Godzilla

Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira) is a fictional monster, or kaiju, originating from a series of Japanese films of the same name. The character first appeared in Ishirō Honda's 1954 film Godzilla and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produced by Toho, four Hollywood films and numerous video games, novels, comic books and television shows. Godzilla has been dubbed the King of the Monsters, a phrase first used in Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, the Americanized version of the original film.
Godzilla is depicted as an enormous, destructive, prehistoric sea monster awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. With the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Lucky Dragon 5 incident still fresh in the Japanese consciousness, Godzilla was conceived as a metaphor for nuclear weapons. Others have suggested that Godzilla is a metaphor for the United States, a giant beast woken from its slumber which then takes terrible vengeance on Japan. As the film series expanded, some stories took on less serious undertones, portraying Godzilla as an antihero, or a lesser threat who defends humanity. Several post-1984 Godzilla films shifted the character's portrayal to themes including Japan's forgetfulness over its imperial past, natural disasters and the human condition. 
Godzilla has been featured alongside many supporting characters. It has faced human opponents such as the JSDF, or other monsters, including King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla and Gigan. Godzilla sometimes has allies, such as Rodan, Mothra and Anguirus, and offspring, such as Minilla and Godzilla Junior. Godzilla has also fought characters from other franchises in crossover media, such as the RKO Pictures/Universal Studios movie monster King Kong, as well as various Marvel Comics characters, including S.H.I.E.L.D., the Fantastic Four and the Avengers. He dubbed as the King of the Monsters by fans and the medias. 
== Appeared in films ==
*Godzilla (1954)
* Godzilla Raids Again
* Mothra vs. Godzilla
* Destroy All Monsters
* Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
* Son of Godzilla
* All Monsters Attack
* The Return of Godzilla
* Godzilla vs. Biollante
* Godzilla (1984 film)
* Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 
* King Kong vs. Godzilla
* Godzilla 2000: Millennium 
* Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla 
* Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. 
* Godzilla: Final Wars
* Godzilla vs. Hedorah
*Godzilla (2014 film)
* Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
* Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
* Shin Godzilla
* Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
* Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle 
* Godzilla: The Planet Eater 
* Godzilla Singular Point
== Television ==
* Zone Fighter 
* Godzilla (1978 TV series)
* Godzilla Island
* Godzilla: The Series
* Godziban
* Godzilla Singular Point
== Gallery ==