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Godzilla is a kaiju that appeared in the comic book series Godzilla: Rage Across Time. Over the course of Earth’s history, Godzilla repeatedly made an appearance before humankind and fought many enemies including certain groups of humans, other giant creatures, and even the Ancient Greek Gods themselves. In doing so, he left an impact on Humanity’s history and culture, such as being responsible for the fall of the Roman Empire, the defeat of the Mongols during Japan's feudal era, and directly causing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Name
- See also: Godzilla#Name.
Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ), comes from a combination of the Japanese approximation of "gorilla" (ゴリラ gorira), and kujira (クジラ), the Japanese word for "whale."
Design
Throughout the series, Godzilla’s design generally uses the look of the MireGoji design with certain details changing with each issue.
In issue #1, Godzilla’s atomic breath is cyan in color and bares the appearance of a fluid, cloudy vapor like blast of fire. When charging up his atomic breath, a whitish cyan aura surrounds his dorsal plates as they glow green-blue at the base. His eyes are gold in addition to his facial structure, ears, and skin texture somewhat mirroring that of the FinalGoji design. His tail is very noticeably longer than that of the MireGoji design relatively speaking, being long enough for him to weaponize it without much effort. In one panel, his eyes appear dark red. In the panels throughout this issue when they aren’t close up, Godzilla’s eyes appear to lack pupils like that of the GMKGoji design in addition to being red-orange in color.
In issue #2, Godzilla’s appearance resembles the MireGoji design far more heavily but with some differences. His skin is much darker, his snout is rounder and slightly wider, and his skin is smoother. Due to the art style of the issue, Godzilla’s skin occasionally appears pale lavender. In the one panel which they are depicted close up, his eyes bare green irises, yellow sclera, and orange pupils. Starting in this issue, Godzilla’s atomic breath bares the traditional blue color and takes the form of a concentrated beam of fiery energy. When he erupted from Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, blue electricity was seen emitting from the beam.
In issue #4, Godzilla’s appearance is very radical compared to his other designs and even seems to resemble the GyuraGoji design in certain panels. His body is noticeably bulkier and his tail is much longer than it is in his other designs. Due to the art style of the issue, Godzilla’s skin generally matches up with his environment to an extent. When close up, his skin is purple and bares a very rough, scaly, almost chipped rock-like texture. His ears blend in with his skin texture, making them impossible to see in most panels. His dorsal plates are very large and sharp as well as baring a more coral-like texture, resembling the Minus One Godzilla’s dorsal plates. His snout is shorter and his teeth are incredibly large and plate-like, resembling that of sharks and the extinct prehistoric fish, Dunkleosteus. His dorsal plates completely glow blue when charging up his atomic breath, which itself is blue in color and is concentrated. In certain panels, Godzilla’s face very closely resembles that of the Kiryu Saga Godzilla.
In issue #5, his dorsal plates appear to be a color palette from yellow at the tips to dark orange at the base, though they completely glow blue when charging up and utilizing his atomic breath. His skin color is much darker compared to that of the MireGoji design, being a mix of black and grey. He retains the gold eyes from issue #1 and appears to have the ribbed neck that KiryuGoji possesses.
Personality
Godzilla retains the character’s aggressive behavior and is neither a hero nor a villain, though his role in the comic series seems to switch between a destructive aggression-driven animal, the lesser of two evils, and an anti-hero. His behavior is different in each issue, though he always inadvertently leave an impact on the history of Earth and Humankind through the enemies that he defeat and the events that he causes. Though the details are ambiguous, Godzilla has reawakened in the modern day for reasons unknown.
In Godzilla: Rage Across Time issue 1, Godzilla was merely dormant before being awakened by and drawn to the sound of Akio’s enhanced arrows hitting Yamata no Orochi’s heads. He unhesitatingly attacked the eight-headed dragon and brutally killed him. His aggression was soon directed at Akio and Gorou Suda when the former shot an arrow at his face, angering him into pursuing them. Upon meeting Gigan and Megalon, he immediately faced off the evil duo and would send them into retreat after Akio severed the Nebulans and Mongols' control over them. Unopposed, Godzilla proceeded to unleash his wrath on Hagasaki Bay.
In Godzilla: Rage Across Time issue 2, Godzilla retained the same actively destructive behavior he possessed in the previous issue, albeit his aggression being at a lower extent, and displayed it during his time in Ancient Greece. When faced by Poseidon, Godzilla proceeded to kill the sea god off-panel and came upon Mount Olympus afterwards. Godzilla went on the defense when Ares attempted to attack him and moments later with the Hydra, though he quickly came back into the offense when he rammed the serpentine monster into the mountain courtesy of the King of the Gods, Zeus, irritating him with his lightning. Godzilla displayed little to no hostility and retaliation to being bombarded and vanquished by the entirety of Zeus’ power. For unknown reasons, Godzilla erupted from Mount Vesuvius many years later, displaying great ferocity as he fired his lightning-surrounded atomic breath into the darkened sky.
In Godzilla: Rage Across Time issue 4, Godzilla spends most of the issue traveling underneath the Alps. Mountains without any hostility or aggression. Whenever he was attacked by Hannibal and his men, Godzilla merely attacked out of defense and irritation. After breaking himself free from his burial underneath the mountains with his atomic breath, he laid waste to Rome without hesitation.
In Godzilla: Rage Across Time issue 5, Godzilla, alongside Anguirus, fought for their survival in prehistoric times, when the world was dominated by enormous monsters such as themselves. When the Earth was invaded the Xiliens and their controlled monster, Monster X, Godzilla fought the latter in retaliation to the evil monster’s attack. When Monster X threw Anguirus down into a nearby lava lake, Godzilla displayed visible anger and proceeded to overpower his enemy, eventually pinning him down forcefully. He would face defeat by Monster X when his attention was grabbed by the Xilien invasion, seemingly concerned by their sudden appearance.
Origins
While mainstream public belief holds that humanity's relationship with Godzilla began with his 1954 exposure to the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests, historian and archeologist Benjamin Thompson theorizes that Godzilla and other kaiju have been shaping human history for thousands, if not millions of years. Though his assistant Nikki Kasumi believed the uncovered historical evidence could point towards them being the actions of Godzilla's species in general, Thompson believes that it could very well be a single impossibly ancient individual.
History
- Godzilla: Rage Across Time #1-2, 4-5 (2016)
Godzilla: Rage Across Time
"Feudal Japan"
In Feudal Japan in 1274, Godzilla was awakened by the sound of an arrow energized by the Shobijin hitting one of Yamata no Orochi’s heads. He was drawn to the resulting explosion, which lead to him firing his atomic breath at Orochi before fighting the dragon. After overpowering his opponent and finishing off Orochi with his atomic breath, Godzilla triumphed. His attention was then drawn to the nearby human warriors after one of them, Kunoichi Akio, shot an arrow at his head. Subsequently, Godzilla proceeded to chase Akio and Samurai Gorou Suda across the Japanese land, following them on their horses as they lured him to Hagasaki Bay, where the Mongols and their monsters were attacking. Godzilla engaged the duo, Gigan and Megalon, in battle and temporarily dominated their duel. Godzilla soon found himself struggling against his enemies until Akio destroyed the artifact that allowed the Mongols and Nebulans to control Gigan and Megalon. Subsequently, Godzilla swiftly sent the two into fleeing. With his enemies dealt with, Godzilla proceeded to unleash his atomic breath upon Hagasaki Bay, leaving the fate of the nearby Japanese warriors unknown.
"Ancient Greece"
In Ancient Greece, Godzilla would emerge and destroy two warring ships, catching the attention of Hermes, who brought the news to Olympus. Having grown arrogant and uncaring for the mortals worshipping them, Zeus scoffed at the news to Aphrodite's chagrin. Poseidon decided to look into the incident to ease Aphrodite's mind, only to run afoul of the untameable sea beast. Godzilla would not be moved by Poseidon's fury and the massive tidal waves created in their clash would sink a coastal city into the sea near Olympus's doorstep, the citizens cursing the gods as they drowned. With Poseidon dead, Godzilla turned his attention towards Olympus, incinerating Ares in an atomic blast. With Godzilla shrugging off his lightning bolts, Zeus would summon the Hydra to fight Godzilla. With the Hydra regrowing its heads even after Godzilla used his atomic breath to blast them off, Godzilla would slam the Hydra into Olympus and bring the whole mountain down on top of the beast. Now the last remaining god, Zeus would put all of his remaining power into one massive thunderbolt that seemingly obliterated Godzilla, with no one being alive to witness the deed. Ashamed, powerless and humbled, Zeus would leave Greece and settle in the Roman city of Pompeii to live among the mortals he had taken for granted and try and rekindle some faith in him. However, in 79 AD, Godzilla re-emerged in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, with Zeus being petrified by the volcanic ash that buried the city.
"Classic Rome"
During the final days of the Roman Empire, Godzilla had concealed himself underground in a cavern beneath the Alps Mountains. While a traitor of Hannibal had schemed a mutiny against the infamous man, Godzilla suddenly erupted from the cavern floor and inadvertently killed the surrounding men in his awakening. While Hannibal himself bared witness, Godzilla proceeded to make his way out of the cavern and into the mountains. After an unknown period of time traversing the mountain range, Godzilla had inadvertently lead Hannibal and his associates back into the underground cavern. When the two human parties had finally met and were about to engage in battle, Godzilla suddenly roared and incinerated a nearby man with a concealed blast of his atomic breath before continuing his way through the cavern. Eventually, Hannibal had his men fire a catapulted pile of lit bodies onto Godzilla's head, enraging him and causing the monster to pursue Hannibal. Suddenly, Godzilla was bombarded by a barrage of flaming arrows from Hannibal's men. In retaliation, Godzilla fired his atomic breath at the men, who proceeded to ignite barrels of vinegars, causing the cavern ceiling to collapse on top of Godzilla. With the monster buried beneath the Alps Mountains, Hannibal and his men marched onwards to Rome to unleash their attack on the city. Suddenly, Godzilla reawakened and blasted himself free with his atomic breath, beaconing the sky as the Romans looked in horror. Subsequently, Godzilla destroyed Rome, thus inadvertently ending the Roman Empire, off-panel.
"The Cretaceous"
In the early Cretaceous period, around 136 million years ago, kaiju ruled the Earth with the dinosaurs scrambling to survive in the crossfire of their wars for territory. As Godzilla and Anguirus were locked in battle with Rodan, Varan, and Baragon, meteors began crashing to the Earth, knocking their enemies into crevasses opened up by the impact. These were heralds of the arrival of Keizer Ghidorah and a Xilien invasion fleet, with the three headed dragon turning its attention to Godzilla and Anguirus after taking out Mothra and Battra. Transforming into Monster X, the skeletal beast threw Anguirus into a chasm of magma, enraging Godzilla, who tackled him onto a cliffside and began beating into him before he was able to throw Godzilla over the edge into the lava. Believing their colonization was now unopposed, the Xiliens dropped off two Homo erectus to tame the land and spread across the planet to prepare it for their eventual return. As the Xiliens left however, Godzilla re-emerged from the lava pit, immediately incinerating the two colonists and a nearby Velociraptor, leaving behind confusing fossil evidence in modern day northern Israel.
Abilities
Physical Capabilities
Godzilla is one of the most powerful beings in existence with few to no rivals in terms of Strength and Combat Prowess. In all of his fights with other giant monsters, Godzilla overpowers his enemies easily and displays great prowess and skill in hand-to-hand combat.
In issue 1, Godzilla almost effortlessly overpowered Yamata no Orochi in addition to performing a judo flip on the eight-headed dragon. After following the samurai and ninja that angered him into chasing them, Godzilla bested Gigan and Megalon, going as far as to use the latter as a shield from one of the former’s attacks. He made efficient use of his long tail against the duo, knocking Gigan down. In addition, Godzilla demonstrated fast reflexes when he dodged an attack from his enemies.
In issue 2, Godzilla effortlessly laid waste to sailors and cities in Ancient Greece, eventually making an appearance before the Sea God, Poseidon. Godzilla engaged and killed the god off-panel before making his way to the base of Mount Olympus where the Olympians resided. Godzilla soon found himself fighting the Hydra, brutally harming the serpentine beast while being struck by Zeus‘ lightning. Godzilla effortlessly rammed the Hydra into Mount Olympus, sending the mountain crumbling down and leaving Zeus as the only survivor. After disappearing for a long time, Godzilla emerged from Mount Vesuvius forcefully, somehow causing the infamous volcanic eruption that wiped out Pompeii and the closest other cities.
In issue 4, Godzilla effortlessly traveled through an underground cavern located within the Alps Mountains, eventually finding himself buried when Hannibal and his followers caused the cavern ceiling to collapse on him. Not too long later, Godzilla broke free and laid waste to Rome.
In issue 5, Godzilla’s only rival in strength and combat was Monster X/Keizer Ghidorah, though the Monster King stood his ground and even occasionally overpowered the extraterrestrial monster. Godzilla had the advantage over Monster X until he was distracted by the Xilien invasion. Some time later, Godzilla effortlessly emerged from underground after inferably swimming through the lava in the surrounding environment.
Atomic Breath
Godzilla possesses the trademark atomic breath and utilizes it in all his appearances.
In issue 1, Godzilla utilized his atomic breath to kill Yamata no Orochi, to send Gigan and Megalon into retreat, and to lay waste to his surroundings in Hagasaki Bay.
In issue 2, Godzilla’s atomic breath completely incinerated Ares when the god of war leaped down to him. Years later, his atomic breath played a key role in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction it caused. It emitted a powerful blue glow as all life in close vicinity were obliterated or petrified to molten stone, though the cause of this powerful glowing explosion between either Godzilla or the volcano itself is unknown.
In issue 4, Godzilla annihilated his human enemies with his atomic breath and caused great destruction to his surroundings. However, his weapon’s most impressive feat in this issue came in the form of Godzilla freeing himself from the earth buried over him before laying waste to Rome.
In issue 5, Godzilla utilized his atomic breath in his and Anguirus’ battle against Baragon, though the smaller monster dodged the attack. In his fight with Monster X, Godzilla attempted to bring his enemy down to him after the former threw him over a ledge. Unfortunately, Monster X transformed into Keizer Ghidorah and fled away as the attack obliterated the ledge.
Durability
Godzilla possesses incredible durability, being able to take attacks from even the likes of Monster X and Zeus himself.
In issue 1, the same arrow that could severely harm Yamata No Orochi’s heads merely enraged Godzilla. Gigan and Megalon merely created sparks on Godzilla’s skin whenever they used their sharp melee weapons.
In issue 2, in spite of Zeus exerting all his power to vanquish and seal him away, Godzilla erupted from Mount Vesuvius centuries later completely unscathed.
In issue 5, Godzilla was unscathed from being in molten lava in addition to receiving no visible injuries from Monster X.
Intelligence
Godzilla demonstrates impressive intelligence both in and out of battle. He used Megalon to shield himself from one of Gigan’s attacks. When Zeus proved irritable as he fought the Hydra, Godzilla rammed into Mount Olympus with the latter in his grasp, bringing down the Olympians’ home and leaving Zeus as his only remaining opponent. In issue 5, Godzilla turned the tables on Monster X in little time through tactics, only being defeated when his enemy exploited him being distracted.
Weaknesses
In issue 5, Godzilla visibly felt pain from Monster X’s destroyed thunder and physical blows. Aside from that, Godzilla is seen visibly irritated by attacks from weaker enemies, such as Zeus’ lightning, Akio’s Shobijin-enhanced arrows, and the explosives utilized by Hannibal and his men.
Zeus was able to temporary seal Godzilla away.
Trivia
- Godzilla isn’t featured in issue 3 of the comic series.
- Godzilla leaves an impact on various historical cultures in his issue appearances. In issue 1, his actions left an impact on Japanese history during its Feudal Era. In issue 2, his actions left an impact on Ancient Greek Mythology as well as being the cause of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. In issue 4, his actions put an end to the Roman Empire, overtaking the credit that would’ve gone to Hannibal. In issue 5, his actions left an impact on the first human beings to ever inhabit Earth and is possibly responsible for the Xiliens not returning to Earth during the events of the other issues and the modern-day.
- Due to issue 2 incorporating figures of Ancient Greek Mythology, in addition to issue 5 depicting him and other kaiju fighting 136 million years ago in the Cretaceous Period while the Xiliens invade Earth and introduce the very first human individuals, the origins of Godzilla and his fellow Kaiju are left ambiguous and completely unclear.
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