While
doing research on ways to control sea life, Doctor Mafune
uncovers two living dinosaurs called the Titans. Revealing
his findings to his colleges, the other scientists disregard
his outlandish claims and after an outburst Mafune leaves
the institution. However, the doctor continues his research
with the help of his only daughter, Katsura. Unfortunately,
things go wrong and Katsura is electrocuted in the process.
Oddly enough, several mysterious men then burst into
the doctor's laboratory and carry off the injured Katsura.
The men manage to save the doctor's only daughter, but
their miracle comes at the cost of her humanity as she
becomes a cyborg.
Many years later the mysterious men return and ask
for the aid of the two Titans, which Mafune has learned
how to control over the years. The mysterious men reveal
themselves to be spacemen from the black hole, and explain
how they want the Titans to join forces with their newly
constructed Mechagodzilla II. A proposition to which
the doctor agrees. However, Mafune starts to become
envious of the robotic monster, and sends out the two
Titans to attack Tokyo ahead of schedule. The two Titans
manage to merge into a much larger Titanosaurus, which
has a brief fight with Godzilla before retreating back
to the sea after Katsura's life is put in danger.
The aliens, after saving Katsura for a second time,
scorn Mafune for his disobedience. Still, a second attack
is prepared, this time with both Titanosaurus and Mechagodzilla
II. The two creatures immediately start leveling Tokyo,
and Godzilla once again appears. During the creatures'
skirmish, they manage to destroy all of Tokyo until
Godzilla finally manages to claim victory after Titanosaurus
is immobilized by Super Sonic Waves, and Katsura, who
was turned into a living control unit for Mechagodzilla
II, commits suicide shutting down the robotic monster.
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The original
screenplay that Yukiko Takayama created after winning
Toho's story contest for the next establishment in the
Godzilla series, which was submitted for approval on
October 14th, 1974. The original concept is actually
pretty close to the finished version of Terror of
Mechagodzilla, with most of the changes being budgetary
in nature. The most obvious alteration is that of the
removal of the two Titans, which merged to create Titanosaurus
in the first draft. It was an interesting concept, although
something that was also under explained considering
the magnitude of such an occurrence of the creatures
merging. Another noticeable change to the script is
that of the final battle, which doesn't move to the
countryside but instead would have reduced Tokyo to
rumble during the ensuing conflict between the three
monsters.
Note: No picture or concept art exists for the Titans,
and the above design was Toho Kingdom's interpretation
of the monsters.
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