<s>
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
mecha	O
character	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
1974	O
film	O
Godzilla	B-Application
vs.	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
debut	O
appearance	O
,	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
is	O
depicted	O
as	O
an	O
extraterrestrial	O
villain	O
that	O
confronts	O
Godzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
subsequent	O
iterations	O
,	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
is	O
usually	O
depicted	O
as	O
a	O
man-made	O
weapon	O
designed	O
to	O
defend	O
Japan	O
from	O
Godzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
incarnations	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
a	O
robotic	O
doppelgänger	O
with	O
a	O
vast	O
array	O
of	O
weaponry	O
,	O
and	O
along	O
with	O
King	O
Ghidorah	O
,	O
is	O
commonly	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
archenemy	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
1974	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
serious	O
villain	O
than	O
its	O
immediate	O
two	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Gigan	O
and	O
Megalon	O
,	O
whose	O
films	O
were	O
considered	O
creative	O
disasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tomoyuki	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
both	O
Mechani-Kong	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Toho	B-Application
film	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Escapes	O
and	O
the	O
robot	O
anime	O
genre	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
popular	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Effects	O
director	O
Teruyoshi	O
Nakano	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
a	O
mechanical	O
monster	O
was	O
cheaper	O
to	O
construct	O
than	O
the	O
mutated	O
animals	O
Godzilla	B-Application
had	O
previously	O
faced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
resulting	O
Godzilla	B-Application
vs.	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
greater	O
critical	O
success	O
than	O
previous	O
1970s	O
Godzilla	B-Application
films	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
revived	O
in	O
1975	O
's	O
Terror	O
of	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
's	O
screenplay	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
winning	O
entry	O
of	O
a	O
story-writing	O
competition	O
won	O
by	O
Yukiko	O
Takayama	O
,	O
who	O
continued	O
the	O
darker	O
tone	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
film	O
by	O
adding	O
the	O
subplot	O
of	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
being	O
cybernetically	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
's	O
design	O
remained	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
from	O
its	O
previous	O
appearance	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
look	O
thinner	O
and	O
more	O
angular	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
darker	O
sheen	O
and	O
an	O
MG2	O
insignia	O
emblazoned	O
on	O
its	O
upper	O
arms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
's	O
original	O
draft	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
destroy	O
Tokyo	O
utterly	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
destruction	O
was	O
cut	O
down	O
for	O
budgetary	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
was	O
brought	O
back	O
in	O
1993	O
's	O
Godzilla	B-Application
vs.	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Application
vs.	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
its	O
main	O
antagonist	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
spurred	O
Toho	B-Application
into	O
reintroducing	O
familiar	O
characters	O
rather	O
than	O
inventing	O
new	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
named	O
"	O
Berserk	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
envisioned	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
organic	O
Godzilla-like	O
creature	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
turn	O
on	O
its	O
creators	O
after	O
becoming	O
infected	O
with	O
a	O
computer	O
virus	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
self-aware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
military	O
defense	O
weapon	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
alien	O
construct	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
redesigned	O
as	O
looking	O
sleeker	O
and	O
smoother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
effects	O
artist	O
Koichi	O
Kawakita	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
being	O
able	O
to	O
split	O
into	O
aerial	O
and	O
terrestrial	O
units	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
idea	O
was	O
scrapped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
merging	O
with	O
the	O
flying	O
battleship	O
Garuda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
was	O
promoted	O
through	O
the	O
children	O
's	O
program	O
Adventure	O
Godzilla-land	O
,	O
which	O
portrayed	O
Godzilla	B-Application
and	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
as	O
rival	O
news	O
anchors	O
reporting	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	O
Akira	O
Ifukube	O
wrote	O
a	O
theme	O
for	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
incorporating	O
a	O
slow	O
battle	O
march	O
with	O
heavy	O
percussion	O
and	O
pentatonic	O
phrasing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
incorporate	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
into	O
the	O
Millennium	O
series	O
was	O
taken	O
by	O
producer	O
Shōgo	O
Tomiyama	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
the	O
general	O
outline	O
of	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Application
Against	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
to	O
Godzilla	B-Application
vs.	O
Megaguirus	O
director	O
Masaaki	O
Tezuka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tezuka	O
had	O
initially	O
wanted	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
much	O
speedier	O
robot	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
on	O
film	O
,	O
envisioning	O
it	O
as	O
becoming	O
progressively	O
more	O
agile	O
during	O
its	O
fight	O
against	O
Godzilla	B-Application
as	O
the	O
latter	O
tore	O
off	O
its	O
opponent	O
's	O
armaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
was	O
deliberately	O
shown	O
being	O
airlifted	O
by	O
carriers	O
rather	O
than	O
flying	O
directly	O
into	O
battle	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
incarnations	O
had	O
done	O
,	O
as	O
Tezuka	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
little	O
sense	O
for	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
to	O
drain	O
its	O
energy	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
being	O
asked	O
why	O
the	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
suit	O
was	O
n't	O
painted	O
with	O
military	O
camouflage	O
colors	O
,	O
Tezuka	O
answered	O
that	O
"	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
hide.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tezuka	O
had	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
have	O
both	O
Godzilla	B-Application
and	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
die	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
change	O
this	O
on	O
the	O
insistence	O
of	O
Toho	B-Application
managers	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
such	O
an	O
ending	O
was	O
too	O
dark	O
for	O
a	O
New	O
Year	O
movie	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2003	O
sequel	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	O
Tokyo	O
S.O.S.	O
,	O
creature	O
designer	O
Shinichi	O
Wakasa	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
mold	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
redesigned	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
look	O
more	O
weathered	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
production	O
designer	O
Shinki	O
Nishikawa	O
,	O
several	O
other	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
design	O
's	O
head	O
,	O
chest	O
and	O
arms	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
character	O
look	O
less	O
heroic	O
and	O
more	O
machine-like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Godzilla	B-Application
vs.	O
Kong	B-Application
,	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
's	O
design	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Generation	O
1	O
Transformers	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
"	O
simplicity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writer	O
Max	O
Borenstein	O
had	O
originally	O
written	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
into	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Showa	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
stands	O
in	O
height	O
and	O
weighs	O
40,000	O
metric	O
tons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
upgraded	O
model	O
featured	O
in	O
Terror	O
of	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
included	O
revolving	O
missiles	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
decapitation	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
main	O
computer	O
was	O
housed	O
in	O
an	O
external	O
power	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
's	O
head	O
was	O
removed	O
,	O
the	O
machine	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
fight	O
,	O
possessing	O
a	O
Head	O
Controller	O
capable	O
of	O
firing	O
a	O
concentrated	O
laser	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
strength	O
as	O
its	O
regular	O
beams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Heisei	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
stands	O
in	O
height	O
,	O
weighs	O
150,000	O
metric	O
tons	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
nuclear	O
reactor	O
,	O
deriving	O
its	O
energy	O
from	O
heavy	O
hydrogen	O
and	O
helium-3	O
in	O
pellet	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
frame	O
is	O
coated	O
in	O
an	O
armor	O
made	O
of	O
synthetic	O
diamond	O
codenamed	O
T-1	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
robot	O
to	O
resist	O
and	O
repel	O
Godzilla	B-Application
's	O
atomic	O
breath	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
absorb	O
its	O
power	O
to	O
energize	O
its	O
Plasma	O
Grenade	O
,	O
an	O
energy	O
weapon	O
housed	O
in	O
its	O
abdomen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
armaments	O
include	O
Laser	O
Cannons	O
in	O
its	O
eyes	O
,	O
a	O
Mega	O
Buster	O
ray	O
fired	O
from	O
its	O
mouth	O
,	O
jet	O
propulsors	O
on	O
its	O
back	O
,	O
missiles	O
and	O
shock	O
anchors	O
capable	O
of	O
piercing	O
Godzilla	B-Application
's	O
hide	O
and	O
electrocuting	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiryu	O
,	O
the	O
Millennium	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
,	O
stands	O
at	O
in	O
height	O
,	O
weighs	O
40,000	O
metric	O
tons	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
piloted	O
remotely	O
from	O
a	O
control	O
craft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	O
Tokyo	O
S.O.S.	O
,	O
the	O
Absolute	O
Zero	O
Cannon	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
Triple	O
Hyper	O
Maser	O
Cannon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Anime	O
Trilogy	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
stands	O
50	O
meters	O
in	O
height	O
,	O
weighs	O
30,000	O
metric	O
tons	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
and	O
made	O
from	O
nanometal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
novel	O
:	O
Project	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
,	O
its	O
arsenal	O
includes	O
Blade	O
Launcher	O
,	O
Convergent	O
Neutron	O
Cannon	O
,	O
Flight	O
,	O
Hyper	O
Lance	O
,	O
Thermal	O
Energy	O
Buffer	O
Layer	O
,	O
and	O
Tail	O
Blow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
forms	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
city	O
,	O
the	O
defenses	O
include	O
gun	O
cannons	O
,	O
EMP	O
Harpoons	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
force	O
field	O
to	O
protect	O
itself	O
when	O
fired	O
upon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Godzilla	B-Application
vs.	O
Kong	B-Application
,	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
towers	O
over	O
Godzilla	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
telepathically	O
piloted	O
through	O
a	O
cybernetic	O
neural	O
network	O
developed	O
from	O
King	O
Ghidorah	O
's	O
only	O
surviving	O
brain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Godzilla	B-Application
vs.	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
,	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
is	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
of	O
destruction	O
by	O
the	O
Black	B-Application
Hole	I-Application
Planet	O
3	O
Aliens	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Simians	O
,	O
who	O
intend	O
to	O
conquer	O
Earth	O
before	O
their	O
own	O
homeworld	O
gets	O
destroyed	O
by	O
an	O
expanding	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
appearing	O
in	O
a	O
pseudo-flesh	O
outer	O
covering	O
and	O
masquerading	O
as	O
the	O
real	O
Godzilla	B-Application
,	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
attacks	O
Japan	O
and	O
overpowers	O
Godzilla	B-Application
's	O
ally	O
Anguirus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Application
appears	O
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
pseudo-flesh	O
disguise	O
,	O
forcing	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
to	O
reveal	O
itself	O
in	O
full	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
initial	O
battle	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
tie	O
,	O
as	O
Godzilla	B-Application
is	O
severely	O
wounded	O
and	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
is	O
forced	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
Simian	O
's	O
base	O
for	O
repair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
is	O
deployed	O
again	O
but	O
is	O
overpowered	O
through	O
the	O
combined	O
efforts	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Application
and	O
King	O
Caesar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Application
ultimately	O
defeats	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
by	O
decapitating	O
it	O
and	O
blowing	O
its	O
body	O
apart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Simians	O
return	O
and	O
rebuild	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
in	O
Terror	O
of	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
further	O
modified	O
with	O
living	O
human	O
brain	O
cells	O
and	O
has	O
its	O
control	O
circuitry	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
woman	O
Katsura	O
Mafune	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
cyborg	B-Application
courtesy	O
of	O
the	O
aliens	O
,	O
now	O
being	O
led	O
by	O
Mugal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
is	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
dinosaur	O
Titanosaurus	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
Katsura	O
's	O
crazed	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
survives	O
another	O
decapitation	O
during	O
a	O
battle	O
against	O
Godzilla	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
once	O
more	O
defeated	O
after	O
Katsura	O
commits	O
suicide	O
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
robot	O
's	O
controls	O
and	O
freezing	O
it	O
long	O
enough	O
for	O
Godzilla	B-Application
to	O
use	O
its	O
atomic	O
heat	O
ray	O
on	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
's	O
headless	O
body	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
explode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Godzilla	B-Application
vs.	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
is	O
built	O
as	O
an	O
anti-Godzilla	O
weapon	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
Godzilla	B-Application
Countermeasures	O
Center	O
using	O
23rd-century	O
technology	O
reverse	O
engineered	O
from	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
Mecha-King	O
Ghidorah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
overpowers	O
Godzilla	B-Application
in	O
Kyoto	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
rendered	O
harmless	O
by	O
a	O
voltage	O
backsurge	O
caused	O
by	O
Godzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
is	O
recovered	O
and	O
merged	O
with	O
the	O
smaller	O
airship	O
Garuda	O
to	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
combined	O
mecha	O
later	O
fights	O
both	O
Fire	O
Rodan	O
and	O
Godzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
proceeds	O
to	O
cripple	O
Godzilla	B-Application
by	O
destroying	O
its	O
secondary	O
brain	O
and	O
mortally	O
wounds	O
Rodan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rodan	O
then	O
sacrifices	O
its	O
energy	O
to	O
revive	O
Godzilla	B-Application
,	O
who	O
then	O
uses	O
its	O
new	O
red	O
spiral	O
atomic	O
breath	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
weakened	O
Super-Mechagodzilla	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Godzilla	B-Application
vs.	O
SpaceGodzilla	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
's	O
remains	O
were	O
salvaged	O
and	O
used	O
to	O
construct	O
Moguera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Millennium	O
incarnation	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
two	O
films	O
:	O
Godzilla	B-Application
Against	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
and	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	O
Tokyo	O
S.O.S.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
second	O
Godzilla	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
military	O
creates	O
a	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
codenamed	O
Kiryu	O
,	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
skeleton	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Godzilla	B-Application
from	O
1954	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
battle	O
with	O
Godzilla	B-Application
four	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Kiryu	O
's	O
genetic	O
memories	O
of	O
its	O
1954	O
incarnation	O
are	O
awakened	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
proceeds	O
to	O
attack	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
free	O
from	O
the	O
controls	O
of	O
its	O
pilot	O
until	O
its	O
power	O
drains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
second	O
battle	O
with	O
Godzilla	B-Application
,	O
Kiryu	O
forces	O
Godzilla	B-Application
to	O
retreat	O
after	O
using	O
its	O
Absolute	O
Zero	O
Cannon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	O
Tokyo	O
S.O.S.	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
's	O
fairies	O
warn	O
Japan	O
that	O
Kiryu	O
's	O
creation	O
is	O
a	O
violation	O
of	O
the	O
natural	O
order	O
and	O
that	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
would	O
gladly	O
take	O
the	O
cyborg	B-Application
's	O
place	O
in	O
protecting	O
Japan	O
,	O
should	O
Kiryu	O
be	O
dismantled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ultimatum	O
is	O
declined	O
,	O
as	O
Kiryu	O
was	O
built	O
partially	O
to	O
defend	O
against	O
a	O
second	O
attack	O
from	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Application
eventually	O
appears	O
,	O
prompting	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
and	O
Kiryu	O
to	O
cooperate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiryu	O
momentarily	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
fight	O
Godzilla	B-Application
alone	O
after	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
is	O
killed	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
later	O
assisted	O
by	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
's	O
larvae	O
,	O
who	O
encase	O
Godzilla	B-Application
in	O
a	O
cocoon	O
,	O
and	O
Kiryu	O
is	O
given	O
orders	O
to	O
terminate	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kiryu	O
's	O
soul	O
has	O
awakened	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
instead	O
grabs	O
hold	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Application
,	O
flies	O
out	O
to	O
sea	O
,	O
and	O
submerges	O
both	O
Godzilla	B-Application
and	O
itself	O
in	O
the	O
depths	O
of	O
the	O
ocean	O
(	O
though	O
not	O
before	O
ejecting	O
its	O
human	O
occupant	O
to	O
safety	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
appears	O
briefly	O
in	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	O
Planet	O
of	O
the	O
Monsters	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
film	O
in	O
the	O
anime	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mecha	O
is	O
designed	O
and	O
constructed	O
by	O
Humans	O
and	O
Bilusaludo	O
-	O
the	O
latter	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
alien	O
races	O
who	O
made	O
contact	O
with	O
humans	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
rescue	O
them	O
-	O
as	O
a	O
countermeasure	O
against	O
Godzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
mech	O
is	O
never	O
activated	O
as	O
Godzilla	B-Application
attacked	O
the	O
construction	O
facility	O
forcing	O
them	O
to	O
abandon	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	O
City	O
on	O
the	O
Edge	O
of	O
Battle	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
film	O
in	O
the	O
trilogy	O
,	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
's	O
AI	O
rebuild	O
the	O
facility	O
it	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
by	O
utilizing	O
nanometal	O
to	O
help	O
defeat	O
Godzilla	B-Application
,	O
aptly	O
named	O
"	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
City	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haruo	O
and	O
his	O
forces	O
use	O
the	O
city	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
of	O
operations	O
to	O
destroy	O
Godzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
City	O
begins	O
assimilating	O
its	O
surroundings	O
and	O
living	O
beings	O
with	O
its	O
nanometal	O
under	O
the	O
command	O
of	O
the	O
Bilusaludo	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
predicted	O
to	O
assimilate	O
the	O
entire	O
planet	O
prompting	O
Haruo	O
to	O
destroy	O
its	O
command	O
center	O
,	O
giving	O
Godzilla	B-Application
the	O
opening	O
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Planet	O
Eater	O
,	O
some	O
nanometal	O
survives	O
within	O
Yuko	O
's	O
body	O
which	O
Professor	O
Martin	O
extracts	O
and	O
applies	O
to	O
the	O
last	O
Vulture	O
intending	O
to	O
rebuild	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realizing	O
this	O
will	O
only	O
repeat	O
the	O
mistakes	O
that	O
prompted	O
Godzilla	B-Application
's	O
advent	O
,	O
endanger	O
the	O
Houtua	O
and	O
risk	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Ghidorah	O
,	O
Harou	O
takes	O
Yuko	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
Vulture	O
and	O
flies	O
all	O
three	O
towards	O
Godzilla	B-Application
in	O
a	O
suicide	O
charge	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
Houtua	O
from	O
mankind	O
's	O
mistakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
2021	O
film	O
Godzilla	B-Application
vs.	O
Kong	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secretly	O
built	O
by	O
Apex	O
Cybernetics	O
as	O
an	O
anti-Titan	O
weapon	O
and	O
modeled	O
after	O
Godzilla	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
remotely	O
piloted	O
by	O
Ren	O
Serizawa	O
via	O
a	O
telepathic	B-Protocol
link	O
originating	O
from	O
a	O
skull	O
of	O
Ghidorah	O
's	O
left	O
head	O
(	O
acquired	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
torn	O
off	O
by	O
Godzilla	B-Application
in	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Monsters	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
conventional	O
energy	O
sources	O
prove	O
insufficient	O
to	O
power	O
it	O
to	O
full	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
is	O
being	O
built	O
at	O
a	O
facility	O
in	O
Pensacola	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Application
senses	O
Ghidorah	O
's	O
presence	O
whenever	O
the	O
mecha	O
activates	O
,	O
which	O
causes	O
him	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
and	O
eventually	O
attack	O
the	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
secrecy	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
the	O
public	O
misinterprets	O
this	O
as	O
Godzilla	B-Application
having	O
gone	O
rogue	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Monarch	O
and	O
Apex	O
taking	O
Kong	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Hollow	O
Earth	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
an	O
energy	O
source	O
to	O
confront	O
Godzilla	B-Application
with	O
;	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
Apex	O
covertly	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
power	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
,	O
now	O
housed	O
within	O
Victoria	O
Peak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Application
and	O
Kong	B-Application
clash	O
en	O
route	O
to	O
the	O
Hollow	O
Earth	O
in	O
the	O
Tasman	O
Sea	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
the	O
team	O
finds	O
and	O
retrieves	O
the	O
power	O
source	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
"	O
Hollow	O
Earth	O
Energy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Godzilla	B-Application
and	O
Kong	B-Application
fight	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	B-Application
,	O
Serizawa	O
charges	O
the	O
mechanical	O
Titan	O
with	O
the	O
untested	O
Hollow	O
Earth	O
's	O
energies	O
,	O
upon	O
pressure	O
from	O
Apex	O
Cybernetics	O
 '	O
CEO	O
Walter	O
Simmons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
process	O
unexpectedly	O
allows	O
Ghidorah	O
's	O
mind	O
to	O
possess	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
,	O
who	O
then	O
kills	O
both	O
Simmons	O
and	O
Serizawa	O
,	O
goes	O
on	O
a	O
rampage	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
and	O
faces	O
Godzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tired	O
and	O
wounded	O
from	O
his	O
earlier	O
battle	O
with	O
Kong	B-Application
,	O
Godzilla	B-Application
is	O
easily	O
overwhelmed	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
nearly	O
killed	O
before	O
Kong	B-Application
joins	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kong	B-Application
's	O
axe	O
initially	O
proves	O
ineffective	O
against	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
,	O
as	O
its	O
energy	O
was	O
depleted	O
after	O
battling	O
Godzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
maintains	O
the	O
upper	O
hand	O
,	O
Josh	O
Valentine	O
tampers	O
with	O
its	O
control	O
panel	O
via	O
alcohol	O
spillage	O
,	O
stalling	O
it	O
long	O
enough	O
for	O
Godzilla	B-Application
to	O
supercharge	O
Kong	B-Application
's	O
axe	O
with	O
his	O
atomic	O
breath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kong	B-Application
then	O
uses	O
his	O
fully	O
powered	O
axe	O
to	O
dismember	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
's	O
limbs	O
,	O
and	O
finishes	O
it	O
off	O
by	O
tearing	O
off	O
its	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
various	O
incarnations	O
of	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
other	O
media	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
television	O
shows	O
,	O
and	O
comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shōwa	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Godzilla	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
(	O
American	O
release	O
;	O
replaces	O
the	O
Heisei	O
version	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
release	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
Heisei	O
incarnation	O
's	O
film	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
America	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
)	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
for	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
Godzilla	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
(	O
erroneously	O
using	O
his	O
Heisei	O
counterpart	O
's	O
sound	O
effects	O
)	O
and	O
Godzilla	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
:	O
Maximum	O
Impact	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Heisei	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
Super	B-Application
Godzilla	I-Application
(	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Showa	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
in	O
the	O
English	O
release	O
)	O
and	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
both	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Domination	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
All	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiryu	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
All	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Millennium	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
duology	O
would	O
take	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
to	O
reach	O
US	O
stores	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
did	O
appear	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiryu	O
was	O
next	O
playable	O
in	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
3	O
"	O
;	O
this	O
would	O
be	O
Kiryu	O
's	O
first	O
PS2	B-Device
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiryu	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Kiryu	O
"	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
its	O
names	O
in	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
games	O
;	O
"	O
Millennium	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
3	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
other	O
kaiju	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
backstories	O
of	O
all	O
three	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
incarnations	O
are	O
altered	O
slightly	O
,	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Heisei	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
and	O
Kiryu	O
are	O
man-made	O
mecha	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
G.D.F.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Showa	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
was	O
salvaged	O
and	O
rebuilt	O
by	O
the	O
Vortaak	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
their	O
kaiju	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Godzilla	B-Application
,	O
4	O
incarnations	O
of	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
appear	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Showa	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
both	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
from	O
Godzilla	B-Application
vs.	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
and	O
as	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
2	O
the	O
rebuilt	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
from	O
Terror	O
of	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Heisei	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
its	O
Super	B-Application
Mechagodzilla	I-Application
form	O
,	O
while	O
Kiryu	O
appears	O
in	O
its	O
rebuilt	O
design	O
from	O
Tokyo	O
S.O.S.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
all	O
4	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
are	O
playable	O
,	O
the	O
2	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Showa	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
God	O
of	O
Destruction	O
Mode	O
via	O
the	O
Invade	O
option	O
(	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
mode	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
Kaiju	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
Heisei	O
era	O
Godzilla	B-Application
)	O
,	O
while	O
Super	B-Application
Mechagodzilla	I-Application
and	O
Kiryu	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
via	O
selecting	O
Defend	O
option	O
(	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
defends	O
humanity	O
as	O
friendly	O
kaiju	O
such	O
as	O
Mothra	B-Protocol
and	O
various	O
G-Force	O
Mecha	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
only	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
1975	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mechagodzilla	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Kiryu	O
appear	O
as	O
bosses	O
and	O
are	O
not	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
thirteenth	O
level	O
of	O
City	B-Device
Shrouded	I-Device
in	I-Device
Shadow	I-Device
,	O
a	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
civilians	O
,	O
must	O
escape	O
and	O
survive	O
kaiju	O
attacks	O
,	O
mostly	O
mirrors	O
the	O
first	O
encounter	O
between	O
Godzilla	B-Application
and	O
Kiryu	O
in	O
Godzilla	B-Application
Against	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonists	O
,	O
tied	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
building	O
by	O
Yakuza	O
thugs	O
,	O
witness	O
Godzilla	B-Application
rampage	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
Ichi	O
City	O
,	O
and	O
Kiryu	O
is	O
eventually	O
deployed	O
in	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
short	O
battle	O
where	O
both	O
shoot	O
at	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
Godzilla	B-Application
roars	O
at	O
Kiryu	O
and	O
reminds	O
the	O
spirit	O
within	O
of	O
his	O
past	O
as	O
a	O
Godzilla	B-Application
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
possessed	O
&	O
go	O
berserk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Godzilla	B-Application
leaves	O
,	O
Kiryu	O
approaches	O
and	O
fires	O
missiles	O
at	O
the	O
building	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiryu	O
along	O
with	O
Godzilla	B-Application
,	O
Gigan	O
and	O
Deatoroyah	O
become	O
DLC	O
guest	O
stars	O
in	O
the	O
indie	O
game	O
GigaBash	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
Godzilla	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Series	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Godzilla	B-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Godzilla	B-Application
was	O
reanimated	O
as	O
a	O
cyborg	B-Application
called	O
Cyber-Godzilla	O
in	O
the	O
Monster	O
Wars	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Showa	O
inspired	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
the	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
Godzilla	B-Application
Singular	O
Point	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
lab	O
's	O
computer	O
screens	O
identify	O
him	O
as	O
Robogodzilla	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
science	O
fiction	O
action	O
film	O
Ready	O
Player	O
One	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
seen	O
battling	O
the	O
Iron	O
Giant	O
and	O
the	O
RX-78-2	O
Gundam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
time	O
,	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
is	O
remodeled	O
and	O
resembles	O
the	O
1974	O
Shōwa	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
2002	O
Kiryū	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
2014	O
Legendary	O
MonsterVerse	O
Godzilla	B-Application
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Application
:	O
Tokyo	O
S.O.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Godzilla	B-Application
:	I-Application
Domination	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
15	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
Best	O
Movie	O
Robots	O
by	O
The	O
Times	O
,	O
beating	O
other	O
such	O
legends	O
as	O
C-3PO	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
T-1000	O
from	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Optimus	O
Prime	O
from	O
Transformers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ernest	O
Cline	O
's	O
novel	O
Ready	O
Player	O
One	O
and	O
its	O
film	O
adaptation	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
Nolan	O
Sorrento	O
controls	O
a	O
full-size	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
replica	O
during	O
the	O
climactic	O
battle	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
reality	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
version	O
is	O
an	O
original	O
design	O
based	O
on	O
Legendary	O
's	O
Godzilla	B-Application
design	O
that	O
battles	O
the	O
Iron	O
Giant	O
and	O
the	O
RX-78-2	O
Gundam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
level	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
mechanical	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
Hekaton	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
equivalent	O
to	O
Godzilla	B-Application
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
song	O
being	O
played	O
during	O
this	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
called	O
"	O
Mecha-dzilla.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
Ugly	O
Americans	O
episode	O
"	O
Kong	B-Application
of	O
Queens	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
fights	O
Godzilla	B-Application
(	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
's	O
children	O
watching	O
the	O
movie	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
vs.	O
Godzilla	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
when	O
Kong	B-Application
punches	O
a	O
wall	O
(	O
after	O
an	O
argument	O
with	O
Mark	O
Lily	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Showa-era	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
was	O
seen	O
having	O
breakfast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
was	O
parodied	O
by	O
the	O
series	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
in	O
their	O
episode	O
"	O
Mecha-Streisand	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
singer	O
Barbra	O
Streisand	O
becoming	O
a	O
gigantic	O
mechanical	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nitrome	O
flash	O
game	O
Rubble	O
Trouble	O
Tokyo''	O
has	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
(	O
here	O
called	O
"	O
Mecha	O
Saur	O
"	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
tool	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
demolish	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
parody	O
of	O
Mechagodzilla	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Mini-Goddess	O
anime	O
series	O
 '	O
episode	O
"	O
Gabira	O
-	O
The	O
Strike	O
Back	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
pop	O
culture	O
video	O
podcast	O
Death	O
Battle	O
pitted	O
the	O
Kiryu	O
MechaGodzilla	B-Application
against	O
the	O
DragonZord	O
from	O
Mighty	B-Application
Morphin	I-Application
Power	I-Application
Rangers	I-Application
where	O
it	O
was	O
determined	O
that	O
MechaGodzilla	B-Application
would	O
win	O
.	O
</s>
