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fictional character, a giant ape monster

is a giant divine moth-like monster, or daikaijū, which first appeared in the eponymous 1961 film, directed by Ishirō Honda and produced and distributed by Toho. Mothra has appeared in several Toho tokusatsu films, often as a recurring monster in the Godzilla franchise. She is typically portrayed as a colossal sentient moth, accompanied by two miniature fairies speaking on her behalf. Unlike several other Toho monsters, Mothra is a largely heroic character, having been variously portrayed as a protector of her own island culture, the Earth and Japan. Mothra's design is influenced by silkworms,

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is a giant pteranodon-like monster, or daikaijū, which first appeared in the eponymous 1956 film, directed by Ishirō Honda and produced and distributed by Toho. Following its standalone debut, Rodan went on to be featured in numerous entries in the Godzilla franchise. Rodan is depicted as a colossal, prehistoric, irradiated species of Pteranodon. In 2014, IGN ranked Rodan as #6 on its "Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters" list, while Complex listed the character as #15 on its "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time" list.

is a giant monster, or kaiju, which first appeared in the 1955 film Godzilla Raids Again, the second film in the Godzilla franchise produced and distributed by Toho. Anguirus is the first monster to be shown engaging in combat with Godzilla in a film. Since then, the character has appeared conversely as an enemy and an ally of Godzilla in numerous films produced by Toho, including Destroy All Monsters (1968), Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972), Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). He has also appeared in other media, including comic books, vid

is a mecha kaiju (a giant robotic monster) who first appeared in the 1974 film, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. In the Showa era Godzilla films, Mechagodzilla is depicted as being created by extraterrestrial invaders called Simeon to confront and destroy Godzilla. In the subsequent Heisei era, Millennium era and Monsterverse films, it is usually depicted as a man-made weapon designed to defend against Godzilla and other kaiju. The character is portrayed as a robotic counterpart of Godzilla with a vast array of high-tech weaponry. Along with King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla is commonly considered to be

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is a giant monster, or mecha kaiju, that appeared in Toho's 1972 film, Godzilla vs. Gigan. In Showa era, Gigan is a giant extraterrestrial monster, resembling a bipedal reptile turned into a cyborg by the alien race known as the Nebulans. In Millennium era, Gigan is a bioweapon created by the Xilliens and fought Mothra millennia ago before he was defeated by her and later awakened by the Xilliens in the present time.

is a kaiju which first appeared in Ishirō Honda's 1965 film Frankenstein vs. Baragon, produced and distributed by Toho. Depicted as a burrowing, four-legged, horned dinosaur-like creature with large ears, Baragon appeared alongside Godzilla and other monster characters in films in the Godzilla franchise, also produced by Toho, including Destroy All Monsters (1968) and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001).

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, also known as the Smog Monster, is a giant monster, or kaiju, who first appeared in Toho's 1971 film Godzilla vs. Hedorah. Hedorah was named for , the Japanese word for sludge, slime, vomit or chemical ooze.

The MUTOs (acronym for Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism) are giant monsters, or kaiju, in Legendary Pictures' Monsterverse franchise. The characters first appeared as the antagonists in Godzilla (2014), directed by Gareth Edwards. While the term "MUTO" is mainly used as a moniker for the two parasitic monsters, it is intended to flag unidentified creatures. Edwards likened the term to UFO for monsters.

is a baby monster, or kaiju, who first appeared in Toho's 1967 film Son of Godzilla. He is the adopted son of Godzilla, and is sometimes referenced as Minya in the American dubbed versions.

is a giant monster, or kaiju, who first appeared in Toho's 1994 film Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla as the main antagonist. He is depicted as a crystalline, mutated clone of Godzilla, of whose cells SpaceGodzilla is derived.

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is a giant monster, or kaiju, who first appeared in Jun Fukuda's 1973 film Godzilla vs. Megalon as the titular main antagonist. Megalon is depicted as a giant beetle-like creature capable of burrowing, flight, and shooting projectiles. Despite its major appearance in the thirteenth film in the Godzilla franchise, it is also his only film appearance to date.

thumb|Mechani-Kong in King Kong Escapes (1967) Mechani-Kong or Mecha Kong (, Mekanikongu) is a mecha kaiju (a giant robotic monster) in Toho's kaiju-franchise. He first appeared in The King Kong Show (1966–1967), where he was built by the evil scientist "Dr. Who" (Dr. Hu) in order to fight King Kong.

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is a kaiju that first appeared in Ishirō Honda's 1958 film Varan the Unbelievable, produced and distributed by Toho. The creature is depicted as a giant, dinosaurian, prehistoric reptile capable of gliding flight. He later appeared in the 1968 film Destroy All Monsters, the ninth film in the Godzilla franchise.

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is a giant monster, or kaiju, who makes her first and only major appearance in Toho's 2000 film Godzilla vs. Megaguirus. A mutated version of prehistoric dragonfly species known as , Megaguirus is regarded as the queen of the species; according to Toho, she is 50 meters (164 feet) long, has a wingspan of 80 meters (262 feet) and weighs 12,000 metric tons (13,227 short tons).

fictional monster from the Godzilla universe

fictional Godzilla monster or kaiju