12 Awesome Monsters For The Godzilla Reboot

Gamera

What Is It? A giant turtle thing. Created by a rival studio to head up an alternative to the Godzilla franchise. But he’s a good guy, so, politics permitting, a team-up with Godzilla could work - as long as the film’s villain monster doesn’t live in a lettuce patch.

Origin: Slept under Arctic ice until an atomic blast woke him up.

Powers: Flying, breathing fire, walking upright, eating really slowly, falling off the edge of tables.

Who Should Do The Voice-Over If It Speaks Or Roars? Christian Bale.

Mothra

What Is It? A giant woman moth thing. Usually accompanied by two little fairy butterflies who do the talking for her. Genuinely popular with Japanese girls.

Rodan

What Is It? A giant green pterodactyl thing. Looks worryingly chicken-like from some angles.

King Ghidorah

What Is It? A giant dragon thing. With three heads.

King Ghidorah

What Is It? A giant dragon thing. With three heads.

Gigan

What Is It? A giant spiky monster thing. Not really something you would care to meet down a dark alley. Unless you're blind.

Hedorah

What Is It? Jesus, we don’t know. It’s supposed to be an evolved tadpole (from space). But it’s more like a child’s plasticine model that’s been left alone in a daycare centre during a summer heatwave, mocked by spiteful Ben 10 action figures and forced to remain still and stoical as sun-sheltering house spiders scuttle across its forehead.

King Kong

What Is It? A giant ape thing. Obviously.

Varan

What Is It? A giant flying squirrel thing with horns on its back.

Manda

What Is It? A giant snake thing. Or possibly a dragon with a long neck... Sorry. Godzilla.com doesn’t really make it clear.

Mechagodzilla

What Is It? Godzilla, only in robot form.

Space Godzilla

What Is It? Godzilla, only from space. It’s a modified, outrageously pimped super-Godzilla clone, carefully designed to be toy-friendly.

Jean Reno

What Is It? A huge, secret-service monster thing, hell-bent on killing Godzilla and, in order to prop up Roland Emmerich's idea of Frenchness (even though he's Belgian) getting a “decent cup of coffee” and a quality croissant.