Mechagodzilla (MonsterVerse)

***NOTICE: THIS ARTICLE HAS SPOILERS FROM GODZILLA VS KONG. CAUTION IS ADVISED.***

## Powers

### Special Powers

DrillMissile Launchers

Proton Scream

Strength

Thrusters

## Appearance

### First Appearance

Godzilla vs. Kong

Mechagodzilla is a mechanized daikaiju created by Legendary Pictures that first appeared in the 2021 film, Godzilla vs. Kong, as the main antagonist. Mechagodzilla was built by tech conglomerate Apex Cybernetics in the wake of Ghidorah's apocalyptic rampage in 2019. Using the skull from Ghidorah's left head, a cockpit was made to control Mechagodzilla via radio waves, while Ghidorah's DNA it was programmed to integrate within the actual mech as a receiver. The pilot used was Ren Serizawa, Ishiro Serizawa's son, who would go into a trance while piloting the mecha. The purpose of building Mechagodzilla was to kill Godzilla and then probably any other Titan on Earth that Apex deemed a threat, so that humans can become the permanent dominant species.

## History

First seen in a closed Apex facility in Hong Kong, Mechagodzilla's full power was tested against an adult Skullcrawler, with the mecha's beam of force and energy slicing through the Titan, slicing it in half.

After an excursion to the Hollow Earth, Mechagodzilla feeds on energy from the Earth's core. However, the influx of energy caused the remains of Ghidorah's consciousness in the skull to override the controls and kill its creators, Walter Simmons and Ren Serizawa and, as a result of the titanic conflict between Godzilla and Kong, he is released from their facilities. . closes and leaves. on a rampage in Hong Kong. Quickly coming into contact with Godzilla, Mechagodzilla battles his organic counterpart. MechaGodzilla manages to quickly and brutally dominate the King of the Monsters and would have killed him if Kong had not intervened.

Despite facing off against both Godzilla and Kong, Mechagodzilla manages to fight and dominate both monsters. However, before he can kill Kong, Josh Valentine pours Bernie Hayes' alcohol into a control panel for the mecha, causing it to pause for a brief moment, allowing Godzilla to charge Kong's axe. Kong then uses his ax to brutally dismember and subsequently behead Mechagodzilla, ending his brief reign of terror.

## Personality and traits

While under the control of Apex Cybernetics, Mechagodzilla does not have a distinct personality, with the pilot controlling the mecha. However, once Ghidorah's lingering influence on his remains overrides Mechagodzilla's original programming, the mech becomes independent of a human controller. From there, Mechagodzilla goes to great lengths to kill any human he sees; In addition to immediately killing Walter Simmons, he observes and immediately clears several blocks of Hong Kong and its residents before targeting Godzilla. Compared to Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla wastes no time and sought to kill Godzilla as quickly and efficiently as possible. He also seemed to be specifically obsessed with defeating Godzilla (either because of his programming or Ghidorah's memories), specifically focusing on taking down Godzilla during their duel and regarding Kong as a nuisance.

## Appearance

Mechagodzilla looks a lot like his namesake. He sports a series of short metal plates that resemble Godzilla's dorsal plates (more like Godzilla's appearance in the 2014 film) running from the back of his neck to the tip of his tail. Its forelimbs are considerably bulkier and slightly longer than those of the real Godzilla with four zygodactyl claws in its hands. His feet also appear to bear a slight resemblance to Ghidorah's, while still bearing the body of Godzilla. Mechagodzilla's tail also has a drill mounted on its tip.

## Powers and Abillities

### Drill

The tail of Mechagodzilla is equipped with a deadly drill that it attempted to use against Godzilla and Kong.It shoots lasers.

### Proton scream

Mechagodzilla possesses a red energy beam, capable of burning adult Skullcrawlers and knocking down and burning Godzilla. This beam also has the power to block the beam and overpower Godzilla's atomic breath, although it should be noted that Godzilla was not at full power as he had already used his atomic breath extensively to tunnel into the Hollow Earth and fight back Kong.

### Strength

Unlike his previous incarnations, this Mechagodzilla has enhanced physical strength and human reflexes which when combined with his ability to charge his melee attacks with plasma for additional damage allowed him to dominate both Godzilla and Kong in the fight. final, even though the mecha was outnumbered. , although it should be noted that both Titans were extremely exhausted after fighting each other.

### Missiles

Mechagodzilla has shoulder-mounted missile launchers capable of momentarily stunning Godzilla.

### Thrusters

Mechagodzilla has thrusters mounted into his back and sides, enabling quick bursts of movement, or added momentum to his strikes.

## Trivia

* This is the second incarnation of Mechagodzilla to be featured in an American-made film, after the RPO incarnation from *Ready Player One*.
* At one point, Mechagodzilla's proton scream briefly sparks with blue and yellow energy. This results in a very similar aesthetic to the space beams of the first Mechagodzilla.
* Mechagodzilla's design being built around the organic components of deceased monsters was previously used in *Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla*.
* Kong decapitating Mechagodzilla is very similar to the way Godzilla twisted and ripped Mechagodzilla's head off in *Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla*.