Toho Mechagodzilla Suit 5
TokyoMeka-Goji | Kiryu (2003)
- Godzilla × Mothra × Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS
Kiryu 2.0
The TokyoMekagoji is nearly identical to its predecessor, the MireMekagoji, but has some differences upon closer examination. First of all, this suit is painted a darker gray color than the previous suit. This suit is overall thinner and more streamlined than the previous suit, and features a smaller head and shorter neck.
This suit’s eyes are slightly smaller, and are further apart. The suit’s chest is composed of three plates like the previous suit, however each one has a ridge on it, and the left chest plate has “MFS-3” written on it. The rest of the suit is mostly identical, although the exposed wires are a lighter shade of black, and there are many ridges and patterns present on the suit that were not present on the previous one.
The suit’s rocket launcher’s and railguns are the same color as the suit instead of being blue. After the suit is damaged in the battle with Godzilla, its right eye is removed, exposing more metal and wiring underneath.
Godzilla × Mothra × Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
Triple Hyper Maser Cannon
After being heavily damaged in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, the Absolute Zero Cannon was deemed too expensive to repair and was replaced by a Triple Hyper Maser Cannon in Tokyo S.O.S. The Triple Hyper Maser Cannon could be fired simultaneously with Kiryu’s mouth cannon, which would cause Godzilla agonizing pain.
Subtle Changes
Here are several minor changes:
- Painted a darker gray color
- Overall thinner and more streamlined
- Features a smaller head and shorter neck
- Eyes are slightly smaller and further apart
Revolving Drill
In Tokyo S.O.S., Kiryu’s right hand was upgraded to collapse into a revolving drill. It did so by rapidly spinning until every finger merged together. It has shown to be very effective against Godzilla, causing extreme pain and piercing his skin with ease.
SPECIAL FEATURE
Godzilla × Mothra × Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS
In this 30 min video you’ll see every SFX aspect the movie such as…
- Filming miniature tanks
- Using blue screen
- Eagle eyed viewers can see the air hose that attaches to the bottom of Godzilla’s tail
- See the Godzilla animatronic half-suit (5:34)
- Watch how they film the water scenes (26:00)
- And so much more!
TokyoMeka-goji Suit Reference Images
The screencaps were captured from the Sony Blu-ray and the rest were found online and/or scanned in from magazines and books. Some of the images may have been modified to see the textures more easily.
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