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Minilla (Japanese: ミニラ, Hepburn: Minira) is a kaiju who first appeared in Toho's 1967 film Son of Godzilla. He is the adopted son of Godzilla, and is sometimes referenced as Minya, Godzilla Jr., and Baby Godzilla in the American dubbed versions.
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Minilla's Japanese name, "Minira," is a combination of mini, meaning small, and Gojira, (ゴジラ) the Japanese name for Godzilla. Minilla's name was decided upon in a naming campaign created by Toho which had as many as 8,211 applicants, 135 of which suggested the final name. Prior to Minilla's name being chosen, the monster was referred to simply as C...
The idea for a "son of Godzilla" was considered as far back as three years before Son of Godzilla began production. A precursor to Minilla which utilized this concept was developed by Kazue Kiba in a screenplay for a 1967 film titled Two Godzillas: Japan S.O.S.!, where a bluish-skinned, 30-meter juvenile Godzilla named Godzilla Junior would menace ...
Minilla resembles a smaller, pudgy version of his father. His snout is slightly upturned and his eyes are larger and placed further forward on his head, giving him a more human-like appearance. He also possesses pronounced brow ridges above his eyes, and a small crest along the top of his head. In the Showa series, his head is slightly elongated, t...
Minilla is notably much more friendly with humans than any of the other monsters featured in the Showa Godzilla films, and demonstrates human-like behaviors and emotions. He is very playful, enjoying games like kicking large boulders and jumping over or riding on his father's tail. He also shook ecstatically after firing an atomic heat ray on his o...
Minilla is an infant member of Godzilla's species. In both the Showa and Millennium series, it is never stated if Godzilla is Minilla's biological father or if he simply adopted him. However, the 1998 informational book The Official Godzilla Compendium and Toho's official English-language website both state that Minilla was adopted by Godzilla in S...
Smoke rings
Minilla's main weapon is atomic smoke rings. These smoke rings, while significantly weaker than his father's atomic breath, can interact with physical objects and tighten around opponents to injure or even strangle them. In Destroy All Monsters, Minilla delivers the finishing blow to the severely injured King Ghidorah, with one of his smoke rings strangling the space monster's middle head. 1. Minilla fires a smoke ring in Godzilla Final Wars
Atomic breath
Minilla learned to use a true atomic breath in Son of Godzilla. Initially, despite his best attempts, he could not fire the atomic breath as Godzilla demonstrated to him. After Godzilla stepped on his tail, he managed to fire it, and later fired it on his own as his father slept, much to his delight. Minilla later used his atomic breath to assist his father during the battle against Kumonga. Minilla was then shown firing his atomic breath at the very end of Godzilla Final Wars. Unused composi...
Communication
Minilla can communicate with Godzilla over great distances by broadcasting a brainwave pattern over radio frequencies. This ability interferes with other radio transmissions in its vicinity. This signal has the ability to disrupt other forms of electrical transmission such as radar and radio. In All Monsters Attack, Minilla is depicted as being able to talk. This is indicative of the fantasy element of this film, in which Minilla only appears in the dreams of a young boy. In Godzilla: Monster...
Some of Minilla's vocalizations in the Showa series are actually recycled from the shriek of the Giant Condor from Ebirah, Horror of the Deep. When calling for Godzilla, Minilla cries out "Papa" (パパ, Papa). In Go! Greenman, Minilla used the Ultra Series kaiju Guesra's roars.
Smaller and gentler than Godzilla, this infant kaiju is known for its friendly nature and care for human children, going as far as connecting with a troubled boy through his dreams. When confronted by bullies and bigger foes, Minilla is able to draw from the power of its own internal energy. However, instead of unleashing a heat ray like its ...
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Minilla (ミニラ, Minira?) is an infant Godzilla kaiju and son of Godzilla, created by Toho that first appeared in the 1967 Godzilla film, Son of Godzilla. Minilla's Japanese name, "Minira," is a combination of mini, meaning small, and Gojira, (ゴジラ?) the Japanese name for Godzilla. "Minilla" is Minilla's official name, while "Minya" and "Milla" are nicknames created by American ...
Godzilla Junior is arguably the most impactful son of Godzilla. Like Minilla, Godzilla discovered the infant as an egg in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II.The films give him a new name in every ...
In Final Wars, he was shown firing an atomic ray at the very end of the film. Minilla is also shown to have the ability to increase or decrease his size in films like Godzilla's Revenge and Godzilla: Final Wars, much similar to another infamous kaiju: the size-altering robot Jet Jaguar. Film appearances. Son of Godzilla; Destroy All Monsters
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Aug 6, 2024 · This diminutive kaiju serves as the boy's representation of his bully, also named Gabara. In a somewhat silly manner, the amphibious monster torments Godzilla's son, Minilla, who, like Ichiro, is too small and meek to fight back. Eventually, Minilla gains enough confidence from Ichiro to fight back against the larger and stronger Gabara.
