In a startling turn of events, Shimo and Godzilla awaken from their ancient slumber to find themselves in a world shrouded in mystery and danger-the world of Attack on Titan.
Confused by their surroundings, the colossal beings emerge into a landscap...
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NOMENCLATURE
NICKNAME(S): King of the Monsters, Gojira, Savior of San Francisco, Alpha Predator, BigGuy, Giant Lizard Beast, Ultimate Titan, Zo-Zla-Halawa, The King of Destruction (破壊王 Hakai-ō), Big G, Monster Zero-One
BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION
SPECIES: Titanus Gojira
HEIGHT: 393 feet
LENGTH: 582 feet (tail)
WEIGHT: 99,634 tons
STATUS: Alive
"He fought for us. Died for us. He's not only proof that co-existence is possible, he is the key to it." ISHIRO SERIZAWA (GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS)
Name
In Godzilla Awakening, Godzilla is referred to as a "MUTO" (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism) due to him not having a name at the time.
Godzilla originally gained his true name from the Pacific islanders, who referred to him as "Gojira".
In the non-canon novel Godzilla Aftershock, Eiji Serizawa stated "Gojira" is a Japanese conjunction of gorira (ゴリラ?), meaning "gorilla", and kujira (鯨 or クジラ), meaning "whale", as with most incarnations of the name.
Ishiro Serizawa also refers to him as "Gojira", before "Godzilla" is formally used.
With that said, most of the English-speaking characters gradually begin to describe him as "Godzilla" throughout the film's events.
Michael Dougherty later revealed that the name "Godzilla" is not the primary name of the monster, but instead a nickname, with the scientific name used within the film's universe being "Gojira".
The resulting scientific dubbing of Titanus Gojira comes from the Latin term "Titanus", meaning "Titan", and "Gojira" (ゴジラ, Gojira?, To), meaning "Godzilla" in Japanese.
The Iwi of the Hollow Earth call Godzilla "The Monster Who Ate a Star", and the Iwi of Skull Island refer to Godzilla's species as Zo-zla-halawa, which is roughly translated by Dr. Ilene Andrews to "Great eternal enemy".
Abilities
Immense strength: Godzilla possesses immense physical strength and can use his huge mass as a weapon.
He can toss the MUTOs around with ease by biting into their bodies and he can effortlessly push the female MUTO backward with his arms (like a bear would with its opponent).
