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The King of the Monsters doesn't do anything halfway. Join us as we count down the most devastating, jaw-dropping, and downright savage moments from Godzilla's long reign of destruction! From nuclear meltdowns to launching Keizer Ghidorah into space, these are the times the King of the Monsters truly went beast mode. Which moment proved he's the ultimate kaiju? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the moments when the king of the kaiju unleashed
00:05his most devastating, jaw-dropping, and downright savage displays of power.
00:16Number 20. Dominating Kong in Hong Kong. Godzilla vs. Kong.
00:28When Godzilla and Kong have their epic clash in Hong Kong, the king of the monsters makes it immediately clear
00:34that this is going to be a devastating fight.
00:45Sure, Kong puts up a fierce resistance, using his agility and battle axe to land some serious blows.
00:51But Godzilla is bigger, stronger, and absolutely relentless.
00:55He blasts Kong with his atomic breath, pursues him through the city, and eventually overwhelms the giant ape in a
01:02brutal display of physical dominance.
01:04After pinning Kong to the ground, Godzilla stands over his defeated rival and roars in his face.
01:22Yep. King Kong fans might not like it, but this round belonged to Godzilla.
01:28Number 19. Terrifying Tokyo Bay. The Return of Godzilla.
01:42After nearly a decade away from Japanese theaters, Godzilla returned in 1984 with a darker, more terrifying attitude.
01:58And, well, the military quickly discovers that stopping him is easier said than done.
02:03As Godzilla approaches Tokyo Bay, Japan's forces scramble to intercept the enormous creature before he can reach the capital.
02:10They launch their assault, but their weapons do little to stop his advance.
02:26Godzilla pushes forward, shrugging off the military's attempts to contain him and pressing onward toward Tokyo.
02:32This isn't the campy monster who might team up with humanity to save the day.
02:36He is a walking nuclear catastrophe, and Japan is once again at his mercy.
02:41Number 18. Reeling in Mechagodzilla with Electromagnetic Powers.
02:46Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
02:49Godzilla has plenty of tricks up his...sleeves, but turning himself into a giant magnet might be the strangest.
02:56After getting battered by Mechagodzilla's arsenal of missiles and lasers,
03:00Godzilla absorbs electrical energy from repeated lightning strikes.
03:16Suddenly, he develops a powerful magnetic field, attracting nearby metal structures to his body.
03:22Even more impressively, he uses this newfound ability to pull the fleeing Mechagodzilla back toward him.
03:38The robotic monster tries to escape by flying away, but Godzilla's magnetism keeps dragging it back into range.
03:45With its opponent grounded, Godzilla gets hold of Mechagodzilla and ultimately tears off its head.
03:50Talk about a shocking comeback.
04:01Number 17. Overwhelming Space Godzilla.
04:04Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla.
04:06Space Godzilla might be one of Godzilla's most powerful opponents,
04:10but even an extraterrestrial clone has its limits.
04:25During their climactic battle, Godzilla faces a monster armed with crystalline armor,
04:30devastating energy attacks, and the ability to manipulate its surroundings.
04:35The fight leaves Fukuoka in ruins.
04:37Once Space Godzilla's defenses are compromised, Godzilla unleashes a devastating heat ray.
04:53He keeps firing, overwhelming his opponent with a relentless barrage of energy.
04:58Space Godzilla eventually explodes in a massive fireball, bringing the battle to a fiery end.
05:12When Godzilla gets the chance to finish a fight, he does not believe in holding back.
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05:45Number 16. Wrecking Megalon with a dropkick.
05:48Godzilla vs. Megalon.
05:50Sometimes being the king of the monsters means taking on two opponents at once.
06:03But when the insect-like Megalon teams up with the cyborg Gigan,
06:07Godzilla joins forces with the giant robot Jet Jaguar to even the odds.
06:12The resulting battle is less a serious struggle for survival and more a gloriously ridiculous wrestling match between giant monsters.
06:19Godzilla and Jet Jaguar fight back-to-back, trading blows with their two enemies.
06:24The highlight comes when Godzilla unleashes one of the franchise's most infamous moves.
06:29A flying dropkick that sends him sliding across the ground on his tail and feet first into Megalon.
06:41It is completely absurd, wonderfully over-the-top, and a reminder that Godzilla can turn any fight into a spectacle.
06:49Number 15. The original Godzilla vs. Kong battle.
06:53King Kong vs. Godzilla.
06:55Godzilla and King Kong have duped it out for monster superiority once before.
06:59And back then, it wasn't even a fair fight.
07:02Say what you will, Kong fans, but it turns out an atomic heat ray does make for a pretty big
07:07advantage.
07:09After Kong is hilariously airlifted into battle by what looks like birthday balloons,
07:15Godzilla proceeds to beat the absolute snot out of the giant ape.
07:19He doesn't stop until Kong is buried under rocks and surrounded by nuclear fire.
07:24Apparently, Godzilla takes that King of the Monsters title pretty seriously.
07:28He probably would have won had Kong not suddenly and inexplicably gotten superpowers from a bolt of lightning.
07:34Nope, you heard that right.
07:36This movie is just insane.
07:43While watching these two beasts battle it out on screen is a great way to determine which is the ultimate
07:48monster,
07:49you've got another idea in mind.
07:50Let's throw it over to the team for a head-to-head clash and see who ends up victorious.
07:54Run! It's Godzilla!
07:58It looks like Godzilla, but due to international copyright laws, it's not.
08:02Still, we should run like it is Godzilla!
08:04Though it isn't.
08:05Hello, and welcome to Simply the Best,
08:07the show where we debate the pop culture subjects we're most passionate about,
08:10but you choose the winner.
08:12I'm your moderator, Rebecca Brayton.
08:13Today's topic, Godzilla vs. King Kong.
08:16Our debaters are Yvonne on Team Godzilla vs. Matt on Team King Kong.
08:21Each debater will make their case, and then we'll leave the decision to you.
08:24So now, I welcome our speakers into the arena.
08:27Alright, Yvonne, your 30 seconds starts now.
08:30Alright, look, the king of monsters didn't get to where he is by just climbing buildings and kidnapping blonde women.
08:36He's been both hero and villain, but always a gauge for the state of humanity overall.
08:41So he was originally created as a criticism for war and the nuclear arms race,
08:45but Godzilla has been able to fit into every aspect of our own evolution
08:49as a representation of what we are and what we need.
08:52So sometimes a hero, sometimes a force of nature, and sometimes a little bit silly.
08:58But, you know what?
08:59He's always been a companion for humanity.
09:02Hell, Godzilla lore even found a place for that awful iguana-looking thing from like 1998.
09:08Look, King Kong may have started the giant monster craze back in the 30s,
09:11but ultimately it failed to evolve past the sappy romantic undertones of its original inception.
09:31All right, Matt, tell us about King Kong.
09:33Does he also like blonde women?
09:34Well, Rebecca, I like blonde women, but here's the thing.
09:38I'm picking the giant big ape with a giant big heart
09:44because that's the thing that King Kong has that Godzilla doesn't.
09:48And that's a connection that makes you actually, oh, I don't know, care what happens to him.
09:53Okay, so he could be climbing the Empire State Building.
09:55He could be throwing down in hollow earth.
09:58And he's terrifying, by the way.
10:01He's badass, but he's also weirdly lovable.
10:05Yeah, Godzilla, force of nature, whatever.
10:07But the biggest monster in the room that could actually break your heart?
10:12That's my king.
10:23Oh, Ivan, do you have anything to refute?
10:26Look, I'm sorry, but there's just one king of monsters,
10:29and he does represent the biggest heart of them all,
10:32which is Mother Earth and her wrath and care for humanity.
10:37So, you know what?
10:38Yeah, sure, stick with the monkey, go climb a tree or something.
10:41I don't know.
10:42Matt, you get the last word.
10:44I may have also undersold just how much damage King Kong can do.
10:48This guy can throw down.
10:50Don't forget it.
10:51So he's got the whole package here, including those big monkey fists.
11:10Are you Team Godzilla or King Kong?
11:12Let us know in the comments.
11:14Now, let's lock back into beast mode.
11:22Godzilla doesn't always need a power-up to dominate his opponents.
11:25Sometimes he just needs to show up.
11:35During Godzilla Final Wars, the king of the monsters faces off against a trio of kaiju,
11:40Rodan, Anguirus, and King Caesar.
11:42Even with three opponents coming at him,
11:45Godzilla proves he is more than capable of handling the challenge.
11:48The monsters throw everything they have at him,
11:51but their combined efforts fail to keep him down.
12:03Godzilla turns the fight into a showcase of brute strength,
12:06shrugging off attacks and striking back with overwhelming force.
12:18It is a perfect example of why the other monsters have good reason to fear him.
12:23Three against one?
12:24Bring it on.
12:33Number 13.
12:34Convincing humanity to leave Earth.
12:37Godzilla Planet of the Monsters.
12:38You might have noticed that Godzilla has been getting bigger as time goes on,
12:42and the idea of ratcheting up his appearance to match the increasing scale of his stories makes sense.
12:47But in one trilogy of animated movies, his growth went way off the charts.
12:56The animated version of Godzilla grew to be almost 1,000 feet tall.
13:01He also had a wide range of powers that included a more powerful radioactive blast attack,
13:05the ability to generate force fields,
13:08and the power to terraform a planet with his DNA.
13:17After his global rampage,
13:19the surviving humans evacuated planet Earth.
13:22Getting all of humanity to give up on their own home
13:25is one of the most brutal victories Godzilla ever claimed.
13:33Number 12.
13:34Getting possessed and beating down other kaiju.
13:37Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah.
13:39Giant monsters all out attack.
13:41In this film,
13:42Godzilla became a metaphor for the specter of national guilt.
13:45During the film,
13:46Godzilla gets possessed by the spirits of people killed during World War II.
13:56You can see the unearthly fury of this new form of Godzilla
13:59in his milky white eyes and ferocious expression.
14:02Godzilla beats down kaiju like Baragon,
14:05Mothra,
14:06and even King Ghidorah.
14:14It takes the combined efforts of kaiju and humans
14:17to stop him in his tracks.
14:18It was certainly an explosive way
14:20to both represent and cope
14:22with the guilt of a nation's past.
14:32Number 11.
14:34Absorbing Rodan to trash Mechagodzilla.
14:36Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2.
14:39Pop quiz.
14:40What's more powerful than a giant robot kaiju
14:42designed to give Godzilla a taste of his own medicine?
14:44The answer is Godzilla
14:46plus the power of a whole other kaiju
14:49coursing through his veins.
14:55While the math here might not make the most sense,
14:58the results speak for themselves.
15:00After Godzilla absorbs Rodan's energy,
15:03he proceeds to fire a volley of atomic rays
15:05at Super Mechagodzilla
15:07until it straight up explodes.
15:16Admitently, the atomic breath the hero uses here
15:19doesn't look as powerful as the attack
15:20he used against Destoroyah.
15:22However,
15:23the way he fires blast after blast
15:25against his robot doppelganger
15:27makes this a prime example
15:28of how savage Godzilla can get.
15:49Godzilla's battle against the Muto's
15:51is already a rough one,
15:52but one of his most savage moments
15:54comes when he finally gets the upper hand.
15:56After fighting his way through the city,
15:58Godzilla catches the female Muto off guard
16:00and forces her jaws open.
16:02Then, instead of simply swiping at her
16:04or blasting her from a distance,
16:06he delivers his atomic breath
16:07directly down her throat.
16:14The devastating attack tears through her neck,
16:17leaving the creature lifeless.
16:19It's a gruesome finishing move
16:21that feels like something
16:22out of a monster horror flick.
16:23And what can we say?
16:25We love it.
16:37Even people who have never seen
16:39a full Godzilla movie
16:40know that he has a knack
16:41for going on destructive rampages.
16:51When compared to the level of chaos
16:53he sows in later entries of the franchise,
16:55the way he stomped his way through Tokyo
16:57in the original film
16:58seems almost tame.
17:00Still, there's just something special
17:01about the first time, isn't there?
17:03Maybe it's because his first rampage
17:05happened right after he was awakened
17:07by the fateful nuclear test
17:08that scarred him.
17:19Or maybe it's because Godzilla
17:21takes his time to eradicate
17:23as many man-made structures
17:24as he can.
17:25No matter what draws us
17:27to this scene,
17:28his grief and fury
17:29shine through
17:30with blazing clarity.
17:38Number 8
17:39Blasting a Hole Through the Earth
17:41Godzilla vs. Kong
17:42Godzilla doesn't just want to fight Kong.
17:45He wants to make absolutely sure
17:47his rival knows he's coming.
17:55Whoa, Godzilla's responding!
17:57You see, while Kong is deep
17:58within Hollow Earth,
17:59Godzilla senses his presence
18:01and unleashes an atomic breath attack
18:03unlike anything we've seen before.
18:15Rather than aiming at another monster
18:17or city,
18:18he fires straight down into the ground,
18:20carving a massive tunnel
18:22through the Earth's crust
18:22and opening a direct path
18:24into Hollow Earth.
18:25The beam is so powerful
18:26that it reaches Kong's location
18:28far below,
18:29tearing through the temple
18:30and forcing the giant ape
18:31to find his way back
18:32to the surface.
18:33It's a ridiculous demonstration
18:34of Godzilla's power.
18:36Seriously,
18:36who needs a door
18:37when you can blast
18:38through the planet?
18:48Number 7
18:49Kicking American Godzilla's Butt
18:51Godzilla Final Wars
18:52In 1998,
18:54Hollywood attempted to re-imagine
18:56the Godzilla franchise
18:57by unleashing a drastically redesigned
19:00version of the monster
19:01on New York.
19:02It was not a critical success.
19:11Since Godzilla's original creators
19:13were not big fans
19:15of the U.S. version,
19:16they brought the despised lizard
19:18into Godzilla Final Wars.
19:19When American-Zilla dodges
19:21Godzilla's first atomic fire blast,
19:24you think the copycat
19:25might stand a chance
19:26for a second.
19:27Well,
19:27for a second.
19:31That's before Godzilla
19:33tail-slaps his copycat
19:34out of the air
19:35and into the Sydney Opera House.
19:37It's over
19:38in a shake of a kaiju tail.
19:40Godzilla couldn't resist
19:41showing Zilla
19:42how a real kaiju
19:43throws down.
19:55Godzilla feeds on radiation,
19:57but it turns out
19:58there are limits
19:59to what even he
20:00can safely consume.
20:01We see this firsthand
20:02after he feeds off
20:04a uranium deposit
20:05in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
20:06and begins to have
20:07a meltdown.
20:08And we're not talking
20:09about a building-stomping
20:11temper tantrum.
20:11Godzilla had a nuclear meltdown
20:14that was powerful enough
20:15to destroy the whole planet.
20:22Thankfully,
20:23the movie's villain,
20:24Destoroyah,
20:24gave him somewhere
20:25to spend some of that
20:26extra energy.
20:27When the evil kaiju
20:28takes out Godzilla Jr.,
20:29the enraged Godzilla
20:31uses his excess power
20:32to unleash an infinite heat ray
20:34that absolutely wrecks Destoroyah.
20:42Although Godzilla's body
20:44ultimately couldn't
20:44handle the meltdown,
20:46he still went out
20:47as an ultra-powerful kaiju.
20:55Number 5.
20:56Evolving into Pink Godzilla
20:58Godzilla Kong,
20:59The New Empire
21:00Godzilla has gone through
21:02plenty of transformations
21:03over the years,
21:04but this one comes
21:05with a very noticeable
21:06change in color.
21:07In Godzilla Kong,
21:08The New Empire,
21:09Godzilla hunts down
21:10the titan Tiamat
21:11in the Arctic
21:12and defeats her,
21:13absorbing immense energy.
21:25The result?
21:27A newly evolved form
21:28with glowing pink dorsal plates
21:30and a serious upgrade
21:31in power.
21:39This isn't just
21:40a fresh coat of paint.
21:41Godzilla is preparing
21:42for a threat
21:43that could endanger
21:44the entire planet,
21:45and his new form
21:46helps him unleash
21:47even more devastating attacks.
21:48When the king
21:49of the monsters
21:50decides he needs
21:51an upgrade,
21:52subtlety clearly
21:53isn't part of the plan.
21:54Oh my god,
21:56it's changed.
21:57Number 4.
21:57Demolishing King Ghidorah's
21:59ultimate form,
22:00Godzilla Final Wars.
22:02Godzilla Final Wars
22:04is full of
22:04unbelievable Godzilla moments,
22:06but one of his best scenes
22:07comes after he gets
22:08supercharged
22:09by an energy weapon.
22:11Godzilla gets filled
22:12with enough power
22:13to electrocute Ghidorah
22:14just through touch.
22:15And that's just
22:16the beginning.
22:17Since Ghidorah
22:18has multiple heads,
22:19Godzilla gets creative
22:20in how he takes
22:21two of them out.
22:28When only one remains,
22:30he flips Ghidorah
22:31back and forth
22:32like a cartoon character
22:33before launching him
22:34into the atmosphere
22:35with his atomic breath.
22:43And did we mention
22:45he did this all
22:46to Ghidorah's
22:46ultimate Kaiser form?
22:48We guess when Godzilla
22:49is this tremendously strong,
22:51even your super
22:52ultimate form
22:53won't do you much good.
22:58Number 3.
23:00Shin Godzilla fires
23:01all of the heat rays.
23:03Shin Godzilla.
23:04Shin Godzilla showed us
23:05a terrifying new version
23:07of the King Kaiju.
23:08Instead of an angry
23:09but relatable monster,
23:10he's a grotesque,
23:11rapidly mutating nightmare.
23:18and nothing showcased
23:20his inhuman malevolence
23:21and power more
23:22than the movie's
23:22climactic scene.
23:23The monster seems
23:25almost sick
23:25as he bends over
23:26and belches out
23:27dark clouds of fog.
23:28But before we can
23:29get worried about him,
23:30the clouds ignite
23:31into a fireball
23:32that decimates
23:33the surrounding city.
23:42And then,
23:43he starts doing
23:44something worse.
23:46Shin Godzilla
23:46focuses the gas
23:47into a laser-like beam
23:49that destroys
23:50anything it touches.
23:58Surely that's
23:58the worst
23:59he could ever be,
24:00right?
24:00Unless he could
24:01scatter heat rays
24:02in all directions
24:03or, oh,
24:04he can do that too?
24:05That's just overkill.
24:12Number 2.
24:13Unleashing Hell on Ginza.
24:15Godzilla Minus One.
24:24After terrorizing
24:25Japan's coast,
24:26Godzilla brings
24:27his destruction
24:27straight into
24:28the heart of Tokyo.
24:29In the highly lauded
24:31Godzilla Minus One,
24:32the monster storms
24:33into Ginza,
24:34tearing through buildings
24:35and sending
24:36a passenger train
24:37flying like it's a toy.
24:39But the most terrifying
24:40moment comes
24:41when the military
24:42attempts to stop him.
24:51Godzilla's dorsal plates
24:53begin glowing blue
24:53and extending
24:54along his back and tail
24:56as he charges
24:56his atomic breath.
24:57Then,
24:58he unleashes
24:59a devastating blast
25:00blast that triggers
25:00a colossal explosion,
25:02reducing much
25:03of the surrounding
25:04district to rubble.
25:13It's a horrifying
25:15display of power
25:15that reminds us
25:16this Godzilla
25:17isn't just a monster.
25:18He is a walking nightmare.
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25:50This list has been
25:52full of examples
25:52of Godzilla's
25:53awesome might.
25:54He's pulled off
25:55so many incredible feats
25:56that it's hard
25:57to figure out
25:57one moment
25:58that could top
25:58every tail lash
26:00and atomic fire blast.
26:01That was until
26:032019's
26:03Godzilla King of the Monsters.
26:05During his final fight
26:06with Ghidorah,
26:07he became so powerful
26:08that he was able
26:09to melt buildings
26:10just by standing
26:11near them.
26:14That probably
26:15would have been enough
26:15to win the fight
26:16on its own,
26:17but he's never been
26:18content with enough.
26:26Godzilla destroys
26:27two of Ghidorah's heads
26:29with a nuclear pulse,
26:30stomps on his enemy's body,
26:32and finishes the final head
26:34off with an atomic blast.
26:42We definitely think
26:44he's worthy of being
26:45called the King of the Monsters.
26:46Which of these
26:47Godzilla moments
26:48do you think
26:48best proves
26:49he's the King of the Monsters?
26:50Let us know
26:51in the comments.
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