1. I'd say, in concept, the 1955 version is my favorite incarnation of Godzilla. Unfortunately, the rushed schedule of G Raids Again ended up in a very cheap execution of the design. I love the idea of a sleeker 1954 style Goji with a savage fighting style, but I really would have loved it executed with the level of quality of the Mosu Goji suit. I'd say I dislike Heisei Godzilla, as well as most of the other Heisei incarnations, due to their stiffness. In terms of personality, I'd say I like the 2014 and Jan De Bont versions the most and GMK the least. GFW Goji is a guilty pleasure of mine in terms of sleekness and the level of mobility it has, but otherwise it is a very bland and overpowered version of the character that lacks personality.
2. Showa Ghidorah all the way, really hope to see a Ghidorah that goes back to those roots. I like the Heisei design, and I do see some potential in the origin, but it was executed poorly. Grand Ghidorah has an impressive design and a bit more emotive quality than most KGs, but is stiff as a board. GMK Ghidorah had some nice design elements, but is not one of my favorite incarnations of the character. I don't really count Keizar Ghidorah as KG, but more along the lines of a relative like Desghidorah.
3. Tokyo S.O.S. Mothra in terms of design. I'd say I'm in the minority here in saying that I like GMK Mothra's design. Showa Mothra's a childhood classic for me, Mothra vs. Godzilla being one of my first G films. Design was beautifully executed and I loved its size compared to Godzilla. I generally dislike Heisei Mothra and the Leo forms, again, due to being immensely stiff and doing nothing but beam spamming.
4. I'd say Showa Mechagodzilla is my favorite in terms of design, but Kiryu is my favorite in terms of origin. Heisei Mechagodzilla again falls into the trend of stiffness and beam spamming, but this is forgivable given that these are things usually designed into large scale weaponry. Though, I'd say my dream Mechagodzilla is the unused Heisei poster design.
5. The 1965 Rodan is my favorite, with the original as a close second. I like GFW design minus the eyes, but for the most part is a lackluster depiction of the character. Heisei Rodan feels like a complete downgrade of the character...generic design, stiff, beam spammy, and very weak compared to the previous depictions that put up a real fight for Godzilla.
6. Showa Hedorah, definitely. One of my childhood favorites and huge threat to Godzilla and the planet. GFW Hedorah is handled terribly in the film, but there are a few elements of the design I like. I rather like the metallic shine it has, as well as the sickly look to the eyes. I feel those features sell it nicely as a pollution themed kaiju.
7. I'm a big fan of Showa Gigan, but there are some elements of GFW Gigan I like as well. I like the basic form of GFW Gigan, but I hated how he was handled in the story. I like a bit of the audacity of the chainsaw wielding version, but again the execution story wise was terrible. That version also felt less like a Godzilla kaiju and more like a modern suped up Ultraman villain. Back to Showa Gigan, I'd say my favorite part about him is his personality. He is horrendously sadistic and comes of as very cocky, but in truth is a huge coward that is willing to abandon his allies to escape with his own life. I always thought of him as sort of like Starscream in that regard.
8. Gonna screw the pooch and bring Bagan into the fray. I dislike the well known depictions of the character. The version slated to be in the original Return of Godzilla sounds like it would be a clustered, unfocused mish mash of parts. The SNES and suit versions basically take the stiffness and beam spamming of Heisei, but pair it with a bland design that is trying to hard and a pretentious "Strongest Monster EBAR" premise. Personally, I liked the idea of it in the proposal for the creature in the film where it was supposed to fight Mothra. An angry Earth Guardian like Battra, but one that isn't just a design parallel to Mothra and would have shown up in Southeast Asia.
Design wise, I like this depiction of Bagan the most due to it being a fairly simple, but well executed concept that hasn't been seen in the Godzillaverse yet: an elephant.
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