With the destruction of the menace Godzilla,
Japan, if not the world, breathed a sigh of relief.
Rebuilding the mangled remains of what was left
in the leviathan's wake was soon set in motion.
Businesses thrived once more, and life returned
to normal. That is until a pilot embarked on a
rescue mission to locate a missing pilot near a
remote island. Upon discovering the stranded pilot,
the Earth shook with a thundering roar. Looking
back behind them, the pilots witnessed a spiny
shelled, quadruped reptile in mortal combat with
another demon, a creature that closely resembled
the horrific devil that struck Japan like a typhoon
just a year before: Godzilla. Another of the loathed
species had survived its ancient sleep, and was
now poised to threaten humankind once more. The
men watched in terror as the titanic battle cast
the duo into the sea. They could still see the
war rage beneath the waves. Days passed before
the two titans reached the mainland and resumed
their battle. Osaka was transformed into a war
zone, but in the end the mighty Godzilla prevailed.
Tearing Anguirus' throat and bathing the carcass
in a torrent of flames, the dorsal finned fiend
returned to the sea. Reports were received that
the new Godzilla had taken resort on a floating
glacier. Taking advantage of the beast's location,
the military shelled the icy walls with bombs and
rockets, thereby causing an avalanche, burying
the creature.
A few years passed before Japan would
see the beast again. The hunk of ice which held
the monster prisoner broke off and floated away
from the Arctic Ocean. Drifting into the warmer
waters near Japan, the tomb became weak and brittle.
In such a weakened state, the glacier did not hold
when the monster finally awoke. Breaking through
the ice, the behemoth swam to Japan, destroying
a military base on its way. Meanwhile, a pharmaceutical
company had come across the legendary giant King
Kong. With the creature drugged, the firm decided
to transport the animal to Japan, but the act was
met with disaster as the ape god was released.
Traveling to Japan, it was fate that brought the
two titans -King Kong and Godzilla- together. On
the first bout, Godzilla had surprised Kong with
his atomic ray, and sent the ape in retreat to
contemplate a plan of action. Round two was fought
and, with the help of a lightning storm, the ape
was able to stand against Godzilla. However, a
victor of the battle was not decided before the
two fell off a cliff. Sinking beneath the waves,
of the two Kong was the only one to surface.
After
the colossal battle, a typhoon struck Japan, submerging
parts of the land in ocean. Seeking to reclaim
their property from the waves, pumps and water
jets were put in place to expel the water back
into the ocean. However, the waves brought something
else ashore. Rising from the silty sediment, Godzilla
showed his godly form again. Walking away from
the once submerged earth, the nuclear giant instinctively
made his way to the heart of the city. Factories,
towers, buildings, nothing stood long before his
wrath. The public cried out for heroes, and the
military tried to fill the void. Several different
tactical assaults were thrown against the behemoth,
but none succeeded. As the military sacrificed
needless lives to the god's power, a group of reporters
headed to Infant Island, to beg for Mothra's help.
Their pleas were almost passed up, but the benevolent
insect agreed, despite the fact that the battle
would be more than enough to kill her. Soaring
to Japan, she met the monster Godzilla, and battled
to her death. Though she could not overpower the
creature, Mothra, in her dying act, flew to her
egg -which had washed upon the Japanese mainland-
and collapsed on top of it in a last attempt to protect her unborn offspring. With Mothra's defeat,
Godzilla pressed on, leaving behind the giant egg
as the military established further blockades for
the nuclear menace. Meanwhile, with their god gone,
the Infant Islanders joined in prayer as the mammoth
egg split, birthing not one, but two Mothra Larvae.
The babies then instinctively headed to battle
Godzilla. Finding the destroyer on a remote island,
the twins cocooned the monster in a web sack. Onlookers
cried in joy as they gazed upon Godzilla when he
fell from the cliff and into the ocean below.
Fighting
from his binds, Godzilla soon returned to Japan.
Rising from the waves, he obliterated an ocean
liner, and soon made his presence felt again. Yet
it was not just Godzilla that Japan was fearful
of. Rising from the ashes of his confines, Rodan
soared the blue skies again. Fate approached, as
the winged samurai of the winds and the wading
disaster of the ages met. Several short-but-fierce
battles ensued between the creatures, with no decisive
winner arising from the confrontations. Meanwhile,
as the two battled, an asteroid that had crashed
on Earth hatched to unleash King Ghidorah. The
celestial space dragon took to the air, showering
humanity in dazzling ribbons of golden lightning.
An emergency meeting was called in the parliament
to meet with the threats against their lands. Once
again, the plan was to ask for Mothra's aid. Begging
the twin fairies who were visiting Japan, the people
asked for the moth monster to defeat King Ghidorah.
Knowing full and well that after Japan, Infant
Island would be next, the Shobijin priestesses
called for their god. The voices were heard over
the crashing ocean, and Mothra ventured to Japan.
Arriving on the land, she set out to convince Godzilla and Rodan to stop their fighting and help her defeat
the murderous King Ghidorah. Her pleas were ignored,
and the gentle caterpillar was forced to face the
demon alone. Seeing Mothra's courage, Godzilla
and Rodan put aside their difference and helped
against the war with King Ghidorah. The three kaiju
headed into battle, and, in the end, overcame the
creature's power, sending the space monster back
from whence it came.
After the monumental battle,
strange radio waves were heard from outer space.
A space shuttle called the P1 was sent out with
two astronauts, Glen and Fuji, to find out the
source of the disturbance. In their search they
stumble upon the mysterious world dubbed Planet
X. The ship landed on the rocky sphere, but the
astronauts were soon abducted and taken beneath
the planet's surface. There, they encountered a
race of machine-like beings, calling themselves
the Xilien, asking for their help. Since King Ghidorah
had been vanquished from Earth, the monster descended
on Planet X. The alien race pleaded for humanity
to give them Godzilla and Rodan to once again meet
the demon's threat. Glen and Fuji were hesitant
to grant such a request, but the Xilien made a
tempting deal. In exchange for the creatures, the
aliens would give the earthlings a new miracle
drug, one that would cure all disease. The trade
was made post-haste, and together Godzilla and
Rodan eliminated the threat of King Ghidorah from
the planet. Fulfilling their end of the bargain,
the Xilien gave the astronauts a tape which gave
instructions on how to produce the "miracle
drug." However, upon arriving back on
Earth, they discovered that the tape was nothing
more than a series of demands to surrender. The
tape told the Earth to lay down its defenses, or
the monsters Godzilla, Rodan, and King Ghidorah
would be unleashed against them, now under the
complete thrall of the Xilien invaders. Never backing
down, humanity fought back and managed to sever
the Xilien's control of the monsters. Free from
the alien race's control, the beasts waged their
ongoing war. The three monsters, all grappling,
fell into the gaping sea below. King Ghidorah,
defeated, rose from the waves and escaped into
space.
Time passed before the famous irradiated
reptilian beast was seen again. After crash landing
on remote Letchi island, a group of survivors discovered
Godzilla, dormant in a cave. Somehow, after the
great Xilien war, the leviathan had swum to this
remote area and now lay hibernating inside a vast
cavern. The sailors, though, were not afraid of
the sleeping giant, but rather were more concerned
about the Red Bamboo army that had set up residency
on the island. The army possessed mutations that
guarded the island - the Giant Condor and Ebirah
- that made escape from the place impossible. Seeing
their only chance for survival, they awoke Godzilla
using a metal lightning rod. Several bolts struck
the still, sleeping mass, until finally he awoke.
Godzilla burst from the mountain's side and waded
out to sea as Ebirah emerged to meet the titan's
challenge. Showering the crimson red lobster with
his atomic ray, Godzilla dispatched the animal
back into the depths. Roaring victoriously, Godzilla
returned to the land and dealt with the Giant Condor
along with most of the Red Bamboo's arsenal. Unfortunately,
during his rampage, the saurian set off a self-destruction
button located in the base. Time ticked down as
Godzilla re-engaged his war with the mutant Ebirah.
Fate, however, was on Godzilla's side as he was
able to defeat the horror of the undersea world,
and escape from the island unharmed.
Swimming from
the destroyed Letchi Island, the fanged monster
answered a calling, a wailing cry that was being
echoed from hundreds of miles away. On another
island, where a research team was experimenting
with a new weather control system, the beckoning
call resounded. After a failed test, the island
was hit with a radioactive storm. The burning rains
and hot blowing winds transformed a group of mantises
into giants. Cowering in their nearly destroyed
base, the men watched in stunned disbelief as the
herd of Kamacuras' tore away at a huge mound of
dirt. What was soon discovered to be inside was
a gigantic egg. The Kamacuras attacked the newly
unearthed object, and a baby Godzilla was hatched.
The insects prepared themselves to gorge on the
small creature, until Godzilla arrived on the scene,
killing two of the ravenous insects. The third
took flight and left the father-and-son monsters
to themselves. However, their time of peace spent
on the island was not long as a mammoth spider,
Kumonga, awoke. Webbing up and nearly killing Godzilla's
son, Minilla, the spider almost won, until Godzilla
again entered the fray, and together, with his
son, destroyed the menace.
After hearing of the
fantastic tales from the scientists' recounts,
Godzilla was no longer looked upon as a threat
by some. A hero was what the children of Japan
dreamt of, some even making their own dreams of
Monster Island. Humanity's new view of the monster
was deserved, as the creature would come to the
country's aid on numerous occasions to save them
from a variety of threats. One of the greatest of these menaces arrived in 1972.
Traveling to Earth from outer space, the life form found itself in the waters of Japan. Exposed to pollution, the being grew, increasing in power and toxicity. The creature, known later as Hedorah, continued to thirst for more pollutants, more matter to consume and grow from. This prompted to beast to venture on land, where it came into contact with Godzilla. In an early form, the two titans battled at night. Despite Godzilla's atomic ray having no effect, the King of the Monsters out matched the smaller creature, forcing it to retreat back into the water. Later, though, the Smog Monster reappeared on the Japan mainland, this time in a flying form. The toxic beast once more fought Godzilla, this time gaining the upper hand. Leaving Godzilla on the ground, choking on its sulfuric acid mist, Hedorah advanced further into Japan. Eventually the creature made its way to Mount Fuji, evolving into its fourth, standing form on the mountain. There the Smog Monster engaged Godzilla again, this time in a long, fierce battle. Unfortunately, the King of the Monsters was overpowered, unable to defeat Hedorah with his own might. Thankfully, though, the military had erected Giant Electrodes on Mount Fuji in an effort to dry the Smog Monster out. A power outage stopped them from working on their own, but provided the necessary resource for Godzilla to power them with his atomic ray. The surge of electricity had the desired effect, drying out Hedorah. However, the Smog Monster was not yet defeated, attempting to retreat in a smaller form. Godzilla, using his atomic ray as a form of propulsion, flew after the toxic beast. Slamming into it, Godzilla dragged the monster back to the electrodes, using them once more to dry out and end the creature.
Godzilla's struggle against Hedorah was fierce, but his role as a defender of Earth was now solidified. A year later, in 1973, the King of the Monsters faced a different kind of extraterrestrial threat. Hailing from Space Hunter Nebula M, an alien race sought to conquer Earth. Making a base out of an amusement park called World Children's Land, the aliens put their plans in motion. However, they made a fatal error through putting their plans on tape. As a result, a group of humans managed to smuggle one out and plan it. While the noises were undecipherable to them, the recording struck a frequency loud enough to be heard on Monster Island. There, both Godzilla and Anguirus responded to the threat. Taking a leadership role, the King of the Monsters ordered Anguirus to investigate. The spiked creature traveled to Japan, although was fought back by the self-defense forces.
Retreating back to Monster Island, the two monsters reconvened. This time Godzilla joined Anguirus and the two headed for Japan. Unfortunately, the Space Hunter Nebula M had already moved to the second phase of their plan. This involved using the tapes to summon Gigan and King Ghidorah from space. The two space titans arrived on Earth, and began leveling Tokyo. They were confronted, though, by the combined might of Godzilla and Anguirus. An epic battle between the four monsters ensued, eventually leading them to World Children's Land. There, a giant Godzilla tower was secretly housing a weapon. Firing a powerful laser against the real Godzilla, the aliens sought to end the conflict. However, humanity intervened, destroying the tower and the aliens. Even with the control over the space monsters broken, though, the fight wasn't finished. Using a burst of energy, Godzilla was able to get back into battle. Together, he and Anguirus finally overcame their space adversaries, sending them into retreat.
A year later, Godzilla was teamed up with Jet Jaguar to thwart another invasion. This attack, though, came not from space, but below Earth's surface. A subterranean race called the Seatopians sought revenge for devastation they faced from nuclear tests. To carry out their vengeance, they unleashed the monster Megalon. Jet Jaguar ultimately proved too powerful for the beast, almost claiming victory. The Seatopians had planned ahead, though. They had sought help from Space Hunter Nebula M, seeking the monster Gigan. The aliens honored the request, sending the cyborg monster. Although the two were powerful enough to beat Jet Jaguar, they were outclassed by the combined might of Godzilla and the robot. Together, the King of the Monsters and Jet Jaguar drove away the threats, Gigan to space and Megalon underground.
Well established as an Earth guardian, the King of the Monsters later joined forces with Zone Fighter, a giant super hero
whose secret identity was a normal Japanese man
named Hikaru, to protect the planet. Godzilla ended up teaming with Zone Fighter several times to help
the giant protect humanity in the face of overwhelming
odds. The first time the pair battled together
was during Wargilgar and Spylar's attack on Tokyo.
The Garoga's plan was nearly foolproof: an agent
of the alien race disguised as Tatsuo, an old friend
of the Zone Family that was thought to have been
killed, was taken in with open arms by the Zone
Family. But the heroes would only be met with treachery.
Knocking out Kei, the agent summoned the monster
Wargilgar to Tokyo. Hikaru was astonished at the
sight of the monster on the television, and immediately
transformed into Zone Fighter and flew through
the screen to fight the bizarre monster. In retaliation,
Tatsuo evolved himself into Spyler. Together the
twin monstrosities overtook Zone Fighter, and were
on the verge of victory. That is until the Zone
Family called for Godzilla's help. The leviathan
emerged and immediately incinerated Wargilgar,
burning the monster to crisps of ash, while Zone
Fighter deployed his Missile Might attack against Spyler, destroying the beast.
The next time our
reptilian hero was seen was when an old rival reemerged.
Killing a well-known race car driver, the Garoga
knew that it would have to be Hikaru who would
replace him. A few days passed before the human
form of Zone Fighter agreed to replace the deceased
driver. However, agents of the Garoga race placed
traps inside the car, keeping the young man ensnared
inside. Laughing with malice, they dragged the
vehicle to a car crusher, intending to end the
thwarts of Zone Fighter forever. However, the Zone
Family intervened, and summoned Godzilla to cut
the power from the crusher. Godzilla was reunited
with an old foe, though, as the Garoga sent Gigan
parachuting down from the skies. Yet even the cyborg's
added weaponry was not enough, and Godzilla beat
Gigan into submission, while narrowly severing
the power to the car crusher in time to save Zone
Fighter. Time elapsed before Zone Fighter grew
to a gigantic size and ended the threat of Gigan
forever.
For the next adventure, the duo would face
their single most powerful foe. For the following
few months after the Gigan raid, several earthquakes
wracked Japan, all the cause of a steel cone-headed
terro-beast called Zandolla. Once again, our hero
transformed and battled against the heavy-hitting
monster, but Zandolla proved to be too strong,
and the battle shifted to underground. The altered
arena stole any advantage that Zone Fighter once
possessed. Meanwhile, the earthquakes disturbed
Godzilla, and the titan ventured to help in the
fray. Ignoring the severely weakened Zone Fighter,
Zandolla rocketed through the ground and fought
Godzilla. Their fierce combat caused violent crashes
that cracked the ground, thereby releasing the
imprisoned Zone Fighter. Attacking the monster
together, the two managed to overcome the terrible
foe.
Their friendship strengthened by the battles
they faced together, the duo then combat in regular
sparring matches with one another to hone each
other’s
fighting capabilities. However, as they continued
their training, a new foe showed itself. The Garoga
dropped a capsule to the Earth which contained
Jellar. Zone Fighter was the first to attack the
creature, but, due to the impotence of his Proton
Beam against it, he was overpowered. The Zone Family
called upon Godzilla who emerged from his cave
and rushed to aid his battered companion. Godzilla
became entangled with the creature and managed
to tear free an arm from Jellar, but the appendage
took on a life of its own, and transformed into
Kastam-Jellar. However, the two Jellars were still
no match for the heroes, as the combined might
of Godzilla and Zone Fighter prevailed.
For Godzilla’s final appearance alongside
Zone Fighter, the Garoga went all-out. Concealing
their monsters in a series of capsules, the alien
race scattered the beasts throughout the city.
The Zone Family tried to interfere, but Spider
Uros and Garoborg broke free, destroying buildings.
A piece of fallen rock trapped our hero Hikaru,
keeping him from transforming. However, hope was
not lost, and, unexpectedly, Godzilla showed up.
Facing not one, but two terro-beasts, the king
was sent to one knee. Minutes pass before the Zone
Family was able to free their older brother, and
the giant went into battle. Aiding Godzilla, the
two were able to save the day, for one final time.
With
the threat of the Garogas presumably neutralized,
Zone Fighter did not emerge again, although Godzilla's
job was far from over. In the later part of the 1970's, Godzilla
was called forth to thwart the Aliens from the
Black Hole and their flag ship war machine: Mechagodzilla.
Defeating his mechanical clone with the help of
the deity King Caesar, the two titans were to clash
once more as when the robot was remade. Godzilla
fought against his improved double, Mechagodzilla
II, who was joined this time by the aquatic dinosaur
Titanosaurus. With the help of humanity, though,
Godzilla prevailed once more.
In 1999, Godzilla,
and a host of Earth's monsters, found themselves
confined to a remote island in the Ogasawara chain
dubbed Monsterland. The remote location acted as
a research station studying the habits of the beasts,
while simultaneously keeping them confined for
the sake of humanity’s safety. The sanctity
of the island was breached, though, as an alien race
calling themselves the Kilaakians quickly descended,
utilizing mind control devices on the island's personnel
and kaiju. With the monsters under their control,
the race quickly dispatched them across the globe
in an attempt to beat humanity into submission. However,
the strike was unsuccessful as the mind control devices
were discovered, both on the Earth and in an underground
lair on the moon, and humanity was able to bend the
will of the monsters themselves after studying the
advanced technology. Unfazed, the Kilaakians sent
out their final monster, King Ghidorah, in a final
attempt to conquer Earth; however, the space monster
was horribly overmatched, and was killed as the remnants
of the alien race were sent into permanent hibernation.
With the Kilaaks vanquished, Godzilla and the rest
of Earth's monsters were returned to their home on
Monsterland to live out the rest of their days in
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