70 years of Godzilla films make for a truly titanic number of kaiju that appear across the franchise. Some of those monsters are friends of humanity, some are foes, and some go back and forth, but most importantly, they all fight. Kaiju battles are some of the most spectacular parts of these films, and that’s true whether you’re a fan of the modern CGI-based Monsterverse films or the classic tokusatsu films of the Showa and Heisei eras (especially with their sillier Godzilla stories).
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Of course, Godzilla has the best fight record of any kaiju, but plenty of other monsters have had some impressive wins over the years. On the other hand, there are a few always-losers: the floppy-eared Baragon, overgrown shrimp Ebirah, the bug-like Megalon, Godzilla: Final Wars‘ menacing Monster X, and the plant-kaiju hybrid Biollante all failed to eke out even a single on-screen victory. As we wait for more news about Studio Toho’s next Godzilla film, we can look back and see how every kaiju’s win count tallies up.
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Godzilla
42 Wins (Plus 6 Monsterverse Wins)
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The Big G himself has, of course, the best win record, and well he should considering that most of the movies have his name in the title. While some foes have gotten the best of Godzilla on occasion (namely King Kong, Mothra, and Ghidorah), Godzilla is usually the one to get the final blow, even against the fiercest opponents.
Although he doesn’t always win, Godzilla has an astounding 75% win rate across his appearances in the Japanese films. He also came out on top far more often than not in the Monsterverse movies, with six wins and only one loss in eight kaiju battles.
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Fights Won |
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Godzilla Raids Again (1955) |
Godzilla vs. Anguirus |
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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) |
Godzilla vs. King Kong |
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Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) |
Godzilla vs. Mothra |
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Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) |
Godzilla and Rodan vs. Ghidorah |
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Ebirah: Horror of the Deep (1966) |
Godzilla vs. Ebirah |
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Son of Godzilla (1967) |
Godzilla vs. Gimantis |
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Godzilla vs. Kumonga |
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Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) |
Godzilla vs. Hedorah |
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Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) |
Godzilla and Anguirus vs. Ghidorah and Gigan |
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Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) |
Godzilla and Jet Jaguar vs. Gigan and Megalon |
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) |
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla |
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Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) |
Godzilla vs. Titanosaurus |
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla |
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Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) |
Godzilla vs. Biollante |
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Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) |
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah |
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Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) |
Godzilla vs. Battra |
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) |
Godzilla vs. Rodan |
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla |
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Godzilla vs. Super Mechagodzilla |
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Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) |
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla |
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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) |
Godzilla vs. Destroyer |
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Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) |
Godzilla vs. UFO |
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Godzilla vs. Orga |
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Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) |
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus |
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah, Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) |
Godzilla vs. Baragon |
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Godzilla vs. Ghidorah and Mothra |
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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S (2003) |
Godzilla vs. Kamoebas |
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Godzilla vs. Mothra |
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla |
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Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) |
Godzilla vs. Gigan |
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Godzilla vs. Zilla |
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Godzilla vs. Kumonga |
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Godzilla vs. Kamakuras |
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Godzilla vs. Anguirus, King Caesar, and Rodan |
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Godzilla vs. Hedorah and Ebirah |
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Godzilla vs. Monster X |
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Godzilla (2014) |
Godzilla vs. MUTOs |
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) |
Godzilla vs. Ghidorah |
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Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) |
Godzilla vs. Kong |
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Godzilla and Kong vs. Mechagodzilla |
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) |
Godzilla vs. Tiamat |
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Godzilla and Kong vs. Skar King and Shimo |
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MechaGodzilla
7 Wins (+ 1 Monsterverse Win)
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The mechanical mirror-match menace has had a solid win record over the years, especially in its first appearance, 1974’s Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, where it managed to break Angurius’ jaw, beat Godzilla down, and knock King Caesar out. That film’s direct sequel, Terror of Mechagodzilla, saw the mecha-monster soundly defeated, although it first teamed up with Titanosaurus to give Godzilla a good thrashing.
Mechagodzilla didn’t return until the 1993 Heisei-era Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, this time as a machine built by the Japanese defense forces. The “good” Mechagodzilla won its first match against Big G and also took down Rodan, but that resulted in a burst of energy that recharged Godzilla and got him back on his feet for an explosive knockout.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) |
Mechagodzilla vs. Anguirus |
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Mechagodzilla vs. Godzilla |
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Mechagodzilla vs. King Caesar |
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Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) |
Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus vs. Godzilla |
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) |
Mechagodzilla vs. Rodan |
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Mechagodzilla vs. Godzilla |
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Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) |
Mechagodzilla vs. Godzilla |
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Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) |
Mechagodzilla vs. Godzilla |
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Mothra
6 Wins (+1 Monsterverse)
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One of Godzilla’s oldest opponents, Mothra has fought both against and alongside the King of Monsters many times over the years. She’s helped him defeat Ghidorah in the original Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster, but also fought alongside Ghidorah against Godzilla in 2001’s Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. Most often, though, Mothra’s contribution to fights is to sacrifice herself, as she did in both Godzilla: Final Wars and Godzilla: King of the Monsters to take an opposing kaiju down and give Godzilla the opening (and sometimes power-up) he needs to finish the fight.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) |
Mothra (larvae) vs. Godzilla |
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Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964) |
Mothra, Godzilla, and Rodan vs. Ghidorah |
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) |
Mothra vs. Godzilla |
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Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) |
Mothra (larva) and Battra (larva) vs. Godzilla |
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Mothra and Battra vs. Godzilla |
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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) |
Mothra (larvae) and Mechagodzilla vs. Godzilla |
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Godzilla Final Wars (2004) |
Mothra vs. Gigan |
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters |
Mothra vs. Rodan |
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Ghidorah
2 Wins (+ 2 Monsterverse Wins)
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For a kaiju introduced as an intergalactic threat, Ghidorah has had surprisingly few successful fights across all of his incarnations. In the original Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster, he was initially defeated by Mothra’s larval form, and while he did survive the final fight of the film to fly away, it was not his finest victory. His reappearance in Invasion of Astro-Monster saw him repeatedly lose to Godzilla and Rodan fighting together, and when he showed up to help in Godzilla vs. Gigan he lost again.
Even his greater form, King Ghidorah, lost to Godzilla in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, and his cybernetically enhanced Mecha-King Ghidorah form in the film’s final fight only managed a tie. His Kaiser Ghidorah form, the secret final foe of Godzilla: Final Wars, also failed to claim victory.
In the Monsterverse films, Ghidorah was more effective, and knocked Godzilla out almost immediately after being awoken by Alan Jonah’s eco-terrorists in Godzilla, King of the Monsters. Their subsequent underwater duel was interrupted by the detonation of the Oxygen Destroyer, although Godzilla had the upper hand until the end. In the film’s final fight, Ghidorah did manage to obliterate Mothra, but that only allowed her energy to infuse Godzilla with enough power that he could tear Ghidorah apart.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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Ghidora, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) |
Ghidorah vs. Mothra |
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Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) |
Ghidorah vs. Godzilla and Rodan |
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) |
Ghidorah vs. Rodan |
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Ghidorah vs. Mothra |
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King Kong
1 Win (+ 2 Monsterverse Wins)
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When King Kong and Godzilla first faced off in 1962’s King Kong vs. Godzilla, kaiju films were still a new thing, and the inclusion of the United States’ only contender meant that the nascent Godzilla fandom had high hopes for how the King of the Monsters would perform. Unfortunately, the film is effectively a wash; Godzilla wins the first fight in the movie, but the concluding rematch is a technical point for Kong, who tackles Godzilla off a cliff into the ocean and is the only one seen to swim away.
The lizard and the ape somehow didn’t tangle again until the Monsterverse films slammed them back together. 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong saw Big G beat Kong to the brink of death, but the intervention of Mechagodzilla, possessed by the lingering spirit of Ghidorah, forced the foes to stand together. This time, it was Godzilla who provided the assist, infusing Kong’s mighty axe with his atomic breath so that Kong could decapitate the corrupted machine. The sequel, Godzilla x Kong: The Final Empire, saw the pair team up again to fight the Scar King, another simian kaiju who Kong literally shattered.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) |
King Kong vs. Godzilla |
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Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) |
King Kong and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla |
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Godzilla x Kong: The Final Empire (2024) |
Godzilla and Kong vs. Skar King and Shimo |
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Rodan
2 Wins
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Like Mothra, Rodan is one of Godzilla’s earliest peers, and a kaiju that got his own movie to star in before being relegated to B-list status in Godzilla’s rogue’s gallery. He first appeared in Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster, where he fought Godzilla to a draw before being convinced by Mothra to help defeat Ghidorah.
Rodan also helped Godzilla defeat Ghidorah twice in Invasion of Astro-Monster, and then didn’t appear again until the 199x Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, where Rodan first got taken out by Godzilla, then powered up into his Fire Rodan form and lost to Mechagodzilla. He also tried taking Godzilla out along with Angurius and King Caesar in Godzilla: Final Wars, but failed.
Rodan’s Monsterverse incarnation has never won a fight, and appeared in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. He tangled with Ghidorah amid the storm and was sent crashing into the ocean; acknowledging Ghidorah as the stronger Titan, he then sided with the three-headed monstrosity against Godzilla and Mothra, but even a wounded Mothra proved to be stronger, and she pinned him to a ruined building for the rest of the fight.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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Ghidora, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) |
Rodan, Mothra and Godzilla vs. Ghidorah |
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Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) |
Rodan and Godzilla vs. Ghidorah |
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SpaceGodzilla
2 Wins
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One of Godzilla’s vilest foes, SpaceGodzilla may have been created when some of Godzilla’s cells – carried into space either by Mothra or by the disintegrated components of the plant-kaiju hybrid Biollante – were swallowed up by a black hole and mutated into a strange, crystalline entity. This twisted clone of Godzilla appeared in 1994’s Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, first defeating the United Nations defense mecha M.O.G.U.E.R.A. in Earth orbit, then landing on Birth Island, where he overpowered Godzilla, trapped Little Godzilla in a crystal, and then flew off to feed on the power of Fukuoka Tower.
M.O.G.U.E.R.A.’s pilots managed to repair it and take the fight back to SpaceGodzilla in Fukuoka, but the beast was able to fend it off until Godzilla arrived. Together, they were eventually able to weaken SpaceGodzilla enough that Godzilla was able to finish him off with his powerful red spiral ray.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) |
SpaceGodzilla vs. M.O.G.U.E.R.A |
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SpaceGodzilla vs. Godzilla and Little Godzilla |
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King Caesar
1 Win
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With a design evoking the ancient guardian lions of Okinawan mythology, King Caesar’s first appearance was the original Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, where he was the initial target of the machine servant of the dread inhabitants of Black Hole Planet 3. Mechagodzilla defeated King Caesar soundly in their initial battle, but Godzilla’s appearance leveled the playing field, and eventually the duo were able to defeat the horrible machine.
King Caesar returned in Godzilla: Final Wars, where he was one of the many kaiju used by the Xiliens to subjugate humanity. After cutting a swath of destruction across Okinawa, he was teamed up with Rodan and Angurius to defeat Godzilla, but the trio together were no match for the King of Monsters.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) |
King Caesar and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla |
9
Hedorah
1 Win
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This strange, amorphous alien from the Dark Gas Nebula arrived on Earth in 1971’s Godzilla vs. Hedorah, feasting on the copious pollution produced by human industry in order to grow more powerful. Godzilla and Hedorah clashed repeatedly as the alien creature continued to find sources of pollution to feed on, finally growing into a massive, vaguely humanoid sludge pile. The two kaiju clashed near Mt. Fuji, and the fully-grown Hedorah was able to beat Godzilla into unconsciousness.
Unfortunately for the sludge monster, human ingenuity won out, as an electric trap had been set to stun the creature. The trap initially failed when a fuse blew, but it distracted Hedorah long enough for Godzilla to awaken and recharge the trap, dehydrating Hedorah and allowing Godzilla to rip it apart.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) |
Hedorah vs. Godzilla |
10
Anguirus
1 Win
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Anguirus was Godzilla’s first non-human foe, appearing in 1955’s Godzilla Raids Again. The two kaiju first clashed on Iwato Island, knocking each other into the sea with no clear victor. Their rematch in Osaka saw a clear victory for Godzilla, who first ripped Anguirus’ throat out with his teeth and then blasted him with atomic fire. He also helped Godzilla in the tag-team fight in Godzilla vs. Gigan, evening the odds when Ghidorah appeared to help Gigan. His brief appearance in the first Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla saw him trounced by the mechanical menace from space.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) |
Anguirus and Godzilla vs. Gigan and Ghidorah |
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Jet Jaguar
1 Win
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Jet Jaguar was a human-sized robot created by scientist Goro Ibuki that was stolen by the evil Seatopians in 1973’s Godzilla vs. Megalon, who used him to guide the insectoid kaiju Megalon to Tokyo. Goro was able to wrest control of his creation away from the Seatopians, though, and used Jet Jaguar to first summon Godzilla for aid and then try to hold Megalon off until the Big G could arrive.
Jet Jaguar used his size-changing ability to grow to kaiju size, and had the advantage against Megalon until the Seatopians summoned Gigan for backup. The duo had Jet Jaguar on the ropes until Godzilla arrived and provided the edge necessary to drive Megalon back into the ocean and Gigan back to the depths of space.
While Jet Jaguar has not appeared in a Godzilla film since Godzilla vs. Megalon, he did have a central role in Netflix’s 2021 anime Godzilla Singular Point. That version is significantly less humanoid, and initially is a piloted mecha instead of an independent robot.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) |
Jet Jaguar and Godzilla vs. Megalon and Gigan |
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Destoroyah
1 Win
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The cruel Destoroyah was actually born from the explosion that killed Godzilla in the original film; the Oxygen Destroyer not only killed that Godzilla, but also mutated some of the microscopic crustaceans in Tokyo Bay, which then lay dormant for years until disturbed by construction. The swarm of tiny crabs morphed into several forms, fighting first against Tokyo’s defenses, then against Godzilla Junior, who had been lured in psychically. Destoroyah’s aggregated form almost killed the young kaiju, who managed to retaliate with an atomic blast at point-blank range and seemingly destroyed it.
Godzilla himself soon arrived to care for his child, although sick with a potential radioactive meltdown. Suddenly a reformed Destoroyah burst out of the rubble, knocking Godzilla down and then gleefully killing Godzilla Junior. Filled with rage, Godzilla used every last bit of energy to kill the sadistic beast, and then succumbed to his meltdown. Thankfully, the aerial mecha Super X-3 was able to help contain the radiation, which was then absorbed by Godzilla Junior’s body, regenerating and reviving him as a new, fully-grown Godzilla.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) |
Destoroyah vs. Godzilla Junior |
13
Suko
1 Win
Suko is a young ape-like Titan from the Monsterverse, introduced in Godzilla x Kong: The Final Empire. Initially loyal to the subterranean tyrant Scar King, Suko first tries to help the other ape Titans subdue the interloper Kong, but the two eventually form a bond. Suko helps Kong escape the Scar King’s arena, and then fights alongside Kong, Godzilla, and Mothra when the other Titans arrive to attack the Scar King.
In the massive battle, Suko wins his own fight against One-Eye, another of the Scar King’s followers. Suko was also the one to bring Kong’s axe to Rio de Janeiro in time to help in the fight there, using it to free Shimo from the Scar King’s control.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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Godzilla x Kong: The Final Empire (2024) |
Suko vs. One-Eye |
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Shimo
1 Win
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The reptilian ice Titan from Godzilla x Kong: The Final Empire was a pawn of the Scar King, who used her powerful frost breath as one of his most powerful weapons. She nearly killed Kong at the Scar King’s command, although Suko’s interference allowed Kong to escape with only a nasty case of frostbite.
At the battle in Rio de Janeiro, she followed the Scar King’s commands, setting off an apocalyptic blizzard and then fighting Godzilla nearly to a standstill. Suko’s timely arrival and destruction of the crystal that controlled her freed Shimo from the Scar King’s control, and she happily got revenge on her former captor, freezing him solid with her ice breath so that Kong could shatter him with his axe.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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Godzilla x Kong: The Final Empire (2024) |
Shimo, Kong, and Godzilla vs. Scar King |
15
Kumonga
1 Win
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The massive spider kaiju first appeared in 1967’s Son of Godzilla as one of the monsters native to Solgell Island. Awoken from its slumber by Godzilla’s son Minilla, Kumonga trapped both Minilla and the mantis-like Kamacuras in its web. Kumonga killed the Kamacuras, but Godzilla arrived to rescue his son. Together, father and son set Kumonga ablaze with their atomic breath. A Kumonga also appeared in Destroy All Monsters to help drive off Ghidorah.
Another Kumonga appeared in Godzilla: Final Wars, first attacking Arizona for the Xiliens before being sent to New Guinea to stop Godzilla. The massive spider was no obstacle for Godzilla, though, who used its webbing to send the creature flying over the horizon and out of sight.
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Movie |
Fights Won |
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Son of Godzilla (1967) |
Kumonga vs. Kamacuras |
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The Godzilla franchise, spanning over six decades, follows the adventures of the titular kaiju, a colossal, prehistoric sea monster awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. Originating in Japan, Godzilla has evolved from a destructive force of nature to a protector of humanity, battling various other giant monsters, including iconic foes like King Ghidorah, Mothra, and Mechagodzilla. The series explores themes of environmental destruction, nuclear anxiety, and human resilience. With numerous films, TV series, and an expanding universe, Godzilla remains a cultural icon, captivating audiences worldwide with its epic battles and compelling narratives.
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