Godzilla (Heisei)

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Godzilla Heisei Godzilla
Heisei Godzilla (GhidoGoji) in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) Godzillasaurus at Lagos Island in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
First appearance	The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Last appearance	Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Portrayed by	Kenpachiro Satsuma (through Suitmation)
In-universe information
Aliases	King of the Monsters King of the Dinosaurs Strongest Monster on Earth God of Destruction Burning Godzilla[1] Wonder Lizard Hero of Beasts and Man
Species	Mutated dinosaur
Gender	Male
Children	Godzilla Junior
Origin	Lagos Island
Status	Deceased
Design names	84Goji[2] BioGoji[2] GhidoGoji[2] BatoGoji[1] RadoGoji[1] MogeGoji[1] DesuGoji[1]
Height	Godzillasaurus: 12 m (470 in; 1,200 cm; 12,000 mm)[3] Godzilla: 80–100 m (3,100–3,900 in; 8,000–10,000 cm; 80,000–100,000 mm) (1984-1995)[3]

Godzilla (Japanese: ゴジラ, Hepburn: Gojira), or sometimes known as Heisei Godzilla (Japanese: 平成ゴジラ, Hepburn: Heisei Gojira) is the main protagonist of Heisei era of the Godzilla franchise.

One of the last living members of prehistoric species of dinosaurs called Godzillasaurus that used to inhabit Lagos Island, Godzilla was exposed to a massive dose of radiation through being teleported to Bering Sea by humans from year 2204 and subsequent crash of Soviet nuclear submarine in 1970s, mutating him into a ginormous atomic beast single-mindedly set on completely destroying Japan and locating other living members of his kind.

Over the course of his series, Godzilla evolved from being purely the main antagonistic force to being anti-hero merely happening to save humanity by defeating other monsters. He ultimately met his end after absorbing the uranium deposits from Baas Island, dying over the course of days as his body began melting down, being succeeded by Godzilla Junior.