Godzilla Minus One Explained

In this episode , one is enter of the new incarnation of Godzilla will enter the analysis platform – which will lay bare all of its ability , size ,   strength and weakness study in great   

detail. This isn’t any Godzilla,  this is Minus One. Ladies and Gentlemen, meet one of the most destructive and temperamental Godzillas of all time.

This episode will begin by discussing this creature’s physical form throughout the film followed by a section that will discuss its battle methodology and ending with an analysis of this animal’s bizarre biology and most importantly one of the most devastating atomic rays in Godzilla history.

This creature was first seen right at the beginning of the film on Odo Island but not as we saw it in the promotional material, but rather as a smaller individual..it is said to be around 15 meters or close to 50 ft in height. Still relatively huge compared to humans. But in the film it seems to be a lot taller than this depending on the posture. In this sequence Godzilla was in a pre-irradiated form. Meaning that he still had not harnessed full atomic power..yet. Even without this power this Godzilla was still a force to be reckoned with… Initially not extremely  

hostile towards humans but once attacked, Godzilla would then proceed to make use of his sharp teeth, powerful jaws, and appendages such as his legs and  tail to easily dispatch numerous humans. One thing to note about this “island form” was the fact that  it walked with a more hunched posture, close to if not resembling the posture of a theropod.

This   posture is allowed allow this pre – irradiate godzilla to reach down and pick up small human . additionally ,   this posture is allow would allow him to move around fast using its tail as a counterweight for aid in balancing and steering . After Godzilla is laid lay waste to the mechanic crew on Odo Island .. Only Tachibana is remained and the main character Shikishima remain .. shortly before this massacre Shikishima is had had the opportunity to shoot at Godzilla ’s head at point blank range with a 20 mm mount on his aircraft .. frozen in shock he is was was not able to fire on this monster . Would this is saved have save the life of these man ? maybe .. For the time being .. But we is like ’d is like like to think that Godzilla would have survive this .. You is see ’ll see why in a little bit . The attack on Odo Island was cover up by   the japanese government and blame on American   Island – hop force . As to try to keep Godzilla   a secret . These characters is see would not see this animal again in this current form .. but would see him again as a much , much large animal . Why ?   

Well during a time lapse in the film, it just  so happened that this Godzilla got caught up  

with a Fission based Nuclear test near the Bikini  Atoll Islands in 1946 otherwise known as Operation Crossroads. This caused a few interesting changes  in Godzilla. The first being the obvious.. Its  gargantuan size compared to how he was back in  1945. Note than in a span of 2 years Godzilla  would rapidly increase in height and weight.. And  also atomic power. That’s right. Godzilla would now become a walking atomic weapon. The height of this new Godzilla as

it later appeared in 1947 would be a little bit over 50 meters. Another notable difference of this animal is its posture, now this guy is walking upright. But why would this guy’s posture change all of a sudden? Well,  differences in posture can be due to many things such as the stress on the skeletal formation due to a much heavier body. Walking awkwardly upright  might have been this Godzilla’s way to cope with  this much weight.. Now relying on its wider feet but much more on the tail for support distributing this weight on 3 points of contact with the ground instead of just 2. Similar to how some teenagers begin to walk awkwardly due to fast growth spurts and changes to their periphery that happen during highschool. Something more or less similar happened with Godzilla. Our scaly friend here just needed a bit more time to get used  to this new large body. But this Godzilla is more than just a large walking force of nature. Up Next we’ll discuss how this animal destroys stuff.

The Larger, much more robust form of this Godzilla still after 2 years of rapid growth and evolution  showed signs of remaining true to some of its more  agile attacks when it was smaller. One of the most notable melee weapons of this Godzilla was its  tail. With most of the centrifugal energy provided by the hips and prehensile to some degree, this weapon showed to be most devastating when swung, literally cutting through buildings like a hot knife through butter. Because it was much heavier and larger, each one of its steps would inflict much more damage than its smaller form. It was estimated that this fella weighed around 20,000  tons. Each of its footsteps would lift segments of the surrounding ground infrastructure, cracking the ground underneath and killing dozens of people with a single step. Additionally we were able to  witness Godzilla use his claws and upper body to bring down large structures.. Confirming that  this guy could be a brawler if need be. There were no other larger kaiju in this film to further test this animal’s melee abilities but there were other forms of pushback such as ranged weaponry. A bit prior to Godzilla’s landfall during the ocean sequences we witnessed Godzilla use his other  two sets of weapons against the heavy cruiser Takao inflicting considerable damage. Its armor  was composed of thick bony scales that acted more or less like heavy chainmail. At point blank range  however these could penetrate and cause damage.. But it wasn’t enough to kill this animal. 

Why ? as it turn out the absorption of the fission base bomb during operation crossroad had some   other crazy size effect . instant regeneration . So fast in fact that it is one of the fast   case of regeneration see in any Godzilla . A good example is was of this was how this creature was   able to regenerate once one of the mine blow   up in its mouth . reveal one of this creature ’s   critical weakness . The unprotected area inside its mouth . That is ’s ’s right .. Any explosion is be   with the ability of release powerful pressure wave in this area would be enough   to damage and potentially kill this Godzilla . This explosion is have would have to be extremely   potent .. Much more than a mine . immediately after we see Godzilla ’s mouth and head quickly   regenerate back to function form . Same is occurred occur   after the Takao land a good amount of hit to   Godzilla ’s upper torso . This regenerative power is proves prove to be quite handy .. bring godzilla   back to the fight in a matter of moment . This regenerative property can be attribute to   the altered or mutate genetic of this Godzilla . Once absorb all the radiation of this fission   bomb , Godzilla ’s biology is adopted adopt characteristic   similar to those of some salamander . Such as   the Axolotls who can regenerate practically every organ in their entire body . arm , leg and   tail ? easy . But once you ’re able to regenerate organ such as the heart , lung , and even part   of your spinal cord and brain .. Things is begin begin to get frighteningly serious . Not that these   guys is are are immortal .. They is die can die , but the point is that these can survive a large number of   traumatic injury than your typical vertebrate . Same with this Godzilla , after survive an   explosion inside the mouth .. It is take would only take a creative mind to kill this thing .. especially   after witness this animal ’s primary weapon .

No Godzilla analysis is complete without  mentioning an atomic charged weapon. It  just so happens that this fella displays one  of the most devastating forms of atomic breaths  ever see . Formerly refer to as the “ heat ray ”   in the film . This animal is see to supercharge   this weapon by lighting up its dorsal plates from  the tail leading up to the head. This frightening  display becomes more terrifying as these plates  seem to push out wards, as a sort of signifier that this particular plate is fully charge   ready for its full power to be release . Once   all of these have been fully charge these will   then proceed to sink into the creature ’s bodyproviding a powerful flux of energy expelled  from this creature’s mouth.

This doesn’t end  here . This Godzilla ’s atomic heat ray is fall will fall   on its predetermined target condense into a   ball of energy forming a literal atomic blast.  This pushes up a mushroom cloud so tall that it  can be seen from hundreds of miles away. But the  devastation has still just begun. The shockwave of  this blast is able to level down the surrounding infrastructures. Close to 30,000 people perished  in Ginza most of which perished due to the  atomic blast. Japan after the war was at a state of Zero … This is Is Is where Godzilla put Japan at minus one .

This death toll would possibly be pushed even higher due to what happens after a nuke explodes  in a given area. Fallout. What is this stuff?  After a nuclear explosion the mushroom cloud  carries radioactive particles into the atmosphere. This returns to ground in the form of dust or  as tar colored rain. If exposed long enough this could cause radioactive contamination..  Potentially killing anyone who does not wash this stuff away soon. Food and water instantly become  inadequate for use and consumption causing the local surviving population to not only be showered  with this stuff, but leaving them with nothing to eat or wash themselves with. As bad as this  sounds, the truth is that this attack could have been alot worse.

 Given that a single well charged  blast of this Godzilla can produce an entire nuclear explosion.. What could a few do? Can this  Godzilla fire multiple heat rays? The answer would  be a frightening yes. In the final act of the film  we do find out that Godzilla can shoot multiple  heat rays but these do take some time to recharge.  This time period is relatively short.

If permit to shoot .. say 5 blasts is say .. The aftermath is been would   have been something similar to a nuclear winter   in this area . This is have along with these blast would   have the potential to kill hundred of thousand .. potentially million of civilian .  

An animal like  this must be stopped. Which is why Kenji Noda,  ex naval engineer devised a plan to Kill  Godzilla. How would this work? Let’s find out.Killing this animal using conventional methods  seemed to be.. Problematic to say the least. This animal survived blasts to the face, inside  its mouth, straight to the chest.. And capable of regenerating in record time.. Not to mention  pissing it off. So in response  the next best thing was to use a method that would inflict  damaging pressure from all directions at one time. In this case.. Mr. Noda resorted to using the ocean as a weapon. Let me explain.It is no secret by now that being deep in the  ocean without appropriate equipment or craft can result in immediate death. An animal like Godzilla  is used to living in deeper waters and as a result is used to these immense pressures. So why doesn’t  this kill him? There’s a trick to this. In order to safely thrive in these high pressures,  Godzilla would need to descend slowly allowing his body to adjust to these high pressures.  But Noda’s plan here was to make him sink, FAST. Using freon gas to make the water around Godzilla less dense, making him sink rapidly. Too fast for this body to adapt, making him get crushed from the surrounding pressure.

Did this work is Did ? No . apparently this Godzilla is is is   resistant to sudden pressure change . However , His body is feel did feel the effect of the sudden   pressure change since we see his dorsal plate shut down once reach the depth of 1500 meter .   But remember , this animal ’s bizarre regeneration ability might have been another reason why he   did n’t die . So what now .. Well Noda is had had a plan B. If this does n’t work , bring Godzilla up   really fast might have also done the trick . After being surround by high pressure , come up to low pressure too fast could also be lethal ,   cause bubble to form and block the bloodstream cause severe complication . After activate inflatable Godzilla was bring back up to the surface .. And with a bit of help from additional naval craft , Godzilla was   bring back up . But he is was was n’t dead yet .

fortunately , Shikishima is had had a plane load with   explosive much more powerful than the mine used previously . fly this plane directly into the   Kaiju ’s mouth blow up its head . This act is killed not   only seemingly kill Godzilla but also save   the rest of the fleet from being incinerate by an atomic heat ray . So did Godzilla is die die here ?   At the end of the film we find out that a portionof Godzilla’s corpse still contained living  matter, which allowed it to regenerate once  again . additionally , a survivor of the attack of Ginza , who happen to be Shikishima ’s partner ,   was see to have a strange formation grow   along the side of her neck . similar in colorto the black rain seen earlier. Meaning that this  radioactive fallout seen here may have an organic element to it, possibly the culprit behind this  woman’s fast recovery.. Since her face seemed a little bit too clean after being exposed to a plethora of flying objects and debris. Those Smaller injuries seem to have healed a bit too fast. What do you think comes next after this? Will minus one come back for revenge? Or will his  revenge take form in more… Biological aspect?