ShinGoji

Godzilla Designs
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ShinGoji Type Suit, Puppets, CGI Nicknames Shin Godzilla, 16Goji Used in Godzilla: Resurgence

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The ShinGoji (シンゴジ,   ShinGoji) is the Godzilla design used in the 2016 Godzilla Template:GFilmC, Godzilla: Resurgence.

Name

The ShinGoji's name comes from shin (シン), which comes from Godzilla: Resurgence's Japanese title, Shin Gojira (シン・ゴジラ), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

Detail

For Toho's first Godzilla film since 2004, they chose to go back to the dark tone of the original 1954 Godzilla film. To coincide with this, it was decided to give Godzilla a more grotesque and frightening appearance. Unlike other Godzilla designs, the ShinGoji design consists of four different forms. The first form is never physically seen in the film aside from its tail. Godzilla's second form stands horizontally, with its body held parallel to the ground. This form has small stubs in place of arms and huge eyes with small black pupils. Its skin is a beige color, and it has large pulsating gills on the sides of its neck, which leak a red, blood-like fluid as Godzilla moves. It also sports several rows of small tan Template:Scutes on its back. Godzilla's third form resembles his second form, only now his skin is now a reddish color and he stands upright. The third form features very small stubby arms, and its gills are now closed and reduced in prominence.

Godzilla's fourth and primary form is considerably taller than the others, and draws heavily on the appearance of the ShodaiGoji, featuring a rounded head with small beady eyes and dark, bumpy skin. Godzilla's fourth form possesses larger black maple leaf-shaped dorsal plates which run up to the top of its neck. The middle row of plates is larger than the others, and is flanked on both sides by at least two smaller rows. The dorsal plates are jagged in appearance, and feature a porous bony surface in their center which is reminiscent of cancellous bone. The fourth form possesses several features distinct from previous designs as well. Inspired by the original vision that Godzilla was supposed to be a 'victim' of the Hydrogen bomb, this Godzilla features red scales resembling keloid scars. Similar scars can be observed running into structures in his black Template:Scutes which are reminiscent of blood vessels. In addition, he possesses countless uneven rows of jagged, shark-like teeth inside his mouth and a pronounced nose with large round nostrils, and his mouth extends partially into his cheeks, some teeth protruding from the skin above and underneath his mouth. When Godzilla fires his atomic breath, his skull unhinges upwards, while his lower jaw splits apart. Godzilla's eyes are considerably more sunken into their sockets, being shaded by his brow ridges. His eyes do not appear to have any eyelids, although a protective membrane sometimes forms over them. This form also sports a long neck and very thin and short arms which barely reach out beyond the chest. Its feet possess five main digits, while all other Godzilla designs have either three or four. The fifth digit is much smaller than the others, and has a vestigial claw, resembling a dewclaw digit which is often present on many mammals and some predatory reptiles. Godzilla also has several very small, seemingly vestigial, toe claws growing from the sides and tops of his feet. Unlike other designs, this Godzilla's feet are digitigrade, similar to theropod dinosaurs, meaning Godzilla stands on his toes with his heels in the air. The fourth form has what appear to be reddish exposed muscles over several parts of its body. Scars and open wounds can be found all over his skin, and the scars over his body bear cracks through which exposed flesh can be seen. Most of these lesions occupy regions where Godzilla's skin would normally fold, giving the injuries a similar appearance to numerous Ichthyotic conditions. Many of these openings on Godzilla's skin emit a reddish glow, which becomes a more intense purple color when Godzilla charges or fires his atomic breath. Godzilla's gills are still present, but are now much smaller compared to the rest of Godzilla's neck. Godzilla's rib cage protrudes from the rest of his body, coming to a pointed and pronounced sternum, far more pronounced than the Godzilla designs from the Heisei series. Godzilla's fourth form is much thinner than previous designs and his bone structure is visible through his skin in some places, giving him an emaciated appearance. Godzilla's tail is much longer than in previous designs, and is almost constantly suspended in the air far behind him. The tip of Godzilla's tail in this form is red and bloody, and is covered in twisted, mangled bones. The very end of his tail appears to have a small, mostly skeletal face.

The ShinGoji's various forms were portrayed primarily through computer-generated imagery, while the fourth form was also portrayed via motion capture by actor Mansai Nomura. Close-up shots of Godzilla's fourth form were accomplished using a "suit," a gigantic puppet of Godzilla's upper body operated by three people. This version of Godzilla is the tallest Godzilla to appear in a film yet, standing 118.5 meters tall, while Legendary's Godzilla is only 108.2 meters tall.

Use in Other Media

Television

• It's Crayon Shin-Chan vs. Shin Godzilla!

Board/Card Games

• Battle Spirits (BSC26 Booster Pack)

Gallery

Production

Godzilla: Resurgence

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  Concept of Godzilla's foot

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  Teaser poster

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  Leaked image of the "suit" used for the ShinGoji

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  Golden ShinGoji maquette on display in Japan

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  A closeup of the maquette's Template:Scutes

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  A closeup of the maquette's tail

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  Full body shot of the maquette

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  A frontal closeup of the maquette's head

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  The ShinGoji "suit," a large puppet of Godzilla's upper body operated by three people

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  CGI model

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  Mansai Nomura portraying Godzilla through motion capture

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  A maquette of Godzilla's second form

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  A maquette of Godzilla's third form

Screenshots

Godzilla: Resurgence Trailers

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Merchandise

Covers

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Godzilla: Resurgence

Toys

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  Banpresto Godzilla 2016 figure, sculpted by Yuji Sakai

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  Godzilla: High Grade Godzilla 2016

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  Bandai Japan 2016 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016

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  Bandai Japan 2016 Movie Monster Series Theater Exclusive Godzilla 2016

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  Bandai Japan 2016 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Second Form)

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  Bandai Japan 2016 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Third Form)

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  Bandai Japan King of the Monsters Series Godzilla 2016

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 2016

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  Sega Godzilla 2016 prize figure

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  Bandai Godzilla 2016 plush

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  Lottery prize Godzilla 2016 minifigure

Trading Cards

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (First Form) card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (Second Form) card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (Third Form) card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (Fourth Form) card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (Fourth Form) atomic breath variant card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Invasion of Shin Godzilla card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla Resistance Strategy card

Trivia

• The "suit" used to portray the ShinGoji's fourth form in some scenes, which is actually just a puppet of Godzilla's upper body that is operated by multiple actors, is similar to the method used to portray the Colossal Titan in Toho's Attack on Titan films.
• The ShinGoji is the first Godzilla design in a Toho Godzilla film to be primarily portrayed using computer-generated imagery. Other Godzilla designs, such as the MireGoji, were rendered through CGI in some scenes, but not to the extent of the ShinGoji. Toho has even advertised Godzilla in Godzilla: Resurgence as being "full CGI," despite the fact that practical effects are used to portray him in some scenes.
• The ShinGoji was portrayed through motion capture by actor Mansai Nomura.

References

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