Funny enough, Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla 2 was the last Heisei film that I purchased, years after Space Godzilla and Destoroyah for reasons I don't remember. It was during the hype train leading to the release of Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melle on the Gamecube in 2002 that I finally picked it up.
Continuing the trend started by the previous movie, GvMG2 saw the return of yet another legacy character with added fire power, because everyone needed a beam weapon in the 90s. Fire Rodan appeared and fought Godzilla again for the first time in decades and promptly got his butt handed to him. Later returning to the final battle to aid in the fight against the new Mecha Godzilla.
Phew... Okay they have been two really bad versions of this character; this one and the one that somewhat appeared in that highly forgettable anime movie.
My first exposure to this version of the character was in the form of the Trendmasters figure line that launched in 1994. I remember I was going to buy a dog leash that night to attach to the back of my pants for pretend use as a tail, but promptly dropped it upon seeing the Trendmasters figures. Before that point in time, the only Godzilla figures we really had were the Imperial 6 and 12 inch figures. Seeing not only Godzilla but several of his friends and foes on shelves was HUGE.
I was confused by the appearance of Mecha-Godzilla because it looked nothing like the Showa version we had only seen by that point, which honestly thinking about now was a weird decision on Trendmasters part. The movie from which this design originated from was only a few months old and not available in the states in any way.
I remember my older brother telling me that this MG was good and that people piloted it like a Zord. I of course didn't want to believe him and still had him fight against the heroic Godzilla instead.
But man, in movie? Like every other Heisei character, it was all about how many beams they could shoot. Gone were the days of tooth and claw fights.
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