#[Cybernetically Enhanced] - Gigan

[grapejuicedragoon]

Godzilla Deicide- AU more content! the drawings are colored sketches so they aren't very polished and not the best ^ ^;. Upgraded Gigan: After being betrayed by monster zero and defeated by godzilla, Gigan's remains were taken into his home ship where he was upgraded further and given new technology which allows him to use portals as a means traverse long distance and host a whole new plethora of attacks. he can also control halo like energy fields that can protect him from heavy blows and cause injure to foes. Along side his old abilities he is Able to switch between blade and saw in an instant allowing for quick and flexible attacks. His upgraded cybernetics also allow him to go into a camouflage mode making him temporarily invisible. he is also extremely agile and fast being an incredibly dangerous foe with an equally sinister demeanor. and seismic megalon: After being wounded by monster zero Megalon retreated to the safety of the subterranean realm, but became ill with an alien pathogen carried by monster zero, the Seatopians noticed their god's rapidly deteriorating health and begrudgingly made a deal with a scientific organization on surface. The organization had created a genetic enhancement tool, which they planned to use on Mothra as a means to make her strong enough to take on the ever evolving Godzilla. Though they needed to test it first and this was their chance, the giant beetle was given an injection of the adaptation agent at first it seemed to only worsen his condition as he went dormant for while within the ground. After two months of rest the kaiju Awoke and molted shedding his old carapace and revealing his new and improved form. The beetle could now release a pulse of intense energy from his body hotter than the surface of the sun, and his Carapace became thicker and even more durable than it already was. Because of the virus infection carrying some of Ghidorah's DNA Megalons energy beam became even more destructive and his wing membranes thickened allowing for fast space travel. His second pair of limbs now boast two burning blades along side his drills capable of slicing through steel like butter. Now with his geothermic bullets, he spit a corrosive lava at foes.

This is in much later events of Deicide, where they get upgrades both gigan and megalon because megalon deserves it. For now they are still their regular forms.

[wingxdfxry]

[ BOUNTY REQUEST FULFILLED. SENDING IN REPORT NOW ]

Gigan sighs as he walks off from an area of a human research facility, well, what once was a human research facility. They had gotten a-hold of other worldly substances, and needed to be stopped by any means necessary, and to have the material destroyed along with it. His glowing red visor covered in ash and soot in the dead of the night. It was bounties like these that they were taking nowadays, extremely important resources falling into the wrong hands, Gigan didn’t even think about his actions, as per usual, but..

Staying on earth for at least a few months to see why some of his kind haven’t returned from their own bounties.. How some have returned a shattered form, unable to return to bounty hunting, or even killing. It’s mostly curiosity keeping them here, was that big kaiju scattered across the bounty boards that tough for a cybernetic enhanced species such as them?  Of course they need to see this for themselves, flying off, his cloaked figure mostly hidden given the night sky, covered behind deep, dark storm clouds. Though morning shall arrive soon, Gigan has some time to snoop this planet out.

[xilienmultiverse-archived]

Don’t mind Gigan #2, he’s just watching his girlfriend throw hands with another version of himself while he eats popcorn. “‘S better entertainment than anythin’ I’ve ever seen.” He comments to himself, munching on another handful of Popcorn.

[multiversal-villains]

@lairofthepristineones Gigan would beam himself down to Earth, not exactly in the greatest of moods, as he looks around. It didn’t take long to track the MUTO down as the EMP she sent out frizzled his Circuits and Computing processes a bit. He’d stomp over to the Enraged MUTO, the look of Anger plastered over his face as well, as he held out his Marriage Certificate to Bosmuto as if she had something to do with it. “I heard ‘bout some stupid shit to pull, but this probably has t’ be th’ stupidest shit you’ve pulled on me yet. Me? A mate? To you???” Gigan replied, glaring down at Bosmuto. “If ya wanted a fight, then y’ could’a done it without makin’ me have a heart attack! Not that it’s gonna matter, because I’m gonna wipe th’ floor wit’ ya for this stupid friggin’ joke!”

[cant-blink]

Gigan’s Insecurities

Yes, you read that right. For all his moxie, Gigan has insecurities! And it all comes down to his natural organic appearance.

Gigan’s species, known here as Space-Ducks until further notice, start out as extremely floofy little chicks that peep and cuddle. I already drew a babu Gigan, seen here :D

The adults look pretty much like Showa Gigan for the most part, with green skin, golden display feathers, and three golden sails on their back. But there is no belly buzz-saw, and they possess a single eye without the visor nor the beam aperture on their foreheads. The claws, neck-and-tail spines, the small stinger at the end of the tail, beak and mandibles are made of bone and keratin.

They are incapable of flight, and are land-based predators. They also have no beam attacks, and like getting up close and personal to kill their prey. Even with his added ranged weaponry, Gigan still prefers his natural “hand-to-hand” combat-style.

When he was captured, Gigan was given the ability to fly through an anti-gravity propulsion system. He is also able to turn into a diamond at will, though he only uses it for space-travel. His organic eye has been replaced with a superior cybernetic one and is protected behind a visor. An aperture on his forehead allows him to not only shoot lasers, but gather external information about his surroundings and opponents.

He was given a flamethrower to use from his mouth, as well as the ability to teleport. A powerful alien alloy was used to coat his claws, beak, mandibles, and spines.

And don’t forget the signature buzzsaw, of course. Gigan loves his buzzsaw.

Of course, internal changes to his body and brain was also made. He has filters in his lungs and stomach, allowing for toxins to be neutralized more effectively. His brain is modified as well, with memory banks able to download new information very fast (his cockroach Masters used this primarily to install the image of his baby-pictures so it’ll live in his mind forever!!!), as well as access whatever information his Masters had to use at his disposal.

Ghidorah’s mind-control chip was VERY interesting to learn about, and oh, look at that, he can use that chip to track the dragon anywhere in the cosmos. Very useful indeed.

No need to bring up the fact that Gigan too, has a mind-control chip buried deeper in his brain. It’s likely he’s not even aware of it, because as much as Gigan uses "I wasn’t in control” as an excuse whenever Ghidorah brings up their past, he was only mildly influenced by his Masters and was fully aware of what he was doing. Tis why when his Master’s control broke, he was pretty much unaffected and continued on beating Godzilla’s ass whilst Ghidorah largely stood back and watched.

Overall, Gigan wasn’t too bothered by the modifications done to his body. At least, when he was his Showa design. His natural appearance in all its glory and beauty remained largely intact, and what’s been added only increased his bad-assery, so win-win!

Unfortunately, this space assassin-turned-pirate was eventually captured again and modified even further into his Final Wars form. He now only vaguely resembled his natural form, his sails weren’t even gold anymore! And his feathers, all gone and replaced with armor plating. That especially was quite a blow to him, considering how important these display structures were among his kind, to advertise status and fitness. Now it’s all ruined!

His hook claws were turned into scythes, with grappling hooks attached to them. His stinger, largely left untouched in his Showa design, was now enhanced with bladed claspers. Though to be fair, he enjoyed this change, as it allowed him to easily manipulate objects he otherwise couldn’t before (like glasses of alcohol!).

Gigan hides his insecurity about this new change quite well; he tries taking it in cheerful stride and showing off as if the change was intentional. He tried showing off to Ghidorah, only for the dragon to reject him. His pride is hurt because of that, and he occasionally wonders if Ghidorah’s increased aggression towards him was because he now looked like a FREAK.

And no, Kamata-Kun, he doesn’t care to hear what you have to say!

But his worst insecurity of all, is that this newest change leaned the cyborg even more towards being a machine than an actual organic being. 

The “Half-Life” comment Ghidorah continues to label him as really does get to him, until he couldn’t take it anymore and violently demanded Ghidorah never to utter those words again.

That scene where Gigan examines Ghidorah’s crests when they arrived at the bar? And Ghidorah was assuming Gigan was jealous that those life-detecting crests didn’t glow as brightly for him as it does for other lifeforms? He was right; Gigan knows the glow isn’t something Ghidorah can control, so seeing them so dim shows the “half-life” comment isn’t just done out of spite. It really is how Ghidorah sees him. Those crests only served to remind him that he really is a “half-life”.

Tis why he changed his mind about killing the patrons at the bar. Their life-force made those crests glow bright, and maybe, just maybe, he can pretend that bright glow was for him.

[dragonzzilla]

Godzilla: Prince of the Monsters

Since this was originally an ask I sent someone else, I’m copying the content onto a separate post so it can be its own thing. I had the craziest dream about a Godzilla cartoon, and it was like a mix of TFA (one of my favorite Transformers continuities) and Godzilla. The story was about a younger Godzilla who hasn’t yet become King of the Monsters, showing his rise to the top.

Godzilla (The Hero): An up-and-coming Titan making waves in the world. Compared to other incarnations, this Godzilla is younger and less experienced, but powerful still. While Godzilla Junior could easily fit into this role as the son with a great mantle to bear (which can pack a load of narrative potential in its own), I feel there’s also value in making Godzilla something new and never seen before. Without a heritage, everyone has reason to underestimate him; he has to fight to earn every scrap of respect normally owed to his character. Either way, Prince of the Monsters shows his journey to becoming that king we know and love, as he learns to trust others and discover the depths of his power.

Anguirus (The Fixed Point): Godzilla’s first real opponent but also his first ally. A curmudgeonly Titan, he’s been around the block a few times, and fought plenty of battles (and lost his fair share). But no matter how many times he gets knocked down, he always gets up again; it’s a point of pride for him. He’s tough as old leather and about as cuddly as a cactus, but isn’t totally heartless. He takes a liking to Godzilla and decides to show him the ropes and how to pick himself up and keep fighting.

Rodan (The Lancer): A hot head with a chip on his shoulder the size of a continental plate. Both of his parents died in Ghidorah’s conquest of Earth, and he’s been out for blood ever since. However, he lacks the foresight to effectively rebel against the occupation, making him more of a nuisance than an actual threat. A punk through and through, he’s irreverent but brave (to the point of folly). He quickly becomes the Lancer to Godzilla’s Hero, often butting heads over who should lead, but slowly they come to respect one another and become fire-forged friends.

Mothra (The Heart): The former protector of Earth. Compassionate even to humans, Mothra kept the peace between Earth’s Titans for many years until Ghidorah came. She was gravely injured in her battle with him, surviving only due to the timely intervention of Rodan’s parents. When she disappeared soon after, it was widely assumed she had perished from her wounds, but she yet lives, albeit a shadow of her former glory. Ghidorah permanently crippled her, and even now she can only muster a shadow of her former power. Unable to fight directly, she took to quietly fomenting the seeds of resistance in both humanity and the Titans, with only modest results. But she sees in Godzilla the makings of a successor. A foil to Anguirus’s practical wisdom, Mothra seeks to temper Godzilla’s tempestuous and sometimes selfish nature by teaching him morals and principles.

Ghidorah (The Big Bad): An intergalactic despot and self-proclaimed ruler of the universe. Impossibly ancient and immensely powerful, he singlehandedly conquered most of the known universe, with the rest falling into line out of fear. Every civilization fears him, but some choose to serve him willingly to avoid his wrath. Ghidorah came to Earth many years ago, striking down its defender, and installing Gigan as its proxy ruler. He’s the distant big bad villain that is built up over the course of the series, the ultimate foe. Although every civilization knows of Ghidorah, his origins are shrouded in mystery… while his true nature continues to elude everyone…

Gigan (The Starter Villain): A cybernetically-enhanced Titan with a vicious streak ten miles wide, and Ghidorah’s overseer on earth. When Ghidorah came to his homeworld, he fought him not out of obligation to protect his planet, but because he saw a new victim. Though Ghidorah trounced him, he spared Gigan because he saw in him the soul of a mercenary, and ordered his minions to see to Gigan’s injuries. While initially to save his life, Gigan has augmented himself further to make himself a more efficient killer. But don’t let the sophistication of his augments fool you: Gigan is little more than a petty thug. He will fight dirty, and has more than enough options at his disposal. He serves as the first real villain for the G-Team, but remains a recurring villain as he is repaired time and again, until finally reaching the form we see in Final Wars. His repeated humiliation and failure gives him a burning hatred for the G-Team, so he’s easily the most personal villain.

Megalon (The Reluctant Villain): The guardian Titan of an ancient civilization located in the pacific ocean, and Gigan’s main muscle. Well-meaning but easily swayed, he upholds Ghidorah’s regime out of a misguided attempt to protect his people from Ghidorah’s wrath. Plays the Kronk to Gigan’s Yzma. Megalon’s infamous drill hands are in fact the result of a painful augmentation at the hands of Gigan, who convinced him to the procedure. He eventually joins the side of the heroes, destroying his augmentations that symbolize his allegiance to Gigan and Ghidorah. (I am a sucker for “evil minion who’s shown kindness and turns to the side of good).

“Mechagodzilla” (The Mirror Boss): Similar to the anime trilogy, Mechagodzilla starts out as a living mass of nanometal, but it isn’t explicitly made in Godzilla’s image. Driven by a learning computer, the nanometal being replicates the form of whatever Titan it faces (it assumes the forms of the rest of the G-Team too). However, its battle with Godzilla would result in the destruction of its AI, leaving the metal inert and in the form of Godzilla. Humanity would later recover it and modify it to their purposes to aid the resistance effort against Ghidorah.

Orga/Millennian (The Mad Scientist Gone Wrong): Ghidorah’s top geneticist, sent to Earth to study what makes Godzilla so powerful. An amorphous and shapeshifting being, they joined Ghidorah’s cause for the chance to experiment on other life in their pursuit for physical perfection, using whole worlds as their petri dish. Millennian became fascinated with Godzilla’s unique make-up and in their impatience to acquire his strength, took an unstable formula which horribly mutated them, turning them into the misshapen Orga. Locked into a single form and robbed of the tools to fix it (and much of their former intelligence), living as Orga is torture for a mercurial being like Millennian. They can assume their old form for short periods of time, but it requires intense concentration, and before long they revert back to primitive Orga. Think of Jekyll and Hide mixed with TAS Clayface. However, he succeeds in sending a sample of Godzilla’s DNA back to Ghidorah, which leads to the creation of…

Space Godzilla (The Dark Mirror of the Hero): Ghidorah has acquired much forbidden knowledge and science over his eternal life, and frustrated by the incompetence of his servants, he creates a new monster using a sample of Godzilla’s DNA, but in his image. This “perfected” Godzilla possesses much of the strength of the original, but the malice of Ghidorah. He was only meant to strike down Godzilla, but he soon developed an agenda of his own, becoming a threat to everyone. Thematically, he is a picture of what Godzilla could have become, had he not learned to see value in others and learn restraint: a new tyrant

Other Titans would appear of course, these are just the important ones I’ve thought of so far. Humanity is still a factor, I just haven’t thought of any human characters yet. As for themes, I’m not afraid to admit it’s a grab bag of my favorites: found family, the responsibilities and pitfalls of power, learning that no one is an island, and the transformation of a brash youth into a wise leader.

Oh, and it’d be 2d animated, because anything less is lame.

[godzillaadventureofficial]

Names: Gejin, Death Trigger Age: 2,733 years old Bio: Gejin is the older sister of the legendary Gigan, and was the leader of the revolution that Gigan and Megalon were a part of prior to their capture; Gejin, enraged, led an attack on the Nebulan homeworld in a desperate bid to rescue her brother, but this was the undoing of the entire resistance movement on her homeworld of Gorath(which was later utterly destroyed to set an example), and led to the absolute slaughter of the resistance's leaders... except for Gejin. Ghidorah saw potential in her and had her carted off to Planet X, where she was thrown into the Xilien arena as a gladiator fighter. Her resistance days had given her great fighting prowess, and she climbed her way up through the ladder; as she lost parts of herself in the brutal battles, she was cybernetically enhanced with replacements, as she was massively popular amongst the crowds and the Xiliens had no intention of letting her die. She became known as the Death Trigger and was slated for a championship match with Orga; several hundred years of battle had trained her for this moment, and she was sharpening her blades when a new band of recruits for the arena were thrown in; she was told her match was to be moved to tomorrow, as Hedorah wanted these newcomers dead, and they would be fighting Orga today. She got their names; Godzilla, Mothra, Anguirus, Rodan, and Jet Jaguar. They relayed the story of Ghidorah's demise, which shocked and impressed Gejin; but before she could question them further, Godzilla was dragged into the arena by Moguera drones to face Orga. Abilities and Skills: Immense strength and durability, eye beams, chest saw, extensive knowledge of martial arts Personality: Gejin has a fighting spirit that is not to be ignored; she despises cruelty and murder and has come to feel great disgust towards what they make her do in the arena. She has had to repeatedly remind herself not to become desensitized to it all, and issues quick deaths to every revolutionary she fights so they aren't in pain. She hopes desperately to see her little brother again, not knowing the brash young fighter she knew is all but gone...

[grapejuicedragoon]

Godzilla Deicide: Gigan evil chicken nugget Lore!!: On a distant world many light years from earth life flourished. It was a land of giant beasts and among them stood Pre cyborg Gigan a giant highly intelligent raptor like Alien. The beast was stunning with marvelous iridescent green and gold feathers, boasting a crest and beak of Rich scarlet and Vivid Gold. His eyes a deep ruby red and his roar a haunting melody he was truly a marvelous beast to behold and that he was aware of. He basked in the light of his planets star boosting his ego with every flaunt of his feathers little did he know everything was going to change. One day his world was invaded by an ancient race of aliens that sought to destroy worlds and turn them into energy, he retaliate and fought aggressively along side the race native of his world driving the attackers off the planet he believed victory was his, but before he could celebrate the attackers fired a star destroying energy beam at the planet, which hit the kaiju directly the shockwave and heat from the blast devastated the world as the kaiju was left burnt and Crippled, his face charred beyond recognition, his feathers turned to ash and his flesh melted off his bones. There he lay blinded and in agony and all he could hear was the sounds of a losing war and his home being ravaged. Through his pain and anguish there was a deep rage boiling in the his soul. The people of his world tried to save as much life as they could and fled their dying home bringing the crippled god with them. Many years passed as Gigan lay in a stasis chamber on the ship that kept his vitals intact. Left to his thoughts, grief and pain the beast plotted vengeance within his chamber waiting for the day he could bring havoc to those who ruined him, humiliated him and killed his home. That day would soon arrive as the race of people formed an alliance with a powerful galactic empire that agreed to bring their god power once more, they adorned him with powerful cybernetic enhancements to fix his broken body and after many years the beast could finally see once more. His feathers regrown and enhancements put into place he was ready to follow his first commands to gather more resources and find a new suitable home. He followed this command however his heart had dubious intent he returned to his home system and attacked the mining forces of the aliens that had killed his home, but he let some flee so he could follow them to their planet. As a means of vengeance he used his new technology to ravage the alien's military forces leaving them defenseless as he stole resources from their world leaving it in ruin never had he felt a feeling so sweet and so satisfying. He returned to his people craving more destruction than ever before after giving his people the resources necessary to terraform a world he set for his second mission to find a new home and after years of eagerly searching he found the diamond in the rough a world similar to his old home with a blue ocean and sky. This one, this one was perfect standing on the planets soil brought the beast to his knees. he needed it, this had to be his new home. He contacted his people to set up plans for an invasion, but his plans were halted by a beast a fierce god like himself. So he fought head on attacking the giant reptile with brutal force, he enjoyed ever drop of blood spilt from the creature and cackled at every pained shriek. However the giant ankylosaur wasn't alone another god arrived one with a rage that maybe surpassed his own after a long battle the king of monsters forced Gigan to flee and return to his people.

[xilienmultiverse-archived]

Reactivation

@empyral-totality and I wanted to do a Thread with Gigan and Bosmuto! Gigan was having a fairly good day, all things considered. He had  just been reactivated by the Xiliens after what felt like forever of him simply not being able to move but being able to think. Seriously, what the hell’s up with that!? Whatever; Gigan had a Mission to fulfill. Receiving instructions from the Xiliens Directly, Gigan would acknowledge his new Mission: Destroy the Gotengo before they awaken Godzilla from their slumber. Gigan activated his Anti-Grav Flight Thrusters, and sped off towards the Frozen Wasteland, making no haste in trying to arrive. On the way, however, he had noticed that his Scanners were picking up Activity underground on the way there... There was only a few creatures that he knew who could burrow themselves underground, and he’s only hoping and praying that the one who’s burrowing there isn’t her. He can deal with many things in life, but that Cockroach? Not right now. Gigan would come to a screeching halt near the location the Xiliens had supposedly tracked down Godzilla’s Bio-Coordinates. Looking around, the Xilien Cybord definitely detected the Faint Life Readings of a Kaiju nearby, under him... But, unfortunately, no Gotengo.  “Dammit, did I miss it...!? No... No, that makes no sense. My scanning equipment is th’ top of th’ Line Xilien Tech. It couldn’t had possibly missed it.” Gigan would mull over, before growling. Whatever; It doesn’t matter now. What matters is making sure Godzilla doesn’t become a nuisance to his masters later on. He’d walk over to where he stood above the Nuclear Kaiju’s Life Readings... Before he picked up an even fainter signal, coming from underground. He’d try to get a better read on the Signals, but it seemed to be too far away, for now. ... Well, he had some time to kill. Might as well check it out.  The Cybernetic Kaiju would walk towards the burrowing Creature, trying to get a better read on it. Unluckily for the Cyborg, the closer and closer he got, the more and more Dread began to fill him, as all of the Readings began to match up with her files.  “... Gyeh Gyeh Gyeh... Well well, looks like I might be able t’ pay her back for all th’ hospitality she showed me before! Gyeh Gyeh Gyeh, Gyeeeeeeh Gyeh Gyeh Gyeh!” Gigan laughed, sharpening his Bloody Slicers in anticipation.

[xilienmultiverse-archived]

“‘Megalodon?’ Ya mean those whales that tasted less tasty? I’m glad they’re extinct. Can’t tell ya how many times I went t’ go for a whale an’ then got one of those bastards. Years an’ years of consistent disappointment.” Gigan recounts upon hearing the Titan’s recollection of the gigantic sharks.  “Th’ worse part were th’ teeth. Unlike most whales, they got those big ass teeth that get stuck in ya throat. Shit sucks.” He adds on, cringing at the many hours he spent trying to cough up a tooth that got stuck in his throat. 

[highly-radioactive-nerd]

A while back a friend and I were doing an RP about a Pacific Rim/Godzilla crossover with a similar premise. That Monarch pulled all the necessary strings to get the Jaeger program off the ground, provided them with early reference data based on the Kaiju discovered on Earth. It was all before Uprising and KOTM, so we had to fill in a lot of gaps ourselves, and it took place in the years before the events of the first Pacific Rim so we didn't have to find an excuse to re-open the breach. Had a fun idea of Gigan being a mass produced anteverse Kaiju with cybernetic jaegertech enhancements. Three models, one with an emphasis on melee, one on edged weapons and one on ranged weapons.

There's a lot of fun to be had with a crossover like that, especially when the themes of the material synch up just right.

I hope bringing this topic up doesn’t sour anybody’s day, but I’m curious. Should a hypothetical third Pacific Rim movie…

…just retcon Uprising away?

…not retcon Uprising but ignore it by having a story that doesn’t intersect with its plot points?

…fully acknowledge Uprising as canon and work around it to be closer to the original?

…embrace and expand on Uprising (some may think this who knows)?

…be a prequel to the original?

I’m conflicted. I like Boyega and some of the things the movie did, while also feeling bad for other things it did that evrybody knows what they are.

What would you do?

[xilienmultiverse-archived]

Say Gigan, how often do the Xiliens send you off to missions? Like conquering some enemy civilization, the usual shtick.

Gigan paused, trying to find the correct way to word this without sounding ungrateful.

"... Not 'nough." He replies.

[xilienmultiverse-archived]

NAUGHTY OR NICE

Monster X:

“... Huh.” He mutters, looking at his judgement by this mythical judge called ‘Santa.’ Impmon:

“I DID AN’ I REGRET NOTHIN’.”  X:

X just smiles his eerie smile at this statement. Emperor Ghidorah:

Ainn would continue to chew on the Red Stapler the Xiliens took from a Human Hardware store. While Ainn and Zvaii didn’t seem to terribly affected by the news, Dhraii begins to tear up and sob at the idea that he won’t get any presents this year. Gigan:

“Jus’ the naughty list? Shit, I need t’ step up m’ game.” Zilla:

Cue Zilla standing in place and shivering from an unending wave of sadness. Oh well, there’s always next year, Zilla.

[xilienmultiverse-archived]

Anything the muses want for Christmas?

Monster X: “What is christmas.” Gigan: “Her~.” He points to Bosmuto. Zilla: “Power.”  Gigamoth: “THE WORLD!” X: “Power and The World.” The Controller: “Headache Medication.” Gabara Sr.: “For my baby boy to be happy!” Gabara Jr.: “I wanna beat up Emperor Ghidorah without his stupid mother getting involved!” Leo: “Uh... Maybe a new form...?” Berserk: “>ANSWER - I do not know.” Angira: “My species back.” Impmon: “TO BE ABLE TO DIGIVOLVE WITHOUT THE USE OF FRIENDSHIP!” ‘Can’t you already do that...?’ “YEAH BUT IT’S NOT EARNED!” Battra: “Humanity’s Death.” Tommyrod: “I could go for the new Melk Stardust Toolset...” The Invoker: “Johj.”

[dragonzzilla]

It’s stuck with me, so I’ve decided to flesh out the cast and premise. I’m calling it Prince of the Monsters. 

Similar to the anime trilogy, Godzilla isn’t the first Kaiju/Titan to become public knowledge. Many Titans proceeded him, but years ago Ghidorah came and claimed dominion of the earth, cowing the populace. He left for the depths of space to conquer other worlds, leaving a detachment of minions (both mortals and titans) to enforce his will on the insignificant planet. Godzilla comes into this world as the underdog.

Godzilla (The Hero): An up-and-coming Titan making waves in the world. Compared to other incarnations, this Godzilla is younger and less experienced, but powerful still. While Godzilla Junior could easily fit into this role as the son with a great mantle to bear (which can pack a load of narrative potential in its own), I feel there’s also value in making Godzilla something new and never seen before. Without a heritage, everyone has reason to underestimate him; he has to fight to earn every scrap of respect normally owed to his character. Either way, Prince of the Monsters shows his journey to becoming that king we know and love, as he learns to trust others and discover the depths of his power.

Anguirus (The Fixed Point): Godzilla’s first real opponent but also his first ally. A curmudgeonly Titan, he’s been around the block a few times, and fought plenty of battles (and lost his fair share). But no matter how many times he gets knocked down, he always gets up again; it’s a point of pride for him. He’s tough as old leather and about as cuddly as a cactus, but isn’t totally heartless. He takes a liking to Godzilla and decides to show him the ropes and how to pick himself up and keep fighting.

Rodan (The Lancer): A hot head with a chip on his shoulder the size of a continental plate. Both of his parents died in Ghidorah’s conquest of Earth, and he’s been out for blood ever since. However, he lacks the foresight to effectively rebel against the occupation, making him more of a nuisance than an actual threat. A punk through and through, he’s irreverent but brave (to the point of folly). He quickly becomes the Lancer to Godzilla’s Hero, often butting heads over who should lead, but slowly they come to respect one another and become fire-forged friends.

Mothra (The Heart): One of Earth’s oldest titans, but once upon a time its greatest protector. Compassionate even to humans, Mothra kept the peace between Earth’s Titans for many years until Ghidorah came. She was gravely injured in her battle with him, surviving only due to the timely intervention of Rodan’s parents. When she disappeared soon after, it was widely assumed she had perished from her wounds, but she yet lives, albeit a shadow of her former glory. Ghidorah permanently crippled her, and even now she can only muster a shadow of her former power. Unable to fight directly, she took to quietly fomenting the seeds of resistance in both humanity and the Titans, with only modest results. But she sees in Godzilla the makings of a successor. A foil to Anguirus’s practical wisdom, Mothra seeks to temper Godzilla’s tempestuous and sometimes selfish nature by teaching him morals and principles.

Ghidorah (Big Bad): An intergalactic despot and self-proclaimed ruler of the universe. Impossibly ancient and immensely powerful, he singlehandedly conquered most of the known universe, with the rest falling into line out of fear. Every civilization fears him, but some choose to serve him willingly to avoid his wrath. Ghidorah came to Earth many years ago, striking down its defender, and installing Gigan as its proxy ruler. He’s the distant big bad villain that is built up over the course of the series, the ultimate foe. Although every civilization knows of Ghidorah, his origins are shrouded in mystery… while his true nature continues to elude everyone…

Gigan (The Starter Villain): A cybernetically-enhanced Titan with a vicious streak ten miles wide, and Ghidorah’s overseer on earth. When Ghidorah came to his homeworld, he fought him not out of obligation to protect his planet, but because he saw a new victim. Though Ghidorah trounced him, he spared Gigan because he saw in him the soul of a mercenary, and ordered his minions to see to Gigan’s injuries. While initially to save his life, Gigan has augmented himself further to make himself a more efficient killer. But don’t let the sophistication of his augments fool you: Gigan is little more than a petty thug. He will fight dirty, and has more than enough options at his disposal. He serves as the first real villain for the G-Team, but remains a recurring villain as he is repaired time and again, until finally reaching the form we see in Final Wars. His repeated humiliation and failure gives him a burning hatred for the G-Team, so he’s easily the most personal villain.

Megalon (The Reluctant Villain): The guardian Titan of an ancient civilization located in the pacific ocean, and Gigan’s main muscle. Well-meaning but easily swayed, he upholds Ghidorah’s regime out of a misguided attempt to protect his people from Ghidorah’s wrath. Plays the Kronk to Gigan’s Yzma. Megalon’s infamous drill hands are a result of a painful augmentation at the hands of Gigan, who convinced him to the procedure. He eventually joins the side of the heroes, destroying his augmentations that symbolize his allegiance to Gigan and Ghidorah. (I am a sucker for “evil minion who’s shown kindness and turns to the side of good).

“Mechagodzilla” (The Mirror Boss): Similar to the anime trilogy, Mechagodzilla starts out as a living mass of nanometal, but it isn’t explicitly made in Godzilla’s image. Driven by a learning computer, the nanometal being replicates the form of whatever Titan it faces (it assumes the forms of the rest of the G-Team too). However, its battle with Godzilla would result in the destruction of its AI, leaving the metal inert and in the form of Godzilla. Humanity would later recover it and modify it to their purposes to aid the resistance effort against Ghidorah.

Orga/Millennian (The Mad Scientist Gone Wrong): Ghidorah’s top geneticist, sent to Earth to study what makes Godzilla so powerful. An amorphous and shapeshifting being, they joined Ghidorah’s cause for the chance to experiment on other life in their pursuit for physical perfection, using whole worlds as their petri dish. Millennian became fascinated with Godzilla’s unique make-up and in their impatience to acquire his strength, took an unstable formula which horribly mutated them, turning them into the misshapen Orga. Locked into a single form and robbed of the tools to fix it (and much of their former intelligence), living as Orga is torture for a mercurial being like Millennian. They can assume their old form for short periods of time, but it requires intense concentration, and before long they revert back to primitive Orga. Think of Jekyll and Hide mixed with TAS Clayface. However, he succeeds in sending a sample of Godzilla’s DNA back to Ghidorah, which leads to the creation of…

Space Godzilla (Dark Mirror of the Hero): Ghidorah has acquired much forbidden knowledge and science over his eternal life, and frustrated by the incomptence of his servants, he creates a new monster using a sample of Godzilla’s DNA, but in his image. This “perfected” Godzilla possesses much of the strength of the original, but the malice of Ghidorah. He was only meant to strike down Godzilla, but he soon developed an agenda of his own, becoming a threat to everyone. Thematically, he is a picture of what Godzilla could have become, had he not learned to see value in others and learn restraint: a new tyrant.

Other Titans would appear of course, these are just the important ones I’ve thought of so far. Humanity is still a factor, I just haven’t thought of any human characters yet. As for themes, I’m not afraid to admit it’s a grab bag of my favorites: found family, the responsibilities and pitfalls of power, learning that no one is an island, and the transformation of a brash youth into a wise leader.

oh, and it’d be 2d animated, because anything less is lame.

Man, I had the craziest dream for a Godzilla cartoon. It was like a chemical mixture of Godzilla and Avatar The Last Airbender in tone, all about a younger Godzilla who isn't yet King of the Monsters. It was cartoony as hell and I loved it.

Nice!

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All Hail Xiliens

“...” Gigan squints at the message. “Boss, th’ lizard’s claimin’ t’ be one of us.” He then yells out to the Xiliens, who turn to look at him confused. ((Thank you for reading the rules!))