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I would very much hope she gets a bigger role in the sequel, otherwise there's no point in bringing her back. Hawkins is a great actress, and I'd like to see her character's student-teacher dynamic with Ken Watanabe's Serizawa to be developed and explored in the sequel. Just making her an exposition device constantly in Serizawa's shadow like in the first film would be a disappointment.

I personally think she should be a staple in the new monsterverse. I very much liked her in the first movie. She is a good fit in Monarch. She has the British accent which will compliment Charles Dance's character (I still think he is playing older James Conrad)... to be sure. Kong brought a nice blend of multi cultured characters.. where as Godzilla.. was kind of bland in that area. I see a nice stew of characters bringing their individual personalities to the script for this next venture KOM. Sally had a minor role in the first movie.. but a very important role. She had more screen time than Ford's mom. And that lady was considered to be a bigger star... as far as international actresses go. I say.. give he more script and let her run with it. In my opinion. I don't think she will disappoint.

This topic seems to have gotten off topic, but regarding the original topic, underwhelmed.

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G:KOTM - That was an extremely neat chapter! I very much enjoy the way in which you comboine moments concerning your human protagonists and the monsters! Excellent work! Thank you so very much for taking the time to share this with us! :)

ULTRAZERO80 - Thank you so very much! I am quite pleased you enjoyed what you read! :)

This was even better than the first part, good job, SR.

DRACONUS - If Chris desires for me to do so, he will tell me to do so - and I will comply. Until then, the site is rather slow; I am not robbing anyone of space. :)

SR a while ago, Chris said that we should keep chapters of the same story to one thread. Just saying, but this chapter is great.

Obviously, King Ghidorah needs to be really threatening in terms of pure strength and intimidation.

But I think we forget that he needs to be seen as imposing out-of-universe, too. The antagonistic monsters that have been shown thus far have been serviceable but not long-lasting. They serve their purpose as an enemy for our hero monsters to overcome, but aren't needed afterwards.

I think King Ghidorah could change that formula up. In the Showa continuity, after his initial appearance, he continued to show up sporadically, always a threat, if a bit more subdued compared to his original appearance.

I believe that Legendary's take on the character should display a similar tenacity for not staying down and popping up again. The character could become what Loki or Thanos has become to the MCU: an overarching villain that's either always around or will always come back.

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G:KOTM - Hahaha! Thank you ever so much for your enthusiasm and support, my friend! I am extremely pleased you enjoyed this latest section. I shall do my best to not let you down with the coming portions of the story. :) 

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Great ! To see the white dress on a bride, we'll have to wait until the nineteenth century. This reappearance will be linked to the rooting of the Republic and to the premise of the separation of the church and the state and the secularization of society. Wearing a robe pour mariage invité, one wishes to affirm its virginity and purity with the blessing of the religious bodies. Thus, they do not lose their influence despite the societal changes that are beginning to operate.

In my ideal scenario, King Ghidorah is a colossal, unstoppable engine of death. A monster that obliterates everything in his path, which cannot be reasoned with or halted. He should be a foil to Godzilla and the other more sympathetic creatures in the MonsterVerse: while monsters like Godzilla and Kong fight to defend their territory and avoid unnecessary conflict, King Ghidorah constantly kills and destroys everything he sees, making him a true threat and potential common enemy for Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra.

As for his motivations and why he poses a threat, there's two ideas I've considered. First, maybe he somehow feeds on the life he destroys, similar to his motivation from Rebirth of Mothra III. Not sure how they could go about that and make it believable beyond him "feeding on life forces," but it's always a possibility. I suppose he could always just eat other creatures he comes across.

Another possible motivation behind him is that he kills and destroys simply because he can. There's no discernible reason for why he does what he does, he just exists to destroy. A creature whose entire existence revolves around killing whatever he can, with his motivations completely imperceptible to humans. If the filmmakers do indeed make King Ghidorah an alien, I'd like to see them follow this route. It makes him truly mysterious and alien, a force beyond human comprehension.

Either way, I imagine those cave murals from Kong: Skull Island depict a past encounter with King Ghidorah, and/or prophesize his appearance in the future. King Ghidorah may be an almost mythological apocalyptic beast, with the kaiju being living gods that humanity believed would rise to oppose him. I have a feeling this aspect could be explored through Mothra and the people who apparently worship her.

To sum up, I imagine King Ghidorah will be a terrifying force of destruction whose power far exceeds that of Godzilla and makes him a threat to all life on Earth.

@GMan Oversight is the more likely answer. Toho seems to have a tendency to completely forget about some monsters' billed heights and completely replace them with different figures in all subseqent materials. The best example is Varan from Destroy All Monsters. Materials from around the film's release say he's only 10 meters tall, yet virtually every source published afterward says he's 50 meters, the same height as the 1958 Varan. I could see something similar happening in the case of the Heisei King Ghidorah.

This is King Ghidorah. The King of Terror. The Planet Killer. The oldest monster in the Godzilla franchise that has remained an arch-enemy and has never fought along side him (not counting King Kong, who wasn't an original Toho monster). If Legendary does this right, and given how they've been treating Godzilla and King Kong they have been, then King Ghidorah will be a true threat. Godzilla 2 is going to have Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah. That means this could be a remake of Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster. In that movie, Ghidorah was a threat to the earth. So I'd have to say, I want my Monsterverse King Ghidorah to be a threat to all life on Earth. If not, then I'm happy if Ghidorah is evil.

It should be enough of a threat that he rivals Godzilla in power.

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G:KOTM - What a compelling topic! Hmm...I believe King Ghidora should be able to deal with any one given Kaiju (Godzilla included) with relative ease on his own. However, against multiple Kaiju, Ghidora should be hard-pressed to claim victory. :)

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I hope it would be at least in 6 months

Not bad, SR. You did a good job.

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Oh god if we're throwing western  directors into it the list gets too big, especially since now it seems a lot of them that get attached to franchises just say they love them or were always fans.

Mileage may vary, but as far as director-fans who have made subpar or outright terrible movies of franchises they love:
Peter Jackson - King Kong '05, The Hobbit
David Goyer - Blade: Trinity
Masaaki Tezuka - Godzilla x Megaguirus
Zack Snyder - DCEU
Paul W.S. Anderson - Alien vs. Predator
M. Night Shyamalan - Avatar: The Last Airbender
Bryan Singer - Superman Returns

Thank god someone highlighted that being a fan and making a movie of your franchise that is good doesn't always work. It'd be interesting to look at the inverse of this article and look at directors that were fans but made subpar movies.

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I can honestly see the Monsterverse King Ghidorah being larger than 160 meters.

If we did a top 10 ShinGoji would probably slip in there. I'm not sure exactly what my top 10 would be, but I do see it at least that high for me.

King Ghidorah and Keizer Ghidorah are separate entities. They are 2 different monsters.

^I agree with what you said. Though I haven't been around on this forum long enough to see that certain topics change to a different subject, I just like to have enjoyable discussions with other fellow Godzilla forum members.

 I would have guessed the same thing. From 158-160 meters tops. We've had numerous topics isolated on one thing in the past but, we all often get carried away with different subjects on Godzilla just like what happened here. It's nothing really new, at least for me, at this point. Just as long as there's no flame wars and immaturity, it'll be fine. 

Vice versa though. It's a passion amongst the fans to discuss any and all things Godzilla related. 

Funny though how this topic went from speaking about the anime Godzilla's design to discussing what's King Ghidorah's actual height.

But I'll always enjoy speaking about anything regarding the Godzilla franchise.

^So, if that trend continues, not saying it will, but I'm just throwing in a number, were probably looking at the Legendary King Ghidorah to be 158 meters tall (or 518 feet tall). I personally wouldn't mind that number for the new King Ghidorah, but if they do a bigger one, I'm still fine with it.

Again though, not saying it will happen, but because of what was mentioned above, I was just throwing in a guess.

Still though, a 518 foot tall King Ghidorah, that's a monster definitely not to be messed with on a one-on-one match.

Completely understandable there dragon king ultra. 

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I know. I was being sarcastic with that question. Gmk and final wars. Kaiser ghidorah is confirmed at 140 meters.