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Godzilla (ゴジラ Gojira) is a giant monster that appeared in the 1998 TriStar Pictures film GODZILLA. It is the first incarnation of Godzilla to appear in an American-made film and the fourth onscreen incarnation of the character overall. The TriStar Godzilla is very different from previous incarnations of the character, being a mutated iguana rather than a prehistoric creature. His appearance is more reminiscent of modern reconstructions of theropod dinosaurs, and he lacks some of Godzilla's most well-known traits, such as atomic breath and immunity to conventional weaponry. Instead, this Godzilla relies on his speed and animalistic cunning to evade attackers and ambush them rather than fight them head-on. This Godzilla was ultimately killed at the end of his debut film, but one of his asexually-produced offspring survived and grew into the next Godzilla in Godzilla: The Series, an animated sequel to the 1998 film. This Godzilla's carcass was eventually salvaged by the Leviathan Aliens and converted into a cyborg dubbed Cyber Godzilla as part of the aliens' plan to use monsters to overtake the Earth. The TriStar Godzilla became particularly controversial among the fanbase due to his departure from previous versions of the character, and Toho themselves responded to this controversy in the film Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack in the form of dialogue mentioning a monster similar to Godzilla recently attacking New York City, though Japanese experts doubt it is Godzilla. When TriStar's rights to the character expired in 2003, Toho assumed ownership of the TriStar Godzilla and reintroduced it as a new character called "Zilla" in the film Godzilla: Final Wars, who has itself since been featured in other Godzilla media licensed by Toho.
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With the reveal of Atlantis to the surface world, the humans of Earth have begun to question their knowledge of this planet. How could an entire civilisation have existed right under their noses for thousands of years without them knowing? But with Atlantis being sunk back beneath the waves following the battle, no studies can be performed and their technology remains lost. This has sparked a new age of exploration, as the IKDC has been tasked with exploring the Hollow Earth once and for all to find out what else has been hiding within their planet. Teaming up with Apex Cybernetics, Monarch, and reluctantly Agari Industries, the secrets of this planet are sure to be revealed... On the other hand, it seems that mankind has underestimated the Kaiju. Perhaps they are not mindless monsters as they may have first seemed. With Godzilla and his allies defeating the threat from below the waves, all has become quiet, and Godzilla has taken time to spend with his family and repair the bonds that had been broken following Ghidorah's revival. And yet it seems that the Hollow Earth remains to be a centre piece in all of the world's problems. Despite the old rivalries between the Gojira and the Apes having been long over, it seems that some grudges can simply never be given up. A new threat has long been slumbering within the ruined Kingdoms of old lost to the Earth's depths... and all it takes is one individual to disrupt the fragile peace. New sparks threaten to reignite an old and long forgotten war. Should a new war start... it will shake the Earth from the inside out...
