Despite that, it is still considered the pilot by Decroisette and a bulk of the work in figuring out the formula for the series went into this episode. [2] [4] [5] Lenoir described Teddygozilla's story as "messy" and said it was written to set the formula and tone for other episodes to follow. [6] He attributed the choice to have the show start in the middle of the story rather than the beginning to the broadcaster's requirement that Code Lyoko not be serialized. Mecha-King Ghidorah, who was evil until being rebuilt as a cyborg, and then died sending Godzilla to the bottom of the ocean; and MOGUERA (sort of) — it's not truly evil, but was built to kill Godzilla in response to several years of death and destruction caused by the monster. In the end though, it's sacrificed to help destroy Space Godzilla. Showa series (1954-1975) note While almost all the films of this era share the same canon, the six films produced between 1969 and 1975 are sometimes classified as part of a different series (the Matsuri Series), because of different production circumstances and the fact that the main narrative resumes on events that take place before the ending of the series, as shown in Destroy All Monsters.

Hedorah, Mechagodzilla (except for Kiryu), King Caesar, Battra (both forms), M.O.G.U.E.R.A, Final Wars/ Godzilla Ongoing Gigan and Monster X. At the end of the film, Yamane says he doesn't believe Godzilla was unique. Another will inevitably appear. Destoroyah had several of these moments in goring Godzilla Junior in the chest, killing him by dropping him from up high just as Godzilla arrives in Tokyo to meet him, and dragging Godzilla by the throat while he's mourning his son. Our Monsters Are Weird: A lot of the stranger Kaiju fall under this, including Biollante, Hedorah, Gigan and even freaking Mothra. Godzilla has had a few moments where he does some very weird things in the early films, but these tended to be more moments where we would see flavors of his personality. His ability to fly and turn himself into a living super-electromagnet on the other hand, while being examples of New Powers as the Plot Demands, still falls under this trope as well because of how completely out of left field they are, even for him. In Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla Akane manages to stun Godzilla by aiming the maser at one of his eyes.Ghidorah underwent some of this as well; was called "Ghidrah" in his debut movie (the title of which in the US is actually Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster), and pronounced as "Ghi-der-ah" in Monster Zero. The 1998 Tri-Star video release of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah also referred to him as "King Ghidora". Archenemy: Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla, and the Japanese Self-Defence Force are the top qualifiers for the title of Godzilla's most perennial nemeses. Mothra too, as she's the only monster to always be good, and she has the most wins against Godzilla. Lazy Dragon: In his mid-to-late-60s, becoming-more heroic film appearances, Godzilla often had to be convinced to bother saving the planet from the Monster of the Week.

The series also has entries titled Mothra vs. Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Mothra, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla.Offscreen Moment of Awesome: The Final Wars Kamacuras destroyed the Ecleir, one of the EDF's flying warships. What a shame it was off-screen. Digital Destruction: Not so bad with making flesh appear waxy but depending on factors wiring can be a lot more apparent. Such as King Ghidroah on Planet X during the first battle.