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With the delay on the release of the TriStar adaptation of Godzilla, [[Godzilla (1994 film)]], Toho's initial plans to kill off the character at the end of what became [[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]] to make room for the American version shifted. Now having to continue the series, one of the ideas proposed for "Godzilla 6" was similar to [[The Return of King Ghidorah (Heisei)]], with a Showa Ghidorah-like alien monster named Emperor Ghidorah arriving on the planet to wreck havoc. However, due to the production of [[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]] having a similar monster the Ghidorah-like design was retooled into an alien doppelganger for Godzilla <ref>{{cite book|title=Godzilla Dictionary [New Edition]|author=Nomura, Norihiro |date=7 August 2014 |publisher=Kasakura Publishing |pages=|isbn=4773087250}}</ref>. Koichi Kawakita pushed to have [[Moguera|MOGUERA]] included due to his fondness for the film [[The Mysterians]], with Mothra also set to return. | With the delay on the release of the TriStar adaptation of Godzilla, [[Godzilla (1994 film)]], Toho's initial plans to kill off the character at the end of what became [[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]] to make room for the American version shifted. Now having to continue the series, one of the ideas proposed for "Godzilla 6" was similar to [[The Return of King Ghidorah (Heisei)]], with a Showa Ghidorah-like alien monster named Emperor Ghidorah arriving on the planet to wreck havoc. However, due to the production of [[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]] having a similar monster the Ghidorah-like design was retooled into an alien doppelganger for Godzilla <ref>{{cite book|title=Godzilla Dictionary [New Edition]|author=Nomura, Norihiro |date=7 August 2014 |publisher=Kasakura Publishing |pages=|isbn=4773087250}}</ref>. Koichi Kawakita pushed to have [[Moguera|MOGUERA]] included due to his fondness for the film [[The Mysterians]], with Mothra also set to return. The lukewarm box office for [[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]] led to cost-cuts being taken. Over several drafts, such as [[Godzilla vs. NeoGodzilla]] and [[Godzilla Super Wars]], the scale of the film was reduced with the villain's crystalline dragonfly minions being removed entirely and consideration to reuse [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]] and [[Garuda]] was proposed to save costs in making a new mecha <ref name="TheLostFilms">{{cite book|title= [[The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films]]|author= LeMay, John|date=15 June 2017 |publisher=Bicep Books|pages=234-235|isbn=978-1548145255}}</ref>. | ||
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Godzilla vs. AstroGodzilla (ゴジラＶＳアストロゴジラ Gojira tai Asutorogojira) is an early concept for the sixth entry in the Heisei Godzilla series, and predecessor to Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla.
Development
With the delay on the release of the TriStar adaptation of Godzilla, Godzilla (1994 film), Toho's initial plans to kill off the character at the end of what became Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II to make room for the American version shifted. Now having to continue the series, one of the ideas proposed for "Godzilla 6" was similar to The Return of King Ghidorah (Heisei), with a Showa Ghidorah-like alien monster named Emperor Ghidorah arriving on the planet to wreck havoc. However, due to the production of Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon having a similar monster the Ghidorah-like design was retooled into an alien doppelganger for Godzilla [1]. Koichi Kawakita pushed to have MOGUERA included due to his fondness for the film The Mysterians, with Mothra also set to return. The lukewarm box office for Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon led to cost-cuts being taken. Over several drafts, such as Godzilla vs. NeoGodzilla and Godzilla Super Wars, the scale of the film was reduced with the villain's crystalline dragonfly minions being removed entirely and consideration to reuse Mechagodzilla and Garuda was proposed to save costs in making a new mecha [2].
Plot
Godzilla battles against an extraterrestrial clone of himself named AstroGodzilla, born from Biollante's cells which escaped into outer space, who leads an army of giant dragonflies. This army of space insects attacks LittleGodzilla on Baas Island, but Godzilla arises to defend his adopted son. When AstroGodzilla takes control over the minds of LittleGodzilla and G-Force psychic Miki Saegusa, Godzilla must team up with G-Force's newest mech MOGUERA and Mothra to defeat his alien clone and save his son.
History
After Emperor Ghidorah was discarded as Godzilla's enemy for the sixth Heisei film, Toho continued to pursue an extraterrestrial foe for the King of the Monsters. This time, the antagonist was to be a clone of Godzilla himself, born from G-cells carried into outer space. This concept was considerably more ambitious than the final product would be, featuring an army of giant alien dragonflies controlled by AstroGodzilla and Mothra as Godzilla's ally along with MOGUERA. Shinichiro Kobayashi, writer of Godzilla vs. Biollante's original story, submitted a draft which built on this concept, though it made Godzilla's alien clone, now dubbed Crystal Godzilla, crystalline in origin. This eventually led to Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla.
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- ↑ Nomura, Norihiro (7 August 2014). Godzilla Dictionary [New Edition]. Kasakura Publishing. ISBN 4773087250.
- ↑ LeMay, John (15 June 2017). The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films. Bicep Books. pp. 234–235. ISBN 978-1548145255.
