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13/10/2009 Archived the original Talk Page. Getting a little too long.-- ACE Spark ( talk) 14:26, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
Apparently, there seems to be an editing war going on - someone keeps trying to change this page and all references to "American Godzilla", and any and all information regarding it's cameo in Final Wars keeps getting removed. So to the people that keep doing this, come on, this is a discussion page - DISCUSS it. What's with the constant editing war? This Godzilla re-appeared in Final Wars (go on, check it up on youtube, here's the video!, it deserves a mention, even if it's only a line or two. It happened. It's fact.
As for the name, Toho offically named it Zilla. So, there you go. That's it's name. Gino should be briefly mentioned in the article as the name fan's gave it before it's offical naming, but it's offical name should be used overall.
To those that keep editing the page, please discuss your reasoning here. Let's keep it civil. I've stated my opinion. Post yours.
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ACE Spark (
talk) 14:26, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
Not that I have anything to do with this, but well, I personally find it unfair. Toho didn't create the "American Godzilla", so why do they have the right to "officially rename it"? TriStar Pictures got their rights to use the concept, the name. What THEY call it should be what it IS called, even if Toho was the original creators. It's not their version. Sure, they can do whatever the hell they want with it in their own Godzilla universe and timeline, but that is NOT a part of the TriStar Godzilla universe or timeline. From the '98 movie's "perspective", Final Wars never occurred. Right?
-- Swiiman ( talk) 05:42, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
I think at the time I was a little annoyed by people trying to change this article and all references into what is basically fannon names. The Article is either about "Godzilla (US)" or "Zilla". Quite frankly, i'm not a Godzilla fan, so I don't really care either way, or what people want to call it. Providing it's not GINO. Gino isn't offical one way or the other. I'm just going with what's sourced. -- ACE Spark ( talk) 01:15, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
I agree with Swiiman. Toho doesn't have the authority to officially rename the creature from the film made by TriStar. I doubt TriStar would even consider Final Wars s part of their Godzilla continuity. "Zilla" really was just Toho making a jab at the TriStar version of Godzilla.-- 24.147.62.26 ( talk) 03:10, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
Toho can call the CGI critter in their movie Zilla or whatever else they want. They can't welch on having licensed the original name to TriStar. TriStar could, if they produced additional material in which they declared the name as changed. You are just being confusing by calling it something other than what is written on the box. JethroElfman ( talk) 02:53, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
I went looking for sources that confirm Zilla as Toho's official name. Their site is in Japanese, so I can't tell what's up there. MonsterZero.us, now SciFiJapan.com, doesn't have the editorial up anymore. Most sites use Wikipedia as their source. IMDB references an interview with Kitamura, quoting, "he said that he named the Hollywood version Zilla for his film" [1]. Is there anything substantial out there? This makes "Zilla" something Kitamura came up with as director, rather than as a spokesman for Toho. It also makes it clear he accepted "Zilla" as belonging to Final Wars and not Godzilla (1998). JethroElfman ( talk) 03:57, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
This information is wrong. Toho themselves have stated that Zilla is indeed the American Godzilla and was created as a way to give the fans closure after Roland Emerich took the "God" out of Godzilla. And seeing that TOHO not TriStar OWNS AND LOANED the Godzilla license I believe that gives them all the rights in the world to rename it and put the creators in their place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.65.110.82 ( talk) 16:59, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
I agree with you JethroElfman. On many sources, sites and information that I can find (including IMDb, Toho Kingdom and the Monster Legacy blog etc.) it appears there never was any real name change, but a global misunderstanding, it actually seems like if Kitamura actually created the name "Zilla" when he created the American Godzilla character that should be in his Final Wars film, but he just didn't want his American Godzilla to bear the same name so obviously he created a new name for his creature so that it would please dissatisfied fans, although the creation of Zilla caused many fans to misinterpret Zilla as an actual new name for the American Godzilla species and as either the actual character Godzilla (which was killed by the way) from the 1998 Godzilla film or Godzilla Junior from Godzilla: The Series. Even if this name change myth was true, it would have been shown more clearly, at least in later movie re-releases and DVD/Blu-ray copyright disclaimers which are still mentioning "Godzilla" instead of "Zilla", but it appears the official statements are actually that Godzilla (1998), Godzilla Junior (1998-2000) and Zilla (2004) are completely different characters based upon the same design and species, and that Zilla is an exclusive Japanese creature that is also exclusive to the Japanese Godzilla: Final Wars. End of story. TurokSwe ( talk) 10:16, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
The film Godzilla is about Zilla so Zilla is also known as Godzilla and could rightfully be covered on that page. Opinions? 89.100.194.115 ( talk) 21:21, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
why should we merge it? there both big enough articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.106.37.99 ( talk) 20:12, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Zilla is a different character, and Toho intentionally wanted to separate Godzilla from Zilla which is why he renamed the Zilla character to what it is. If we mention Zilla on the Godzilla article, then we would have to mention all the other Kaizu on there too. ScienceApe ( talk) 22:07, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
Zilla is its own creature, Toho even said that it has little relation to Godzilla.
No, ridiculous idea, especially since every other Godzilla monster has their own page, and Zilla is officially a separate creature in Godzilla canon. Yonskii ( talk) 23:47, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
The American Godzilla certainly deserves to be mentioned on the Godzilla page because of the fact that the American Godzilla is another kind of Godzilla, because it was a remake of the Godzilla creature, and because it is the American Godzilla. Zilla is just another character, Zilla is not the species, the species is American Godzilla. The species includes the characters/monsters Godzilla (1998), Baby Godzilla (1998), Godzilla Junior (1998-2000), Cyber-Godzilla (1998-2000), and Zilla (2004), and they're all American Godzillas (despite that the creature Zilla (2004) is Japanese). In short, true Godzillas. TurokSwe ( talk) 16:56, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
Please use this as a place to corral all discussions of bias in this article so that the template can be removed promptly. Universaladdress ( talk) 12:01, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved. BDD and Andrewa both have valid concerns about the article, but they're outside the scope of RM and need to be addressed elsewhere. Jenks24 ( talk) 14:34, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
Zilla →
American Godzilla – This page is obviously mostly about the fictional American Godzilla species, where the characters Godzilla (1998), Baby Godzilla (1998), Godzilla Junior (1998-2000), Cyber-Godzilla (1998-2000), and Zilla (2004) belongs, and because of the fact that Zilla (2004) is just another character/monster within the American Godzilla species I don't think that "Zilla" is an appropriate name for this page, since the page seems to cover the whole American Godzilla species with all characters within it and not just Zilla (2004). The current name was obviously based upon the famous name change myth, but no sources indicate that there ever was a name change for the species or the other characters. It actually appears that Ryuhei Kitamura named his creature Zilla exclusively for the 2004 film "Godzilla: Final Wars" and that Zilla's appearance in the film caused a huge misintepretation and misunderstanding among fans that actually falsely believed the American Godzilla to have been renamed Zilla, while Zilla was actually just another character within the American Godzilla species.
TurokSwe (
talk) 16:03, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
It seems the consensus has definitely shifted from the obsolete 2010 merge discussion above on this page. Interesting development - a strong opinion in the above rename discussion seemed to be that the page should be merged, not renamed, although this was understandably not an option under that discussion. Strong opinion seems to be that the existence of this page is WP:FANCRUFT (as indicated by the bizarre intro text that doesn't really qualify as encyclopedic and instead serves as an apologia for the page's existence) and that it should be merged with Godzilla. Discussion above also notes that BDD and Andrewa's concerns need a place to be aired, so this is it. ToFeignClef ( talk) 01:50, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
It says in this article that GINO is Godzilla, and it is not at all (and I've got very strong facts to prove it). Here are some pictures from the GMK movie to prove that this is not officially recognized as Godzilla by Toho. Click the links to see the pictures.
You can buy the DVD of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, or just look for this bit on YouTube and you can see these people say that this is not Godzilla. Also, after Sony's rights to Godzilla expired in 2003, the creature couldn't be left in the air and Toho assumed the creature's copy-rights. The reason the 2006 DVD re-release still says "GODZILLA used with permission" etc., is because of the very obvious fact: They named the film, "GODZILLA". When TriStar 'took advantage by re-releasing GODZILLA', they just took advantage, and they didn't alter anything in the film whatsoever-- not the Title of the movie, not the name of the creature, not the copyrights on the back, nothing was changed except just moving the GODZILLA movie from VHS to DVD.
So, these are some very good and strong points I'm giving. You may still call this thing, which is officially known as ZILLA, American Godzilla, but the whole 'misconception' thing about the Zilla-Name Change is actually true, and it was proven in Final Wars. Just look at these creatures in Final Wars and in the movie. Do they look any different from each other?
I didn't think so either. Not to mention that the 1998 GODZILLA film and Godzilla: Final Wars do not take place in the same timeline and/or Universe, so it could very so be the 1998 creature without any plotholes whatsoever. At least Zilla Jr (from Godzilla: The Series) had some differences from his father, like actually being durable and having a beam, as well as being a different color; these two look exactly alike, except the 2004 Zilla is CGI of lesser quality. Also, it cannot be stated that Zilla is 'more destructive' or 'eats humans' or anything, because Zilla was being mind-controlled by the Xiliens, which would obviously mean it would have a different personality, just like the other Final Wars kaiju like Rodan, Anguirus, and King Caesar, who are known to be defenders of Earth rather than the monsters who cause destruction.
All this means is that the 'Zilla Name-Change Misconception' is a misconception itself, with millions of Godzilla and Zilla fans knowing the truth that Toho changed the creature's name to Zilla. I hope this is enough evidence from Toho and TriStar themselves that Zilla is, as a matter of fact, not Godzilla in any way.
PS: Isn't it ironic that 'The American Godzilla' is a French Polynesian Iguana? 493Titanollante ( talk) 19:41, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
Here is a link to a video that uses my points to argue that Toho officially renamed the 1998 creature to Zilla. Everyone should check it out. 493Titanollante ( talk) 03:25, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Toho actually does count this Godzilla as an official incarnation, some people involve with Godzilla movies just don't like the movie.-- VaderRaptor ( talk) 15:41, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
First off, American Godzilla isn't an official character. Secondly, the character has been copyrighted as Zilla. It used to be copyrighted as Godzilla but Toho has changed his name ala MOUGERA.-- KPLives! ( talk) 01:25, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
The claims that the "Zilla" name is unofficial or that it applies only to the Final Wars incarnation are blatantly false. The NAME and DESIGN have been TRADEMARKED by Toho; check the corporate logo on the back of the Godzilla: Final Wars DVD. This is what is known as a retcon. Its name is retroactively (and more important, LEGALLY) "Zilla" and it's NOT this article's place to dispute that, for this would be Original Research and against wikipedia's rules. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.50.43.174 ( talk) 15:12, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
I second this motion, it's been officially and legally copyrighted as Zilla by Toho, the above arguments by 493Titanollante are MORE than sufficient enough. And all the edits by TurokSwe are nothing but disruptive and bias lies, and he has NOT learned his lesson about the edit war policy, as he has gone and went RIGHT back to what he was doing and changed this page back to his biased version! Please, someone from the Administration REALLY should ban him! 66.26.66.25 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:54, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
Furthermore, the name dispute doesn't really matter. "Zilla" is a simple and effective way of differentiating the two creatures, and with a new Hollywood-produced film in the makings, "American Godzilla" could only cause further confusion. And I know that a common comparison would be between Mothra and Mothra Leo, or Mechagodzilla and Kiryu, but they were both still in movies entitled "Mothra", "Mothra 2", "Mothra 3," and "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla" and "Godzilla x Mechagodzilla"; Not "Mothra Leo," "Mothra Leo 2", "Mothra Leo 3" or "Godzilla x Kiryu." What the creatures are called isn't particularly important. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.160.210.161 ( talk) 04:02, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
it can be interpreted in different ways
Nonsense. There's nothing up to interpretation. The logo has the character's name and design on it, both accompanied by a trademark.
The various Toho monsters have gone by many names over the years, but Toho's official monster logos are what we've always used here to determine what the characters' names are officially. This is why "King Shisa" was moved to King Caesar and "Kamakiras" was moved to Kamacuras back in the day. Doesn't matter what name they may have been referred to originally, we go by their most recently trademarked official english names.
Wikipedia is about facts, yes. Absolutely! And it is a verifiable FACT that Toho has officially trademarked this character design with the name "Zilla". They own it, they decide what's canon.
What official, legal capacity has the name "American Godzilla" (emphasis mine) ever been used for this character, anyway? None. Nada. Zilch. Zero. Doesn't appear on any of Toho's corporate logos or trademarks. This article's very name is guilty of speculation! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.50.43.174 ( talk) 13:17, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
Who in the heck did that to TurokSwe's reply? I mean, it's funny and all, but what the actual hell. Kaiju-Human ( talk) 20:34, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
It's great to see this page has been moved back to its original title but apparently, there's a copy of this same wiki page? - Armegon —Preceding undated comment added 08:47, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
I've noticed this as well, now that the editing war is over, and the Zilla page has been restored, there's no need for this American Godzilla page anymore. It should be deleted, and the redirect should be reversed, so that when people type in "American Godzilla", it should be redirected to the Zilla page. Kaiju-Human ( talk) 06:48, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
I see that the Zilla page has been redirected to the American Godzilla page, re-supported with the unverified inaccuracies deleted before. I've taken the liberty of restoring the article back to its rightful verifiable state but what's the reason behind the re-re-title of the article? Official documentation of the character's name change to Zilla has been proven and provided, with three cited sources, mind you. So why the sudden change back to American Godzilla?
Remember that there is another American Godzilla, unrelated to the 1998 incarnation, due out in 2014. Are we going to call that American Godzilla II? This creature has been deemed too different to be Godzilla and has been legally/officially been recognized as Zilla by its parent owner, Toho. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Armegon ( talk • contribs) 05:55, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was moved. Whether "Zilla" needs disambiguation can be discussed in another RM; for now, it's WP:PRIMARYTOPIC at least, since it already redirects here. As for me, I stand by my comments regarding Daniel Craig in the last RM. -- BDD ( talk) 19:05, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
American Godzilla → Zilla – [See talk page] 493Titanollante ( talk) 00:49, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
This page needs to be moved back to Zilla, so I'll just re-post what I said in the Gino section, just to get things started. Everyone, please discuss why you want this page to be moved back, and please do so while logged in; it seems that this requested move can't be accomplished unless it is under just one section titled 'Requested move', with actual discussions with many logged in people. So, here's my previous posts down there on Wikizilla explaining why this should be called Zilla:
First, the article was moved to American Godzilla. That isn't very official. Secondly, the page is filled with links to Zilla fan sites; completely unnecessary. Thirdly, the page has been discussed only with a minority of Zilla fans for it to be merged into the Godzilla page. That is just, not good. It also isn't fancruft because only a few fans want it, not hundreds or tens. Finally, the fact that it claims Zilla and "American Godzilla" to be different monsters and that the 1998 Iguana is actually Godzilla, which is absolutely false.
I've got very strong facts to prove that Zilla and "American Godzilla" are both Zilla. Here are some pictures from the GMK movie to prove that this is not officially recognized as Godzilla by Toho. These prove that GODZILLA and GMK take place in the same Universe, because why else would they reference something that absolutely didn't exist in any way otherwise?
You can buy the DVD of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, or just look for this bit on YouTube and you can see these people say that this is not Godzilla. Also, after Sony's rights to Godzilla expired in 2003, the creature couldn't be left in the air and Toho assumed the creature's copy-rights. The reason the 2006 DVD re-release still says "GODZILLA used with permission" etc., is because of the very obvious fact: They named the film, "GODZILLA". When TriStar 'took advantage by re-releasing GODZILLA', they just took advantage, and they didn't alter anything in the film whatsoever-- not the Title of the movie, not the name of the creature, not the copyrights on the back (except, of course, removing the icons for "GODZILLA" and "BABY GODZILLA" [11] [12]), nothing was changed except just moving the GODZILLA movie from VHS to DVD (and from DVD to Blu-Ray).
Besides, since they called the film "GODZILLA", and Godzilla is a trademark of Toho Company Ltd (TriStar's GODZILLA trademark was cancelled by Toho [13]), they do have to give credit to Toho. TriStar owns only the movie (whose title can't be changed, because movie titles can't be changed after an official release), Toho owns the monster since Sony's rights expired in 2003.
Also, the picture showing Zilla still being trademarked as "Godzilla" and the Baby Zillas as "Baby Godzilla", with people claiming it to be from the 2006 DVD? It's not from any DVD. It's from the VCR release. They've lied. And also, those trademarks have been cancelled and abandoned GODZILLA 1998 BABY GODZILLA 1998.
So, these are some very good and strong points I'm giving. You may still call this thing, which is officially known as ZILLA, American Godzilla, but the whole 'misconception' thing about the Zilla-Name Change is actually true, and it was proven in Final Wars. Just look at these creatures in Final Wars and in the movie. Do they look significantly different from each other?
I didn't think so either. You might say that they do look very different, but that's because of a simple fact: Toho was not very good at Computer-Generated-Imagery (CGI), but TriStar was. That by default means that the 2004 Zilla would be less polished and look more bad-CGI-ish. Also, TriStar never did give Toho the CGI model of 1998 Gino, did they?
Also, since they are based on the same design, wouldn't that mean that they are TradeMarked as the same? I mean, Toho doesn't make different copy-rights for each incarnation of Godzilla. Toho doesn't have a Trademark specifically for the Godzilla from the 90's and a different one for the Godzilla from "Godzilla: 2000 Millenium". They are both Registered as "Godzilla" and they just put a number from what year it is after that (example: "Godzilla® 90's" and "Godzilla® 2000"). So, why would Toho create a separate TradeMark for something with the same appearance, unless they are updating it or changing its name? They didn't. GODZILLA® Cancelled [16] BABY GODZILLA Logo Cancelled ZILLA In Effect
The 1998 GODZILLA film and Godzilla: Final Wars do not take place in the same timeline and/or Universe, and since there is no official continuity between GFW and GMK (because GMK had continuity with GODZILLA 1998 because they referenced the monster in it), it all goes down to speculation from there.
At least Zilla Jr (from Godzilla: The Series) had some differences from his father, like actually being durable and having a beam, as well as being a different color; these two look very alike, except the 2004 Zilla is CGI of lesser quality that wasn't even made from the same model as the 1998 version. Also, it cannot be stated that Zilla is 'more destructive' or 'eats humans' or anything, because Zilla was being mind-controlled by the Xiliens, which would obviously mean it would have a different personality, just like the other Final Wars kaiju like Rodan, Anguirus, and King Caesar, who are known to be defenders of Earth rather than the monsters who cause destruction.
All this means is that the 'Zilla Name-Change Misconception' is a misconception itself, with millions of Godzilla and Zilla fans knowing the truth that Toho changed the creature's name to Zilla. I hope this is enough evidence from Toho and TriStar themselves that Zilla is, as a matter of fact, not Godzilla in any way.
Also, isn't it ironic that 'The American Godzilla' is a French Polynesian Iguana? Overall, ZILLA™ is the official © name of the the creature that was known as GODZILLA® prior to 2004/2005.
Here is a link to a video that uses my points to argue that Toho officially renamed the 1998 creature to Zilla. Everyone should check it out.
Matt Frank (creator of the "Godzilla: Rulers of Earth" series by IDW, has commented about the Zilla Name Change! He's affiliated with Toho, so what he says really counts. Click on the Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Issue #2 DeviantART link to see his comment (scroll down). Also worth noting, "ZILLA" will appear but with the exact same design of "GODZILLA 1998".
Please, do discuss! 493Titanollante ( talk) 00:49, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
-- Croc117 ( talk) 03:41, 9 May 2013 (UTC) Croc117
It seems like in the last discussion, we all agreed to move the article to Zilla (Toho). Should we go ahead and do this? We can go ahead and move Zilla (disambiguation) to Zilla after. Erik ( talk | contribs) 19:12, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Some anonymous IP seems hellbent on identifying Zilla as a theropod. I'm guessing they've never actually seen the movie before. Not only is Zilla shown to be a mutated lizard, a paleontologist in the film tries to identify the monster as an Allosaurus only for her suggestion to be rejected on the grounds that the monster is too big and dinosaurs are extinct.
Pointing this out in the article itself might be Original Research, however, so it uses the non-specific identifier "iguana." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.144.216 ( talk) 21:31, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
Zilla is not a lizard. It's a dinosaur, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.55.89.17 ( talk) 21:10, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Of course, a creature of Zilla's size would be about as agile as a flying brick on wheels if it could exist, but eh. Movie logic for ya'. Raptormimus456 ( Talk paeg, boyo)
First and foremost, I'd like to thank whoever cleaned and polished the article. It's simple, straight to the point, and cites reliable sources as opposed to previous edits. However, I have a minor issue I'd like to bring up for discussion.
As many of you are well aware, I'm assuming, Zilla went by several aliases prior to Toho officially renaming it to Zilla. The most popular alias was GINO, the acronym for Godzilla In Name Only, coined by Godzilla purists. Zilla also went by other aliases such as TriStar Godzilla, American Godzilla, even Hollywood Godzilla. However, none of these aliases appear to be listed in the alias section of the infobox and this is where my issue comes in.
Godzilla 1998 is kept on the alias section but other aliases such as Gino or TriStar Godzilla have been left out, with those terms deemed "unofficial" however, someone added a "DO NOT CHANGE" warning on the alias section stating, "Official names only! GINO is not an official term.", which I find contradicting because Godzilla 1998 IS NOT an official term either! It is not a legal copyright nor is it addressed as an official term for the character by either Toho or TriStar.
As far as I'm concerned, Godzilla 1998 is another term coined by fans and journalists long ago to distinguish it apart from Godzilla. Much like the term Gino was coined. Additionally, the purpose of the alias section is to inform readers what the character is also known by. Well, the Zilla character is also known by as Gino, TriStar Godzilla, American Godzilla, and Hollywood Godzilla. Godzilla 1998 is a term for the character no different from the ones I've listed. I don't understand why these other aliases should not be included in the alias section. Yes, they may not be official, but neither is "Godzilla 1998". As far as I'm concerned, that term has no legal capacity whats so ever. So why should that term (which is unofficial) be kept while the other terms (also unofficial) are alienated? -- Armegon ( talk) 11:33, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
I could have sworn I saw "Godzilla 1998" used on the packaging for a model kit, but it may have just been a garage kit. At any rate, "Godzilla-USA" is the closest we've got to an official "alias" for Zilla since it appears in an officially licensed Toho product. I was under the impression the "alias" field on these Toho monster articles were meant for alternate translations or secondary names for the characters, such as "Spiega", "Gimantis" and "Minya". "Godzilla-USA" may not be the Official Legally Registered Trademarked Name for the character, but an alias invented by Toho absolutely takes priority over fanon such as "TriStar Godzilla" and "American Godzilla" (which isn't allowed on Wikipedia anyway as per WP: Original Research.) "GINO" is mentioned under criticism and it's relavent to that section because it's indicative of the backlash against the character, but including it in the "alias" field gives it undue weight. To me this just sounds like more of the sort of quibbling minutea that this article was overhauled to purge anyway. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.144.216 ( talk) 09:51, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Godzilla
^It would appear the Swedish version of this article is still infected with the bias that was poisoning this one until recently. Anybody up to fixing and redirecting it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.144.216 ( talk) 06:23, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
Removed Zilla from the "Supervillains" category. A villain is evil by definition. Zilla has no moral agency, it's just a non-sapient animal behaving in accordance to its biological imperitives. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.144.216 ( talk) 03:59, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
Someone has gone and re-edit parts of the page to distinct the characters Zilla and Godzilla 1998 as different characters. This is not true, Godzilla 1998 is now copyrighted as Zilla. Evidence has been provided to vouch for that fact and here's another piece of evidence. Comic book artist Matt Frank, who's employer IDW comics holds the rights to Godzilla and all other Toho characters, including Zilla, has confirmed (via official deviantART page) that Toho makes zero distinction between "Zilla" and "Godzilla 1998" with the exception of title alone. Ever since 2004, Toho's official stance has been that any future incarnations of the character be referred to hereafter as "Zilla.". I suggest that the page be reverted back to its original state before the unnecessary changes and removals. Armegon ( talk) 22:06, 23 October 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 493Titanollante ( talk • contribs)
Here's the quote from scene 14 on the Godzilla 1998 R1 DVD commentary regarding Zilla's sex. It comes after a discussion where they talk about the original Godzilla and Minilla, and the ambiguity concerning Godzilla's sex in the original Japanese films. This is what Tatopoulis (the creator, not the character) had to say about Zilla:
Tatopoulis: "What's interesting about this one is that we did end up sculpting the genitals of the creature, which you barely see in the movie. You guys (the other FX directors on the commentary) were aware of that, when we started the CG, we actually created the genitals. Thank god we didn't see too much of it, we were quite discrete. (Nervous laughter) But y'know, it was interesting that we were building some of that." ... "The funny thing is, if we did make male genitals, it would be very scary, because most of the shots are from the street level, I think it would be too much." (More nervous laughter)
So we have confirmation from the effects crew that Zilla has lady parts. A true hermaphrodite (such as a snail) would have a mix of male and female parts. It would appear that Zilla is an asexual female, like other parthenogenic lizards. I'm not sure if we should use gendered pronouns for the character in the article itself though, since the article paints in broad strokes and approaches the subject from a real-world perspective. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.100.15 ( talk) 06:56, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
Could somebody with an account possibly upload a new picture for the infobox? The current one is cropped and doesn't show much of the character's design. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.100.15 ( talk) 09:18, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
Maybe this one would be better (albeit slightly cropped and heavily reduced in size, of course.) It's literally the same picture but shows more of the tail, not to mention the horizontal posture, which is one of this design's most distinctive features. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.109.237 ( talk) 02:33, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
"Godzilla was originally conceived by Toho special effects directors Eiji Tsubaraya and Akira Watanabe as a robust, erect-standing, plantigrade reptilian sea monster and played by an actor in a monster costume; Tatopoulos reimagined it as a lean, digitigrade bipedal iguana that stood with its back and tail parallel to the ground and rendered via computer animation. The monster’s distinctive facial features include a prominent lantern jaw, inspired by the fictional tiger Shere Khan from Disney’s animated adaptation of The Jungle Book. Zilla’s color scheme was designed to reflect and blend in with the urban environment."
So yeah, I don't think we need a bigger image when the prose does that job for us. The current image is fine. Dromaeosaurus is best dinosaur ( talk) 13:12, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Because the name "American Godzilla" is, while previously assigned to Zilla pre-Final Wars, now being used to refer to the 2014 design, what would that entail as for the redirection of "American Godzilla" to the Zilla article? I'd assume that, since it's an American version of the Godzilla character, it would have to be in the "American Godzilla" article, if the consensus was that AmeriGoji deserved it's own Wikipedia article. If not, than would we would need to redirect American Godzilla into another section of the base Godzilla article, or just have a new article on every Godzilla design? Dromaeosaurus is best dinosaur ( talk) 22:42, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
In order to avoid an "edit war", I guess we can discuss this as gentlemen. KingHooves has decided on his own to remove the "Reception" section of the article under the reason that it is "inappropriate" and it relies on "fan blogs" as sources. Firstly, the paragraph cites multiple reliable journalistic sources to support the paragraph's claims. THE ONLY thing close to a blog cited is Matt Paprocki's review of Godzilla: The Series from blogcritics.org, which last time I checked, was not a "fan" blog. Secondly, the "Reception" section is no where near "inappropriate". It is constructive and informative to a high extent. It would be considered "inappropriate" if it were written as a biased rant from a fan, which is clearly not the case. There is no denying that there was a spark of controversy behind this character & the section covers said controversy in an unbiased, constructive, informative, & journalistic matter and this is why I have reinstated the section. An entire section cannot be removed by one person's decision because they do not agree with it. We must reach a consensus to see if the paragraph is worth keeping or not. Please check the Revision History page to learn more. Armegon ( talk) 11:06, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
The same Zilla would later go on to fight Godzilla once again, in a slightly longer battle, in the 2013 IDW comic series Godzilla: Rulers of Earth.[18]
This appears to have been taken out of context, the citation doesn't say what this claims it does. Furthermore, Matt Frank has stated that the IDW Godzilla comics are set in their own continuity. For legal reasons, they're not allowed to be set in the same continuity as any of the films.
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I don't see how this contradicts the article? It already says that the name "Godzilla" continues to be used for the 1998 film and TV series. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.109.237 ( talk) 01:28, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
In the very beginning of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Zilla is indirectly referenced as "another giant monster attacked eastern American at New York City" a few years ago. (According to the subtitled version of the film.) This is without a doubt referring to Roland Emmerich's Godzilla. This is just something I thought worthy of note, further establishing Zilla as canon but distinct from Godzilla, but I cannot edit Wikipedia pages very well, so yeah... Can someone else do it for me? 68.100.138.56 ( talk) 05:31, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
As some of you may have noticed, I've added other American interpretations of Godzilla to the American Godzilla redirects here column. It seemed a bit unfair that only the two Hollywood films were listed as the association of American Godzilla when there have been countless of other American interpretations of many mediums that came before and after said films. After adding these other American versions of Godzilla, the column seemed bloated to me and the thought came to me about separating "American Godzilla" from the Zilla article & giving it its own disambiguation page, given that there is enough material to list as "American Godzilla". Thoughts? Armegon ( talk) 19:56, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
My suggestion is that the introduction of the article be changed from this;
To the following;
That for the simple reasons that it is much more simplified and easy to understand and doesn't invite for the possibility of misunderstanding the written text and because the trademark-references aren't necessary (they are simply just demonstrating whether or not a certain trademark is active or not, but they say nothing on any changes of names) or could be mentioned in another section simply. Zilla wasn't "formerly" known as Godzilla, but Zilla was never under that title, nor has the 1998 Godzilla changed its title to Zilla. Zilla is just yet another different incarnation of the 1998 Godzilla. It also includes better references, such as the relatively newly published article on SciFi Japan tackling the title-controversy in a clear way. 78.73.25.173 ( talk) 20:36, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
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Even though zilla in Godzilla:final wars it's a incarnation of godzilla 1998, Godzilla 1998 and zilla are still separate kaiju, because matt frank states that "Toho makes zero distinction" between the two creatures suggesting they consider to the same kind of monster, but not the exact same monster also he states "with the exception of the title alone" meaning that both creatures don't share the same name. And there is some differences between godzilla 1998 and zilla 2004, godzilla 1998 is grey with hint of yellow and has blue spikes while zilla 2004 is black and dark green and has dark blue purple spikes.They also they also have different heights, godzilla 1998 is 197 feet tall and zilla 2004 is 295 feet tall. For all of these differences it is theoried that godzilla 1998 and zilla 2004 also have different origins, godzilla 1998 being an iguana mutated by an nuclear test by the french polynesia in 1968, zilla 2004 on the other hand is a monster created or genetically engineered by the Xilliens in Godzilla:final wars. All of these reasons confirm that godzilla 1998 is not Zilla 2004 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.219.229.44 ( talk) 16:55, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
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Someone is asking why I changed information regarding Zilla GojiraFan98 ( talk) 21:36, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Hello GojiraFan98 ( talk) 21:37, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
You there GojiraFan98 ( talk) 21:38, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
I reverted you as an administrative action, as you can't remove sourced material and mainly because you tried to use an external image in the article, which you can't do. Basically, you are breaking things because you seem to be unaware of how the technical side works. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 22:12, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Yes I am unaware of technical stuff like this and I admit that I just wanted to correct the article because of the fact that the 98 portrayal of Godzilla isn’t Zilla LEGALLY, that was the only point I was trying to make. No need to be rude about it GojiraFan98 ( talk) 22:21, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Damn no need to be a dick GojiraFan98 ( talk) 22:26, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Block me I could care less, I just want you to talk to me normally with respect instead of hinting at me being an idiot, the end. No more responses GojiraFan98 ( talk) 22:43, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Зилла из Финальных войн ≠ Годзилле 1998! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Нияз Шакиров ( talk • contribs) 09:40, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
Sorry but this kaiju is not zilla this is Godzilla Its always been Godzilla not only the film calls it Godzilla and even many Toys call this Godzilla Even tho Most People calls it zilla Its a Incarnation of Godzilla Not zilla Kamata kun overlord 2016 ( talk) 16:44, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
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13/10/2009 Archived the original Talk Page. Getting a little too long.-- ACE Spark ( talk) 14:26, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
Apparently, there seems to be an editing war going on - someone keeps trying to change this page and all references to "American Godzilla", and any and all information regarding it's cameo in Final Wars keeps getting removed. So to the people that keep doing this, come on, this is a discussion page - DISCUSS it. What's with the constant editing war? This Godzilla re-appeared in Final Wars (go on, check it up on youtube, here's the video!, it deserves a mention, even if it's only a line or two. It happened. It's fact.
As for the name, Toho offically named it Zilla. So, there you go. That's it's name. Gino should be briefly mentioned in the article as the name fan's gave it before it's offical naming, but it's offical name should be used overall.
To those that keep editing the page, please discuss your reasoning here. Let's keep it civil. I've stated my opinion. Post yours.
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ACE Spark (
talk) 14:26, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
Not that I have anything to do with this, but well, I personally find it unfair. Toho didn't create the "American Godzilla", so why do they have the right to "officially rename it"? TriStar Pictures got their rights to use the concept, the name. What THEY call it should be what it IS called, even if Toho was the original creators. It's not their version. Sure, they can do whatever the hell they want with it in their own Godzilla universe and timeline, but that is NOT a part of the TriStar Godzilla universe or timeline. From the '98 movie's "perspective", Final Wars never occurred. Right?
-- Swiiman ( talk) 05:42, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
I think at the time I was a little annoyed by people trying to change this article and all references into what is basically fannon names. The Article is either about "Godzilla (US)" or "Zilla". Quite frankly, i'm not a Godzilla fan, so I don't really care either way, or what people want to call it. Providing it's not GINO. Gino isn't offical one way or the other. I'm just going with what's sourced. -- ACE Spark ( talk) 01:15, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
I agree with Swiiman. Toho doesn't have the authority to officially rename the creature from the film made by TriStar. I doubt TriStar would even consider Final Wars s part of their Godzilla continuity. "Zilla" really was just Toho making a jab at the TriStar version of Godzilla.-- 24.147.62.26 ( talk) 03:10, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
Toho can call the CGI critter in their movie Zilla or whatever else they want. They can't welch on having licensed the original name to TriStar. TriStar could, if they produced additional material in which they declared the name as changed. You are just being confusing by calling it something other than what is written on the box. JethroElfman ( talk) 02:53, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
I went looking for sources that confirm Zilla as Toho's official name. Their site is in Japanese, so I can't tell what's up there. MonsterZero.us, now SciFiJapan.com, doesn't have the editorial up anymore. Most sites use Wikipedia as their source. IMDB references an interview with Kitamura, quoting, "he said that he named the Hollywood version Zilla for his film" [1]. Is there anything substantial out there? This makes "Zilla" something Kitamura came up with as director, rather than as a spokesman for Toho. It also makes it clear he accepted "Zilla" as belonging to Final Wars and not Godzilla (1998). JethroElfman ( talk) 03:57, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
This information is wrong. Toho themselves have stated that Zilla is indeed the American Godzilla and was created as a way to give the fans closure after Roland Emerich took the "God" out of Godzilla. And seeing that TOHO not TriStar OWNS AND LOANED the Godzilla license I believe that gives them all the rights in the world to rename it and put the creators in their place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.65.110.82 ( talk) 16:59, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
I agree with you JethroElfman. On many sources, sites and information that I can find (including IMDb, Toho Kingdom and the Monster Legacy blog etc.) it appears there never was any real name change, but a global misunderstanding, it actually seems like if Kitamura actually created the name "Zilla" when he created the American Godzilla character that should be in his Final Wars film, but he just didn't want his American Godzilla to bear the same name so obviously he created a new name for his creature so that it would please dissatisfied fans, although the creation of Zilla caused many fans to misinterpret Zilla as an actual new name for the American Godzilla species and as either the actual character Godzilla (which was killed by the way) from the 1998 Godzilla film or Godzilla Junior from Godzilla: The Series. Even if this name change myth was true, it would have been shown more clearly, at least in later movie re-releases and DVD/Blu-ray copyright disclaimers which are still mentioning "Godzilla" instead of "Zilla", but it appears the official statements are actually that Godzilla (1998), Godzilla Junior (1998-2000) and Zilla (2004) are completely different characters based upon the same design and species, and that Zilla is an exclusive Japanese creature that is also exclusive to the Japanese Godzilla: Final Wars. End of story. TurokSwe ( talk) 10:16, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
The film Godzilla is about Zilla so Zilla is also known as Godzilla and could rightfully be covered on that page. Opinions? 89.100.194.115 ( talk) 21:21, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
why should we merge it? there both big enough articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.106.37.99 ( talk) 20:12, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Zilla is a different character, and Toho intentionally wanted to separate Godzilla from Zilla which is why he renamed the Zilla character to what it is. If we mention Zilla on the Godzilla article, then we would have to mention all the other Kaizu on there too. ScienceApe ( talk) 22:07, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
Zilla is its own creature, Toho even said that it has little relation to Godzilla.
No, ridiculous idea, especially since every other Godzilla monster has their own page, and Zilla is officially a separate creature in Godzilla canon. Yonskii ( talk) 23:47, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
The American Godzilla certainly deserves to be mentioned on the Godzilla page because of the fact that the American Godzilla is another kind of Godzilla, because it was a remake of the Godzilla creature, and because it is the American Godzilla. Zilla is just another character, Zilla is not the species, the species is American Godzilla. The species includes the characters/monsters Godzilla (1998), Baby Godzilla (1998), Godzilla Junior (1998-2000), Cyber-Godzilla (1998-2000), and Zilla (2004), and they're all American Godzillas (despite that the creature Zilla (2004) is Japanese). In short, true Godzillas. TurokSwe ( talk) 16:56, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
Please use this as a place to corral all discussions of bias in this article so that the template can be removed promptly. Universaladdress ( talk) 12:01, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved. BDD and Andrewa both have valid concerns about the article, but they're outside the scope of RM and need to be addressed elsewhere. Jenks24 ( talk) 14:34, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
Zilla →
American Godzilla – This page is obviously mostly about the fictional American Godzilla species, where the characters Godzilla (1998), Baby Godzilla (1998), Godzilla Junior (1998-2000), Cyber-Godzilla (1998-2000), and Zilla (2004) belongs, and because of the fact that Zilla (2004) is just another character/monster within the American Godzilla species I don't think that "Zilla" is an appropriate name for this page, since the page seems to cover the whole American Godzilla species with all characters within it and not just Zilla (2004). The current name was obviously based upon the famous name change myth, but no sources indicate that there ever was a name change for the species or the other characters. It actually appears that Ryuhei Kitamura named his creature Zilla exclusively for the 2004 film "Godzilla: Final Wars" and that Zilla's appearance in the film caused a huge misintepretation and misunderstanding among fans that actually falsely believed the American Godzilla to have been renamed Zilla, while Zilla was actually just another character within the American Godzilla species.
TurokSwe (
talk) 16:03, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
It seems the consensus has definitely shifted from the obsolete 2010 merge discussion above on this page. Interesting development - a strong opinion in the above rename discussion seemed to be that the page should be merged, not renamed, although this was understandably not an option under that discussion. Strong opinion seems to be that the existence of this page is WP:FANCRUFT (as indicated by the bizarre intro text that doesn't really qualify as encyclopedic and instead serves as an apologia for the page's existence) and that it should be merged with Godzilla. Discussion above also notes that BDD and Andrewa's concerns need a place to be aired, so this is it. ToFeignClef ( talk) 01:50, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
It says in this article that GINO is Godzilla, and it is not at all (and I've got very strong facts to prove it). Here are some pictures from the GMK movie to prove that this is not officially recognized as Godzilla by Toho. Click the links to see the pictures.
You can buy the DVD of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, or just look for this bit on YouTube and you can see these people say that this is not Godzilla. Also, after Sony's rights to Godzilla expired in 2003, the creature couldn't be left in the air and Toho assumed the creature's copy-rights. The reason the 2006 DVD re-release still says "GODZILLA used with permission" etc., is because of the very obvious fact: They named the film, "GODZILLA". When TriStar 'took advantage by re-releasing GODZILLA', they just took advantage, and they didn't alter anything in the film whatsoever-- not the Title of the movie, not the name of the creature, not the copyrights on the back, nothing was changed except just moving the GODZILLA movie from VHS to DVD.
So, these are some very good and strong points I'm giving. You may still call this thing, which is officially known as ZILLA, American Godzilla, but the whole 'misconception' thing about the Zilla-Name Change is actually true, and it was proven in Final Wars. Just look at these creatures in Final Wars and in the movie. Do they look any different from each other?
I didn't think so either. Not to mention that the 1998 GODZILLA film and Godzilla: Final Wars do not take place in the same timeline and/or Universe, so it could very so be the 1998 creature without any plotholes whatsoever. At least Zilla Jr (from Godzilla: The Series) had some differences from his father, like actually being durable and having a beam, as well as being a different color; these two look exactly alike, except the 2004 Zilla is CGI of lesser quality. Also, it cannot be stated that Zilla is 'more destructive' or 'eats humans' or anything, because Zilla was being mind-controlled by the Xiliens, which would obviously mean it would have a different personality, just like the other Final Wars kaiju like Rodan, Anguirus, and King Caesar, who are known to be defenders of Earth rather than the monsters who cause destruction.
All this means is that the 'Zilla Name-Change Misconception' is a misconception itself, with millions of Godzilla and Zilla fans knowing the truth that Toho changed the creature's name to Zilla. I hope this is enough evidence from Toho and TriStar themselves that Zilla is, as a matter of fact, not Godzilla in any way.
PS: Isn't it ironic that 'The American Godzilla' is a French Polynesian Iguana? 493Titanollante ( talk) 19:41, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
Here is a link to a video that uses my points to argue that Toho officially renamed the 1998 creature to Zilla. Everyone should check it out. 493Titanollante ( talk) 03:25, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Toho actually does count this Godzilla as an official incarnation, some people involve with Godzilla movies just don't like the movie.-- VaderRaptor ( talk) 15:41, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
First off, American Godzilla isn't an official character. Secondly, the character has been copyrighted as Zilla. It used to be copyrighted as Godzilla but Toho has changed his name ala MOUGERA.-- KPLives! ( talk) 01:25, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
The claims that the "Zilla" name is unofficial or that it applies only to the Final Wars incarnation are blatantly false. The NAME and DESIGN have been TRADEMARKED by Toho; check the corporate logo on the back of the Godzilla: Final Wars DVD. This is what is known as a retcon. Its name is retroactively (and more important, LEGALLY) "Zilla" and it's NOT this article's place to dispute that, for this would be Original Research and against wikipedia's rules. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.50.43.174 ( talk) 15:12, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
I second this motion, it's been officially and legally copyrighted as Zilla by Toho, the above arguments by 493Titanollante are MORE than sufficient enough. And all the edits by TurokSwe are nothing but disruptive and bias lies, and he has NOT learned his lesson about the edit war policy, as he has gone and went RIGHT back to what he was doing and changed this page back to his biased version! Please, someone from the Administration REALLY should ban him! 66.26.66.25 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 00:54, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
Furthermore, the name dispute doesn't really matter. "Zilla" is a simple and effective way of differentiating the two creatures, and with a new Hollywood-produced film in the makings, "American Godzilla" could only cause further confusion. And I know that a common comparison would be between Mothra and Mothra Leo, or Mechagodzilla and Kiryu, but they were both still in movies entitled "Mothra", "Mothra 2", "Mothra 3," and "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla" and "Godzilla x Mechagodzilla"; Not "Mothra Leo," "Mothra Leo 2", "Mothra Leo 3" or "Godzilla x Kiryu." What the creatures are called isn't particularly important. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.160.210.161 ( talk) 04:02, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
it can be interpreted in different ways
Nonsense. There's nothing up to interpretation. The logo has the character's name and design on it, both accompanied by a trademark.
The various Toho monsters have gone by many names over the years, but Toho's official monster logos are what we've always used here to determine what the characters' names are officially. This is why "King Shisa" was moved to King Caesar and "Kamakiras" was moved to Kamacuras back in the day. Doesn't matter what name they may have been referred to originally, we go by their most recently trademarked official english names.
Wikipedia is about facts, yes. Absolutely! And it is a verifiable FACT that Toho has officially trademarked this character design with the name "Zilla". They own it, they decide what's canon.
What official, legal capacity has the name "American Godzilla" (emphasis mine) ever been used for this character, anyway? None. Nada. Zilch. Zero. Doesn't appear on any of Toho's corporate logos or trademarks. This article's very name is guilty of speculation! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.50.43.174 ( talk) 13:17, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
Who in the heck did that to TurokSwe's reply? I mean, it's funny and all, but what the actual hell. Kaiju-Human ( talk) 20:34, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
It's great to see this page has been moved back to its original title but apparently, there's a copy of this same wiki page? - Armegon —Preceding undated comment added 08:47, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
I've noticed this as well, now that the editing war is over, and the Zilla page has been restored, there's no need for this American Godzilla page anymore. It should be deleted, and the redirect should be reversed, so that when people type in "American Godzilla", it should be redirected to the Zilla page. Kaiju-Human ( talk) 06:48, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
I see that the Zilla page has been redirected to the American Godzilla page, re-supported with the unverified inaccuracies deleted before. I've taken the liberty of restoring the article back to its rightful verifiable state but what's the reason behind the re-re-title of the article? Official documentation of the character's name change to Zilla has been proven and provided, with three cited sources, mind you. So why the sudden change back to American Godzilla?
Remember that there is another American Godzilla, unrelated to the 1998 incarnation, due out in 2014. Are we going to call that American Godzilla II? This creature has been deemed too different to be Godzilla and has been legally/officially been recognized as Zilla by its parent owner, Toho. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Armegon ( talk • contribs) 05:55, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was moved. Whether "Zilla" needs disambiguation can be discussed in another RM; for now, it's WP:PRIMARYTOPIC at least, since it already redirects here. As for me, I stand by my comments regarding Daniel Craig in the last RM. -- BDD ( talk) 19:05, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
American Godzilla → Zilla – [See talk page] 493Titanollante ( talk) 00:49, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
This page needs to be moved back to Zilla, so I'll just re-post what I said in the Gino section, just to get things started. Everyone, please discuss why you want this page to be moved back, and please do so while logged in; it seems that this requested move can't be accomplished unless it is under just one section titled 'Requested move', with actual discussions with many logged in people. So, here's my previous posts down there on Wikizilla explaining why this should be called Zilla:
First, the article was moved to American Godzilla. That isn't very official. Secondly, the page is filled with links to Zilla fan sites; completely unnecessary. Thirdly, the page has been discussed only with a minority of Zilla fans for it to be merged into the Godzilla page. That is just, not good. It also isn't fancruft because only a few fans want it, not hundreds or tens. Finally, the fact that it claims Zilla and "American Godzilla" to be different monsters and that the 1998 Iguana is actually Godzilla, which is absolutely false.
I've got very strong facts to prove that Zilla and "American Godzilla" are both Zilla. Here are some pictures from the GMK movie to prove that this is not officially recognized as Godzilla by Toho. These prove that GODZILLA and GMK take place in the same Universe, because why else would they reference something that absolutely didn't exist in any way otherwise?
You can buy the DVD of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, or just look for this bit on YouTube and you can see these people say that this is not Godzilla. Also, after Sony's rights to Godzilla expired in 2003, the creature couldn't be left in the air and Toho assumed the creature's copy-rights. The reason the 2006 DVD re-release still says "GODZILLA used with permission" etc., is because of the very obvious fact: They named the film, "GODZILLA". When TriStar 'took advantage by re-releasing GODZILLA', they just took advantage, and they didn't alter anything in the film whatsoever-- not the Title of the movie, not the name of the creature, not the copyrights on the back (except, of course, removing the icons for "GODZILLA" and "BABY GODZILLA" [11] [12]), nothing was changed except just moving the GODZILLA movie from VHS to DVD (and from DVD to Blu-Ray).
Besides, since they called the film "GODZILLA", and Godzilla is a trademark of Toho Company Ltd (TriStar's GODZILLA trademark was cancelled by Toho [13]), they do have to give credit to Toho. TriStar owns only the movie (whose title can't be changed, because movie titles can't be changed after an official release), Toho owns the monster since Sony's rights expired in 2003.
Also, the picture showing Zilla still being trademarked as "Godzilla" and the Baby Zillas as "Baby Godzilla", with people claiming it to be from the 2006 DVD? It's not from any DVD. It's from the VCR release. They've lied. And also, those trademarks have been cancelled and abandoned GODZILLA 1998 BABY GODZILLA 1998.
So, these are some very good and strong points I'm giving. You may still call this thing, which is officially known as ZILLA, American Godzilla, but the whole 'misconception' thing about the Zilla-Name Change is actually true, and it was proven in Final Wars. Just look at these creatures in Final Wars and in the movie. Do they look significantly different from each other?
I didn't think so either. You might say that they do look very different, but that's because of a simple fact: Toho was not very good at Computer-Generated-Imagery (CGI), but TriStar was. That by default means that the 2004 Zilla would be less polished and look more bad-CGI-ish. Also, TriStar never did give Toho the CGI model of 1998 Gino, did they?
Also, since they are based on the same design, wouldn't that mean that they are TradeMarked as the same? I mean, Toho doesn't make different copy-rights for each incarnation of Godzilla. Toho doesn't have a Trademark specifically for the Godzilla from the 90's and a different one for the Godzilla from "Godzilla: 2000 Millenium". They are both Registered as "Godzilla" and they just put a number from what year it is after that (example: "Godzilla® 90's" and "Godzilla® 2000"). So, why would Toho create a separate TradeMark for something with the same appearance, unless they are updating it or changing its name? They didn't. GODZILLA® Cancelled [16] BABY GODZILLA Logo Cancelled ZILLA In Effect
The 1998 GODZILLA film and Godzilla: Final Wars do not take place in the same timeline and/or Universe, and since there is no official continuity between GFW and GMK (because GMK had continuity with GODZILLA 1998 because they referenced the monster in it), it all goes down to speculation from there.
At least Zilla Jr (from Godzilla: The Series) had some differences from his father, like actually being durable and having a beam, as well as being a different color; these two look very alike, except the 2004 Zilla is CGI of lesser quality that wasn't even made from the same model as the 1998 version. Also, it cannot be stated that Zilla is 'more destructive' or 'eats humans' or anything, because Zilla was being mind-controlled by the Xiliens, which would obviously mean it would have a different personality, just like the other Final Wars kaiju like Rodan, Anguirus, and King Caesar, who are known to be defenders of Earth rather than the monsters who cause destruction.
All this means is that the 'Zilla Name-Change Misconception' is a misconception itself, with millions of Godzilla and Zilla fans knowing the truth that Toho changed the creature's name to Zilla. I hope this is enough evidence from Toho and TriStar themselves that Zilla is, as a matter of fact, not Godzilla in any way.
Also, isn't it ironic that 'The American Godzilla' is a French Polynesian Iguana? Overall, ZILLA™ is the official © name of the the creature that was known as GODZILLA® prior to 2004/2005.
Here is a link to a video that uses my points to argue that Toho officially renamed the 1998 creature to Zilla. Everyone should check it out.
Matt Frank (creator of the "Godzilla: Rulers of Earth" series by IDW, has commented about the Zilla Name Change! He's affiliated with Toho, so what he says really counts. Click on the Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Issue #2 DeviantART link to see his comment (scroll down). Also worth noting, "ZILLA" will appear but with the exact same design of "GODZILLA 1998".
Please, do discuss! 493Titanollante ( talk) 00:49, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
-- Croc117 ( talk) 03:41, 9 May 2013 (UTC) Croc117
It seems like in the last discussion, we all agreed to move the article to Zilla (Toho). Should we go ahead and do this? We can go ahead and move Zilla (disambiguation) to Zilla after. Erik ( talk | contribs) 19:12, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Some anonymous IP seems hellbent on identifying Zilla as a theropod. I'm guessing they've never actually seen the movie before. Not only is Zilla shown to be a mutated lizard, a paleontologist in the film tries to identify the monster as an Allosaurus only for her suggestion to be rejected on the grounds that the monster is too big and dinosaurs are extinct.
Pointing this out in the article itself might be Original Research, however, so it uses the non-specific identifier "iguana." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.144.216 ( talk) 21:31, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
Zilla is not a lizard. It's a dinosaur, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.55.89.17 ( talk) 21:10, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Of course, a creature of Zilla's size would be about as agile as a flying brick on wheels if it could exist, but eh. Movie logic for ya'. Raptormimus456 ( Talk paeg, boyo)
First and foremost, I'd like to thank whoever cleaned and polished the article. It's simple, straight to the point, and cites reliable sources as opposed to previous edits. However, I have a minor issue I'd like to bring up for discussion.
As many of you are well aware, I'm assuming, Zilla went by several aliases prior to Toho officially renaming it to Zilla. The most popular alias was GINO, the acronym for Godzilla In Name Only, coined by Godzilla purists. Zilla also went by other aliases such as TriStar Godzilla, American Godzilla, even Hollywood Godzilla. However, none of these aliases appear to be listed in the alias section of the infobox and this is where my issue comes in.
Godzilla 1998 is kept on the alias section but other aliases such as Gino or TriStar Godzilla have been left out, with those terms deemed "unofficial" however, someone added a "DO NOT CHANGE" warning on the alias section stating, "Official names only! GINO is not an official term.", which I find contradicting because Godzilla 1998 IS NOT an official term either! It is not a legal copyright nor is it addressed as an official term for the character by either Toho or TriStar.
As far as I'm concerned, Godzilla 1998 is another term coined by fans and journalists long ago to distinguish it apart from Godzilla. Much like the term Gino was coined. Additionally, the purpose of the alias section is to inform readers what the character is also known by. Well, the Zilla character is also known by as Gino, TriStar Godzilla, American Godzilla, and Hollywood Godzilla. Godzilla 1998 is a term for the character no different from the ones I've listed. I don't understand why these other aliases should not be included in the alias section. Yes, they may not be official, but neither is "Godzilla 1998". As far as I'm concerned, that term has no legal capacity whats so ever. So why should that term (which is unofficial) be kept while the other terms (also unofficial) are alienated? -- Armegon ( talk) 11:33, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
I could have sworn I saw "Godzilla 1998" used on the packaging for a model kit, but it may have just been a garage kit. At any rate, "Godzilla-USA" is the closest we've got to an official "alias" for Zilla since it appears in an officially licensed Toho product. I was under the impression the "alias" field on these Toho monster articles were meant for alternate translations or secondary names for the characters, such as "Spiega", "Gimantis" and "Minya". "Godzilla-USA" may not be the Official Legally Registered Trademarked Name for the character, but an alias invented by Toho absolutely takes priority over fanon such as "TriStar Godzilla" and "American Godzilla" (which isn't allowed on Wikipedia anyway as per WP: Original Research.) "GINO" is mentioned under criticism and it's relavent to that section because it's indicative of the backlash against the character, but including it in the "alias" field gives it undue weight. To me this just sounds like more of the sort of quibbling minutea that this article was overhauled to purge anyway. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.144.216 ( talk) 09:51, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Godzilla
^It would appear the Swedish version of this article is still infected with the bias that was poisoning this one until recently. Anybody up to fixing and redirecting it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.144.216 ( talk) 06:23, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
Removed Zilla from the "Supervillains" category. A villain is evil by definition. Zilla has no moral agency, it's just a non-sapient animal behaving in accordance to its biological imperitives. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.144.216 ( talk) 03:59, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
Someone has gone and re-edit parts of the page to distinct the characters Zilla and Godzilla 1998 as different characters. This is not true, Godzilla 1998 is now copyrighted as Zilla. Evidence has been provided to vouch for that fact and here's another piece of evidence. Comic book artist Matt Frank, who's employer IDW comics holds the rights to Godzilla and all other Toho characters, including Zilla, has confirmed (via official deviantART page) that Toho makes zero distinction between "Zilla" and "Godzilla 1998" with the exception of title alone. Ever since 2004, Toho's official stance has been that any future incarnations of the character be referred to hereafter as "Zilla.". I suggest that the page be reverted back to its original state before the unnecessary changes and removals. Armegon ( talk) 22:06, 23 October 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 493Titanollante ( talk • contribs)
Here's the quote from scene 14 on the Godzilla 1998 R1 DVD commentary regarding Zilla's sex. It comes after a discussion where they talk about the original Godzilla and Minilla, and the ambiguity concerning Godzilla's sex in the original Japanese films. This is what Tatopoulis (the creator, not the character) had to say about Zilla:
Tatopoulis: "What's interesting about this one is that we did end up sculpting the genitals of the creature, which you barely see in the movie. You guys (the other FX directors on the commentary) were aware of that, when we started the CG, we actually created the genitals. Thank god we didn't see too much of it, we were quite discrete. (Nervous laughter) But y'know, it was interesting that we were building some of that." ... "The funny thing is, if we did make male genitals, it would be very scary, because most of the shots are from the street level, I think it would be too much." (More nervous laughter)
So we have confirmation from the effects crew that Zilla has lady parts. A true hermaphrodite (such as a snail) would have a mix of male and female parts. It would appear that Zilla is an asexual female, like other parthenogenic lizards. I'm not sure if we should use gendered pronouns for the character in the article itself though, since the article paints in broad strokes and approaches the subject from a real-world perspective. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.100.15 ( talk) 06:56, 16 January 2014 (UTC)
Could somebody with an account possibly upload a new picture for the infobox? The current one is cropped and doesn't show much of the character's design. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.100.15 ( talk) 09:18, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
Maybe this one would be better (albeit slightly cropped and heavily reduced in size, of course.) It's literally the same picture but shows more of the tail, not to mention the horizontal posture, which is one of this design's most distinctive features. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.109.237 ( talk) 02:33, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
"Godzilla was originally conceived by Toho special effects directors Eiji Tsubaraya and Akira Watanabe as a robust, erect-standing, plantigrade reptilian sea monster and played by an actor in a monster costume; Tatopoulos reimagined it as a lean, digitigrade bipedal iguana that stood with its back and tail parallel to the ground and rendered via computer animation. The monster’s distinctive facial features include a prominent lantern jaw, inspired by the fictional tiger Shere Khan from Disney’s animated adaptation of The Jungle Book. Zilla’s color scheme was designed to reflect and blend in with the urban environment."
So yeah, I don't think we need a bigger image when the prose does that job for us. The current image is fine. Dromaeosaurus is best dinosaur ( talk) 13:12, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Because the name "American Godzilla" is, while previously assigned to Zilla pre-Final Wars, now being used to refer to the 2014 design, what would that entail as for the redirection of "American Godzilla" to the Zilla article? I'd assume that, since it's an American version of the Godzilla character, it would have to be in the "American Godzilla" article, if the consensus was that AmeriGoji deserved it's own Wikipedia article. If not, than would we would need to redirect American Godzilla into another section of the base Godzilla article, or just have a new article on every Godzilla design? Dromaeosaurus is best dinosaur ( talk) 22:42, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
In order to avoid an "edit war", I guess we can discuss this as gentlemen. KingHooves has decided on his own to remove the "Reception" section of the article under the reason that it is "inappropriate" and it relies on "fan blogs" as sources. Firstly, the paragraph cites multiple reliable journalistic sources to support the paragraph's claims. THE ONLY thing close to a blog cited is Matt Paprocki's review of Godzilla: The Series from blogcritics.org, which last time I checked, was not a "fan" blog. Secondly, the "Reception" section is no where near "inappropriate". It is constructive and informative to a high extent. It would be considered "inappropriate" if it were written as a biased rant from a fan, which is clearly not the case. There is no denying that there was a spark of controversy behind this character & the section covers said controversy in an unbiased, constructive, informative, & journalistic matter and this is why I have reinstated the section. An entire section cannot be removed by one person's decision because they do not agree with it. We must reach a consensus to see if the paragraph is worth keeping or not. Please check the Revision History page to learn more. Armegon ( talk) 11:06, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
The same Zilla would later go on to fight Godzilla once again, in a slightly longer battle, in the 2013 IDW comic series Godzilla: Rulers of Earth.[18]
This appears to have been taken out of context, the citation doesn't say what this claims it does. Furthermore, Matt Frank has stated that the IDW Godzilla comics are set in their own continuity. For legal reasons, they're not allowed to be set in the same continuity as any of the films.
http://31.media.tumblr.com/712098e787d5e3d1204cccadb9a294fc/tumblr_nbosoeA8nq1rl1vlfo1_500.png 206.87.21.82 ( talk) 01:53, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
I don't see how this contradicts the article? It already says that the name "Godzilla" continues to be used for the 1998 film and TV series. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.109.237 ( talk) 01:28, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
In the very beginning of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Zilla is indirectly referenced as "another giant monster attacked eastern American at New York City" a few years ago. (According to the subtitled version of the film.) This is without a doubt referring to Roland Emmerich's Godzilla. This is just something I thought worthy of note, further establishing Zilla as canon but distinct from Godzilla, but I cannot edit Wikipedia pages very well, so yeah... Can someone else do it for me? 68.100.138.56 ( talk) 05:31, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
As some of you may have noticed, I've added other American interpretations of Godzilla to the American Godzilla redirects here column. It seemed a bit unfair that only the two Hollywood films were listed as the association of American Godzilla when there have been countless of other American interpretations of many mediums that came before and after said films. After adding these other American versions of Godzilla, the column seemed bloated to me and the thought came to me about separating "American Godzilla" from the Zilla article & giving it its own disambiguation page, given that there is enough material to list as "American Godzilla". Thoughts? Armegon ( talk) 19:56, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
My suggestion is that the introduction of the article be changed from this;
To the following;
That for the simple reasons that it is much more simplified and easy to understand and doesn't invite for the possibility of misunderstanding the written text and because the trademark-references aren't necessary (they are simply just demonstrating whether or not a certain trademark is active or not, but they say nothing on any changes of names) or could be mentioned in another section simply. Zilla wasn't "formerly" known as Godzilla, but Zilla was never under that title, nor has the 1998 Godzilla changed its title to Zilla. Zilla is just yet another different incarnation of the 1998 Godzilla. It also includes better references, such as the relatively newly published article on SciFi Japan tackling the title-controversy in a clear way. 78.73.25.173 ( talk) 20:36, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
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Someone is asking why I changed information regarding Zilla GojiraFan98 ( talk) 21:36, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Hello GojiraFan98 ( talk) 21:37, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
You there GojiraFan98 ( talk) 21:38, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
I reverted you as an administrative action, as you can't remove sourced material and mainly because you tried to use an external image in the article, which you can't do. Basically, you are breaking things because you seem to be unaware of how the technical side works. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 22:12, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Yes I am unaware of technical stuff like this and I admit that I just wanted to correct the article because of the fact that the 98 portrayal of Godzilla isn’t Zilla LEGALLY, that was the only point I was trying to make. No need to be rude about it GojiraFan98 ( talk) 22:21, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Damn no need to be a dick GojiraFan98 ( talk) 22:26, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Block me I could care less, I just want you to talk to me normally with respect instead of hinting at me being an idiot, the end. No more responses GojiraFan98 ( talk) 22:43, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Зилла из Финальных войн ≠ Годзилле 1998! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Нияз Шакиров ( talk • contribs) 09:40, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
Sorry but this kaiju is not zilla this is Godzilla Its always been Godzilla not only the film calls it Godzilla and even many Toys call this Godzilla Even tho Most People calls it zilla Its a Incarnation of Godzilla Not zilla Kamata kun overlord 2016 ( talk) 16:44, 10 April 2024 (UTC)