Delitealex and Donna vs. Godzilla

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

I will go with Destoroyah next

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Battle 5



Delitealex
Orga - 5 points

Donna
Biollante - 3 points

Godzilla - random.org says 7 points

And the winners are Orga and Biollante! *mighty roars are heard*

[Delitealex]

Rodan

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Destoroyah

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

For Delitealex

Rodan


Rodan is very popular, one of the all-time legendary monsters. But consider this: Rodan’s design, while classic, is just a bit on the boring side. On top of that, he and Godzilla don’t actually fight all that often. They’re good pals in most of their appearances together. Rodan certainly isn’t a poor monster, but when it comes to the big ones, he’s a little on the overrated side.

3 point task - Read a book with 10,000+ ratings
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with a cover that is 50% white
6 point task - Read a book that is tagged 'Classic'

tineye - https://labs.tineye.com/color/

For Donna

Destoroyah


A fan favorite, and for good reason. Destoroyah was designed as the ultimate Godzilla foe, as he came from the same oxygen destroyer that took out the original Godzilla. In his final form, he means serious business, looking like a big, thick demon straight from Hell. But Destoroyah also starts small, as a collection of little demons that kill humans like monsters from a horror film (including mini-mouths that totally rip-off Alien). Toho needed a monster that would take Godzilla’s final Heisei movie out with a bang. And they got one.

3 point task - Read a book with "favorite" in the text
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read an anthology (collection of short stories)
6 point task - Read a book that is tagged 'Horror'

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Kaiju: Destoroyah
Book:The Locked Door
Date:5/1/23
Number and Task: 6 point task - Read a book that is tagged 'Horror'
How it fits the task: MPG horror

[Delitealex]

Kaiju: Rodan
Book: Kiss Her Once for Me
Date: 5/14/23
Number and Task: 4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
Fits: title begins with K

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Battle 6



Delitealex
Rodan - 4 points

Donna
Destoroyah - 6 points

Godzilla - random.org says 9 points

And the winners are Rodan and Destoroyah! *mighty roars are heard*

[Delitealex]

Anguirus

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Titanosaurus

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

For Delitealex

Anguirus



Godzilla’s first foe, the legendary Anguirus. Another quadruped, Anguirus has a much more prehistoric look to him, taking many features from the Ankylosaur. He has a long snout like a crocodile and a turtle-shell back covered in spikes. Though he and Godzilla start off fighting each other in Godzilla Raids Again, they spend most of the series as good pals. Aside from Godzilla, Anguirus has one of the series’ greatest roars. A great monster, and a great friend. But also a great foe. Those Raids Again fights are no joke.

3 point task - Read the first book in a series
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book that has been tagged 'Humor' or 'Humour'
6 point task - Read a book with the word 'Great' in the title

For Donna

Titanosaurus



Titanosaurus is the real star of 1975’s Terror of Mechagodzilla. But because he doesn’t get the title treatment, he feels a little disrespected and underrated. He’s a very tall monster, with thick, beefy legs. Atop his long neck sits a great dragon face with a cool fin coming out the back of his head. He’s also as lethal underwater as on land. It’s a shame he never got another big showcase.

3 point task - Read a standalone book
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with the word 'lethal' in the text
6 point task - Read a book first published before 1975 (does not have to be the version you read)

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Kaiju: Titanosaurus
Book: Last Things
Date:5/18/23
Number and Task: 3 point task - Read a standalone book
How it fits the task: standalone

[Delitealex]

Kaiju: Anguirus
Book: Imogen, Obviously
Date: 5/30/23
Number and Task: 4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
Fits: title begins with I

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Battle 7



Delitealex
Anguirus - 4 points

Donna
Titanosaurus - 3 points

Godzilla - random.org says 7 points

And the winners are Anguirus and Titanosaurus! *mighty roars are heard*

[Delitealex]

Biollante

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Orga

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

For Delitealex

Biollante



The main thing about Biollante is how visually striking she is, almost beautiful. Which makes sense as she was created by a scientist who combined Godzilla DNA with the DNA of his dead daughter and injected it into a rose. She’s not even all that villainous until the Godzilla genes take over and turn her into a crazy monster. Supposedly, Biollente can never die due to her ability to regenerate wounds and turn into a cloud of spores if things get too heavy. That means she’s still out there somewhere, just waiting to bloom.

3 point task - Read a book by a female author
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with clouds on the cover
6 point task - Read a book where a significant character is a scientist of some kind

For Donna

Orga



A lot of Godzilla’s later enemies transform throughout the film, not emerging as their full selves until the final fight. Orga goes another route, simply beaming down to Earth when it’s time to fight Godzilla. His transportation evolves from a flying rock to an alien spacecraft, but he appears fully formed. This means we don’t get to know much about the monster. He looks cool, almost like a Pacific Rim monster, but doesn’t stand out among other monsters on this list. He does get points for trying to swallow Godzilla, though he learns the hard way why that’s a bad idea.

3 point task - Read a book set along the Pacific Rim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific...
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book that is tagged "Science' or 'Science Fiction'
6 point task - Read a book from the Life Transformation Books list

[Delitealex]

Kaiju: Biollante
Book: Treacherous Seas
Date: 6/9/23
Number and Task: 5 point task - Read a book with clouds on the cover
Fits:

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Kaiju: Orga
Book: Slow Bullets
Date:6/20/23
Number and Task: 5 point task - Read a book that is tagged "Science' or 'Science Fiction'
How it fits the task: MPG Science Fiction

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Battle 8



Delitealex
Biollante - 5 points

Donna
Orga - 5 points

Godzilla - random.org says 10 points

And the winners are Biollante and Orga! *mighty roars are heard*

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

I will go with Gigan next

[Delitealex]

King Ghidorah

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

For Delitealex

Gigan



Gigan is just amazing, a kaiju who seems built from the ground up by a malevolent child. He has knives going up the back of his head, which combined with his beak, makes him seem like he started as a chicken. That beak, however, is flanked by two more knives. Also, instead of arms? More knives. That would normally be enough, but no. Gigan also has a table saw coming out of his torso. The craziness doesn’t stop there. Gigan enjoys modifications in Final Wars that turn his knife arms into chainsaws. Because at that point, why not?

3 point task - Read a book with the word 'knife' or 'knives' in the text
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with a young child as a significant character
6 point task - Read a book with just a human torso on the cover

For Donna

King Ghidorah



When picking the number one Godzilla foe, it has to be this three-headed dragon with no arms. What is it about Ghidorah? He’s just so cool, from his first appearance in 1964 to his most recent battle in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. When you think of Godzilla fighting a monster, that monster is almost exclusively Ghidorah. He can fly, shoot lightning out of his mouths, latch onto Godzilla with his three mouths, and do some real stomping damage as well. He is visually and offensively a perfect counterpart to Godzilla, as his many appearances make clear.

3 point task - Read a book with 3 in the page count
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with a dragon in it
6 point task - Read a book with three mouths on the cover (can be a combination of human and animal mouths, but they must be easily visible)

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

ROFL I think those are backward but we get the gist... thank you

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Donna wrote: "ROFL I think those are backward but we get the gist... thank you"

Oops :D

[Delitealex]

Kaiju: King Ghidorah
Book: Finders Keepers
Date: 6/27/23
Number and Task: 6 point task - Read a book with three mouths on the cover (can be a combination of human and animal mouths, but they must be easily visible)
Fits:

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Kaiju: Gigan
Book:Wishtress
Date: 7/8/23
Number and Task: 3 point task - Read a book with the word 'knife' or 'knives' in the text
How it fits the task: pg 55 Bastiaan snagged a knife for the fresh loaf of bread...

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Looks like we only have one battle left...

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Battle 9



Delitealex
King Ghidorah - 6 points

Donna
Gigan - 3 points

Godzilla - random.org says 8 points

And the winners are King Ghidorah and Gigan! *mighty roars are heard*

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

For Delitealex



Ebirah might just be a giant crab, but he has personality. For some reason, his entire existence is to guard one island and murder anyone who tries to enter or leave it. That’s it. He doesn’t seem to even move. But that dedication to his task is admirable. Furthermore, he seems like an especially grumpy monster, even though he barely has a face. Godzilla literally declaws him, which is maybe more gruesome than he deserves. But also, don’t mess with Godzilla.

3 point task - Read a book with 300+ pages
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book set on a small island
6 point task - Read a book with a dedication to someone at the beginning

For Donna



Godzilla’s first foe, the legendary Anguirus. Another quadruped, Anguirus has a much more prehistoric look to him, taking many features from the Ankylosaur. He has a long snout like a crocodile and a turtle-shell back covered in spikes. Though he and Godzilla start off fighting each other in Godzilla Raids Again, they spend most of the series as good pals. Aside from Godzilla, Anguirus has one of the series’ greatest roars. A great monster, and a great friend. But also a great foe. Those Raids Again fights are no joke.

3 point task - Read the first book in a series
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book that has been tagged 'Humor' or 'Humour'
6 point task - Read a book with the word 'Great' in the title

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Kaiju: Anguirus
Book: Getting Rid of Bradley
Date:7/14/23
Number and Task: 5 point task - Read a book that has been tagged 'Humor' or 'Humour'
How it fits the task: MPG humor