Final Wars Zilla

Name: Zilla.

Alternate names: Tuna-eater, tuna-eating monster, tuna-head, Maguro, Maguro-san, Pretender to the Throne.

Subtitles: Strong-Legged Monster, Atomic Monster, Mysterious Monster.

Species: Giant mutated iguana.

Height: 90 meters.

Weight: Unknown.

Place(s) of emergence: Sydney.

Controlled by: Xiliens.

Enemies: Godzilla, Humankind (When Controlled by Xiliens).

Abilities: Physical abilities, Agility, Intelligence, Durability, Roar.

Design: The creature resembles modern depictions of theropod dinosaurs, specifically dromaeosaurids, with some inspiration from iguanas and crocodilians. He has a rough, square-shaped underbite and a pronounced chin, a long and thick neck with a small dewlap, three rows of large, fin-shaped scutes that point upward, and long, powerful legs and arms and possess a small, vestigial fifth digit on his hands. He has numerous small, pyramid-shaped teeth that are always visible, even when his mouth is closed, and stick out over both his upper and lower jaws, he has pupil-less irises are pastel yellow while his sclera are orange-red. He has three large primary digits on either of his feet with one much smaller, seemingly-vestigial pinky on the back. The surface of his scales and armor assume a darker hue, and his Fin shaped Scutes are a dark, bluish silver.

Personality: In Godzilla Final Wars, Zilla was controlled by the Xiliens, attacking Sydney under their orders. During his rampage, Zilla went as far as to pursue individual civilians. When he encountered Godzilla, Zilla attempted to attack the King of Monsters head-on. While Zilla is shown to take advantage of his agility, the monster displayed a lack of strategy as he was quickly outmaneuvered by Godzilla, who hit him with his tail and quickly killed him with a blast of atomic breath.

Origins: Zilla's origins go unexplained in Godzilla Final Wars. However, according to the film's theater program, Zilla's "true identity is unknown, but according to one theory it may be the same monster that struck New York in 1997." The 2005 book Godzilla Final Wars Super Complete Works similarly states, "Informal information has been reported saying that the same kind of monster appeared on the East Coast of the U.S. in 1998," clearly referencing the 1998 film GODZILLA. The book also states that Zilla is a "mutated iguana monster with tuna as its regular meal." The connection to a monster who attacked New York City in the late 1990s continues to be maintained in Zilla's Monsterpedia entry on Godzilla.com.

History: Zilla was sent to attack Sydney, Australia, under the command of the Xiliens. The towering reptile terrorized the city, destroying cars and eating civilians. Suddenly, Zilla and all of the other kaiju that had appeared around the world were teleported away by the Xiliens, who claimed to have come to save humanity. After the Xiliens' true intent, to take over the world and harvest mankind's mitochondria, was revealed, they re-released all of their monsters. The Earth Defense Force freed Godzilla from Area G in Antarctica and led him across the world to defeat the Xiliens' monsters. The Controller of Planet X had Zilla redeployed in Sydney to battle Godzilla. Zilla pounced at Godzilla, avoiding a blast from his atomic breath, but Godzilla swung his tail and knocked the monster into the Sydney Opera House before incinerating him with another blast. Following Zilla's defeat, the Controller simply remarked that he "knew that tuna-eating monster was useless."

Physical abilities: In Godzilla Final Wars, Zilla toppled Sydney Tower, over three times his height, while rampaging through Sydney. In Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, he rammed Godzilla and drew blood with his claws, slit the throat of a Godzilla-Trilopod with his scutes, and tore out a Titanosaurus-Trilopod hybrid's throat with his teeth.

Agility: Zilla is incredibly fast and agile. An extraordinary jumper, he is capable of pouncing large distances to attack his enemies with a High Jump Kick.

Intelligence: In Godzilla Final Wars, Zilla does not exhibit a great deal of strategy, as he (perhaps foolishly) attempted to attack Godzilla head-on, only to be swatted aside and quickly incinerated by his atomic breath. I

Durability: In Godzilla: Final Wars, Zilla did not face any opposition during his rampage in Sydney. During his battle against Godzilla, he survived a tail-whip into the Sydney Opera House.

Roar: In Godzilla Final Wars, Zilla's roars are recycled from the TriStar Godzilla's roars, themselves a combination of the Showa Godzilla's roars and elephant sounds. Zilla's roars seem to be mostly the elephant-based roars, rather than the Godzilla-based ones, Zilla's roar is written as "SKREEEEEENK."

Weaknesses: In Godzilla Final Wars, Zilla was easily killed by being knocked into the Sydney Opera House and then combusted by Godzilla's atomic breath.