A movie pitched by Koichi Kawakita and Hideki Oka, Godzilla vs. Barubaroi was intended to close out the Heisei Godzilla VS series by introducing a bizarre antagonist with ties to the original 1954 Godzilla film. Kawakita and Oka worked closely with staff when it came to brainstorming ideas. Because of this, a number of submitted stories and concepts for the Barubaroi monster exist, though Oka's draft proved to be the most influencial.
Starting off life as a tiny organism, Barubaroi would have been found in the waters of Tokyo Bay in 1954 where the first Godzilla died, eventually being transported to a lab for further testing. Years later, it would escape its confinement, traveling the world's oceans and consuming other wildlife. Finally, the movie would culminate in a final battle between Barubaroi and Godzilla, with the latter dying either at the hands of Barubaroi or by other means.
While not mentioned in plot summaries, Godzilla Junior appears in concept art facing off against Barubaroi before the beast reaches its final evolutionary form. Likewise, Anguirus and a subspecies, Anguirus Hound, were set to appear in some capacity, with the Hound and potentially Anguirus becoming fodder for the growing Barubaroi. Lastly, in Oka's draft, the prohibited weapon dubbed the "Neo Oxygen Destroyer" would have been utilized to presumably eradicate Barubaroi and Godzilla at the very end of the film, with the deadly weapon being used via the GOH-TEN by Commander Takaki Aso. The commander would have also had a subplot dealing with "hot drama" surrounding his past, all the while haggling with the United Nations, who put the near complete development of the GOH-TEN on ice.
Originally, Kawakita wanted a monster comprised of smaller creatures that could coalesce into enormous size, with the final product having a very abnormal and nonuniform body type. As development continued and more staff became attached to the project, the idea for Barubaroi to be turned into a crustacean-themed monster was introduced by Minoru Yoshida, a theme that would carry over into future designs. However, it was learned that Barubaroi's name was a derogatory word in ancient Greek, leading to the eventual name change of "Destoroyah".
While Godzilla vs. Barubaroi was not truly realized, many of its introduced concepts - such as a monster comprised of smaller organisms, the use of flamethrowers as Barubaroi runs amok, the potential recreation of the Oxygen Destroyer, and the close ties to 1954 - would set the stage for what would later become Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995). |
