King Kong (franchise) characters

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,

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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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.

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.