Mechagodzilla (Showa)

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## Mechagodzilla (Showa)

* Mechagodzilla
* Mechagodzilla 2

### Name

Mechagodzilla, Fake Godzilla, Showa Mechagodzilla, Mechagodzilla 1, Mechagodzilla I, Bionic Monster, Cosmic Monster, Mechagodzilla The First, Cyber Godzilla, Mechagodzilla 2, Mechagodzilla II, Mechagodzilla 1974, Mechagodzilla 1975

### Aliases

Robot Monster, Cyborg Monster, Cyborg Monster of Earth Conquest, Silver King of the Monsters, Alien's Weapon, Robot Space Monster, Super Strong Mecha Monster

## Summary

**Mechagodzilla** (**メカゴジラ *Mekagojira***) is an alien mecha that first appeared in the 1974 Godzilla film, *Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla*.

The creation of the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens, Mechagodzilla was the centerpiece in their planned invasion of Earth. The magnificent machine was released from the crater of Mount Fuji wearing a Godzilla disguise, and made its way to Tokyo. Once it reached Tokyo, the impostor was attacked by the real Godzilla, who quickly revealed its true colors. Mechagodzilla was damaged in the ensuing fight with Godzilla, but was repaired and sent to destroy King Caesar at Okinawa. Godzilla returned and aided King Caesar, and together they were able to destroy Mechagodzilla. A year later, Mechagodzilla was rebuilt by the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens and re-christened **Mechagodzilla 2** (**メカゴジラ２ *Mekagojira Tsū***), and was unleashed on Tokyo once again, this time aided by the monster Titanosaurus, controlled by the deranged earthling scientist Shinzo Mafune. Godzilla rose to battle his robotic doppelganger a second time, but found himself badly outmatched against two foes. However, with the aid of humanity and the sacrifice of Katsura Mafune, Godzilla was able to triumph once again. The original Showa Mechagodzilla proved to be a memorable addition to Godzilla's rogues gallery, appearing in two consecutive films and later inspiring three other incarnations of the character. This Mechagodzilla has also made numerous appearances outside the films, in media such as video games, comics, and even educational original video animations.

## Mentality

**Personality**: Despite being a machine under the control of the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens, Mechagodzilla is semi-autonomous in *Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla*, responding to verbal commands from Kuronuma relayed electronically to the Cybanek on its head. In *Terror of Mechagodzilla*, the rebuilt Mechagodzilla 2 is linked to the cyborg Katsura Mafune, and is controlled through her organic brain tissue. However, Mechagodzilla seems to retain some autonomy, as it continues fighting Godzilla even after Katsura breaks free of the Black Hole Planet 3 Aliens' influence and regains complete control over her mind.

Mechagodzilla is an extremely brutal hand-to-hand combatant, shown when it breaks Anguirus' jaw and repeatedly pummels King Caesar and shoves its hand down the monster's throat during their battle. However, Mechagodzilla primarily relies on its vast array of weaponry and prefers to attack its opponents from a distance using its various missiles and lasers. The 1992 book *Special Graphix Godzilla vs. Mothra* compares Mechagodzilla's personality with that of King Ghidorah and Gigan, two other recurring villains in the Showa series. While King Ghidorah is said to be a "dignified villain" and Gigan a "bloodthirsty, ferocious cutthroat," Mechagodzilla is described as a "nihilistic killer" and a "consistently coldhearted and composed professional [...] because Mechagodzilla is a literal mecha, so its true feelings are unable to be seen."

**Intelligence**: **High**

## Power and Stats

**Powers and Abilities**: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 1), Inorganic Physiology (Type 2), Flight, Fire Breath, Energy Projection, Radiation Manipulation (His flame is described as radiation), Explosion Manipulation (Has missile launchers on its fingers, mouth, knees, and toes), Danmaku, Forcefield Creation, Can disguise itself to look like the real Godzilla

**Dimensionality:** **3-D**

**Existential Status:** **Concrete**

**Attack Potency:** At least **Planet level** (Stomped Anguirus and King Caesar, who at the time were comparable to earlier Godzilla. Seriously wounded Godzilla. Confirmed to be stronger than 2nd King Ghidorah and Hedorah. Comparable to Titanosaurus. According to his prophecy, he would have destroyed the world if not stopped)

**Durability:** At least **Planet level** (Took hits from Godzilla. Took its own beam reflected, which was ten times stronger than the original)

**Speed:** **Subsonic** (Comparable to Godzilla), **Massively FTL** Attack, Combat and Reactions speed (Scaling from Godzilla)

**Lifting Strength:** **Class M** (Physically stronger than Godzilla)

**Stamina: Unlimited**

**Range:** **Tens of meters** by sheer size. **Meters** to kilometers with certain weapons and techniques

**Weaknesses:** Damage to Cybanek

## Arsenal

**Standard Equipment:** Flamethrower, Eye Lasers, Chest Laser, Horn Lasers, Missiles

**Notable Attacks/Techniques:**

* **Laser**: Fake Godzilla fires a yellow laser from his mouth, meant to emulate Godzilla's atomic breath. This beam is able to destroy several buildings in a single strike and is also shown to hurt Godzilla. In *Godzilla Island*, Fake Godzilla also possesses atomic breath, though it is blue like the real Godzilla's.

* **Space Beams**: Mechagodzilla fires a rainbow-colored optical laser called the **Space Beam** (**スペースビーム *Supēsu Bīmu***), which is capable of destroying objects instantaneously. The rebuilt Mechagodzilla 2, in addition to its Space Beams, was armed with a **Laser Firing Apparatus** (**レーザー発射装置 *Rēzā Hassha Sōchi***) 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.

* **Cross Attack Beam**: 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** (**クロスアタックビーム *Kurosu Atakku Bīmu***). This orange-colored laser was strong enough to slice through a large rock formation.

* **Missiles**: Mechagodzilla has an apparatus mounted in its neck called the **Trace Device** (**トレイス装置 *Toreisu Sōchi***), which allows for the firing of a large quantity of small missiles. This ability goes unused in both of Mechagodzilla's film appearances. Mechagodzilla possesses missiles at the tips of all of its fingers, known simply as the **Finger Missiles** (**フィンガーミサイル *Fingā Misairu***) or **Space Finger Missiles** (**スペースフィンガーミサイル *Supēsu Fingā Misairu***). These missiles have massive destructive power, and are immediately replaced after each shot, allowing for virtually continuous firing.

* **Upgraded Missiles**: In *Terror of Mechagodzilla*, Mechagodzilla is upgraded to rotate its hands continuously before firing its finger missiles, granting them destructive power five times greater than the first Mechagodzilla's missiles. Mechagodzilla is equipped with time-delayed missiles in its knees, referred to as **Homyu Shot** (**ホーミューショット *Hōmyū Shotto***). Similar to the Finger Missiles, Mechagodzilla's toes were armed with drilling missiles, called the **High Pressure Homing** missiles (**ハイプレッシャーホーミング *Hai Puresshā Hōmingu***). These missiles were most effective when spun, as they could bury themselves into an opponent before exploding. Mechagodzilla also has several missiles attached to the inside of its mouth, however they are rarely utilized.

* **Defense Neo Barrier**: When Mechagodzilla rapidly spins its head while firing beams from its eyes, a shield is formed known as the **Defense Neo Barrier** (**ディフェンスネオバリヤー *Difensu Neo Bariyā***). This shield was effective in blocking both Godzilla's atomic breath and attempted physical attacks.

* **Unisot**: Mechagodzilla's tail was armed with a sharp blade called the **Unisot** (**ユニソット *Yunisotto***), which acted as a flight stabilizer. Although never utilized, this utensil is detachable and could be used offensively to attack an opponent behind it.