Minilla
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| Minilla | |
| Species | Mutant Godzillasaurus |
| Alias | Minya Milla |
| Form(s) | Human-Size Form (only in All Monsters Attack and Godzilla: Final Wars) |
| Height | 1.6-20 metres |
| Weight | 0.2-3 tons |
| Relationships | Godzilla (adoptive father) |
| Major enemies | Kumonga Gabara Kamacuras King Ghidorah Greenman |
| Major allies | Godzilla Gorosaurus Rodan Mothra Baragon Varan Kumonga |
| Controlled by | Kilaaks |
| First appearance | Son of Godzilla |
| Created by | Jun Fukuda |
| Portrayed by: | Shōwa series 'Little Man' Machan Millennium series Naoko Kamio |
Minilla (ミニラ Minira?), or Minya, is a monster from the Godzilla series of films and is the first of several young Godzillas in the series. He first appeared in Son of Godzilla and also appeared in Destroy All Monsters, All Monsters Attack (also known as Godzilla's Revenge), and Godzilla: Final Wars.
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[edit] Fictional character history
The son of the famous Godzilla, 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. The dorsal fins on his back are small and unformed, and he also lacks the charcoal grey color of his father. His coloring is green with lighter shading over the front of his stomach. Minilla was born on Sogell Island, when his egg was prematurely cracked open by a group of Kamacuras. The giant mantises might have killed him had his father Godzilla not arrived to protect him. Godzilla proceeded to train his son and defended him against further attacks from the Kamacuras. Together they defeated the giant spider Kumonga. Godzilla and Minilla were placed in hibernation when a group of scientists completed a weather experiment, resulting in the freezing of their island. The monsters revived when the snow melted, and eventually relocated to Monsterland, as seen in stock footage used in Godzilla vs. Gigan.
Along with Godzilla and other kaiju, Minilla fought King Ghidorah at Mount Fuji as part of the effort to defeat the Kilaak invasion (in which he was the one to kill it). He then returned to Monsterland where he remains to this day.
[edit] Appearance
Minilla is much more friendly with humans than any of his contemporaries, and once (in All Monsters Attack) appeared in the dreams of a troubled boy in order to give an example of how to deal with bullying and other childhood issues. He is also very playful, enjoying such games as kicking large boulders and jumping over or riding on his adoptive father's tail. While he is usually fearful of other monsters, he occasionally shows courage when defending his human friends, although more often than not he is outmatched by other kaiju. The All Monsters Attack appearance is also notable in that it is the only instance of Minilla speaking, which makes sense since it was a dream sequence.
He is most notable for his ability to breathe radioactive smoke rings, though he did learn to use a real radioactive breath in Son of Godzilla. Minilla also has the ability to communicate with his adoptive father over great distances by broadcasting a brainwave pattern over radio frequencies. This ability interferes with other radio transmissions in its vicinity. In All Monsters Attack Minilla is depicted as having the ability to shrink down to human size. This was originally meant to be indicative of the fantasy element of this film, in which Minilla only appears in the dreams of a young boy. This power is depicted again, in the real world, in the film Godzilla: Final Wars.
Minilla reappeared in a slightly altered form in Godzilla: Final Wars which, as part of the Millennium series, was not directly connected to any of his previous appearances. His role, however, was unchanged; very human-friendly, especially towards children. He also interceded on behalf of humanity to Godzilla, prompting Godzilla to end his war with the human race. His Japanese name, Minira is a combination of Mini and Gojira (Japanese name for Godzilla), thus he is referred to as a "miniature Godzilla".
Minilla is sometimes confused with Godzooky, a similar character from the 1978 animated Hanna-Barbera series The Godzilla Power Hour.
- An evil clone of Minilla (brand new costume) appeared in episode 46 of the 1973 show Ike! Greenman.
[edit] Attacks
Minilla can breathe radioactive smoke rings which resemble rings of the same energy of Godzilla's atomic breath, it can also be used to choke an opponent to death (he used this to kill King Ghidorah), though when his tail is crushed or in time of great need, he can use a true radioactive breath like his father.
[edit] Movie appearances
- Son of Godzilla
- Destroy All Monsters
- All Monsters Attack
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (stock footage)
- Godzilla: Final Wars
[edit] Video Games
Minilla's only video game appearance to date has been on the Sega Dreamcast game "Godzilla Generations". A secret character that is unlocked after completing the game with Zilla, Minilla is the shortest of the playable characters and also the weakest in terms of defense. His speed is average, and his breath weapon, the atomic "Smoke Rings", is not very powerful, as several uses are required to defeat even the Super X.
[edit] Birth Controversy
Minilla's means of birth is often debated amongst fans. Some say that the egg was laid by other members of Godzilla's species, it somehow managed to survive millions of years and when it hatched, Godzilla adopted the infant because he was the only surviving Godzillasaur to do so. Others prefer to believe that it was, in fact, Godzilla's son in the first place, and Godzilla's mate somehow died after laying the egg, leaving Godzilla to raise his son alone.
