My educated guess as to what Godzilla is in this film

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Akagi

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Hes some form of precambrian lifeform. As we know little to nothing about this era, besides it was harsh and earth was nearly uninhabitable.

The first attempt at an American Godzilla film, GODZILLA 3D played on the idea that Godzilla was from a stage of evolution that predated even the dinosaurs. That it was a type of proto-saur, a giant creature that could survive nuclear radiation and even expell atomic flame. Not too much different from showa Gamera's origins.

I think that as an explenation for how creatures like Godzilla and Muto could exist-- will be that they predate even the dinosaurs and therapsids. Hell, Godzilla might even be a therapsid, explaining why he has such mammalian features.

So I'm assuming Godzilla is not only able to survive nuclear radiation, but possibly feed off of it. Perhaps his species went into hibernation at the end of the precambrian era, as the Earth's enviroment became more suitable for other forms of life and didn't wake up again until we started playing with atomic power.

Just food for thought-- I have a sinking suspicion Godzilla's entire origin will not be revealed in just one film and I'd kind of like it that way.

He is 350ft Tall people, those things on his neck ARE gills, and the Brazil photo is part of the final advertising design-- Deal with it.

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AkagiMarch 02, 2014

Well if the monster has a nuclear reactor in him that keeps him alive, he could, in theory, live forever. We have no idea what the half-life is of Godzilla's nuclear makeup, it could be millions, even billions of years old.

There are many creatures that are genetically immortal, lobsters for instance.

But-- to say Godzilla being precambrian is silly is pretty brash-- the entire concept of Godzilla is silly. I bring up precambrian because we know almost nothing about it and what little fossil evidence we have from such an era is shrouded vagueness and mystery. We know more about the Moon than we know about the precambrian era. It really is one of the great mysteries of our planet's developement.

Adding to that, if the Godzilla species existed millions of years before even dinosaurs-- well that'd explain where almost no fossil evidence exists. Precambrian era was harsh, very harsh. Almost nothing survived in the way of fossils.

As for Godzilla being a mutation of a modern animal-- well the trailer pretty much confirms that isn't the case. I'm fairly certain godzilla isn't a dinosaur or any kind of known animal in this new film.

He is 350ft Tall people, those things on his neck ARE gills, and the Brazil photo is part of the final advertising design-- Deal with it.