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welcome to watch mojo and today we're
looking at mechagodzilla's origins
explained
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godzilla has fought plenty of giant
opponents over his long history
so an enemy has to be particularly
special to stand out in the kaiju rogues
gallery
fortunately for mechagodzilla its
interesting origins
powerful abilities and memorable
introduction made it iconic when it was
introduced into cinemas before
and there's plenty of reasons why this
character can make its mark after
godzilla vs kong is released
so let's explore it shall we
ironically enough mechagodzilla might
never have come to be if it wasn't for
king kong
almost a decade before the robotic
monster appeared on screen
a mechanical kong was introduced for the
first time on the king kong show
careful
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the robotic ape then battled the
original kong in cinemas during 1967's
king kong escapes
this mekhani kong eventually helped
godzilla producer
tomoyuki tanaka to come up with the idea
for mechagodzilla
and the timing couldn't be more perfect
your robot is ready
godzilla first roared onto screens in
1954
with his 20th anniversary approaching
fast toho the company behind godzilla
was trying to figure out who their king
should fight against
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one of their top ideas was all about
aliens
in their original draft a group of
aliens sent a large mechanical monster
named garugan down to earth to wreak
havoc
this new enemy could only be stopped if
godzilla teamed up with two of his kaiju
allies
mothra and anguirus at some point in the
editing stage
garugan and his storyline were tossed
into the scrap heap but aspects of its
story were recycled and utilized for
mechagodzilla's debut
in 1974 godzilla celebrated his 20th
anniversary with his 14th
film godzilla vs mecca godzilla during
the film
we're introduced to the black hole
planet 3 aliens
these extraterrestrial creatures looked
like green humanoid apes
maybe they're kong's really distant
cousins whether they're related
to or inspired by the ape the black hole
planet 3 aliens plan to take over earth
by building a monster that no one could
stop
they used their extraterrestrial space
titanium to build a creature that
resembled godzilla
but they also used their disguising
technology to make their mechanical
beasts look like the real thing
with their creature ready to rampage
they sent it out into the world
the first enemy mechagodzilla faced was
godzilla's ally
anguirus
this friend of godzilla had a spiky
exterior
massive strength and a dangerous tail
although anguirus gave it his all
he barely tickled mechagodzilla after
the mechanical beast literally kicks him
up and down the battlefield
anguirus is forced to run away and
recover from his wounds
his defeat proved right away that mega
godzilla was
a huge threat his danger level was truly
confirmed when the mechanical monster
faced off against the original
when godzilla confronts his artificial
doppelganger
it becomes clear to everyone in universe
that something strange
is going on
in the midst of the battle the black
hole planet 3 aliens decided to drop
mechagodzilla's disguise
and show the original kaiju what their
mecca can really do
mega godzilla could fire missiles from
its hands and feet
shoot rainbow lasers create force fields
and
even fly despite these huge advantages
godzilla was able to end their
one-on-one battle in a stalemate that
injured both fighters
as mechagodzilla went in for repairs and
godzilla played around with lightning
the humans worked on a new planet
a prophecy foretold that two monsters
would team up to save the world
so a group of human bystanders fulfill a
ritual to awaken a guardian kaiju known
as king
caesar
this new beast was a scrappy fighter who
had the ability to redirect energy beams
back at his enemies
but his tremendous strength and special
reflection skill
weren't enough to take down
mechagodzilla right before the
mechanical beast sent the guardian into
a permanent slumber
godzilla resurfaced
it looked like the team of godzilla and
king caesar would be unstoppable at
first
but the sheer amount of weapons that
mega godzilla had at its disposal
overwhelmed both kaiju but luckily
godzilla had to trick up
its um claws remember when we told you
about godzilla playing around with
lightning earlier
as it turns out godzilla's electric
encounter gave him magnetic powers
he uses these new abilities to pull mega
godzilla in
and hold it in place after king caesar
gets some well-deserved payback against
the giant mecca
godzilla rips off the robotic kaiju's
head and then it explodes for good
measure
with mechagodzilla defeated godzilla
returns to the ocean
waiting for his next challenger
after its impressive debut mechagodzilla
was rebuilt so it could appear
in two touhou movies that continued its
storyline it's also made a handful of
appearances in different parts of the
godzilla franchise
mega godzilla even appeared in a
climactic scene in steven spielberg's
ready player one
prior to godzilla vs kong there were a
few hints that the villain would return
to its monster movie roots again
jesus good thing he's on our side
for now during the closing credits of
godzilla king of the monsters
a newspaper article suggested that the
kaiju tracking agency monarch was
building a mechanical creature
after this easter egg was discovered the
blueprints for an
unknown project can be seen on a
high-tech computer screen
the same trailer also appeared to give
us our first very quick glimpse
at a godzilla-sized metallic being but
it was the plot of the trailer that
really got long time fans excited
godzilla's out there and he's hurting
people and we don't know why
as we mentioned before mechagodzilla was
disguised as the original hero when it
first stomped into the public
and in a godzilla vs kong trailer
godzilla is causing havoc
and nobody knows why there's something
provoking him that we're not seeing here
i'm at the same opinion
but what if that giant beast we're
seeing was actually mechagodzilla
in disguise not only would it be a great
twist for a modern movie but it opens up
the possibility that kong and godzilla
can team up to defeat a giant robot
who wouldn't want to see these two giant
monsters work together to rip off
mechagodzilla's head
who bounced
kong bows to no one
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but even if that mecha godzilla
storyline never comes to be
the character would still have a rich
history it was created just in time to
celebrate 20 years of godzilla
action
although its alien backstory was
originally meant for a different kaiju
mechagodzilla took the odd origin story
and made it its own
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between its tremendous strength and wide
range of abilities
it's always a fun opponent to see pitted
against godzilla
hopefully it'll be a staple character in
future monster movies
no matter where it ends up we'll always
remember it as a mechanical beast
that was perfectly designed to fit into
pop culture history
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