Gallery: The 16 Most Badass Monsters From the Godzilla Movies
01godzilla
The original Godzilla (or "Gojira," a portmanteau of the Japanese words for gorilla and whale) stood 50 meters tall and weighed 40 million pounds. Not that it stopped dumb-ass kaiju from messing with him. (Expand the gallery to fullscreen for the best experience.)
02hedorah
Hedorah (aka The Smog Monster) First Appearance: *Godzilla vs. Hedorah* (1971) Height: 60 meters Weight: 96 million pounds Powers: Discharges sludge; fires energy beams; merges with other Hedorahs, Voltron style
03megalon
Megalon (at right, with Godzilla, GIgan, and Jet Jaguar) First Appearance: *Godzilla vs. Megalon* (1973) Height: 55 meters Weight: 80 million pounds Powers: Shoots napalm bombs from mouth, electric bolts from horn, and can fly *and* swim
04anguirus
Anguirus First Appearance: *Godzilla Raids Again* (1955) Length: 100 meters (60 meters standing upright) Weight: 60 million pounds Powers: Super-spiky and can jump like the dickens
05ebirah
Ebirah First Appearance: *Ebirah, Horror of the Deep* (1966) Height: 50 meters Weight: 46 million pounds Powers: Swimming, horrific claws
06ghidorah
King Ghidorah First Appearance: *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* (1964) Height: 100 meters (150-meter wingspan) Weight: 60 million pounds Powers: Can travel through space; can surround self with a meteor
07gigan
Gigan (At right, with Godzilla and Ghidorah) First Appearance: *Godzilla vs. Gigan* (1971) Height: 65 meters Weight: 50 million pounds Powers: Night vision, laser cannon in face, abdominal buzzsaw
08frankenstein
Frankenstein First Appearance: *Frankenstein vs. Baragon* (1965) Height: 20 meters Weight: 4 million pounds Powers: Regenerates body parts, great at speed dating
09rodan
Rodan First Appearance: *Rodan* (1956) Height: 50 meters (120-meter wingspan) Weight: 30 million pounds Powers: Wings generate hurricane winds, spiked chest
10kingcaesar
King Caesar First Appearance: *Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla* (1974) Height: 50 meters Weight: 60 million pounds Powers: Eyes can reflect energy
11manda
Manda First Appearance: *Atragon* (1963) Length: 150 meters Weight: 60 million pounds Powers: Constricts enemies
12mechagodzilla
Mechagodzilla First Appearance: *Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla * (1974) Height: 50 meters Weight: 80 million pounds Powers: Shoots beams from eyes, missiles from most body parts, can fly at Mach 5
13mechanikong
Mechani-Kong First Appearance: *King Kong Escapes* (1967) Height: 20 meters Weight: 30 million pounds Powers: Can shoot hypnosis beam from head
14meganulon
The Meganulon First Appearance: *Rodan* (1954) Height: 8 meters Weight: 1 ton Powers: Pincers, blue-collar work ethic
15moguera
Moguera First Appearance: *The Mysterians* (1957) Height: 50 meters Weight: 100 million pounds Powers: Can shoot terrible VFX from its eyes
16mothra
Mothra First Appearance: *Mothra* (1961) Length: 80 meters (250-meter wingspan) Weight: 30 million pounds Powers: Wings generate hurricane winds, can fly
17varan
Varan First Appearance: *Varan* (1958) Height: 50 meters Weight: 30 million pounds Powers: Gliding super-fast. (*Yaaaay.*)
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