canofhumdingers wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:08 am
Fwiw, there’s two ‘89 suits and (I believe) two ‘91 suits. Obviously, it’s the same two suits which were modded/repaired for the second film, but while the one with the pointy head was the secondary “water suit” in Biollante, it served more as the primary look in ‘91.*
*somebody correct me if I’m wrong. I’m far from and expert on the history of these two suits but I’m pretty sure my info is correct.
This is correct. The 89 water suit became the main 91 suit, used primarily during the sequences that took place in Hokkaido, including landing, vs. King Ghidorah, and the raid on Sapporo sequences, as well as the scene where Godzilla is first seen to still exist under the ocean and during the destruction of Shindo's nuclear sub. This suit would also be repurposed for Godzilla vs Mothra when Godzilla fights Battra underwater, when Godzilla bursts out of Mt. Fuji, and when the Yokohama Landmark Building collapses upon him. The main 89 suit was repurposed as the Shinjuku G91 suit, used primarily for the raid on Tokyo and fight against Mecha-King Ghidorah. The suit would later be cut in half and used during Godzilla's rise from the ocean, and the shot of him moving up the cliff face during the Hokkaido landing. The lower half of this suit would be reused in Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla when Godzilla stomps on Rodan during the Adonoa Island fight. There's also the close up puppet, which is reused from Godzilla vs Biollante as well, and used periodically throughout with no real changes made it between films.
Well, that's certainly a thing.
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