USS Argo

The **USS *Argo*** is Monarch's flying fortress that appears in the 2019 Legendary Pictures film, *Godzilla: King of the Monsters*.

The flagship of Monarch's military G-Team, the *Argo* saw action in 2019 when it was deployed to Antarctica to search for Alan Jonah and the stolen Orca. The *Argo* was involved in subsequent battles against King Ghidorah and Rodan, and assisted Godzilla in his final battle against his three-headed nemesis in Boston.

## History

#### *Godzilla: King of the Monsters*

Once Monarch pinpointed the location of the Orca to Outpost 32 in Antarctica, it deployed the *Argo* under the command of Colonel Diane Foster. As it neared the airspace over Outpost 32, the *Argo* deployed two Ospreys to investigate and retrieve the stolen device. Monarch was unsuccessful, as Alan Jonah and his terrorist mercenaries unleashed the frozen Titan contained in the Outpost: the three-headed Monster Zero. The *Argo* intervened when Monster Zero threatened to destroy both Ospreys, opening fire on Monster Zero until he retreated to the sky. The *Argo* pursued Jonah's stolen Osprey to Isla de Mara, Mexico, where the winged Titan Rodan was subsequently unleashed from his slumber inside the island's volcano. To try and protect the nearby civilians as G-Team evacuated them, the *Argo* lured Rodan away into a dogfight with it and a squadron of Hornet and Lightning II fighter jets. The *Argo* attempted to lure Rodan into the path of the approaching Monster Zero in order to goad the two Titans into fighting over the ocean. Rodan wiped out the jets and nearly caught the *Argo* before being intercepted by Monster Zero. The *Argo* dove out of his path as he began battling with Rodan in midair. Mark Russell dropped an Osprey inside the *Argo*'s hangar in order to break open the doors and allow G-Team's Osprey to make an emergency crash landing. However, Monster Zero defeated Rodan and began closing in on the *Argo*, only to be pulled underwater by Godzilla. The *Argo* was contacted by Admiral William Stenz, who informed Monarch that the military had launched the experimental Oxygen Destroyer in an attempt to kill both Titans. The *Argo* was forced to withdraw before the weapon impacted, seemingly killing Godzilla and leaving Monster Zero unharmed.

Aboard the *Argo*, Monarch witnessed as Monster Zero regenerated his severed left head and awakened all of the planet's dormant Titans with his call. Dr. Ilene Chen concluded that the creature, known as Ghidorah in ancient legends, was not of this Earth and was effectively an invasive species disrupting the natural order. When the *Argo* returned to Castle Bravo in Bermuda, it found Stenz and the U.S. Navy waiting. There, they formed a plan to combat Ghidorah and Rodan while a team of scientists tried to revive Godzilla with a nuclear torpedo. The *Argo* flew to Washington, D.C. to battle Ghidorah and Rodan, with the other team proving successful in reviving Godzilla though at the cost of Dr. Ishiro Serizawa's life. The *Argo* escorted the revitalized Godzilla into Boston, which was now under siege by Ghidorah. It assisted Godzilla in the battle and deployed an Osprey to allow Mark and G-Team to search for Mark's daughter Madison. When this Osprey was destroyed by Ghidorah, the *Argo* deployed a second Osprey to rescue all of the survivors. The Osprey returned to the *Argo* as Emma Russell gave her life to lure Ghidorah away. The *Argo* then watched from a safe distance as Godzilla slew Ghidorah and made all of the other Titans submit to his rule.

## Capabilities

* Capable of long-range flight. Though the *Argo*'s top speed is unknown, it is able to keep pace with the supersonic Rodan.
* Can fire rockets capable of making King Ghidorah flinch.
* Can launch several Ospreys from an on-board hangar.