifigure
File:Bandai Japan 2014 Movie Monster Series - Godzilla 2014.jpg|Bandai 2014 [[Movie Monster Series]] Godzilla 2014
Bandai Shokugan Godzilla 2014.jpg|[[Bandai]] [[Shokugan]] Godzilla 2014
File:Godzilla Eggs - Godzilla 2014 3.jpg|[[Godzilla-E.G.|Godzilla Eggs]] Godzilla 2014
Sideshow Collectibles Godzilla 2014 Website 5.png|[[Sideshow Collectibles]] 24" Godzilla 2014 Maquette
File:Godzilla 2014 Merchandise - Toys - Wiz Kids 2-Inch Mini Figures 2.jpg|[[Godzilla (NECA Toy Line)|Godzilla 2-Inch Mini Figures]] by WizKids
File:NECA Scalers Godzilla.jpg|[[Godzilla (NECA Toy Line)|NECA Scalers]] Godzilla
File:Tumblr np39dhTHqp1u98k6yo1 500.jpg|Yubi's Figurines
File:City Destruction Godzilla.jpg|[[Playmates]] City Destruction Godzilla
File:412161926 914842863978750 663128021315899977 n.jpg|[[Hiya Toys]] Godzilla (2014)
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====Costumes====
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DELUXE_GODZILLA_2014_INFLATABLE_COSTUME.jpg|[[Rubies II|Rubie's]] Deluxe [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]] Air Blown (Inflatable) Costumes
Godzilla 2014 Deluxe Mask.jpg|Rubie's Godzilla ¾ Overhead Deluxe Latex Adult Mask
Godzilla 2014 Child Costume.png|Rubie's Godzilla 2014 Child Costume
Godzilla 2014 Adult Costume.png|Rubie's Godzilla 2014 Adult Costume
Godzilla 2014 Adult Costume 2.jpg|Rubie's Godzilla 2014 Costume Hoodie
Godzilla 2014 Mask.png|Rubie's Godzilla ¾ Vinyl Adult Mask
Godzilla_2014_Merchandise_-_Toys_-_Godzilla_Child's_Mask.jpg|Rubie's Godzilla ¾ Vinyl Child Mask
Godzilla_2014_Merchandise_-_Toys_-_Godzilla_Gloves.jpg|Rubie's Deluxe Latex Adult Godzilla Hands
File:AG 2014.jpg|[[Godzilla Origins]] ornament
</gallery>
====Other====
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godzilla-2014-figure-drink-cup-japan-movie-theater-exclusive-.jpg|Theater exclusive Godzilla 2014 cup
Godzilla_Birthday.jpg
Godzilla 2014 Merchandise - Ballpoint pen.jpg
Hallmark_Godzilla_2014_Keepsake_Ornament.jpg|Hallmark ''Godzilla'' Keepsake Ornament
Hallmark_Godzilla_2014_Ornament.jpg|Hallmark ''Godzilla'' Christmas Ornament
Godzilla 2014 Merchandise - Bottle cap.jpg|Bottle cap
Godzilla 2014 Golf Cover full.jpg|Godzilla Golfclub head cover
Godzilla-2014-Paper-Model.jpg
Godzilla statue 2014 001.JPG|Albatross Japan Godzilla 2014 Maquette
Godzilla statue 2014 001.JPG|Albatross Japan Godzilla 2014 Maquette
Godzilla statue 2014 002.JPG|[[Sideshow Collectibles]] 14" Godzilla 2014 Maquette
Godzilla 2014 resin kit.JPG|T's Facto Godzilla 2014 resin kit
Godzilla 2014 resin kit.JPG|T's Facto Godzilla 2014 resin kit
Godzilla 20114 resin kit.PNG|T's Facto Godzilla 2014 resin cast kit
Sideshow Collectibles Godzilla 2014 Website 5.png|[[Sideshow Collectibles]] 24" Godzilla 2014 Maquette
Godzilla statue 2014 002.JPG|Sideshow Collectibles 14" Godzilla 2014 Maquette
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</gallery>
====Trading Cards====
====Trading cards====
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BATTLE SPIRITS GODZILLA.jpg|[[Battle Spirits]] BSC19 Godzilla 2014 card
BATTLE SPIRITS GODZILLA.jpg|''[[Battle Spirits]]'' BSC19 Godzilla 2014 card
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</gallery>
====Magazines====
====Magazines====
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Godzilla Empire Cover 2.jpg|Empire April 2014 cover
Godzilla Empire Cover 2.jpg|''Empire'' April 2014 cover
Godzilla Empire cover.jpg|Empire April 2014 Collector's Edition cover
Empire_Godzilla_Page_5.png|Empire March 2014 Issue Page 5
Godzilla Empire cover untagged.jpg|Empire April 2014 Collector's Edition cover untagged
Empire_Godzilla_Page_8.png|Empire March 2014 Issue Page 8
Godzilla-fangoria.jpg|Fangoria Magazine
SIZE_MATTERS_-_HOW_GODZILLA_HAS_GROWN_OVER_THE_YEARS.png|Size Matters: How [[Godzilla]] Has Grown Over The Years
Cinefexjapan201401.jpg
Godzilla Empire cover.jpg|''Empire'' April 2014 Collector's Edition cover
Godzilla Empire cover untagged.jpg|''Empire'' April 2014 Collector's Edition cover untagged
Godzilla-fangoria.jpg|''Fangoria'' Magazine
Cinefexjapan201401.jpg|''Cinefex'' Magazine (Japan)
MAD_Magazine_-_Godzilla_vs._Hero_Cat.jpg|MAD Magazine
ゴジラ2014「夕刊ゴジラ」本日18日発売!.jpg|ゴジラ2014「夕刊ゴジラ」本日18日発売!
Godzilla_2014_Merchandise_-_Big_Comic_Special_Godzilla_Edition.jpg|Big Comic Special Godzilla Edition
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====Miscellaneous====
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==Trivia==
*[[Jim Rygiel]] has said that the GareGoji's fighting style was based on bears and komodo dragons.<ref name="Buzz">[[:File:Buzz_Sci-Fi_Special_GODZILLA_2014.jpg| Buzz Exclusive: Roar Deal]]</ref>
*Andy Serkis, who performed motion capture for [[King Kong]] in Peter Jackson's [[King Kong (2005 film)|2005 remake]], was consulted to make the GareGoji and the [[MUTO]]s' computer-generated movement more realistic.<ref name="Serkis">[http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/04/20/godzilla-andy-serkis-on-mo-cap-monsters-motives-wondercon-2014 "Godzilla: Andy Serkis on Motion Capture." IGN. 2014.]</ref> Godzilla's movements were based on lizards (such as the komodo dragon), bears, lions and wolves.<ref>Giardiana, Carolyn. (May 27, 2014) [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/godzilla-how-filmmakers-created-iconic-706771 'Godzilla': How the Filmmakers Created the Iconic Creature and a Fully CG San Francisco (Photos)]. ''Hollywood Reporter''</ref>
==References==
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Godzilla designs
FinalGoji
GareGoji
ShinGoji
GareGoji
The GareGoji in Godzilla (2014)
Type CGI
Nicknames LegendaryGoji, RejeGoji,
Hollywood Godzilla, AmeriGoji, 14Goji, Godzilla 2014
Portrayed by CGI, TJ Storm (motion capture)[1]
Used in Godzilla (2014),
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
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This article covers the 2014 Godzilla design. For the design introduced in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, see DougheGoji. For the Godzilla incarnation, see Godzilla (Monsterverse).

The GareGoji (ギャレゴジ,   GyareGoji)[2][3] is the Godzilla design used in the 2014 film Godzilla, as well as flashbacks in the 2023 television series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.

Name

"GareGoji" combines the names of Godzilla (2014) director Gareth Edwards with Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).[2][3]

Development

The GareGoji was primarily designed by Weta Workshop, who provided most of the creature effects for Peter Jackson's King Kong in 2005. Director Gareth Edwards has stated that there were over one hundred designs created for Godzilla.[4] In one of the first conversions between Edwards and Weta, it was agreed that the concept of Godzilla was fundamentally impossible and unable to rationalize, meaning that the audience needed to rely on suspension of disbelief to take Godzilla seriously in the film.[5] Gareth Edwards worked closely with Toho to make sure they approved of the design.[6] According to Edwards, Toho was heavily involved in the design process.[7] Edwards has also cited Weta Workshop concept artist Andrew Baker as the greatest creative influence on the GareGoji design.[8] Overall, the designers took great care to make Godzilla recognizable.[9] Edwards personally felt that it was important to him to have the GareGoji design feel like it was made by Toho.[7]

Early designs were based on dinosaurs, depicting Godzilla with his torso positioned vertically rather than horizontally like a theropod dinosaur or the TriStar Godzilla from the previous American Godzilla movie. Gareth Edwards explained "You have to steal from nature. Nature had billions of years to design Godzilla; we had one year."[10][11][12][13] However, the goal when designing the famous kaiju was to not create a monster or a Tyrannosaurus rex.[5] Gareth Edwards even rejected one design he liked that was created by Greg Broadmore on the basis that he felt it "was too much like a T. rex."[14][15] Several concepts also hearkened back to earlier Godzilla designs.[16][17] The designers looked to the natural world for inspiration, including marine creatures such as marine iguanas and large oceanic mammals. Weta Workshop designers also worked on concepts for the tail, several of which were longer than the final version.[5] One design by Christian Pearce notably featured what resembled older reconstructions of the thagomizer, the tail spikes that Stegosaurus had.[18]

One aspect of Godzilla design that received many variations in the design process was his dorsal plates.[19] The dinosaur-esque design created by Broadmore featured triangular-shaped plates like previous designs and his atomic breath was more electrical-based, similar to Frank Hong's early keyframe art.[14][11][20] Gareth Edwards did not like this design, saying that the plates were "incredibly big" and added that "you didn't see that form anywhere else on his body." Edwards also felt that the lightning effect made it difficult to understand what the audience was looking at.[11] Another potential design by Christian Pearce had the dorsal plates resemble the plates of Stegosaurus.[21] At one point Godzilla had porcupine spines in place of his signature plates. Though Edwards admitted that he liked this design, saying that it made Godzilla aggressive, he rejected it explaining "The problem is it just isn't Godzilla."[22] Two designs also featured a fish-like dorsal fin in place of Godzilla's signature plates.[23][24] One design that Edwards thought would be the final option for the fins was a fish-like design.[25][26] Christian Pearce and Andrew Baker, concept artists responsible for designing Godzilla who were also fans of the kaiju, were known to have arguments with Edwards to keep Godzilla's atomic breath and the shape of his dorsal plates. Eventually, Edwards agreed to keep the atomic breath,[5] but he disagreed with the design of the plates and chose an angular, broken slate look with his reasoning being that this trait "made more sense, as if the fins growing out of [Godzilla] are brittle and break."[27] However, the maple leaf-shaped dorsal plates seen in the majority of Godzilla's designs would later be incorporated into the GareGoji design by the time the 2012 Comic-Con teaser trailer was made.

Another feature that was heavily focused on was the face. The filmmakers preferred Godzilla to have an angular face, with Edwards believing that rounded facial features made Godzilla look too "cute."[9] Edwards began to favor an angular look for Godzilla after his displeasure with a retro-style design created by Broadmore that exhibited a rounded face.[16][14] A grizzly bear was initially considered as a basis for Godzilla's face, as its skull is angular, but Edwards felt that the eyes of the bear "didn't look right." Edwards then became inspired by the design of the vulture-like Skeksis from Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal, which Edwards has stated are his favorite images from film, as he even had a book containing a full page of their eyes. Liking this trait, Edwards then told the designers to look at birds of prey and vultures as references.[4] Bears and dogs also influenced his facial structure.[28] In the trend of using underwater life as a reference, Godzilla was given gills as well.[5] Gareth Edwards said about the gills, "You might say, oh, he should have gills. He's underwater and he's got no lungs—how else does he breathe? It might make some fans turn in their graves to know that we did this, but if just one things comes from it, it's well worth it."[29]

The design process of Godzilla continued further after the release of the 2012 Comic-Con teaser with Moving Picture Company concept artist Matt Allsopp.[6] Allsopp created the finalized design of Godzilla's head and his plates.[30] The GareGoji design received last-minute tweaks to his legs when his CG model was being animated, due to them being too thick.[17] Andy Serkis, who performed motion capture for King Kong in Peter Jackson's 2005 remake, was consulted to make the GareGoji and the MUTOs' computer-generated movement more realistic.[31] Godzilla's movements were based on lizards (such as the Komodo dragon), bears, lions, and wolves.[32]

The GareGoji model was reused almost a decade later for the television series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023-2024), where detail was added to its dorsal plates for extreme close-ups.[33]

Detail

For Godzilla's return to the big screen after a 10-year hiatus, the King of the Monsters was revamped and given a new design that didn't look radically different from Toho's established Godzilla designs like the TriStar Godzilla design from the 1998 film. The GareGoji design is completely computer generated and no practical effects whatsoever were used to portray it. Many aspects of the GareGoji's design have an overall highly angular and spiky appearance to them. The face is boxy with tiny, yellow, eagle-like eyes in sunken sockets and has a broad muzzle with thin, spread-out, reptilian nostrils as opposed to more mammalian, clustered looking nostrils of Toho's designs. The mouth is lipless, like a crocodile, and has numerous small, unevenly spaced, needle-like teeth. While this design has no true ears, it does have a pair of small scutes in the same general location that ears would be, that can give the impression of them when viewed from frontward angles. These pseudo-ears are the first in a series of small spikes running down the sides of the neck. Similar bumpy spikes can be found on the sides of the edges of the lower jaw, the shoulder area, and sides of the beginning of the thighs. The neck is also short and extremely muscular and each side has several leafy-looking gills and its underside is partially covered with a series of overlapping, spiky, dewlap-like plates. This design has long, muscular arms and large, partially webbed, alligator-like hands with small, black claws. The GareGoji design has long, pillar-like legs attached to enormous thighs and hips and stumpy, elephant or sauropod-like feet with dull claws. This design also has wide shoulders and a barrel-shaped torso with a pair of large scale patterns on the chest. The dorsal plates are somewhat flat and of moderate size and have a mildly jagged, slightly chipped-away appearance to them, and bear a partial resemblance to the ones found on the MireGoji suit. The tail is long and more whip-like, with a much thinner tip compared with previous designs, and the tail segments are thinner and more angular. The skin texture is much more reptilian and lifelike than the keloid scar or tree-bark like texture found on many of the Toho designs and appears to have many visual similarities with crocodilians and sea turtles. This design is uniformly colored, including the plates, a dull greyish-brown or green.

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References

This is a list of references for GareGoji. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. TJ Storm on LinkedIn
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://twitter.com/godzilla_jp/status/1125577852563349504
  3. 3.0 3.1 別冊映画秘宝特撮秘宝vol.6. Yosensha. 16 June 2017. p. 44. ISBN 4800312493.
    Separate Volume Movie Treasure Tokusatsu Hiho Vol 6 - page 44.jpg
  4. 4.0 4.1 Turek, Ryan. (March 12, 2014) SXSW Exclusive: Gareth Edwards Talks Godzilla’s Design, Easter Eggs & How Close Encounters Influenced the Film. Comingsoon.net
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Seymour, Mike. (June 2, 2014) Early Weta Workshop designs for Godzilla fxguide
  6. 6.0 6.1 Seymour, Mike. (July 2014) I Am Become Death. Cinefex (iPad edition), 138
  7. 7.0 7.1 Turek, Ryan. (July 19,2013) Comic-Con 2013 Interview: Gareth Edwards On Godzilla, Atomic Breath, the Design, Darabont & More! Comingsoon.net
  8. Andrew Baker Godzilla
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