ToraGoji

Godzilla Designs
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ToraGoji Type CGI/Suit Nicknames AmeriGoji, 98Goji, TriStarGoji, EmeGoji Portrayed by CGI, Animatronic, Kurt Carley (Suit and motion reference) Used in GODZILLA (1998)

• This article covers the 1998 Godzilla design. For the Godzilla incarnation, see Godzilla/TriStar.

The ToraGoji (トラゴジ,   Toragoji) is the Godzilla design used in the 1998 Godzilla film, GODZILLA.

It is the second onscreen American design (after the Hanna Barbera Godzilla), the second onscreen design to be portrayed by CGI (after the DesuGoji suit) and the first to be primarily portrayed in this method, and the fourteenth onscreen design overall.

Name

The ToraGoji's name comes from the Japanese name for TriStar (トライスター,   Toraisutā), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

Detail

The ToraGoji is a very drastic redesign for Godzilla, to the point of bearing little resemblance to previous designs. The design's CGI model has a stance similar to modern depictions of theropod dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, in contrast to Godzilla's traditional upright humanoid posture.

The color of the design's skin is a very dark blue on the top of his body, to the point of looking black during some scenes, a silvery light-blue color on the sides of the body, and tan on the underside, as if to blend in with urban environment.

The ToraGoji design has a notably big underbite with a huge chin, and teeth which stick out of the mouth, much like crocodiles'. In contrast to Godzilla's traditional maple leaf shaped Template:Scutes, the ToraGoji has curved, spike-like scutes, curving towards the front, described as looking somewhat like reversed shark fins.

The design has powerful, long legs and arms, which enable for very swift movement; something it was specifically designed to have.

Use in Other Media

Video Games

• Godzilla Generations
• Godzilla: Trading Battle

Comics

• Godzilla: Rulers of Earth

Gallery

Production

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  Suit

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  Suit

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  Godzilla suit used in four shots of the film

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  Actor Kurt Carley donning the suit

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  Animatronic

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  Suit

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Screenshots

GODZILLA (1998)

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  Godzilla's Power Breath

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Post-Production

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  The Godzilla animatronic goes unused for GODZILLA 2

Merchandise

Covers

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  Cover for the soundtrack of GODZILLA

Toys

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  Godzilla: High Grade Set 4 Godzilla '98

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  Remote Control Godzilla figure by Trendmasters

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  X-Plus Godzilla 1998

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  Trendmasters Fang Bite Godzilla 1998

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  Trendmasters Living Godzilla 1998

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  Trendmasters Razor Bite Godzilla 1998

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  Japanese release of Razor Bite Godzilla 1998 by Bandai, renamed "DX Godzilla"

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  Trendmasters Shatter Tail Godzilla 1998

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  Trendmasters Thunder Tail Godzilla 1998

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  Trendmasters Ultimate Godzilla 1998 Box

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  Trendmasters Ultimate Godzilla 1998

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  Trendmasters Supreme Godzilla 1998

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  Trendmasters Shatter Blast Godzilla 1998 vs. Rocket Launcher

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  Trendmasters Nuclear Strike Godzilla 1998 vs. Hornet Jet

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  Trendmasters Electronic Godzilla 1998 Bank

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  Trendmasters Battle At Brooklyn Bridge Micro Battle World

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  Trendmasters Terror At Times Square Micro Battle World

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  Godzilla Sofubi Collection Godzilla 1998

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  Mothra Kaiju Legend Godzilla 1998

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  Bandai Hyper Godzilla 1998

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  Real Hero Series Godzilla 1998

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  Marmit Godzilla 1998

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  Marmit Godzilla 1998

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  Godzilla 1998 keychain

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  Godzilla 1998 keychain

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  Godzilla 1998 figure pen

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  Godzilla 1998 keychain

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  Bandai Mothra Appears egg set Godzilla 1998, Cretaceous King Ghidorah and Heisei Godzilla

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  Bandai Godzilla Island Godzilla 1998 and Destoroyah

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  Bandai Godzilla Island Godzilla 1998 and M.O.G.U.E.R.A.

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  KFC Godzilla 1998 city smasher figure

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  Bandai Godzilla 1998 finger puppet

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  Bandai Godzilla 1998 finger puppet

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  Godzilla 1998 plush

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  Godzilla 1998 plush

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  Godzilla 1998 figure puppet

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  Godzilla 1998 hand puppet

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  Best of Godzilla Godzilla 1998 and Baby Godzilla figures

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  Godzilla 1998 Koosh ball

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  Godzilla 1998 and Baby Godzilla finger puppets

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  Glow in the dark Godzilla 1998 and Baby Godzilla finger puppets

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  Taco Bell Godzilla 1998 figure

Promotional

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  Godzilla 1998 Cup Holder

Magazines

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  Page 2 from the theater program of the 1998 film

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  Page 3 from the theater program of the 1998 film

Trivia

• This Godzilla redesign was made based only on Roland Emmerich's instructions that the monster had to be quick and agile.
• Although Toho had little to do with the making of this design, they still knew what it looked like and nevertheless approved it. Toho's chairman at the time, Isao Matsuoka, even said he felt it kept the essence of Godzilla, though many of Toho's executives and employees would later express their displeasure with the design.
• The animatronic Godzilla was designed by veteran Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr, who also created the giant animatronic King Kong for the Universal Studios Hollywood tour.

References

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