MegaroGoji

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MegaroGoji Type Suit Nicknames ZoneGoji, MekaGoji, MekaGyakushuGoji, Godzilla 1973, Godzilla 1974, Godzilla 1975 Portrayed by Shinji TakagiGvMgl Isao ZushiZF, GvMG Toru KawaiZF, ToMG Used in Godzilla vs. Megalon, Zone Fighter, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, Terror of Mechagodzilla

The MegaroGoji (メガロゴジ) is the Godzilla suit design used in the 1973, 1974, and 1975 Godzilla films Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and Terror of Mechagodzilla, as well as the 1973 Toho television series Zone Fighter.

Name

In Godzilla vs. Megalon, the MegaroGoji's name comes from another kaiju's name, Megalon (メガロ,   Megaro), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

In Zone Fighter, the ZoneGoji's name comes from the kaijin, Zone Fighter (ゾーン,   Zone), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

In Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, the MekaGoji's name comes from another kaiju's name, Mechagodzilla (メカゴジラ,   Mekagojira), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

In Terror of Mechagodzilla, the MekaGyakushuGoji's name comes from the film's Japanese title, specifically Mekagojira and gyakushū (メカゴジラ and 逆襲), meaning Mechagodzilla and counterattack, respectively, and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

Detail

The MegaroGoji had a plain, streamlined body, a short neck and silver, puffy, pillow-like designed dorsal plates. The face looks more friendly than usual, with a rounded muzzle, oversized brows and huge eyes. The eyes of the MegaroGoji were movable and had movable eyelids. Compared to other Godzilla designs, this suit also has an more upright stance than previous suits, a characteristic that would be kept for the Godzilla suits made in the Heisei era.

In Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, the MegaroGoji suit was mostly the same but with some changes to the face; with more detail added in the muzzle and the brows being reduced in size, making this Godzilla suit look less playful than in the previous movie, Godzilla vs. Megalon. The eyes did not move nor did they have movable eyelids. This suit is also called the MekaGoji (メカゴジ). A second suit was used for Mechagodzilla's Fake Godzilla disguise.

In Terror of Mechagodzilla, the MegaroGoji received a further face lift; the muzzle was reduced and given more detail, the height of the brows were lowered and the eyes were reduced, thus giving the face a semi-comical and semi-mean look. The eyes did not move nor did they have movable eyelids, and the rest of the body was unchanged. This suit is also called the MekaGyakushuGoji (メカ逆襲ゴジ).

Use in other media

Video games

• Godzilla (1993) - NEC/Hudson Soft TurboDuo and PC Engine Duo

Comics

• Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #5 (2022, cameo)

Miscellaneous

• Godzilla (2021) - pinball

Gallery

Production

Godzilla vs. Megalon

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  Preforming the infamous Sliding Kick

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Zone Fighter

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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

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Terror of Mechagodzilla

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Screenshots

Godzilla vs. Megalon

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  Godzilla handshaking with Jet Jaguar

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Zone Fighter

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  Godzilla's first appearence in Zone Fighter

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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

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  The MegaroGoji used to portray Fake Godzilla

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Terror of Mechagodzilla

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Post-production

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  Godzilla visiting UltraLand

Miscellaneous

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  Haruo Nakajima poses with a replica of the MegaroGoji suit in a 1983 issue of Uchusen (宇宙船) magazine

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  Uchusen magazine page with Nakajima and the MegaroGoji replica

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  Uchusen magazine page with Nakajima and the MegaroGoji replica

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Merchandise

Covers

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Godzilla vs. Megalon

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Terror of Mechagodzilla

Toys

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  HG Series Set 9 Godzilla 1974

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  Bandai 2003 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 1974

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  Bandai Godzilla 50th Anniversary Memorial Box Godzilla 1975

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  Bandai 2023 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 1973

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  Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 1975

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  Bandai Dream Projects Godzilla 1975

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  Billiken Shokai Godzilla 1975 model kit

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  Marmit Godzilla 1973 Model kit

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  Hazawa-Gumi Godzilla 1973

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  Hazawa-Gumi Godzilla 1974

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  Hazawa-Gumi Godzilla 1975

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  X-Plus 25cm Large Monster Godzilla 1973

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  X-Plus 25cm Large Monster Godzilla 1975

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  X-Plus 30cm Godzilla 1975

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  Diamond Select Godzilla 1974 figure bank

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  Bandai 1992 Godzilla 1973 finger puppet

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  Bandai 1993 Godzilla 1974 finger puppet

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  Bandai 1993 Godzilla 1973 finger puppet

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  Bandai Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 1973

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  Bandai Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 1974

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  Bandai Godzilla Complete Works Godzilla 1975

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  Bandai Godzilla World Godzilla 1973

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  Bandai Legend of Godzilla super deformed Godzilla 1973

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  Super7 Godzilla '74

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  Super7 Godzilla '74 (Glow)

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  Bandai 2023 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 1975

Books

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Magazines

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  Cross-promotional ad featuring Godzilla, Skyrider, and Ultraman Joneus from a 1979 issue of TV Magazine

Miscellaneous

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  2nd Generation Godzilla card featured in the Godzilla War Chronicle line of Toy Card.

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  Super7 Toho Masks

Videos

Haruo Nakajima wearing a 1979 replica of the MegaroGoji in footage taken for Uchusen

Trivia

• The MegaroGoji is the only Godzilla suit to have been played by a different actor in every one of its film appearances.
• Like the MosuGoji suit in Mothra vs. Godzilla, a take in which the MegaroGoji suit was accidentally set on fire made it into Terror of Mechagodzilla. It also catches fire in episode 4 of Zone Fighter, though to a lesser degree.
• The MegaroGoji was one of two suits used to portray Mechagodzilla's Fake Godzilla disguise in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. Fake Godzilla was primarily portrayed using a separate Godzilla suit that bore noticeable physical differences from the MegaroGoji, while MegaroGoji was used for Fake Godzilla's rampage around Mount Fuji and its battle with Anguirus prior to the metal being exposed on its arm, as well as in close-ups. The Fake Godzilla suit was later used as a stand-in for the MegaroGoji in the final scene of Terror of Mechagodzilla when Godzilla wades out to sea.
• For shots using the MegaroGoji after the battle with Anguirus, the suit's arm was slightly modified to reveal the exposed piece of metal. This detail was removed once the suit was used to portray the real Godzilla.
• Five years after Terror of Mechagodzilla was released, Toho produced a replica of this suit for publicity events surrounding Godzilla's 25th anniversary. Haruo Nakajima donned it in 1983 for a photo shoot with the Japanese magazine Uchusen.

References

This is a list of references for MegaroGoji. 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]

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