Is Godzilla a Hero or Villain?
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Can we truly trust this atomic behemoth? Today, we'll be deciding once and for all... is Godzilla a good guy? Our video includes such categories as Motives, Collateral Damage, Public Perception, and more! Do YOU think Godzilla is a good guy? Let us know in the comments!
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@daytonawesome1
3 жыл бұрын
Godzilla is a hero
@brianmercerjr2282
3 жыл бұрын
Both
@diegoperezcotto7938
3 жыл бұрын
Godzilla he is the king of the monsters and he is best kaiju ever
@fingerpressgaming1956
3 жыл бұрын
Why is it 16 hours ago?
@kamensentai5690
3 жыл бұрын
@@brianmercerjr2282 no
No matter how good of a person you are, you are always evil in someone's story -Misattributed to Thanos
@thextraordinary6810
3 жыл бұрын
Damn nice quote impressive 👏
@TimmyD3085
3 жыл бұрын
Dark but true
@priceprice4705
3 жыл бұрын
Really?? Thanos said that? When? In which movie?
@AM-bv8iu
3 жыл бұрын
In my eyes thanos was the real hero in endgame and infinity war he just wanted to save the world you just don't realise it.
@jds7665
3 жыл бұрын
@@priceprice4705 he didn't
One of the most popular icons in Japanese pop culture history.
@themysteriousredwarriorblo1662
3 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly, Godzilla the number 1 icon in Japan.
@demonLilith461
3 жыл бұрын
Your not wrong .
@WatchMojo
3 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt!
@GoodOlFiddle
3 жыл бұрын
Godzilla is a reference from the nukes in Japan
@cliffpadilla5871
3 жыл бұрын
Not just japanese pop culture history. Pop culture period.
Godzilla a force of nature he doesnt care whos in his way much like an earthquake or hurricane they don't pick who lives and dies just Don't be in its way
@xInfiniteGaMeRsX
3 жыл бұрын
my thoughts exactly
@admiralsuperior3
3 жыл бұрын
Hurricanes are evil
@Stormkrow280
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard him be called a “grumpy Captain Planet”
@silverrider5967
3 жыл бұрын
I love your videos
@ShinGhidorah17
3 жыл бұрын
@@silverrider5967 Agreed.
Godzilla is an anti hero. when he fights a monster, a lot of the time its for his own purposes. (and a lot of that time, humanity benefits from that)
@mikephelps5454
3 жыл бұрын
That’s why I think Godzilla should be portrayed as an anti hero that attacks both humanity (since they threatened the environment with the emergence of nuclear weapons which is what gave birth to him) and kaiju that threaten the planet (like King Ghidorah for instance)
@abdulrehmanamjad4116
3 жыл бұрын
He is an hero for nature
@deez2789
3 жыл бұрын
So kong is tricked because human are evil and we suck?
@deez2789
3 жыл бұрын
Ok
@janniepate5533
3 жыл бұрын
@@abdulrehmanamjad4116 finally somebody who doesn't think humanity is the center of the universe
Godzilla: "I'm no Hero. Never was, never will be." Mothra: "Are you sure?"
@jg3000
3 жыл бұрын
Showa godzilla somewhat has an redemption arc. But very loose continuity there.
@angryboi595
3 жыл бұрын
Bro godzilla kills mothra more than being her alley. I'll show proof Every time godzilla teamed up with mothra Ghidorah three headed monster Destroy all monsters Godzilla king of the monsters (2019 Now every time godzilla fought mothra Godzilla vs mothra (1964) Godzilla vs the sea monster Godzilla vs mothra. The battle for earth Godzilla GMK Godzilla Tokyo S.O.S
@bobheh3670
3 жыл бұрын
@@angryboi595 Godzilla did not kill mothra in king of the monsters.
@bobheh3670
3 жыл бұрын
@@angryboi595 litterly none of those are not made by toho.
@Xenotaris
3 жыл бұрын
@@bobheh3670 all the movies he mentioned were made by Toho with the exception of King of the Monsters
Godzilla is a hero, he has saved the world countless times from bigger threats like king ghidorah, mechagodzilla, destoroyah, and other monsters. Whenever Godzilla acted like a villain he was either brainwashed or was angry that humanity had been using nuclear weapons to wake him up. So in the end I think he is a hero.
@japp1630
3 жыл бұрын
Right
@GorillaGutti
3 жыл бұрын
Hes doing his job in nature
@Bjg_Jr
3 жыл бұрын
And he's acts like a villain of someone trys to replace him
@TIGGY2065
3 жыл бұрын
Agree
@Onetruenugget
3 жыл бұрын
I agree he only attacks if humans disturb him or attack him
I never thought Godzilla was a hero or villian, I always felt like he is a Force of nature.
@LetsFollowGod123
3 жыл бұрын
He is the force of nature hes not good or bad again hes just the force of nature
@HzlTanooki
2 жыл бұрын
yep, just a big creature minding his own business, and a city happens to be in his path.
@DuckMan1797
Жыл бұрын
He is an anti hero
@kalvin187douglas
9 ай бұрын
@@LetsFollowGod123sounds like Bendu in Rebels
@user-jr8lm8pv5g
2 ай бұрын
He’s both a hero, villain and a force of nature in my point of view.
Godzilla is part of nature. He can be benevolent or malevolent, depending on circumstances. In the end, he may not be on our side full-time, but at least he knows that whatever happens, we're still on his side. "Lesser of two evils" doesn't have to mean straight-up evil, after all.
When I was a kid he was my hero. I was obsessed with Godzilla movies. Love the big G. Hated whenever he was the villain or would lose.
@yeetfeet1878
3 жыл бұрын
Same! Also with kong
@brandontrammel4581
3 жыл бұрын
Facts
@raymondjones7423
3 жыл бұрын
Im the exact same way. I can understand the other viewpoint as well, but i personally love rooting for Godzilla instead of against him
@Bjg_Jr
3 жыл бұрын
@@yeetfeet1878 oh then you might not want to hear who wins against Godzilla or Kong
@yeetfeet1878
3 жыл бұрын
@@Bjg_Jr I know Godzilla won. And I’m perfectly fine because kong put up a good fight considering he has no powers like Godzilla.
He's weirdly avoided Japan in recent times
@shreyaspattnaik4584
3 жыл бұрын
Ye
It's not a hero vs monster story. It's two absolute power houses beating the living hell out of each other and that's what makes it interesting, in my opinion.
@elicoundourides2290
3 жыл бұрын
That’s what I pay to see
Godzilla is like Deadpool he does what he wants be lucky that he doesn't decide to destroy us all
He’s more of a neutral. He’s only focused on the other kaiju he has to fight. Otherwise, he’s very chill and likes to keep to himself.
@werykjaw
7 ай бұрын
You clearly haven’t seen G54, any of the Heisei movies, most of the millennium movies, or any of the reiwa movies
@edivh_stories7287
5 ай бұрын
@@werykjaw In heisei, apart from the first, Godzilla is not really "evil" or uselessy destructive. Just in the space godzilla one he destroy a city, but it's for rescuing his son, in fact Heisei Godzilla is maybe the neutralest one.
*looks at Godzilla sliding with his tail to do a kangaroo kick and flying off like a rocket with his atomic breath* I mean, after looking at that, how could you say he's not a hero?
@goldentriforce29
3 жыл бұрын
The flying drop kick is rather hilarious, doesn't make sense but if makes people laugh it's a good thing to add to his résumé
@SWyrick366
Жыл бұрын
That time of Godzilla after his first bout with King Ghidorah, GODZILLA IS BASICALLY SUPERMAN.
Neither, he's a physical *GOD* . His morality and ethics are _literally bigger_ than humanity; it's like us taking an interest in freedom, justice, politics, and natural balance in insect colonies
Of course Godzilla is a hero. I mean he has been saving everyone.
@leviackermann8826
3 жыл бұрын
He attacked Apex city in Godzilla vs Kong
@themysteriousredwarriorblo1662
3 жыл бұрын
@@leviackermann8826 have you seen the movies where he’s the villain?
@visnuvardan1756
3 жыл бұрын
@@leviackermann8826 He tend to attack the Apex Base.....he doesn't bother about anything in his way
@muhammadyaseen8734
3 жыл бұрын
@@leviackermann8826 I Have Seen The Movie, You Want Spoilers?
@leviackermann8826
3 жыл бұрын
@@muhammadyaseen8734 He attacked because he was getting replaced
I prefer to think of Godzilla more like an antihero, he's just driven by instincts and protecting his domain
Fun Fact:Godzilla he is the best and incredible Kaiju ever in all the time and his movies are awesome and iconic movie ever in the History of Japan
G-Man has ALWAYS BEEN A HERO!!!! Even if he was perceived as a villain, HE'S ACTUALLY ONLY DOING IT FOR THE SAKE OF SURVIVAL!!
@DeathLore
Жыл бұрын
Except GMK that one was REALLY evil.
Fun fact, Godzilla awakes of his vision by the one enemy: Alan Jonah. He is brainwashed so he is starting to rampaging the city and he said "ALAN JONAH! WHERE ARE YOU NOW!?" That's why Godzilla must find that stupid man
If he is good or bad we will still always love him.
Godzilla defends his home, he takes out the opposing force, he is a dominant creature that is mostly peaceful. If a giant creature was attacking us, Godzilla would come
Godzilla is an intellectual property who's morals depend on the writer
@CovertPhilosopher
3 жыл бұрын
Until the character develops traits and the writers have to write around those traits, makes it boil down to what everyone is discussing here. THAT character with those traits, how would he be classified.
Godzilla:Sorry King King Kong:Where’s friends from now on Godzilla:Sure King Kong:You want some bananas ? Godzilla:I hate Bananas King Kong:.... Godzilla vs King Kong
@kamensentai5690
3 жыл бұрын
I see this joke everywhere
Imagine if Godzilla and King Kong teaming up to destroy humanity.Would love to see that
@DRALGIERS
3 жыл бұрын
So like Rampage ... the video game
'The pride of Japan' you know that line is just godzilla in 4 words
He's neither a hero nor a villain. He's the personification of nature, balanced and neutral but I like to think that he's a hero.
In Showa Era most of the time he is a Hero In Heisei Era most of the time he is a Villain In Millenial he is 50% Villain 50% Hero
@firery794
3 жыл бұрын
Wdym, in Millennium, he was most of the time, a bad guy
@apenasumrandom9315
3 жыл бұрын
@@firery794 Godzilla 2000 anti-hero, Godzilla vs Megaguirus Hero/Anti-hero. Godzilla Final Wars Hero/Anti-Hero. Gmk: Villain. Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla: Villain. Godzilla Tokyo S.O.S: Villain. Looks like 50% for me.
@firery794
3 жыл бұрын
@@apenasumrandom9315 lmao, in megaguirus, he wasn’t a good guy. Why do you think, they built the thing in space to trap Godzilla in a black hole?
@apenasumrandom9315
3 жыл бұрын
@@firery794 I dindn't say he was good. I said that he was a Anti-hero, Megaguirus was a far more chaotic creature than Godzilla. So he ia kinda good in a way.
@firery794
3 жыл бұрын
@@apenasumrandom9315 just because someone’s more chaotic than him, doesn’t mean he is the good guy. It’s like Godzilla vs King Ghidorah. Ghidorah dies, Godzilla wrecks havoc.
Godzilla is a savage Thotslayer Alphabeing with his heart in the right place
@muhammadyaseen8734
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly 😎
@realshinultraman1634
3 жыл бұрын
No Godzilla is Killler And Bad Guy
He’s both. But definitely leans on the hero side when King Ghidorah is involved.
@SWyrick366
Жыл бұрын
One thing I loved about 1991 GvKG, Godzilla was voth the hero and the villain, but he was the villain because he was angry about the humans mutating him without asking him, and being changed like that in such a life altering thing made him understandably angry at Japan. But he gets to fight another monster, TWICE.
@SolCresta3405
Жыл бұрын
@@SWyrick366 Right.
Godzilla 1954 is one of the best,iconic and nostalgic movie ever of Godzilla in all the time and this movie is a masterpiece of the director Ishiro Honda
@nicoleknight9412
3 жыл бұрын
Did you know Raymond Burr was added to the cast as an American reporter named Stephen Martin to make the film more appealing to American audiences?
Ever since I was in kindergarten and my dad would play Godzilla for me, I've always seen him as the true equalizer. He is neither good nor bad he just destroys stuff, bringing balance. Just like nature. And for anyone D&D out there. He's chaotic neutral lol!
@kcewing1
3 жыл бұрын
In the D&D realm he would be lawful neutral.
Comment if u just came straight to the comment section💯😜 Long live the king💯 Godzilla is a good guy he's only bad if you mess with him 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
Godzilla he is the best and iconic Japanese Kaiju ever in the history of Japan and in theaters and Godzilla he is the real king of monsters in all the time
Did anyone else see that in the beginning, they showed a clip from Godzilla 2014 and said it was Godzilla 1954 lol
As a deep Godzilla fanatic, it depends on what movie or comic but the overall ideals of Godzilla is that he wants the to be the king of Earth no matter the cost or who’s in the way. In D&D terms he is typically chaotic neutral. Of course there are exceptions but in general he’s out for himself or the preservation of Earth
Monster that we all love
Nice explanation! I'm convinced. Plz continue the series for other intriguing topics like the moral code of batman and stuff like that.
Since Godzilla is often described as "a force of nature," he's more...in-between the line of hero and villain. You don't call tornadoes, hurricanes, snow storms or typhoons villainous whenever they happen; they just do. Of course, G-Man mostly seems to appear whenever humans decide to stupidly toy with or abuse nature
@kyero8724
3 жыл бұрын
Or other monsters are a threat to nature.
I think he’s a neutral misunderstood creature. After all, the word Kaiju is a combination of the words “mysterious” and “beast”. You’re never sure if something is good or evil if it is mysterious
Well done, WM. Nailed it. Great video.
The question is not if he is good or evil. The question is, how he is...
He is the Hero we need And, unfortunately, the Hero we deserve...
Name of the Video should be “Is Godzilla a Hero, Villain, Anti-Hero or Anti-Villain.”
@WatchMojo
3 жыл бұрын
I'll do you one better, Why is Godzilla?
The editing on this channel is movie tier!
Watchmojo your always bringing a smile to my face
I read the title and im like wym dude? 😭
@kamensentai5690
3 жыл бұрын
I Watched the his the hero
Godzilla is a hero that fights truth, justice and the Japanese way.
@realshinultraman1634
3 жыл бұрын
No Godzilla is Bad Guy Kill Kids and Humans
Godzilla is treated like a villain until he's needed to take on another monster.
@lilnarm_smoothblaze
3 жыл бұрын
He always knew that some humans were shit and then they have the nerve to create this abomination?!
Love your videos I watch them daily
It doesn't matter at the end of the day he is still the true king.
@muhammadyaseen8734
3 жыл бұрын
Yep
@PeterParker-zq6yg
3 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah
@madambutterfly1997
3 жыл бұрын
@Giyuu Tomioka that too
It depends on Godzilla, whenever he's destroying the planet or saving it depends on his motivations. He's is acting out for the planet's behalf when there's a new threat he would take action whenever someone or something comes between him and his foes.
Nice this is helpful
This video is very well-done. *Godzilla* is one of my all time favorite characters out of any genre. I'm glad to see The King of The Monsters get his due respect.
He not just a hero or villain. Hes a SAVIOR💥⚡✨
I think he just don't fight for his pride, but the world on a whole too. Not particularly humans, he don't give a shit about them but he tries to prevent the destruction the villains of his films try to do, he just want to mind their own business instead of showing up suddenly into human civilization which is not where they were living for some 100s of years.
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I love this!!!
Watchmojo does an amazing job of uploading 4 videos per day 😀
@WatchMojo
3 жыл бұрын
We work really hard to make all the video ideas we are sent from viewers into a reality.
Godzilla he is a anti-hero for various reasons because he save many people in different movies of Godzilla but he kill many people in Tokyo and other countries in other Godzilla movies
@oAPXo
3 жыл бұрын
Hes always been in Japan in toho movies (minus Hong Kong in vs destotorah and in space and then in Final Wars)
Exactly, as a creature that is just trying to protect his home, his Status, and his well being you can't blame the big guys actions. The thought came to mind of do you think of the bugs well-being when you step on them?
Awesome 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Neither he’s balance when the world starts to tilt to one side he straightens it up.
IT HASNT EVEN BEEN A MINUTE
Summed it up perfectly. Also if Zilla was beefed up bigger and immune to missles +true atomic breath like in the show do you think she could be in the Monsterverse
Godzilla is a Force of Nature, we must not make him angry.
00:04 still makes me laugh. So corny
It just depends on the story really. If it's something like Godzilla vs Hedorah, Godzilla is the good guy. If it's Godzilla vs Mecha Godzilla 2 though, then he's the bad guy.
I got chills when dark knight music turns.
he's a hero, always, in our hearts.
Godzilla he is one of the most popular iconic and best Kaiju ever in Japan and the pop culture history in all the time
Godzilla is in many ways, selfish. He protects himself, his pride and his reputation
I've always preferred Godzilla as a hero, both literally and figuratively. True, his actions are very polarizing when seeing his various roles in his films. Over the years, I've come to see Godzilla, not as just a Force of Nature, but a reflection towards humanity. Whenever he is in a more heroic position, he does that in favor of Nature's order and protection, an order we may or may not have a part in, and when he's in a more villainous role, it's usually on account of something we've done to him or in a larger sense, Nature. In a way, he becomes what humanity needs him to be, and sometimes what we need isn't always what we want. When mankind needs a hero to save them a completely destructive force, he is that, and when Mankind needs an adversary to humble them and remind them of their folly, he is that. I also see him as both, he is both a Force of Nature, and a Freak of Nature, Man's greatest savior, and its greatest threat. Our greatest friend and our greatest judge. In short, He's the Hero, and the Villain, and so much more.
@noahalcantar2431
5 ай бұрын
@Spaijit in my own opinion Godzilla works more of a straight up Anti-Hero hero over a straight up Hero ever since he attacks humans while protecting earth from evil
I like the new look of Godzilla ... total Badass ;)
Imagine if Godzilla and King Kong they gonna be best and awesome friends kaijus ever in the ending of Monsterverse
I believe the only truly evil iteration of Godzilla is GMK. For the others it’s only in their nature to destroy but GMK takes pleasure in causing suffering and destruction.
@fm_0523
3 жыл бұрын
Well, also the original Godzilla from the 1954 film was truly evil
Godzilla vs kong is released in my country (india ) and it's lives up to hype
I think he literally just wants to assert dominance over other Kaiju and humanity benefits from it. The reason he doesn’t just attack people is because he doesn’t look at us as a real threat. I’ve always looked at Godzilla as just a reluctant hero
i am so early and dont know what to say.
He’s just an animal wether you like it or not he doesn’t have evil intentions he just wants to stay alive
Now it makes want to see a Godzilla & Pacific Rim crossover as it would be cool seeing Godzilla hunt those other alien Kaiju's.
The 1978 TV series Godzilla was the show when I first knew and recognized Godzilla as a hero, never a villain, as he fought very interesting monsters while helping his human companions. While I do acknowledge and respect that Godzilla was an Anti-Hero, Anti-Villain, and a villain in most of his films, I still find it interesting to see a giant monster fighting other giant monsters who are worse then him. No matter what the films portrays him as, or how humanity in the films sees him as, Godzilla will always be a hero to me, as well as other G followers who shares my sympathy for the big guy. Long live the King!
I think he's a helicopter
Everyone is first until they refresh
Great Quote, the Secret to happiness is flowing, not forcing.
I call Godzilla’s type of Alignment “Chaotic Neutral”
early here
@dayjay297
3 жыл бұрын
Sameeee
Godzilla is a hero and villain
He attacks those who challenge his power he brings balance to the world
I will be taking a day off for this
He’s an Antihero. Plain and simple.
@HunchoVed
3 жыл бұрын
He’s an animal who attacks when feels threatened
@chasehedges6775
3 жыл бұрын
@@HunchoVed I definitely agree.
@HunchoVed
3 жыл бұрын
@@chasehedges6775 yeah he literally and animal he can’t be good or bad lions aren’t good or bad they just want to stay alive
@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed, one hundred percent.
I totally agree with everything on this list.
Godzilla is a hero. He's just not the human kind😊. Also he is a good guy in his own way
That real steal reference doe
I grew up watching the Godzilla movies from Toho and have always believed his actions to be benevolent and still do today
Very nice vedio and. You had beautyfull voice.
@asspandanasalyan14
3 жыл бұрын
Anand. From india .Hassan . Karanataka. State thankyou. Madam
He's a hero actually who likes to keep his reign as king. As you noticed in the end of the KOTM ending...all of the other titans bowed and of coarse sometime later retreated back to where they were in the first place. Godzilla obviously keeps them all in check so they don't do any destruction to man and especially the world. It's always the monsters that are killing man and destroying the world are the ones that Godzilla fights. Notice in the Godzilla 2014 movie....he went under battleships and did what he can to avoid any interaction or conflict with man but still get shot at anyways fucking up his coordination and speed to get to his opponent period. And that all makes the destruction on man worse when they fuck up his determination to go after the threat. And obviously... any destruction that Godzilla does is not on purpose at all.... I mean, are you gonna care about the ants and the anthill that you step on when going after or going toe to toe fighting someone? Lmao!!! Only reason why Godzilla attacked people or even Kong.....was because if him being beyond confused of who the true threat really was when Rin who was Serizawa's son I believe, was taking control of the brain of one of the heads of King Ghidorah. I think the son was taking his revenge on Godzilla after his dad sacrificed his life to bring Godzilla back to defeat King Ghidorah. But was good to see Kong give a good fight and even after going down... he still roared back showing that he was never gonna be a pushover regardless of Godzilla being the king and even saving and fighting with Godzilla to take down the threat of Mecha G. Which who also would've been a threat to mankind as well as the world... especially considering that Mecha went rogue period. So even though Godzilla went crazy after not knowing what the true threat was in Godzilla vs Kong as well as doing damage from Godzilla period from moving from point A to point B...this all still proves that Godzilla is a true hero. He doesn't come out at all nor bothers anything at all until he senses a threat and has to come out of the water to fight! Like I said...it's like running over legos just to fight your opponent lol!! So again... yes Godzilla really is the King and a true hero as well!
The narrator of this video said it best, Godzilla is a force of nature, no allegiances to anyone.
In most of his movies, even if he's considered a villain, Big G's an unwilling hero, saving the worlrd, and especially humanity of their own idiocy.