Godzilla Biology

[Ernesth100]

Lets seriously discuss Godzilla's biology. How could something that big live with just one heart to pump blood throught its massive body? How could it not meltdown with so much enrgy? How can its bones support all of its weight and other questions.

[TerranigmaFreak]

Would you believe me if I told you Godzilla isn't real?

[Zack Metoyer]

How can life as we know it exist?

Are we alone in the universe?

Is Schrodinger's cat alive or dead?

What about the hard problem of consciousness?

Will the rabbit ever get to taste his own cereal?

[Ernesth100]

I always wondered about the atomic breath and thought of it as a venting system for Godzilla's nuclear heart.

[C.Miller719]

[Ernesth100]

Can we cut it with the sarcasm guys this is serious, i have serious questions!

[pikmintaro]

[Ernesth100]

...am i...this is nothing at all like I planned.

[jellydonut25]

Step 1: Steal underpants.
Step 2: ????
Step 3: Godzilla is born.

[TerranigmaFreak]

[BrollySupersj]

Can we redo this? This is not what I had in mind concerning the discussion of Godzilla himself. Maybe let Snowdenzilla start it.

[Diablojira]

The Japanese Godzilla films take for granted the existence of daikaiju (whose aspects transcend physics and biology), and Godzilla himself is often depicted as being attracted to sources of nuclear energy. Godzilla's physiology has nuclear aspects, and one version of Godzilla (in Godzilla vs. Destroyah) even experienced a meltdown, but a younger Godzilla, given the breath of life by his elder after being killed by Destroyah, absorbed the radiation from this meltdown, then fully transforming like a phoenix into the same form as his "father." So, this thread I think is intended to explore what might be the ideas employed by Edwards and his writers to embody Godzilla, to make his physiology more "realistic," given Edwards stated intent. We've seen in leaked images that the new Godzilla seems to have gills, which would mean he could remain in the deep ocean for decades at a time, only coming to the surface rarely when properly motivated. Script leaks have supplied possible reasons. Godzilla's columnar legs and sauropod-esque feet in the new design are meant to support immense weight, likely to lend more realism to this version. In this fictional universe, creatures with natural means for dealing with nuclear energy would be sought after by scientists—they'd want to learn how they do it so it could be applied towards our own energy or weapons needs. This may be why the Mutos are being studied, cultivated. They too have nuclear aspects to their physiology. Is Godzilla's internal nuclear "engine" cooled by the frigid depths of the ocean, if that is the natural environment for his species? Does he risk meltdown by rising to the surface? Is his nuclear "breath" an evolutionary weapon, or a means to release heat when on the surface to assist in cooling his internal "reactor"? These ideas are interesting, and lead to plot points. How much has this Godzilla been altered by exposure to mankind's nuclear detonations? And the Mutos, have they too been altered by human interference? Could all of these creatures have had a stable natural existence, predator and prey, now upset by human interference? That could fulfill the theme of Nature needing to be rebalanced and human's suffering the consequences of their actions which have altered the course of Nature.

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

The only realism Edwards was looking at was the consequences in the existence of kaiju. Not how they are depicted.

[Ernesth100]

He said he was going for an actual reaction from the people like Godzilla was REAL. I don't know about you guys but I would've broke down.

[Snowdenzilla]

[Ernesth100]

Sounds like this film is referencing the crap out of Destoroyah.

[jrichreturns]

Maybe later on he develops a way of regulating his reactor better? Or maybe he just starts smoldering but doesn't have any true negative effects on him, except his personality changes to a angrier, more energized form.

[Ernesth100]

Maybe he gets so agressive that they have to create a giant robot mech of him to stop him!

[Diablojira]

Thank you, Snowdenzilla.

From the script draft excerpts you've presented, this film does seem to be making attempts to be creative with basic concepts that are part of the Godzilla canon. I enjoy the premise that his dorsal plates are meant for heat dispersal for his internal "reactor." When I was young, paleontologists thought that stegosaur plates might serve the purpose of body heat regulation, and we know that the original Gojira was inspired by a combination of Iguanodon, T-Rex, and Stegosaurus images. Physical exertion coupled with time away from his cold natural environment leading to a need for heat release would be a fine approach with, as you mentioned, the extreme heat making the fins glow prior to the release of the napalm-like breath. In this draft, do the two breath incidents happen after Godzilla engages in intense physical action? The fight scenes should be impressive, since Jim Rygiel mentioned that they studied bears and Komodo dragons for inspiration. Edwards' underlying concept that the Godzilla depicted here was the source for Gojira in the original film is powerful, and since you'd said the script does not mention glowing dorsal plates, I would imagine that this detail would be added by Edwards as it has always been an important aspect from the very beginning of the Godzilla series.

[Ernesth100]

...ya know i finally looked up napalm. I'm not at all liking the color.

[Diablojira]

[Ernesth100]

Ah, for a second i thought red. Also speaking of his breath anyone else think Godzilla has a special organ for this?

[Diablojira]

[MosugojiNoGyakushu]

I had always theorized that the radiation had augmented the very interatomic bonding forces that hold Godzilla's atoms together. Thus making him far more durable than regularly composed matter. That would explain why Godzilla's bones don't collapse under his immense weight and also explain part of his enhanced durability to high power military weapons and energy based kaiju attacks. In essence Godzilla's atomic structure is now similar to a General Products Hull in toughness from Larry Niven's science fiction stories. It would also help to explain how Godzilla's body is capable of containing the heat and pressure of his internall generated nuclear reactions.

[Zack Metoyer]

Oh, you were serious?

I'm going to say that Godzilla and Mutos are creatures completely different than life as we know it. For whatever reason they thrive on radiation, either with specially adapted organs, or perhaps even intrinsically at the cellular level. How did this occur? Perhaps their ancestors lived next to uranium deposits, or perhaps they are from an era that predates all known vertebrates and arthropods... from a time when the earth's surface was bombarded with cosmic rays. For all we know, both species could be extraterrestrial in origin.