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Mechagodzilla

Type: Remote-controlled robot
Height: 164 ft (50 m); Weight: 40,000 tons
Basic Features: Brawler, tail, heavily armored
Advanced Features: Cross attack beam, space beam, missile launchers (see below), defense neo barrier, flight
Intelligence: None (remote-controlled)
Land Speed: Moderate; Air Speed: Mach 5
Mech Level: Four (heavyweight)
Weakness(es): Cybanek (red orbs at "ears")
Allies: Black Hole Aliens; Enemies: Anguirus, Godzilla, King Caesar, humanity
Film: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ対メカゴジラ, 1974)
Landfall in:
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Additional Data:
Toho Kingdom
Wikipedia
Rodan's Roost


Description: Mechagodzilla was designed by the Black Hole Aliens to defeat Godzilla, and came very close to succeeding. This first model utilized remote pilots. Mechagodzilla defeated Anguirus with little trouble, and would have in all likelihood beaten King Caesar if Godzilla had not intervened. By spinning its head, it can generate a force field called defense neo barrier, capable of stopping an atomic ray at close range. Offensive weaponry includes cross attack beam (red current from chest), high pressure homing missiles (three launchers per foot), homyu shot (one missile launcher each knee), mouth missiles (five launchers), space beams (rainbow blast from eyes), and space finger missiles (four launchers per hand).
Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
1,000 Misspent Hours
Million Monkey Theater


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Mechagodzilla II

Type: Remote-controlled mecha
Height: 164 ft (50 m); Weight: 40,000 tons
Basic Features: Brawler, tail, heavily armored
Advanced Features: Cross attack beam, space beam, 21 missile launchers, defense neo barrier, flight
Intelligence: None (remote-controlled)
Land Speed: Moderate; Air Speed: Mach 5
Mech Level: Four (heavyweight)
Weakness(es): Linked with Katsura Mafune
Allies: Titanosaurus, Black Hole Aliens; Enemies: Godzilla, humanity
Film: Terror of Mechagodzilla (メカゴジラの逆襲, 1975)
Landfall in:
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Additional Data:
Toho Kingdom
Wikipedia
Rodan's Roost

Description: The Black Hole Aliens try again, rebuilding Mechagodzilla, and this time sending Titanosaurus to help it out. The refit's improvements including revolving finger missiles, which were substantially more powerful than the space finger missiles, and the laser firing apparatus, a little surprise with some big hurting for Godzilla should he remove Mechagodzilla's head again. Also, the controllers were replaced with a cyborg handler. The King of the Monsters was able to trounce them both with the help of hominids and their supersonic wave oscillator, which incapacitated Titanosaurus until Godzilla could defeat the robot.
Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
1,000 Misspent Hours
Million Monkey Theater

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Mechagodzilla III
Type: Piloted mecha (crew of four)
Height: 394 ft (120 m); Weight: 150,000 tons
Basic Features: Brawler, tail, diamond-coated armor
Advanced Features: Laser beam eyes, mega-buster ray, paralysis and tranquilizer missiles, plasma grenade launcher, G-crusher with shock anchors and cables, super heat shield NT-20, combine with Garuda Super Jet to make Super Mechagodzilla, flight
Intelligence: None (piloted)
Land Speed: Moderate; Air Speed: Mach 1
Mech Level: Three (light heavyweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Earth Defense Force; Enemies: Godzilla
Film: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (ゴジラvsメカゴジラ, 1993)
Made in:
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Additional Data:
Toho Kingdom
Wikipedia
Rodan's Roost
Description: This Super Mechagodzilla was built in 1993 to beat the King of the Monsters, and probably would have succeeded if it weren't for Rodan. This mecha is crewed by four of the finest of the Earth Defense Forces. Since it needs to be where the action is, the Mechagodzilla III is based in Japan.

Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
The Spinning Image
Barry's Temple of Godzilla
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Super Mechagodzilla
Type: Piloted mecha (crew of five)
Height: 394 ft (120 meters); Weight: 150,482 tons
Basic Features: Brawler, tail, diamond-coated armor
Advanced Features: Dual Garuda heavy laser beam cannons, laser beam eyes, mega-buster ray, paralysis and tranquilizer missiles, plasma grenade launcher, G-crusher with shock anchors and cables, super heat shield NT-20, detachable Garuda Super Jeta, flight
Intelligence: None (piloted)
Land Speed: Moderate; Air Speed: Mach 2
Mech Level: Four (heavyweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Earth Defense Force; Enemies: Godzilla
Film: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (ゴジラvsメカゴジラ, 1993)
Made in:
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Additional Data:
Toho Kingdom
Wikipedia
Rodan's Roost

Description: This magnificent mecha has laser beam eyes, a rainbow mega-buster ray from the mouth, paralysis missile launchers on the shoulders, tranquilizer missile launchers at the hips, a plasma grenade launcher (a thick yellow beam blaster) in the midsection, a super heat shield, the G-crusher (two taser probes from wrist, which can paralyze Godzilla when targeting his "secondary brain" in the hips), shock anchors and cables, and lastly, can join with the Garuda Super Jet, adding two heavy laser cannons to its offensive capability and increasing flight speed to mach 2.
Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
The Spinning Image
Barry's Temple of Godzilla

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Kiryu '02

AKA: Mechagodzilla IV; Type: Piloted cyborg-mecha (crew of one)
Height: 197 ft (60 m); Weight: 40,000 tons
Basic Features: Brawler, heavily armored, tail; Advanced Features: Absolute zero cannon, two laser cannons, two maser cannons, two electric blades, ejectable missile launcher backpack, limited flight
Intelligence: None (piloted); Animal (with loss of pilot control)
Land/Air Speed: Moderate
Mech Level: Four (heavyweight)
Weakness(es): Godzilla's roar triggers loss of control, two-hour charge
Allies: G-Force; Enemies: Godzilla
Film: Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (ゴジラ×メカゴジラ, 2002)
Made in:
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Additional Data:
Toho Kingdom
Wikizilla
Rodan's Roost

Description: The Kiryu was built in 2002, and is currently the most powerful mecha on Earth. It can only fight for two hours before it needs a recharge, less if it utilizes the absolute zero cannon mounted in its chest (which consumes 40% of its energy supply with each shot). Equipment includes mouth-mounted twin Type 90 maser cannons, two wrist-mounted dual laser cannons, dual backpack missile launchers, each side with six rockets and eight heat-seeking missiles, and two wrist-mounted electric blades. The backpack can be ejected explosively, usually once the missile supply is exhausted.
Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
Cool Ass Cinema
Black Hole Reviews

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Kiryu '03

AKA: Mechagodzilla IV; Type: Piloted cyborg-mecha (crew of one)
Height: 197 ft (60 m); Weight: 40,000 tons
Basic Features: Brawler, heavy armored, tail; Advanced Features: Hyper maser cannon, two laser cannons, two maser cannons, right hand drill, ejectable missile launcher backpack, limited flight
Intelligence: None (piloted); Animal (with loss of pilot control)
Land/Air Speed: Moderate
Mech Level: Four (heavyweight)
Weakness(es): Godzilla's roar triggers loss of control, two-hour charge
Allies: G-Force; Enemies: Godzilla, kaiju
Film: Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (ゴジラ×モスラ×メカゴジラ 東京SOS, 2003)
Made in:
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Additional Data:
Toho Kingdom
Wikizilla
Rodan's Roost
Description: Upgrades in 2003 included a swap-out of the absolute zero cannon with a hyper maser cannon and the dual electric blades with a drill right hand. This Mechagodzilla was also fitted with neck-mounted cargo cables, which assisted the monster machine in hauling Godzilla with it to an undersea grave.

Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
Cool Ass Cinema
Barry's Temple of Godzilla

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