Mechagodzilla (Showa)

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==Summary==
Mechagodzilla (メカゴジラ) is an alien mecha created by Toho that first appeared in the 1974 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
In Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, Mechagodzilla was constructed by the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens following a close study of the real Godzilla as a tool to conquer the Earth.
Mechagodzilla first appeared from Mount Fuji disguised as Godzilla and rampaged through the countryside. Anguirus emerged from underground and suddenly attacked it, but was brutally beaten, even having his jaw broken. Mechagodzilla then moved on to Tokyo, where it was intercepted by the real Godzilla. After a brief skirmish, Mechagodzilla shed its disguise and revealed the full extent of its weaponry. Mechagodzilla blasted Godzilla with its finger missiles and fired its laser vision at Godzilla. Godzilla countered with his atomic breath, causing the beams to lock and explode, severely damaging Mechagodzilla and badly wounding Godzilla. Mechagodzilla was called back to the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens' base in Okinawa to be repaired. The aliens captured a human scientist, Hideto Miyajima, and forced him to repair Mechagodzilla in exchange for his daughter's life. After Mechagodzilla was completed, it was unleashed once again and sent to destroy King Caesar, an ancient guardian monster of Okinawa. Mechagodzilla dominated the battle, but before it could defeat King Caesar, Godzilla appeared once again, seeking a rematch. Godzilla and King Caesar then joined forces against Mechagodzilla and eventually forced the mechanical monster to attempt to retreat. Godzilla called upon his newfound magnetic powers to pull Mechagodzilla toward him. Godzilla held Mechagodzilla still while King Caesar repeatedly attacked it, then twisted the machine's head off. Mechagodzilla's body then exploded along with the aliens' base, ending the invasion.
Mechagodzilla was rebuilt by the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens in Terror of Mechagodzilla in another attempt to take over the Earth. Its wreckage was recovered in the waters off Okinawa, and the machine was rebuilt in an underground base in the Japanese countryside. This time, the aliens recruited the help of a deranged Earthling scientist, Shinzo Mafune, for their invasion. Mafune helped the aliens to improve Mechagodzilla, and also offered them the assistance of the monster Titanosaurus, which he controlled. The aliens installed the control device for Mechagodzilla inside of Mafune's cybernetically-modified daughter, Katsura, because Mafune said that Mechagodzilla required living brain tissue to be perfect.
To show off Mechagodzilla's upgraded weaponry, Mechagodzilla was deployed in Tokyo, with Titanosaurus providing backup. Unleashing wave after wave of his eye beams, Mechagodzilla set large areas of the city on fire, and his finger missiles now had the capability to explode with such force as to throw buildings and vehicles into the air. Titanosaurus also wreaked havoc by creating gale-force winds with his tail that demolished structures with little effort. Titanosaurus was suddenly attacked and fell to the ground. Revealing himself from behind a curtain of smoke, Godzilla arrived to challenge the monsters but was outmatched. While Titanosaurus battled Godzilla head-on, Mechagodzilla blasted his organic counterpart with various weapons. Titanosaurus kicked Godzilla into a ditch, while Mechagodzilla buried him with his missiles. The humans intervened and distracted Titanosaurus with a sonic wave oscillator, allowing Godzilla to take on Mechagodzilla one-on-one. Godzilla removed Mechagodzilla's head once again, but this time the mechanical monster had a small "brain" placed in its neck, allowing it to continue to operate without its head and fire a powerful concentrated laser. However, Katsura Mafune committed suicide to stop Mechagodzilla, and the machine shut down. Godzilla seized the opportunity and threw Mechagodzilla into a ravine, then destroyed his mechanical doppelganger for good with a blast of his atomic breath. The ravine then collapsed on top of Mechagodzilla's ruins, preventing the aliens from retrieving and rebuilding Mechagodzilla again.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Mechagodzilla 1 | Mechagodzilla 2 
Name: Mechagodzilla, Mekagojira, Mechagodzilla I, The Bionic Monster, The Cosmic Monster
Origin: Godzilla
Gender: Genderless, sometimes referred to as Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Robot
Powers and Abilities: 
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|-|Fake Godzilla=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 1), Breath Attack, Energy Manipulation, Energy Projection, Can disguise itself to look like the real Godzilla
|-|Mechagodzilla=All previous abilities except Breath Attack and Shapeshifting plus Cyborgization, Self-Sustenance (Types 1, 2 and possibly 3), Inorganic Physiology (Type 2), Flight, Fire Breath, Radiation Manipulation (), Explosion Manipulation (Has missile launchers on its fingers, mouth, knees, and toes), Danmaku, Forcefield Creation, Electro-Magnetism (A shutter on Mechagodzilla's chest can slide open, revealing a device which can fire a high-power electromagnetic beam, referred to as the Cross Attack Beam), Heat Manipulation (Although not displayed in either of its film appearances, Mechagodzilla is said to be able to launch flaming, 500,000°C), Body Control (Mechagodzilla's head and neck can rotate 360 degrees horizontally. If the robot is fighting an opponent while another is approaching it from behind, it can rotate its head to face the opponent behind him to fire its Space Beams at them. This ability is also imperative to the creation of its Defense Neo Barrier), Radar (Mechagodzilla is equipped with an antenna to receive the orders of the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens. A Super Radar was also attached, which enables Mechagodzilla to locate things, namely enemies, underwater and underground)
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Attack Potency: Large Star level ( Anguirus, who at the time was comparable to End of Zone Fighter series Godzilla. GodzillaGodzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), Ghidorah, Garoga Nukes. than 2nd King Ghidorah and Hedorah) | Solar System level (68.95 Foe and comparable to Titanosaurus.)
Speed: Subsonic+ travel speed (Comparable to Godzilla), Massively FTL Attack, Combat and Reactions speed (. )
Lifting Strength: Class E (Ripped Anguirus' jaw. Physically stronger than Godzilla) | At least Class E
Striking Strength: Large Star level (Superior to King Caesar, heavily injured Godzilla) | Solar System level 
Durability: Large Star level, higher with Forcefield Creation | Solar System level, higher with Forcefield Creation 
Stamina: Superhuman (Has shown to be able to run and fight for long periods)
Range: Tens of Meters, Hundreds of Meters to Kilometers with ranged attacks 
Standard Equipment: Flamethrower, Eye Lasers, Chest Laser, Horn Lasers, Missiles
Intelligence: Average (Utilizes strategy during battles. Quickly got wise to King Caesar’s Prism Eyes, and utilized missiles instead of lasers to bypass that)
Weaknesses: Damage to Cybanek.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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*Laser Beam: It used this when he disguised as Godzilla. It is based on Godzilla's Atomic Ray.
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*Eye Lasers: Mechagodzilla can fire rainbow-colored lasers from its eyes that are as powerful as Godzilla's Atomic Ray. Mechagodzilla fires a rainbow-colored optical laser called the Space Beam, which is capable of destroying objects instantaneously. The rebuilt Mechagodzilla 2, in addition to its Space Beams, was armed with a Laser Firing Apparatus on its "back-up" Head Controller (ヘッドコントローラー Heddo Contorōrā), which it utilized after its head was removed by Godzilla. 
*Chest Laser: Mechagodzilla can a yellow laser beam from its chest. A shutter on Mechagodzilla's chest can fold open, revealing a device which can fire a high-power electromagnetic beam, referred to as the Cross Attack Beam
*Horn Laser: Mechagodzilla can fire a concentrated beam from its horn.
*Missiles: Mechagodzilla can fire missiles from its fingers, mouth, knees, and toes. These missiles have massive destructive power, and are immediately replaced after each shot, allowing for virtually continuous firing.
*Force Field: By spinning its head at high speeds, Mechagodzilla creates a force field that is durable enough to tank Godzilla's Atomic Ray. When Mechagodzilla rapidly spins its head while firing beams from its eyes, a shield is formed known as the Defense Neo Barrier. This shield was effective in blocking both Godzilla's atomic breath and attempted physical attacks.
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==Gallery==
Godzilla Unleashed- Mechagodzilla's Theme
==Notable Matchups==
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==Notes/Explanations==
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