What Godzilla Knockoff could've been a Franchise

[Masterofsome01]

Just a topic I thought of a long time ago, but just what if like Gamera one of the other more infamous Godzilla knockoffs were able to rise from obscurity and become a franchise that could be considered a rival to the big G, feel free to share ideas you come up with for these hypothetical franchises; like what do you think there equivalent to Ghidorah or Gyaos would be?, would they have Mecha doubles of themselves? or maybe what outlandish weapons would the military/invaders come up with to fight them?

[mikelcho]

You might want to change "X from Outer Space" to "Guilala", since that's his name. Just sayin'.

UPDATE: Thanks!

[Bluezilla]

While perhaps not a franchise Gorgo was a nicely set up for a sequel. Mother Ogra could have been hunted and killed while nesting On Flannen Island after destroying the lighthouse. Her carcass and egg are taken to one of the other major English cities only to have a fully grown Gorgo to appear trash the city and reclaim the egg.
It’s derivative of the original but why mettle with success.

[Cryptid_Liker]

Gorgo. Also, I see the polls are animated now.

[Jetty_Jags]

Yongary, because he got his own G98 equivalent, guy deserves better. Also I'm fascinated with the idea of non Japanese kaiju getting their own franchise. I would have loved for that to have happened, where we get different nationalities of kaiju. Honestly, if the monsterverse continues a part of me would really like to see the revival of some of these "rip-offs", but that'll never happen.

Edit: I'd also like to see any of these characters blossom back to life on their own, but I have even less faith that would ever happen

[CrimsonBloodX]

I choose Yongary. Gorgo is fine enough being a single story. It doesn't need to continue. Yongary, however, could work. I can imagine a Yongary franchise being like the Gamera franchise of South Korea. Goofy, cheesy, but still fun and entertaining for kaiju fans of all ages (as long as they are good and not like Gamera Super Monster).

[JAGzilla]

I voted Yongary. With South Korea putting out world-class movies these days, I'd love to see Yongary get another shot at success.

[goji89]

Gorgo or Yongary would work.

[Al Diplodocus]

I say a tossup between Gorgo and Gappas. Having a family of kaiju would let itself well to differentiating itself from Godzilla and Gamera, and bring unique stories as Gorgo or Gappa grow up over time. You can just picture a heartbreaking scene where an adult of them comforts their parent(s) as the latter die of old age.

[darthzilla99]

I'm also going to vote Gorgo. And here is a fun fact: Gorgo had a decently long comic book series that has enough material and stories for an entire film franchise. Looking at this description: "The first issue is an adaptation of the film, while the rest are original stories pitting Gorgo and his mother Ogra against various monsters, aliens, and human armies"

This has a variety of stories. You have normal skyscraper size kaiju stories with Orgra, Gorgo's mother, while also you have king Kong/ Jurassic park scale stories with Gorgo being only around 50 feet tall. There's even a land that time forgot crossover for Gorgo at one point where he saves some people from a Trex. You also have bat-shit insane stories with aliens and time travel.

So I vote Gorgo. Also, Konga had his own comic series like Gorgo (While not an actual story, there was a Gorgo vs. Konga cover for a trade paperback of various Gorgo and Konga issues).

[Jetty_Jags]

Is imdb lying to me or did Konga actually get a recent reboot? (Albeit an interesting one from the looks of it).

[darthzilla99]

Is imdb lying to me or did Konga actually get a recent reboot? (Albeit an interesting one from the looks of it).

Technically yes, though it's really a glorified (or unglorified?) fan film. It was made in a dads backyard for his kids and since the Konga comics are public domain, you can make fan films.

[Jetty_Jags]

Ah interesting,

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Also no love for Gogola?

[The Octopus]

Reptilicus. We need more Danish giant monsters. Plus I always wanted to see him fight a giant Hans Christian Anderson.

[H-Man]

Reptilicus. We need more Danish giant monsters. Plus I always wanted to see him fight a giant Hans Christian Anderson.

They could have made Bride of Reptilicus where it tangles with a giant mermaid played by Ann Smyrner!

[Purzel2205]

Ah interesting,

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Also no love for Gogola?

How can there be love for Gogola when all that anybody has seen from it are just some posters and lobby cards

[Jetty_Jags]

Ah interesting,

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Also no love for Gogola?

How can there be love for Gogola when all that anybody has seen from it are just some posters and lobby cards

That is more than fair . Hard to be a franchise starter when you don't have any known surviving copies

[Kiryu2012]

Gorgo and Yongary I feel would have the best shot at receiving a franchise. Gorgo in particular already had a comic series, and since Gorgo's public domain from what I've heard, it should be possible to make a film series based on his comics. Yongary, meanwhile, could possibly go the Gamera/Showa Godzilla route with him becoming a hero over the course of multiple films.

[The Octopus]

That is more than fair . Hard to be a franchise starter when you don't have any known surviving copies

At least he has a kickass theme song.

[SoggyNoodles2016]

Gorgo is my pick. Most developed knock off by far, so they could support a series.

Honorable mentions for me are Yonggary (for the same reasons Jetty Jag said), Galgameth (to stick it to Kim Jong Il), and Agon, mainly because I like the idea of a TV kaiju series that's not just henshin hero fodder)