The Origins of King Ghidorah Completely Explained!
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
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We all know and love King Ghidorah, Godzilla's greatest nemesis, but what's his deal? Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re recapping the origin and history of Godzilla’s arch-rival, the terrifying space dragon known as King Ghidorah. The character has appeared in virtually every major era of the Godzilla franchise, and is widely considered to be Godzilla’s greatest and most iconic nemesis. But how did he first come to be, and what forms has he taken over the fifty plus years since his debut? Let’s find out. What's your favorite King Ghidorah moment from the Godzilla franchise? Let us know in the comments below!
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Can you say hi to Rebecca for me please?
@@karayan642 we will for sure
Smaug is dead now
I imagine😄 Finn the human as Freddy Krueger and Jake the dog as Jason Vonthress from Friday 13th!
Sounds very nice and I need to see remakes the origins of Godzilla again this year. Because he is my idol.
I want King Ghidorah to have his own movie. he got some interesting back story.
@King Ghidorah just destroy it
True
@King Ghidorah Ghidorah should have won against godzilla but ofc they had to do him dirty in KOTM movie.
@King Ghidorah for a dragon that breathes electricity, can feed on radiation and have massive wings he sure doesnt use any of these abilities to his benefit.
@King Ghidorah oh I know in both KOTM and 2014 he would of lost both fights if it wasnt for plot armour.
Lol funny when WatchMojo knows more about Godzilla than the critics who hated the movie.
well...duh! you're not going to learn more about something you hate. when you love something, you learn everything you can.
Critics are bad mouthing dickheads who hurts the fans feelings, when in doubt...BLAME AVENGERS!
Im a huge Godzilla fan, and watched almsot every movie
2014 and KOTM miss the whole point of Godzilla
She doesn't know how to properly pronounce "Ghidorah" despite it being said repeatedly in un-dubbed, Japanese movie clips. The only time it's it's pronounced the way she pronounces it is in the English dubbed versions. I don't know, but I would pronounce it the way it's pronounced in the original source material over using the bastardized English dub.
@@gfear24 cus she's speaking English lol why would she speak.using the Japanese dialect
Nice to see Ghidorah's made a big impression - he's Godzilla's arch for a reason and KOTM was perfect at getting that across
You right but destroyah was legitimately his doomsday 😳
@@incelisshowing3247 oh definitely! But think of it like this - you're more used to seeing Superman regularly fight Lex Luthor instead of Doomsday. One is his arch...the other was literally *made* to kill him so doesn't appear as much. Same thing with Ghidorah and Destoroyah.
Dark Humour your completely right I just wanted to be the “1 upper” with a comment😂 but yeah I understand you💯
@@incelisshowing3247 relatable lol
@@darkhumour741 ghidorah's more powerful, they need more then one monster to beat ghidorah. In one virson Ghidorah was made to wipe life off planets.
King Ghidorah is definitely one of the most iconic kaiju in the Godzilla franchise. He's the Frieza to Godzilla's Goku.
Kyle Naversen underrated comment especially with mecha ghidorah
He’s more like jiren tbh
King Ghidorah isn't actually a kaiju, he was just thought to be a kaiju. He is quite literally a space dragon from a different galaxy, that went to earth to destroy the human race.
Wait so does that mean fire godzilla is super saiyan goku 💀😂
@@raidenshat5206 jiren would be destroy ah or some other monster who's much stronger
"Should the Monsterverse continue?"
Ma'am, I do believe it IS going to continue
Toho them selves wants to continue the the monsterverse
@@gogimanzillaacenger6664 So, people shouldn't assume it won't; right?
@@sadlobster1 if you are that nagative i guess you should.
@@sadlobster1 Because Toho dosen't loose money if the movies flop
The Mosnterverse will only continiue if
A) Godzilla vs Kong makes 1Billion
B) They drastically reduce future budgets
@@jesusramirezromo2037 Why doubt that it won't make that much money or close to it?
I'm starting to think most Americans don't really understand the substance of a Godzilla film. Always complaining about the stories and the characters...sheesh
Rodan: fire demon
Mothra: beauty of the sky
Gidhora: storm of all storms
Godzilla: king of the monsters
u mean Gidorah: The One of Many
Mothra : The Queen Of The Monsters
@Juan John Alcantara: you mean GHIDORAH not gidhora
No Ghidorah: god of destruction
And king kong:The intelligent monster
Ghidorah's lore makes him much more terrifying. Then he shows up, with a storm, three-headed and ruthless. Gosh. That fight.
The looses to a big ass bear that shows up with nothing and 1 head
@@von8357 ?
Best villain in the franchise..there is no debate
Gerald Goodwin yes sir
*destoroyah would like to know your location*
@@omegaman1207 Don't forget Gygan, he may not pack as much sheer power as King Ghidorah, but I think he's definitely one of Godzilla's more smart and tactical foes.
@@ranferimondragon357 *Gigan*
Mecha Godzilla: Calculating the odds of being a joke
I really hope the monsterverse continues after GvK. Love the new spin on the classic Kaiju. Really cool universe.
Why wouldn't it
@@sadlobster1 A few websites saying future of monsterverse uncertain after KOTM box office.
The director of KOTM has confirmed more.
@@godzillazero2952 That's what I'm saying; so, why would some people assume the franchise won't continue
@@sadlobster1 I wasn't aware MD had confirmed it but that is awesome to hear
4:04 drop kick was serious
lmao, your right.
Lol
@@prdr85 youre*
Well if King Ghidorah is from an alien planet who's to say that there aren't more Ghidorahs like him out there
Well maybe he's the last of his kind, like superman or something, this would explain why he is trying to take over the planet, to rebuild his species.
@@minorcomet282 superman isnt the last of his kind, he still has a famaly
@@erikderrote8269 shit yeah i forgot about his cousin
👁👄👁 welp... somebody get mothra eggs right quick!
@@minorcomet282 no, it destroys worlds for fun
He straight drop-kicks Ghidora at 4:05. These old Godzilla clips are hilarious!
"Godzilla: King Of The Monsters," is the best Godzilla movie ever!
Lawrence Lepes it’s definitely a love letter to us Godzilla fans, lets hope Godzilla vs Kong is the huge teddy bear with the heart attached to its paws
I liked 2014 better but it’s still a very fun movie.
Shin Godzilla is way better.
Godzilla 2014 is better
There's a lot of room for improvement for this movie. It's got unnecessary scenes which made the story look poor.
Titanus King Ghidorah is my favorite Alien Kaiju. The best version.
Legendary King Ghidorah gave us Kevin! The dopey third head of the monster! I love him! 😂😊👌🙏
@@bilveytoman8125 lol same 😂 but i love Ichi and Niro too
@@abobanger9054 Same here! I just wish that they didn't pick on poor Kevin all the time! LOL 😂😭👌
@@bilveytoman8125 😂😂😂 that's how siblings are 🤷♂️
Not gonna lie, that old Godzilla have them MOVES ! LMAO
Vikrant yea watching Godzilla jump up and slamming gidorah is fucking hilarious
And he does a victory dance when he defeats his enemies too, it’s so wholesome
The man who portrays Godzilla (man inside the suit) is Judo Blackbelt and use his skills for the fight scenes
How cool that would be. Three separate minds (personalities), one big heart, all sharing one set of lungs, and two beautiful tails. No wonder he won't go away! May his star shine brighter with each generation. Love the 3 headed hydra.
Humans: “An Astroid killed the Dinosaurs”
Ghidorah: .....
He came down in an asteroid or meteor in " Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster" . I remember that from an old 8mm copy of a Ken Films reel that I have.
An other video about all the 17 monsters would be great
8:05 i like how the lightning syncs with the roar
All the types of Ghidorah:
11. Cretaceous King Ghidorah
10. King Ghidorah (GMK)
9. Desghidorah
8. Modern King Ghidorah
7. Showa King Ghidorah
6. Monster X
5. Heisei King Ghidorah
4. Keizer King Ghidorah
3. Mecha-King Ghidorah
2. Legendary King Ghidorah
1. King Ghidorah (The Planet Eater)
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Destaroyah should be in the next movie. I’d love to see a modern version of that mfer.
I def would like to as well (fan of Godzilla films my entire life) but judging from the look of some of the Titans in KoTM I have a feeling the creators are reimagining most of them!
They could. Maybe tease him in GvK.
Theory: Ghidorah was the “asteroid” that wiped out the dinosaurs
Damn that’s terrifying
@@AndresHernandez-yk5im yeah!
Ohhhh I like that
nope Godzilla was born 230 million years ago and the dinosaurs died 65 million years ago.
But the theory is intresting, a younger kaiju may have crashed into earth and wiped out the dinos?
Everyone in monsterverse: Ghidorah is an invader, a false king
Me: i personally think Kevin should be king 🐉👑
When he charges up and it zooms out and shows all the heads... such a badass scene
You should do Rodan's origin story cause I want to know more about him.
He was a Pterodactyl, and was hit by radiation so he turned into a monster.
4:05
You know it’s a monster fight when Godzilla starts dropkicking the shit out of you...
That was not Godzilla, it was Gorosaurus
Remember when UA-cam didn’t have ads? Now even the videos have two ads in it!
I know, right? They don't even have those yellow spots where you know they're going to be anymore!
That's how they push their premium monthly subscription... It has no ads
King Ghidorah reminds me of Predaking from Transformers: Prime
4:04 lol 🤣🤣🤣 Godzilla Highkick
4:05 that drop kick, i can't hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
One of my all time favorite monsters! Ive been a fan of Ghidorah, just as long as Godzilla! As Godzilla Vs King Ghidorah my introduction to the series!
same here. i felt King Ghidorah looked cooler than Godzilla, and was happy to see he managed to escape at the end of the film.
4:05 That flying kick 🤣🤣
Monsterverse Ghidorah is so fucking awesome and you can see that each head has a personality. Ni is the angry one, Ichi is the alpha and San (aka Kevin) is just the dumb/curious one.
Plus they’re so fucking badass when fighting and you can just see their emotions as they move.
@cart 55 It was someone else piloting Mecha, they just used San’s head to power it
King Ghidorah is my favorite villain.
One of the best villians depicted in film history. KOTM is insane man.
Ah yes the three heads
Ni - Meaning “one”, the angry head and ready to jump into any fight
Ichi - Meaning “two”, the alpha head
Kevin - ....... he’s there
i love how they updated but at the same time kept ghidorah's original sound effect in the new movie.
King Ghidorah was also in a episode of Zone-Fighter along with Godzilla and Gigan before his end of the Showa era.
03:45 LMAO I can't hold my laugh over this costume just so funny looking at it
9:09 King Ghidorah will return
5:40-did, did ghidorah just eat a t-tex wholesale?! Holy shit...
King Ghidorah is Terrifying. Scarier Than Godzilla himself.
Ghidorah was amazing in KOTM. I just love how Legendary respect and honoring Godzilla franchise while rest of the difference franchise are being destroyed by Woke nonsense that wasn't needed in their movies. My personal favorite scene for Ghidorah in KOTM is when about to face Rodan. that entrances....Wow, I never done a mouth drop in any type movie before.
Jeremy Zukoski Um, what woke nonsense? I definitely didn’t find any in this film.
@@kobayashi1194 James bond which he going be replace by a female soon, Thor love and thunder, Captain Marvel, Star Wars the last Jedi, and Ghostbuster (2016) there plenty movies have taken the Identity Politics route and more are coming.
Jeremy Zukoski Oh. I thought you were specifically referring to this movie. You kinda made a typo. Still debatable though. Except James Bond.
It's actually kind of sad to say that KOTM was refreshing to watch, and it was done by a director who respects the original franchise AND knows his shit. It's sad because I can't say that about a lot of new movies or directors these days. Like it's so rare to go to a movie now and walk out without feeling like it was just a mainstream leftism indoctrination frenzy. Michael Dougherty didn't need any of that nonsense for KOTM to be a good movie. It was definitely the black sheep in a sea of rebooted franchises that are getting hijacked by directors who are absolutely trashing beloved franchises and classic characters left and right with their political activism and diversity gimmicks being amplified as the marketing front of the film. I grew up with Godzilla and this was the new era Godzilla movie I've been wanting to see for a long time. It made me proud to be a Godzilla fan again. Let's hope the future of the Monsterverse is consistent and doesn't get hijacked by team woke.
"Woke nonsense" = "I don't like it because it doesn't have a straight, white, male protagonist REEEEE!"
This made me appreciate Godzilla KOTM a lot more, that's a lot of references in one movie
Omg its been ages since an origins video! These are the ones that made me love your channel
My favourite kaiju......
Kevin sun
lol
🤣🤣🤣
Huh?
Lmao
My favorite kaiju is.....JOHN CENA
The only thing I learned is that Mothra is constantly the real MVP
Magic valuable pokemon monster.
Smaug: "My claws are spears, My teeth are swords, My wings are huricanes, my breath is death, I AM KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN!
King Ghidorah: "How cute"
That would be an interesting fight.
Killer Ghost X meanwhile king ghidorah is shitting from the top of the mountain where Smaug is :)
I freaking love the effects for the monsters! This is actually way more fun than the new version. The new version has cool visuals but if I get the choice in the future, it will be the old movie that I want to see again.
I knew I wasn’t crazy for thinking he used to be called Ghidrah. Thanks for validating me.
Also, Ghidra was one translation I found, which I think is closer to the original Hydra, one of the sources of the name.
4:11 wrong it's 1975 that was the ending of the showa era
Gotem
The biggest movie villian of 2019!
Unfortunately next to Thanos as well. 😂
@@Soldier-wi8ps I liked Thanos in Infinity War than Endgame's. Because he looks amazing in the movie. But unfortunately he died in the beginning of Endgame and I was so disappointed. Even if he returns in the end HE IS STILL NOT THE SAME THANOS WHO KILLED HALF OF THE UNIVERSE. Thanos was way developed in Infinity War so he is the best villains of 2018. But he was wasted in Endgame. There is no real villain. It is all about fixing the damage he caused.
@@thanujadamithangani7265
My opinion, IW Thanos was great, I really enjoyed it and I agree with you about him being well developed. However, I really have to say, I liked Endgame's Thanos more because of how much closer he was to the comic version of him. Really enjoyed this battle ready monster over the kinda peace hippie who wanted to do a good for the universe.
@@Soldier-wi8ps Right.
_Literally_ the biggest. xD
*King Ghidora:* _Finally, a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary..._
*Godzilla:* Aw sh*t, here we go again...
*Kong watching godzilla fight ghidorah from his island
Kong: yo... YOOOOOOOOOOO
A hero is only as memorable as the villain he fights. Case in point.
AC Origins about Rodan the fiery pterosaur and the sky
ghidora roars
kids in school: ooo the evacuation siren less go home
kids go outside and ghidora stomps on them...lol
*Mega Zach & Wheezy from Dragon Tales??*
I think we all can agree as movie lovers the shot with Gadorah on the volcano with the cross is badass
Ghidorah
King Ghidorah, the monster of Chaos. The three headed alien. The best villain.
The Golden Demise
King Ghidorah use to scare me as a child and so did The Smog Monster(the most)
Ghidorah is my favorite Godzilla villain. 👍 Long live the space king. 👑 🖖
Hydra in a Japanese accent is pronounced hi-do-rah, same as Godzilla as go-Ji-rah. Mind. Blown.
5:18 goddamnit it KEVIN!
I absolutely loathe _Giant Monsters All Out Attack_ and one of the primary reasons why is cuz they made Ghidorah a hero. I feel that movie's entire plot just spits on the entire mythos of the franchise.
Exactly, plus he was soooooo damn nerfed in that movie.
It was originally supposed to be Baragon, Anguirus, and Varan, but they changed it because Toho didn't want to take a gamble on a couple of B-list kaiju.
Probably the weakest Ghidorah to ever exist. KOTM did the Kaiju team ups WAY BETTER!!! Mothra on Godzilla's side is better that way, plus her death was much sadder.
Godzilla: ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ghidorah: roooOOOaaarrrrr......
Love your videos! Ghidorah was a great villian in the last movie- they did great with it all
I have two theories about the severed Ghidorah head and what roll it will play in Godzilla vs. Kong
1. They are going to build Mecha King Ghidorah
2. The head will mutate and turn into Destroyah
I favor Destroyah because there is so much evidence that points to him, with the oxygen destroyer bomb. Plus if they do introduce Mecha King Ghidorah, they might as well bring in MechaGodzilla and MechaKong.
Side note: do you think Toho will make a Shin Ghidorah movie just like they made Shin Godzilla
I've floated the idea that the severed head might be the source of Hedora, who was also of extraterestial origon.
Going by the bit in the newspaper where they say '' Monarch have been building a mechanised titan on Skull Island'' I think the villain for Godzilla vs Kong will definitely be Mechagodzilla. As much as I would love to see Destroyah is too early. Destroyah is meant to be Godzilla's greatest nemesis and final boss. And since Godzilla might die again to Destroyah they need to introduce a Baby Godzilla to take the mantle of his father.
I apologise but mecha ghidorah is unlikely the titans being created on skull island are likely mechagodzilla m.o.g.u.r.a or jet jaguar if Jonah has ghidorahs head he would likely use it as either an orca 2.0 or to create a fully developed ghidorah and if mecha king ghidorah is going to happen he will not be built on skull island do you realythink monarch Kong and the ewi would allow that
@@theonewhoismany8072 Worse than Ghidora?
@@cherryblossoms85 way worse.Destroyah overwhelmed and nearly killed Burning Godzilla. A Burning Godzilla who stayed in that mode for the whole movie and was so powerfull that if it would have undergone meltdown without being shot at with freeze guns it would have caused earth to go supernova and was cutting trough godzilla's skin with his horn katana like trough tissue paper
4:05 that gorosaurus kick was personal 💀
0:19
Godzilla is 119.8meters tall yet he look like '6"3" when compare to Ghidorah(158meters) who looks like he's '7"1'
3:11. Turn on captions.
*We don’t talk about the anime trilogy, because it doesn’t exist.*
I personally consider them a part of the franchise despite how disappointing some parts may be.
@@titan133760 i think its interesting by itself but i dont like to consider it at all related to the actual godzilla franchise or the monsterverse lol. 2 seperate worlds and my brain wont let me compare them
King Ghidorah is the Joker to Godzilla’s Batman, Gigan is Deathstroke
Well...Gigan is more like The Riddler, because he can sometimes be funny as well. And Mechagodzilla can be Bane.
They need to actually extend outside of earth i need an origin story of ghidorah and how he got to earth
Don't forget that King Ghidorah is in Zone Fighter, Rebirth of Mothra III and his cousin Death Ghidorah is in the first Rebirth of Mothra as well.
4:06 and 4:15 ahahahahaha cant stop laughing. damn they should remake both this scenes.
Ohhhh... wow, legendary film's did their homework. They took a lot from so much of Ghidorah's many past. Very cool
Dr. Serizawa: "A False King."
Dr. Stanton: “An invasive species.”
Now bow down and pray to the Golden Demise. King Ghidorah is my second all time favorite Godzilla villain alongside my number one Godzilla villain SpaceGodzilla. Long Live The King👑. Long Live King Ghidorah.
Ghidorah's roar sounds like a Legianna from MHW.
I love king Ghidorah.
0:07 *DO NOT BLASPHEME THE NAME!!!*
Come here just to watch an iconic dropkick 4:05
The BEST villain of 2019
I'm not really a fan of Ghidorah, but I am impressed with your list of picks Rebecca. I can definitely say without a doubt that my favorite style to see Ghidorah is honestly in the new King of the Monsters of 2019, mostly because he looks more real, more powerful, more authentic, more lifelike, more convincing, more....well....not as much as Godzilla or Mothra or Rodan or any of the other Kaijus we see but still a lot.
Funny, I always thought that from their appearance, Ghidorah fired bolts of lighting or energy!
Thanks to the information from this video now we may be able to conclude that King Ghidorah may appear again in Kong vs Godzilla knowing that it could re-generate itself from its separated limb. Well depends on the director
Thanos: Dread it ,run from it , destiny still arrives.
Ghidorah:Or should I say I am.
Thanos:🙄
Oh my god!, september 13th are my Birthday !!!. I love you ❤
i thought this video was about where he is from how he was created etc... but nah its just a history of all ghidora's incarnations
That's exactly what I thought
It's hard to believe Rodan had to defend the earth with Godzilla and Mothra... Rodan fought Mothra... right? I was disappointed that I haven't seen Anguirus in Godzilla franchise😢
Bidibidibidibidi :)
Tiny error, the Showa era of godzilla movies ended in 1975 not 1973
Yep it ended in 1975 with the Terror of Godzilla
And they said Gmk Godzilla was 2002 and he’s not he’s 2001
Such a creature has definitely pulled the best of myth and legend.
All while becoming the ultimate big bad for the big "G'.
So king ghidorah isn’t just a rapper in a mask with multiple personalities?
No you thinking of king juggadora juggalo supper rapper
Ghidorah is, in my opinion, psychotic and schizoid. He's so dangerous because of that.
I heard a creature called Desghidorah appeared in the first rebirth of Mothra.
That was a good 10 minutes 👊🏾🙌🏾 as Godzilla fan from day good to see he is still king #HailKingOfTheMonsters 🏁
THat was interesting information about king ghidorah loved it
Inspiration to the Targaryen's sigil... the og fire and blood, king Ghidorah!
Ghidorah is my Favorite Kaiju Villan
“The one who is many...”