Long before the Orca was created in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the ancient humans had their own way of communicating with the Titans. A scientific invention known as the Orca served as a plot device that kicked off the story of the third MonsterVerse movie. The Orca, a machine originally developed to communicate with whales, was used by Monarch and the movie’s human villains to connect with the Titans. It was capable of sending off certain frequencies that could be detected and identified by the Titans. Throughout the movie, the Orca was used to reach Mothra, awaken King Ghidorah and Rodan, and lure Ghidorah to Boston by tricking him into thinking that he was tracking a rival alpha.
It acted as a form of communication with Titans, but it wasn’t the first time in the history of the MonsterVerse that humans were able to cultivate a connection with these giant monsters. A trip to an underwater city in the Hollow Earth tunnels confirmed that a long-forgotten, ancient civilization once worshiped Godzilla as a god. It would seem that in the past humans had a bond of some sort with the Titans, but over time, it fell apart and the Titans went into hibernation.
Exactly what was this relationship between Man and monster, and how did they get along? Godzilla: King of the Monsters director Mike Dougherty has said that it was “likely that the ancients figured out how sound and music affected the Titans like Mothra”. Doughterty goes on to say that the MonsterVerse’s version of the Twin Fairies (who were part of an old cult devoted to Mothra) would sing to her. Doughterty claims that the Orca is a “high tech version of that idea, kind of like using music to soothe the savage beast” [via Twitter].
This explains a MonsterVerse mystery created by Godzilla: King of the Monsters. It was established in the redacted text found in the credits that the humans once had a peaceful and beneficial relationship with the Titans, but how this worked wasn’t fully explored. It was speculated in the redacted text that the humans came up with a way of telepathic communication with the Titans. Somehow, the humans found a way to control them and use them as weapons of war. Based on Dougherty’s comments, it would seem that singing and music had to be utilized to create this connection. Since this is the way things were thousands of years ago, Mothra naturally expected to be sung to when she hatched from her egg in King of the Monsters.
Music being used to connect with these monsters on an emotional level isn’t a new idea, and it’s a fun callback to the classic Toho movies. The original Twin Fairies sang to Mothra often, including when it was time for her to be reborn or be released from her cocoon. Also, this idea isn’t limited Mothra. In 1974’s Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, an ancient song had to be sung in order to awaken King Caesar from his slumber.
Key Release Dates
Godzilla Vs Kong
Release Date:2021-03-31
