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m That big green, fire-snortin' lizard moved to Godzilla: This poor old bastard finally got canonically named ... may he rest in peace.
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I think this brings everything together.
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{{merge|Godzilla|Redundant with canonical Godzilla page}}
[[Image:Nicholas.jpg|thumb|150px|With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound...]]
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:''Godzilla is a creature from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''That big green, fire-snortin' lizard is a creature from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
'''Godzilla''' is a mysterious creature similar to [[King Kong]].  Apparently, it is big, green, and snorts fire.
[[Image:Nicholas.jpg|thumb|With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound...]]
'''That big green, fire-snortin' lizard''' is a mysterious creature referred to once.  Apparently, it is big, green, and possibly snorts fire.<!--
 
 
 
 


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FIN FANG FOOM MAY WELL BE AS AWESOME AS ANYTHING YOU CARE TO NAME, BUT HE'S NOT THAT BIG GREEN, FIRE-SNORTIN' LIZARD.
FIN FANG FOOM MAY WELL BE AS AWESOME AS ANYTHING YOU CARE TO NAME, BUT HE'S NOT THAT BIG GREEN, FIRE-SNORTIN' LIZARD.
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==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics===
===Marvel Comics===
====US Continuity====
Alerted to trouble in [[Oregon]] by [[Dum Dum]], [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] employee [[Nicholas]] threatened to quit if it was that big green, fire-snortin' lizard. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}
Alerted to trouble in [[Oregon]] by [[Dum Dum]], [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] employee [[Nicholas]] threatened to quit if it was that big green, fire-snortin' lizard. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}
====Earthforce====
{{Earthforcefiction}}
[[Image:Irwin spoon godzilla inside story.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Thus died the dream]]
When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] was running amok in upper [[New York (state)|New York State]] under the influence of a [[cerebro-shell]], [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]] compared him to Godzilla. {{storylink|Inside Story!}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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  IT'S NOT FIN FANG FOOM.
  IT'S NOT FIN FANG FOOM.
DO NOT ADD ANYTHING ABOUT FIN FANG FOOM TO THIS ARTICLE.
DO NOT ADD ANYTHING ABOUT FIN FANG FOOM TO THIS ARTICLE.
FIN FANG FOOM MAY WELL BE AS AWESOME AS ANYTHING YOU CARE TO NAME, BUT HE'S NOT THAT BIG GREEN, FIRE-SNORTIN' LIZARD.
FIN FANG FOOM MAY WELL BE AS AWESOME AS ANYTHING YOU CARE TO NAME, BUT HE'S NOT THAT BIG GREEN, FIRE-SNORTIN' LIZARD.
IT'S NOT FIN FANG FOOM.
IT'S NOT FIN FANG FOOM.
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*It is fairly obvious that Nicholas is referring to that dreaded, irradiated monster, [[Godzilla]], who had his own Marvel Comics series in which he was hunted down by Dum Dum. This being a Transformers universe, of course, he ''could'' have been referring to [[Hojoni]]...
*Godzilla had his own Marvel Comics series in which he was hunted down by Dum Dum.  
*During [[Earthforce]], [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]] mentions Godzilla in reference to [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s destructive behaviour being like a Japanese monster movie. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} It could be theorised that in-universe, the Japanese made a movie about that big green, fire-snortin' lizard's real-life monster rampages - after all the [[Marvel]] [[Marvel Comics continuity|continuity]] contains both [[Neo-Knight|superheroes]] and [[Robot-Master (comic)|superhero comics]] - but drawing firm relationships between the Marvelverse, the main US continuity and the Earthforce continuity is problematic at best. [[Earth-120185]], anyone?
*Given Spoon's statements about movies, it might be the case that, in-universe, the Japanese made a movie about Godzilla's real-life monster rampages - after all the [[Marvel]] [[Marvel Comics continuity|continuity]] contains both [[Neo-Knight|superheroes]] and [[Robot-Master (comic)|superhero comics]] - but drawing firm relationships between the Marvelverse, the main US continuity and the Earthforce continuity is problematic at best. [[Earth-120185]], anyone?
* ''Super-God Masterforce'' head writer [[Masumi Kaneda]] has stated that [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] (ゴッドジンライ) was named so that omitting every other Japanese syllable yields the word Gojira (ゴジラ), the original Japanese name for Godzilla.
* There is another Japanese monster movie, [[Hojoni]], as shown in "[[Kremzeek!]]"


==External links==
==External links==
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Revision as of 18:39, 1 March 2010

With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound...
Godzilla is a creature from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Godzilla is a mysterious creature similar to King Kong. Apparently, it is big, green, and snorts fire.


Fiction

Marvel Comics

US Continuity

Alerted to trouble in Oregon by Dum Dum, S.H.I.E.L.D. employee Nicholas threatened to quit if it was that big green, fire-snortin' lizard. Prisoner of War!

Earthforce

These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See Earthforce for details.
Thus died the dream

When Superion was running amok in upper New York State under the influence of a cerebro-shell, Irwin Spoon compared him to Godzilla. Inside Story!

Notes

  • Godzilla had his own Marvel Comics series in which he was hunted down by Dum Dum.
  • Given Spoon's statements about movies, it might be the case that, in-universe, the Japanese made a movie about Godzilla's real-life monster rampages - after all the Marvel continuity contains both superheroes and superhero comics - but drawing firm relationships between the Marvelverse, the main US continuity and the Earthforce continuity is problematic at best. Earth-120185, anyone?
  • Super-God Masterforce head writer Masumi Kaneda has stated that God Ginrai (ゴッドジンライ) was named so that omitting every other Japanese syllable yields the word Gojira (ゴジラ), the original Japanese name for Godzilla.
  • There is another Japanese monster movie, Hojoni, as shown in "Kremzeek!"