Mechagodzilla

### Aliases

Godzilla, Gojira, Impostor, Fake Godzilla, Mecha, Mekagojira, Doppelganger, Robo-Godzilla, Robot Monster, Robotic Titan, Titanium Titan, Silver King, Xilien's Weapon, LordMecha, LordMeka

## Production Information

### First Appearance

Godzilla: Lord of The Galaxy teaser (shadow)Episode 2 - The Impostor (debut)

### Creator

DinoMania (LordMeka) Tomoyuki Tanaka, Jun Fukuda, Akihiko Iguchi (Original character)

**Mechagodzilla** (メカゴジラ *Mekagojira*) was a mecha Titan that appeared in *Godzilla: Lord of the Galaxy*.

Mechagodzilla's armor is composed of Space Titanium, which is known across the Galaxy for its incredible durability and resistance to heat, making it one of the strongest metals to exist. Asides from that, the robot Titan has a wide arsenal of deadly weapons, ranging from homing missiles to his tail cutter and arm blades. Being armed to the teeth, fast, agile and possessing incredible strength, Mechagodzilla is truly a tough opponent who has proven himself to be a great challenge for the King of monsters himself.

Mechagodzilla was sent to Earth by the Xiliens as an imposter to frame the real Godzilla, and was wearing a disguise, dubbing it Fake Godzilla.

## Name

The name "Mechagodzilla" comes from "mecha," which is derived from the word "mechanical," and Godzilla's name.

## Design

Mechagodzilla's design was based on Kiryu and Ready Player One Mechagodzilla.

## Origins

After capturing Godzilla, Xiliens have created their own mechanized Titan, naming it the Silver Destroyer. Sent to Earth as a superweapon disguised as Godzilla, Mechagodzilla's original purpose was to frame King of monsters, so Xiliens can convince humans to leave Earth. As soon as the plan failed, aliens instead attempted to kill the real Godzilla using the robotic Titan.

## History

### *Episode One - The Arrival*

Fake Godzilla appears in Shizuoka and suddenly starts to attack and cause mass destruction, the military, mistaking him for the real Godzilla, plan a attack on him, despite their powerful arsenal it doesn’t do much until a Maser Cannon shoots him in the neck and harms him. Anguirus arrives and despite humans thinking Fake Godzilla is Godzilla and Godzilla is Anguirus’s friend, Anguirus attacks Fake Godzilla and they have a intense battle until one of the Xilien’s ships arrive and make Fake Godzilla run away.

### *Episode Two - The Impostor*

Tom and Polly find out that the Godzilla that attacked is fake and is some type of robot, they found this out due to the Shobijin telling them, its later proved by the fact that the Fake Godzilla left no marks of radiation. Later on, Fake Godzilla heads to a boat and tries to attack it, only for the real Godzilla to intervene and fight him, after a long struggle, Godzilla slices off some skin of Fake Godzilla, revealing some type of metal piece, after Fake Godzillla’s face is burned off and Godzilla uses his Nuclear Pulse to blow up all of the skin, Mechagodzilla is revealed.

## Abilities

Mechagodzilla retains same abilities as Fake Godzilla, however he can unleash all of his weapons due to his exposed metallic body.

### Blue Heat Ray

Mechagodzilla possesses a blue heat ray that is comparable in power to Godzilla's atomic breath. It's impossible to tell the difference between these abilities by appearance. However, Mechagodzilla's beam doesn't leave any radioactive traces, which ultimately led the EDF to dub this "Godzilla," an impostor.

### Plasma Blast

Asides from his heat ray, Mechagodzilla can also launch a series of plasma blasts from his mouth.

### Piercing Finger/Toe missiles

Much like his Showa incarnation, this Mechagodzilla possesses missiles at the tips of all of his fingers and toes. These homing missiles have massive destructive power, and are immediately replaced after each shot, allowing for virtually continuous firing. Piercing missiles penetrate the target's skin before exploding, increasing the damage greatly.

### Crimson Barrage

A new ability that this Mechagodzilla possesses is the Crimson Barrage. It's less accurate than his Plasma Blasts or missiles, however it has a far larger area of impact. This ability also leaves large amounts of red smoke behind, which can later be used to ambush the enemy.

### Crimson Buster

Mechagodzilla can fire an extremely powerful red laser out of his back cannons. This weapon creates a large mushroom cloud explosion upon impact and much like the Crimson Barrage, leaves everything in its blast area in dense red smoke. Crimson Buster cannot be used much at once, as Mechagodzilla's back cannons will simply overheat.

### Electromagnetic Pulse

Mechagodzilla's electromagnetic pulse can disable EDF's shields and prevent Godzilla from using his Atomic Breath.

### Tail Cutter

Mechagodzilla has a chainsaw-like cutter built in his tail that he used to slash Godzilla's leg. Mechagodzilla was also seen wrapping his tail around Godzilla's neck and using his tail cutter to cut his throat.

### Shock arm blades

Mechagodzilla has two blades stored inside his arms. These blades have been shown to be pierce Godzilla's chest, throat and even skull with ease. Mechagodzilla can also deliver a strong electrical surge directly into his target's body after stabbing them.

### Unlimited Energy

According to DinoMania, Mechagodzilla can stay functional as long as he isn't critically damaged, and will never run out of energy normally.

### Physical Strength

As a mechanical Titan, Mechagodzilla is incredibly strong and was capable of overpowering monsters like Godzilla. Mechagodzilla could also use his dorsal plates as a weapon.

### Durability

While the Mechagodzilla's fake skin was much softer than Godzilla's and could've been damaged by Hyper-Masers, his metal body is composed of Space Titanium and is incredibly resistant to damage. According to DinoMania, Space Titanium has a strength 200 times that of regular steel, and is resistant to extreme heat.

### Speed and Agility

Mechagodzilla has been shown to be just as fast and agile as Godzilla, running at the speeds up to 550 miles per hour and possibly even faster.

### Flight

Mechagodzilla posssesses propulsion jets in its feet which gives him the ability to fly. In addition to jets, he also has rocket boosters on his back, which increases his flight speed up to Mach 6. Mechagodzilla was shown to still be able to use its weaponry when in midair, as he was trying to blast Mothra off the sky.

### Swimming

Mechagodzilla's rocket boosters can be used for travelling faster underwater.

### Radio Receiver

Mechagodzilla can receive radio waves that contain orders from the Xiliens.

### Radar

Mechagodzilla can locate enemies nearby using his radar.

## Trivia

* Mechagodzilla staring into Godzilla's eyes is similar to a scene when Mechagodzilla was going to kill Godzilla in *Godzilla vs. Kong*. Interestingly enough, that part was planned long before GvK came out.
* This Mechagodzilla's roar is a mixture of every movie incarnation, excluding the Ready Player One Mechagodzilla.
* Originally Mechagodzilla had much less abilities. He didn't have Rocket Boosters on his back; Crimson Buster and Tail Cutter were added when DinoMania started working on Episode 2 script. Crimson Barrage and Plasma Blast both were added when DinoMania started animating Episode 2 part 2.
* Mechagodzilla could've had energy shield, just like the Showa incarnation, but he generated it from his chest instead. This ability can be seen in concept art. DinoMania decided to remove this ability, as there's already a certain kaiju with similar power.