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There seems to be a Robo-Doppelganger for every hero, but just how has Godzilla’s Mechanized counterpart evolved? Let’s find out now...animated!
warning: spoilers ahead!In its debut, the Showa MechaGodzilla cleverly wears a Godzilla disguise…which it quickly ditches. It has knee pads, a stout-bladed tail, arm insignia, and a neck window. While its head has a pointed antenna, yellow eyes, and red circular receivers. This Cosmic Monster, created by alien apes, has many abilities including a rainbow eye beam, chest lightning, a defence barrier, launchable missiles, and flight abilities. It goes after an ancient deity but gets dismantled.
In the sequel, the rebuilt Mech is streamlined with longer fingers, prominent shoulder frills, foot spurs, tapered knee pads, updated arm symbols, and is tinted slightly darker. This time, Mecha-G befriends a weird dinosaur, but when the cyborg embedded with its control device decommissions herself, Godzilla easily defeats his bionic double.
In Adventure Godzilland, a cutesy blue-ish Mech with yellow accents and crossed eyes appears. Plus, this bot loves asking skill-based questions.
Heisei Mecha-G has a smooth design, with broad legs, prominent pecs, no tail blade, a cat-like face, and is much larger. On top of the similar functions to the previous Mech, it has a rainbow mouth beam, electrified arm tethers, a strong diamond coating, and a plasma stomach grenade. It later attaches to the Garuda ship giving it shoulder-mounted beam cannons. This Super Mech is piloted by the Japanese Defense force, but isn’t enough to defeat the reheated Godzilla.
A cartoon-y Heisei Model makes a Godzilland appearance, as well as a puppeted cameo in Godziban.
In the video game, Godzilla Generations, a second Heisei model adds Showa-like characteristics, extra arm weaponry, an elongated neck, stumpy tail, and flared legs. Its new capabilities include an added force field, a nuclear plasma cannon, and super speed.
Godzilla Island includes a black-plated Showa MechaGodzilla with white eyes, and another disguised MechaG briefly appears as well.
Godzilla: The Series revives 1998’s Godzilla. He’s now purple-y with beige dorsal fins, is emaciated, lacks a finger digit, and is given cybernetic enhancements, including a fully robotic right arm. This cyber monster has an atomic breath, dorsal fin missiles, and a sound wave deflector. He’s under a villainous alien hive-mind but is no match for his own offspring.
In Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla, the bones of the 1954 Godzilla are fitted with mechanical parts. This mech, named Kiryu, has a tapered tail, large dorsal plates, exposed wiring, and three head spikes. It has attachable blue shoulder cannons, matching arm rail-guns, and is remotely charged with microwave energy. Kiryu’s powers include a maser mouth beam, electrified arm blades, and a freezing chest blast. Also, on occasion, Godzilla’s soul influences this Mech to cause havoc!
In the follow-up, Kiryu has a darker colouring, is sleeker, has added chest ridges, a shorter neck, and a tinier head with smaller eyes. The right arm has a convertible hand drill, its attachable weapons are grey, and the chest now shoots a hyper maser cannon. In the end, Kiryu sacrifices itself to sink a cocooned Godzilla.
The Anime Trilogy Mech has a convoluted design, with theropod-like legs, massive dorsal plates, and a thin head. Despite being destroyed, its nano metal later forms a whole city.
A virtual Kiryu is called upon in Ready Player One, outfitted with red lights, added tubing, 2014 Godzilla-inspired spines, and is the smallest live-action MechaGodzilla. It has an atomic breath and targeting finger missiles, although…its control centre is easily destroyable.
The Monsterverse Mechanical Titan is blocky, with darker plating, beady eyes, rectangular dorsal fins, large arms with claw-like hands, spread feet, and a prominent red glow throughout its body. This is also the biggest MechaGodzilla yet! It’s neurally linked to a telepathic Ghidorah skull and is equipped with some of the Mech’s usual abilities, along with added buzzsaws and a drill tip tail …but is no match for a monkey lizard tag team!
Singular Point features a Showa-inspired RoboGodzilla built upon a Godzilla skeleton. It has a dark red torso, beefy legs, circular joints, and possibly a longer tail. Although this apocalyptic robot is so far inactive.
Chibi Godzilla’s Mech is rounded, with yellow trim, and pointed ears. But this little fella just can’t compete with the original MechaGs.
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