Mechagodzilla (Monsterverse)

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“	And now... my Mecha. It’s not only Godzilla's equal... but his superior. The Apex Titan of my own hand. It's time to show the world what you can do.	„
	~ Walter Simmons during Mechagodzilla's activation

Mechagodzilla's laugh

Mechagodzilla's roar

Background

Mechagodzilla is a mechanical Titan that appeared as the primary antagonist of the 2021 Legendary Pictures film Godzilla vs. Kong. It is the second incarnation of Mechagodzilla to appear in an American-made film, after the incarnation featured in the 2018 film Ready Player One.

A robotic duplicate of Godzilla, Mechagodzilla was constructed in secrecy by Apex Cybernetics to end the reign of the Titans, and was piloted by Ren Serizawa via a neural connection between the mecha and the skull of King Ghidorah which Apex had acquired from eco-terrorist Alan Jonah. In 2024, Apex organized a mission with the scientific organization Monarch to lead an expedition into the Hollow Earth to find an energy source capable of powering Mechagodzilla in the wake of Godzilla's sudden rampages. When the energy source was recovered, it was used to activate Mechagodzilla while Godzilla and Kong battled in Hong Kong. However, the untested power source allowed Ghidorah's consciousness to possess Mechagodzilla, causing it to quickly break free of Apex's control. The rogue mecha killed its creators and tore its way out of the Apex facility, bursting free from beneath Victoria Peak Mountain just after Godzilla defeated Kong. The mechanical monster set its sights on its organic nemesis and bombarded him with its plethora of weaponry and empowered physical attacks, easily overpowering Godzilla. Just when Godzilla seemed outmatched, Kong came to his enemy's rescue, helping to turn the tide. By cooperating, Godzilla and Kong were able to triumph over the Ultimate Destroyer when Godzilla charged Kong's axe with his atomic breath, allowing Kong to slice Mechagodzilla apart and end its rampage.

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Mechagodzilla’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

In the time following King Ghidorah's defeat, billionaire Walter Simmons and his company, Apex Cybernetics, focused on helping mankind rebuild and respond to the rise of the Titans. Bernie Hayes, an online conspiracy theorist and host of the Titan Truth Podcast, worked deep undercover for Apex Cybernetics in Pensacola, Florida for five years to try and expose the company's shady activities. Just as Hayes was downloading data from an Apex computer onto a flash drive, Godzilla rose from the ocean and attacked the facility. As the staff began to evacuate, Hayes sneaked into a restricted area of the facility where he was confronted by two guards. As they held him at gunpoint, the two guards were suddenly killed by a blast of Godzilla's atomic breath, leaving Bernie with small injuries. As the smoke cleared and Godzilla continued his rampage, Bernie saw a strange piece of technology resembling a giant robotic eye among the ruins of the facility. Soon after, Walter Simmons and his chief technology officer, Ren Serizawa, visited Nathan Lind at Denham University in Philadelphia, where they showed their interest in his studies of the Hollow Earth, the evolutionary source of the Titans. They explained that a deep scan of the planet's core revealed a powerful source of energy that sustained its ecosystem, similar to the energy of Godzilla himself. They proposed a joint mission between Apex and Monarch to enter the Hollow Earth and harvest this source of energy to create a weapon capable of defeating Godzilla. Suspicious after Godzilla's attack, Madison Russell and her friend Josh Valentine sought out Bernie, and agreed that Apex had something to do with Godzilla's change in behavior. The three then broke into the ruined Apex facility, finding that the "eye" Bernie described was now gone. Madison found an elevator that took them to sublevel 33, a mysterious area mentioned in the data Hayes managed to download. Upon reaching the sublevel, the group of three hid in a nearby transport vessel that housed Skullcrawler eggs. The vessel was then transported to Apex's headquarters in Hong Kong. As the three began to investigate the large chamber they found themselves in, they stumbled upon the activation test for Apex's ultimate anti-Titan weapon: Mechagodzilla. As Mechagodzilla activated, with Serizawa controlling it via a neural link, Simmons unleashed a giant Skullcrawler, codenamed "Number 10," into the chamber as a test subject. The Skullcrawler set its sights on the small group of people and began to give chase. As Josh and Bernie took cover in a small hatch, Madison tripped as she was running. Before the Skullcrawler could devour her, Mechagodzilla restrained it, held it by its arms, and sliced it in half with its Proton Scream before powering down. Serizawa reported that Mechagodzilla only reached about 40% of its power capacity. Simmons stated this was as expected, and told them not to worry as they would soon have the power they needed to finish their creation. However, Godzilla sensed Mechagodzilla's activation and began swimming toward Hong Kong. As Madison, Josh, and Bernie continued to sneak around the facility, they came upon a room containing Ghidorah's skull, which Apex had converted into a living supercomputer and neural interface used to control Mechagodzilla. After Kong had led the Apex-Monarch team into a massive castle-like structure that was built for his species, he found a massive axe that glowed with blue energy, which caused the ground around him began to glow with the same energy. Apex immediately sent out a spider-like drone to extract and analyze a sample of the energy, much to Monarch's disagreement. Nevertheless, Apex managed to copy and recreate the energy from the Hollow Earth and implant it into Mechagodzilla. Simmons gave the order to activate Mechagodzilla once more, but Serizawa objected, warning him that the neural interface was untested and that they had no idea how Mechagodzilla could react to the new source of energy. Simmons dismissed these concerns and ordered Serizawa to activate the mecha. As Godzilla and Kong fought in Hong Kong for supremacy, Apex activated Mechagodzilla, which was now infused with the power from the Hollow Earth. However, this also prompted Ghidorah's consciousness to possess the mecha. The machine instantly severed its neural link with Serizawa and went out of control, killing Simmons. An electrical shock promptly killed Serizawa before Mechagodzilla broke free from its facility underneath Victoria Peak Mountain and began to destroy what was left of Hong Kong with its Proton Scream. Godzilla, who had just nearly killed Kong, roared at his mechanical doppelgänger and promptly charged at him. Mechagodzilla, recognizing its arch-nemesis, responded with a charge of its own, firing a barrage of missiles at the King of the Monsters. Both monsters clashed, and Mechagodzilla activated its jet boosters as its claws ignited with energy, knocking Godzilla to the ground with ease. Watching the battle from the control room, Madison, Josh, and Bernie realized that Mechagodzilla was still being controlled by the command center, so Josh tried to hack into Mechagodzilla's system in an attempt to slow it down. As Mechagodzilla continued its assault, it grabbed Godzilla by the head and slammed it against multiple buildings. Finally, the two monsters engaged in a beam lock, only for Mechagodzilla to pour more energy into its Proton Scream, knocking Godzilla over once more and severely burning his chest. As the mechanical Titan continued its relentless assault against Godzilla, Lind used a HEAV as a defibrillator on Kong's chest, reviving him. As Kong woke up, he witnessed the battle between Godzilla and Mechagodzilla. Jia convinced Kong that Godzilla wasn't the enemy and that Mechagodzilla was the true threat to get the ape to help Godzilla. Convinced, Kong readied for battle after Jia warned him to be careful. As Kong sprung into action, Mechagodzilla dragged Godzilla to the ground once more. It pried Godzilla's jaws open, intending on firing its Proton Scream into Godzilla's mouth. Just before Mechagodzilla dealt the killing blow, Kong jumped onto Mechagodzilla's back and pulled its head back, forcing it to fire its Proton Scream into the sky. Mechagodzilla threw Kong off of its back and was just about to strike, only for Godzilla to grab one of its arms, stopping the oncoming attack and allowing Kong to do the same. Both monsters joined forces, pulling Mechagodzilla through a building by its arms. Mechagodzilla soon broke free of both monsters' grip, knocking Kong away as it dealt with Godzilla. Mechagodzilla delivered a swift uppercut to Godzilla's chin before pinning him to a building. But before Mechagodzilla could deliver a blow from its tail, Kong reentered the fight, his axe at hand, and swung the weapon at Mechagodzilla. Mechagodzilla quickly gained the upper hand once more, pinning Kong against a building as it lashed its spinning drill-tipped tail into Kong’s face, only for him to catch it. As the battle was still taking place, Josh was still trying to hack into Mechagodzilla's system, only for Hayes to dismiss the motion and suggest they have one last drink before they died. This gave Josh an idea, as he took Hayes' flask of alcohol and poured it over Mechagodzilla's control panel, causing it to spark and making Mechagodzilla momentarily stall. Godzilla took this opportunity to fire his atomic breath at Kong's axe, supercharging it. As Kong broke free, he began to strike Mechagodzilla with the axe, managing to chop both of its arms off before severing one of its legs, bringing Mechagodzilla down to the ground. As Kong lifted his axe over its head, Mechagodzilla attempted to fire one last Proton Scream but failed as Kong slammed his weapon onto Mechagodzilla's neck, then tore off its head. Kong held up Mechagodzilla's severed head and spine and roared triumphantly, then threw it aside, ending Mechagodzilla's brief reign of terror.

General Information

Name: Mechagodzila

Origin: Godzilla vs. Kong

Sex: None (As a robot does not possess a sex), its consciousness is possessed by a Male (Possessed by King Ghidorah

Age: 0 (Officially deployed and activated during the events of Godzilla vs. Kong)

Classification: Mecha-G, Mecha Godzilla,, Ultimate Destroyer, The Apex Titan, The Upstart, Titanium Titan, Anti-Titan Weapon, The Hidden One

Species: Robotic Titan

Occupation: None

Height: 400 feet/122 meters

Status: Deceased (Had his head ripped off by Kong)

Alignment: Varies depending on who operates it (Mechagodzilla itself is a robot controlled by a neural interface), Neutral Evil after Ghidorah takes control (King Ghidorah took control of Mechagodzilla)

Codex Statistics

Tier: 7-C

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Town level (Mechagodzilla was designed in mind to return humanity back to the apex predator and to be used to replace, Godzilla, and overpowered a Godzilla and overpowered a Kong that was massively tired from his fight with Kong. Directly noted that he was created to perfectly take on Godzilla, where Godzilla has tanked repeated nukes, with it being noted they only used nukes on him that were in the kilotons. His proton scream overpowered Godzilla's atomic breath which is noted to have an energy yield of 3.15 x 10^14 joules or 315 terajoules (75.3 kilotons of TNT), though it has been weakened a bit due to Godzilla being tired from his fight with Kong, with even the director noting that he doesn't believe the Proton Scream would've as easily overpowered the atomic breath if Godzilla wasn't tired), can bypass durability to an extent with its extreme heat from its Proton Scream

Durability: Town level

Striking Strength: Town Class

Lifting Strength: Class M (Could pick up and fling Godzilla around)

Travel Speed: Athletic Human walking speed (Mechagodzilla was designed in mind to return humanity back to the apex predator and to be used to replace Godzilla, thus he should be comparable in speed, where his walking speed is officially listed as 18 mph), Superhuman running speeds

Combat Speed: Supersonic (Could fight and tag Godzilla, who can attack at supersonic speeds)

Reaction Speed: Supersonic

Stamina: Superhuman (The charge from the energy source within the Hollow Earth was required to charge Mechagodzilla up to full combat potential; according to designer Jared Krichevsky, it could have run for 24 hours had it not been destroyed)

Range: Hundreds of Meters through sheer size (Noted to be 122 meters tall), Higher with missiles, Kilometers with Proton Scream (His proton scream can reach all the way into the sky)

Intelligence: Varies based on who operates it (Mechagodzilla itself is a robot controlled by a neural interface) , High Animalistic when possessed by King Ghidorah, Genius levels of knowledge within its systems (According to the B-roll footage for Godzilla vs. Kong, Mechagodzilla also has learning algorithms)

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Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Large Size (Skyscraper Sized; Noted to be 122 meters tall), Inorganic Physiology (Non-Living Objects), Freedom of Manifestation (Mechagodzilla has a neural connect with King Ghidorah that was controlled by a human piloting it, however King Ghidorah overloaded the psionic output and gained full control of Mechagodzilla), Self-Sustenance (Respiratory Self-Sustenance & Nutritional Self-Sustenance), Self-Destruction (According to Jared Krichevsky, Mechagodzilla possessed a self-destruct mechanism for emergencies, although it went unused), Penetration Damage (Bladed Penetration; The interiors of these claws are adorned with industrial buzzsaws, allowing them to cut through flesh while grappling), Body Control (Can control its tail to use for defending itself and for attacks along with rotating it at high speeds to act as a drill), Breath Attack, Energy Manipulation, Energy Projection & Heat Manipulation (Mechagodzilla is able to fire a proton scream, a concentrated red beam of pure energy that is hot enough to be able to cut through a skullcrawler), Explosion Manipulation (Weaponized with several explosive missiles that can push back people on the level of Godzilla), Plasma Manipulation (Noted to have plasma punches, where he utilizes the energy from Hollow Earth, which have a maximum temperature of 3400 degrees Celsius).

Resistance to Mind Manipulation & Metaphysics Manipulation (Mechagodzilla has a neural connect with King Ghidorah that was controlled by a human piloting it, however King Ghidorah overloaded the psionic output and gained full control of Mechagodzilla, along with this Ghidorah's mind is not directly within Mechagodzilla but within a facility, thus one could not use conventional mind manipulation on him along with any of the metaphysical aspects)

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Equipment

Tail

The drill at the end of Mechagodzilla's tail inching closer to Kong's face

Mechagodzilla's tail is a versatile weapon, which it used to knock Kong off of its back. It is tipped with three long spikes that can be rotated at high speeds to act like a powered drill. Designer Jared Krichevsky stated that prior to the completion of the film, he hoped Mechagodzilla would fire a Proton Scream from its tail, similar to Shin Godzilla.

Rotor Claws

Mechagodzilla attempting to pry open Godzilla's jaws as its rotor claws cut into Godzilla's hide

Unlike previous incarnations, Mechagodzilla is equipped with crane-like Rotor Claws rather than claws that resemble Godzilla's fingers. The interiors of these claws are adorned with industrial buzzsaws, allowing them to cut through flesh while grappling. Much like Kiryu, this Mechagodzilla incarnation can rotate its hands like drills and can use the synthesized Hollow Earth energy to deliver extra damage in the form of plasma punches. These punches have a maximum output temperature of 3,400 degrees Celsius, or 6,152 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Notable Techniques

A-74 Proton Scream

Mechagodzilla's Proton Scream overpowering Godzilla's atomic breath

Mechagodzilla has a series of lenses that assembles inside of its throat, allowing it to focus and fire a concentrated red beam of pure energy from its maw called the A-74 Proton Scream, or simply Proton Scream. When deployed at 40% power, it was sufficient to cut a large Skullcrawler in half in gruesome fashion. After Mechagodzilla was powered up with Hollow Earth energy, the Proton Scream was potent enough to cleave through multiple buildings in a matter of seconds and prevail in a beam lock against Godzilla's atomic breath, blasting the Titan backward and leaving a searing wound on his chest. Director Adam Wingard, however, has suggested that this was partially due to Godzilla not being able to fire his atomic breath at full strength, due to the energy he expended blasting a hole into the Hollow Earth and battling King Kong. In an apparent imitation of the "Kiss of Death" Godzilla used to kill the female MUTO, Mechagodzilla favored firing the Proton Scream down its enemies' throats. Wingard has given conflicting answers regarding whether Mechagodzilla could have killed Godzilla with this technique.

Missile Launchers

Mechagodzilla unleashing a barrage of missiles at Godzilla

Mechagodzilla has two sixteen-cell missile launchers which rise from behind its shoulder pads. They did little to slow Godzilla's charge, despite each missile releasing a plethora of smaller missiles before impact, though they did cause him to roar out in pain. When Kong and Godzilla held its arms, Mechagodzilla deployed a four-cell missile launcher hidden in its left shoulder against Godzilla, causing him to release his grip. Jared Krichevsky also designed Mechagodzilla to have three concealed four-cell missile launchers in its chest; though unused in the film, they are visible on its S.H. MonsterArts figure and are seen in the "Rise of Mechagodzilla" special feature.

Jet Boosters

Mechagodzilla knocking Godzilla down with a plasma punch combined with its jet boosters

Mechagodzilla has a set of six rocket boosters that fire out of openable ports by its dorsal fins. These boosters make Mechagodzilla more agile in close-quarters combat, helping it gain the upper hand against Godzilla. Designer Jared Krichevsky confirmed that there are also jets inside of Mechagodzilla's tail, which could have been used to enhance the mech's jumps.

Neural connection

A computer monitor displaying the neural connection between Mechagodzilla and the skull of King Ghidorah

Monarch describes Mechagodzilla as "bio-mechanical.". Due to Apex Cybernetics connecting the neural networks of King Ghidorah's skull to Mechagodzilla, Ren Serizawa was able to remotely pilot Mechagodzilla from inside the skull. Consequently, it also allowed Ghidorah's consciousness to take control and sever its neural link with Serizawa once it was powered with the Hollow Earth energy source.

Self-destruct Mechanism

According to Jared Krichevsky, Mechagodzilla possessed a self-destruct mechanism for emergencies, although it went unused.

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Other

Standard Tactics: Mechagodzilla's direct tactics vary depending on the pilot, though when it's purely Ghidorah controlling him, he utilizes his missiles, plasma punches, and atomic screams.

Weaknesses: Mechagodzilla is equipped with a Maser Power Core which has a capacity equivalent to 600 roentgens of radiation. The mech requires a substantial amount of power to operate at full capacity, with a total energy output of 2.42 gigawatts, and is shown to burn through energy rather quickly. Krichevsky also stated that he believed Mechagodzilla would be vulnerable to an electromagnetic pulse. Mechagodzilla is momentarily stalled when Josh Valentine pours Bernie Hayes' flask of alcohol onto its control panel, causing its satellite link to be disrupted.

Miscellaneous Feats

• Upon waking up destroyed the entire facility it was in with a proton scream.
• Casually crushed and destroyed buildings with his proton scream.
• Casually slamed Godzilla through skyscrapers and buildings.
• Dragged Godzilla through several buildings and other areas in the city.

Trivia

• Mechagodzilla is the final "Big Five" Toho monster to appear in a Monsterverse film, the others being Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Rodan.
• The MonsterVerse Mechagodzilla is the tallest incarnation of Mechagodzilla to date, standing at 400 feet tall (~122 meters). It surpasses the 120-meter tall Heisei Mechagodzilla, the former record holder, by roughly two meters.
  • It is also the third-tallest Titan to be featured in a Monsterverse film, after King Ghidorah and Shimo.
• This incarnation of Mechagodzilla is the first to battle Kong. A previous Kong opponent, Mechani-Kong in King Kong Escapes, inspired the creation of the character.
• This Mechagodzilla has similarities to the three live-action Toho incarnations of the character. Like the Showa Mechagodzilla, it first emerges from a mountain, engages in a beam lock with Godzilla, fires missiles, fights Godzilla and a mammalian monster helping him, and is defeated by having its head torn off. This Mechagodzilla is built by humans to destroy Godzilla and other monsters after studying the remains of King Ghidorah, has its primary ranged attack fired from its mouth like Godzilla and fires missiles from its shoulders like the Heisei Mechagodzilla. The Titan is also a cyborg with the consciousness and components of a previously slain kaiju incorporated into its controls, uses a distorted version of Godzilla and later King Ghidorah’s roar as its own, and has rotating hands used in melee combat like Kiryu.
• This is the first incarnation of Mechagodzilla to be primarily built by humans and still serve as the main antagonist.
• The use of King Ghidorah's skull and DNA to control Mechagodzilla is reminiscent of the film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, in which Mecha-King Ghidorah's components were used to construct Mechagodzilla. Furthermore, just as Ghidorah's brain takes over control of Mechagodzilla in Godzilla vs. Kong and drives it berserk, in the Shogakukan manga adaptation of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, Mecha-King Ghidorah's programming overrides control over Mechagodzilla and causes G-Force to lose control of it.
• Mechagodzilla is teased in a newspaper article during the end credits montage of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, in which a person named De La Rosa claims that Monarch is building a "mechanized giant" on Skull Island. It is unknown whether this reflects an early version of Godzilla vs. Kong or is meant to be in-universe misinformation, as De La Rosa also accuses Monarch of "[trying] to create organic Titans in the past" and is said to be part of a group that believes the 2014 MUTO incident was an inside job.
• Mechagodzilla designer Jared Krichevsky estimated that the machine cost Apex $3 trillion to build.
• Krichevsky said that his first pass on Mechagodzilla got him a "Looks too much like a Transformer" note.
• Mechagodzilla’s beam is called the A-74 Proton Scream, referencing the release year of the original Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
• Mechagodzilla's body frame is composed of T-1 Nanometal Skeleton Housing. Nanometal is the name of the autonomous metal substance which composes Mechagodzilla in the GODZILLA anime trilogy.
• The method by which Mechagodzilla kills Number 10 heavily resembles how King Ghidorah dispatched Rodan in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, foreshadowing their connection.
• As seen in the nonfiction production book Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett, there are unused storyboard concepts of Mechagodzilla folding into a defensive "armadillo mode" to block Godzilla's atomic breath, probably as a homage to the 1974 incarnation's shield capabilities.

Battle Records

1-1-0

Skullcrawler - Fight

• • Conditions: None
  • Location: Mechagodzilla holding facility

Godzilla & Kong - Fight

• • Conditions: Godzilla and Kong teamed up to defeat Mechagodzilla and both were under extreme exhaustion.
  • Location: Hong Kong
  • Note: Mechagodzilla attacked Godzilla and Kong after their battle where both were greatly tired from the previous fight. If both were in their peak, Mechagodzilla would have likely been defeated by only one of them.

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