Godzilla (MonsterVerse)

*This is the **MonsterVerse** version. If you are looking for the article of other media, you should go to Godzilla.*

## Godzilla (MonsterVerse)

* 2014
* 2019
* 2024
* Burning Godzilla

### Name

Godzilla, Gojira, King of the Monsters, G, G-Man, Alpha Predator, Nautilus, Species 5146\_Adam, Legendary Godzilla, Hollywood Godzilla, American Godzilla, Godzilla 2014, Godzilla 2019, Godzilla 2021, King Godzilla, *Zo-zla-halawa*

### Aliases

King of the Monsters, Atomic Monster, Nature's Fearsome Guardian, God of Destruction, Ultimate Titan, The Champ

### Tier

At least **6-B+**, **higher** with Energy Absorption**High 6-A**

## Personal Info

### Age

Over 252 million years old (Was alive before the Permian-Triassic extinction event)

### Classification

Prehistoric amphibious reptile (*Titanus Gojira*)

### Height

108.2 meters (G14)119.8 meters (GKotM-GvK)

### Goals

Protect and save the world.Keeping an eye over the balance of nature in his planet.

## Summary

**Godzilla** (**ゴジラ *Gojira***) is a Titan who first appeared in the 2014 Legendary Pictures film, *Godzilla*.

The MonsterVerse Godzilla is the second incarnation of Godzilla to be featured in an American-made film, after the TriStar Godzilla from the 1998 film, and the tenth onscreen incarnation of the character overall. A colossal apex predator hailing from a time in Earth's past where surface radiation levels were considerably higher, Godzilla retreated deep underwater as this radiation declined to feed on the planet's natural geothermal radiation. Godzilla occasionally surfaced throughout history, inspiring some of humanity's mythology. In the 20th century, the advent of the nuclear age drew Godzilla to the surface along with the deadly Shinomura, attracting the attention of the American military, which carried out a campaign of nuclear strikes against the two clashing monsters in the South Pacific under the guise of nuclear testing. While Shinomura was vaporized by the blast of the Castle Bravo hydrogen bomb, Godzilla survived and vanished up until 2014 when parasitic creatures from his time period dubbed MUTOs were unleashed and prepared to begin reproducing. Godzilla hunted the MUTOs down to San Francisco, where he engaged in a protracted battle which ended when he killed them both and returned to the ocean. After subsequently slaying the MUTOs' mother, MUTO Prime, Godzilla disappeared into the depths of the ocean for five years, though Monarch kept tabs on him. When a group of eco-terrorists awakened his ancient nemesis King Ghidorah from his icy tomb in Antarctica, Godzilla confronted the newly-awakened three-headed Titan. King Ghidorah escaped their first battle, but Godzilla tracked him down to the waters off of Mexico and nearly defeated him in an underwater clash before being interrupted by the military's Oxygen Destroyer. Godzilla retreated to his underwater lair to heal, but his rejuvenation was accelerated by the sacrifice of Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, who set off a thermonuclear warhead in his vicinity. Godzilla made his way to Boston for a final battle with Ghidorah, and with the intervention of Mothra was finally able to triumph. The surviving Titans who had been following Ghidorah congregated around Godzilla and submitted to him, accepting him as the King of the Monsters.

Five years later, Godzilla began attacking Apex Cybernetics facilities, with humanity assuming he had turned against them. When Godzilla intercepted a Monarch-Apex joint fleet and attacked Kong, the battle was broken up by depth charges and Godzilla left the scene after the remains of the fleet "played dead" by shutting down their power and he no longer deemed Kong a threat. Godzilla headed to Hong Kong after he sensed Mechagodzilla being activated and drilled a hole into the Hollow Earth with his atomic breath, allowing Kong to intercept him. After a brutal battle, Godzilla defeated Kong before battling Mechagodzilla, but was soon overwhelmed. The combined might of Godzilla and Kong, as well as some human interference, managed to defeat Mechagodzilla. Godzilla subsequently acknowledged Kong and returned to the ocean.

## Mentality

**Personality**: Monarch describes Godzilla's behavior as that of a "protector," calling him an "ancient guardian of the natural world." While Monarch initially considered Godzilla to be a threat, it now considers him the potential greatest defender of the planet, as he emerges to battle any aggressors which threaten the balance of nature. Whenever Godzilla is not enraged and in combat, Monarch describes him as "slow, graceful, inquisitive even."

In Legendary Pictures' *Godzilla*, Godzilla's behavior seems to be that of a territorial animal. Ishiro Serizawa theorizes Godzilla is the driving force to restore balance to nature whenever that balance is disrupted, suggesting that he essentially considers the entire Earth to be his territory. However, unlike previous incarnations, he doesn't blatantly attack or plow through ships at sea simply because they are there. In fact, with larger ships like aircraft carriers, he simply dives down under them. Even when he is attacked by the military, he doesn't noticeably react or fight back and simply continues to hunt the MUTOs, even when being followed in close proximity by four naval ships. He also does not seem to intentionally cause destruction. Even when he destroys the Golden Gate Bridge, it does not appear to be intentional, but rather just him reacting from being hit in the gills by missile fire. He shows little interest in humans, instead of focusing his attention entirely on the MUTOs. After defeating both MUTOs, he leaves humanity alone without any more conflict.

In *Godzilla: King of the Monsters*, Godzilla continues to behave in this manner. He maintains a patrol route around his territory and uses his glowing dorsal plates to perform an intimidation display. While Monarch initially assumed Godzilla was demonstrating aggression toward them, they later realized he was reacting to the presence of the ORCA before pursuing it to Antarctica. Godzilla recognizes the threat posed by his ancient nemesis King Ghidorah and goes out of his way to seek out and try to defeat Ghidorah on three occasions. Godzilla recognizes Mothra as his ally and communicates with her through sonar. He demonstrates inquisitiveness toward humans, first when he sees Serizawa approaching him and placing his hand on his face, and later after he resurfaces and leans forward to inspect Mark Russell. Godzilla never demonstrates outright hostility toward humans when he notices them and allows himself to be surrounded by a full military escort when he heads to Boston to confront Ghidorah. As the new alpha of the Titans, Godzilla is said to actively steer other Titans away from human cities and prevent any further destruction.

In *Godzilla vs. Kong*, Godzilla is shown to be considerably more aggressive than before, attacking human structures and military structures with surprising brutality. However, these attacks either target Apex Cybernetics during their construction of Mechagodzilla or the naval fleet which opened fire on him as he arrived to confront Kong in the Tasman Sea. Godzilla otherwise continues to demonstrate a preference to avoid unnecessary conflict, as shown when he spares the remaining fleet when they shut off their power and when he refrains from outright killing Kong after brutalizing him during their rematch in Hong Kong. After the two Titans defeat Mechagodzilla, Godzilla decides to leave both Kong and humanity alone once again without any additional conflict.

**Intelligence:** At least **High Animalistic**, possibly **far higher** (He seems to mostly rely on instincts but has demonstrated learning and strategy during his battles, such as with the MUTOs, King Ghidorah, Kong, and Mechagodzilla. Seems able to recognize threats, ignoring those who are not. Recognized that he could power Kong’s axe with his atomic breath, and do so to help Kong destroy Mechagodzilla.)

## Power and Stats

**Powers and Abilities:**

* Base
* Burning Godzilla
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 2), Regeneration (At least Rank I in combat, Rank G over time; Godzilla regenerated his dorsal spines that were completely shattered by MUTO Prime in 5 years), Immortality (Types 1 and 3), Enhanced Senses (Godzilla has infrarred and can see radiation), Skilled in stealth, Natural Weaponry (Teeth and Tail), Underwater Breathing (Type 2), Light Manipulation, Breath Attack, Energy Manipulation (Projection and Absorption), Radiation Manipulation, Extrasensory Perception (Can hear tectonic movements from any point of the sea, as well as tidal movements and of any sea life. He is able to discern something in the midst of all the natural plus man-made noises), Heat Manipulation (Godzilla can boil the water around him), Telepathy (Godzilla can telepathically communicate with the Titans on Earth), Resistance to Fire, High Temperatures and Cold Temperatures (Unaffected by cold that was 45 degrees below zero)

Same as before, plus Aura Generation and Statistics Amplification (Godzilla can experience a boost in his statistics that is temporary)

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

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

**Attack Potency:** At least **Country level+** (Overpowered Shinomura and the MUTOs. Fought in par with MUTO Prime. Defeated Ghidorah in ancient times. Opened a tunnel to the Hollow Earth from Hong Kong with his Atomic Breath), **higher** with Energy Absorption (Grew much more powerful than he was in base, and grew more powerful as the fight went on. Was able to overpower and was clearly winning against King Ghidorah in Boston even without Mothra. Forced Ghidorah to absorb a massive amount of energy to defeat him) | **Multi-Continent level** (Emitted a omnidirectional nuclear pulse that obliterated Ghidorah and that completely dispersed Ghidorah's storm)

**Durability:** At least **Country level+** (Fought with Ghidorah in ancient times. Took hits from Shinomura and the MUTOs. Withstood multiple brutal hits from MUTO Prime. Tanked the Permian-Triassic extinction asteroid), **higher** with Energy Absorption | **Multi-Continent level**

**Speed:** At least **Subsonic+** Movement Speed (Quickly ran across several city blocks in Boston. Mauled Kong at high speeds on all fours. Can run up to 424.6 mph), **Massively Hypersonic+** Attack, Combat and Reactions Speed

**Lifting Strength:** **Class GN** (Much stronger physically than the MUTOs and casually tossed, carried and shoved them around like rag dolls. Tossed Ghidorah without too much effort. Is physically stronger than Kong) | At least **Class GN** (Stronger than before)

**Stamina:** **Extremely High**

**Range:** **Several dozen meters** by sheer virtue of size, **167.7416 meters** with tail, **Thousands of kilometers** with Atomic Breath | **Several kilometers** with Nuclear Pulse (incinerated several city blocks of Boston)

**Weaknesses:** Godzilla's gills are somewhat softer and more vulnerable to harm than the rest of his body as he was shown to recoil in pain when they were targeted by missiles.

**Key:** **Base** | **Burning Godzilla**

## Arsenal

**Feats:** Reddit | Respect Thread

**Notable Attacks/Techniques:**

* **Atomic Breath**: When Godzilla charges his atomic breath, he draws energy from his bio-nuclear circulatory system which activates when he is threatened. This triggers a neutron flux that manifests as a blue glow which slowly moves from the tip of his tail up his protective dorsal fins, which serve as energy reserves for his atomic power. Finally, the energy reaches Godzilla's throat chambers, where it explodes into a concentrated wave of atomic energy. Godzilla then spews this atomic energy from his mouth as a blue blast of flame which is capable of destroying one Shinomura, wounding and knocking down the female MUTO, pushing back King Ghidorah, and drilling a hole straight into the Hollow Earth. In addition to serving as a weapon, Godzilla's atomic breath can be utilized as a "dominance display," while he also uses the bluish glow which emanates from his dorsal fins as an intimidation display.

* **Power Bite**: Godzilla possesses a powerful bite made to hold the enemy.

* **Death Kiss**: Godzilla finally kills the female MUTO by grabbing her from behind when she is distracted and prying her jaws apart so he can fire his atomic breath down her throat.

* **Tail Hit**: Godzilla's tail is also a formidable weapon, shown when he uses it to smash the male MUTO into a skyscraper when it tries to attack him from behind, impaling it on the building and killing it instantly.

* **Claws Slash**: After Godzilla shows his fury against Kong, he mauls in on all fours, slashing and tearing into his flesh.

* **Nuclear Pulse (Base)**: The MonsterVerse Godzilla possesses a variation of the character's nuclear pulse ability, which he uses in his final confrontation with MUTO Prime. Once MUTO Prime is stunned by the ORCA, Godzilla lifts it onto his back and fires a concentrated shockwave of atomic energy from his shattered dorsal plates. This pulse launches MUTO Prime into the air and renders it helpless enough for Godzilla to finish it off by crushing its head.

* **Nuclear Pulse (Burning)**: After absorbing the radiation of a nuclear blast and Mothra’s life force, Godzilla starts to heat up with a fiery red glow, burning and melting objects in his vicinity while becoming completely immune to Ghidorah's gravity beams. This energy overload grants him control over tremendously powerful thermonuclear pulses that incinerates most of Ghidorah's body and a large portion of Boston with him. The shape of these particular pulses also resembles Mothra's wings while the sound of the explosions resembles Mothra's screech, for this ability is a result of Godzilla and Mothra's symbiotic bond, and can only be used in the most specific of circumstances.

## Transformations

* **Burning Godzilla**: After absorbing the radiation of a nuclear warhead and Mothra’s life force, Godzilla began to glow red and unleashed incredibly powerful thermonuclear pulses that incinerated Ghidorah and a large portion of Boston with him. This ability is based on Godzilla releasing excess energy; he cannot maintain this state without suffering a grievous injury.