GODZILLA MINUS ONE's SURPRISING INFECTION Explained

[@RoanokeGaming]

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[@newbornviking9721]

Roanoke Gaming Can you cover Nemesis From the Nemesis saga Please 🙏

[@velocity1238]

Would you ever consider checking out Mind Flayer and ceremorphosis from D&D in general or the ones from Baldurs Gate 3?

[@BenneAndThaJetss]

I am once again asking for an analysis of Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies

[@GunlessSnake]

Godzilla actually had a potent healing factor pre-mutation! This was revealed in the novelization written by director Takashi Yamazaki, and was reiterated in post-film release interviews. The director says that Shikishima's plane's guns probably wouldn't have killed Godzilla due to this healing factor, and said healing factor was dramatically altered due the immense irradiation and burns incurred by "Operation Crossroads". And now that you've covered this exploration of post-WWII Japanese survivor's guilt as a kaiju film, you absolutely must cover the opposite end of the spectrum where humanity punches alien kaiju in the face with giant mechs in the glory that is *Pacific Rim* and everything it stands for! They also even use your contrarian caveman units, even though the Metric system is the most universal and actually understandable one.

[@calebbrown6735]

I've been using Factor for quite some time now. It is a little pricey but it's more affordable than buying the junk food ingredients from the dollar store. Or ordering takeout.

[@hail2theprince93]

The director has stated that Godzilla's pre-mutated form already had regenerative abilities, but the mutations from the bombs radiation basically cranked those abilities up to 11. When his body tried to heal itself from the radiation burns from the bomb tests, the mutations caused him to keep regenerating much more than normal, which is what made him so much bigger and stronger than before.

[@F3RN7386]

Made sense goji saurus had a regen factor already or he wouldv been cooked when those nukes exploded

[@timber_wulf5775]

Actually it's the other way around as Pre-bomb Goji had extremely powerful regenerative abilities but the bomb nerfed those abilities. This came from said director.

[@lizardbruh]

Pikachu! Absorb Godzilla! (Pikapi!)

[@skwisgarskwigelf7191]

So even if Shikishima had shot Godzillasaurus with the 20mm force multiplier it probably wouldn’t have done much

[@timber_wulf5775]

@@skwisgarskwigelf7191 the japanese 20mm kinda sucked because it was low velocity and low penetrative power compared to other countries and what they used at the time, plus he probably had air-to-air ammunition loaded which would’ve meant it wouldn’t have done anything to godzilla. Even without his hyper regenerative abilities pre-nuke it wouldn’t have done anything to him but make him much more pissed off

[@Burori1]

I love Godzilla's movement on land. It looks so robotic. It's like the brain is sending the right signals, but the connection glitches for a second or two. Makes it all the monstrous. Also, quick correction: The photos weren't of Shikishima's parents. They were of the mechanics and their families. The chief mechanic gave them as a means to give Shikishima extra-survivor's guilt. It's an important plot-point, because he wasn't gonna answer Shikishima's letters, so Shikishima sent him letters blaming him for the deaths of his subordinates to lure him out and beg him for help.

[@ChaosMind10531]

Yum... What my PTSD really needs... Survivors guilt... XD

[@SamuraiMujuru]

Came here to say exactly this.

[@kennethsatria6607]

He also might be super heavy and his muscles and bones might feel numb is what I can imagine for this poor mutated dude

[@MickeytheluckyMouse27]

That is kinda intentional because his look was meant to mimic the look of the old suitmation

[@kennethsatria6607]

​​@@MickeytheluckyMouse27Well to an extant maybe, but Haruo Nakajima's movements were still pretty fluid despite the weight of the suit

[@thefez-cat]

Fun fact: the plane used for the final attack on Godzilla is a Kyūshū J7W Shinden. It was a prototype, and only two were ever built at the time. One was scrapped, and the other is partially on display at Dulles Airport. For whatever reason, they never put it back together or flew it after taking it back to the US. The one in the movie is a full-scale replica built by Toho Studios. The replica was apparently paid for by the Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum, where it is on display.

[@Meemstation]

Need that in War Thunder asap 😂

[@xxhelljumperzxx9265]

​@Meemstation it already is in war thunder thats how i recognized it

[@Meemstation]

@@xxhelljumperzxx9265 after I said that I checked

[@cookiecraze1310]

J7W was pretty much Japan finally realising their mistake in not bothering to upgrade/replace the Zero in any meaningful way, unlike every other nation during WW2 which left the war with an airforce barely recognisable to their airforces at the beginning.

[@manoharjishnu2009]

@@cookiecraze1310 So what about Nakajima Ki-84?

[@mjjones2241]

Good video, but a few things: -yes, the axe DID land on Godzilla’s face in GVK. HOWEVER, not only did it merely DAZE him, but it pissed him off more than anything (as it’s confirmed the hit bruised his ego as opposed to actually hurting him). Plus Godzilla in the Monsterverse is confirmed as his own thing and “special” and that the others were “Godzilla like creatures”. -Godzilla’s pre-mutated film is confirmed as Godzilla in the film, and he’s actually intelligent according to the novel. He doesn’t kill Shikishima because he didn’t provoke him (he knew the pilot was there) and had a symbiotic relationship with the Odo Island natives, as he brought them fish and the natives brought him food. -the firepower on Odo Island would NOT have killed the pre-mutated form, as that form DOES have regeneration. The director stated "Correct. Godzilla has been affected by radiation since Operation Crossroads in Bikini Atoll, but before that, Godzilla was unaffected by radiation and his regenerative ability was unrelated to radiation. "Correct. Godzilla has been affected by radiation since Operation Crossroads in Bikini Atoll, but before that, Godzilla was unaffected by radiation and his regenerative ability was unrelated to radiation. They [Godzilla's kind] are ordinary creatures, or rather monsters, that have nothing to do with radiation, and have extremely strong regenerative abilities. However, during Operation Crossroads, his skin was burnt by nuclear weapons and turned into a mess, but when he was regenerating it, he went out of control and became gigantic. [bitter smile]" -the official novel also dived into how his regenerative abilities is what saved him from the nuclear blast, but he mutated and couldn’t return to his previous form: “And in the sea near there was the same GOJIRA who annihilated the garrison of Odo Island. GOJRA was also consumed by the intense heat and radiation from the atomic bomb. His skin boiled and rolled up, his flesh was scorched, his eyes turned cloudy white... tremendous pain and suffering attacked GOJIRA. If he were a normal creature, he would have died long ago. However, GOJIRA was able to overcome this with his unique regenerative ability. Gradually, his body was regenerated while feeling tremendous anger towards the people who had brought him suffering. Even with GOJIRA's reincarnation ability, he was unable to regain his original form. The radioactive material that penetrated deep into the body surface caused error after error in the cells of the epidermis, changing its appearance to resemble that of a rugged rock. Its dorsal fin grew rapidly, and branches spread out in all directions like snowflakes. It formed layers, resembling oyster shells that had been living on the ocean floor for decades. すでに大きかった体は暴走したかのようにぐんぐんと巨大化し、それは以前の姿を遙かにしのぐ巨体と化していった。 Its already large body rapidly grew in size, as if it was going out of control, and it became a gigantic body that far exceeded its previous appearance.”

[@gojitsar7505]

I’m calling cap on the first one. If the axe chopped through his leg, why couldn’t it go through his head especially from Kongs running jump? I think what happened is that Kongs axe absorbed the atomic breath and then released all that energy. That explosion is what sent both kaiju flying, not the actual strike.

[@randallbesch2424]

That regenerative mutation was why he was still alive after the 4th Extinction Event 65 million years ago. Essentially immortal if he can regenerate limbs too the bane of excessive life spans are injury accumulation.

[@TheVhangkhitha]

@@gojitsar7505 Godzilla in the Monsterverse also has a high regenerative ability (of course not as substantial as Minus One but it is there). At most that axe hit lightly hurt him as he is shown literally bodying Kong later on after the axe hit his leg (although it did cut him, it didn't reach bone so we can't really conclude the hardness of his bone, but it is likely as hard or harder than his dorsal plate). Also given that it is a supercharged axe and we clearly see that as it gets more supercharged it has a greater destructive capability, as seen in the fight with Mechagodzilla, likely a good supercharged blow to the head would break a bone. But not go through his head really. It did not cut through his leg cleanly and would likely not cut through his skull cleanly either especially since the skill is mostly bone. I agree that the axe was likely absorbing energy and releasing it at the moment of impact on Godzilla's head because although he is a different 'Gojira' the mechanism for the breath was likely the same. That really doesn't mean that a direct axe hit to Godzilla's head would kill him because it didn't, the axe was supercharged and hit his head. And he was only dazed. Godzilla after the fight sustained no major injuries other than a minor cut to his leg, and exhaustion. (ps. People really underestimate Godzilla's durability, he survived Ghidora dropping him from the stratosphere, got hit with multiple gravity beams and, in the comics survives and beats Muto Prime (who could cause earthquakes with her punches.))

[@gojitsar7505]

@@TheVhangkhitha It didn’t reach bone when the axe wasn’t even charged, couldn’t we argue that a charged one could definitely do so? I don’t underestimate Godzillas durability, but if you establish that a weakened axe being able to slice through Godzillas skin and flesh like butter is more capable than a charged axe also established to be stronger than the base axe, that’s inconsistent in both power scaling and movie writing.

[@TyeGraybill-um4do]

@@gojitsar7505 Godzilla is just extremely powerful, keep in mind this is the same Lizard that could take the Permian Impact and just Shrug it off, can't use Biology to explain that.

[@ShiftySprinkles]

Hey Roanoke, I have a question for you. When we die and see a bright light, what if that bright light belongs to an intergalactic angler fish, attracting us towards it so it can consume our eternal soul.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Thank you for the superchat and also the eternal dread

[@ShiftySprinkles]

You're very welcome. I've been watching your content for a few years and you are one of my favourite creators. Don't go towards the light.

[@Dootalt]

great heavens

[@GoGWiz]

Lmao

[@Idahoslav]

Are there smaller anglerfish in the stomach of the intergalactic one, so you get eaten twice?

[@ilovecats2]

This is just my own headcanon, but I believe that the reason why it absolutely had to be Mr. Tachibana (the mechanic) is because Shikishima didn't want to live with the things he had done, or didn't do. He had PTSD and was probably facing horrible depression, especially after seeing someone else die to Godzilla and believing it once again to he his fault. He didn't want to make it home after the final battle, and in his mind, Tachibana wouldn't want him to either. It would be easy, in his mind, to convince Tachibana to put in the kamakaze bomb without anyone else knowing, because Tachibana also wanted him to die for his inaction.

[@theweebwinter1107]

That is actually the reason it had to be Tachibana. He says (I think the night before the final battle) that it has to be him so he can make up for his cowardice on the island.

[@waylandwalace3302]

He says that Tachibana's war isn't over either. He felt some sort of kinship with him and felt that if he succeeded in kamikaze he could end both their wars as well

[@MajinObama]

As usual Roanoke has a great capability for empathy and understanding human emotions, or what drives them.

[@ilovecats2]

@@MajinObama I'm sure he understands what I said just as well as anyone else and elected to stick to making a joke instead of going into depth about trauma because it's not exactly his wheelhouse. It's also a major problem in modern cinema that people who are absolutely replaceable are treated as irreplaceable because of their connection to the protagonist, which probably led to him talking about it the way he did.

[@jwoncollier4412]

It's been stated that he already had the healing factor before he got Radioactive mutate also thank goodness it wasn't a Anglerfish that got muted one of the scariest godzilla ever especially in the water

[@DinoRicky]

Maybe slower

[@IamnotJohnFord]

And, reptiles heal in an almost ungodly manner. Yes, the airplane guns would've hurt. But, he's grounded and can only get off a few rounds before Godzilla simply moved out of the bullet's path. Godzilla would've been even more pissed off, and dude would become multiple dudes as he was ripped apart.

[@kyze8284]

I have heard there is a monster movie about an anglerfish. I am worried

[@GG-ou7it]

It would probably stick to water so you are only screwed if you are on a boat

[@jasonlong6028]

@@DinoRickyit’s actually even faster than post mutation, it was how he survived the nuclear testing by constantly healing the damage done to his body

[@logangrimnar3800]

Fun fact, most non-avian dinosaurs did not actually have hallow bones. While some did, the largest dinosaurs like titanosaurs would not have been able to reach such sizes without solid bone. Instead, they're believed to have had air sacs throughout their body much like birds, which also allowed them to absorb more oxygen.

[@Ungli2.0]

I like every new thing they learn about dinosaurs. It just makes them like even weirder than we ever thought. Like what the hell was even going on back then. Edit: This was a joke. Pls don’t explain the science to me, you fucking nerds.

[@fistfullofglass]

Not true at all. Some had hollow and some had both hollow bones and air sacs. And I’m pretty sure hollow bones are an identifier for Theropods (like allosaurus)

[@darinthompson5461]

Take your own advice.​@@fistfullofglass

[@DreamerOfTheSouth]

Aren't the air sacs inside the hollow bones?

[@darinthompson5461]

@@DreamerOfTheSouth no.

[@sweetrolldealer]

9:38 Those aren't his family members, those are the family photos of the other mechanics on the island. The guy who handed him the pictures was the mechanic that was still alive, he gave it to him to guilt him.

[@MooncrafterUTAU]

30:03 Reason for that whole exchange was because the director was specifically calling out the older Japanese government decisions - Kamikaze pilots were brainwashed with propaganda to die for their country citing Bushido and other honor related themes so that no one would question why the government was buying up airplanes with faulty ejection seats. That was it. That was the entire reason for the practice. Because their leaders wanted to shave off monetary costs at the cost of their citizens' lives. It's part of the movie's thesis about coming together as a community and saying FU to government types that don't actually pay the price the common man does with their choices. POLITICAL COMMENTARY GODZILLA IS *BACK* BABY!

[@simonnachreiner8380]

"- Kamikaze pilots were brainwashed with propaganda to die for their country citing Bushido and other honor related themes so that no one would question why the government was buying up airplanes with faulty ejection seats. " No. ... OK ill elaborate. The doctrine choice to utilize the "Divine wind" was one made off of mathematics not short changing. Air attacks on US ships already had a near suicidal fatality rate for a pathetic excuse for a hit rate. Kamikaze pilots on the other hand had a much higher hit rate (at least when first adopted) in exchange for a hundred percent fatality rate. As a bonus the K-craft (not a actual term just convenience) could be made from any airframe, had a much higher maximum payload, and only required half the fuel, and didn't require fully trained pilots. The idea that it was based solely off Bushido is American bullshit. While it certainly was part of the BS sold to K-pilots the Japanese quite frankly didn't have the aircraft to throw away at the Americans without serious thought to their allocation.

[@MooncrafterUTAU]

@@simonnachreiner8380 Bro the idea I posited came from the director of the film - the mechanic himself goes on a rant about how angry he is about what his government forced his people to do. Take your American-centrism elsewhere cause it’s modern-day Japanese citizens calling out the failures of the past governments.

[@SerbianLifter997]

more anti-nationalist nonsense as per usual. You're a leftist and so is the director.

[@SerbianLifter997]

"muh political commentary" better known as leftist slop by one director. cope. Japan First party all the way.

[@MooncrafterUTAU]

@@SerbianLifter997 “Godzilla was conceived as a metaphor for nuclear weapons.” en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla#:~:text=The%20film%20and%20character%20has,a%20frightening%20nuclear%2Dspawned%20monster. Godzilla was, from its very inception from the very first film, political commentary. Cope harder

[@awesomedonut8228]

according to the director, zilla had heightened regeneration, so it would’ve survived the plane cannons, since it also helped it survive the nuke, and reached the size it did due to overcompensating against the damage

[@mj91212]

I was about to mention…

[@chaosinsurgency6636]

IE Director making shit up to cope for not making that clear in the movie its self

[@Sesshomaru1]

​@@chaosinsurgency6636 I don't think he would have survived the nuke if he didn't already have that ability.

[@angellara7040]

​@@chaosinsurgency6636 godzilla literally regening as he was being nucked which is already faster than his full sized form that needed more time to regen

[@timber_wulf5775]

@@awesomedonut8228 it’s worth mentioning that the Zero’s 20mm cannons would’ve likely been loaded with air-to-air ammo belts which have very little penetration power because they’re designed to explode the second they hit something (like another plane’s aluminum plating)

[@Readspiraloyster]

3:08 he's actually still known as Godzilla at this point with one of his official nicknames being the Odo Island monster

[@xeagaort]

It’s a joke lol

[@borislugosi54]

Not a funny joke because the Roland Emmerich version of Godzilla is commonly referred to as 'Zilla and that movie is trash. You will find most OG Gojira fans do not like that movie and to refer to the true Godzilla as Zilla is blasphemy. It's a shit joke

[@elkefransisca3747]

​@@borislugosi54 Just because it's called Zilla does NOT mean it'll be connected to the 98Goji, it's literally just the nickname Roanoke chose to make it easier to separate them. He may have forgotten it's name as just Godzilla or Odo Island Monster, he still calls it Zilla in some way because he could and he even just called it Gojirasaurus at the beginning which is also what HeiseiGoji's pre-atomic bomb form is called. So yeah, it's not that serious.

[@borislugosi54]

@@elkefransisca3747 i didn't say Roanoke was referencing the Emmerich movie. I said that a lot of Godzilla fans associate the name Zilla with the Emmerich film, which is what that version of Godzilla is commonly referred to. I explained why i didn't enjoy the joke. That's "literally" what i said

[@elkefransisca3747]

@@borislugosi54 That, did not seem like a joke though? Like I get thr distaste, but how was it a joke?

[@CeaselessEntertainment8468]

Noriko: "Would you still love me if i were a godzilla irradiated mutant?" Shikishima: *Confused Screaming*

[@anglepsycho]

And then bam, Biolantee is made and now Shikishima has a rose bud-based kaiju on his hands

[@CeaselessEntertainment8468]

@@anglepsycho i want this so bad, the only ones to calm her down from her rampage is Shikishima and the child

[@reallycantthinkofausername487]

​@@CeaselessEntertainment8468Bro wants that fucking scene from Moana in a Godzilla movie

[@sideways_chip_eater6420]

​@@anglepsycho dont you just hate it when your girlfriend turns into a 300ft radioactive rose monster?

[@gato23]

@@anglepsycho "Feed me Shikishima!" wait wrong plant monster.

[@prof-quack]

Nuclear spinal fluid being spat out with a death ray as a result of radioactive bones being superheated? That is, without question, much cooler sounding than just “laser breath”. Good thinking!

[@cdogthehedgehog6923]

If i were the writers and had a different explanation, I'd change it to this one lmao

[@chrisdufresne9359]

Roanoke, Zilla is the American one from 1998. This one, even before the mutation, was still called Gojira/Godzilla by the locals.

[@carnagerex9363]

Bit of an asterisk point: it is revealed in the novelization of the movie that Godzilla did already posses his healing abilities, and that what allowed him to survive the bomb in the first place. Even if he didn't, if he survived a nuke why would a 20mm manage the job?

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Why can a person get hit by a two ton car and live but a bullet drops them? Yes, the scale is wildly different but the basic principle stands. Piercing straight to vitals is more likely to be harmful than general external force.

[@IntrusiveThoughts838]

@@Blasted2Oblivion yeah but a nuke would just say no to your existence

[@randomdude6446]

​@@IntrusiveThoughts838Not really. There are people who survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but that doesn't mean they are superhuman.Only near the epicenter would you get vaporized.

[@randallbesch2424]

@@randomdude6446 One man survived BOTH.

[@TheVhangkhitha]

It didn't, he survived. It was stated by the creators and maybe in the novelisation that what Godzilla does is akin to reincarnation using his regenerative ability. He did get vapourised by the bomb, but he survived intact enough for his healing factor (essentially) to heal him back up fully. But since the radiation mutated him he could not reform to the same form and instead assumed a bigger more mutated form (similar to a full-on reincarnation). Also, a single bullet will kill less people than a two-ton car can, @@Blasted2Oblivion, a single bullet has more places to hit where the person survives than a car would per area which would likely crush an entire person. Statistically, you are more likely to die in a car incident than a gun assault (which usually involves more than one bullet). Also, a car impact is way more likely to hit vitals, because of a greater impact site. Of course, you can argue that the car didn't directly hit the vitals like how you could avoid the epicenter of a nuke, but then you could have to also apply that to the bullet and the 20mm. Godzilla was within the epicenter of the nuke testing site and was hit by the 20mm at their vitals, and they still survived on both occasions.

[@kaiju2296]

I think the dorsal scutes aren't actually associated with the vertibtre. The laser is only fired after they all slam into the "closed" position, which makes me think of it as a sequential, directed demon core.

[@sideways_chip_eater6420]

Its kinda like stomping on a water bottle to make it shoot the water out rapidly

[@thequickmasterrace6]

As many people pointed out, it’s reminiscent of Control Rods being slammed down on Nuclear reactors to increase the rate of fission in a reactor.

[@Theology.101]

I would like to say that his ‘not girlfriend’ would very much LOVE to be his gilfriend. He just doesnt think he deserves to be alive and doesn’t want to burden her with his sins

[@cookiecraze1310]

NGL the more I watch Roanoke's videos the more he gives off slight incel vibes. You can only hear the same jokes so many times before it starts sounding abit weird.

[@orchidraindrops]

@@cookiecraze1310 divorce can make people pretty bitter

[@thesupergamer5894]

​@@orchidraindrops I only just started watching his videos? He went through a divorce?

[@ZeBum]

Hilariously I just finished watching this moving this morning and when they were talking about drowning him and then if that doesn't work, rising him back up for decompression, I was like "I need Roanoke to do a episode on this and tell me if that would actually work or not." So thank you YT gods lol.

[@TheSkizz89]

I once sent a tweet to RoanokeGaming asking him to review The Cave and the monsters, and about a week later he posted a review of the movie. It was a funny coincidence, unless his continued war with angler fish have caused him to gain psychic powers.

[@thatwaffleguy4958]

@@TheSkizz89Ah yes, the Angler Fish; which are apparently KNOWN TO CAUSE PSYCHIC POWERS WHEN HATED ENOUGH.

[@dlcshadowheartlordofdomina7504]

First of all, I could see decompression being able to at least HURT Godzilla, at the very least temporarily shut him down while he's healing. Second on the topic of decompression, think we could Roanoke to cover Peter Benchley's Creature?

[@johnmccarron7066]

It's important to remember that Shikishima is dealing with not only heavy PTSD, but of tremendous amount of survivors guilt. That is the primary reason why he doesn't advance the relationship. People in those situations have a very hard time for forming long lasting relationships, compounded with feeling they deserve to be punished or they do not deserve to feel happy.

[@brikanofficial]

It's not just any backwards plane, it's a J7W, pretty infamous among WWII plane enthusiasts, and the Japanese like to use it, or a variation of it in a lot of their anime, Sky Crawlers is a good example.

[@mattd5240]

Why was it infamous?

[@elkefransisca3747]

​@@mattd5240 Possibly because it was a Kamikaze plane? Do correct me though

[@mattd5240]

@@elkefransisca3747 I have no clue. My aeronautics knowledge is pretty nonexistent. It looked expensive though, too much to be used as a suicide plane.

[@elkefransisca3747]

@@mattd5240 Yeah, it does look to have actual quality care put into it which is probably too much for it to be used as a suicide bomber. Possibly of how good it was at dogfights?

[@timber_wulf5775]

@@elkefransisca3747 the J7W was intended as a bomber interceptor and was given an extremely strong engine to allow it to be even faster and perform better at the altitudes it was expected to fight bombers at. It’s infamous because it was a late war “wonder weapon” japan made due to changing war situations

[@YoureMy_Valentine]

6:17 a kong fans cope will never end

[@Primed_cherry]

Real

[@ods_antiolf]

Honestly, keep huffing the cope! Godzilla flat lined Kong, ask the director.

[@jackdeviluke3969]

True they always come up with but muh realism or other goofy excuses that ignore how the universe works in the monsterverse

[@raylenn4444]

Yep, they're coping so hard....kong fans need some fresh air and a reality check XD

[@EffeminateCowardlyVillain]

guys, guys, cant we all agree that big monkey and big lizard are both pretty cool? Who cares who won they had a great fight and bodied eachother, pretty terrific scene

[@pinkpluto0571]

This is so cool. Your shin godzilla video is how i found your channel!

[@RoanokeGaming]

Hope you enjoy this one too!

[@ARGONIAN61]

​@@RoanokeGamingBTW I think Godzilla "stands" in the water with something akin to a swim bladder. Kind of like the organ a fish uses to raise and lower in the water.

[@thatwaffleguy4958]

@@ARGONIAN61Maybe the tail is like a reverse float bladder, filling with something heavier than air while float bladders in his pelvis/thigh-area and thus letting Gojira float upright like a giant bobber by literally using his tail as a weight.

[@ARGONIAN61]

@@thatwaffleguy4958 That would make sense and help account for the fact that he stays upright with no trouble.

[@shoopiesty805]

Honestly, superheated ejected irradiated spinal fluid is one of the coolest concepts for Godzilla’s atomic breath, crazy theory from roanoke

[@Shoyro]

The cells Noriko was exposed to are G-Cells. While they might be cancerous, it also can explain why she didn't look so bad. Considering Godzilla's healing factor, that G-Cell might've helped her body recover faster than normal as a side effect. Not sure what you'd call a positive side effect to something cancerous or toxic like that.

[@gojifanpat]

6:14 I dont mean to be that guy, but.... it was stated that the Axe was overloaded from Godzilla's atomic breath. And right before Kong makes contact with Godzilla's head, you can actually hear an explosion. The argument can be made that that could be the sound of the axe making impact, but the fact that everything went white, before the 2 were sent flying in opposite directions, leans more towards the fact that the Axe was just overloaded with energy. Remember, Godzilla had also blown a decently-sized hole all the way through to the Hollow Earth, so he was probably still somewhat supercharged following that blast for a bit

[@MoistFloppa]

"How is Godzilla standing like that" he's buoyant, literally shows him doggie paddling

[@sebastianfontanez1081]

Just imagining a very tiny Godzilla doggie paddling in a pool

[@SDesWriter]

I float exactly like that except neck deep when I tread water as part of my exercise regime. The difference is that not only is he more buoyant and has different outer skin, I also don’t have a tail the length of my body helping to increase my buoyancy. It always drives me nuts when people make that claim about him sitting up in the water. I agree there would be some more motion, but other than that I don’t think it would be any problem to be at lower chest level as he’s floating and paddling beneath the surface .

[@Frostbyte115]

Even more.. It's been confirmed Godzilla has always been able to change his buoyancyat will which is how he stands or walks in water any time in any movies.. It's a consistent thing.

[@guanygoochyboojr.4313]

actually he initiates turbo mode and wiggles his feet at mach speed. spread the truth

[@SweetieEvie]

There’s no true answer, only theories by fans. The original creator group has never given an official statement to explain how he stands up to his waist in very deep water. There’s no true canon explanation. Buoyancy is an implied explanation in Minus One.

[@GunlessSnake]

Godzilla actually had a potent healing factor pre-mutation! This was revealed in the novelization written by director Takashi Yamazaki, and was reiterated in post-film release interviews. The director says that Shikishima's plane's guns probably wouldn't have killed Godzilla due to this healing factor, and said healing factor was dramatically altered due the immense irradiation and burns incurred by "Operation Crossroads". And now that you've covered this exploration of post-WWII Japanese survivor's guilt as a kaiju film, you absolutely must cover the opposite end of the spectrum where humanity punches alien kaiju in the face with giant mechs in the glory that is *Pacific Rim* and everything it stands for! They also even use your contrarian caveman units, even though the Metric system is the most universal and actually understandable one.

[@waylandwalace3302]

universal, isnt that just short for communist? understandable? isnt that just short for communist?

[@RustyhairedAlp9575]

​@@waylandwalace3302 eagle brain

[@waylandwalace3302]

@@RustyhairedAlp9575 Theres only two types of people in this world. Americans and communists. And i dont like communists

[@GunlessSnake]

@@waylandwalace3302 I'll take communism over literally making no sense :P

[@randallbesch2424]

@@waylandwalace3302 next the "universal joint" just means Communism in some ridiculous form. Christianity itself is communist.

[@QuillC]

The piece of paper looking things he's handed is the family photos each of the casualties on the beach had been carrying on them. The other survivor blamed Kōichi's inaction for their loss, so gave him the photos so he would see the families left behind. The photos are just bundled up in some kind of folder or folio or something.

[@Devian0666]

14:10 Apparently there's a limit...somewhere between a nice summer's day...and the FULL CONCENTRATED POWER OF THE SUN!

[@Raccon_Detective.]

Copper, my only weakness....

[@qwertymine6139]

5:56 I would like to point out the axe reaches maximum energy capacity and explodes just before it hits Godzilla, which is why they're both sent flying back and Godzilla is stunned longer. It never makes contact with his head, just almost. Had Kong been a little faster, the fight might have ended there.

[@randomdude6446]

Not really. When Kong stabbed Godzilla in the leg, it wasn't that deep a cut. Add to that the greater strength of Godzilla's skull, and he would have survived no matter what.

[@theslipknotlobster7794]

7:06 So, Toho actually has a rule about Godzilla eating people. You are allowed to show him killing people in all kinds of ways but for some reason, you’re not allowed to have him eat people. Dunno why it’s a rule, but it is, and being a Japanese company, they’re probably not going to change the rule for about 300 years.

[@kevinkerwin4118]

Roanoke me boi, this movie was exquisite and it's nice to see you cover it! It was a must see in theaters back in December!

[@kevinkerwin4118]

I swear if the sequel features Biollante I'll geek out pretty hard.

[@guardiantko3220]

@@kevinkerwin4118 That's what i'm hoping for, my favorite monster right next to the G man himself. if following the history and what TOHO wants to do, It for sure is biollante, and im hyped as all fuck

[@GoldenWolf115]

​@@guardiantko3220I'm a super godzilla fan, but I fail to see what you mean. Please elaborate. Are you saying Noriko will become Biollante? I don't get it.

[@kevinkerwin4118]

@@GoldenWolf115 The origin of Biollante is an infection of a young woman with G-cells. The Minus One reboot has already changed the origin of Godzilla a bit so I don't see why they wouldn't take a few liberties with Biollante as well.

[@kevinkerwin4118]

@@GoldenWolf115 Oh, and also Toho has stated they want to continue with their own Godzilla universe. Translation: reboot Godzilla, reboot the sequels, reboot the Kaiju.

[@beanlord4347]

The spines shifting up remind me of a nuclear reactor's control rods. When they move up, the reactor releases more energy. When they go down, it scrams and stops producing so much.

[@mschmitt225]

25:20 Them not having other mechanics wasn’t an issue. They even told him “we can find other mechanics.” Shikishima wanted to mechanic from the island to help him as part of him redeeming himself

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

Ok let's get somethings straight 1) it's been confirmed that shikaizima plain bullets wasn't gonna kill th Godzillasaurus cause of his regeneration. If he can survive a nuclear bomb then a few bullets can't kill him 2) don't bring logic in a godzilla movie if the movie says he can walk or run on land no matter how big he is then he can no matter the version 3) sorry dude but kong lost to godzilla you gotta deal with it.

[@BabyOil117]

He put up a good fight though

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

​@ArcticRanger5O1 yes he did 👍🏿👍🏿

[@BabyOil117]

@@Godzilla-tu2cd 😎

[@dmolegend1699]

1) fr 2) exactly 3) facts 😭 bro is coping hard

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

@@dmolegend1699 😊👍🏿👍🏿

[@joecrazy9896]

0:18 That wouldn't be the last time Hanna-Barbarra worked on a Japanese IP. They also tried with an Ultraman animated series at one point. Got a movie pilot, but it never got picked up for syndication.

[@arkking552]

6:45 the novelization says that he had regeneration in this form. As for not eating the people, Toho has very specific rules on Godzilla being that he cannot die unless he has an heir and he CANNOT eat people

[@heatwave1789]

The anglefish slander needs end. Love how people forget that that Roanoke was all about the moon spiders 😂

[@camarofan2008]

Man, this movie hit so hard in the feels. Im loving that Roanoke is loving Gman. Getting closer to him, covering Heisei Godzilla and other Kaiju movies.

[@johnvucich]

I noticed in the scene when godzilla walked through the countryside, he was missing skin around his ankles and you can see bone.

[@itsinugami]

From what I understand, it has been brought up that Minus One Godzilla, I can't speak for the other iterations, actually does have something similar to a swim bladder, allowing him, to some degree, control his buoyancy while treading water in an upright position.

[@felipemontero1087]

Or he just floats and paddles like crocodiles do, or even we humans do. It has 2 massive legs and a Tail that makes 70% of his body, why is it too complicated for some peoplle to understand that he floats?

[@TheRealW.S.Foster]

Ok, hear me out: > Not-Girlfriend gets infected with Godzilla's cells > The G-Cells cause her to mutate > ??? > We get a Godzilla version of Sarah Kerrigan, post-zerg infestation, as an end result. That, or she develops some type of link with Godzilla, and she and her descendents end up being protags in later movies. I can't be the only one to hope for scenario one, right?

[@ludwinapen7341]

something like Miki Saegusa and the psychic kids from the Hesei era

[@ludwinapen7341]

something like Miki Saegusa and the psychic kids from the Hesei era

[@lackinganame7857]

thought of that too, I can see her actually living a long time because of the G-cells and kind of becoming like the shrine maidens to mothra but only for Godzilla. I also can see the other parts of Godzilla after the explosion becoming their own monsters (Angirs, and such) which is how we get "king" of the monsters

[@normalhuman9878]

Or she combines with a plant and we get Biollante -1

[@waylandwalace3302]

@@normalhuman9878 Plant GF??? you can't keep me away from the venus flytraps forever!

[@javids.9537]

Bro, I am so happy to see you hit 1 mil subs! I have returned to watching your content after graduating engineering this last May and as always "Starting with the feet"!

[@midgeyboi9065]

It feels illegal to be this early to a Roanoke vid

[@AvishkarIyyappan]

na

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Shh. You trying to get yourself in trouble?

[@anvec6145]

One example for effects of G-Cells can be seen in the 3-Part Netflix animated series. Though I can't remember all the details here are a few: Throughout the Attacks some kind of Godzilla radiation sickness spread, humanity left earth for about 10,000 years with several issues along the way, returning to discover nature forcing various adaptations to Godzilla's genetic/environmental imprint.

[@Don-ds3dy]

I think I speak for everyone when I say the scene where Godzilla literally nuked a city was one of (if not the) best scene in all of Kaiju/Godzilla media. And you can tell it was Godzilla's first time doing that from how he admired that mushroom cloud like "ah shit did I do that?"

[@exonymousprime]

Great video, I love hearing you explain things like you do with science amd how it could work in real-life. I didn't like Minus One because it's just the same story retold with nothing really new, just like Shin. Toho just can't top the original Godzilla's they made, and the ones America have made over the years

[@rowansidhe3239]

I choose to believe Godzilla stands up by treading water like an Olympic synchronized swimmer.

[@dovahkiin6488]

16:52 No no, keep cooking

[@-DA-ONE-]

I didn't get the reference _😭_

[@Highlander_Wolfman]

​@@-DA-ONE-Those were quotes from a song created by Bear McCreary for the movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

[@retroroy1983]

⁠@@Highlander_WolfmanQuotes that where originally written by Blue Oyster Cult back in the 70’s

[@bluepanic5542]

​@@Highlander_Wolfman just slight correction, it's a song from the band blue oyster cult, but Bear made the cover of the song for the movie and let me just say both versions are freaking bangers 😎

[@Highlander_Wolfman]

@@bluepanic5542 thank you for that detail, it makes more sense!

[@rasheedsanders1067]

Only 19 views in a minute? We gotta get those numbers up. And finally, Godzilla Minus One was excellent.

[@Golden_Hydra]

On a side note... i hate when people think Godzilla couldn't exist irl due to weight and stuff, completely forgetting unique radioactive mutations. Godzilla most likely has something extremely unique to him in order to survive on lamd without being crushed by its own weight. Kinda hard to explain through text alone.

[@retsaMinnavoiG]

These 'mutations' would have to be capable of magic. Even if his skeleton was made of titanium it would collapse the moment he moves a muscle. Even if his muscles were hydraulic rams made from titanium they would destroy themselves under the strain. Basically, it is literally impossible because of the weights involved. Think about a skyscraper. They are made from very strong materials BUT they are hollow and they do not move. The moment you tried to lift a skyscraper and move it around it would crumble. When something gets 2 times bigger, it weighs 4 times as much but its muscles and bones won't even be 2 times stronger. If you have a guy that is 5foot weighing 200lbs and make him 10ft and proportional... he will weigh 800lbs but his bones and muscle won't even be twice as strong. If you make the 10ft guy 20ft he weighs 3,200lbs but his muscles and bones are less than 4 times stronger than the guy that was 5ft. If you repeat that process you very quickly get into numbers that are ludicrous. E.g. if the 200lb 5ft guy can lift 100lb... at 160ft he weighs 204,000lbs and can only lift 3,200lbs (his body would literally collapse into mush).

[@DinoRicky]

3:06 actually it’s godzillasarus Zilla is the version of the og American version from 1998 in japan

[@DreamerOfTheSouth]

Zilla is it's own monster that first appeared in Final Wars, 1998 is godzilla

[@DinoRicky]

@@DreamerOfTheSouth yes

[@Jirahs57]

​@@DreamerOfTheSouth 98 is not Godzilla, it's an embarrassment

[@DreamerOfTheSouth]

@@Jirahs57 I don't care about what you think about the movie, 98Goji is GODZILLA, GOJIRA, Or whatever you call the giant reptile. Even I don't like the movie but I'll not single the big iguana out.

[@Jirahs57]

@@DreamerOfTheSouth Out of jokes, it's referred to as Zilla so people don't get the wrong idea of it being an officially approved incarnation of Godzilla

[@Echo_the_half_glitch]

15:50 He didn't choose not to, he had the freeze response activate in his brain. 17:17 Aww look at that happy, human munching smile.

[@Marcraftification]

I know people are going to point out a lot of things you seemingly misunderstood from the film But I want to try! Those weren't pictures of his family, the item handed to him on the boat was all the photos of the families of the mechanics that he "let die" Kinda like a final "fuck you" from the lead mechanic of the island. Cursing him in a way. And we were just shown that "curse" in effect. (PTSD is a bitch on its own but it don't help having flash cards of guilt lying around) There's a lot more goofs and I'm only 9 minutes in, but I'll let everyone else have a go instead 🦆 Ty for going over Godzilla, I love Godzilla! Also with the axe bonk, it did indeed hit the silly lizard, but Godzilla was going full tilt with his atomic breath, so idk if Kong was able to land a clean enough/strong enough hit against all that resistance to deal much more than a permanent scar. That is just my opinion tho.

[@itsmainelyyou5541]

He didn't actually understand the nuance of the movie, or he's being willfully obtuse and ignoring cultural significance. He's interjecting a bit heavy handed with all the boy shit with the simp, chad crap. I know he's trying to relate to the kids but it's starting to sound a bit forced coming from a man in his thirties.

[@DH-xw6jp]

This isn't really a movie review channel, it is a "how would these monsters actually work" science adjacent channel.

[@whathell6t]

@@DH-xw6jp Wait till he reacts to Ultraman and the alien technologies that deal with Planck Brane.

[@tokensdam]

No! No! No! He is not just called Zilla in his first form! He's still called Godzilla If anything, it should be Godzillasaurus

[@leocoelho4536]

consider this, Godzilla pre irradiation already had extraordinary healing factor, but after the bomb, its goes 120%, slowly turning him into the lizard we all love

[@jasonpratt5126]

14:30 the implication later is that he's bobbing up while treading water, seeing as how his lower half is much larger and more massive. This might make for other problems of course.

[@GustavoRubio]

Can't wait to see what they do monster wise in the next movie with the G cells

[@GiRR007]

When it comes to godzilla floating I like to think its like an alligator when it floats above the water. Or a human treading on water.

[@Yay4IamCute]

There is only one thing that Godzilla is afraid of. *_Anglerfish_*

[@DreamerOfTheSouth]

What the hell is an anglerfish gonna do to a human anyways? It's just a lightly painful bite.

[@kovi-kovi-viko]

​@@DreamerOfTheSouth Inflict massive trauma through virtue of just existing. Besides, how would you know, *Nerd* of Prometheus? Might as well tell someone to pet a wild bear because it will make them a wuss for not doing so lmfao

[@DreamerOfTheSouth]

@@kovi-kovi-viko I understand being disturbed by it's gnarly appearance, But it's not even that bad. There are loads of more bizarre fish in our oceans, Even ones that are outside the depths, Take a look at sarcastic fringehead or some of the "Human Tooth" Fish out there.

[@DreamerOfTheSouth]

@@kovi-kovi-viko Also I appreciate you reading my name.

[@thatwaffleguy4958]

@@kovi-kovi-vikoNot trauma. Angler Fish apparently grant psychic powers in anyone who hates them intensely enough.

[@daniel_of_jersey4775]

25:14 As a pilot and a huge war aviation buff, I CREAMED at seeing the J7W Shinden being used as the plane for the movie. Its such a unique design and its so awesome to see it get screen-time in a movie. Also, since I'm German, when shikishima is shown the bomb is installed in the nose of the plane, seeing the words "schleudersitz" (Ejection Seat) on the seat gave it away that its an ejection seat and that shikishima would live, waaay too early lmao.

[@darinthompson5461]

Dinosaurs did not have hollow bones. It's actually assumed they had air sacks, much like birds to counter the weight and awkward stature. These air sacks ran from their throat area to the torsos. some even think they had air sacks in their tails.

[@mattryan1999]

They definitely did have pnuematized bones in addition to air sacks

[@retsaMinnavoiG]

Many dinosaurs did have 'hollow bones' (not all).

[@christiangibson2733]

Heres the thing: Kong needs the axe to kill godzilla, godzilla doesn't need anything to kill kong

[@shaysmith5463]

Kong knocked out Godzilla whilst underwater and being 74% sedated

[@AryanJoshi-v7c]

Godzilla win Because of director, and toho contract and kong didn't have powers like king kong and kong didn't knew how to use axe properly until gxk and his beast glove powers make him stronger but kong is goat if he had his original electric power as his physical power increase 10 time and health increase and godzilla wasn't able to touch him and kong was strong enough to through godzilla away

[@EduardoCastelan-zo5bl]

​@@shaysmith5463 Did you watch a director's cut? How generous of windgard, he knew kong fans were desperate for some happyness so he gave them an exclusive extended version. Wake up your desperate kong simp

[@thegoldentb7596]

One of the few Godzilla movies where I was actually invested in the human characters' story. Holy shit the actors nailed their roles!

[@jamesnoe7378]

This is one of your best videos. Godzilla isn't a king..... He is a GOD.... yyyyyyyeeeeeeaaaaaaa 🔥 🔥🔥🔥

[@jelle7680]

6:13 If you pay close attention you can see the energy explosion happens just before the axe hits godzilla's head.

[@fatalisblack7213]

Yay, More Godzilla! BTW, would love to hear your thoughts of the Colonial Pollution consuming mass that is Hedorah, and the Precambrian Anaerobic Evolution of Destoroyah.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Thank you for the superchat man! Hedorah you say? I can take a look!

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

The facts that he was stuck with his not-girlfriend and their not-kid and repeatedly having to deal with a monster haunting him all really helps his thought that he already died.

[@dadcomeback1470]

There's an analog horror series that follows a godzilla virus which takes inspiration from shin godzilla and those humanoid creatures that were on the big Zs tail

[@aveleziii]

I'm glad he recognized the fact that Godzilla effectively Shoop's-da-whoop as an ultimate attack

[@Koolstr]

Your recap was way more entertaining and more amusing than it had any right to be. Plus your plothole critiques are spot on. I could watch quality videos like this all day. Subbed!

[@TheDarkangels237]

Ain't no way after 5 years of watching Roanoke, I am now learning he's a kong enjoyer... I'm gonna have to pause the video for a 2 hour break before coming back to finish this.

[@darthzaida1881]

Love the implication that during the ocean scenes Godzilla is treading water like mad to stay above the surface of the water. Calm and sinister on the surface, treading his leggies like a duck beneath.

[@amharbinger]

Do you think Godzilla is just trying to get away from the Anglerfish?

[@CallMeLevels]

I recently discovered your channel after a breakup and truly enjoy your take on the biology of movies, shows, and series that revolve around chemicals and diseases. As a post nurse major now English major, ur videos bring me joy, and I always end ur videos with the knowledge of something new. Thank you for sharing your amazing brain with us, and I can't wait to watch more of ur content 😊💖💖💖

[@omni-potent798]

Those arent pictures of his family, those are the pictures of the families of the people that died cause he didnt take the shot in the plane. The person that gives him the envelope is the mechanic.

[@ZacharyEvansStarTrekfan]

This movie is a modern day masterpiece. An absolute DUB theatrically. This film assessment only made the movie that much better. Thanks RG

[@bloodyrose7252]

19:49 "radiation is stored in the bones" has "pee is stored in the balls" energy

[@shiceden8128]

Thank you for all your videos. Makes my day when I see you post a video!

[@JordoValentino]

The reason the ships skim alongside one another at the end is so the cable crane of the one doesn't get caught on the other as they close the circle.

[@phustus7398]

Had this real odd Sound glitch from 5:55 - 6:23 just sounded like a lot of whining, anyway great video as usual Roanoke lol :D

[@Masterofsome01]

We need an Angler fish kaiju so Roanoke can fight it with a giant robot built from all the cars he's talked about over the years

[@TheSSBBfan666]

wonder if Roanoke will cover the Monsterverse and the Hollow Earth stuff sometime

[@tirefish]

If I had a nickel for everytime a godzilla pretty much has cancer and every cell in his body is an extremophile (I know its not exactly correct), I'd have 2 nickels. It's not a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice right?

[@freakhernandez235]

out of all 38 Godzilla movies this on is in my top 5, it was just so damn good and the fact that it made 11 times what it costed to make is mind blowing!

[@mazinsanik]

Fun fact godzillasaurus actually still had the regen before any mutations occurred being the reason he survived the nuke being dropped directly on him so yeah The 20 mm guns would’ve not done anything to him

[@purpledevilr7463]

The Island rule wasn’t correct in this video. Some animals become bigger but many become smaller. Generally big ones become smaller and visa versa. - islands pull them to a sort of average.

[@Dinojack0301]

Can’t wait for Roanoke to see Quiet Place Day-one and have all his last theories shattered lol

[@XanKreigor]

What stupid shit did they put in that movie? Because to me a Quiet Place just never made sense with the aliens being both super impervious to damage and also weak to sound and then easily killed with a shotgun blast to the chest.

[@MerakiAdHd]

I loved everytime yoy explained how the cells work and how there was good visuals, i also liked how yoy weren't all serious while explaining, occasional cackles and even jokes.

[@ferencungvari3089]

Don't You ever stop making these videos bro! I am busting out loud in laughter on the narration every so often. I just love Your humor. Also in the Super 8 on the car comments I was borderline crying in laughter. Much appreciation!

[@oatlord]

"Returning home, everyone in the fleet dies painfully from extreme radiation poisoning. "

[@KalousTheGuy]

Big guy, you know we love it when you cover Kaiju and monsters ❤

[@WindBreaker-hn5fz]

The photos weren't his family, they were from the other men that died from the island attack. Their families robbed due to his cowardice.

[@williamthomas4769]

Man, I lost track how many times I've asked but I'm gonna keep going, cuz like I said earlier, I'm on a mission. PLEASE SIR, COVER THE WEREWOLVES QND VAMPIRES and your thoughts on their infections from the Underworld movie trilogy

[@faithslayer202]

To be fair on his regeneration, the director stated it was what allowed him to survive for millions of years. The fish according to the novelization surfaced from the deep to kill themselves in fright of Godzilla. But they were gifts to the people of Odo Island as they had a symbiotic relationship with Godzilla through gifting him to. As well, must note this, in the Novel it's stated Godzilla knew Shikishima was in the plan. Him not shoot him was the reason he survived, same for Tachibana. But to be fair, they aren't specifically told in the movie so we'll just leave the Novel out of this.

[@JuanLopez-tj6yk]

RoanokeZord VS Anglerrus Horridus 😮😂

[@jacquoneley1858]

I got you Roanoke. The reason why Godzilla can do that he’s not standing up think of it how we can stay float and water he’s using his tail and his legs to keep himself up straight in water kinda like what dolphins do when they tread the water on their Fin

[@stonermonkey6127]

Ok now do the reaper leviathan from subnautica please

[@RoanokeGaming]

Potentially!

[@MrMattogreen25]

Oh god, yes! The more Subnautica videos the better! Especially with the third one being announced.

[@garrencarlisle2059]

It’s crazy to me that you have time to do enough research and produce content of this quality every week, keep up the good work Roanoke 👏👏