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Godzilla

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Origins

“
The top of the primordial ecosystem. A god, for all intents and purposes.
„ 

— Dr. Vivienne Graham (Godzilla, 2014)

In 1953, founding Monarch member Eiji Serizawa put forth the theory that Godzilla was born as early as the Late Permian Period, having survived multiple extinction events by consuming geothermal radiation in a hibernation-like state underground or at the bottom of the sea. He believed that Godzilla was the alpha predator of his ecosystem, maintaining balance by preventing other gigantic species like Shinomura from overrunning the world.[1] He also discovered that Godzilla-like creatures had appeared in artwork made throughout human history, such as a Chauvet Cave painting (Southern France, 30,000 BC); Scrolls of Frolicking Animals (Japan, 12th century); and an etching by Daniel Hopfer (Germany, 1502).[2] At least one other monster resembling Godzilla is known to have lived alongside humanity above ground: Dagon, whose death at the hands of MUTO Prime was recorded by a group of Phoenicians who traveled to Japan in the 11th century BC.[3] In 2014, Dr. Emma Russell referred to both Dagon and another Titan victim of MUTO Prime found in Siberia in saying, "[T]here has been more than one creature like Godzilla," although the second monster is not shown.[3] MUTO Prime evolved specifically to prey on Godzilla and others like him, laying parasitic spores in their bodies so that its MUTO progeny could feed on their radiation.

Earlier in 2014, Eiji's son Dr. Ishiro Serizawa and fellow Monarch agent Dr. Vivienne Graham echoed his theory, with Graham describing Godzilla as "millions of years older than mankind."[4] However, the graphic novel Godzilla Dominion suggests that Godzilla is much younger, albeit still thousands of years old; a page contrasting Godzilla's ancient memories of the Earth with the present, which includes a panel of a long-since-destroyed human city, includes the narration, "So much has changed since his eyes first opened[.]"[5]

In 2019, the USS Scorpion tracked Godzilla to the sunken ruins of an advanced human civilization, older than any previously recorded, within the Hollow Earth. The Monarch agents aboard found murals depicting Godzilla being worshiped as a god-like figure along with the other Titans. This civilization also documented his clash with the malevolent King Ghidorah, a fellow alpha Titan, when he invaded Earth.[6] Taking their battle to Antarctica, Godzilla eventually defeated Ghidorah and sealed him beneath the ice.[7] Prior to their obliteration by Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, who detonated a nuclear weapon to empower the weakened Godzilla to battle the reemerged Ghidorah, the ruins served as a home for Godzilla, a strong source of radiation within allowing him to recover from his battles.[6] Further research found that the civilization which built them once lived in harmony with more benevolent Titans and may have been able to communicate with them telepathically. When it attempted to weaponize them, some of the Titans revolted. An unspecified cataclysm led to all-out war between this civilization and the Titans; in the aftermath, the surviving humans scattered across the planet and formed colonies, while an ice age also triggered by the cataclysm forced the Titans to hibernate.[8]

By 2024, Monarch was also aware that Godzilla had an ancient enmity with Kong, with Dr. Ilene Andrews explaining, "The myths say that their ancestors fought each other in a great war." While the extent of Godzilla's involvement in this conflict is unclear, bones of Godzilla-like creatures littered the ground inside a massive Kong throne room discovered by a joint Monarch-Apex Cybernetics expedition to the Hollow Earth, and the Kongs used a dorsal plate from one such creature to craft a battle axe which could absorb Godzilla's atomic breath. The same throne room was rich in a powerful energy source stated by Ren Serizawa to be "almost identical to readings from [Godzilla]."[9] Godzilla recalled being driven from an island home by one member of Kong's species, who he thought of simply as "the Rival."[5] It is unknown whether this war took place before or after his battles against Ghidorah. Murals and cave paintings discovered by Monarch indicate that he was aided in both campaigns by the benevolent lepidopteran Titan Mothra, with whom he forged a deep symbiotic relationship.[6][10]

Monarch at one time seems to have considered Godzilla a suspect in the unsolved 1898 sinking of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba, which sparked the Spanish-American War.[11]

In the non-canonical Godzilla vs. Kong novelization, Jia shares a story she heard as a child in which a singular enemy named Zo-zla-halawa battled Kong's species in the Hollow Earth. He killed most of them, and eventually drove the survivors and the Iwi's ancestors toward the surface of what is now Skull Island, where all but Kong were slaughtered by the Skullcrawlers.[12] However, Dr. Andrews later suggests that this is a simplified account of the real event, with "Zo-zla-halawa" referring to multiple individuals of Godzilla's species. In a section of the book told from Godzilla's perspective, the Titan recognizes Kong as a member of the species that "his kind" once battled. The novelization also briefly implies that the skeletons in the throne room may not belong to Godzilla's species, but rather close relatives.

Canonical history

Films and television series
Comics

Dawn of the Atomic Age (1945-1955)

Three canonical Monsterverse stories have provided conflicting accounts of Godzilla's activities during this period: the film Godzilla (2014), its graphic novel prequel Godzilla: Awakening (2014), and the television series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023-2024). They are presented separately here, in release order, along with secondary sources which align with their version of events.

Godzilla: Awakening:

Godzilla (2014): In 1954, USS Nautilus became the world's first nuclear submarine to explore the lower depths of the ocean, inadvertently awakening Godzilla in the process. The Titan sank several American and Soviet vessels, initially causing the two superpowers to suspect each other before his existence was discovered. Following the founding of the multinational agency Monarch, the United States attempted to kill him with several nuclear weapons detonations in the Pacific, which were passed off as tests to an unsuspecting public.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters:

G-Day (2014)

The MUTOs' parent returns (2014)

Journey to Axis Mundi (2015-2017)

King Ghidorah and the Titan army (2019)

Ruling the other Titans (20??)

Battles against Kong and their alliance against Mechagodzilla (2024)

Events of Godzilla x: Kong: The Hunted (20??)

Events of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (20??)

Non-canon appearances

Books

Godzilla: The Official Movie Novelization
etc.

Comics

Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong

Video games

Godzilla: Strike Zone
etc.

References

This is a list of references for Astounding Beyond Belief/Sandbox/Monsterverse history tests. 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]

  1. ↑ Borenstein & Borenstein 2014.
  2. ↑ Borenstein & Borenstein 2014. Dates here are provided in-story and are more precise than the ranges of dates typically assigned to these pieces.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nelson 2019.
  4. ↑ Godzilla 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Keyes 2021a.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019
  7. ↑ Dougherty, Mike (9 August 2019). "Ghidorah and Godzilla fought for the crown in ancient Antarctica. Godzilla won". Twitter.
  8. ↑ Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019, end credits.
  9. ↑ Godzilla vs. Kong 2021
  10. ↑ Godzilla vs. Kong 2021, opening credits.
  11. ↑ Godzilla 2014, opening credits.
  12. ↑ Keyes 2021b, pp. 63-65.

Bibliography

Filmography

Monarch

Proposed restructuring of the Monarch page.

Canonical history

Films and television series
Comics
Tabletop games

Chasing Godzilla and Shinomura (1946-1954)

Siberian site (1959)

Bill Randa's Skull Island expedition (1973)

Events of Kong: Skull Island - Isle of the Damned (1970s)

Ishiro Serizawa's initiation (1980-1981)

Discovery of Rodan (1991)

Aaron Brooks's unauthorized Skull Island expedition (1995)

Janjira coverup (1999)

First encounter with Alan Jonah (2005)

Discovery of Mothra (2009)

Godzilla and the MUTOs (2014)

MUTO Prime emerges (2014)

Events of Sliver of the Skull (2015)

Events of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2015)

Emma Russell's betrayal and King Ghidorah's reign (2019)

Capture of Na Kika (20??)

Superstorm claims Skull Island (2021)

Journey to the Hollow Earth and Apex's treachery (2024)

Events of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (20??)

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