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data-file-height="329" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Gigan as featured in <i>Godzilla vs. Gigan</i></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First appearance</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Gigan" title="Godzilla vs. Gigan">Godzilla vs. Gigan</a></i> (1972)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last appearance</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Godzilla vs. Megalon</i> (2023) (carcass only)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Takeshi_Kimura" title="Takeshi Kimura">Kaoru Mabuchi</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jun_Fukuda" title="Jun Fukuda">Jun Fukuda</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Portrayed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Shōwa era:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Kenpachiro_Satsuma" title="Kenpachiro Satsuma">Kenpachiro Satsuma</a><br /><b>Millennium era:</b><br />Kazuhiro Yoshida<br /><b>Reiwa era:</b> Hikaru Yoshida (<i>Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks</i>)<br /> <a href="/wiki/Mamoru_Miyano" title="Mamoru Miyano">Mamoru Miyano</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Chibi_Godzilla_Raids_Again" title="Chibi Godzilla Raids Again">Chibi Godzilla Raids Again</a></i>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">In-universe information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alias</th><td class="infobox-data">Future Monster<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE監修_東宝株式会社2012154–158_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE監修_東宝株式会社2012154–158-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Cyborg Monster<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE監修_東宝株式会社2012286_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE監修_東宝株式会社2012286-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Borodan<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfle1998183_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfle1998183-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Species</th><td class="infobox-data">Alien cyborg</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Gigan</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">ガイガン</span>, <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Hepburn</a>: <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Gaigan</i></span>)</span> is a fictional monster, or <a href="/wiki/Kaiju" title="Kaiju">kaiju</a>, who first appeared in the 1972 film, <i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Gigan" title="Godzilla vs. Gigan">Godzilla vs. Gigan</a></i>. Gigan is a giant <a href="/wiki/Extraterrestrials_in_fiction" title="Extraterrestrials in fiction">extraterrestrial</a> space monster, resembling a species of reptile, who was turned into a <a href="/wiki/Cyborg" title="Cyborg">cyborg</a> by the alien race known as the Nebulans. Gigan sports a huge <a href="/wiki/Circular_saw" title="Circular saw">buzzsaw</a> in its frontal abdominal region, large metallic hooks for hands, and a birdlike beak.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gigan is considered one of Godzilla's most brutal and violent opponents, and the first kaiju in the Toho sci-fi series to make him noticeably bleed. <i><a href="/wiki/Complex_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Complex (magazine)">Complex</a></i> listed the character as No. 2 on its "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time" list.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gigan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gigan debuts in the 1972 film <i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Gigan" title="Godzilla vs. Gigan">Godzilla vs. Gigan</a></i>, in which it and <a href="/wiki/King_Ghidorah" title="King Ghidorah">King Ghidorah</a> are summoned to Earth by the M Space Hunter Nebula aliens, cockroach-like aliens whose planet had been ravaged by another race and wish to subjugate the Earth in order to create a <a href="/wiki/Utopia" title="Utopia">utopia</a> of "perfect peace". However, the monsters are challenged and defeated by <a href="/wiki/Godzilla" title="Godzilla">Godzilla</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anguirus" title="Anguirus">Anguirus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GvG_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GvG-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1973 film, <i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Megalon" title="Godzilla vs. Megalon">Godzilla vs. Megalon</a></i>, Gigan is sent by the Nebulans to assist the people of Seatopia in their assault on humanity by aiding their god, <a href="/wiki/Megalon" title="Megalon">Megalon</a>, in a battle against Godzilla and <a href="/wiki/Jet_Jaguar" class="mw-redirect" title="Jet Jaguar">Jet Jaguar</a>. After having its arm broken by Jet Jaguar however, Gigan retreats into space, leaving Megalon to face Godzilla and Jet Jaguar alone.<sup id="cite_ref-GvM_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GvM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same year, Gigan also makes an appearance in Toho's television series <i><a href="/wiki/Zone_Fighter" title="Zone Fighter">Zone Fighter</a></i>. After his battle with Godzilla and Jet Jaguar, Gigan is captured by aliens called the Garogans and sent back to Earth to prevent Godzilla from rescuing Zone Fighter. It was temporarily defeated by the former, but revived once Godzilla left and faced Zone Fighter, who eventually killed Gigan.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a 31-year absence, Gigan returned in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Final_Wars" title="Godzilla: Final Wars">Godzilla: Final Wars</a></i>. Millennia prior, it had fought <a href="/wiki/Mothra" title="Mothra">Mothra</a> for the fate of the Earth and was defeated. In the present, its mummified body is discovered in <a href="/wiki/Hokkaido" title="Hokkaido">Hokkaido</a> and revealed to be a weapon used by the alien Xiliens, who awaken Gigan to assist them in destroying Earth and destroy the flying battleship the <i><a href="/wiki/Gotengo" class="mw-redirect" title="Gotengo">Gotengo</a></i> to stop its human occupants from awakening Godzilla. While the cyborg disables the battleship, the crew succeed. Gigan faces Godzilla in battle, but is defeated. The Xiliens recover and upgrade Gigan with new weapons to assist Monster X in fighting Godzilla and Mothra. Gigan faces Mothra once more and seemingly kills her, but inadvertently decapitates itself with its razor disks before a burning Mothra destroys it.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gigan returned in Gemstone's <i>GvG</i> and <i>Godzilla vs Gigan Rex</i>, where Godzilla battles an army of soldiers known as Gigan Miles lead by the elite red-colored Gigan Rex. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development">Development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gigan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Created during the early 1970s, when the Godzilla films had undergone a comic book-like shift both in tone and special effects and were now purely science fiction fare, budgets were greatly reduced, so Gigan was designed as both a marketing ploy for children's toys and as a completely alien creature whose design would not have necessitated the same attention to detail needed for Godzilla's previously more earthly opponents.<sup id="cite_ref-kalat2010_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kalat2010-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The character was first conceived by <a href="/wiki/Takeshi_Kimura" title="Takeshi Kimura">Kaoru Mabuchi</a> in his script <i>Godzilla vs. the Space Monsters – Earth Defense Directive</i>, which contained elements that would later be incorporated into <i>Godzilla vs. Gigan</i>, including having a mind-controlled Gigan teaming up with <a href="/wiki/King_Ghidorah" title="King Ghidorah">King Ghidorah</a>, though the script also included <a href="/wiki/Megalon" title="Megalon">Megalon</a> and the mastermind behind the space monsters' actions was a living brain called Miko.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfle1998176_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfle1998176-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first Gigan suit was designed by illustrator Takayoshi Mizuki, modeled by suitmaker Noboyuki Yasamaru, and was worn by <a href="/wiki/Kenpachiro_Satsuma" title="Kenpachiro Satsuma">Kenpachiro Satsuma</a>, who had starred as <a href="/wiki/Hedorah" title="Hedorah">Hedorah</a>'s suit actor in <i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Hedorah" title="Godzilla vs. Hedorah">Godzilla vs. Hedorah</a></i> the year previously. The two initially did not get on well during filming, as Yasamaru focused more on the suit's appearance than on its practicality, at one point making the character's hand-hooks out of pure <a href="/wiki/Fiberglass" title="Fiberglass">fiberglass</a>, which made lifting them almost impossible.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In portraying Gigan, Satsuma deliberately emphasized the character's destructive personality. For Gigan's appearance in <i>Zone Fighter</i>, Satsuma did not reprise the role.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Special effects director <a href="/wiki/Teruyoshi_Nakano" title="Teruyoshi Nakano">Teruyoshi Nakano</a> had initially wanted to give Gigan the ability to fire a laser beam from its forehead in homage to <a href="/wiki/Buddhist_art" title="Buddhist art">Buddhist art</a> depicting the <a href="/wiki/Buddha" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddha">Buddha</a> sporting a halo around his head, but the idea was scrapped, as Nakano felt that the character was already powerful enough. The beam was nevertheless included in some promotional stills, along with various Godzilla video games.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gigan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gigan possesses an integrated <a href="/wiki/Jet_pack" title="Jet pack">jet pack</a> to fly, a <a href="/wiki/Circular_saw" title="Circular saw">circular saw</a> in his abdomen, and hooked blades in place of hands. </p><p>In <i><a href="/wiki/Zone_Fighter" title="Zone Fighter">Zone Fighter</a></i>, the tips of the hooks were able to release an explosive charge on contact with an enemy. </p><p>The <i>Godzilla: Final Wars</i> version has <a href="/wiki/Grappling_hooks" class="mw-redirect" title="Grappling hooks">grappling hooks</a> in his arms, a plier at the end of his tail, and can shoot boomerang circular saw blades from his neck and a laser from his eyes. Later the Xiliens replaced his hooks with double-bladed <a href="/wiki/Chainsaws" class="mw-redirect" title="Chainsaws">chainsaws</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearances">Appearances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gigan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Films">Films</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gigan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Gigan" title="Godzilla vs. Gigan">Godzilla vs. Gigan</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Megalon" title="Godzilla vs. Megalon">Godzilla vs. Megalon</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Final_Wars" title="Godzilla: Final Wars">Godzilla: Final Wars</a></i> (2004)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gigan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Zone_Fighter" title="Zone Fighter">Zone Fighter</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_Island" title="Godzilla Island">Godzilla Island</a></i> (1997–1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilland" title="Godzilland">Godzilland</a></i> (1992–1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chibi_Godzilla_Raids_Again" title="Chibi Godzilla Raids Again">Chibi Godzilla Raids Again</a></i> (2023–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Web_content">Web content</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gigan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Web content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Godziban</i> (2019–present)</li> <li><i>Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex</i> (2022)</li> <li><i>Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks</i> (2022)</li> <li><i>Godzilla vs. Megalon</i> (2023)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Video_games">Video games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gigan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Video games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Monster_of_Monsters" title="Godzilla: Monster of Monsters">Godzilla: Monster of Monsters</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">NES</a> – 1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kaij%C5%AB-%C5%8D_Godzilla" title="Kaijū-ō Godzilla">Kaijū-ō Godzilla</a></i> / <i>King of the Monsters, Godzilla</i> (<a href="/wiki/Game_Boy" title="Game Boy">Game Boy</a> – 1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Battle_Legends" title="Godzilla: Battle Legends">Godzilla: Battle Legends</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Turbo_Duo" class="mw-redirect" title="Turbo Duo">Turbo Duo</a> – 1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Monster_War" title="Godzilla: Monster War">Godzilla: Monster War</a></i> / <i>Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters</i> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Famicom" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Famicom">Super Famicom</a> – 1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Giant_Monster_March" class="mw-redirect" title="Godzilla: Giant Monster March">Godzilla Giant Monster March</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Game_Gear" title="Game Gear">Game Gear</a> – 1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_Trading_Battle" class="mw-redirect" title="Godzilla Trading Battle">Godzilla Trading Battle</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/PlayStation" title="PlayStation">PlayStation</a> – 1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Destroy_All_Monsters_Melee" title="Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee">Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/GameCube" title="GameCube">GameCube</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xbox_(console)" title="Xbox (console)">Xbox</a> – 2002/2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Save_the_Earth" title="Godzilla: Save the Earth">Godzilla: Save the Earth</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Xbox_(console)" title="Xbox (console)">Xbox</a>, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PS2</a> – 2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Unleashed" title="Godzilla: Unleashed">Godzilla: Unleashed</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a> – 2007) – The Millennium version is exclusive in the <a href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a> version.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Unleashed#PlayStation_2_version" title="Godzilla: Unleashed">Godzilla: Unleashed</a></i> (PS2 – 2007) – The Showa version is exclusive to the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a> version.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(2014_video_game)" title="Godzilla (2014 video game)">Godzilla: The Game</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PS3</a>, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PS4</a>)</li> <li><i>Godzilla Defense Force</i> (2019)</li> <li><i>Godzilla Battle Line</i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/GigaBash" title="GigaBash">GigaBash</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PS4</a>, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_5" title="PlayStation 5">PS5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steam_(service)" title="Steam (service)">Steam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games_Store" title="Epic Games Store">Epic Games</a> - 2022)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Literature">Literature</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gigan&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(Marc_Cerasini_series)#Godzilla_at_World's_End" class="mw-redirect" title="Godzilla (Marc Cerasini series)">Godzilla at World's End</a></i> (novel – 1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(comics)#IDW_Publishing" title="Godzilla (comics)">Godzilla: Legends</a></i> (comic; 2011–2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(comics)#IDW_Publishing" title="Godzilla (comics)">Godzilla: Ongoing</a></i> (comic – 2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(comics)#IDW_Publishing" title="Godzilla (comics)">Godzilla: The Half-Century War</a></i> (comic; 2012–2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(comics)#IDW_Publishing" title="Godzilla (comics)">Godzilla: Rulers of Earth</a></i> (comic; 2013–2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(comics)#IDW_Publishing" title="Godzilla (comics)">Godzilla: Oblivion</a></i> (comic – 2016)</li> <li><i>GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla</i> (novel – 2018)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gigan&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Gigan (a.k.a. Zymeer) is a rapper from hip-hop group <a href="/wiki/Monsta_Island_Czars" title="Monsta Island Czars">Monsta Island Czars</a> also featured on the <i><a href="/wiki/Take_Me_to_Your_Leader_(King_Geedorah_album)" title="Take Me to Your Leader (King Geedorah album)">Take Me to Your Leader</a></i> album.</li> <li>Guitar virtuoso <a href="/wiki/Buckethead" title="Buckethead">Buckethead</a> wrote a song called "Gigan", as well as another named "Mecha Gigan". They appear on his 2006 albums <i>The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Crime_Slunk_Scene" title="Crime Slunk Scene">Crime Slunk Scene</a></i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cultural_references">Cultural references</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gigan&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Cultural references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The character <a href="/wiki/Ponygon" class="mw-redirect" title="Ponygon">Ponygon</a> from <i><a href="/wiki/Zatch_Bell!" title="Zatch Bell!">Zatch Bell!</a></i> has a toy that is similar in appearance to Gigan.</li> <li>In <i><a href="/wiki/Billy_%26_Mandy%27s_Big_Boogey_Adventure" title="Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure">Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure</a></i>, a monster similar in appearance to Gigan appears, living on Monster Island.</li> <li>In <i><a href="/wiki/Sonic_Riders:_Zero_Gravity" title="Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity">Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity</a></i> there are two tracks called Gigan Rocks and Gigan Device. 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Glut">Glut, Donald F.</a> (2001). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=O5znudeYRzEC&pg=PA206"><i>Jurassic Classics: A Collection of Saurian Essays and Mesozoic Musings</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/McFarland_%26_Company" title="McFarland & Company">McFarland & Company</a>. p. 206. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0786409617" title="Special:BookSources/978-0786409617"><bdi>978-0786409617</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Jurassic+Classics%3A+A+Collection+of+Saurian+Essays+and+Mesozoic+Musings&rft.pages=206&rft.pub=McFarland+%26+Company&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=978-0786409617&rft.aulast=Glut&rft.aufirst=Donald+F.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DO5znudeYRzEC%26pg%3DPA206&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGigan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Josh Robertson, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/05/most-badass-kaiju-monsters-of-all-time/">"The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Complex_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Complex (magazine)">Complex</a></i> (May 18, 2014)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GvG-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GvG_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Gigan" title="Godzilla vs. Gigan">Godzilla vs. Gigan</a></i> (1972). Directed by Jun Fukuda. Toho</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GvM-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GvM_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Megalon" title="Godzilla vs. Megalon">Godzilla vs. Megalon</a></i> (1973). Directed by Jun Fukuda. Toho</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"By a Thread - The Roar of Godzilla!". <i><a href="/wiki/Zone_Fighter" title="Zone Fighter">Zone Fighter</a></i>. Directed by <a href="/wiki/Jun_Fukuda" title="Jun Fukuda">Jun Fukuda</a>. June 11, 1973</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Final_Wars" title="Godzilla: Final Wars">Godzilla: Final Wars</a></i> (2004). Directed by <a href="/wiki/Ry%C5%ABhei_Kitamura" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryūhei Kitamura">Ryūhei Kitamura</a>. Toho</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-kalat2010-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-kalat2010_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFKalat2010" class="citation book cs1">Kalat, David (2010). <i>A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series</i> (2nd ed.). 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Films375" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Films</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Japanese</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Shōwa</i> era</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(1954_film)" title="Godzilla (1954 film)">Godzilla</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_Raids_Again" title="Godzilla Raids Again">Godzilla Raids Again</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_Kong_vs._Godzilla" title="King Kong vs. Godzilla">King Kong vs. Godzilla</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mothra_vs._Godzilla" title="Mothra vs. Godzilla">Mothra vs. Godzilla</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ghidorah,_the_Three-Headed_Monster" title="Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster">Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Astro-Monster" title="Invasion of Astro-Monster">Invasion of Astro-Monster</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ebirah,_Horror_of_the_Deep" title="Ebirah, Horror of the Deep">Ebirah, Horror of the Deep</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Son_of_Godzilla" title="Son of Godzilla">Son of Godzilla</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Destroy_All_Monsters" title="Destroy All Monsters">Destroy All Monsters</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_Monsters_Attack" title="All Monsters Attack">All Monsters Attack</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Hedorah" title="Godzilla vs. Hedorah">Godzilla vs. Hedorah</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Gigan" title="Godzilla vs. Gigan">Godzilla vs. Gigan</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Megalon" title="Godzilla vs. Megalon">Godzilla vs. Megalon</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Mechagodzilla" title="Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla">Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Terror_of_Mechagodzilla" title="Terror of Mechagodzilla">Terror of Mechagodzilla</a></i> (1975)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Heisei</i> era</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Return_of_Godzilla" title="The Return of Godzilla">The Return of Godzilla</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Biollante" title="Godzilla vs. Biollante">Godzilla vs. Biollante</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._King_Ghidorah" title="Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah">Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Mothra" title="Godzilla vs. Mothra">Godzilla vs. Mothra</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Mechagodzilla_II" title="Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II">Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._SpaceGodzilla" title="Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla">Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Destoroyah" title="Godzilla vs. Destoroyah">Godzilla vs. Destoroyah</a></i> (1995)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Millennium era</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_2000" title="Godzilla 2000">Godzilla 2000</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Megaguirus" title="Godzilla vs. Megaguirus">Godzilla vs. Megaguirus</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla,_Mothra_and_King_Ghidorah:_Giant_Monsters_All-Out_Attack" title="Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack">Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_Against_Mechagodzilla" title="Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla">Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Tokyo_S.O.S." title="Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.">Tokyo S.O.S.</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Final_Wars" title="Godzilla: Final Wars">Final Wars</a></i> (2004)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Reiwa</i> era</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Shin_Godzilla" title="Shin Godzilla">Shin Godzilla</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Planet_of_the_Monsters" title="Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters">Planet of the Monsters</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_City_on_the_Edge_of_Battle" title="Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle">City on the Edge of Battle</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_The_Planet_Eater" title="Godzilla: The Planet Eater">The Planet Eater</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_Minus_One" title="Godzilla Minus One">Godzilla Minus One</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">American</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Localizations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla,_King_of_the_Monsters!" title="Godzilla, King of the Monsters!">Godzilla, King of the Monsters!</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_1985" title="Godzilla 1985">Godzilla 1985</a></i> (1985)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TriStar Pictures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(1998_film)" title="Godzilla (1998 film)">Godzilla</a></i> (1998)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legendary Pictures<br />(<a href="/wiki/Monsterverse" title="Monsterverse">Monsterverse</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(2014_film)" title="Godzilla (2014 film)">Godzilla</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_King_of_the_Monsters_(2019_film)" title="Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)">Godzilla: King of the Monsters</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Kong" title="Godzilla vs. Kong">Godzilla vs. Kong</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_x_Kong:_The_New_Empire" title="Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire">Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Television375" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Television</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Japanese</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Zone_Fighter" title="Zone Fighter">Zone Fighter</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilland" title="Godzilland">Godzilland</a></i> (1992–1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_Island" title="Godzilla Island">Godzilla Island</a></i> (1997–1998) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Godzilla_Island_episodes" title="List of Godzilla Island episodes">episodes</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_Singular_Point" title="Godzilla Singular Point">Godzilla Singular Point</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chibi_Godzilla_Raids_Again" title="Chibi Godzilla Raids Again">Chibi Godzilla Raids Again</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">American</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(1978_TV_series)" title="Godzilla (1978 TV series)">Godzilla</a></i> (1978–1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_The_Series" title="Godzilla: The Series">Godzilla: The Series</a></i> (1998–2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monarch:_Legacy_of_Monsters" title="Monarch: Legacy of Monsters">Monarch: Legacy of Monsters</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Music375" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Music</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soundtracks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(Main_Theme)" title="Godzilla (Main Theme)">Godzilla (Main Theme)</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_The_Album" title="Godzilla: The Album">Godzilla: The Album</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_Final_Wars_(soundtrack)" title="Godzilla: Final Wars (soundtrack)">Final Wars</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(2014_soundtrack)" title="Godzilla (2014 soundtrack)"><i>Godzilla</i></a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shin_Godzilla_(soundtrack)" title="Shin Godzilla (soundtrack)"><i>Shin Godzilla</i></a> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_King_of_the_Monsters_(soundtrack)" title="Godzilla: King of the Monsters (soundtrack)">King of the Monsters</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Kong_(soundtrack)" title="Godzilla vs. Kong (soundtrack)">Godzilla vs. Kong</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_Minus_One_(soundtrack)" title="Godzilla Minus One (soundtrack)">Godzilla Minus One</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_x_Kong:_The_New_Empire_(soundtrack)" title="Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (soundtrack)">Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult_song)" title="Godzilla (Blue Öyster Cult song)">Godzilla</a>" (Blue Öyster Cult)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(Eminem_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Godzilla (Eminem song)">Godzilla</a>" (Eminem)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who_Will_Know" title="Who Will Know">Who Will Know</a>" (Shiro Sagisu)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Miscellaneous375" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Miscellaneous</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Beast_from_20,000_Fathoms" title="The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms">The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bambi_Meets_Godzilla" title="Bambi Meets Godzilla">Bambi Meets Godzilla</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla:_King_of_the_Monsters_in_3D" title="Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D">Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D</a></i> (unproduced)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_vs._Charles_Barkley" title="Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley">Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monster_Planet_of_Godzilla" title="Monster Planet of Godzilla">Monster Planet of Godzilla</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Always:_Sunset_on_Third_Street_2" title="Always: Sunset on Third Street 2">Always: Sunset on Third Street 2</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ready_Player_One_(film)" title="Ready Player One (film)">Ready Player One</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shin_Ultraman" title="Shin Ultraman">Shin Ultraman</a></i> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Kaiju" title="Kaiju">Kaiju</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Godzilla" title="Godzilla">Godzilla</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(Showa)" title="Godzilla (Showa)">Showa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(Heisei)" title="Godzilla (Heisei)">Heisei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godzilla_(Monsterverse)" title="Godzilla (Monsterverse)">Monsterverse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shin_Godzilla_(character)" title="Shin 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