Profile: Godzilla 1954

Name: Godzilla 1954
Seen in: Godzilla (1954), Godzilla Unleashed (Wii)

History: Godzilla was born in the atomic blast off the bikini atoll. He started life as a Godzillasaurus on Lago Island and from the fallout mutated into what we know as Godzilla today. At 164 feet tall, '54 Godzilla is the smallest of his reincarnations. His skin is charcoal black with a triple set of spines running down his back that light up when charging his infamous radiation beam weapon, used to destroy everything in his path. With the dose of radiation, '54 Godzilla also has super-regenerative powers which allow for him to heal rapidly, resulting in a near-indestructible nature. The only way to defeat Godzilla would be for Dr. Serizawa to sacrifice himself with the only known experimental weapon that would strip the flesh from any organic creature, the Oxygen Destroyer.

Godzilla would go on to star in 29 movies, 2 animated series, and a series of video games on every major console. However, the bones of the orginal '54 Godzilla would lie at the bottom of the sea for almost the entire Godzilla series until Godzilla against MechaGodzilla (2002) The bones would be turned into Kiryu (MechaGodzilla 3) and used against Godzilla. Kiryu would return the bones back to the sea and '54 Godzilla would once again lie in the place he was destroyed.