Godzilla Minus One Design Analysis

My thoughts on the newest Godzilla Design and some minor extrapolations on what we haven't seen from this incarnation of the King of the Monsters.
Editor: ‪@DaikaijuSpaceZilla‬
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[@legendaryhet7513]

Not only is this my favorite Reiwa Godzilla design, this is ACTUALLY my favorite Godzilla in general! Because, he is looks like he is combined with Shin, Heisei, Legendary, Fw, 1954, Gemstone, Millennium, AND GmK! And I cannot WAIT to see what the atomic breath would look like too!

[@Urudai-xu9rn]

i agree with you on everything

[@majicogarcia8417]

Minus 1 Godzilla looks phenomenal. I like how the top half has a distorted, half human half reptile appearance. It makes him look like what he is supposed to be, a monster.

[@evanmaldonado9799]

Yeah, he looks really badass, his eyes are rather human, looks like a cross between 1993 Godzilla and The Legendary one. The 92-95 Godzilla has feline like eyes and the legendary Godzilla has reptilian eyes unlike the new M1 Godzilla, we really haven’t seen a Godzilla with humanistic eyes, it’s very unique and rather creepy.

[@eternalmiasma5586]

Shin will probably be my favorite design of all time

[@Godzillakingofkaiju1]

This feels like a culmination of old and new Godzilla designs.

[@skyylerkingery98]

Well in my opinion, it became my 6th favorite design became just like RideGoji it's mix between Monsterverse and Heisei designs but with big back plates because that's one problem with most Godzilla designs is that their back plates aren't big enough compared with 2000's and MinusGoji's so that's why it's my 6th favorite.

[@kaijufan2001]

Honestly I love this design, this is definitely the perfect Godzilla design for the movie, Godzilla having scarred skin, a terrifying demeanor, angry and full of rage for what has been done to him, he bringing fear into the heart of Japan, it fits the tone that Yamazaki seems to be going for, a darker serious post war period piece movie where Godzilla is back to his roots, he will basically be that reminder of the atomic bombs and at least in my opinion, victim of the atomic bombs himself as I doubt he always looked like this, he is extremely pissed off and angry, Godzilla taking his anger out on a Post war crumbled nation of Japan that was also impacted themselves but are also struggling to rebuild, Yamazaki is a genius, he has been building up to this all along ever since Godzilla's first cameo in 2007, all he had to do was just wait for more advancements to improve the design and get approval to make a Godzilla movie from toho, and as the years passed Yamazaki slowly has been updating his Godzilla to make him more terrifying and badass as well, it's pretty cool if you look at things now, MinusGoji has been going through an evolution that, Yamazaki set his Godzilla design for the movie over a decade ago and we did not even notice until now. I also think his height being around 50-60 meters works for this kind of movie, it will give Godzilla that terrifying presence Yamazaki wants to portray him as and allow it also for him to interact with Japan and the humans more in the story than if he was bigger. We will be able to see the fear these people will be facing amidst a kaiju attack from a kaiju born from the ashes of a horrific war. Godzilla will not only be their reminder of the war but he will also be their worst nightmare.

[@Zimzilla99]

My thoughts as well. Insightful

[@Zimzilla99]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 this is the most midwit tier take “The alternative____eradication” Japan was hoping for invasion and despite the first bomb the big 6 weren’t impressed. And the red army was rolling through occupied Manchuria. Post Nagasaki was not unanimous. And most of the army didn’t surrender and tried to steal the declaration. Had downfall happened it would have most likely been not been as bloody with both nations on the mainland - arguments otherwise are usually only arguing otherwise because they can’t take someone maybe thinking full integration of nukes into conventional war is probably not the best idea. “Justified targets” Hiroshima was picked cause it was one of the few cities still standing to demonstrate the bombs effects. Nagasaki had a pow camp close by which is why some people didn’t want it dropped there. “Japanese war crime” tu quoque fallacy. There are dozens of recorded ally war crimes. And trying to say “well these people did warcrimes so let’s do war crimes ourselves” is armchair general brain rot.

[@LavaDracovania]

@@Zimzilla99 true but the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki spared a lot more human casualties than a land invasion would have. It wasn’t about war crime vs war crime but what is the best strategy

[@Zimzilla99]

@@LavaDracovania maybe, however then the question becomes is it better to kill as many people including civilians if it means a quicker surrender. I’m not saying it’s warcrime vs warcrime but the midwit above believes Japan committed warcrimes so therefore killing civilians which the bombs did isn’t a warcrime. It’s having you’re cake eating it too

[@Zimzilla99]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 it means that give or take without the Soviet’s the bombs wouldn’t have caused the surrender. Considering the bombs aren’t the only reason they surrendered Saying “ the bombs are what made them surrender” is reductive and stupid And l it’s not a guarantee that it would have killed millions you have literally no way of proving that. It’s literally npc response to people who question the bomb #715 had a port still and civilians who don’t get points when you still kill civilians but argue it was justified Regardless of what you’re trying to justify your point still implicitly does so. Acting otherwise is ridiculous. And it’s even more brain dead when you actively have to downplay them to look justified.

[@jenniferramos2840]

this design and the evolved goji design is my favorites

[@OMAHA16]

Personally, this design is best of the G-Man to date. Design is definitely a combination of Heisei, with some Millennium features, and Legendary for sure.

[@Zimzilla99]

The design has given me high hopes and the directors record is a strong one

[@Zimzilla99]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 got not metric for why I’ll gladly debate it

[@Venom-Boiii]

This Godzilla’s skin is charred and bumpy like it was burned by the atomic bomb. The dorsal fins are jagged and sharp, and I really like that they look like dead trees. His posture is hunched and his face looks so menacing. Yeah, this is my new favorite Godzilla design.

[@darrylcarter5004]

I totally agree on what you said about the beam breath, it should be something new, all in all good job,

[@TheMastaCharzangle]

This may be recency bias, but I’m in love with this new Godzilla design. When I was a kid I’d draw the G-Man all the time trying to come up with my own take. And honestly, this is kind of what I imagined my version to be, with only the eyes being the exception (I always loved GMK’s blank white eyes and still do honestly). I’d rank this as my number 1 design, followed by Heisei, GMK and Shin.

[@kaijunaut6400]

G98 mentions were my favorite part

[@orochi2723]

i like the minus one design the only thing that bothers me is the circular human head it's looks great but for me it's too circular they should atleast made it more like the moonstone goji head, but still it's looks great as it is.

[@enocescalona]

i love how he looks like he's fully burned. I hope this was a 100% intended and he, like the OG was nuked. Maybe he would have looked smoother skinned, like the Ride's, but the explosion and his newfound regeneration made him into the bumpier, crispier thing he is now. It reminds me of Shin Godzilla, but this has a more brawler like body.

[@oldtools6089]

throwbacks aside, the choices will hopefully be reflected in the habits of godzilla. They use their jaws and arms and powers differently across the designs which should suit a lizards physiology.

[@sharonbaldwin4596]

This new design of Godzilla is absolutely stunning awesome amazing cool and the best yet I am getting the brand new Godzilla minus one6”figure for my birthday 😊❤😅

[@giganotosaurus2240]

It's my all time favorite design.

[@Gojilion91]

Minus One's Godzilla design might be my favorite of the Reiwa era. Here's my ranking of the Reiwa G designs: 1. MinusGoji 2. GyuraGoji 3. AniGoji 4. ShinGoji

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Hmmm, for me it would be 1. ShinGoji 2. MinusGoji 3. The Godzilla from the Gigan Rex film. (And snow Godzilla) 4. Godzilla ultima 5. Godzilla fillius and earth Overall enjoy most of the designs well enough accept the polygon ones which I actively dislike

[@Gojilion91]

@@troythedeconstructionist1382 The zombiefied look of Shin doesn't appeal to me as much as others.

[@javierfarinatti]

@@GreaterGrievobeast55 The one from gigan rex is named Gemstone.

[@Biggie_Cheese_Real]

Maybe Godzilla will shed his dorsal plates while he grows like a snake shedding skin

[@Zimzilla99]

Didn’t think of that maybe

[@clutchthecinnamonsergal8493]

His atomic breath is no joke…being an implosion method heat ray that creates a full scale nuclear explosion upon impacting a target…

[@General_MacArthur]

Best design EVER

[@DaikaijuSpaceZilla]

Good video 😎

[@nslater1388]

Legendary will always be THE Godzilla for me, especially as a heroic take. But this one went damn hard!!

[@terranceflowers71]

I love all the godzillas forms

[@LavaDracovania]

Monsterverse Godzilla will always be my favorite but I think minusGoji is a close second

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Overall favorite design of all time is probably gonna be Godzilla 2000, with kiryu Goji not far behind. Minus is already looking really cool though and My opinions will likely increase when I see him in motion

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

5:50 now I know you'd get along with Roanoke gaming. Well done with this analysis! Took a lot to figure out the differences between minus ones look and the ride for me

[@Zimzilla99]

Dam that’s some lofty praise

[@treystephens6166]

My personal favorite is GODZILLA 1984.

[@treystephens6166]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 what could be better then 1984⁉️

[@treystephens6166]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 1984 seems more natural and realistic.

[@treystephens6166]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 1984 Godzilla seems like a real creature. I don’t like the Millennium look. Godzilla looks like a hard plastic toy. I love Keiko Mari in vs Hedorah 1971

[@treystephens6166]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 why do you think 1984 was generic and simple???

[@treystephens6166]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 well it was the new beginning for Godzilla. They had to see if there was still interest out there.

[@vonc4164]

I didn't expect this level of video quality from the amount of subscribers, keep up the good work man. Very good video.

[@Zimzilla99]

Lol you have to more thank gojin the makai phantom for the editing. Him helping take the load off my busy schedule so I can get things out quicker is a god send

[@Zimzilla99]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 considering how many people mentioned details they haven’t noticed. It’s almost like you’re wrong lol

[@Zimzilla99]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 hey you’ve given me the views and the interaction for the algorithm. So regardless you help me so thank you

[@Zimzilla99]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 nope just a response that gave me another interaction. Still waiting on that date for that live debate.

[@ricardodavis4730]

Did you also notice that this new Godzilla has scorched skin under his left eye?

[@Zimzilla99]

Given what we saw in the trailer these stills could be him in a healing state

[@user-oj4ll2bf6k]

very cool and interesting design. departs a lot from the last few films. there he had a more proud but balanced psychotype. in this movie he looks more like an aggressive psychopath or a berserker.

[@Zimzilla99]

Definitely with the last shot from the trailer and the line about never forgiving has that vibe

[@DaikaijuSpaceZilla]

Congrats on the 1K views! 😎

[@Zimzilla99]

Couldn’t have done it without you

[@DaikaijuSpaceZilla]

@@Zimzilla99 I appreciate it man! Always willing to give my best 😁

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

I'm hype for this movie yamazaki is killing it three times now with Godzilla 🔥🔥🔥😁. And I still can't wait for the new empire. The more Godzilla the better 😄🤘🏿🤘🏿

[@Readspiraloyster]

Personally I hope he starts off with a more 1954 inspired breath attack and then later throughout the film as he continues to mutate his breath condenses into the heisei Godzilla style laser Because I still want some taste of the original Hello even settle for only a heisei Godzilla style laser so long as the laser is White which would be really cool But honestly I do have to agree realistically it's all about the directing and you can make a regular heisei Godzilla style blue laser work so long as you directed well enough

[@princessmaly]

Not hard to be the best when it's the only one. I mean I guess unless you count the GvsG design.

[@Zimzilla99]

Technically, the “reiwa era” would include shin Ultima earth and the like

[@hiveemperor54]

My ratings for each Reiwa Godzilla: Honorary mention for Stan Winston Godzilla: 8/10 Shin Godzilla: 10/10 Godzilla Earth: 6/10 Snow Godzilla: 8/10 Godzilla Ultima: 10/10 Gemstone Godzilla: 10/10 Monsterverse Godzilla: 10/10 Minus One Godzilla: 10/10

[@spinaltap111]

My favorite design is Godzilla 1962

[@jb1u23]

91 Godzilla is actually nasty

[@Zimzilla99]

Nasty amazing

[@Zimzilla99]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 I have no clue what you like In a design so this meaningless to me

[@Zimzilla99]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 and what Godzilla designs actually have such proportions instead of giving me traits that i then have a no reference for

[@ethanngyongsenstpatricksch6617]

My favourite Godzilla design other than Earth's but feel the legs can be smaller Can give the list of your favourite Godzilla designs pls

[@Zimzilla99]

@@ethanngyongsenstpatricksch6617 definitely would do a favorite list though I know myself my favorite design past my top 3 change constantly

[@Readspiraloyster]

In terms of Ray w designs I'm stuck between this Godzilla Shin Godzilla Godzilla Altima and godzillarex I like two of them because they're very much classic but in a modern fashion while of the other two because they take the design in a way that I think looks amazing So it's just kind of those four in the red wire up for me the others are good but not necessarily favorite material no offense to them of course cuz their designs are still pretty great

[@josephgibson5902]

This is definitely a strong contender for me for favorite design, but it might be recency bias (Gamera's new Rebirth design is also suspiciously my favorite right now). In any case these proportions appeal to me more than Shin, Earth, Singular Point, etc, and possibly the Gigan Rex Godzilla design. I like the idea of the bigger dorsal fins moreso than bigger tails. Much of Minus One sort of depends on its potential to be the best thing ever (most expressive, most motivated in its rampage, etc). Once the film comes out and it either does or doesn't live up to these concepts, we will better be able to judge where it lands I feel

[@Zimzilla99]

I would agree though with the recency bias, however. Gamera really hasn’t topped any of the already seen designs outside of 2. And most of the villains with one exception (Gurion) being better then their original counterparts.

[@josephgibson5902]

@@Zimzilla99 I don't know if you've been following the news updates on Rebirth, specifically the weekly monster videos and info on the official website, but there's something that's just throwing me for a loop. I don't want to spoil it for you since these details were not in the trailers, but this show looks so good except for one red flag that I have to reserve judgement on until I see the execution

[@Zimzilla99]

@@josephgibson5902 I’ve been following it but next week we’ll see

[@josephgibson5902]

@@Zimzilla99 alright

[@josephgibson5902]

@@Zimzilla99 on episode 3, circumvented my issue so far. I was just worried that because we'd see a monster hatch, having Gamera then attack and kill a newborn of any kind would go against his "friend of all children" shtick, but without spoiling, the plot accounted for and explained that sufficiently. So far great show, I'm hooked. I'll wonder what your thoughts are

[@DillyTheWillyWilliams]

The only part I dnt like are the eyes.