Kiryu

Mechagodzilla (メカゴジラ Mekagojira), nicknamed Kiryu (機龍 Kiryū, lit. Machine Dragon) is a cybernetically-enhanced mecha created by Toho that first appeared in the 2002 Godzilla film, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla.
== Name ==
Kiryu's nickname is derived from 機龍, Ki ryū, meaning machine dragon. Kiryu's legal name is simply "Mechagodzilla," while his official designation in the films is "MFS-3," which is short for "Multipurpose Fighting System Type-3."
== Appearance ==
Kiryu is considerably sleeker than other versions of Mechagodzilla and bears a closer resemblance to Godzilla than the previous versions. Kiryu also draws on the designs of the previous incarnations of Mechagodzilla.
Usually Kiryu has yellow or orange eyes but they will turn red when Godzilla's spirit takes over.
== Origins ==
Kiryu was built around the remains of the original Godzilla and reanimated by the Anti-Megalosaurus Force.
In Godzilla: The Half-Century War, Kiryu is an updated version of the previous Mechagodzilla made after studying Godzilla's skeletal structure, with bits of Godzilla's skin built into its armor.
== Trivia ==
* When Kiryu is remembering its past, Kiryu's eyes turn red. Yet when the spirit is not evil, it develops a scar without the red eyes.
* The idea of having the ghost of the original Godzilla come back to life was tossed around for the cancelled Godzilla vs. Ghost Godzilla.
* Alongside the Showa Mechagodzilla, Kiryu is the second Mechagodzilla to defeat Godzilla more than once.
* Kiryu is the first and only Mechagodzilla that could use its tail to attack since Kiryu has the original bones of Godzilla, allowing its tail to move. This also grants Kiryu some increased mobility in conjunction with its rotatable rocket boosters, as Kiryu can use its tail like a rudder to steer.
* Kiryu is the second Mechagodzilla to appear in more than one movie, with the first being the original Mechagodzilla.
* The rocket launchers which Kiryu wears are a reference to Super Mechagodzilla's Garuda cannons.
* Kiryu is featured in the 2011 sci-fi novel Ready Player One. The novel's antagonist, Nolan Sorrento, selects Mechagodzilla from a list of giant robots to control in the OASIS, a MMO game which acts as the novel's primary setting. Sorrento later activates Mechagodzilla in battle by shouting "Kiryu!". Kiryu is eventually defeated by the novel's protagonist, Wade Watts, who transforms into another iconic Japanese giant, Ultraman.
==Gallery==
Kiryu GCOGM.png|Kiryu as they appear in Godzilla - Combat of Gargantuan Monsters
kiryoof.jpg|Kiryu as he appears in Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Category:Godzilla (series)