Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah - Fan Animation Preview

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Remember the "Godzilla Fan Animation Thing" preview clips that I've been uploading in years past? This is another one of those, taking place between • Godzilla Fan Animation... and • Godzilla vs Mechagodzi... I haven't touched the project for nearly two years now, it was interesting to go back and look at it with fresh eyes.
This was my first attempt at a giant monster battle, made back in early 2015. I wanted to share this so bad for years, but the computer I was using at the time could barely render and even animating was a challenge. That is one reason why this looks so rough, but I was still figuring out how to handle basic things. My intent was always to start the project with slower, simpler fights and gradually make the action crazier in later scenes as I got more comfortable with animating and adding effects.
This scene actually looked much worse originally. For this upload, I had to update every shot, fix animation errors, make the movements less stiff, speed them up or slow them down, modify camera motions and angles, and redo some shots entirely. I also re-modeled Ghidorah's body. But there wasn't much I could improve on the fight itself, if you can even call it a fight. It's more of a brief standoff.
Since this is still just a preview, I may or may not do more corrections later, for when (or if) I complete the whole project, which is currently made up of about an hour and 20 minutes of unfinished animation.
I apologize for the fluctuating audio and the unevenly spliced music. KZbin blocked this video multiple times due to copyright issues, so the music had to be changed. That is one thing I cannot improve upon. I still don't know how I'll handle the rest of this project, since so much of it relies on copyrighted music. Back in 2015, this wasn't that big of an issue, but currently it's the biggest roadblock for the project. Even though it's a big parody, that isn't always accepted as an example of fair use.

[@someguynamedowen9944]

This so well made you can see the strings holding and controlling ghidorah’s heads

[@Jormyyy]

Holy moly you're right!

[@skeepodoop5197]

Damn, the attention to detail is so on point it's amazing lol.

[@lordkain2412]

indeed toho should hire him

[@dontforgetthedodo4248]

you can also see strings holding up ghidorahs wings in some scenes, though its hard to spot

[@papaburning8681]

O

[@andrewksx]

The sequence of punches in Ghidorah's face, the Gorosaurus-style kick and the Atomic Breath was amazing 👌

[@angelo-01]

Hello seth yup completely agree.

[@andrewksx]

@@angelo-01 🙂👍

[@angelo-01]

@@andrewksx 🙂👍

[@VenomGT3473]

I agree

[@MurphyLawden7403]

i think the same thing already ru yes i am a hardcore godzilla fan!

[@godzillawithagun8233]

I really liked how Vrahno makes the monsters use their jaws as their main source to defend themselves, that's really something you didn't see a lot in the showa films

[@gojirathebirb]

Not in only in the Showa era, but I agree.

[@ISkinFlamingos]

​@@gojirathebirbI like that godzillas been doing it more recently. Like in the Monsterverse, he chomps on the mutos and ghidorah often. And even kong.

[@gojira6759]

Absolutely fantastic, can’t imagine how good the end result will be!

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

Ikr imagine showa ghidorah finally fighting godzilla again after almost 6 decades

[@theatomicartist6422]

agreed

[@ailajanelleconcepcion6940]

The only problem is that ghidorahs heads look like caveman

[@megaofterror7906]

@@ailajanelleconcepcion6940 well, its what the showa ghidorah looks

[@primeofthejustices7127]

I’m agree

[@ynanimation9352]

The animation is outstanding! The way Godzilla fight is so unique and badass, love the way he throw punches at King Ghidorah

[@joeysullivanTM]

same here

[@chadgorosaurus4898]

Ghidorah using his tails to balance while kicking godzilla is something toho really missed an opportunity on Amazing animation

[@Jacoboctavius]

You wanna know why toho didn't do that Because the suit I think weighed 1,000-2,000 lbs And there was a dude in it So You can take into account that it's 1000 Ib 2,000 So they were to make The ghidorah suit Stand on it's tail Thay would have had to Pin the tails to the ground So the suit could stand

[@dylandavis7463]

@@Jacoboctavius if Ghidorah suit was 2000 pounds the actor in itwouldn't have even be able to move because that's literally a ton

[@Trex91818]

Bro why do i keep finding you everywhere

[@C-Farsene_5]

@@Jacoboctavius they coulda used strings, they literally had the guy fly

[@spencerbrus6343]

I love how you can see the strings at 2:04. Nice little attention to detail!

[@jackglerx7127]

Why is there strings attach to them?

[@tronus961]

@@jackglerx7127 It's probably because strings are used to move the heads & wings around in the old godzilla movies.

[@jackglerx7127]

@@tronus961 Huh, interesting.

[@Jormyyy]

@@jackglerx7127 reference to how these are showa era designs, they're people in costumes!

[@jackglerx7127]

@@Jormyyy Indeed, that much I know, people in costume. But the string mechanism part has never crossed my mind, guess that's one way to make the film :D

[@Dovahninja]

The characters look so goofy (In a great way) that I always forget how gory you make your videos and i'm always taken aback. I love it.

[@taddad2641]

believe it or not godzilla movies erred towards the gory more often than not. even in something more kid friendly as godzilla fighting hidorah, he kinda got half his face melted by the poison.

[@kR-qj7rw]

@@taddad2641 it's still goofy shit.lmao Like the only thing that's serious about body damage is like shin gojira and gmk biting Ghidorah lol

[@triplehate6759]

The old Showa Gamera films were violent as hell, Gamera got cut up all the time, Viras straight-up impaled him, Guiron chopped a Space Gyaos to pieces on-screen and then got half his head blown off, etc.

[@titanuskolasaurus2050]

I absolutely love the detail of Ghidorah having strings holding his wings and head.

[@gojibrick1169]

This was amazing, and I like how you decided to go with a more slow moving accurate look, and the effects with the collision of the atomic breath and gravity beams was phenomenal

[@ghidorahzetto283]

I love the intro and the fact that you can see the threads on the ghidorah collars gives it a very nostalgic touch, it would be great if it will also animate other monsters like Gamera, good luck this year vranho

[@qstorm38]

You know it’s a good Friday when this legendary animator uploads.

[@legosaurg7979]

0:54 Ghidorah’s been training with Gorosaurus I see

[@TheBrownestFalcon]

Great stuff, one thing I think that this shows really well is how much of an impact the size difference between kaiju has on making a fight feel good. Showa Ghidorah's technically 100 meters tall, i.e. 2x as tall as Showa Godzilla, although the suit size differences clearly weren't that much. But the animation definitely seems to be adhering to a size difference similar to the stated numbers, and it really makes it difficult for a fight to feel...organic? Vrahno does an excellent job, but it's even joked at in the animation, with Godzilla having to jump to reach Ghidorah's necks or resort to clawing at the chest and then engaging in a bite exchange. This is why KG tends to be 1.5x as tall as Godzilla, since it allows for combat that feels less...gimmicky? Dunno the right word.

[@mystut306]

I think when measuring showa ghidorah they were also including the wings, hence the abrupt difference in height.

[@TheBrownestFalcon]

@@mystut306 one of the official Toho books doesn't include the wings, but others might, or they assume KG is standing up 100% straight which he almost never does in any incarnation

[@ethanemerson4862]

(0:52) that smirk tho. “Learned this trick from Gorosaurus.”

[@BigBastion623]

Great job on this! I love how this fight’s a lot slower paced and feels like a classic Godzilla Movie, nice change of pace compared to the more fast paced energy of the Godzilla/Anguirus vs Mechagodzilla battles.

[@Desdesdesx100]

I really love the attention to little details like: bouncing Godzilla's dorsal fins and small strings on King Ghidorah's necks and wings, it conveys the feeling of the Showa era films

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Yeah! Of all these monster fights you can tell this ones really personal! I love how close corners it all is! Neither monsters giving the other an inch of breathing room! That biting match is intense, and Godzilla Jumping up to reach King ghidorahs heads got a chuckle out of me! Wonderful work i’ll love seeing it completed!

[@charlespackowski6620]

I love how the mechagodzilla fights were based more on speed but this fight between the two biggest and baddest Kaiju out there(well not really) is based more on power and strength. You conveyed the weight and power so well here great job

[@IasonasKlapakis]

Well in Showa era Ghidorah is the most powerful

[@reechieman4126]

The fact you redid entire shots, remodeled certain features, and did a whole bunch of editing just to share this old sequence is savage. What a legend. Stay awesome, Vrahno.

[@cretaceousthehunted9669]

Godzilla: One shall stand. King Ghidorah: And one shall fall.

[@kay1a_0606]

King Ghidorah: Why throw away you life so recklessly? Godzilla: That’s a question you should ask yourself Ghidorah

[@UsmanMalik-dk6zl]

@@kay1a_0606 lol copying the transformers movie with the dialogue between optimus and megatron

[@Zenomarinw_927]

@@UsmanMalik-dk6zl ever heard of a reference?

[@Kleebo]

I really like the mix of cartoonist brawling with the brutality

[@udzalthegreatest]

I like how after the beam battle, the attack speed increases. Since slow moving kaijus are what people see, fast paced moves are the monsters pov

[@Horzzo]

I loved it! I instantly thought of Gorosaurus with that leg drop-kick. Look forward to seeing more. Very well done!

[@T3foe]

This looks incredible! Keep up the great work dude!

[@ManSpider92]

This was fantastic and brutal. I love this man's work immensely.

[@joaolopes4763]

The Mechagodzilla fights were dope, i was wondering how a fight with would look like in your style.

[@yourboiheaven6925]

You just captured the whole essence of a showa kaiju fight with improved SFX and fluid animations, you're a legend

[@Pooka-Dragon]

“Did you like it? I’ll eat you if you didn’t!” -Anguirus 2022

[@Shark54477]

It’s been a whole year since this preview was posted, but if the real fight actually came, I actually have some hope that ghidorah actually win, since this man does actually let godzilla lose to mechagodzilla before, so I did feel like vrahno isn’t one of those people who always lets godzilla always win over every monster no matter what it is just because he’s more of a main character through almost all of his franchise.

[@Santagmk0]

Anguirus is so innocent even when he says "or ill eat you"

[@AL4RC0NR4MO5]

You keep getting better and better man, great work!

[@shun3923]

That's so fucking cool, I love how you animate monster fights 🔥

[@Ronasaur]

gosh I really love the slapstick and squash and stretch animation you do. Even in these slight bits of comedic body language are present and it makes it very fun! You have an animation style that's absolutely top tier and unique. You rock on Vrahno

[@bossturner9540]

I love how he added the strings above ghidorah's wings and heads because thats what they need for the suit to stand up in the movies. Small details really show that a person put hard work into that thing.

[@KSmitty905]

I like the way the fight adheres to the tone of the music, similar to how the Anguirus vs Mechagodzilla fight had a faster pace.

[@emanuelg4merbr97]

2:03 Ichi is just saying ''help''

[@gojipan]

Yes loo

[@ShinGoji1987Official]

Absolutely marvelous work thus far man! For the copyrighted music, try using fan covers. Looking forward to the your finished work!

[@ModelsExInferis]

Outstanding! I love how you even added the strings for Ghidorah's heads! Cannot wait to see more of this!

[@sparrowscratch]

0:32 - 0:36 Ghidorah: *attempts to do the famous three-headed grasp. 0:37 Godzilla: Not Today!

[@superChase64]

DUDE!! This looks really good! Can’t wait for the whole video!

[@daikaijuzilla]

I loved it!! The tension between the two was really well captured, loved how massive you made everything feel too

[@raptorrusso12spinosaurus]

That was beautiful, and after seeing this I know I'm gonna absolutely love the actual video! But I loved the Gorosaurus Tail Standing kick and the fact that Anguirus was the one showing us the preview! Simply astonishing.

[@tankionline_pro1919]

i always love how you put add the strings onto ghidorah's necks to make it seem like the suits

[@sethp.102]

This is so awesome! Cant wait for the full thing to come out!

[@PhantomRaider100]

This was absolutely *chefs kiss*. Can't wait to see the full fight. Looks amazing from just the preview.

[@donkeycheese8098]

YES! ITS BACK AND LOOKS BETTER THAN BEFORE!

[@dinoxels]

1:03 Now *that* is a good shot

[@jasperthegameranimator8205]

This is one of the best animations I’ve ever seen

[@Bgle1205]

I LOVE TAHT SO CALM UN-ECHOING "yum" AT 2:17 I'M WEEZING

[@cousinbluey3166]

It is good day when vrahno uploads

[@bigboi5545]

Its so cool to see a Godzilla vs Ghidorah fight that actually takes into account the size difference between the two monsters. Goji really does feel like the underdog here.

[@cauag9575]

Just because of the Size ? Smh..

[@Koremel1]

If u actually look in the fight… for some odd reason Ghidorah is the underdog godzilla dosent even look like he’s trying

[@browner716]

you literally need 1mil your animations are the best

[@MonsterMindEntertainment]

Im glad to see this amazing project it's still alive and kicking. Keep Going with this greath work.

[@bonnigi5518]

Amazing video, you're one of my inspirations to do animation.

[@Jormyyy]

This is so damn GOOD. It's like the perfect mix of Showa wackiness woth the brutal nature and cinematography of the new age films.

[@heatseekerx51]

Dude, you have a real talent for this stuff, great job!

[@lordkaijux5262]

I'd like to imagine if this was set in a flashback around the ancient times in the MonsterVerse era when King Ghidorah arrived to Earth and clashed with Godzilla for the very first time (1:15) the various expressive reactions from each of his heads witnessing the charge up from Godzilla's Atomic Breath about to used on him as he's also thinking: "He has a Breath Weapon as well?"

[@auli9920]

I am in awe that you even animate the strings for ghidoras head

[@Weird0_815]

This was so amazing! The animations so clean, nice job man. 👍

[@baldthecodest3295]

Yooo it looks amazingly good! Looking forward to the full thing, keep up the amazing work!

[@janlangevoort]

Give this man an aguard! For making such stunning animations!!!

[@thepug1936]

Yes the man himself is BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@francoborda826]

2:18 at this point I can't think about anguirus being intimidating anymore... It's like he tries but he can't

[@Luluza]

Yea! I've always been waiting for this video! your animations are amazing, keep it up

[@Leopardman08]

This is what we wanted

[@readingking1421]

Oh my god that's beautiful! I love the Ghidorah model, and you perfectly captured the Showa slow-mo wrestling! I am so, so glad you're still working on this!

[@godzy323]

That was solid!! Super feeling that fight. Great animation, use of music and fight choreography.

[@FEdelasJONS]

I've been waiting for this.

[@ardor3502]

I like how Godzilla attacks the middle head of King Ghidorah to make sure that the leader won't be able to help regenerate the other heads when torn off.

[@ShowaGojira92]

I love all your Godzilla videos, but this might just be my new favorite! I've been waiting to see more of this animation you've been working on and this fight between Godzilla and King Ghidorah was incredibly awesome! The fight choreography was top notch, can't wait to see more! Keep up the good work!!! 😁

[@andresrdz2006]

1:01 - 1:19 moment was absolutely the best part, it really fits with the music. I'm absolute stunned

[@braydenn-mexe]

Last time I was this early Godzilla was still an iguana.

[@ShadeMeadows]

Perfect Mix of Cartoony and Epic!✨

[@wyattsmith7537]

YES BROOO FINISH THE PROJECT!!! ive been waiting for this cinematic masterpiece for 3 years

[@freighttrainjohnson6771]

not sure why it crossed my feed finally but i fully expect you to revisit this little thing and have some epic climax just to show Ghidorah loosing a hand of spades to Godzilla or some goofy crap. The good ol' cheap joke is why i like watching your animations. You make us believe the villain is competent and then he's asking for directions two feet away from his destination near a neon sign.

[@dencocreations1701]

The fighting style in this animation looks very unique, looks nice!

[@pufiarmy5751]

Absolutely amazing, and especially when Ghidorah used the Kangaroo kick, and then Godzilla tail atack, and the beam clash, amazing Hope angi won't eat anybody

[@superdogsam6230]

Been waiting for years for this to be done. I can't wait!

[@EmperorKrowbertIII]

I absolutely love the close up shots where you can actually see the wires holding up Ghidorah’s heads. That’s a good attention to detail there.

[@thedappercritter6644]

I love that the models look and feel so cartoony, but you know how to choreograph a legit no-holds barred kaiju brawl. Throwing in some strings on Ghidorah is such a cute little touch too!

[@trashrat8365]

Its interesting seeing Godzilla fight so competently here because compared to the other one on one showa fights he always seemed to struggle a lot more- which I guess isn't too fair of a comparison because his only other adversary has been Mechagodzilla which is basically a clone of him. Godzilla is fighting very frantically to make up for his enemy being able to cover more area than him, I'm not sure if that was something you were considering but its cool to speculate. I like that Ghidorah appears apprehensive to use his heads and necks aggressively- the polar opposite of how he fights in the atari fighting games. As a monster much larger than godzilla I like that you portrayed him as slower moving with a slower reaction time. Godzilla feels like more of a threat to Ghidorah, and Ghidorah is quick to keep out of Godzilla's way to find openings. Very nice work.

[@calebbryant4420]

I love it when I see a new Vrhano video is in my recommended. Always puts a smile on my face! Keep up the good work.

[@Zarwardo99]

Every detail from the zoom in on Godzilla's dorsal spines glowing, to Ghidorah's threads connected to there heads was by far the best thing I've seen from this creator so far. Can't wait to see the rest of it.

[@sauraplay2095]

The atomic breath scene is my favorite! Fantastic job as always!

[@worldofhunter1636]

If he has been working on this all out monster battle since 2017, then we are in for a ride when it comes out entirely.

[@browner716]

i think you need literally 1mil subs.. your animations are the best

[@CoolGoji-bb6ll]

bro this is gonna, be insane!

[@CoolGoji-bb6ll]

1000/10

[@Daniel_234]

Finally get to see that Ghidorah model in a fight nice

[@SEGAEnjoyer_2008]

This is gonna be epic.

[@thecultofgodzilla3976]

you never fail to make an amazing animation.

[@rippertheking]

I really enjoy your stuff, worth the wait every time

[@josharmstrong8813]

Really lovely quality animation, you can just tell the amount of effort and attention to detail went into this one scene alone

[@Onibyron]

Vrahno at it again with the smoother than butter animation.

[@tiag78]

Amazing how we can see that Godzilla is trying to reach the middle head and the others are trying to avoid him. A really fantastic job.

[@varlnova1103]

For once I'm glad i woke up earlier than I usually did, though I kinda regret that I 10mins late to watch this first thing in the morning.

[@TheGreyTurtleEntertainment]

I love how the Ichi Ni San/Kevin personalities from the monsterverse films are slowly filtering into how other Gihdorahs are portrayed by the fans.

[@Vrahno]

Yeah, but technically this video isn't an example of that, cause this was animated a few years before the MonsterVerse Ghidorah was revealed.

[@gojipan]

WHAAAAAAT HOW LONG AGO

[@andrewcrowley6331]

@@Vrahno so you basically predicted it

[@gamingbooger6392]

This is a whopping 12/10, this is the best Godzilla fan animation I've ever seen, keep up the good work.

[@Jormyyy]

Wait till you see their other videos!

[@gamingbooger6392]

@@Jormyyy Yes, Vrahno makes insane animations

[@deborahfuzaro5423]

Love your animations dude

[@barrythechopper]

I love how you can see the wires.