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The animated series Godzilla is the incarnation of Godzilla which appeared during the 1978 series, Godzilla (1978 TV series)|Godzilla]].

Name[]

The name "Godzilla" is a transliteration of Gojira (ゴジラ?), a combination of two Japanese words: gorira (ゴリラ?), meaning gorilla, and kujira (鯨 or クジラ), meaning whale.

Design[]

Appearance[]

The Hanna-Barbera Godzilla, unlike the incarnations of Godzilla featured in Toho's film series, is entirely green in color. His dorsal fins are unlike those of any other Godzilla in that they begin at the top of his head, and are more triangular in shape compared to Godzilla's traditional maple leaf-shaped plates. They are also blue or green in color rather than bone-white. The Hanna-Barbera Godzilla's arms are also very long, human-like and flexible, similar to the Showa Godzilla's.

Roar[]

The roar for the animated Godzilla is a dramatic departure from his Showa era counterparts, sounding much more human in origin than before. His roars were provided by actor Ted Cassidy.

History[]

Godzilla (1978 TV series)|Godzilla]][]

Godzilla made his American series debut with Hanna-Barbera's Godzilla, where he traveled alongside the Calico crew, with Godzooky, fighting many different monsters from 1978 to 1980.

Abilities[]

HB Godzilla Laser Vision

Godzilla fires his laser vision in The Godzilla Power Hour

Amphibiousness[]

Like all Godzillas, he lives in the water and can function on land. He can swim fast enough to induce currents that can create a whirlpool in the ocean.

Energy Absorption and Projection[]

In The Golden Guardians, the Calico crew was able to reenergize a weakened gold-encrusted trapped Godzilla with a modified communications laser, nearly draining the Calico's power in the process.

He can project radiant and thermal energy that takes the form of his fire breath and laser beams.

Fire Breath[]

In the series, Godzilla could breathe fire instead of his atomic breath. It appears to be more than simple flame since in the episode The Magnetic Terror, it is deflected by the magnetic forces of the Magnetic Monster. Its behavior to magnetic forces suggests it is more akin to plasma than fire.

The breath can still reach temperatures to melt rock as seen in The Sub-Zero Terror, The Beast of Storm Island and Valley of the Giants. It was shown in The Golden Guardians to be able to melt gold such as the multiple Golden Guardians meaning it can reach temperature ranges from gold's melting point, 1,948°F (1,064°C), to just below gold's boiling point, ​5,378 °F (2,970 °C).

Nose Flames[]

On some occasions, Godzilla was able to shoot flames from his nose.

Laser Beams[]

Godzilla could also shoot red laser beams out of his eyes in addition to breathing fire. The area of his pupils turn red and then beams of light of similar color is emitted. Unlike the fire breath which can spread over a wide area, the lasers can be used for precise attacks and underwater. It is shown to be able to melt coastal artillery and render uranium inert in Island of Doom. It can have enough kinetic force to explode the dome of the Capitol Building, as seen in The Breeder Beast.

Like his fire breath, it is affected by magnetic forces. It can neutralize the gravitational powers of the Gravity Goliath.

Physical Strength[]

Godzilla possesses great physical strength.

Durability[]

Godzilla possesses high durability. As seen in the episode Island of Doom, he can endure against the entire military might of COBRA's late 70s weaponry. It is shown in The Time Dragons, that he can mostly contain the explosion of a nuclear satellite in the palms of his enclosed claws. However, if a weapon has a high enough explosive yield, such as the experimental World War I German torpedo from Ghost Ship, it can knock him down.

Burrowing[]

Combining both his strength and speed, in the episode The Cyborg Whale, to prevent the incoming Cyborg Whale from crashing into an island, he dug a channel through it to give the machine a passage.

Intelligence[]

Godzilla shows that he is far from being just a gigantic beast that attacks the wilderness, and that several times he has shown great ability to deal with enemies with strategies to ambush them and can avoid catastrophes such as barring a dam about to break.

Senses[]

He has high senses. He is able to hear the high frequency that is tuned to him by the Godzilla Signal. This also makes him vulnerable to blasts of sonic sound wave emissions.

Weaknesses[]

Energy-based technology[]

He has been shown to be susceptible to energy tech such as Atlantis' teleportation ray and stasis field, and the lasers of the Cyborg Whale.

Environmental Chemical Sensitivity[]

It was shown in Microgodzilla that he is susceptible to foreign air-born chemicals.

Extreme magnetic forces[]

Godzilla is affected by magnetic forces. His fire breath and laser beams can be deflected by them as seen in his battle against the Magnetic Monster. When he fought the Magnetic Monster after it had grown to dwarf him, its magnetic forces were strong enough to lift Godzilla off the ground and pulled him toward his mouth.

Freezing[]

Like many other Godzillas, he is susceptible to freezing. In Attack of the Stone Creature, the Stone Guardians of Ramal were able to encase him in ice, though he was able to break free. In The Deadly Asteroid, he was frozen solid by the Frios Aliens' freeze rays.

Mystical power[]

Godzilla has shown to be susceptible to mystical powers. In the Island of Lost Ships, he was knocked out by the Siren Sisters' powers. In The Golden Guardians, he was weakened by the Golden Guardian's green eye beams and was encased in gold by it.

Sonic blasts[]

Sonic blasts from the Earth Eater were effective in briefly repelling Godzilla, allowing the monster to escape.

Trivia[]

  • His size varies from each appearance in the series, sometimes he's large enough to carry a whole ship and other times he is just large enough to have two people in his hand. But according to some sources he stands about 75 meters tall.[citation needed]
    • According to the show's theme song, he is 30 stories(~99 meters; ~324 ft) high.
  • Years after Hanna-Barbera lost the Godzilla license, this incarnation of Godzilla and some of his monster co-stars made a cameo in a DC Scooby-Doo comic.
  • He is the first Godzilla to be officially green, the second behind this incarnation was the Millennium Godzilla.
    • The Godzilla from the later animated series, Godzilla: The Series, shares some similarities with this Godzilla. Like the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla, he is an ally to humanity who is summoned by a team of scientists, often aboard their research boat, in order to fend off other malevolent giant monsters.
      • Godzilla appears to break the fourth wall in the episode, The Megavolt Monster. After the last Megavolt Monster shrinks in size and swims into the crevice to join its brethren, Godzilla briefly looks at the viewer in confusion before roaring in victory.

List of appearances[]

  • Godzilla (1978 TV series)|Godzilla]] (First appearance)


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