Talk:Godzilla
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External links to Wikizilla.org
I'm going to be holding a vote to add Wikizilla (http://wikizilla.org) as an external link to this page and every single other page related to the Godzilla and Gamera franchises. I hope that by 2 weeks from when I post this we can start wrapping up on a decision.
As you may or may not know, there was recently a vote on the SpaceGodzilla talk page asking for Wikizilla to have external links leading to their site at the bottom of these pages. It was eventually agreed upon and the link was added to the SpaceGodzilla page. I tried to add these links to other pages and I accept that was a mistake and take full responsibility for it.
I'd like to stress the fact that Wikizilla is NOT the Godzilla Wikia and has since moved to a new website (at http://wikizilla.org ) as mentioned above.
I'd also like to clarify that I am not trying to add Wikizilla as a source or reference but rather merely as an external link. Other wikis are linked to in their franchise pages like Bulbapedia for Pokemon and Infosphere for Futurama and Wookiepedia for Star Wars and Memory Alpha for Star Trek, etc. EncyclopediaGojira (talk) 18:29, 30th January 2017 (UTC)
- I vote for Wikizilla having external links on pages related to Godzilla and Gamera. EncyclopediaGojira (talk) 18:29, 30th January 2017 (UTC)
- I also vote for Wikizilla to have external links on Wikipedia. --BrayLockBoy (talk) 19:24, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
- I vote for wikizilla to have external links on this site גודזילה (talk) 19:43, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
- I also vote for Wikizilla to be an external link here. MosuFan2004 (talk) 20:05, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
- As much as I dislike Wikizilla for its lack of references and behind the scenes info (doesn't hold a candle to Memory Alpha and Wookiepedia) I agree it should be added. Mariomassone (talk) 22:54, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
- I've seen the arguments made and they've presented a very strong case for this. I approve. Armegon (talk) 05:03, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
- Comment - It's customary to indicate the benefits behind a proposal. I've not seen this described. On the face of it, I don't like just blanket approval of every page being linked to wikizilla. It's a fan site, nothing wrong with that, but it is commercial, and putting in these links indiscriminately comes across as advertising to me. Alaney2k (talk) 15:37, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
- http://wikizilla.org does not have any advertisements. To reiterate, Wikizilla is not the Godzilla Wikia (godzilla.wikia). 493Titanollante (talk) 20:58, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
- Ok. My mistake. But what information does wikizilla have that is not present here? Alaney2k (talk) 14:35, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
- It's much more in depth and possesses a lot of trivia and information that isn't strictly laid out in the movies. Plus it contains far more information on topics such as Toho's tokusatsu shows, the individual monsters themselves (such as roar information, design details, all of the monsters' appearances) and more things like galleries of images and monsters that aren't big enough to have their own pages here and infinitely more information on Godzilla video games and other aspects of the franchise. EncyclopediaGojira (talk) 16:20, 3rd February 2017 (UTC)
- Ok. My mistake. But what information does wikizilla have that is not present here? Alaney2k (talk) 14:35, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
- http://wikizilla.org does not have any advertisements. To reiterate, Wikizilla is not the Godzilla Wikia (godzilla.wikia). 493Titanollante (talk) 20:58, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
- I support the additions of the links to Wikizilla.org. 493Titanollante (talk) 20:58, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
Okay it's been almost 3 weeks now and there have been zero dissenting votes. I am counting this as a binding vote and will soon move forward with adding links to all the Godzilla pages. EncyclopediaGojira (talk) 23:44, 16th February 2017 (UTC)
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Change "Dinosaur-like" (Species) to "Irradiated Godzillasaur/Prehistoric Natural Predator" 192.149.88.216 (talk) 13:41, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
- Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. JTP (talk • contribs) 14:12, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
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Add "to" to the following sentence: "The character is commonly alluded TO by the epithet "King of the Monsters"; a phrase..." Janjiriescapee (talk) 04:16, 2 October 2017 (UTC)
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Having a last appearance
Last appearances are only used for, well their last appearance, not their latest appearances. Since they're still making Godzilla films and there are no plans of stopping, last appearance is inappropriate to use in this article. JDDJS (talk) 13:04, 17 November 2017 (UTC) JDDJS (talk) 13:04, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
- You're taking the word "last" too literal here. In this context, Last appearance does not mean the same as "final" appearance, it means what was the most latest film the character appeared in. As of now, Godzilla's last appearance in any movie was Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters. There is no rule on Wiki's Manual of Style guidelines that state that "last appearances" should be removed, therefore, it should not be removed from the article. Armegon (talk) 19:21, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
- Erm ur wrong since theres a new film called Gojira Minus one Shinagawakun3000 (talk) 18:42, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
- Who's gonna tell him? XD Armegon (talk) 00:25, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
- Erm ur wrong since theres a new film called Gojira Minus one Shinagawakun3000 (talk) 18:42, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
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Do we list Godzilla's latest appearance as his last appearance, even though there are more films in production, or do we leave it blank until/unless the franchise is retired? JDDJS (talk) 19:34, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
- Like I said, you're taking "last" appearance too literal. In this context, "last" does not mean the same as "final". It's like when someone asks you "when was the last time you saw this or that", it does not mean the "final" time you will ever see it, it means what was the "latest" you saw this or that. Armegon (talk) 19:50, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
- Can you point to another article that uses last appearance in a similar context? JDDJS (talk) 21:13, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
- I thought you'd never ask. There's plenty that use last appearance in similar context. Check it... Tony Montana, Gamera, King Kong, Zilla, Anguirus, Rodan, Mothra, Mechagodzilla, King Ghidorah, Mechani-Kong... the list goes on for Godzilla's rogues gallery. Armegon (talk) 01:53, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
- Can you point to another article that uses last appearance in a similar context? JDDJS (talk) 21:13, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
- : How about rewording to "most recent" ? Markbassett (talk) 21:03, 19 November 2017 (UTC)
- This is not a new discussion, nor a localized one. See Template talk:Infobox character#"Last appearance" in the infobox. Based on my reading of that page, "Last" should not be populated if the character is expected to return. Argento Surfer (talk) 14:00, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
- Sent here by a bot, but I agree with @Argento Surfer:. Godzilla will likely never have a last appearance, and so it should be left empty. Killer Moff (talk) 11:26, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
Size and Special Effect Details Update
The page still doesn't list his latest & currently greatest size. In Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, he is at least 318.8 meters and 100,000 tonnes, as seen in a quick shot of a computer screen used by the humans. The fact that Godzilla has been portrayed in anime format for the first time, at least, since the obscure Godzillaland OVAs, or we could say he has been portrayed in anime format for the first time in a movie. 112.201.172.46 (talk) 11:31, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
- We should first find verifiable sources confirming the size before adding anything. Armegon (talk) 13:44, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
Dispute over Sizing: Despite the link to Toho Studios calling the original Godzilla (1954) as 50m tall, the English language version Godzilla: King of the Monsters refers to Godzilla as variously 400' tall and 300' tall. Godzilla holds a train car in his mouth easily and his foot is somewhat shorter than the train car (perhaps 3/4 of the length). In 1954, those cars were 18 meters (59') long, 2.8 (9') meters wide, and 3.5 meters (11.5') high (https://locomotive.fandom.com/wiki/Eidan_500_series), suggesting that 300-400' high is more believable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EvanRobinson (talk • contribs) 02:28, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
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Under the Cultural Impact sub-section, change 'Jaws (1995) to Jaws (1975)'. Jaws came out in 1975, not 1995. The sourcing is correct, this is likely a typo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ledvelvet21 (talk • contribs)
Good or evil?
Godzilla does actually go out of his way to save humans at least in some older films, an example is in Terror of Mechagodzilla there are two kids about to be stomped by Titanosaurus. They cry out to Godzilla to save them and he appears, though it's not shown if they were saved. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7D:DA42:9800:89C5:58ED:3AF6:C1B6 (talk) 22:22, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
- That sort of "in-universe" debate is irrelevant to this article as a source of real-world information. 98.122.172.20 (talk) 03:36, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
Use of the ateji spelling of Gojira
Aside from Shin Godzilla, where the ateji spelling is explicitly used to name Godzilla in the film, are there any other instances of the ateji spelling being used? Gistech (talk) 20:13, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
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big guy
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kong is better than godzilla the thing got beat by a giant monkey ooh oh ah ah bigboy baboon Bigboy225ohyeah (talk) 16:38, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
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Can i edit this this page. i will not crash this page. only a small edit 2409:4073:293:1E1B:955:5ED0:5043:98E0 (talk) 12:41, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
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Godzilla Earth's height
Should we consider changing Godzilla Earth's height to 318.8 meters instead of 300 meters since one of the movies says he's 318.8 meters on a computer screen?--VaderRaptor 22:17, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
- We would have to cite secondary sources (reliable articles) rather than primary sources (the movie). Are there sources that conflict one or the other? If so, we can say "this source reports this height however this source reports that height" etc. Armegon (talk) 06:53, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
"-zilla"
Wikipedia has an article on the "-zilla" suffix that should be linked here. it seems to me. I don't know whether to put it as a "See Also" or mention the use of the suffix in the article and I will leave that for someone who has been previously involved with this article. Wastrel Way (talk) 13:04, 3 November 2021 (UTC) Eric
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I would like to add this picture to be the picture when Godzilla: is hovered over
Also, I know some factual errors, and I would like to correct them Goldfish&crayons (talk) 15:57, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
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Merging hatnotes
Can I merge:
into:
Faster than Thunder (talk) 19:46, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
- Support. This new versions keeps things short and simple. Armegon (talk) 20:24, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
Godzilla
godzilla 27.63.237.224 (talk) 17:07, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
King ghidorah is alien monster in godzilla king of monters
But really king ghidorah is real ? 27.63.221.255 (talk) 17:11, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
what is godzilla ?
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ISBN for The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema's Biggest Monsters by Barr in the sources is incorrect. It should be 978-0786499632. Braydenseims (talk) 22:54, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
- I got curious and went digging: it was updated by a bot in this edit from an older ISBN-10. This totally legitimate looking site of which I have not verified the reliability lists both old ISBNs as for a digital edition, and the one you provided as a print edition of the same book.
- But I've already changed it, and the one you provided actually has Google results, so unless anyone objects I'm going to leave it changed. 3mi1y (talk) 03:19, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
Done 3mi1y (talk) 03:07, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
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I would like to request that we simply add the Wikipedia page for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruo_Nakajima to the respective actor's name (in the list of powers) — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlazetheGame (talk • contribs) 14:26, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
- Already done BlazetheGame, welcome back to Wikipedia! I hope you decide to stay around . As a gentle reminder, please remember to sign your messages so that users can easily identify who is saying what on talk pages. It would seem that in the infobox that a wiki-link to Haruo Nakajima is already present. Feel free to open another request if this is not what you meant. Cheers, and happy editing! —Sirdog (talk) 03:05, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
Summary
Overall, GODZILLA IS A TRUE FORCE OF NATURE, WILLING TO FIGHT ANY CREATURE THAT THREATENS OUR PLANET. 71.37.194.27 (talk) 17:46, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
Articles for forms?
Each Godzilla form deserves its own article, starting with Shin Godzilla and whatever the form is names that shows rings before shooting it’s atomic breath onwards. IndoBoy Official (talk) 21:01, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
- Singular point? Monster 1954 (talk) 17:12, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
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Category:Fictional dragons JackTheRipper999666 (talk) 18:01, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
- Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the
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template. I don't see anything about it being a dragon in the article. RudolfRed (talk) 18:16, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
Gojira
Surely the intro should explicitly mention (not only in a footnote) that the original Japanese name was Gojira. Otherwise, the appearance of the name Gojira seems strange. I am adding it. Zaslav (talk) 22:04, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
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Remove the name “Dagon” from Godzilla’s list of aliases. Dagon was a separate member of the MonsterVerse Godzilla’s species, his corpse is seen in the 2014 installment and the comic detailing Godzilla’s fight with MUTO Prime shows them as separate entities 73.123.35.216 (talk) 21:10, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
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confused for a fused
it weird how God incarnate (Shin Godzilla) and God of destruction (GMK) are not in the alies section for Godzilla they are NICK NAMES for him (I think) Monster 1954 (talk) 17:05, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
- also like someone saided before me why Dagon here he not one of Godzilla nick name dagon is a ancestor of Godzilla NOT Godzilla himself Monster 1954 (talk) 17:06, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
Godzilla X Kong
Idk how to source or edit articles, only use the talk page. Can someone make the latest appearance in the info box Godzilla X Kong which was recently released, this year? GamerKlim9716 (talk) 22:48, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
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Please add a link to the Snickers Wikipedia page where it states in this page "Snickers candy bar" in the page section "Cultural Impact" Tommmmmmu (talk) 03:38, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
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