| “ | 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 upon witnessing the full activation of Mechagodzilla. |
Mechagodzilla (メカゴジラ, Mekagojira), also known as the Mecha, is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Walter Simmons) of Legendary's 2021 MonsterVerse film Godzilla vs. Kong.
It was a giant robotic counterpart of Godzilla created by Apex Cybernetics as the ultimate weapon to destroy all the Titans, and make humanity as the permanently dominant species of the Earth. However, Mechagodzilla would later fall under Ghidorah's possessive influence, causing him to become dangerously haywire, turning against its creators and seeking to destroy humanity itself, as well as killing Godzilla and Kong as revenge for foiling and interfering Ghidorah's plans.
Although it is largely portrayed through CGI, an uncredited actor also provided mo-cap performance, according to Jared Krichevsky.
It later reappeared in Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong where it was rebuilt by Lex Luthor when it’s remains where transported to the DC Universe from the result of Toyman using the Dreamstone to transport the Titans there. Lex Luthor reconstructs the mecha using data from his visit in the Monsterverse Universe of Apex Cybernetics to make himself the Alpha to tame the Titans and use them all to destroy the Justice League.
Its Evil Ranking[]
Its Villainous Deeds[]
- While it was initially built as a mindless machine made to combat Titans like Godzilla, it managed to attain proper moral agency after connecting with Ghidorah's brainwaves.
- When Walter Simmons was about to finish his speech of revolutionizing the Titan complex with humanity, it destroyed the control room along with him. In the process, it also electrocuted its former pilot Ren Serizawa, the son of the late Dr. Ishiro Serizawa.
- After emerging from Apex Cybernetics in Hong Kong it proceeds to destroy buildings in its path, killing thousands of fleeing innocents.
- It brawled against a furious Godzilla by blasting cluster rockets, causing him notable injuries. It proceeded to use most of its weaponry to overwhelm Godzilla until Kong stepped in and joined forces with the former to defeat the haywire Titan.
- In the same fight, it attempted to kill Kong using its drilling tail until one of Madison Russell's friends, Josh Valentine, managed to sever the possessed system and allow Kong to obliterate it with a radioactively-charged battle axe by Godzilla.
- In Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong Mechagodzilla lured the Titans to Metropolis thus putting many people in danger. It also attempted to kill the Justice League and destroy the Bat-Mech in the process.
Why Doesn't It Stand Out?[]
- While its worst crimes easily pass the baseline, they only amount to destroying a single city and trying to kill two Titans, making it fail the heinous standard of the MonsterVerse, as the Kraken and Skar King did worse than Mechagodzilla itself.
- In Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong its worse crimes are attempting to destroy the Justice League making it "kill the heroes" villainy and endangering lives of people in Metropolis is fridge horror as it is unknown how many people were killed or harmed.
- It lacks sufficient personality and characterization, being unable to speak and only acting like an instinctive barbarian. And in Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong it only followed the will of Lex Luthor thus its actions there are Lex Luthor's not Mechagodzilla on it’s own free will.
Trivia[]
- It's often mistaken as Pure Evil due to it being made from the remains of Ghidorah. However, Ghidorah's remnants combined with the AI and became its own conscience confirmed by Adam Wingard, meaning that Mechagodzilla is his own entity and doesn't qualify as Pure Evil off of it's connections with Ghidorah. Neither it being controlled by Lex Luthor in Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong.
External Links[]
- Mechagodzilla on the Villains Wiki
- Mechagodzilla on the Godzilla Wiki
- Mechagodzilla on the Wikizilla
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