See, my objection isn't that Godzilla films should conform to real science, my objection is how fans make automatic assumptions about what Toho's intent was without any evidence to back them up. You say ""mutation" in the realm of science-fiction usually refers to radiation granting an organism unusual abilities or causing it to grow in size", but is there any compelling reason to believe Godzilla's creators really had that mentality when it came to Showa Godzilla himself?King of the Monsters wrote:Saying the kaiju aren't mutants because the mutations all affect them the same way and mutations are random is taking the term "mutant" a bit too literally. Kaiju films aren't usually rooted in strict, sound science, and "mutation" in the realm of science-fiction usually refers to radiation granting an organism unusual abilities or causing it to grow in size.
When I examine Dr. Yamane's exposition in G54, the production illustrations, the lost project Bride of Godzilla, and other materials relating to the early Godzilla films I'm left with the impression that Honda and co viewed their kaiju as natural creatures. If we want to argue that Toho viewed them as mutants, what are we using for context?
Source for Anguirus being "awakened"?King of the Monsters wrote: I don't know if anything confirms Rodan or Anguirus were similarly affected, but their awakenings were both due in part to atomic radiation.