Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series)

### Aliases

Gojira, Godzilla 1998, Godzilla Junior, Zilla, Zilla Junior, Big Guy, G-Man, American Godzilla

## Biological Information

### Height

55 meters
90 meters (upright)

## Affiliation Information

### Relatives

First Godzilla/Cyber Godzilla
(father), Komodithrax (mate)

### Allies

Komodithrax, Godzilla (TriStar), Godzilla (MonsterVerse)

### Enemies and Opponents

Godzilla (MonsterVerse)
(initially), Gryphon, Crustaceous Rex

## Production Information

### Creator

Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin, Patrick Tatopoulos, Fil Barlow

### First appearance

Dinosaurs cartoons
compilation (July 2016)

### Latest appearance

Among Kaiju

**Godzilla** (ゴジラ *Gojira*), also known as **Zilla Junior**, is a giant irradiated reptile monster featured in the 1998 TriStar animated series *Godzilla: The Series*, and first introduced in the final scene of the 1998 film *GODZILLA*. It is the second incarnation of Godzilla to star in an American animated series, after the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla.

Zilla Junior made his first appearance in July 2016 *Dinosaurs cartoons compilation*, a 3-minute long compilation of unreleased or private animations.

## Name

This incarnation of the monster is simply referred to as "Godzilla" throughout *Godzilla: The Series*. In the episode "Competition," the Japanese characters always refer to him as "*Gojira*," even when speaking English. Fans frequently refer to this version of Godzilla as **Godzilla Junior** or **Zilla Junior** in order to distinguish him from other incarnations of the character, although neither name is official.

## Design

While Zilla Junior's overall design is mostly unchanged from that of his father in the 1998 film, he bore a bright blue coloration in early production artwork, and is a desaturated purple that is lighter on the undersides in the series itself. Additionally, he has red eyes with orange pupils and lacks the fifth vestigial digit on his hands that his father and brethren possessed. When firing his Atomic Fire Breath, his dorsal fins and eyes briefly light up.

In DinoMania's videos, Zilla Junior's coloration is similar to his color scheme from concept arts and early artwork.

## Origins

Zilla Junior was the last surviving offspring of the first Zilla that attacked New York in 1998. He, as well as all of his siblings, started out as eggs laid inside Madison Square Garden by Zilla Senior. Unlike his siblings, this single baby Zilla survived the bombing of Madison Square Garden while still in his egg and was later found by Dr. Niko Tatopoulos, who kept him safe from the military.

## Abilities

### Physical capabilities

Zilla Junior has demonstrated great physical strength.

### Speed and agility

Zilla Junior is incredibly fast and nimble, and can run at speeds up to 300 miles per hour. Moreover, Zilla Junior can perform leaps over great distances. He is also able to quickly scale and perch himself atop buildings despite his massive size and weight. In addition, the monster is shown to have quick reflexes.

### Amphibiousness

Zilla Junior spends most of his time in the water, as he is a natural swimmer and is able to breathe underwater.

### Durability

Another ability that sets this Godzilla apart from his parent is his ability to withstand high levels of damage. Whereas his father was killed by a relatively small amount of missiles, and indeed this Godzilla bled when hit by missiles as a juvenile, as an adult he is shown withstanding hits from large amounts of heavy artillery with no harm, much like the original Japanese Godzilla.

### Regeneration

Zilla Junior possesses a potent healing factor, able to heal from injury or even poisoning fairly quickly.

### Atomic Breath

Zilla Junior's signature weapon is his **Atomic Breath**, which takes the form of green superheated beam, capable of causing large explosions and destroying buildings with ease.

### Burrowing

Like his father, Zilla Junior is an extraordinary burrower.

### Intelligence

Zilla Junior is shown to be extremely intelligent, and is said to have a large brain for his body size, a trait very unique among reptiles in general.

## Trivia

* Zilla Junior is DinoMania's favorite kaiju.