| “ | Anything that looks like Godzilla wearing an octopus hat shouldn't be hard to find. | „ | |
| ~ Peter Venkman describing Cathulhu, EXP: "The Collect Call of Cathulhu" |
Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira) is a fictional kaiju, who first appeared in Toho's 1954 film of the same name. The character was later incorporated into the cooperative board game Cthulhu: Death May Die and appears in the tie-in comic Godzilla vs. Cthulhu: A Death May Die Story.
Overview[]
In the original film, Godzilla was a prehistoric reptile who laid dormant in the ocean for millions of years, before being awoken and mutated by a hydrogen bomb. The giant monster preceded to go on a rampage to get revenge on humanity, most notably destroying the Japanese city of Tokyo, until he was finally killed by a superweapon known as the Oxygen Destroyer. Shortly afterwards, a second Godzilla would emerge to be featured in the rest of the Showa era films. Although this Godzilla was initially antagonistic and destructive like the first one, he would slowly become more of a heroic character, protecting the Earth from various threats.
Godzilla has since gone through many different iterations in various films, comics, novels, animated series and video games. However, most of the incarnations have a similar backstory, with them being either inspired by or even directly connected to the original film.
Trivia[]
- Godzilla was planned to fight Cthulhu in an unmade 1994 Heisei film and the Infestation 2 crossover comic story, but both instances were scrapped.[1][2]
- In the children's book Dreidel of Dread: The Very Cthulhu Hanukkah, Cthulhu is awoken by a battle between Godzilla and the kaiju from Pacific Rim.
- In the film Shin Godzilla, the character Goro Maki used to be a professor at Miskatonic University.[3]
- In the novel GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse, the American nuclear submarine Seawolf made contact with the kaiju Dagahra at the coordinates 47°9′S 126°43′W, which is the same location as R'lyeh.
- In the comic Godzilla in Hell #5, the God-demon has a strong resemblance to Yog-Sothoth.
- The Monsterverse Titan Scylla has some resemblance to Cthulhu. In the comic Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #3, she is compared to Cthulhu by the Flash and Cyborg.
- In the role-playing game Call of Cthulhu, Gazira was heavily inspired by Godzilla.
- In the television series Ultraman Tiga, Ghatanothoa has a slightly modified version of Desghidorah's roar.
- In the alternative world described in Bruce Sterling's short story "The Unthinkable", the Japanese government employed giant Majins and Gojiras to attack Asia during World War Two, which was one of the reasons why the American government responded by developing the Azathoth Bomb.
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References[]
- ↑ Godxilla vs. Cthulhu on Toho Kingdom
- ↑ Interview with Matt Frank at ACE 2012 (shared at 27:56 - 28:14)
- ↑ The Diary of Goro Maki at MyKaiju