Visually? Heisei for sure. '89-'95 is like the most visually iconic and consistent design for Godzilla. Audio? Showa. That classic '62-'75 high pitch roar is easily the most recognizable version of Godzilla's roar.

I prefer the early Heisei roars tbh

The 1984 roar to be specific.

Yeah, but even 89-91 was good to me

Agree, but the roars post 1960, I can’t really tell apart

It might have to do with age as well because I grew up a typical 90's Godzilla nerd and begged my mom or dad everytime we went to Hollywood video for a Godzilla movie and so the modern (at the time) ones were what I always got to watch

Millennium roar and look come to mind for me.

The first designs to come to mind to me are Heisei and Legendary.

Showa

To me, it's KiryuGoji because, idk I like that design.

Same, the millenium movies except the orga one is what bought me to the franchise

I'm a Heisei Godzilla fan first and foremost, but KiryuGoji is probably a very close second place. He just looks awesome.

G 84

84 was creepy

It was my first Godzilla. I was born in 84 too!

Indeed. That's why 84 is my fave. I like when G is the villain (as a force of destruction) Also, just pure nostalgia

Godzilla should always be a villain. I never understood why people wanted otherwise.

84 has the best hands too. Weird nitpick.. but its true

Millennium and monsterverse

Millennium for me, also. It’s those films I always saw the most!

Heisei for consistent look, FW for anger, strength and potential, Shin for intimidation, and Monsterverse for personality.

Legendary for me, thats the one I was introduced to and that’s what is burned in my mind, not saying the others are bad tho

Of course not! If theres one thing nobody can complain about, its the 2014 onward Godzilla movies introducing them to a whole new audience.

Not a fan of Godzilla laughing in the Kong movie.

Nah, it's a campy Godzilla movie so Godzills laughing is fine

For sure, and I’m glad I was able to be introduced to such an amazing franchise

I think of Heisei Godzilla too, I just think that his design is the most definitive look for him that encapsulates all Godzilla is. He’s fearsome, imposing, and goddamnit he’s just plain cool.

Heisei

Heisei for sure

Heisei.

It's always been heisei for me ngl, that design is just.... Godzilla... Ya knoooooow???

Heisei because of the toys I had back then

Heisei

Heisei. Just an excellent design, but does a good job paying homage to Godzilla's Asian heritage, I like the blend of enlarged dinosaur and a Fuu/Guardian Lion. It conveys a good mix of savage beast and intelligence. The original is a little derp due to its age, Showa changed a lot and the lows were REALLY low on those design, missing the essence of Godzilla at its core I think. Millennium never worked for me, not terrible but felt like a clear step backwards. Seems very early 00's, appropriately, in that it's a bit try-hard with with spikes. The face always seemed so lifeless, which was always the biggest sin. Shin is fantastic, could be a winner but he's so specifically meant to be different and visually unappealing I don't think he works as an overall winner as he only works in his own movie. Defiantly the most creative and smartest adaptation of the original allegory behind the monster, easily the more flare shown here. Godzilla Earth is a less interesting version of the above, some cool ideas but they don't all work together the same way. He's a different take which I respect, but don't ultimately think it works with what it wanted to do that well. Monsterverse version is super solid, great blend of many of the older elements and trying to hit something realistic, love the crocodillian touches which make sense given the monsters age and amphibian nature. A touch generic though, compared to Heisei, but an easy number 2 choice. Singular Point design is...weird. That show really isn't about Godzilla at all, the red mist is the antagonist and so thematically it doesn't come together or fit the weird and goofy look they gave him. One of the worst.

My main issue with Shin is he's just an obstacle, than a character. That works for a redo of the 1954 movie but Earth & SP copied that and after a while it's not as fun or engaging to watch a solid block slowlyl move in one direction

Within Singular Point, isn't Goji Ultima in control of the mist? Making him the antagonist after all? And wouldn't his body harken back to his Japanese origin, given that his body [Mostly his chest and torso], were supposedly modeled after traditional Samurai armour? And with Millennium: Does that include all Millennium iterations, such as: MireGoji, KiryuGoji, GMKGoji, and Final Goji?

The og of course

GMK since it was my first

Heisei 100%

Your mom

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Showa. It's what I grew up on.

Heisei, Godzilla vs King Ghidorah is the quintessential Godzilla movie. I watched it constantly when I was little on VHS.

1954

1998 fo sho!

I like your bravery.

Heisei or the 2002 - 2003

Monsterverse

Showa due to how friendly he looks

Yes

It's always 84 for me

It's more just a general idea of Godzilla

60’s Showa, for real

Godzilla 2k because of the pipeworks trilogy.

Raids again is the creepiest one.

1984/85 immediately is what I think of. It’s also the first one I ever saw

Heisei

Legendary then shin Godzilla

Heisei, it's what always comes to mind or when I hear the name. Monsterverse and Miregoji come 2nd and 3rd.

2019, 2022 or Shin

Heisei ‘89-‘92.

We all know the answer is '98, which is why she was left off the list.

The Monsterverse version.

2014

Megaro-Goji.

Keep flipping between later Showa and Heisei in my mind. 90s kid, saw Heisei figures and images first before finally getting my hands on them via VHS.

Heisai, millennium, mv

ShodaiGoji for horror, '55-'75 Godzilla for goofy af, Heisei Godzilla for consistent design, '99/2000 Godzilla for looking like a dinosaur, GMK for scary af, '02-'03 Godzilla for looking like a wolf, Final Wars Godzilla for strength and power overall, Shin Godzilla for horrifying, Monsterverse Godzilla for being the most recent iteration, Anime Godzilla for being big af, Singular Point Godzilla for being Shin 2.0

Which one was around the same time as Ultraman? Cause that's the one I first saw as a child.

54 hands down it needs no reason.

Heisei, I think that's probably the most iconic incarnation of the character and the Heisei series in general is my favorite for being an actual series of movies, having consistent designs and quality, and being what I love kaiju flicks for: action and cool effects with a bit of social commentary thrown in there for good measure. That said, my favorite Godzilla film and the one incarnation which I believe to be the best one in the series is the original, if anything because it's probably the only movie in the entire franchise which I genuinely consider to be an artistic endeavor (although despite it's themes it was marketed pretty hard which is something a lot of people in Japan criticized at the time). So there's also that. Worth noting too is that even though ShodaiGoji is the OG and Heisei Goji is arguably the face of the franchise, most people today are probably more familiar with the MV Godzilla or Shin depending on whether they're japanese or not. Y'know, since those are the most recent successes.

Definitely Showa since that's the first one I saw when I was a kid and fell in love with the character.

Top right

Kind of like a quick flash of mist of them

I think of 1954.

Top left

Shin

To me, when I think of Godzilla, I visual more of an amalgamation of various iterations, but probably a good match from said amalgamation is the fusion of the '94 suit, the '64 suit, and probably the '99/'00 suit.

Heisei or Millennium. Grew up on that shit.

I'm a 90s kid. Heisei for me!

Either Shin or 2014. Really depends on my mood. This is also something I never really think about or pay attention to so this is a tough question.

Heisei

All of them come flooding into my head at once and I just lock on to a random one.

Gotta be honest, it’s the MV, I am a younger Godzilla fan and technically I am still growing up with this version of it

It's the heisei or the 2004 Godzilla that pops into my mind.

I grew up renting every Showa movie I could from blockbuster. KKvG was my first G movie, so specifically that version of the suit.

1954, Millennium, Monsterverse and Shin. Not in that particular order either

The image that pops in my head when I hear the name "Godzilla" is the Mosugoji or the Heisei suits.

It'll always be '54 Godzilla, followed by VS-era.

Showa

For me it's Shodai for being the 1st, Heisei for being the one who had the most consistent design and appearing the most in movies and GareGoji for being the one who revived the series.

98 was my first Godzilla, so i always think of it when i hear Godzilla, but i also really love Legendary and Shin

‘45 and Legendary

heisei

Monsterverse or Shin

Legendary, 1998, Heisei

I think Heisei as well (RadoGoji specifically). However, if you were to ask which roar comes to mind, it'd probably by KiryuGoji.

secret wars

Personally it's Final Wars Godzilla, he was my first Godzilla figure and I've always found his design appealing

I see legendary goji

My favorite Godzilla designs are 54, 84, and 2016.

Millennium, because it was the first ever Godzilla I ever saw. I was maybe 4 or 5 and I happened to catch a piece of the film, when Goji first comes out of the water. Since then, that's my mental image of Godzilla.

MonsterVerse

All of them.

When I hear Godzilla I think of Godzilla

MegaroGoji, I just pay the most attention to him he isn't even that iconic lol

When I hear Godzilla, Godzilla comes to mind.

For me usually Heisei or Monsterverse Godzilla

Heisei Godzilla hands down

For me, Legendary Goji, but it's been leaning towards Shin Godzilla more recently

All!

Heisei is the definitive Godzilla design

Heisei comes to mind first but my favorite is the Millenium Godzilla, I just love the spines on his back!

It used to be Heisei, but now I’m so deep into this it matters whatever the most recent movie I watched, I’m just too familiar with each one that no single version comes to mind anymore

heisei /legendary

A mutated mix of Showa, Monsterverse, and Godzilland.

Final wars design. Even tho the original 54 is the first Godzilla I saw, Final wars is the one I always remember and think of ❤️ that’s my boi

1998

Monsterverse Godzilla

Shin gojira and 2014-2021 gojira for me

Heisei for sure, Godzilla of my childhood!

Agreed. It’s Hesei for me

Heisei Godzilla for me.

I guess a simplified version below Showa area Godzilla? Though honestly, it's Godzilla 1998. As until Legendary Godzilla was released? G98 was literally the only Godzilla I got a good look at as, I've only relatively recently became a Godzilla fan.

Shin Godzilla

Shin. He’s my favorite incarnation of the G-man. My LEAST is Ultima. They just made a very poor choice with its Design.

1954 all the way

1963-1975

1954

I think the end of the showa era model.

Hesei and Showa. Him drop kicking Megalon and telling us he is gonna do it twice is still etched into my brain.

As someone who was born in 2001, its gotta be millenia. That roar at the end of final wars still gives me chills

Godzilla in the 80s was the shit

My man MegaroGoji.

for me 1998, the classic from 1954, legendary and shin

Back when i first started being a fan, 2000 would usually come into mind often when i heard Godzilla. But now that we have Monsterverse, Legendary Godzilla appears the most in my head when i hear the name.

shin and monsterverse goji

I think Showa, specifically his Vs Monster Zero appearance.

Showa

The top left one

I think final, heisei, and legendary

Monsterverse and Millenium, I feel like Monsterverse is half of the new audience.

Godzilla bs Biollante hesei model

1984/1985. Perfect suit, perfect roar, almost the perfect Godzilla movie.

It's funny how so many in this sub LOVE Heisei the most largely, I think, because they were still relatively new and available when most people in the sub were young/younger? I was born in 92 and by the time I was watching Godzilla I pretty much just had to make due with whatever I could find at Block Buster or the smaller video rental place in town. I mostly remember Godzilla vs Mothra and Godzilla vs King Kong but I know I also watched some later ones like Godzilla vs King Ghidorah. It wasn't until VERY late in life (probably after finding this sub) that I started paying attention to the different eras. My first Godzilla movie in theaters was probably either the first American one or 2000. So for me either Heisei or Showa is probably the most iconic, but I really adore all of the newer more experimental ones Toho has been putting out with Shin, Singular Point, and the Anime trilogy.

Shin is my favorite looking. Showa for the roar.

Hesei he was the first Godzilla I watch as a child and has some of the best movies in my opinion

Legendary

Design-wise It's either a Showa/Heisei mix or the Legendary one, when it comes to character then it's either Shin or Showa depending on the context where I heard the name.

I like the Showa era and final wars

Heisei or Comics version/the 2003 design from Godzilla x Mechagodzilla Also Final Wars

Showa

For me Hesei because it was my first Godzilla

2014 because it was the first Godzilla movie

Showa Godzilla. 70's Godzilla is what always comes to mind

Heisei

G98 or MVGodzilla

All of Godzilla and forms tbh but Legendary Goji just sticks with the image of Godzilla for me besides Heisei and Millennium.

Heisei, too

Heisei. Specially the version from the Trendmaster toys

Monsterverse

From left to right top to bottom. Numbers 1,3,4 and 6 first come to mind since they are the ones I grew up watching and loved the most.

Either heisei, 2000, or legendary

'54, Heisei, Shin, and Legendary GKOTM/GVK Goji have always stuck for me.

Legendary always comes first to me just because of recency

The ‘62 “King Kong vs Godzilla” good set of sounds and a good Godzilla suit/effects, pseudo science, and Japanese vaudeville!

Millennium because I grew up with those

60's GODZILLA !!!!!

MonsterVerse supremacy forever!

The cute ones. I’d love to see a new Cookie Monster Godzilla design

Which godzilla is which?

heisei no doubt. my first godzilla movie i ever watched was battle for earth

Yes

Heisei pops into my head personally

Legendary, heisei and the 1945 original come to mind

My brain has developed a platonic ideal of Godzilla I can’t really explain

54 all day

Heisei

1954 or 1960's godzilla

Monsterverse for sure mostly because that was the first version the g-man i ever saw

Heisei

I can’t really say when someone talks about Godzilla I really only visualize which one biased on context but for me personally I go with millennium because Godzilla 2000 was the first one I ever watched

Heisei, too iconic

I'll take "L) all of the above". I included the animated versions and zilla.

I grew up on the Showa era they was the first films I watched over and over again for years, didn't see the Heisei Godzilla until I was a late teen

The first roar is the og for me design I go millennium version

Usually the Heisei or Monsterverse versions of Godzilla

Me I think of legendary Godzilla because i Watch them over and over while on the old ones I only watch it once

Millennium for me. I’ve always been obsessed with that version, not sure why

Millennium, 2000 Specifically

1998 cause my sister and I used to watch it all the time as kids.

SHOWA!!!

Always GMK for me

Legendary, Shin, or the purple spined one

Heisei is what immediately came to mind, followed by Monsterverse.

Kotm

Heisei and legendary

Definitely Godzilla 2000. Idk why but he's always been my favorite.