Gojirafan2013
MemberBaragonOct-25-2021 4:17 AMThroughout my time as a Godzilla fan, I have seen countless online polls where fans have voted for Destroyah to be the next big bad of the MonsterVerse. Many feel that he is one Godzilla’s strongest enemies, and would be an appropriate monster in include in the last film.
With me however, I feel that Destroyah being included in the MonsterVerse is less likely than many people seem to think.
One of the most common arguments for Destroyah’s inclusion in the MonsterVerse is that KOTM brought in the Oxygen Destroyer, which was a weapon used to kill Godzilla in the original 1954 film that ultimately led to the creation of Destroyah in Godzilla vs Destroyah. While it may seem obvious that the OD would do the same in the MonsterVerse, I think it’s only purpose was to incapacitate Godzilla and show that humanity will stop at nothing to disrupt the natural order.
Just because the OD was included in KOTM doesn’t mean that it was setting up Destroyah. The Oxygen Destroyer had a pre-established history in the franchise prior to Godzilla vs Destroyah. Much like in Gojira 1954, it was used by the humans to kill Godzilla. So it’s inclusion in KOTM may have just been a quick little shoutout to the original film and nothing more.
On top of the Oxygen Destroyer not equaling the inclusion of Destroyah, Destroyah doesn’t have as much recognition as the other Toho monsters we’ve gotten in the MonsterVerse. While Ghidorah, Mothra, Rodan, and Mechagodzilla were all featured in multiple Toho Godzilla films prior to KOTM, Destroyah only appeared in one. The same is true for a monster like Biollante.
So while it would be cool to see modern day versions of Destroyah or Biollante, looking at their inclusion from a business perspective, would it really make sense for Legendary to purchase the rights to monsters that were only one-offs, especially after their big Toho roster film that featured some of Godzilla’s most iconic monsters underperformed at the box office?
I feel that this is something we should consider, and we should prepare ourselves for a scenario where we don’t get anymore Toho monsters in future MonsterVerse films. Maybe Legendary will think it’s safer to create original monsters for Godzilla and Kong to fight instead of relying on more Toho properties. After all, general audiences didn’t seem to mind the MUTOs and Skullcrawlers in the first two MonsterVerse films. So I don’t think it would be a stretch to believe that the next big bad will be an original monster.
It seems I've caused chaos with my idea about MechaGhidorah.
Well....this image is the best metaphor for this situation:
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