Godzilla (Godzilla: Final Wars)

Godzilla; Gojira; King of the Monsters; Final Godzilla; Kaiser Godzilla

100 meters (328 feet)

100 meters (tail; 328 feet)

55,000 metric tons (60,627 short tons)

• Atomic breath
• Extreme physical strength and durability; totally immune and impervious to damage from conventional weapons; extremely agile and flexible compared to past Godzillas
• Powerful regenerative healing factor
• Amphibiousness

• Can be stalled by sub-zero temperatures

Godzilla was the greatest enemy mankind ever faced, prior to his being sealed in Antarctica. After being released from Area G, Godzilla is lured around the globe by the Gotengo, the warship that sealed him, believing that his final battle with it is still going on. Along the way, Godzilla fights and defeats the Xiliens' army of mind-controlled monsters. At one point, Godzilla takes the time to destroy a city after defeating Kamacuras, with the character Samon Taguchi remarking that long ago, humanity did something horrible that angered Godzilla, leading to his decades of aggression. Following the final battle against Keizer Ghidorah, Godzilla shoots down the Gotengo and faces it down, only to be convinced to stand down by Minilla.

In 1954, nuclear testing awakened the monster Godzilla, the most powerful enemy that mankind ever faced. The international military organization known as the Earth Defense Force (E.D.F.) was formed to combat Godzilla and other giant monsters that appeared over the following years, but it could never defeat Godzilla. Eventually, the E.D.F. lured Godzilla to Antarctica for a final showdown. Godzilla easily defeated the Maser Cannons that the E.D.F. had stationed there, but found himself under attack by the advanced warship Gotengo. Godzilla shot down the Gotengo with his atomic breath, but before he could finish it he fell into a crack in the ice. Young Gotengo crew member Douglas Gordon fired a missile at a nearby slope, causing Godzilla to be buried under tons of ice and cold water, freezing him solid. The facility known as Area G was constructed around Godzilla's icy prison, and the monster remained trapped for decades to come.

In the year 20XX, an alien force known as the Xiliens had invaded Earth and taken control of all of the planet's monsters, using them to destroy major cities around the globe. The Gotengo, piloted by Gordon and staffed with all of the E.D.F.'s remaining forces, flew to Area G and used its missiles to free Godzilla, believing him the only force capable of defeating the Xiliens' monster army. Godzilla emerged from his icy prison and was immediately attacked by the Xiliens' cyborg monster Gigan. Gigan wrapped Godzilla in barbed wire, but Godzilla blasted the monster's head off with his atomic breath. Believing his battle with the Gotengo from decades ago was still going on, Godzilla chased the ship to Australia. In Sydney, Godzilla found himself attacked by the monster Zilla, which lunged at him. Godzilla used his tail to smack Zilla into the Sydney Opera House, then finished his opponent with a blast of atomic breath. Godzilla then traveled to New Guinea, where he fought Kumonga.

Godzilla grabbed a thread of Kumonga's web and tossed the giant spider over the horizon before continuing on his way. After reaching the Kanto region of Japan, Godzilla encountered Kamacuras. Godzilla fired his atomic breath at the monster, which dodged the beam and flew at him. Godzilla simply grabbed Kamacuras and threw it at an electrical tower, impaling and killing it. As Godzilla marched further inland he reached Mount Fuji, where the Xiliens deployed Anguirus, Rodan and King Caesar against him. Godzilla proved to be more than a match for the three opponents, and defeated them one-by-one, stacking their unconscious bodies on top of each other. Godzilla reached Tokyo Bay, where he was attacked by Hedorah and Ebirah. Godzilla tossed both monsters out of the bay with his atomic breath, causing Ebirah's claw to impale Hedorah's eye. With both monsters immobilized, Godzilla fired his atomic breath at them and destroyed them both.

After finally reaching Tokyo, Godzilla saw the asteroid Gorath hurdling toward the city. Godzilla planted his feet and fired his atomic breath at Gorath, causing the asteroid to explode in the skies over Tokyo, reducing the city to a crater. As Godzilla stood in the ruins of Tokyo, Monster X levitated to the ground behind him. Godzilla attacked this new monster but found it was more than a match for him, fighting with incredible speed and ferocity. Mothra flew to Tokyo to assist Godzilla, but was intercepted by the repaired and modified Gigan. Gigan sliced Mothra's wing with his chainsaw hand, then began to help Monster X fight Godzilla. Monster X held Godzilla from behind while Gigan sliced his chest with his chainsaws. Godzilla moved out of the way and caused Gigan to strike Monster X instead, causing him to release him. Mothra then flew by and knocked both Monster X and Gigan to the ground. Gigan pursued Mothra again but was killed when his razor discs accidentally sliced his head off and Mothra flew into him and exploded.

Godzilla and Monster X resumed their one-on-one battle, with Godzilla finally gaining the upper hand. Godzilla pinned Monster X to the ground and pummeled him mercilessly. When the Xilien Mothership self-destructed, Godzilla and Monster X fired their beams at each other, which locked in the air. The beams exploded, knocking the monsters to opposite sides of the city. Suddenly, Monster X transformed into Keizer Ghidorah, which was much larger and more powerful than Godzilla. Godzilla fired his atomic breath at Keizer Ghidorah, but the creature's beams overpowered Godzilla's. Keizer Ghidorah used its telekinetic Antigravity Beams to toss Godzilla across the ruined cityscape, then began to kick the fallen Godzilla in the head repeatedly. Finally, Keizer Ghidorah grabbed Godzilla with his mouths and began siphoning his energy. When the Gotengo flew past the monsters, its crew members realized they needed to help Godzilla. Shinichi Ozaki used the ship's Maser Cannon to fire his Keizer energy into Godzilla's dorsal fins, reinvigorating him. Godzilla released a shockwave that forced Keizer Ghidorah to release him, then destroyed the beast's middle head with his atomic breath. When another head tried to fire a Gravity Beam at Godzilla, Godzilla pulled the other head in front of the beam, severing it. Godzilla grabbed the maimed Keizer Ghidorah by its remaining head and slammed it up and down before throwing the monster into the air. Godzilla fired his spiral red heat ray at Keizer Ghidorah, pushing it into outer space, where it exploded.

Having not forgotten his battle against the Gotengo, Godzilla turned his attention toward the warship and blasted it with his atomic breath, causing it to lose altitude and crash into the ruins of Tokyo. Before Godzilla could finally annihilate the Gotengo and its crew, his son Minilla arrived and managed to convince him to stand down. Together with Minilla, Godzilla turned toward the sea and made his way out of the ruined Tokyo, but not before letting out one final roar to commemorate 50 years of destruction.

Godzilla possesses the traditional charcoal gray skin and bone white dorsal fins of past Godzillas, as well as a pointed reptilian face. This Godzilla is much slimmer in build than most past designs, and his dorsal fins are slightly smaller and less pronounced than the other Millennium designs. He has small eyes, which are a fiery swirl of red, orange, and yellow. Unlike most designs, which possess white sclera, this Godzilla's sclera are black. On film, his eyes are often concealed in the shadows cast by his brow ridges, which are larger than those of most previous incarnations.