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The name "Godzilla" is a transliteration of ''Gojira'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ}}, a combination of two Japanese words: ''gorira'' {{Nihongo|ゴリラ}}, meaning gorilla, and ''kujira'' (鯨 or クジラ), meaning whale. At one planning stage, the concept of "Gojira" was described as "a cross between a gorilla and a whale." The two words "whale" and "gorilla" describe Godzilla's traditional characteristics. The word whale represents his aquatic lifestyle and his bulky size. The word gorilla represents his sheer strength and the strategic thinking he uses when fighting against other monsters. | The name "Godzilla" is a transliteration of ''Gojira'' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ}}, a combination of two Japanese words: ''gorira'' {{Nihongo|ゴリラ}}, meaning gorilla, and ''kujira'' (鯨 or クジラ), meaning whale. At one planning stage, the concept of "Gojira" was described as "a cross between a gorilla and a whale." The two words "whale" and "gorilla" describe Godzilla's traditional characteristics. The word whale represents his aquatic lifestyle and his bulky size. The word gorilla represents his sheer strength and the strategic thinking he uses when fighting against other monsters. | ||
Contrary to popular belief, the name "Godzilla" is not the idea of the American distributor. Before Toho sold the original film to US distributors, Toho's international division had originally marketed an English-subtitled print under the title of Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, which was shown briefly in Japanese-American theaters. Toho came up with "Godzilla" as an English transliteration of the name "Gojira". | Contrary to popular belief, the name "Godzilla" is not the idea of the American distributor. Before Toho sold the original film to US distributors, Toho's international division had originally marketed an English-subtitled print under the title of Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, which was shown briefly in Japanese-American theaters. Toho came up with "Godzilla" as an English transliteration of the name "Gojira". The Japanese-to-English translation method of the Americans in the 1950's also proved that Godzilla was the correct English translation of Gojira. | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
This incarnation of Godzilla is entirely green unlike most others, and has pure red eyes. His dorsal fins start at the top of his head, similarly to the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla. | This incarnation of Godzilla is entirely green unlike most others, and has pure red eyes. His dorsal fins start at the top of his head, similarly to the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla. | ||
In the Iron Man comics, Godzilla's mutated form has webbed fingers and large fins staring at his armpits, and going down to his wrists. During his appearances in The Thing, Godzilla had very short arms, and large scales on his brow and lip areas. In both comics the mutated Godzilla has a large fin in place of his dorsal fins, and two horns protruding from the top of his snout. | In the Iron Man comics, Godzilla's mutated form has webbed fingers and large fins staring at his armpits, and going down to his wrists. During his appearances in The Thing, Godzilla had very short arms, and large scales on his brow and lip areas. In both comics the mutated Godzilla has a large fin in place of his dorsal fins, and two horns protruding from the top of his snout. | ||
==Origins== | |||
The Marvel Godzilla was created from nuclear weapon testing in the Pacific, and attacked Tokyo in the late 1950s. By unknown means he was trapped in an iceberg and managed to break free once the iceberg reached Alaska in the 1970s. | |||
==Abilities== | |||
===Fire Breath=== | |||
Instead of having his traditional atomic breath, the Marvel Godzilla is able to breath flames from his mouth. Godzilla can also shoot a blast of hot air instead of fire breath. | |||
===Durability=== | |||
Like most other incarnations of Godzilla, the Marvel Godzilla displays an impressive level of durability. Godzilla is immune to all conventional weaponry, and when hit full-force by Thor's hammer, appears to be mostly unharmed. | |||
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The Marvel Godzilla (ゴジラ Gojira) is an incarnation of Godzilla that first appeared in Marvel Comics' Godzilla, King of the Monsters series.
It is the first incarnation of Godzilla to originate in American media.
Name
The name "Godzilla" is a transliteration of Gojira (ゴジラ), a combination of two Japanese words: gorira (ゴリラ), meaning gorilla, and kujira (鯨 or クジラ), meaning whale. At one planning stage, the concept of "Gojira" was described as "a cross between a gorilla and a whale." The two words "whale" and "gorilla" describe Godzilla's traditional characteristics. The word whale represents his aquatic lifestyle and his bulky size. The word gorilla represents his sheer strength and the strategic thinking he uses when fighting against other monsters.
Contrary to popular belief, the name "Godzilla" is not the idea of the American distributor. Before Toho sold the original film to US distributors, Toho's international division had originally marketed an English-subtitled print under the title of Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, which was shown briefly in Japanese-American theaters. Toho came up with "Godzilla" as an English transliteration of the name "Gojira". The Japanese-to-English translation method of the Americans in the 1950's also proved that Godzilla was the correct English translation of Gojira.
Appearance
This incarnation of Godzilla is entirely green unlike most others, and has pure red eyes. His dorsal fins start at the top of his head, similarly to the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla.
In the Iron Man comics, Godzilla's mutated form has webbed fingers and large fins staring at his armpits, and going down to his wrists. During his appearances in The Thing, Godzilla had very short arms, and large scales on his brow and lip areas. In both comics the mutated Godzilla has a large fin in place of his dorsal fins, and two horns protruding from the top of his snout.
Origins
The Marvel Godzilla was created from nuclear weapon testing in the Pacific, and attacked Tokyo in the late 1950s. By unknown means he was trapped in an iceberg and managed to break free once the iceberg reached Alaska in the 1970s.
Abilities
Fire Breath
Instead of having his traditional atomic breath, the Marvel Godzilla is able to breath flames from his mouth. Godzilla can also shoot a blast of hot air instead of fire breath.
Durability
Like most other incarnations of Godzilla, the Marvel Godzilla displays an impressive level of durability. Godzilla is immune to all conventional weaponry, and when hit full-force by Thor's hammer, appears to be mostly unharmed.
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