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Godzilla is hands down the most famous, well known kaiju. He was created in the 1950s by the famous Eiji Tsuburaya, who was working alongside Tomoyuki Tanaka and Ishiro Honda, which became the birth of kaiju. His name means gorilla whale, eluding to his massive size, his aquatic origins, and his ferocity. His original form is based on the body of a Tyrarannosaurus Rex, with arms similar to that of an iguanodon, and a Stegosaurus for the row of plates down its back.

Godzilla was originally created as a villain, attacking man-kind, supposedly because of the harm that humans had done to him. However, in other films, he also becomes somewhat of a “good-guy” as he helps the humans destroy other kaiju. At the time, this was an original concept, in the way that Godzilla was not just a monster, but could almost be seen as having feelings.

There have been numerous movies made about Godzilla, but that is not the only place he has been seen. There were TV series featuring Godzilla, and he has also been seen in comic books. His fame has spread throughout the world, and he is one of the most popular (if not THE most popular) kaiju toys. There are hundreds of different variations that can be purchased, and for this reason, makes him a kaiju toy collector’s dream.

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