ToraGoji
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- This article covers the 1998 Godzilla design. For the Godzilla incarnations, see Godzilla (TriStar) and Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series).
The ToraGoji (トラゴジ)[1] is the design used for Godzilla in the 1998 film GODZILLA and its follow-up television series Godzilla: The Series, as well as for the monster Zilla in the 2004 film Godzilla Final Wars.
Name
The ToraGoji's name comes from the Japanese name for TriStar (トライスター Toraisutā), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ). In Japan, a popular nickname for the design is EmeGoji (エメゴジ), derived from the first part of director Roland Emmerich's surname, spelled in Japanese as Emerihhi (エメリッヒ), combined with Goji. Another name is AmeriGoji (アメリゴジ), derived from "America," which was often used to describe him prior to the 2014 film, as he was the only American film incarnation.
Detail
The ToraGoji is a very drastic redesign for Godzilla, to the point of bearing little resemblance to previous designs. The design's CGI model has a stance similar to modern depictions of theropod dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus rex and dromaeosauridae, in contrast to Godzilla's traditional upright humanoid posture.
The color of the design's skin is a very dark blue on the top of his body, to the point of looking black during some scenes, a silvery light-blue color on the sides of the body, and tan on the underside, as if to blend in with the urban environment. The design has powerful, long legs and arms, which enable for very swift movement; something it was specifically designed to have.[2]
The ToraGoji design has a notably enormous underbite with a huge chin, and teeth that stick out of the mouth, much like crocodiles'. In contrast to Godzilla's traditional maple leaf-shaped dorsal plates, the ToraGoji has curved, spike-like dorsal plates, curving towards the front, described as looking somewhat like reversed shark fins.
Godzilla only has four fingers in the master CG model used in the movie, the giant animatronic, and the final design maquette. However, a vestigial fifth digit is present in the suit.
Four fingers (concept art and Toho-approved maquette)
Four fingers (animatronic)
Four fingers (CG model)
Five fingers on the suit
Five fingers
Use in other media
Video games
- Godzilla Generations (1998) - Sega Dreamcast
- Godzilla: Trading Battle (1998) - Sony PlayStation
- Collect Godzilla: Great Monster Assembly (1998) - Sega Dreamcast VMU
- GODZILLA: Virtual Shakin' (1998) - LCD
- Godzilla: The Series (1999) - Nintendo Game Boy Color
- Godzilla: The Series - Monster Wars (2000) - Nintendo Game Boy Color
- Godzilla Kaiju Collection (2015) - Android and iOS [as Zilla]
Comics
- Godzilla: The Series (1999)
- Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #1-2, 9, 13, 25 (2013-2015) [as Zilla]
- Godzilla: Oblivion #4-5 (2016) [as Zilla]
Gallery
Production
Animatronic
Suit
Suit
Godzilla suit used in four shots of the film
Actor Kurt Carley donning the suit
Animatronic
Suit
Suit
Screenshots
GODZILLA (1998)
Post-production
A decayed Godzilla animatronic
Godzilla in Japan
Merchandise
Covers
Cover for the soundtrack of GODZILLA
Toys
HG Series Set 4 Godzilla '98
Remote Control Godzilla figure by Trendmasters
X-Plus Godzilla 1998
X-Plus Defo-Real Godzilla 1998
Trendmasters Fang Bite Godzilla 1998
Trendmasters Living Godzilla 1998
Trendmasters Razor Bite Godzilla 1998
Japanese release of Razor Bite Godzilla 1998 by Bandai, renamed "DX Godzilla"
Trendmasters Shatter Tail Godzilla 1998
Trendmasters Thunder Tail Godzilla 1998
Trendmasters Ultimate Godzilla 1998 Box
Trendmasters Ultimate Godzilla 1998
Trendmasters Supreme Godzilla 1998
Trendmasters Shatter Blast Godzilla 1998 vs. Rocket Launcher
Trendmasters Nuclear Strike Godzilla 1998 vs. Hornet Jet
Trendmasters Electronic Godzilla 1998 Bank
Trendmasters Battle At Brooklyn Bridge Micro Battle World
Trendmasters Terror At Times Square Micro Battle World
Godzilla Sofubi Collection Godzilla 1998
Mothra Kaiju Legend Godzilla 1998
Bandai Hyper Godzilla 1998
Real Hero Series Godzilla 1998
Marmit Godzilla 1998
Marmit Godzilla 1998
Godzilla 1998 keychain
Godzilla 1998 keychain
Godzilla 1998 figure pen
Godzilla 1998 keychain
Bandai Mothra Appears egg set Godzilla 1998, Cretaceous King Ghidorah and Heisei Godzilla
Bandai Godzilla Island Godzilla 1998 and Destoroyah
Bandai Godzilla Island Godzilla 1998 and MOGUERA
KFC Godzilla 1998 city smasher figure
KFC Godzilla 1998 hand puppet
Bandai Godzilla 1998 finger puppet
Godzilla 1998 finger puppet
Godzilla 1998 plush
Godzilla 1998 plush
Godzilla 1998 figure puppet
Godzilla 1998 hand puppet
Best of Godzilla Godzilla 1998 and Baby Godzilla figures
Godzilla 1998 Koosh ball
Godzilla 1998 and Baby Godzilla finger puppets
Glow in the dark Godzilla 1998 and Baby Godzilla finger puppets
Taco Bell Godzilla 1998 figure
Godzilla 1998 resin kit
Toy Biz Rumble 'N' Roar Power Blast Godzilla 1998
X-Plus DefoReal Godzilla (1998)
Cast GODZILLA Footprint ornament
Cast "Size Does Matter" Godzilla 1998 ornament
Cast GODZILLA 1998 Appears Again ornament
Cast Godzilla of the Hudson River ornament
Cast "KureKure GODZILLA" keychain
Godzilla 1998 keychain
Miscellaneous
Godzilla 1998 Taco Bell Cup Holder
Flashlight
Flashlight
Shampoo
Lighter
Lollipop
Candy dispenser
Halloween costume
Backpack
Candy dispenser
Mug
Water bottle
Candy dispenser
Stamper
Cake topper
Metal lunchbox
Plastic lunchbox with thermos
Banpresto Godzilla 1998 statue
Confetti
Stamper
Eraser
Eraser
Glow in the dark wall decorations
Glow in the dark wall decorations
Dreyer’s Ice Cream Godzilla inflatable hand
Earth Trek Godzilla statue
Moore Creation Godzilla statue
Godzilla Fossil Watch
Lipbalm
Cereal keyrings
Pen
Stamps
Roller Stamp
Gurgling Godzilla Squeeze me
Straw
Godzilla Stomping Game
Boardgame
Toothbrush
Toothbrush Gift Set
Giant Pencil
Walkie Talkie
Magazines
Page 2 from the Japanese GODZILLA theater program
Page 3 from the Japanese GODZILLA theater program
Official GODZILLA poster magazine
Empire March 2014 Issue Page 10
Size Matters: How Godzilla Has Grown Over The Years
Empire March 2014 Issue Page 13 (Emmerich Interview 1)
Empire March 2014 Issue Page 13 (Emmerich Interview 2)
Empire March 2014 Issue Page 13 (Emmerich Interview 3)
Trivia
- This Godzilla redesign was made by Patrick Tatopoulos based only on Roland Emmerich's instructions that the monster had to be quick and agile.
- Although Toho had little to do with the making of this design, they still knew what it looked like and nevertheless approved it.[2] Toho's chairman at the time, Isao Matsuoka, even said he felt it kept the essence of Godzilla, though many of Toho's executives and employees would later express their displeasure with the design.[3]
- The animatronic Godzilla was designed by veteran Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr, who also created the giant animatronic King Kong for the Universal Studios Hollywood tour.[4]
- To create Zilla's CGI model for Godzilla Final Wars, Toho scanned Trendmasters' Ultimate Godzilla figure based on the ToraGoji design.[5] Some alterations were made to Zilla's model, such as the removal of the dewlap on his neck and having his dorsal plates point straight upward instead of curving forward, in addition to making his skin a stone-gray color.
- The comic series Godzilla: Rulers of Earth directly bases Zilla's appearance on the ToraGoji design, complete with the curved dorsal plates and dewlap. However, it portrays Zilla as green rather than blue and adds a fifth digit to his hands, a trait present neither in the ToraGoji CGI model nor Zilla in Godzilla Final Wars.
References
This is a list of references for ToraGoji. 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]
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