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Godzilla Junior
Nomenclature
Nickname(s)	Godzilla American Godzilla Junior TriZilla Animated Zilla
Biological Information
Species	Mutant marine iguana
Height	60 meters
Length	78.0288 meters (Tail)
Weight	60,000 metric tons
Affiliation Information
Allies	Baby Godzillas Siblings Godzilla Father Niko Tatopoulos Adoptive father H.E.A.T. Komodithrax Giant Bat Nessie Robo-Yeti
Production Information
Roar	noicon 1998-
First appearance	Godzilla

Godzilla Junior (ジラジュニア,   Gojira Jyunia^?) is a mutated marine iguana kaiju created by TriStar Pictures that first appeared in the 1998 American film, Godzilla. Template:TOC

Name

Godzilla's name comes from the series itself where he's dubbed as such. The "Junior" is to distinguish himself from his parent. In the Godzilla: The Series episode Competition, the Japanese characters always refer to Godzilla Junior as "Gojira," even when speaking English.

Appearance

Main article: ShodaiJira.

Godzilla Junior shares his appearance with his father, being a theropod-like kaiju.

Roar

Zilla Junior's roars were mostly recycled 1998 Godzilla and Godzilla roars.

Zilla Roars

Personality

Zilla Junior with Komodithrax

Godzilla Jr. is very different from his late father. Unlike his late father, who reproduced asexually, Godzilla Jr. is sterile (or possibly can only reproduce sexually and a mate simply doesn't exist, since Niko only stated that there was "no risk of him reproducing").

In the episode "End Of The Line", however, he falls in love with a mutant Komodo dragon, named Komodithrax, and becomes surrogate father to her unborn offspring. Unfortunately for Godzilla Jr., Komodithrax and the giant egg she laid fell down a crack in the ice and supposedly dies at the end of the episode.

Zilla Junior frees Nessie's baby

Godzilla Jr. is also much more aggressive than his parent; rather than fleeing from an attack, he will usually, like the Japanese Godzilla, fight or destroy his attackers. For a mutation, he is very intelligent and shows the ability to make moral decisions. For example, in the episode "Deadloch", where he fights against the Loch Ness Monster, he then later aids Nessie in recovering her stolen baby (this is when Godzilla makes a "moral decision", although H.E.A.T. member Monique says that it's just instinctual for creatures to work together). In Monster Wars part 3, he chose his adoptive father Niko Tatapoulos over his biological father, Cyber-Godzilla, and attacked it.

Godzilla Junior also shows some planning and strategy in his fighting style, though it is shown that he can resort sheerly to brute force, if he is angered enough. He has even shown a sense of humor, (much like Godzilla in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster) as in the climax of one episode of the series, he splashed members of the H.E.A.T. team with water in a playful fashion.

Zilla Junior saves Nick

His most prominent trait, though, is his protectiveness and loyalty towards Dr. Nick Tatopoulos. When Nick is journeying around the world, Godzilla Jr. is never far behind. The proof of this is that Godzilla Junior has often saved Nick and other members of the H.E.A.T team from dangerous situations. In one situation in particular, Godzilla Junior managed to catch Nick (who was falling) on top of his head before letting him down gently. The only time Godzilla Junior's loyalty faltered was when he met his biological father, resurrected as Cyber-Godzilla, for the first time. He could be seen cowering in fear not unlike a little boy being scolded severely by his father when Cyber-Godzilla roared at him. He was unwilling to attack his own father despite being told by Nick to do so. Niko then sadly said that Godzilla Junior "dumped" him for his birth parent. Thankfully, Godzilla Junior later broke free of Cyber-Godzilla and the Tachyons' influence and chose Nick over his birth parent.

Origins

Godzilla Junior was the last surviving offspring of the Godzilla from 1998. He, as well as all of his siblings, were eggs laid inside the Madison Square Garden by Godzilla. Unlike his siblings, Godzilla Junior survived the bombing of the Madison Square Garden and was later found by Dr. Niko Tatopoulos, who kept him safe from the military.

History

Godzilla

Zilla Junior in Godzilla

In 1998, a giant monster given the classification of "Godzilla" by the U.S. military made his nest in the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. There, about two hundred eggs which hatched into juvenile Godzillas. The military carried out a plan to bomb Madison Square Garden and kill all the infant Godzillas, which was successful, for the most part. Godzilla, angry at the death of his offspring, terrorized the city until he was shot down by several missiles from F-18 Hornets. Unknown to everyone, an egg survived among the fires of Madison Square Garden.

Godzilla 2

Main article: Godzilla 2 (Unmade 1998 film sequel).

Zilla Junior was meant to star in Godzilla 2 and Godzilla 3, both of which were scrapped in favor of Godzilla: The Series. He would have lived on Monster Island and fought a giant insect monster called "Queen Bitch." In this film, he would have been portrayed as being more similar to the original Zilla than he was in the animated series, reproducing asexually and not possessing atomic breath.

Godzilla: The Series

Main article: Godzilla: The Series.

Abilities

Amphibiousness

Godzilla Jr. spends most of his time in the water, as he is a natural swimmer and is able to breathe underwater. Godzilla Jr. once rested unconscious underwater for an extended period of time while sick.

Intelligence

Godzilla Jr. is shown to be very intelligent. He has shown planning tactics in battle and the ability to make moral decisions. He is also shown to have a large brain for his body size, a trait very unique among reptiles in general.

As the series progressed, Nick noted Junior seemed to get more intelligent. He was able to figure it out to get the Giant Bug on top of the tower by destroying it. He was able to understand that Nessie was looking for her baby.

Atomic breath

Godilla Jr.'s signature weapon is his green atomic breath; something his father lacked. The atomic breath has a long range and is extremely hot, capable of melting steel and turning sand into glass. It even shrunk El Gusano Gigante to the size of a house mouse, making the Spanish War-General faint.

Durability

Another ability that sets Godzilla Junior apart from the 1998 Godzilla is his ability to take high levels of damage. Whereas his father was killed by a relatively small amount of missiles, Junior is shown taking large amounts of heavy artillery with no harm, much like the original Japanese Godzilla.

In relation to his durability is his enhanced regeneration, which allows Junior to recover from injuries and regain his strength quickly.

Physical abilities

Godzilla Jr. has shown to have great physical strength. He often overpowers other mutations with sheer brute strength able to lift other mutations in the air. His claws are extremely sharp and are capable of shredding steel. Junior's tail is also an incredibly powerful weapon as well that can be used to crush and strike his opponents.

Godzilla Junior is also incredibly fast and nimble, moving incredibly quickly from one location to another and being able to climb rapidly. In addition, Godzilla Junior is shown to have quick reflexes.

Additionally, he is an extraordinary burrower, as moments after hatching he could quickly burrow through many yards of concrete to escape the ruins of Madison Square Garden. Once fully grown, Godzilla Junior could tunnel incredibly large distances in extremely short periods of time, sometimes appearing on the battlefield from underground.

Stamina

He is able to travel thousands miles in the ocean without any obvious signs of fatigue.

Weaknesses

Godzilla Jr. is generally considered to be the most powerful mutation in Godzilla: The Series, though he still has a number of exploitable weaknesses.

Bright lights

Godzilla Junior seems to have an aversion to bright lights - a weakness which was exploited by both Cameron Winter (who used powerful searchlights while attacking Godzilla Junior with the Cyber Flies) and Maximillian Spiel (who used high-intensity quartz beams during Godzilla Junior's battle with Rhinosaurus).

Electricity

Electricity has done some damage to Godzilla Junior, although he is mostly able to resist it - such as in his battles with the Crackler and the Lizard Slayers.

Poison

Poison has be been shown to damage Godzilla Junior than most types of attacks. He is also vulnerable to dehydration, having almost died due to it when fighting the monster Medusa.

Trivia

• Godzilla Junior hasn't made any official appearances since his animated series was cancelled back in 2000 due to Sony and TriStar losing the rights to the Godzilla franchise.
• Interestingly, Godzilla Junior is said to weigh 60,000 metric tons as revealed in the episode "Cash of the Titans," while his parent only weighed 500 tons in the 1998 film, making Zilla Junior officially heavier than all incarnations of Godzilla except his incarnation from Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah through Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, which also weigh 60,000 metric tons, and Legendary Pictures' Godzilla.