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| A mad scientist named [[Doctor Oniyama]] attempts to take over the [[Earth]], and wants to use [[Godzilla]] as his main pawn. To get the beast, though, he has to deal with two brothers, [[Hideo Kaneko]], his brother and [[Team G]] agent [[Yosuke Kaneko|Yosuke]], their friends, and Godzilla himself. Reviving and altering the DNA of several monsters including [[Megalon]], [[Biollante]], [[Gigan]], and others, he attempts to use a [[KIDS|time machine]] to alter the past. The manga ends when Godzilla, Oniyama's ultimate creation [[King Godzilla]] and Oniyama fall into the crater of a volcano. | | A mad scientist named [[Doctor Oniyama]] attempts to take over the [[Earth]], and wants to use [[Godzilla]] as his main pawn. To get the beast, though, he has to deal with two brothers, [[Hideo Kaneko]] and his brother and [[Team G]] agent [[Yosuke Kaneko|Yosuke]]; their friends; and Godzilla himself. Reviving and altering the DNA of several monsters including [[Megalon]], [[Biollante]], [[Gigan]], and others, he attempts to use a [[KIDS|time machine]] to alter the past. The manga ends when Godzilla, Oniyama's ultimate creation [[King Godzilla]] and Oniyama fall into the crater of a volcano. |
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| A single-chapter story is included at the end of Volume 2, titled '''''Street Fighter Godzilla'''''. In this story, Godzilla, dressed as Ryu from the ''Street Fighter'' series, fights [[Hedorah]] (who is dressed up to resemble Blanka from the same series) while a [[Mothra]] larva named [[Mosuko]] struggles to declare her love for Godzilla.<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Street_Fighter_Godzilla_-_Ryu_Godzilla_vs._Blanka_Hedorah.jpg Street Fighter Godzilla]</ref> | | A single-chapter story is included at the end of Volume 2, titled '''''Street Fighter Godzilla'''''. In this story, Godzilla, dressed as Ryu from the ''Street Fighter'' series, fights [[Hedorah]] (who is dressed up to resemble Blanka from the same series) while a [[Mothra]] larva named [[Mosuko]] struggles to declare her love for Godzilla.<ref>[http://wikizilla.org/wiki/File:Street_Fighter_Godzilla_-_Ryu_Godzilla_vs._Blanka_Hedorah.jpg Street Fighter Godzilla]</ref> |
| | | ==Contents== |
| ==Monsters== | | ===Volume 1=== |
| ===[[Godzilla]]=== | | *'''Challenge from Mad Oniyama! (Godzilla vs. Baragon)''' {{small|マッド鬼山からの挑戦!(ゴジラVSバラゴン)}} (p. 6) |
| Godzilla is awoken from his slumber after the fight between himself, [[Mothra]] and [[Battra]]. Making his way inland, he fights several other monsters. The series ends with a brutally wounded Godzilla fighting a genetic twin of his, [[King Godzilla]], and both falling into a volcanic crater.
| | *'''Godzilla's Angry Atomic Breath (Godzilla vs. Biollante and Megalon)''' {{small|ゴジラ怒りの放射熱線(ゴジラVSビオランテ・メガロ)}} (p. 42) |
| ===[[Sea Baragon]]===
| | *'''The Mecha Monsters' Mayhem (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and Mechani-Kong)''' {{small|メカ怪獣の狂騒曲(ゴジラVSメカゴジラ・メカニコング)}} (p. 77) |
| Using the corpse of the original [[Baragon]] from 1965, Doctor Oniyama splices its DNA with that of a walrus and narwhal to create [[Sea Baragon]]. Sea Baragon is the first foe of Godzilla in the series and has no special powers, instead opting for brute force and stabbing attacks using its horn. Sea Baragon can also use his horn like a drill and can make it spin at high speeds. After stabbing Godzilla in the chest, Godzilla killed Sea Baragon by breaking his horn, swinging him around by the tail and then setting him ablaze with his atomic breath.
| | *'''Godzilla is Executed!? (Godzilla vs. Rodan)''' {{small|ゴジラ処刑される!?(ゴジラVSラドン)}} (p. 115) |
| ===Neo [[Biollante]]===
| | *'''Monster vs. Dinosaur!! (Godzilla vs. Anguirus)''' {{small|怪獣VS恐竜!!(ゴジラVSアンギラス)}} (p. 153) |
| A revived [[Biollante]] called Neo Biollante appeared shortly after death of [[Sea Baragon]], and was joined by [[Megalon]] in battle against Godzilla. While essentially the same as the first Biollante, Neo Biollante could use her vines to create 'cages' in an attempt to trap Godzilla, but required doses of water from huge tanks to stay strong, like a real plant.<ref>[http://www.tohokingdom.com/comics/monster_king_godzilla_vol1_kodansha.html]</ref> Despite being rooted to the ground and weighing much more than twice his weight, Godzilla was able to lift and throw Biollante. She retains most of her powers from her film incarnation alongside her new 'cage vines.' After rising out of the ground, Neo Biollante fought Godzilla, trapping him in her cage vines. [[Megalon]] then appeared shortly afterwards, and started attacking Godzilla. During a break in the attacks from Megalon, Godzilla lost all resolve, and simply stood perfectly still. It took Miki Hideo and [[Yosuke Hideo]] crashing a car into one of Biollante's water tanks to make her retract her cage vines and turn the tide of battle in Godzilla's favor. She was killed by Megalon after he accidentally used his horn lightning on her after Godzilla threw her at him. Biollante's DNA was later revealed to be part of [[King Godzilla]]'s genetic makeup, and her head was used as his ultimate weapon, being repurposed to fire a powerful beam from his chest.
| | ===Volume 2=== |
| ===[[Megalon]]=== | | *'''The True Identity of the WX Alien!? (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)''' {{small|WX星人の正体とは!?(ゴジラVSキングギドラ)}} (p. 5) |
| Megalon surfaced from the ground while Godzilla was trapped by Neo Biollante's cage vines. After Megalon wounded Godzilla with his drills and napalm bombs, Godzilla threw Neo Biollante at him. In an attempt to protect himself, he used his lightning beam, accidentally disintegrating Biollante. Shortly afterwards, Godzilla knocked off the top of Megalon's horn with his tail, then destroyed him with his atomic breath.
| | *'''The Red Sea Trap!! (Godzilla vs. Ebirah)''' {{small|赤い海のワナ!!(ゴジラVSエビラ)}} (p. 39) |
| ===[[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla III]]===
| | *'''Wake Up, Godzilla! (Godzilla vs. Gigan)''' {{small|目ざめよゴジラ(ゴジラVSガイガン)}} (p. 73) |
| Doctor Oniyama apparently rebuilt the original [[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]], calling it Mechagodzilla III, and sent it and a newly reconstructed [[Mechani-Kong]] II to attack [[Tokyo]]. At first, Mechagodzilla III was [[Fake Godzilla|disguised as Godzilla]], but his disguise was foiled after a G-Team [[ASTOL-MB93]] piloted by [[Yosuke Hideo]] shot out some of his artificial skin on his forearm. Godzilla soon arrived, but Mechagodzilla III fought back, impaling him through the chest and wounding him with its finger missiles. Mechagodzilla III was destroyed when Godzilla blasted the mecha into [[Tokyo Bay]] with his atomic breath, breaking off Mechagodzilla's outer casing. After Mechagodzilla III taunted Godzilla one final time, Godzilla shot it again with his atomic breath, destroying the machine in a huge explosion.
| | *'''The Greatest Battle in History: Part One (Godzilla vs. King Godzilla)''' {{small|史上最大の決戦(前編)(ゴジラVSキングゴジラ)}} (p. 103) |
| | | *'''The Greatest Battle in History: Part Two (Godzilla and Machine G vs. King Godzilla)''' {{small|史上最大の決戦(後編)(ゴジラ・マシーン{{ruby|G|ゴジラ}}VSキングゴジラ)}} (p. 135) |
| ===[[Mechani-Kong|Mechani-Kong II]]=== | | *'''Godzilla Museum''' {{small|ゴジラ博物館}} (p. 165) |
| Mechani-Kong was reconstructed by Doctor Oniyama, and used to double-team Godzilla, holding the beast while Mechagodzilla III impaled him with its hand. Mechani-Kong II was flung over Godzilla's shoulder and slammed into the ground, deactivating the machine.
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| ===[[Rodan]]=== | | {{Col-begin}} |
| A [[Rodan]] appeared under the control of Doctor Oniyama, flying across Tokyo and dropping large bombs from his talons. He later attacked Godzilla while he was out at sea and carried him off to be frozen by Oniyama. Shortly after Godzilla was revived by two submarines, Godzilla and Rodan fought again. Rodan fought valiantly, only to get slammed into the ground and have his wing torn off by Godzilla.
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| ===[[Anguirus]]=== | | ===Characters=== |
| Unlike the original [[Anguirus]], this one was a new species of [[Ankylosaurus]] on display at a dinosaur Eepo festival. During the distant past, this Ankylosaur was a natural rival to the [[Godzillasaurus]]. At first, Anguirus was revived by Oniyama as a large Ankylosaurus, who fought Godzilla after he had been forcibly devolved by Oniyama into an Godzillasaurus. Aware that the Ankylosaur was losing the fight, Oniyama and his past self shot a huge dart from KIDS that made the Ankylosaur evolve into Anguirus. After Godzilla re-evolved, Anguirus and Godzilla fought again. Anguirus, with the help of his new abilities, being able to fly by rotating his shell and being able to slice Godzilla with his shell, fought as best as he could, but was defeated after Godzilla was given some shells from Yosuke's ASTOL-MB93 and rammed them down Anguirus's throat. Anguirus tried to flee alongside Oniyama in [[KIDS]], only to explode violently, destroying Anguirus and the time machine and leaving Oniyama's fate unknown.
| | *Hideo Kaneko |
| ===[[Godzillasaurus]]===
| | *Shinichi |
| After Doctor Oniyama revived Anguirus, he used [[KIDS|his time machine]] to forcibly devolve Godzilla into a Godzillasaurus so that he would be unable to fight Oniyama's [[Anguirus]] once he had mutated it from the Ankylosaur. Godzilla, as the Godzillasaurus, fought well and managed to subdue the Ankylosaur until Oniyama mutated it into the much larger Anguirus, who leapt into the air and seemingly crushed him beneath his much larger body. All hope seemed lost until Godzilla suddenly rose, back in his fully-evolved and mutant form - the devolution had only worked for a short time.
| | *Emiko |
| ===[[Gigan]]===
| | *Yosuke Kaneko |
| [[Gigan]] traveled to Earth with [[King Ghidorah]]. He appeared to have been refurbished, and had a variety of powers that he originally didn't have. He was ultimately defeated by Godzilla in the second volume. | | *Linda Miller |
| ===[[King Ghidorah]]===
| | *Dr. Mad Oniyama |
| Another [[King Ghidorah]], called King Ghidorah III, appeared in the second volume, arriving on [[Earth]] with the purpose to fight Godzilla. He sported the new power of being able to turn himself invisible. King Ghidorah III died when Godzilla ripped two of his heads off with a nuclear pulse. His DNA was collected by Doctor Oniyama to form [[King Godzilla]], with two of his heads forming King Godzilla's arms.
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| ===[[Flying Ebirah]]===
| | *[[Godzilla]] |
| First appearing in a South Pacific Beach resort, [[Ebirah]] was given insect-like wings by Doctor Oniyama, who claimed insects and crustaceans were very similar. It used its new wings to fly around and stab at Godzilla, but was impaled on a palm tree and had its new wings torn off by Godzilla. It was then frozen and destroyed.
| | *[[Sea Baragon]] |
| ===Neo [[Gigan]]===
| | *[[Biollante|Neo Biollante]] |
| Appearing shortly after the defeat of Flying Ebirah, Neo Gigan was lent to Doctor Oniyama by the [[M Space Hunter Nebula Aliens]] to fight Godzilla. Gigan had been further modified by the Nebulans to become somewhat of a bio-mech, with Gigan's head containing a cockpit and command center for a pilot to reside in. Due to the liquid nitrogen that was used to freeze Ebirah cooling the area around it, Godzilla was forced into a hibernation-like state, which Neo Gigan took to its advantage, attacking Godzilla. Neo Gigan later had one of his arms torn off by Godzilla's brute force, before jettisoning his head so that Oniyama could escape. Following this, Neo Gigan's body exploded violently.
| | *[[Megalon]] |
| ===[[Machine G]]===
| | *[[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla III]] |
| A powerful [[Mechagodzilla]] controlled by [[G-Team]], Machine G was piloted by Miki Hideo, Yosuke Hideo and Linda Miller to fight [[King Godzilla]] after Godzilla was defeated by the chimeric kaiju. While Machine G fought well, King Godzilla quickly gained the upper hand after activating his Neo Biollante head, and nearly destroyed Machine G until Godzilla returned to sacrifice himself to destroy King Godzilla and Oniyama.
| | *[[Mechani-Kong|Mechani-Kong II]] |
| ===[[Battra]]===
| | *[[Rodan]] |
| [[Battra]] and his battle with Godzilla from [[1993]] were mentioned, but only when Doctor Oniyama used Battra's brain and wings to enhance his "[[King Godzilla]]" monster.
| | *[[Anguirus]] |
| ===[[King Godzilla]]===
| | *[[King Ghidorah|King Ghidorah III]] |
| King Godzilla is a monster created by Doctor Oniyama that had the body of Godzilla, two heads and legs from King Ghidorah, and the wings and brain of Battra, and the concealed head of [[Biollante]]. Godzilla, weakened from his nonstop brawling, stood no chance, and was mortally wounded by a set of spikes that King Godzilla dropped him onto. It was then that Miki and his friends decided that they'd have to continue the fight alone, and sent Machine G into battle. Machine G managed to stall King Godzilla, but was very nearly destroyed after King Godzilla attempted to crush Machine G's head beneath his foot. Godzilla returned, revived by bolts of lightning, and managed to throw himself into a active volcanic crater while holding King Godzilla. King Godzilla, Godzilla and Oniyama fell into the crater and all presumably burned to death.
| | *[[Ebirah]] |
| ===[[Hedorah]]===
| | *[[Gigan|Neo Gigan]] |
| Seen exclusively in the ''Street Fighter Godzilla'' story placed at the end of Volume 2, Hedorah fought Godzilla, dressed up to resemble Blanka, only to be sent flying when Godzilla, dressed as Ryu, used a Shoryuken on him.
| | *[[Machine G]] |
| ===[[Mothra]]=== | | *[[King Godzilla]] |
| A miniature [[Mothra]] larva appears on the insert of the covers for both volumes, being held by [[Hiroshi Kawamoto]] in his self-portrait.
| | *[[Hedorah]] (''Street Fighter Godzilla'') |
| | | *[[Mosuko]] (''Street Fighter Godzilla'') |
| ===[[Mosuko]]===
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| Introduced in the ''Street Fighter Godzilla'' story, Mosuko is a female [[Mothra]] larva who has romantic feelings for Godzilla. Much of the story centers around her trying to confess her love to Godzilla, who only accepts it upon realizing that if he dates Mosuko, he must have access to the [[Shobijin|Cosmos]] as well.
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| | *Maser helicopter |
| | *[[KIDS]] |
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| ===Volume 1=== | | ===Volume 1=== |
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters (怪獣王ゴジラ, Kaijū Ō Gojira, lit. Monster King Godzilla) is a manga series written by Hisashi Yasui and illustrated by Hiroshi Kawamoto. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine DX Bombom from 1992 to 1993, with publishers Kodansha Comics and Bombom Comics collecting the chapters in two volumes.
Set after Godzilla vs. Mothra, the manga showcases Godzilla squaring off against various kaiju (who are commanded by a mad scientist called Oniyama) in extremely violent and bloody battles. The monsters Godzilla defeats are usually defeated by his atomic breath, and most of the enemy monster's attacks focus on Godzilla's chest, usually causing dramatic injuries.
In addition to dialogue among the human characters, the kaiju themselves also speak to each other, although humans are unable to understand them.
Plot
A mad scientist named Doctor Oniyama attempts to take over the Earth, and wants to use Godzilla as his main pawn. To get the beast, though, he has to deal with two brothers, Hideo Kaneko and his brother and Team G agent Yosuke; their friends; and Godzilla himself. Reviving and altering the DNA of several monsters including Megalon, Biollante, Gigan, and others, he attempts to use a time machine to alter the past. The manga ends when Godzilla, Oniyama's ultimate creation King Godzilla and Oniyama fall into the crater of a volcano.
A single-chapter story is included at the end of Volume 2, titled Street Fighter Godzilla. In this story, Godzilla, dressed as Ryu from the Street Fighter series, fights Hedorah (who is dressed up to resemble Blanka from the same series) while a Mothra larva named Mosuko struggles to declare her love for Godzilla.[1]
Contents
Volume 1
- Challenge from Mad Oniyama! (Godzilla vs. Baragon) マッド鬼山からの挑戦!(ゴジラVSバラゴン) (p. 6)
- Godzilla's Angry Atomic Breath (Godzilla vs. Biollante and Megalon) ゴジラ怒りの放射熱線(ゴジラVSビオランテ・メガロ) (p. 42)
- The Mecha Monsters' Mayhem (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and Mechani-Kong) メカ怪獣の狂騒曲(ゴジラVSメカゴジラ・メカニコング) (p. 77)
- Godzilla is Executed!? (Godzilla vs. Rodan) ゴジラ処刑される!?(ゴジラVSラドン) (p. 115)
- Monster vs. Dinosaur!! (Godzilla vs. Anguirus) 怪獣VS恐竜!!(ゴジラVSアンギラス) (p. 153)
Volume 2
- The True Identity of the WX Alien!? (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah) WX星人の正体とは!?(ゴジラVSキングギドラ) (p. 5)
- The Red Sea Trap!! (Godzilla vs. Ebirah) 赤い海のワナ!!(ゴジラVSエビラ) (p. 39)
- Wake Up, Godzilla! (Godzilla vs. Gigan) 目ざめよゴジラ(ゴジラVSガイガン) (p. 73)
- The Greatest Battle in History: Part One (Godzilla vs. King Godzilla) 史上最大の決戦(前編)(ゴジラVSキングゴジラ) (p. 103)
- The Greatest Battle in History: Part Two (Godzilla and Machine G vs. King Godzilla) 史上最大の決戦(後編)(ゴジラ・マシーンGVSキングゴジラ) (p. 135)
- Godzilla Museum ゴジラ博物館 (p. 165)
Appearances
Characters
- Hideo Kaneko
- Shinichi
- Emiko
- Yosuke Kaneko
- Linda Miller
- Dr. Mad Oniyama
Monsters
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Weapons, Vehicles, and Races
- Supercobra helicopter
- Maser helicopter
- KIDS
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Gallery
Volume 1
Sea Baragon stabs Godzilla's chest with his horn
Godzilla breaks off Sea Baragon's horn
Godzilla killing Sea Baragon
Megalon rises from underneath the ground
Megalon drills into Godzilla's chest
Godzilla disintegrates Megalon with his atomic breath
Godzilla uproots Biollante.JPG
Godzilla hefts Biollante, despite her immense weight and size
Megalon fires his lightning bolt at Godzilla, but it disintegrates Biollante instead
Megalon loses his horn after Godzilla snaps it in half using his tail
Fake Godzilla outs itself as an impostor
Dr. Oniyama introduces Mechagodzilla III, giving it the designation "Super Strong Mecha Monster"
Mechagodzilla III mocks Godzilla while Mechani-Kong tightens his grip
Mechagodzilla III stabs Godzilla with his arm while Mechani-Kong II holds Godzilla steady
Godzilla, now free from Mechani-Kong II's grasp, tosses him over his head, causing Mechani-Kong II's arm to break
MechaGodzilla 1's inner workings.JPG
Mechagodzilla III has part of his casing removed after Godzilla throws Mechani-Kong II at him, showing his mechanisms underneath
Rodan dive-bombs Godzilla
Rodan carries Godzilla away, with Oniyama following in his jet
Godzilla rips off Rodan's wing
Godzilla vaporizes the now one-winged Rodan
Anguirus ripping into Godzilla's chest with his spikes
Anguirus has some shells from Yosuke's ASTOL-MB93 shoved down his throat
Anguirus explodes after the shell Godzilla shoved down his throat detonates
Volume 2
Gigan launching his head off his body in his fight against Godzilla
Street Fighter Godzilla
Trivia
- In 2018, Hiroshi Kawamoto published an independent sequel to this series in the form of a story included in King of the Monsters Champion Festival, a fanmade anthology by various manga illustrators and authors. In this story, the Godzilla from the manga encounters Shin Godzilla, while Doctor Oniyama returns as well.
- Although Biollante is by far the heaviest Godzilla series monster, in the manga Godzilla is easily able to lift Biollante above his head and throw her with little effort.
- It seems that this manga is set in an alternative Heisei continuity that connects elements of the Showa and Heisei timelines together. While chronologically, the manga takes place after Godzilla vs. Mothra, King Ghidorah is named as King Ghidorah III, indicating that both the Showa and Heisei incarnations of King Ghidorah are present in the same timeline.
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