Coobzilla03 wrote:Pardon this Zarm, but I'm too lazy to quote all that. But Godzilla was getting creamed by Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus until there was interference. And I don't think Anguirus's shell will be doing much to protect him from Mechagodzilla's assault or Titanosaurus's monstrous punches and kicks, considering what Anguirus's character analysis said.
I... don't actually recall Titanosaurus doing anything monstrous. I watched it about a month ago, but... nothing impressive beyond the tail fan stayed with me. I kinda tend to think of him as slightly more useful in a fight than the Giant Condor, save for the fin.
Godzilla was pretty brutalized by the rotating missiles- but of course, '74 doesn't have those. He was doing pretty well against the duo once he got up form that, up to the point of ripping MechaG's head off (which would be curtains for the '74 version); likewise, Titano's bio suggests that Godzilla had regained the upper hand by the time the sonic waves were employed. In this instance, I would suspect that both of his backup teammates would serve as sufficient distraction to equal the effects of that interference and allow Godzilla to put up just as good a showing against either kaiju. And if attacking in concert, that effectiveness would only increase.
As for Anguirus, as the analysis mentions, he weathered the military assault pretty well. I don't recall any other particular instance of his shell being breached or his taking damage from other weaponry. However, I do recall a certain back-first drop that he walked away from, which I think says something about the durability of this particular incarnation. It's hard to say what feats from other incarnations are applicable here, of course; the '72 version hung in there during the fight with Gigan pretty well, despite taking some hard knocks; the '55 version was, like Rodan, essentially immune to the atomic breath until he was killed. Certainly, he's the weakest of the three- but I do think he's going to be able to absorb enough damage to at the very least be a helpful distraction for the other two. And I don't see Titanosaurus being able to do much to hurt him at all (unless there are some
serious strength feats I'm forgetting), unless- as with Raids Again Godzilla and disguised MechaG, he gets up close and wrestles with the head/jaw. (However, I feel like his physiology is ill-suited to that, balance-wise, and that's not a tactic that's as easy to pull off when your victim has backup that can hit your unprotected back while you're doing it!)
I'm not claiming I have the authoritative word on the subject; that's just how I see it.
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