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The Anti-Megalosaurus Force (AMF), known Japan as the Japan Counter-Xenomorph Self Defence Force (J.X.S.D.F) [対特殊生物自衛隊,   Tai Tokushu Seibutsu Jieitai], is a kaiju-fighting organization which stars in the 2002 Godzilla film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and its 2003 sequel Godzilla: Tokyo SOS. Following the appearance of Godzilla in 1954, an increasing number of giant monster attacks in Japan necessitated the formation of the AMF in 1966. The fourth branch of Japan's Self-Defense Forces after the Ground, Maritime, and Air Forces, the AMF swiftly adopted the JGSDF's Maser technology which they had implemented into the Type 66 Maser Cannons that repelled the monster Gaira earlier in 1966. By 1990, the AMF had completed a new and improved Maser Cannon of their own, the Type 90, but found it to have little effect against a second Godzilla who suddenly appeared on the Boso Peninsula in 1999. Due to this failure, the AMF turned to the skeletal remains of the first Godzilla, using it as a framework to construct their ultimate weapon: the colossal bio-robot Kiryu. Completed in 2003, the operation of Kiryu was entrusted to a specially-trained task force of the AMF known as the Kiryu Squad (機龍隊,   Kiryū-tai).

A similarly-named organization, the Anti Megalosaurus Force (A.M.F.) [アンチ・メガロサウルス・フォース,   Anchi Megarosaurus Fōsu], is featured in IDW Publishing's 2012 comic series Godzilla: The Half-Century War. This A.M.F. is an international organization which existed since at least 1954, culling personnel from both the JSDF and U.S. Armed Forces. Boasting an ever-developing arsenal of superweaponry including Masers, Mechagodzillas, and the black hole cannon the Dimension Tide, the A.M.F. monitored and responded to the attacks of the globetrotting Godzilla for nearly 50 years, battling several other monsters along the way.

Name

The AMF is known in Japanese as 対特殊生物自衛隊 (Tai Tokushu Seibutsu Jieitai), translating to "Anti-Special Creature Defense Force." This is frequently abbreviated as 特生自衛隊 (Tokusei Jieitai), translating roughly to "Special Life Defense Force." It may also be further abbreviated as 特自隊 (Tokujitai) or simply 特自 (Tokuji), the latter used on the exteriors of their weaponry. The organization's official English name in the Japanese versions of Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and Godzilla: Tokyo SOS is the Japan Counter-Xenomorph Self Defence Force. This is more or less a translation of the Japanese name, though with the Special Creature (特殊生物,   Tokushu Seibutsu) portion approximated to "Xenomorph": a word derived from the Greek xénos meaning "foreign," "strange," or "alien" and morphḗ meaning "form" or "shape." The word's use to refer to strange or alien creatures was popularized by the 1986 American science-fiction film Aliens.

While the initialisms of the real-world Japanese Defense Forces do not include periods, patches on AMF members' clothing render its Japanese abbreviation as J.X.S.D.F (without a final period). The initialism "JXSDF" is occasionally used in external media however, including the Kaiju Guide in the PlayStation 3/4 Godzilla game and the Codex in the mobile game Godzilla Defense Force. Both games also use irregular renderings of the expanded name. The former refers to it as the "Japan Counter-Xenomorph Self-Defense Force," inserting a hyphen between Self and Defence, and using the American spelling of Defence rather than the Commonwealth spelling which appears in the movies. The latter game refers to the organization differently depending on the Codex entry: Japan Xenomorph Self Defense Force in Godzilla ('02)'s entry, Japan Counter-Xenomorph Self Defense Force in Mechagodzilla ('02)'s entry, and Japanese Xenomorph Self Defense Force in Mechagodzilla ('03)'s entry.

In the films' international English versions, the J.X.S.D.F name is replaced by Anti-Megalosaurus Force. This name also roughly mirrors the original Japanese, but with the Special Creature portion translated as "Megalosaurus" rather than Xenomorph. Megalosaurus, a combination of the Greek megálos meaning "giant" or "great" and sauros meaning "lizard," is also the name of the first genus of non-avian dinosaur to ever be formally classified. Its usage here is strange, however, as numerous kaiju canonically documented by the JSDF and AMF are not reptiles, including the aquatic humanoid monster Gaira whom the JSDF faced the same year as the AMF's establishment. The comic series Godzilla: The Half-Century War uses a similar name for its featured organization, but removes the hyphen to become "Anti Megalosaurus Force." While onscreen text in the export version of Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla abbreviates the organization's name as AMF with no periods, the comic changes this to "A.M.F." Furthermore, Phase Six's Japanese translation of The Half-Century War does not use the AMF's original Japanese name from the Kiryu films, but instead simply transliterates the English name as Anchi Megarosaurusu Fōsu (アンチ・メガロサウルス・フォース).

History

Millennium era

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

TBA

Godzilla: Tokyo SOS

TBA

Video games

Comics

Godzilla: The Half-Century War

"Japan, 1954"

In 1954, Godzilla suddenly appeared in Tokyo, emerging from Tokyo Bay into Shinagawa concealed in a cloud of smoke with the exception of his dorsal fins, which illuminated the surrounding area in an intense glow of white. Nearby, Lieutenant Ota Murakami and his best friend, Kentaro Yoshihara, were stationed with their Sherman Tank platoon to aid in disaster relief under the advised expectation of "bad weather." Suddenly, a bright, fiery beam of energy cleaved through a building in close proximity. Before the members of the platoon could comprehend the situation, a thunderous roar followed by a massive step unveiled the source of the destruction: Godzilla. The King of the Monsters' sheer mass sent many buildings crumbling to the ground before Murakami gave the order to open fire. The tank shell barrage having only succeeded in getting his attention, Godzilla turned to his attackers as his dorsal fins glowed. He subsequently fired a blast of atomic breath that obliterated the entire platoon with the exception of the tank housing Murakami and Yoshihara, who barely drove off the street in time. Godzilla continued east downtown towards North Shinagawa, where civilian evacuation was stalled. With "Group 2" for whatever reason unable to tend to the situation, Murakami and Yoshihara put it upon themselves to keep Godzilla occupied long enough for the civilians to evacuate. Before long, Godzilla gained in on a fleeing crowd, only to be halted by the fire of the remaining Sherman tank. Coldly enraged, Godzilla bellowed and stomped into pursuit of the vessel, managing to almost hit it with his atomic breath. While the two soldiers believed they had lost Godzilla in the surrounding smoke, the King of the Monsters cleaved a building in half with his tail to topple on them, from which they again barely escaped. When they had once again thought to have eluded him, Godzilla suddenly appeared behind them and nearly stepped on them. Persisting the pursuit, Godzilla charged up his atomic breath once more before an artillery barrage stopped him from firing. With no other option, Murakami ordered Yoshihara to drive off the street into the canal, saving themselves as Godzilla came to a stop. Surrounded by smoke, Godzilla stared off into the sky before returning to the bay off-panel.

Some time later, Godzilla was tracked down just outside of Tokyo Bay. There, as "the guys in the company" explained to Murakami and Yoshihara after they experienced the event, a "new secret weapon" presumably killed Godzilla.

Multiple times over the course of a few months, Godzilla had been spotted at multiple nearby locations such as Bikini Atoll and the Sea of Japan. Whether Godzilla had survived or a new individual was discovered, Murakami and Yoshihara joined the Anti-Megalosaurus Force or A.M.F.

"Vietnam, 1967"

TBA

"Ghana, 1975"

TBA

"Bombay, 1987"

TBA

"2002: The End of the World"

TBA

Godzilla: 70th Anniversary

"The Half-Century Bore"

TBA

Members

Kiryu series

The AMF had employed 4,072 personnel as of 1999, falling to 4,068 by 2004. Known members include:

  • Ichiryu, chief of staff
  • Kanzaki, Kiryu maintenance squad leader
  • Nikaido, Special Work Party manager
  • Lieutenant Colonel Togashi, Kiryu Squad leader
  • Captain Kenji Sekine, former White Heron pilot
  • First Lieutenant Akane Yashiro, former Kiryu pilot
  • First Lieutenant Susumu Hayama, former White Heron pilot
  • Second Lieutenant Shosuke Akiba, Kiryu pilot
  • Second Lieutenant Azuki Kisaragi, White Heron pilot
  • Sergeant First Class Yoshito Chujo, Kiryu mechanic
  • Tadokoro, Kiryu mechanic
  • Mochizuki, Kiryu mechanic
  • Second Lieutenant Hayama (deceased)

Godzilla: The Half-Century War

  • Captain Ota Murakami, former Lieutenant (deceased)
  • Lieutenant Kentaro Yoshihara, former tank driver
  • Colonel Schooler, TBA (deceased)
  • Dr. Randall, engineer
  • Dr. Deverich, scientist (formerly)
  • Mehmet Yilmaz
  • Ömer Bulut

Trivia

  • A 2025 Transformers toy named "Optimus Prime Type MFS-3" features a robot mode based on Kiryu and a truck mode based on AMF ground vehicles, the latter even including the AMF's Japanese name on the sides of its trailer. A backstory provided on the collaboration's website explains that Optimus scanned Kiryu and the AMF vehicles to reproduce elements from them, so that he could fight against the Godzilla-inspired "Megatron Type Godzilla" and the actual Godzilla.

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