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Previous discussion was archived at User talk:Astounding Beyond Belief/Archive 1 on 2019-04-29.

Missing Icons

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Cheese Head (talkcontribs)

For a while now I've noticed quite a few Icons for more recent kaiju haven't been made, especially for The New Empire. Is there a reason for this?

Brachi407 (talkcontribs)

Hello Astounding, sorry for sending this discussion topic but Les was online and didn't even payed that attencion. First of all i am new here so i don't know anything that has happned. Second, i recently move on into the north of Portugal and when trying to log on the PC, my IP address is shared by someone called "Nebula Enjoyer" Who is that person? If your capable of helping me i am thankfully glad

Summary by GojiraBoy1000 T

Citations have been provided

GojiraBoy1000 T (talkcontribs)

Yes, the details come from the novelization. The manual simply acknowledges the cave art's existence.

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

Well, clarify that on the page then.

GojiraBoy1000 T (talkcontribs)

How exactly? How can one talk to a specific person about a specific contribution? I say this because I figured this was the only option. Because it was not my understanding that it was actually possible ON the page.

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

I'm not sure what you mean. What's the page number for these details in the novelization?

GojiraBoy1000 T (talkcontribs)

Oh. I’ll take care of it.

When you’re free, I need help with a certain enterprise in one of my projects.

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Summary by GojiraBoy1000 T

The task regarding the aid has been fulfilled without said “aid”.

GojiraBoy1000 T (talkcontribs)

I know nothing about the coding needed to divide an article into numerous tabs for the purpose of gallery, development, etcetera. It’s been some time since I last attempted to fix the issue myself, but I feel obliged to ask for help at this point since me trying to mimic the working code from official pages for films apparently isn’t enough to achieve the intended results. Thank you sincerely for understanding, as well as for any help.

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

What page is this for?

GojiraBoy1000 T (talkcontribs)

My Monsterverse Godzilla revamp page.

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

I don't see the need for it to have subpages; you've yet to explain why it needs to exist at all.

GojiraBoy1000 T (talkcontribs)

I created the page for many purposes. The ones that might be in Wikizilla's interests revolve around experimentation of large-scale projects such as the incarnation-design merge ordeal. By integrating it into my project, we can have a look at the final product in advance and do necessary assessments from there. I’ve already made some progress integrating the incarnation-design merge into the project, sort of. I need help with the coding to create “gallery” and “development” tabs since it is my understanding that it is an important part of both the incarnation-design merge sandboxes and certain official pages. (Namely: films and monsters that aren’t split into individual pages for specific incarnations) Am I raising a semi-valid case?

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

I'd rather not cross the streams between your page rewrite and a simple merging of the design and incarnation pages' content.

GojiraBoy1000 T (talkcontribs)

…………………I don’t fully follow……………😥

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

It's needlessly confusing to link something that's being prepped to replace an existing page and something that is not.

GojiraBoy1000 T (talkcontribs)

Ah. “Misleading” in other words. I understand. I don’t intend for the revamp page to actually replace the official page. I just believe that it has its uses, and integrating the incarnation-design merge could provide a preview of the final product regarding the merge. To aid with or hasten the real deal with the sandboxes still in the works.

GojiraBoy1000 T (talkcontribs)

Make it easier for the actual incarnation-design merge to reach fruition faster and more productively.

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

To be blunt, that's not a job I trust you with.

Godzilla vs Ion Dragon

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Dark Wavy (talkcontribs)

so you don't want us to talk about Godzilla's intelligence when he fights.. I was trying to not repeat myself when i was writing it but i was starting to get a little.. hot headed if that makes sense due to being told it wasn't necessary

Sorry if I'm bothering you

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

I felt that what you wrote was more of a short plot summary and didn't contain any notable examples of Godzilla's intelligence.

Dark Wavy (talkcontribs)

oh.... well I'm trying my best to not to write it on a way where it's not a short plot but I didn't have a good way on how to go about it.. I had rewatched the fight before so I got some ideas but I'll have to watch it in detail to make sure I know what I'm talking about..

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

I'm not convinced there are any examples worth mentioning in that fight, really. We're not obligated to come up with some for every appearance.

GojiraBoy1000 T (talkcontribs)

Mark my words, my friend, this conversation is gonna get interesting in a negative way.

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

You absolutely don't need to insert yourself into every disagreement Les or I have with another user.

Cheese Head (talkcontribs)
Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

Les changed it in the other direction in 2021; not sure why, so I'd check with him. Certainly it makes the page easier to search for without forcing a redirect, but worth noting that we do use an accent in a page title elsewhere (Pokémon).

Cheese Head (talkcontribs)
Les (talkcontribs)

I recall at the time it was our policy. I think that was before links would autocomplete in the source editor, and maybe in the search bar too, so requiring diacritics to be typed wasn't very user-friendly. Nowadays it's probably fine.

Cheese Head (talkcontribs)

Since Les hasn't answered me, I'll ask you as well. A while back I saw that there was a Discord server for this site. I was wondering if it was still open and if I could join it?

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

We periodically open it up to new users, and I'd like to do so again soon, but not just yet.

Cheese Head (talkcontribs)

ok

Shimo's and Evolved Godzilla's Height Change

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Summary by Les

Shimo's and Godzilla's contradictory stats will be put in notes on their pages.

SKZ FAN8 (talkcontribs)

Hi there! I've been lurking on the wiki for years and I love what you guys do, you helped me get more knowledgeable on various monsters and I'll love to help contribute wherever I can. That being said, is it possible for me to change the heights for both Evolved Godzilla and Shimo please? I have the screenshots for my explanations why I think these changes need to be implemented.

According to Spiral Studios in 2024, the new official height for Evolved Godzilla is now 129.8 meters tall (weight is still unknown). Spiral Studio said to a user on Facebook asking about details surrounding EvoGodzilla stated “it was not uncommon for their marketing campaigns to release non-updated information… as they would normally receive only the first version of style guide to work around the campaigns/CI... the very same thing also happened to licensees who got their hands on the rights before anyone else" as a explanation as to why Legendary never bothered correcting their merchandise for TNE. Since Spiral Studios does have data from both Legendary and Toho, this makes sense from their end.

Shimo on the other hand is a bit tricky to determine her size, the recently published Monarch Files in 2026 had her standing at 162.45 meters, however it contradicts the bipedal stance by saying that Shimo “is a quadrupled titan of immense size, dwarfing even Godzilla" (pg 140), while ignoring the outdated concept art size. So either we stick with the outdated 114 meter height while having further complications considering the quote above, or we take the quote into serious consideration. I wouldn't consider 114 meters to be "dwarfing Godzilla" and the fact that every other titan was given a "standing height" even for the one who are either quadrupled (Methuselah, Amhuluk) or physically incapable of standing upright (Na Kika, Abaddon, Tiamat) proves that Legendary didn't put much thought into it when saying "standing height". As seen onscreen, Shimo never reared up fully onto her hind legs and everything I've read (e.g the novel) or seen on Shimo (Spiral Studios, Monarch Files) has always depicted her as a gigantic kaiju dwarfing Godzilla. Some past leaks had made Shimo smaller (which lined up with the 114 meter size, which could have been the original plan for Shimo, but that has clearly changed with how they mention her now.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

I certainly found it odd that Godzilla's evolution didn't make him any taller. But do you happen to know what post those comments were made on? If we're going to update a Godzilla's height stat, the original source would be highly preferred as a citation. I couldn't find the comment thread in question on the Spiral Studios Facebook page. I did see a private Spiral Studios Official Community as well, so I've requested to join it.

I'm inclined to agree with your conclusions about Shimo. The size chart her 375-foot quadrupedal height comes from obviously isn't final because Phosphera is in it; it also lowballs the Skar King's height compared with later sources (300 vs. 318 feet). And looking at the shot where she pushes Godzilla backwards in Rio (1:39:14), one of her back crystals definitely seems substantially taller than him.

SKZ FAN8 (talkcontribs)

I also requested to join the private Spiral Studios Official Community on Facebook, but haven't gotten accepted yet. However I feel like its safe to assume they still exist but are archived somewhere.

I'll def update Shimo's stats in the meantime tho.

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

Information relayed on social media disappearing has caused us a fair few headaches, so I don't take the continued existence of those sources for granted, no. And having the original source helps prove that the screenshots weren't forged/the comments weren't retracted, for instance.

SKZ FAN8 (talkcontribs)

I finished Shimo's update but I feel like it could be written better since Im not experience editing on wikizilla, I'll leave it up to you. Also I added the monarch files page on Shimo on imgur but im not sure if that is ok or not.

  • It's a photo but i'll get the actual scan when I can
SKZ FAN8 (talkcontribs)

Is there any reason why you reversed the edits I made?

Les (talkcontribs)

It was easier for me to start from scratch.

SKZ FAN8 (talkcontribs)

I just saw the edit you made, but im wondering why its worded in a vague way (specifically regarding the quadrupled vs bipedal thing even though on the Files page it specifically said "quadrupled". I feel like people will still get mixed up if there are words like "unclear", "may imply" or "theoretical" involved in the note. Wouldn't it be better if it was more direct?

Les (talkcontribs)

I don't really think it's as clear as you're making it out to be. "Standing height" does not tell you what stance it's referring to and "a quadrupedal Titan of immense size" doesn't have to be talking about height; it could just as easily be her length. After all, this book has a very loose application of "size", using that word vaguely to report various superspecies' heights, lengths, or even wingspans.

And don't forget the GxK size chart which, whether or not you consider it authoritative, explicitly measures Shimo quadrupedally and still has her taller than Godzilla. So even if you interpret the 533 feet as bipedal, the statement that she "dwarf[s] Godzilla" quadrupedally would still be true; that passage does not actually do anything to disambiguate.

The point of a wiki is not to assert its authors' viewpoints, but to report what sources say. In a situation as unclear as this, I think the approach I took is the best there is.

SKZ FAN8 (talkcontribs)

Ok, thanks for the explanation. In the meantime, could I go update Evolved Godzilla's height as well since we have that screenshot? Or at least mention it.

Les (talkcontribs)

I recommend reading ABB's last message above and my first one after GojiraBoy below. The source should be found to prove it's even real, but I don't support it replacing the 393 ft number regardless. It should just go in a note.

SKZ FAN8 (talkcontribs)
GojiraBoy1000 T (talkcontribs)

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Exists, but inaccessible at first.

SKZ FAN8 (talkcontribs)

you'll need a facebook account.... and ikd why it got removed.

EDIT: Even if you dont personally count it, its from someone who has the official license. I still think its important to at least mention it as a note.

SKZ FAN8 (talkcontribs)

Ok, then I'm assuming you will re-edit the page with the monarch files stuff? Also reason why I shifted Na Kika's height was due to how the Monarch Declassified specifically saying body length (we dont have her full length with the tentacles)

GojiraBoy1000 T (talkcontribs)

A very compelling argument that I must agree with without hesitation.

Les (talkcontribs)

I don't have much opinion about Shimo. If it's gonna be a contentious thing, listing the size from our most recent source (The Monarch Files) with a note about the others seems fine. For Godzilla, though, I think I actively oppose the change. Spiral may have been given 129.8 meters as a point of reference for their figure, but the fact that no other source reflects this number makes me believe it is not canon. Not only did GxK's marketing consistently give his height as 393 ft/120 m ( ) but so does his profile in The Monarch Files, which covers his history up through GxK and pictures him in Evolved form. If it wasn't someone fucking up somewhere, my guess would be that the Evolved model was physically larger and when measuring it at scale it would be 129.8 meters, but that's not actually true of in-universe. Just like how the GKotM Godzilla's tail is visually nubbier than in G14 but canonically its length is longer, or how Godzilla and Kong were scaled up for GvK in Hong Kong to make them look more impressive. We have no obligation to sniff out what is the most "reasonable" number; we should remain faithful to what the preponderance of sources tell us.

GojiraBoy1000 T (talkcontribs)

With all due respect, Godzilla's limbs have lengthened, the burning of fat has stretched his torso and legs, and Godzilla's casual posture point to a larger monster. The pre-visualization shots showcasing Godzilla alongside Kong remain one of my two strongest arguments that Godzilla stands true to the 129.8-meter height. The shot of Godzilla and the other three titans leaping at each other also supports the height increase given how Godzilla seems to contend with Kong in terms of height WHILST hunched over or leaning forward.

Les (talkcontribs)

I feel like this response could only have been made by someone who didn't read anything I wrote.

What we see with our eyes onscreen and what's written in the books as "official" numbers are two different things, and making them play nice is not our job.

SKZ FAN8 (talkcontribs)

In GojiraBoy's defense, there are several other kaijus who's sizes did not match with what was portrayed on screen vs what the guidebooks/other media stated (looking at you Showa King Ghidorah as a example). Kaiju movies are notorious for not keeping their sizes consistant onscreen and I personally think its not really the best way to determine the size of kaiju onscreen when we have other information that gives that answer more directly.

Martian Hunter Dragon form

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Nebula Enjoyer (talkcontribs)

I am currently working on some pages for the Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2 comic series and i was wondering if i am allowed to make a page for it, and also for the Titanized versions of some characters that only appears on this comic book series

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)
Nebula Enjoyer (talkcontribs)

OK thank you

Dark Wavy (talkcontribs)

On shimos page i was actually gonna originally put it in the exact spot that you put it in few hours/a day ago but i wasn't too sure if it would really work.

Astounding Beyond Belief (talkcontribs)

Well, I won't pretend Legendary makes this stuff easy.

Dark Wavy (talkcontribs)

yeah, I wasn't too sure on where I would write out her nature description, so I thought I could just write it out as a separate thing, thanks.