Spain

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Western Europe, known for its culture and its imperial history. Spain has been featured in numerous films, books, and comics across kaiju media.

History

Battle in Outer Space (1959) [mentioned]
Destroy All Monsters (1968) [photograph]
Godzilla (2014) [mentioned]
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

Showa era

Destroy All Monsters

One of the Kilaak devices that brainwashed anyone injected with it was found in a church in Spain.

Monsterverse

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Supercharged with energy and spiking in radiation and heat, Godzilla travelled from Montagnac, France to Cádiz, Spain to absorb more energy in preparation to fight an unknown threat. Passing by fleeing civilians, Godzilla roared at the crowd before slowly wading into the Gulf of Cádiz, boiling the ocean itself as he swam away.

Audio dramas

Original TV Adventures of King Kong (1966) [mentioned in "The Treasure Trap"]

Books

GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse (2017)
GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla (2018)

GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse

In 2039, "Operation: Eternal Light" saw various European cities previously abandoned due to monster attacks be retaken by the Allied Forces of Earth. On of these was Madrid, Spain.

GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla

In 2042, after the success of "Operation: Eternal Light", the United Earth forces stationed in North Africa were looking out over the Strait of Gibraltar from Cape Trafalgar in Spain, where they were waiting for the launch of "Operation: Retrieve [North Africa]". After the defeat of Gezora in the Mediterranean, the number of people crossing the Strait of Gibraltar gradually increased.

Comics

Godzilla #10 (1996)
Kong: Gods of Skull Island (2017) [mentioned]
Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons #1-3 (2023) [flashbacks]
Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II - Sons of Giants #4 (2024) [flashback]
Godzilla: Valentine's Day Special (2024)
Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #4 (2025)

Godzilla (Dark Horse)

"Horror on the High Seas!"

Mason awaited the Spanish Armada's battle with the English before unleashing Godzilla's wrath. As Godzilla destroyed the Armada, Mason's submarines collecting the sinking loot.

Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II - Sons of Giants

Issue #4

When Spanish conquistadors led by Fernando Suez enslaved the indigenous Mayans and forced them to mine for gold, they prayed to Rodan for salvation. After months, he answered, killing most of the conquistadors with shockwaves and his Uranium Heat Ray while crushing Suez underfoot. The Mayans rejoiced as Rodan departed.

Godzilla: Valentine's Day Special

During a battle between Godzilla and Mechagodzilla in Barcelona, Spain, Tam Sauveterre drew a stun pistol on Piper Simmons. Piper was confident that they wouldn't shoot, saying that it would cost them their job, but they were determined to show the EDF what she did. At the same time, Godzilla and Mechagodzilla locked beams, and a stray shard of energy landed on a nearby tanker, destroying it. Mechagodzilla next attacked Godzilla with its Shock Anchors, but he grabbed the cables, flipped the machine, and stomped on it. Piper found Tam pinned under debris and unable to walk; they asked her to leave them behind and save herself. Instead, she pulled the hood off of a nearby car and used it to drag Tam along. To keep them conscious, she invited them to ask her questions. She explained that she was able to predict where the monsters would strike next with a greater degree of accuracy than the EDF based on factors like ocean currents, tectonic activity, and war. The EDF's moves proved much easier to anticipate, as she had cracked their radio encryption years ago. After they found an EDF truck, she asked Tam again why they had been chasing her for years. They answer that, as infuriating as they found her, they've been impressed with her skills and wanted to recruit her. Piper was taken aback, not wanting the EDF's resources. As Godzilla and Mechagodzilla again traded rays, Tam defended their organization as focused on saving lives, but Piper responded that Godzilla only came to Barcelona because he sensed that Mechagodzilla was there.

Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens

Issue #4

In a sequence showing Mecha-King Ghidorah dispatching various Earth monsters, Titanosaurus was seen fighting the cyborg in Barcelona before being defeated by its Machine Hand.

Trivia

The cover art and title for Skull Island: Rise of Kong was leaked by Amazon Spain on July 20, 2023, resulting in the trailer being dropped hours later.
A Cold War–era map seen in Godzilla: King of the Monsters shows that Monarch built a bunker in central Spain.

Locations
Showa
Countries	Japan (Hiroshima • Nagasaki • Tokyo (Shinagawa • Ginza) • Kobe • Osaka • Nagoya • Okinawa (Naha • Cape Manzamo) • Hokkaido (Nemuro) • Kyoto • Fukuoka) • China (Beijing) • Pakistan • Iran • Philippines (Manila) • Egypt (Cairo) • New Guinea • Marshall Islands • United States (New York City • Alaska • Texas) • United Kingdom (London) • France (Paris) • Portugal • Italy (Venice) • Germany • Russia (Moscow) • Spain • Rolisica (New Kirk City) • Mu • Selgina • Seatopia • Kingdom of Khitan • North Korea • South Korea
Geographic points	Mount Aso • Mount Fuji • Izu Oshima • Aokigahara • Pacific Ocean (Bikini Atoll • Odo Island • Iwato Island • Kamiko Island • Faro Island • Infant Island • Sergio Island • Letchi Island • Sollgel Island • Monster Island • Mondo Island • Ogasawara Islands (Unnamed island • Monsterland) • Wester Island • Japan Trench • Tokyo Bay • Osaka Bay • Sagami Bay • Suruga Bay) • Arctic Ocean
Planets and continents	Earth (Asia • Europe • America • Antarctica) • Mysteroid • Planet R • Planet Paira • Venus • Mars • Jupiter • Planet X • Moon • Gorath • Terra • Planet Fire God • Dark Gaseous Nebula of the Orion • M Space Hunter Nebula • Planet Peaceland • Planet Garoga • Planet Bulgar • Planet Green • Black Hole Planet 3 • Rosetta
Miscellaneous	National Diet Building • SEIKO HOUSE GINZA • Tokyo Tower • Osaka Castle • Saikai Bridge • Haneda Airport • Golden Gate Bridge • Statue of Liberty • Atami Castle • Nagoya TV Tower • Nagoya Castle • Wakato Bridge • Kurobe Dam • UNSC Moon Base • Arc de Triomphe • Godzilla Tower • Underground Cave • Atlantis
Heisei
Countries	Japan (Tokyo • Osaka • Hokkaido (Sapporo) • Fukuoka • Nagoya • Yokohama (Minato Mirai 21) • Kyoto • Kobe • Kagoshima • Beppu • Kumamoto • Okinawa • Omaezaki • Sendai • Ashikaga • Shima) • China (Hong Kong) • Philippines • Marshall Islands • Russia • Saradia • North Korea • South Korea • Egypt • Ukraine
Geographic points	Izu Oshima • Mount Mihara • Mount Fuji • Mount Aso • Aokigahara • Lake Ashi • Pacific Ocean (Tokyo Bay • Bikini Atoll • Lagos Island • Bering Sea • Sea of Okhotsk • Infant Island • Adonoa Island • Baas Island • Himegami Island • Kowloon Bay • Suruga Bay • Godzilland • Godzilla Island • Matango Island • Bungo Channel • Yakushima • Nilai-Kanai pyramid) • Arctic Ocean
Planets and continents	Earth (Asia) • Mars • Jupiter • Monster Planet • Planet Torendeiru
Miscellaneous	Ihama Nuclear Power Plant • National Diet Building • SEIKO HOUSE GINZA • Fukuoka Tower • Sapporo TV Tower • Nagoya Castle • Nagoya TV Tower • Yokohama Landmark Tower • Yokohama Bay Bridge • Cosmo Clock 21 • Tokyo Tower • Kai Tak Airport • Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building • Tokyo Telecom Center • Ikata Nuclear Power Plant • Haneda Airport • Ariake Coliseum • Underworld • Atlantis
Millennium
Countries	Japan (Tokyo • Okinawa • Tokai • Manazuru • Hokkaido (Nemuro) • Osaka • Yaizu • Yokohama • Tateyama) • United States (New York City • Arizona) • France (Paris • Normandy) • Australia (Sydney) • New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) • China (Shanghai) • Canada • Ukraine
Geographic points	Pacific Ocean (Tokyo Bay • Kiganjima • Infant Island • Ogasawara Islands (Magonoté • Himago Island) • Japan Trench) • Atlantic Ocean (English Channel) • Mount Myoko • Lake Ikeda • Mount Fuji • Aokigahara • Area G
Planets and continents	Earth (Asia • Europe • America • Oceania • Australia • Antarctica) • Gorath • Planet Fire God
Miscellaneous	National Diet Building • Tokyo Tower • Tokai Nuclear Power Plant • Yokohama Landmark Tower • Yokohama Bay Bridge • Empire State Building • Statue of Liberty • Sydney Opera House • Eiffel Tower
Reiwa
Countries	Japan (Tokyo (Kamata • Shinagawa • Ginza • Shinjuku) • Kamakura • Mechagodzilla City • Nigashio) • Turkey (Ankara) • United Kingdom (London) • France (Paris) • Germany • United States (New York City • Boston • Chicago) • Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) • United Arab Emirates (Dubai) • India (Upala) • Italy (Milan) • Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) • Pakistan • Marshall Islands
Geographic points	Tama River • Mount Fuji • Tanzawa Pass • Pacific Ocean (Odo Island • Tokyo Bay • Sagami Bay • Bikini Atoll • Ogasawara Islands • Bōsō Peninsula) • Atlantic Ocean (English Channel)
Planets and continents	Earth (Asia • Europe • America) • Kepler-452b • Tau Ceti e • Moon
Miscellaneous	National Diet Building • Tokyo Tower • Tokyo Station • SEIKO HOUSE GINZA • Aratrum • Oratio • Union Compound India • Shinjuku Toho Building (Godzilla Head)
American films
Countries	United States (New York City • Hawaii • Nevada • San Francisco • Boston • Hoboken • Washington, D.C. • Pensacola • Alaska) • France (French Polynesia • Montagnac) • Marshall Islands • Jamaica • Philippines • Japan (Janjira • Tokyo) • Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) • Ukraine • Mexico (Isla de Mara) • Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) • Germany (Munich) • Russia (Moscow) • United Kingdom (London • Gibraltar) • Portugal • Spain (Cadiz) • Italy (Rome) • Barbados • Argentina • Norway • Sudan (Jebel Barkal) • Peru (Machu Pichu) • Cambodia (Angkor Wat) • Egypt (Cairo) • Morocco (Volubilis) • Mali • Malaysia • Pakistan • Iran (Tehran) • Iraq • Tanzania • Iceland • China (Hong Kong) • Panama • Romania • South Korea • Chile (Santa Soledad) • Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic points	Pacific Ocean (Bikini Atoll • Skull Island • Tasman Sea) • Arctic Ocean • Yunnan Rainforest • Mount Fuji • Infant Island • Victoria Peak
Planets and continents	Earth (America • Europe • Asia • Oceania • Antarctica)
Miscellaneous	Empire State Building • Statue of Liberty • World Trade Center • Chernobyl exclusion zone • Madison Square Garden • Brooklyn Bridge • Honolulu International Airport • Golden Gate Bridge • Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository • Alcatraz Island • Fenway Park • Apex Cybernetics • Hollow Earth (Axis Mundi) • Colosseum • Great Pyramid • Christ the Redeemer
Printed media
Countries	United States (San Francisco • San Diego • Los Angeles • New York City • Texas • Washington, D.C. • Seattle • Las Vegas • Alaska • Chicago) • Japan (Tokyo) • Ukraine • Germany • Argentina • Brazil (São Paulo • Salvador) • Colombia (Buenaventura • Bogota) • Cambodia • Egypt (Cairo • Giza • Suez) • France (Paris • Rouen • Avignon • Normandy) • Greece • Italy (Pompeii • Rome) • United Arab Emirates • Ghana • Morocco • Spain (Madrid • Barcelona) • Mali • India (Mumbai) • Turkey (Istanbul) • (Ankara) • (Izmir) • North Korea • South Korea (Seoul) • Russia (Moscow) • Mexico • Vietnam • Jamaica • Barbados • Iceland • Peru • Pakistan • Iran (Tabriz) • Iraq • Canada (Vancouver) • Malaysia • Portugal (Azores) • Romania • (Transylvania) • Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic points	Mount Vesuvius • Pacific Ocean (Monster Island • Monster Islands • Infant Island • Moansta Island • Satan Atoll • Ogasawara Islands • Bering Sea)
Planets and continents	Earth (America • Asia • Europe • Antarctica)
Miscellaneous	Alaskan Pipeline • Golden Gate Bridge • Grand Canyon • Eiffel Tower • Christ the Redeemer • Hell • Multiverse • Deadzone

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