Dagon

* Current
* Ep.1

### Aliases

Gojira, Gojirasaur, Raijin, Godzilla's father, King of Nature, The Ancient Titan, Atomic Monster, Giant Monster, Gigantic Creature, Species 5146\_ADAM, Giant Unidentified Life Form, Godzilla 1954, Godzilla I, LordDagon

## Affiliation Information

### Enemies

Shinomura, EDF, Muto Prime, Destoroyah, Grand Ghidorah

## Production Information

### Creator

DinoMania

**Dagon**, also known to the Japanese as **Raijin** (雷神 *Raijin*), was a Titan who appeared in *Godzilla: Lord of the Galaxy*. He is the father of Godzilla and a partner of Rozan.

Dagon was an ancient Titan that was awakened in 1954 during nuclear tests. This kaiju was rather aggressive and attacked Japan several times, one time arriving in Tokyo. Dagon was claiming Japanese islands as his own territory, attacking not only cities, but also other monsters. It was hard to defend the country - no matter how many times the military tried to stop him, he could've return at any moment.

## Name

It is revealed that the ancient Titan was once revered as a god by multiple ancient peoples which encountered him; as the Biblical **Dagon** (*Dāgūn*) by the Phoenicians and as the lightning god **Raijin** (雷神 *Raijin*) by the Japanese.

## Design

   Dagon's design was essentially the same as Godzilla's. However, his skin is a darker bluish-black and his dorsal plates are a light gray color.

For Episode 2 and after, Dagon had gotten a heavy redesign. His head is smaller and more square-shaped, with larger nostrils and rather dragon-like ears. His lower jaw has small spikes and a prominent chin. Dagon is now much more muscular in build, with shorter arms and longer tail. His neck now has spiky dewlap. Dagon's dorsal plates are thicker, with middle row being visible from a side view.

## History

In 1954, Dagon awoke from his slumber after nuclear tests awoke him. Dagon claimed the Japanese Islands as his own roaming territory. And he even fought other Titans to keep his territory safe. The military tried to stop him many times, but to no avail.

In 1984, humans have learned that cadmium can be used against radioactive creatures, and during another attack, the ancient Titan was weakened, which forced him to leave the city and recover.

    In 1990, Dagon fought MUTO Prime, with their fight being interrupted by the Oxygen Destroyer test.

In 1995, Dagon was killed by Destoroyah, born from the Oxygen Destroyer. However, Dagon's partner, Rozan was able to defeat the monster and survive another day.

## Abilities

Dagon has the same abilities that his son, Godzilla, possessed.

### Atomic Breath

Just like Godzilla, Dagon possesses an Atomic Breath, but with a darker tint of blue.

### Nuclear Pulse

Dagon possesses a variation of the Nuclear Pulse ability, which he uses in his confrontation with Muto Prime.

### Physical Strength

Dagon is incredibly strong and powerful. He was able to throw away the 113,000 metric ton Muto Prime using his jaws only.

### Durability

Dagon can withstand all types of conventional weaponry, including nukes. He also matched up and endured his fight with MUTO Prime.

### Amphibiousness

Dagon is an adept swimmer and mostly spends his time underwater. He is also able to breathe underwater as well.

### Speed and Agility

Dagon is fast and agile, as he can run and even jump.

### Radiation Absorption

Dagon is capable of absorbing nuclear energy, gaining more energy and power.

### Regeneration

Dagon is capable of regenerating severe wounds in a matter of minutes. He can regenerate even if his brain or heart were destroyed.

### Weaknesses

Dagon had the same weaknesses as Godzilla.

He is weak to cadmium, as he himself was weakened by it in 1984.

His spinal cord is also a weakness. If it is damaged, he can't regenerate properly.

## Trivia

* In early stages of LoTG, Dagon was known as "Gojira", "Godzilla I" or "Godzilla 1954".
* While his son, Godzilla, takes on the protagonist role of Legendary Godzilla and Showa Godzilla, Dagon appears to show his behavior on the original Godzilla and the Heisei Godzilla, performing rather anti-hero role, sometimes attacking cities and wrecking havoc on the land.
* Dagon is a reference to MonsterVerse's own Dagon.
* The design alternation for Dagon changed up his physical stats. Dagon used to be 275 meters in length and weighed 78,000 metric tons. Now, he is 300 meters and weights 90,000 metric tons.