Titan
- For other uses of "Titan," see Titan (disambiguation).
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The mass extinction we feared has already begun, and we are the cause. We are the infection. But like all living organisms, the Earth has unleashed a fever to fight this infection. Its original and rightful rulers, the Titans. They are part of the Earth's natural defense system. A way to protect the planet, to maintain its balance.
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Titans (タイタン Taitan)[a] are ancient gigantic creatures studied by the scientific organization Monarch. While Monarch initially deems any such creatures it studies as Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms, once they are formally identified they are then classified as Titans.[2] All Titans are given both a "designation," which serves as their common name, and a "classification," which is a more formal name that begins with the term "Titanus." For example, Godzilla's designation is "Godzilla" and his classification is "Titanus Gojira."
Titans fall under the umbrella of superspecies,[3] which describes all of the previously unknown creatures that Monarch has discovered.[4] There are no strict size requirements for a creature to be recognized as a Titan,[5] and it is instead factors like their range of travel and resistance to conventional weaponry that seem to be prioritized.[6] For instance, while the Mire Squids found on Skull Island are comparable in size to smaller Titans, they are much less resilient and therefore only considered a superspecies.[7] Furthermore, Titan status does not necessarily extend to an entire species, but can be limited to individual members. The most prominent examples of this are the Alphas of the Skullcrawlers[8] and the queens of the Snarehunters[9] - species which are otherwise not considered Titans.[10]
Although Titans come in many forms, most if not all sustain themselves on radiation and emit a form of radiation that has restorative effects on ecosystems. Titans are said to have thrived in the planet's ancient past when the Earth's surface was much more radioactive than it is now, and retreated underground and entered states of dormancy as this radiation declined. Many Titans respond to an "alpha," a Titan which has cemented itself as the strongest of the creatures, typically by defeating the previous alpha. By 2019, Monarch had discovered nineteen Titans across the globe, the majority of which were found in a state of deep hibernation. Containment and research Outposts were typically constructed around these dormant Titans. Monarch also discovered evidence that Titans and humans coexisted in ancient times, with the Titans worshiped as gods and serving as inspiration for many mythological monsters. For this reason, most Titans are named after mythological beings from around the world which they may have inspired in the first place. The dormant Titans were reawakened by the extraterrestrial Monster Zero, otherwise known as King Ghidorah, who established himself as the alpha Titan until he was killed by Godzilla. Under Godzilla's rule, the Titans returned to their natural habitats, healing the damage to ecosystems caused by human activity, while Godzilla himself prevented them from attacking human cities. Many Titans also began to converge on Skull Island for reasons yet to be determined. Before the events of 2024, Godzilla called all but Kong to rest to prevent them from falling to Ghidorah's "spell," after sensing his skull being utilized for Apex Cybernetics' anti-Titan weapon, Mechagodzilla.
While Titans can be incredibly destructive and dangerous, Monarch, notably Dr. Serizawa, believes some of them to be benevolent and a part of the planet's natural ecosystem. Such Titans are typically classified as "protectors," and include the likes of Godzilla, Mothra, Kong, Behemoth, and Methuselah. Other more malevolent Titans are classified as "destroyers," such as King Ghidorah, Rodan, Scylla, Tiamat, Camazotz, MUTO Prime, Mechagodzilla, and the Skull Devil.
Known Titans
Below are all of the creatures which have been confirmed to be Titans, in alphabetical order. Blank cells indicate information that has not been given.
| Designation (Nickname) |
Classification | Nature | Behavior | Range |
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| Abaddon | Titanus Abaddon | Bio-Fossorial | Destroyer | Worldwide |
| Alpha Skullcrawler (Skull Devil) |
Titanus Cranium Reptant | Devourer | Destroyer | Skull Island |
| Amhuluk | Titanus Amhuluk | Bio-Pathogenic | Destroyer | Worldwide |
| Baphomet | Titanus Baphomet | |||
| Behemoth | Titanus Behemoth | Bio-Seismic | Protector | Worldwide |
| Bunyip | Titanus Bunyip | |||
| Camazotz | Titanus Camazotz | Bio-Sonic | Destroyer | Worldwide |
| (Dagon/Raijin) | ||||
| Doug | Titanus Doug | |||
| (Frost Vark) | ||||
| Godzilla | Titanus Gojira | Bio-Atomic | Protector | Worldwide |
| (Great Apes) | ||||
| (Ion Dragon) | ||||
| Kong | Titanus Kong | Apex Primal Guardian | Protector | Skull Island |
| Leviathan | Titanus Leviathan | |||
| Margygr | Titanus Margygr | |||
| Methuselah | Titanus Methuselah | Bio-Geological | Protector | Worldwide |
| Mokele-Mbembe | Titanus Mokele-Mbembe | |||
| Monster Zero (King Ghidorah) |
Titanus Ghidorah | Bio-Electrical | Destroyer | Worldwide |
| Mothra | Titanus Mosura | Unknown | Protector | Unknown |
| MUTO | Titanus MUTO | Bio-Atomic | ||
| MUTO Prime (Jinshin-Mushi) |
Titanus Jinshin-Mushi | Bio-Terrestrial | Destroyer | Worldwide |
| Na Kika | Titanus Na Kika | Bio-Virulent | Destroyer | Worldwide |
| Quetzalcoatl | Titanus Quetzalcoatl | |||
| Rodan | Titanus Rodan | Bio-Volcanic | Destroyer | Worldwide |
| Scylla | Titanus Scylla | Bio-Corrosive | Destroyer | Worldwide |
| Sekhmet | Titanus Sekhmet | |||
| (Shimo) | [b] | |||
| (Skar King) | ||||
| (Snarehunter Queen) | Cantus Silva Ant | Insect Flourafauna Protector | Protector | Skull Island |
| Spineprowler | Ossis Praedator | TBD | Destroyer | TBD |
| (Suko) | ||||
| Tiamat | Titanus Tiamat | Bio-Ultraviolet | Destroyer | Worldwide |
| Typhon | Titanus Typhon | |||
| Unknown | Mechagodzilla | Bio-Mechanical | Destroyer | Unknown |
| Yamata no Orochi | Titanus Yamata no Orochi | |||
Ambiguous
- Mother Longlegs - suggested to be a Titan by Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode director and executive producer Matt Shakman,[11] but merely designated as a superspecies in the Kong: Skull Island Cinematic Adventure and Legends of the Monsterverse: The Omnibus profiles published the same year.[12][13] Its vulnerability to small arms, as shown in Kong: Skull Island, would appear to disqualify it from Titan status, using the criteria in the Kong: Skull Island Cinematic Adventure.[6]
- Kraken: Not yet known to have been designated as a Titan in-universe, but assumed to be one by Skull Island creator Brian Duffield.[14]
- Mantleclaw: Not yet known to have been designated as a Titan in-universe, but referred to as one by Monarch: Legacy of Monsters co-creator Chris Black.[15]
- Endoswarmer: Not yet known to have been designated as a Titan in-universe, but referred to as one by Monarch: Legacy of Monsters co-creator Matt Fraction.[15]
- Brambleboar: Not yet known to have been designated as a Titan in-universe, but referred to as one by a "Titan Sightings" promotional clip.[16]
In other languages
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Mandarin Chinese
Korean
Polish
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Trivia
- The 2022 video game GigaBash (which features DLC packs containing Godzilla series kaiju) also refers to its original monster characters as Titans.
- Unrelated Titans, who are gods from Greek mythology, are mentioned in the 2016 IDW Publishing comic book Godzilla: Rage Across Time #2.
See also
Notes
- ↑ According to Michael Dougherty, "kaiju" (怪獣 kaijū, lit. "strange beast" or "monster") is a translation of "Titan" and the two are synonymous and interchangeable terms.[1] In the Japanese translations for some Monsterverse media such as Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, "Titan" is translated as "kaiju", while other media such as Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire instead default to the katakana transcription of the original English term.
- ↑ A figure by Spiral Studio uses the name "Titanus Shimo," though this has not been established as her classification in-universe.
References
This is a list of references for Titan. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
Bibliography
- Trent, Sigfried; Bramnik, Michael; Flanagan, Ivis (2023). Kong: Skull Island Cinematic Adventure. Evil Genius Games. ISBN 979-8-9865552-8-7.
- Napton, Robert (2023). Legends of the Monsterverse: The Omnibus. Legendary Comics. ISBN 978-1681161174.
- Toho Stella, ed. (26 April 2024). Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (theater program). TOHO Visual Entertainment.
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