And thus here we are: The finale of the Showa era and hands down my favorite kaiju film of all time for reasons I will go into right... now!
First you have the GOAT Godzilla design that first appeared in Godzilla Vs. Megalon, now fine tuned to perfection. The rounded, soft features of the face had been tweaked just enough that he now has a good balance between fierceness thanks to the slanted bowline and a sense of friendly heroicness that the character took on throughout the 60s and 70s.
The body was perfectly proportioned as well, with prominent puffy dorsal fins, a lengthy meat tail, a slender frame that simultaneously cut a great figure as well as making him quite agile. His atomic breath looks great as well.
I love this design so, so much. For me, it's the image that appears in my head whenever I hear the word 'Godzilla'. It's who I imagine is doing the fighting whenever I think of What-If battles.
In this movie, we also got treated to the last of the Showa creations: Titanosaurus. A peaceful, aquatic dinosaur that came under control of the alien invaders. It stood even taller than Godzilla himself and had a ferocious fighting spirit that when combined with the firepower of Mecha-Godzilla, nearly defeated Godzilla.
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