Best And Worst Official Kaiju Redesigns

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Heisei Godzilla and G2K are Godzilla’s best redesigns, by far.
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Voyager wrote: Mon Aug 22, 2022 1:04 pm Heisei Godzilla and G2K are Godzilla’s best redesigns, by far.
I wouldn't go by far but those 2 designs are quite good looks for the King. No lie.
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I should have said Post Showa Redesigns. The best of course are 64, 68 and 75.
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I would add Kiryu Saga Godzilla, MV Godzilla and Shin (For what it set out to do) far as best designs go.
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I’ll be contrarian and say Kiryu Goji is one of the worst redesigns of the big guy. It took the great MireGoji design and neutered the back spines, redid the proportions to mirror the pinheadedness of the later Heisei suits, and added that awful Gonzo-like bent snout.

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i love the new Gabora design. not a fan of the 2019 Godzilla tbh

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I think the FW King Seesar was a poor design, at least from the arms down

He looked too much like a lightweight and he looked less powerful than the showa one with missing fur and scales.

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heisei mothra is fucking ugly with her chiken claws




shes cute otherwise with her fluffyness

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Heisei Rodan was a pretty crummy redesign. Never liked the three horn look or really the whole face/head in general. Or the little rat tail. Or the Godzilla clone fire breath.

MonsterVerse Rodan is a magnificent interpretation. The oozing lava motif is fantastic. The whole design is just top notch really. Possibly my favorite version of Rodan ever, which is saying a LOT. I love how he’s clearly intelligent and also has a strong personality (that of a cocky a-hole) which is in line with some of my favorite portrayals of him (GTTHM and MZ).

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Grand King Ghidorah is a worthy successor to Showa’s design. It’s the perfect update.
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Tokyo SOS is the best Mothra design hand's down

This will catch a lot of flak, but I really don't like Godzilla 84's design in execution. Any art made using that design look excellent, but the actual design put in use in the movie looks terrible.
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MogeGoji1994 wrote: Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:07 am Tokyo SOS is the best Mothra design hand's down

This will catch a lot of flak, but I really don't like Godzilla 84's design in execution. Any art made using that design look excellent, but the actual design put in use in the movie looks terrible.
It's the face really. Some shots look pretty good, scary with the right lighting but other times...it just looks off.
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When it comes to Manda, I feel that GFW did him the most justice. The Showa version with horns looks good, but GFW made Manda look impressive.
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Mothra Leo's second rainbow form has risen up the ranks as one of my fav redesigns. Call it nostalgia for the Bandai America figure or it being on the Save the Earth cover, but nowadays I genuinely enjoy the design. I do prefer it over the more legit rainbow colors in ROM2.
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