MogeGoji

Godzilla Designs
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MogeGoji Type Suit, CGI* Nicknames DesuGoji Used in Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

The MogeGoji (モゲゴジ) is the Godzilla suit design used in the 1994 and 1995 Godzilla films, Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.

Name

In Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, the MogeGoji's name comes from another Template:Kaiju's name, M.O.G.U.E.R.A. (モゲラ,   Mogera), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

In Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, the DesuGoji's name comes from another Template:Kaiju's name, Destoroyah (デストロイア,   Desutoroia), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

Detail

The MogeGoji suit features a stocky, triangular build, broad shoulders and heavy legs, the neck of the MogeGoji was wide at the shoulders and featured much less pronounced ribbing. The face of this suit is basically the same as the BatoGoji and RadoGoji suits. However, the eyes of the MogeGoji suit appeared bigger than those of the previous suits, while the white areas of the eyes become more pronounced, thus giving this suit a slightly less menacing expression than its predecessors. The MogeGoji suit was the first suit to be equipped with a mechanical device to move the head in different directions, instead of just up and down. This was also the first suit to employ a ventilation system to cool the suit down to help the actor within.

The 1994 MogeGoji suit was employed again for Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. To create the critical mass appearance of Godzilla for this movie, sections of the costume were removed and approximately 200 tiny red, orange and yellow light bulbs were inserted. These areas were then covered with semi-transparent vinyl plates. The suit was also fitted with a mechanism that allowed steam to pour from various parts of Godzilla's body. The eyes were also modified to glow electronically. When enhanced with computer graphics, these changes to the 1994 MogeGoji suit made the image of Godzilla reaching critical mass appear very convincing. Incidentally, Godzilla actor, Kenpachiro Satsuma, reported that the steam generated from the costume was pure carbon monoxide and that it caused him to faint several times during filming. The suit was used to portray the adult Godzilla Junior after he is revived at the end of the film, but had the light bulbs turned off. This suit is also called the DesuGoji (デスゴジ).

Use in Other Media

Video Games

• Godzilla: Archipelago Shock
• Godzilla: Trading Battle
• Monster Strike
• Godzilla: Kaiju Collection
• Godzilla: The Game

Gallery

Production

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

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  Kenpachiro Satsuma slips on part of the set whilst in the MogeGoji suit

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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

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  Kenpachiro Satsuma collapses from smoke inhalation during filming

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Screenshots

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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

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Post-Production

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  Roland Emmerich, Patrick Tatapoulos, and Koichi Kawakita with the DesuGoji

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  A replica of the MogeGoji at an event in 2015

Merchandise

Covers

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Toys

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  Bandai Japan The Godzilla Collection Godzilla 1994

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  Godzilla: High Grade Set 1 Godzilla '94

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  Godzilla: High Grade EX Godzilla 1994

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  Bandai Japan Godzilla Island Series Godzilla 1994

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  Bandai Japan Toho Kaiju Series Godzilla 1994

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 1994 (2011 Release)

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  Godzilla Eggs Godzilla 1994

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  NECA Godzilla 1994

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  Bandai Japan The Godzilla Collection Burning Godzilla

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  Godzilla: High Grade Set 4 Burning Godzilla

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  Bandai Japan 2001 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 1995

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  Bandai Creation Wave 01 Burning Godzilla

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  Marmit Burning Godzilla model kit

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  S.H. MonsterArts Burning Godzilla

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  NECA Burning Godzilla

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  Diamond Select Burning Godzilla vinyl figure bank

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  Diamond Select SDCC exclusive Burning Godzilla vinyl bust bank

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  S.H. MonsterArts Ultimate Burning Godzilla

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  Bandai Japan The Godzilla Collection Meltdown Godzilla

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  Bandai Japan Godzilla Forever Meltdown Godzilla

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  Bandai Japan Godzilla 50th Anniversary Memorial Box Meltdown Godzilla

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  S.H. MonsterArts Comic-Con Explosion Godzilla

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  Godzilla: High Grade Set 2 Godzilla '95

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  S.H. MonsterArts Adult Godzilla Junior

Trading Cards

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  Battle Spirits BSC19 Godzilla (1995) card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Monster King Burning Godzilla card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 The Monster King Emerges card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Soul Draw card

Magazines

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  Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla in the preview cover

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  Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla Magazine issue #1

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  Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla Magazine issue #2

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  Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla Magazine issue #4

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