DougheGoji

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DougheGoji Type CGI Nicknames DohaGoji, AdaGoji, WingGoji, Godzilla 2019, Godzilla 2021 Portrayed by TJ Storm (motion capture)GKotM Used in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla vs. Kong

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This article covers the Godzilla design first used in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. For the 2014 design, see GareGoji. For the Godzilla incarnation, see Godzilla (MonsterVerse).

The DougheGoji (ドハゴジ,   Dohagoji) is the Godzilla design used in the 2019 and 2021 films Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong.

Name

"DougheGoji" (ドハゴジ,   Dohagoji) came into use as an unofficial nickname for the design among Japanese fans, continuing the tradition of naming American Godzilla designs after the directors of their films, following "EmeGoji" for the design used in Roland Emmerich's 1998 film and "GareGoji" for Gareth Edwards' 2014 film design. As such, it combines the name of Godzilla: King of the Monsters director Michael Dougherty (マイケル・ドハティ,   Maikeru Dohati) and Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

The largely-unchanged design in Godzilla vs. Kong has also been nicknamed AdaGoji (アダゴジ,   Adagoji) or less commonly WingGoji (ウィンゴジ,   Uingoji), both derived from the name of director Adam Wingard (アダム・ウィンガード,   Adamu Uingādo).

Development

When Legendary Pictures hired Michael Dougherty to direct Godzilla: King of the Monsters, he wanted his own unique stamp on the character as previous films and directors had their own vision of Godzilla. One of his first changes to the GareGoji design seen in the previous film was altering Godzilla's dorsal fins to resemble those from the 1954 film. He loved how the spines were sculpted and felt like something nature could've crafted.

The Burning Godzilla form, which originated in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah with a much grimmer outcome, allowed Dougherty and fellow screenwriter Zach Shields to up the ante in a way that most American viewers hadn't seen before. Godzilla's physical presence on set was limited to a three-foot-by-three-foot section of his skin, made by Morphology FX, for Ken Watanabe to touch in his final scene. According to visual effects supervisor Guillaume Rocheron, it was overwritten with CG "so we could make it move with Godzilla's breathing." To help the actors react to the Titan in other scenes, Dougherty blared his roars using a device he called "Behemoth" and "Voice of God." LED screens representing Godzilla's bright blue bioluminescence allowed for more natural lighting.

For Godzilla vs. Kong, director Adam Wingard considered making Godzilla's head even bigger or giving him spikier dorsal plates. He ultimately left the design unchanged, believing that the film's premise mandated versions of the characters that audiences were already familiar with.

Detail

The DougheGoji largely resembles its predecessor, the GareGoji, but features differently-shaped dorsal plates based on the 1954 design's, a face with slightly larger eyebrows, a slightly smaller head in relation to the rest of the body, a thicker neck, longer legs, sharper claws on the feet with the toes more spread apart from each other, broader shoulders, and a thicker tail with a round tip instead of a pointed tip. While DougheGoji's tail is officially longer than GareGoji's, it appears slightly smaller in proportion to the rest of Godzilla's body.

For Godzilla vs. Kong, MPC, Weta, and Scanline VFX refurbished the CG model from Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Aside from several aspects of the asset being reworked to be higher-fidelity, including the textures, Godzilla received some extra wounds, his eyes were reworked, and the atomic charge-up of his tail and fins was once again changed.

Use in other media

Video games

• Roblox (2019/2021)
• PUBG Mobile (2019/2021)
• Magic Domain (2021)
• LifeAfter/Day After Tomorrow (2021)
• World of Warships (2021)
• Funko POP! Blitz (2021)
• Godzilla Battle Line (2021)
• Go Big! (2021)
• Call of Duty: Warzone (2022)
• Call of Duty: Vanguard (2022)

Comics

• Godzilla Dominion (2021)

Gallery

Concept art

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

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Godzilla vs. Kong

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  "Flesh[ing] out" of a sketch by Matt Allsopp

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Dean Sherriff

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Production

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

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Godzilla vs. Kong

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Screenshots

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Godzilla vs. Kong

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Merchandise

Toys

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2019)

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2019) Poster Color Ver.

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  S.H. MonsterArts Burning Godzilla (2019)

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2019) Event Exclusive Color Edition

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  NECA Godzilla (2019)

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  NECA Godzilla V2 (2019)

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  NECA Burning Godzilla (2019)

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  Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2019

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  Godzilla Store exclusive Bandai Movie Monster Series Burning Godzilla 2019

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  Bandai King of the Monsters Series Godzilla 2019

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  Bandai Godzilla: High Grade Godzilla (2019)

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  Jakks Pacific Giant Size Godzilla

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  Jakks Pacific Godzilla

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  Jakks Pacific Godzilla and King Ghidorah Kings Collide Battle Pack

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  Jakks Pacific Godzilla and Rodan Kings Collide Battle Pack

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  Jakks Pacific Godzilla and Mothra Kings Collide Battle Pack

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  Jakks Pacific Electronic Mask Godzilla

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  Sega Prize Godzilla (2019)

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  Sega Prize Godzilla (2019) plush

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  X-Plus Gigantic Series Godzilla (2019)

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  X-Plus DefoReal Godzilla (2019)

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  Godzilla (2019) Netsuke

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  Monogram International Godzilla: King of the Monsters Figural Bag Clips

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  SD Godzilla 2019 coaster

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  Banpresto Godzilla (2019) and King Ghidorah (2019)

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  Chinese exclusive Godzilla (2019) statue

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  Chinese exclusive chibi Godzilla figures

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  Megahouse UA Monsters Godzilla 2019

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  Megahouse UA Monsters Burning Godzilla

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2021)

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  Playmates 11" Giant Godzilla

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  Playmates 6" Godzilla with Heat Ray

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  Playmates 6" Godzilla with Radio Tower

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  Playmates 13" Mega Heat-Ray Godzilla

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  Playmates 6" Hong Kong Battle Godzilla

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  Playmates 6" Supercharged Godzilla with Fighter Jet

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  Playmates Battle Roar Godzilla

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  Playmates miniature Godzilla

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  Funko Pop! 10" Godzilla

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  Funko Pop! 10" Godzilla (City Lights) Walmart exclusive

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  Funko Pop! 4.25" Godzilla

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  Funko Pop! 4.25" Godzilla (Heat Ray)

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  4.25" Godzilla (Heat Ray, Glow) FYE exclusive

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  Funko Pop! Godzilla keychain

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  Monogram Godzilla vs. Kong 3D foam figural bag clips

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  Godzilla vs. Kong plush

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  Sega Godzilla vs. Kong prize plushes and figures

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  Playmates Godzilla and Kong plushes

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  WATANABE x REN Godzilla heads magnets

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  Mondoids

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  Bandai Godzilla: High Grade D+ Godzilla 06 Godzilla 2021

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  Bandai City Lights Godzilla

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  Youtooz Godzilla vs. Kong

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  Youtooz Heat Ray Godzilla

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  Taiwan theater exclusive Godzilla and Kong plushes

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  Chinese cup toppers

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  Chinese cup toppers

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  Palos Brick Godzilla

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  Art Spirits Gekizo Godzilla 2021

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  Playmates City Battle Figures & Diorama Set

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  Unreleased Playmates armored Mega Godzilla

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  Prototype Playmates Mega Kong and armored Mega Godzilla packaging

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  Hiya Toys Stylist Series Godzilla

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  Hiya Toys Exquisite Basic Godzilla

Magazines

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  Total Film cover

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  Total Film cover textless

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Gold and Silver Bullion

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  Niue $2 .999 Fine Silver Godzilla Coin (Uncirculated, Obverse)

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  Niue $2 .999 Fine Silver Coin (Reverse)

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  Niue $2 .999 Fine Silver Godzilla Proof Coin

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  Niue $2 .999 Fine Silver Godzilla Proof Coin (Incl. Gift Tin and Certificate of Authenticity)

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  Niue $250 .999 Fine Gold Godzilla Coin (Obverse)

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  Niue $250 .999 Fine Gold Coin (Reverse)

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  Niue $250 .999 Fine Gold Godzilla Coin (Incl. Gift Tin and Certificate of Authenticity)

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  Niue $2 .999 Fine Silver Godzilla Coin (Colourised)

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  Niue $2 .999 Fine Silver 'Godzilla vs. Kong 'Face-Off' coin (Colourised)

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  Niue $2 .999 Fine Silver Godzilla coin (Colourised, 2-Coin Set Design)

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  Niue $2 .999 Silver Coins (Sealed APMEX 20-coin tube)

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  Gift Case design

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Miscellaneous

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  Godzilla duvet cover

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  Spiral Studios Burning Godzilla statue

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  Spiral Studios Burning Godzilla statue

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  Prime 1 Studio Godzilla statue

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  Prime 1 Studio Heat Ray Godzilla statue

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  Prime 1 Studio Godzilla vs. Kong

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  Prime 1 Studio Godzilla bust

Miscellaneous

Internet

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  Website background

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  Godzilla NFT model by Terra Virtua

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  Godzilla NFT

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  Heat Ray NFT

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  Godzilla Figure NFT

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  Roar of a God NFT

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  Spiked Tail Swing NFT

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Trivia

• The CG DougheGoji model was used in the teaser trailer for the 2022 Operation Monarch crossover between the first-person shooter game Call of Duty: Warzone and Godzilla vs. Kong. While the rest of the model remained unchanged, it was notably given a larger head closer in size to Kong's.

References

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