Arizona
Arizona is a state in the Southwestern United States. It has been visited by kaiju multiple times in Godzilla comics, as well as in the films Godzilla Final Wars and Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
History
Millennium era
Godzilla Final Wars
When the Xiliens launched their first wave of worldwide kaiju attacks in secret, they dispatched Kumonga to the Arizona desert near Monument Valley, where he smashed a trailer with a single leg.
Monsterverse
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
King Ghidorah's call awakened Scylla from her slumber beneath Monarch Outpost 55, an oilfield in Sedona, Arizona. Like the other Titans around the world, Scylla rampaged through populated areas, destroying buildings in nearby Phoenix with her colossal legs.
Comics
- Godzilla (1977-1979) [issues #10-11]
- Godzilla (2012-2013) [issue #2]
- Godzilla: Rulers of Earth (2013-2015) [issue #1]
Godzilla
In issues #10 and #11, Godzilla and Red Ronin battle Yetrigar in the Grand Canyon.
Godzilla
In issue #2, Kumonga crosses the Mexico–United States border into Nogales, Arizona, where he ensnares a Border Patrol Jeep in his webbing.
Godzilla: Rulers of Earth
The Cryogs watched Gigan battle Kumonga in the Grand Canyon, where the spider now resided. Though quickly covered in webbing, the cyborg proved victorious, slicing off one of Kumonga's legs with his chest saw before burning the webbing with his eye laser. Satisfied with his performance, the Cryogs enlisted him in their world-conquering plans, and prepared to upgrade his weaponry.
Video games
- Godzilla Defense Force (2019) - Android and iOS
Godzilla Defense Force
Arizona is the fourth location to be attacked by the invading Xiliens, who are repelled by the Earth Defense Force. They deploy hordes of giant owls, bats and vultures, along with the kaiju Kumonga ('04), Hedorah ('04), Rodan ('04), Mechagodzilla 2, Burning Godzilla, Mothra Leo, SpaceGodzilla, Mothra ('01), Monster X, Godzilla ('03), Keizer Ghidorah, Modified Gigan, Titanosaurus, Baragon ('01), Godzilla ('04), and Ganimes.
Trivia
- In Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Monarch Outpost 55 references the 1955 American giant monster movie Tarantula!, which is set in Arizona. Kumonga's repeated visits to the state may also be Tarantula! nods.
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