The coolest fight move in Godzilla’s repertoire can’t be repeated in the MonsterVerse, because of the way the new Godzilla has been designed, but this franchise has proven it can do something similar. Starting with the 2014 Godzilla reboot, the MonsterVerse has brought some of cinema’s most iconic monsters together in a shared continuity. Godzilla has since been joined by such monsters as Rodan, King Kong, and King Ghidorah. So far, the movies have strived for a nice balance between satisfying long-time fans with obscure Easter eggs and inviting new viewers with a fresh, accessible take.
The MonsterVerse is known for including nods to the history of its iconic monsters. Godzilla: King of the Monsters contains a nod to Mothra’s home on Infant Island. The film’s character Dr. Ishiro Serizawa is named after Ishirō Honda, the first Godzilla director, and Dr. Serizawa, the scientist who sacrificed himself in the original 1954 Godzilla movie. But anyone hoping for the MonsterVerse to recreate Godzilla’s most memorable and badass fight move from his storied on-screen history will likely be disappointed. Still, the producers of the MonsterVerse could include a nod to that classic move with something similar.
Why Godzilla vs. Megalon’s Dropkick Move Will Never Happen In The MonsterVerse
The coolest fight move that Godzilla ever displayed on-screen was seen in Godzilla vs. Megalon. Released in 1973, Godzilla vs. Megalon was the 13th installment in the long-running monster movie franchise. Godzilla vs. Megalon follows the series’ original commentary on nuclear warfare as the undersea nation of Seatopia sends Megalon to the surface in retaliation for the nuclear bomb tests that have ravaged their ocean. Not only does it feature Godzilla and Megalon; Gigan and the mecha character Jet Jaguar also make appearances in the film.
In the movie, Godzilla gets Jet Jaguar to hold down Megalon while he gets a running start, slides on his tail, and dropkicks Megalon. It’s extremely cool, but the MonsterVerse will never use this awesome dropkick move because it’s physically impossible. The dropkick in Godzilla vs. Megalon has become the subject of many memes and is also one of Godzilla’s most popular moves, purely because of how wild and unexpected it is. It worked for Godzilla vs. Megalon because that movie was for kids and nobody cared about physics, but it can’t work on the big screen in a serious movie.
Godzilla vs. Kong Shows How The MonsterVerse Can Reference The Dropkick
Godzilla vs. Kong paid homage to a similarly ludicrous moment from the original 1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla movie. In the original, Kong jammed a tree down Godzilla’s throat. In the MonsterVerse version, there wasn’t a tree big enough to put in this Godzilla’s mouth, but the producers used a toned-down version of this moment to pay tribute to it. The MonsterVerse Godzilla can’t do the dropkick per se, but he could do some sort of sliding kick move in a MonsterVerse movie without it looking completely ridiculous.
