Could any Godzilla regenerate limbs?

[alienhulk2099]

I read in the AM vs. SG topic on the first page about how Godzilla's regen may or may not allow him to grow back limbs. Well, I made a topic about it in case anyone wants to think it's possible. For me? The only Godzillas I could see going it are 1999 and 2000 versions since they have the best regen, the others have theirs either too slow or is next to nonexistent. Anyone wanna toss their two cents into it?

[godzilla1996]

Well Heisei Goji regenerated very quickly after Biollante stabbed his hand. He also must have been regenerating a lot of skin, when he swam through magma in Godzilla vs. Mothra

[Legion1979]

There's absolutely no way of knowing this. Losing an arm or a leg is far different than being impaled through the hand. And please, don't say that there's no way this could happen because Godzilla's regeneration would repair the damage before the limb is completely severed. There's no way of knowing that either.

[Mike55 v2]

Well we do know that showa godzilla could regenerate eyes.

[Legion1979]

Well we do know that showa godzilla could regenerate eyes.

The loose continuity of the Showa series makes it hard to prove that.

[Legionmaster]

GMK Goji could with enough time, though I don't know how much of his healing is regeneration and how much is supernatural magic healingrific powaz.

Otherwise, there's no way to tell. It wouldn't surprise me, as many reptiles can regrow tails and such. Being a supermutant with super healing, it could happen.

[HayesAJones]

Given long enough I'm sure it could happen.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

GMK Goji could with enough time, though I don't know how much of his healing is regeneration and how much is supernatural magic healingrific powaz.

Otherwise, there's no way to tell. It wouldn't surprise me, as many reptiles can regrow tails and such. Being a supermutant with super healing, it could happen.

Yeah, that's basically it.

Godzilla is a reptile. Reptiles have amazing regenerative abilities.

Plus, I stand by my Godzilla = Hulk/Wolverine theory.

[KaneLocke]

There's absolutely no way of knowing this. Losing an arm or a leg is far different than being impaled through the hand. And please, don't say that there's no way this could happen because Godzilla's regeneration would repair the damage before the limb is completely severed. There's no way of knowing that either.

There's no way of knowing, but more than enough information to form a theory.

It's possible he could, given enough time. Trouble is, we've never seen bones severed in Godzilla films. Given that certain lizards can regenerate severed tails (not so sure about other limbs), I would suspect a highly advanced form of this in Godzilla would allow him to.

Given enough time, I don't see why he wouldn't be able to. But would it be to the level of Hulk or Wolverine or whatnot? Unlikely.

[Zillaowner]

We know that they can not. Example: Second Brain

[Legion1979]

Films such as Godzilla vs Gigan, Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla, Godzilla VS Mechagodzilla and Tokyo SOS show that there's a possibility that Godzilla could be killed if beaten savagely enough. I think at the very least the Showa version of Godzilla would probably die from dismemberment. To be honest, the only Godzilla I can think of that would possible come back from something like that would be the GMK version, although I'd say that would be for supernatural reasons as opposed to googlefoshizzle.

[Legionmaster]

We know that they can not. Example: Second Brain

That's not a limb, silly. A nerve center that dense is far more difficult to reconstruct than a limb.

[YawnMasta]

I say Godzilla can in any version. Except GINO. Given enough time, like one or two years maybe.

[TokyoVigilante]

I'm not really well educated on reptilian regeneration. My first thougt would be that Godzilla would just heal the stump really quckly over, preventing a new limb from growing through.

TO WIKIPEDIA!

[HedorahLives]

I'd say no because it's never been blatantly depicted. Godzilla has healed from some pretty nasty wounds (courtesy of Hedorah, Biollante, Gigan, and version Mechagodzilla models), but that's different than actually growing a body part back. The only times he's managed to do so is mystically; first in Mechagodzilla '93 when Rodan's energy regrows Godzilla's second brain and then in GMK which suggests that a blown to bits Gojira might pull himself back together some day. Perks of being in league with dead Japanese soldiers.

[Malchik]

The only tetrapods on earth that can fully regenerate limbs are a select few amphibians, most notably newts and this because of an amphibian’s pedomorphosis (Gradual stages of growth outside a womb). Newts are unique because it can literally adjust its adult cells back into stem cells on demand. These creatures are the only tetrapod to fully regenerate an operational appendage identical as it's lost predecessor. The only exception is geckos. Geckos can loose a tail and a second, new tail can grow back. The tail never quite grows back to perfection as it developed as a fetus, but it does grow back. The larger and more complex an organism, the more limited its regeneration ability.

Looking at this through film, there is no evidence to support limb generation. We never seen Godzilla take enough injury that a regular reptile or mammal can't heal with time. Godzilla seems to have a boosted metabolism so he can go into overdrive and restore tissue very quickly and this ignores the fact we never see Godzilla ingesting flesh of any kind. Godzilla is a unique creature because he defies any science, but evidence of immaculate regeneration beyond dues ex machina is never shown in Godzilla’s world (on film). This theory was never even brought up until it was conceived as plot device in Godzilla 2000.

[Hellspawn28]

Didn't Godzilla grew back his arm after it was burn off in Godzilla vs. Hedorah? Well seeing how lizards can grow back their tails, then he should able to grow back his arm or tail if it gets cut off.

[Malchik]

I believe the acid burns off the skin on the back of hand.

[Legionmaster]

I believe the acid burns off the skin on the back of hand.

It reduces the hand to bone.

[DrunkenGamer]

He'd probably never have to seeing as how his bones are probably several times thicker, denser, and durable than his flesh.

If he DID have something severed, though, I'd say he'd grow a stump out of it. Then he'd grow some spikes out of it to make it useful.