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''As he wades through the buildings toward the center of town;''
''Oh no, they say he's got to go, go go Godzilla!''
''Oh no, there goes Tokyo, go go Godzilla!"''
|'''[[Blue Öyster Cult|Blue Oyster Cult]]''', ''Godzilla''}}
Along with the Western-made [[King Kong]], Godzilla is ''the'' classic giant monster of modern fiction. As a ''[[Kaiju]]'', time after time the mutated prehistoric reptile has risen from the deep, [[Heel Face Revolving Door|sometimes to destroy Tokyo, sometimes to save it.]]
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* ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Godzilla 2]]'' (2018)
==== Toho/Cine Bazar ====
* ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016)
==== Other ====
* ''[[Bambi Meets Godzilla]]'' (1969)
=== Television series ===
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* ''Godzilla Island'' (1997 - 1998)
* ''[[Godzilla: The Series|Godzilla the Series]]'' (1998-2000)
=== Other Toho films to feature Kaiju and alien invaders ===
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* ''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' trilogy
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{{tropelist|These films provide examples of:}}▼
* [[Godzilla Threshold]]
* [[Just Here for Godzilla]]
* [[Rent-A-Zilla]]
* [[The Worm Guy]]
* [[Actor Allusion]]: The Secretary General's line of once being called "Mr. One Shot" in ''Final Wars'' is a reference to an action film his actor Akira Takarada did years ago titled ''100 Shot, 100 Killed''.
** The infamous leap Godzilla does in ''Godzilla vs. Megaguirus''? A reference to Tsutomu Kitagawa's involvment in the [[Super Sentai]] series. With the exception of ''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'', Kitagawa was the man in the Godzilla suit throughout the Millennium series.
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** It goes back to the original, though, as ''Gojira'' had Raymond Burr (technically, a Canadian, but close enough) wedged in when it became ''Godzilla: King of the Monsters!''.
** Averted on the first one, since it didn't changed the movie as much as it ignored some themes that might have offended Americans back in the day.
** Brutally played straight with the second film, ''Godzilla's Counterattack/Godzilla Raids Again/Gigantis the Fire Monster''. Read all about it [https://web.archive.org/web/20140831063620/http://www.aycyas.com/godzillascounterattack.htm here] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130815041113/http://www.historyvortex.org/GodzillaAmerica2.html here]
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: A few.
** The fight against "Zilla" (his [[In Name Only]] American counterpart) in ''Final Wars'', which doubles as one [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Crowning Moment]] of [[Take That]]. Though...almost every other battle in the film. Anguirus, Rodan, and King Caesar are the only monsters other than the main antagonists who last more than a few seconds against Big G, and even then, that's only because there's three of them.
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* [[Downer Ending]]: The ending for the original 1954 film has {{spoiler|One of the main characters choose to die with Godzilla rather than risk having to use his weapon again. Not only that, but it's implied that Godzilla isn't the only one of his kind...}}
** ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah''. Full stop.
* [[Draconic Divinity]]: Whether he's a (mostly) benevolent force for good or a monstrous, terrifying menace, Godzilla is revered and feared for his raw destructive might. The ''Monsterverse'' incarnation in particular really plays this up, with him having been worshipped as a god in ancient times.
* [[The Dragon]]: Literally, with King Ghidorah, who tends to serve various aliens.
* [[Dueling Movies]]: The ''[[Gamera]]'' series.
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* [[No Endor Holocaust]]: More often than not, but when it is not used, its OBVIOUSLY not used.
* [[No Export for You]]: Hey, where are America's DVDs of ''Godzilla vs. Megalon'', ''The Return of Godzilla'' and ''Godzilla vs. Biollante''? Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, Sweden, Thailand, Spain, Italy and France got them!
** ''Godzilla vs Megalon'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021104146/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2012/03/22/media-blasters-announces-new-release-date-for-godzilla-vs-megalon/ now has a bilingual DVD announced].
** ''Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster'' and ''All Monsters Attack'' have the notability of being the only two Showa films not theatrically released in Germany.
*** ''Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster'' was recently released on DVD in Germany, with a new dub made for it.
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* [[Spikes of Villainy]]: Used and averted, depending on whether Godzilla and the even spikier Anguirus are good guys at the moment.
** In the subverted department, there's King Ghidorah, who's not so spiky but is a villain most of the time. In the played straight department, there's Gigan ([[Hook Hand|Hooks for hands]], [[Chainsaw Good|a buzzsaw on his stomach]] {{spoiler|[[Chainsaw Good|and replaces the hooks with chainsaws]] in his second battle with Godzilla in ''Final Wars''}}, spiky wings, spiky heads, and a beak with mandibles) and Destoroyah (who has spikes all over his body and claws on his feets, hands, and tail).
* [[Stable Time Loop]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20140515235039/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2007/08/16/godzilla-vs-king-ghidorah-time-travel-and-the-origins-of-godzilla/ This SciFi Japan] article suggests this is what happened in ''Godzilla VS. King Ghidorah'' was that insteading of removing Godzilla, the time travel instead created the Heisi-era Godzilla. As the article mentions, there is evidence in the move to back this up: Miki still senses Godzilla, not the unmutated dinosaur; ''everyone remembering Godzilla'' despite the time travel; a nuclear submarine accident that happened where they put the dinosaur; and lastly, when the JSSF send a nuclear sub to power the dinosaur--and the dinosaur already being Godzilla before the sub gets there.
* [[Stock Footage]]: Some of the older movies used a few old shots here and there, but it gets really bad and noticeable in ''All Monsters Attack'' and ''Godzilla vs. Megalon''.
* [[Stop Motion]]: Occasionally used for long shots in some of the earlier Showa films. The results can greatly vary from slightly noticeable (Long shots from ''Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster'') to extremely jarring (Godzilla's drop-kick from ''King Kong vs. Godzilla'').
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