Kaiju Headcanon Thread

[GodzillavsRayquaza]

Destoroyah could have continued taking on larger and more terrifying forms

Minilla: Oh yeah that's the stuff.

Bad, no. We don’t darken the light of day by mentioning that aberration of fanfic.

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I also realize I’ve contradicted myself by going “Anime Ghidorah is the progenitor of all the Ghidorahs” and “Showa Ghidorah was a Garoga”, but uh… maybe the Garoga communed with Void Ghidorah? They have fucking alternate dimensions where they just store weapons, and their planet is literally made of evil, them communing with a void god of oblivion wouldn’t be too outlandish.

[ShinGojira14]

I also realize I’ve contradicted myself by going “Anime Ghidorah is the progenitor of all the Ghidorahs” and “Showa Ghidorah was a Garoga”, but uh… maybe the Garoga communed with Void Ghidorah? They have skreeonking alternate dimensions where they just store weapons, and their planet is literally made of evil, them communing with a void god of oblivion wouldn’t be too outlandish.

The Garoga who became Showa Ghidorah is a demigod conceived by Anime Ghidorah and Lord Blundergosh.

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[Desghidorah]

Godzilla is, in multiple continuities and even the Heisei continuity, is genuinely supernatural; just one that can be partially quantified with science. Godzilla is, essentially a kami of destruction. In ancient times, 'destructive' force would be things like fire or lightning; but in modern times atomic bombs and nuclear power took that image. If something is going to represent devastation in the 1950s-1990s, why wouldn't it be heralded by an atomic bomb or nuclear weapons? This is why the Godzillasaurus miraculously survived the radiation for no explicable reason, just like many kami or yokai were once mundane animals or people until acted upon by the supernatural.

Essentially think of it like this. If Zeus had the power of lightning, and upon throwing a thunderbolt a scientific instrument registered it as an actual thunderbolt; does that make Zeus any less supernatural? Same with Godzilla and the radiation. The radioactivity is just what can be quantified about something beyond normal life now. Now I wouldn't use the term 'god' here as kami aren't exactly what a Westerner would apply that term too, but the idea that Godzilla is some sort of physical incarnation of destruction as a sort of sapient archetype of that concept actually lines up pretty well with certain incarnations.

[Voyager]

Showa Ghidorah is to Void Ghidorah what Filius is to Earth.

[Denis]

Iris is actually the alpha member of the Gyaos species.

Showa King Ghidorah was once an alpha ruler of his species, however he was defeated by an even more powerful King Ghidorah, which is why he’s destroying planets, driven by rage and also enjoyment of letting out his anger.

2nd Gen King Ghidorah was made with DNA from 1st Gen King Ghidorah.

Shin Godzilla is the last surviving member of it's species.

[Dinoskell]

The Destoroyah swarm is entirely female most of the time, in order to maximize rapid asexual reproduction. Males may not even exist in the species due to their canonical ability to assimilate the DNA of prey.

[Cryptid_Liker]

Destoroyah could have continued taking on larger and more terrifying forms

Minilla: Oh yeah that's the stuff.

Bad, no. We don’t darken the light of day by mentioning that aberration of fanfic.

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[Denis]

I have a headcanon that Kiryu Saga Godzilla’s species and King Kong’s species were coexisted and have bloody battles. However, slowly due to competition the Kong’s grew smaller in order to prevent being preyed upon.

[ShinGojira14]

King Cobra from Godzilla: The Series is an irradiated Ringhals Spitting Cobra.

[SoggyNoodles2016]

Faro Island was discovered at some point in the Heisei series, hence photos of Kong 62 appearing in Godzilla vs Destroyah.

(Dub only possibly? Never found confirmation) the original Rodan film happened in the Heisei timeline, this is why photos of the 1956 Rodan are again in GVD and in the dub, the Adona Island scientist identify Rodan as Rodan. Heisei Rodan is a subspecies.

[goji89]

Faro Island was discovered at some point in the Heisei series, hence photos of Kong 62 appearing in Godzilla vs Destroyah.

(Dub only possibly? Never found confirmation) the original Rodan film happened in the Heisei timeline, this is why photos of the 1956 Rodan are again in GVD and in the dub, the Adona Island scientist identify Rodan as Rodan. Heisei Rodan is a subspecies.

Get out.

[ShinGojira14]

Faro Island was discovered at some point in the Heisei series, hence photos of Kong 62 appearing in Godzilla vs Destroyah.

(Dub only possibly? Never found confirmation) the original Rodan film happened in the Heisei timeline, this is why photos of the 1956 Rodan are again in GVD and in the dub, the Adona Island scientist identify Rodan as Rodan. Heisei Rodan is a subspecies.

These are some interesting theories.

Alternatively, Heisei Rodan could simply be a different species of Pteranodon; the '56 Rodan pair could've been mutated Pteranodon Longiceps, while Heisei Rodan was a mutated Pteranodon Sternbergi (or is Sternbergi considered its own genus nowadays? I hear its a matter of debate).

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Or maybe they're both Pteranodon Longiceps but they look different because they were mutated via different means.

[Denis]

1. Giant Oodako is an evolved species of Giant Octopus (Or maybe an irradiated one).

2. Manda is a type of sea snake, sea dragons are just a species of sea snake.

[Dinoskell]

Given Anguirus's anatomy having so many poison sacs in their body in some diagrams, I headcanon that young members of his species rely on them for defense against predators that could just flip them over, and are mostly vestigial upon adulthood given they are never mentioned.

[Dinoskell]

Another one: I don't think Showa Godzilla ever realized Mothra Imago and Mothra Larva were the same type of creature. It explains a LOT about his hostility in Godzilla vs the Sea Monster.

[GodzillavsRayquaza]

All Godzillas can self adapt and “evolve” to an extent, just not at the levels of the three Reiwa Godzillas.

For example, Showa. In KKvG, he is badly harmed by Kong’s electricity, which is just lightning. Then, in Ebirah, he is specifically woken up by lightning striking him and no worse for wear because of it. Vs Hedorah, he stands between the electricity spewing generators without harm as Hedorah fries. Then, finally, in vs Mechagodzilla, he literally absorbs lightning to fuel his magnetism.

“But he was harmed by Gabara’s electricity” in a child’s dream, a child who probably heard the tale of King Kong beating Godzilla with electricity.

[Thatguy4683]

The Mutos are actually from a different planet that was captured by the Ghidorahs empire, how they got on earth is actually because of King Ghidorah (from KotM) had the eggs on his scales. They been known to be a parasite and rapidly evolve from their surroundings and adapt to their enemies, It’s not far-fetched that they could’ve not just look differently but also how they behaved and breed from when they first contacted earth compared to what they are now.

[Voyager]

Everything that I said. In le other thread.

[Maritonic]

Everything that I said. In le other thread.

lmao literally not once did I say you had to discuss that here. ALL I said was what you said was more of a head canon than a theory.

[Chrispy_G]

All Godzillas can self adapt and “evolve” to an extent, just not at the levels of the three Reiwa Godzillas.

Co-sign

1. This is a blanket explanation for any and all design/ability changes from film to film. Godzilla is always in a state of flux.

This applies to G98 as well. We are only seeing his initial form before evolving and developing his regenerative abilities. The eggs are not traditional offspring, they are more like genetic hivemind replicants to help ensure its survival. They are ALL Godzilla. The hatchling at the end DOES evolve and becomes the Godzilla we see in Godzilla 2000.

2. The explanation for inconsistent and changing Kaiju names across all English dubs is a result of in-universe debate and dispute regarding the official, agreed upon names of the creatures. It was referred to as Gigantis AT THAT TIME. Eventually, academic and social review along with public opinion rendered the Gigantis name obsolete.