GODZILLA MINUS ONE's SURPRISING INFECTION Explained 

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The director has stated that Godzilla's pre-mutated form already had regenerative abilities, but the mutations from the bombs radiation basically cranked those abilities up to 11. When his body tried to heal itself from the radiation burns from the bomb tests, the mutations caused him to keep regenerating much more than normal, which is what made him so much bigger and stronger than before.

Hey Roanoke, I have a question for you. When we die and see a bright light, what if that bright light belongs to an intergalactic angler fish, attracting us towards it so it can consume our eternal soul.

I love Godzilla's movement on land. It looks so robotic. It's like the brain is sending the right signals, but the connection glitches for a second or two. Makes it all the monstrous. Also, quick correction: The photos weren't of Shikishima's parents. They were of the mechanics and their families. The chief mechanic gave them as a means to give Shikishima extra-survivor's guilt. It's an important plot-point, because he wasn't gonna answer Shikishima's letters, so Shikishima sent him letters blaming him for the deaths of his subordinates to lure him out and beg him for help.

It's been stated that he already had the healing factor before he got Radioactive mutate also thank goodness it wasn't a Anglerfish that got muted one of the scariest godzilla ever especially in the water

Fun fact: the plane used for the final attack on Godzilla is a Kyūshū J7W Shinden. It was a prototype, and only two were ever built at the time. One was scrapped, and the other is partially on display at Dulles Airport. For whatever reason, they never put it back together or flew it after taking it back to the US. The one in the movie is a full-scale replica built by Toho Studios. The replica was apparently paid for by the Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum, where it is on display.

Fun fact, most non-avian dinosaurs did not actually have hallow bones. While some did, the largest dinosaurs like titanosaurs would not have been able to reach such sizes without solid bone. Instead, they're believed to have had air sacs throughout their body much like birds, which also allowed them to absorb more oxygen.

Good video, but a few things: -yes, the axe DID land on Godzilla’s face in GVK. HOWEVER, not only did it merely DAZE him, but it pissed him off more than anything (as it’s confirmed the hit bruised his ego as opposed to actually hurting him). Plus Godzilla in the Monsterverse is confirmed as his own thing and “special” and that the others were “Godzilla like creatures”. -Godzilla’s pre-mutated film is confirmed as Godzilla in the film, and he’s actually intelligent according to the novel. He doesn’t kill Shikishima because he didn’t provoke him (he knew the pilot was there) and had a symbiotic relationship with the Odo Island natives, as he brought them fish and the natives brought him food. -the firepower on Odo Island would NOT have killed the pre-mutated form, as that form DOES have regeneration. The director stated "Correct. Godzilla has been affected by radiation since Operation Crossroads in Bikini Atoll, but before that, Godzilla was unaffected by radiation and his regenerative ability was unrelated to radiation. "Correct. Godzilla has been affected by radiation since Operation Crossroads in Bikini Atoll, but before that, Godzilla was unaffected by radiation and his regenerative ability was unrelated to radiation. They [Godzilla's kind] are ordinary creatures, or rather monsters, that have nothing to do with radiation, and have extremely strong regenerative abilities. However, during Operation Crossroads, his skin was burnt by nuclear weapons and turned into a mess, but when he was regenerating it, he went out of control and became gigantic. [bitter smile]" -the official novel also dived into how his regenerative abilities is what saved him from the nuclear blast, but he mutated and couldn’t return to his previous form: “And in the sea near there was the same GOJIRA who annihilated the garrison of Odo Island. GOJRA was also consumed by the intense heat and radiation from the atomic bomb. His skin boiled and rolled up, his flesh was scorched, his eyes turned cloudy white... tremendous pain and suffering attacked GOJIRA. If he were a normal creature, he would have died long ago. However, GOJIRA was able to overcome this with his unique regenerative ability. Gradually, his body was regenerated while feeling tremendous anger towards the people who had brought him suffering. Even with GOJIRA's reincarnation ability, he was unable to regain his original form. The radioactive material that penetrated deep into the body surface caused error after error in the cells of the epidermis, changing its appearance to resemble that of a rugged rock. Its dorsal fin grew rapidly, and branches spread out in all directions like snowflakes. It formed layers, resembling oyster shells that had been living on the ocean floor for decades. すでに大きかった体は暴走したかのようにぐんぐんと巨大化し、それは以前の姿を遙かにしのぐ巨体と化していった。 Its already large body rapidly grew in size, as if it was going out of control, and it became a gigantic body that far exceeded its previous appearance.”

This is just my own headcanon, but I believe that the reason why it absolutely had to be Mr. Tachibana (the mechanic) is because Shikishima didn't want to live with the things he had done, or didn't do. He had PTSD and was probably facing horrible depression, especially after seeing someone else die to Godzilla and believing it once again to he his fault. He didn't want to make it home after the final battle, and in his mind, Tachibana wouldn't want him to either. It would be easy, in his mind, to convince Tachibana to put in the kamakaze bomb without anyone else knowing, because Tachibana also wanted him to die for his inaction.

Noriko: "Would you still love me if i were a godzilla irradiated mutant?" Shikishima: *Confused Screaming*

6:17 a kong fans cope will never end

according to the director, zilla had heightened regeneration, so it would’ve survived the plane cannons, since it also helped it survive the nuke, and reached the size it did due to overcompensating against the damage

3:08 he's actually still known as Godzilla at this point with one of his official nicknames being the Odo Island monster

9:38 Those aren't his family members, those are the family photos of the other mechanics on the island. The guy who handed him the pictures was the mechanic that was still alive, he gave it to him to guilt him.

I would like to say that his ‘not girlfriend’ would very much LOVE to be his gilfriend. He just doesnt think he deserves to be alive and doesn’t want to burden her with his sins

30:03 Reason for that whole exchange was because the director was specifically calling out the older Japanese government decisions - Kamikaze pilots were brainwashed with propaganda to die for their country citing Bushido and other honor related themes so that no one would question why the government was buying up airplanes with faulty ejection seats. That was it. That was the entire reason for the practice. Because their leaders wanted to shave off monetary costs at the cost of their citizens' lives. It's part of the movie's thesis about coming together as a community and saying FU to government types that don't actually pay the price the common man does with their choices. POLITICAL COMMENTARY GODZILLA IS *BACK* BABY!

"How is Godzilla standing like that" he's buoyant, literally shows him doggie paddling

Bit of an asterisk point: it is revealed in the novelization of the movie that Godzilla did already posses his healing abilities, and that what allowed him to survive the bomb in the first place. Even if he didn't, if he survived a nuke why would a 20mm manage the job?

I think the dorsal scutes aren't actually associated with the vertibtre. The laser is only fired after they all slam into the "closed" position, which makes me think of it as a sequential, directed demon core.

Hilariously I just finished watching this moving this morning and when they were talking about drowning him and then if that doesn't work, rising him back up for decompression, I was like "I need Roanoke to do a episode on this and tell me if that would actually work or not." So thank you YT gods lol.

Nuclear spinal fluid being spat out with a death ray as a result of radioactive bones being superheated? That is, without question, much cooler sounding than just “laser breath”. Good thinking!

The spines shifting up remind me of a nuclear reactor's control rods. When they move up, the reactor releases more energy. When they go down, it scrams and stops producing so much.

I think I speak for everyone when I say the scene where Godzilla literally nuked a city was one of (if not the) best scene in all of Kaiju/Godzilla media. And you can tell it was Godzilla's first time doing that from how he admired that mushroom cloud like "ah shit did I do that?"

The anglefish slander needs end. Love how people forget that that Roanoke was all about the moon spiders 😂

I choose to believe Godzilla stands up by treading water like an Olympic synchronized swimmer.

I noticed in the scene when godzilla walked through the countryside, he was missing skin around his ankles and you can see bone.

Roanoke, Zilla is the American one from 1998. This one, even before the mutation, was still called Gojira/Godzilla by the locals.

Ok let's get somethings straight 1) it's been confirmed that shikaizima plain bullets wasn't gonna kill th Godzillasaurus cause of his regeneration. If he can survive a nuclear bomb then a few bullets can't kill him 2) don't bring logic in a godzilla movie if the movie says he can walk or run on land no matter how big he is then he can no matter the version 3) sorry dude but kong lost to godzilla you gotta deal with it.

Honestly, superheated ejected irradiated spinal fluid is one of the coolest concepts for Godzilla’s atomic breath, crazy theory from roanoke

The piece of paper looking things he's handed is the family photos each of the casualties on the beach had been carrying on them. The other survivor blamed Kōichi's inaction for their loss, so gave him the photos so he would see the families left behind. The photos are just bundled up in some kind of folder or folio or something.

Only 19 views in a minute? We gotta get those numbers up. And finally, Godzilla Minus One was excellent.

Godzilla actually had a potent healing factor pre-mutation! This was revealed in the novelization written by director Takashi Yamazaki, and was reiterated in post-film release interviews. The director says that Shikishima's plane's guns probably wouldn't have killed Godzilla due to this healing factor, and said healing factor was dramatically altered due the immense irradiation and burns incurred by "Operation Crossroads". And now that you've covered this exploration of post-WWII Japanese survivor's guilt as a kaiju film, you absolutely must cover the opposite end of the spectrum where humanity punches alien kaiju in the face with giant mechs in the glory that is *Pacific Rim* and everything it stands for! They also even use your contrarian caveman units, even though the Metric system is the most universal and actually understandable one.

It's not just any backwards plane, it's a J7W, pretty infamous among WWII plane enthusiasts, and the Japanese like to use it, or a variation of it in a lot of their anime, Sky Crawlers is a good example.

Ok, hear me out: > Not-Girlfriend gets infected with Godzilla's cells > The G-Cells cause her to mutate > ??? > We get a Godzilla version of Sarah Kerrigan, post-zerg infestation, as an end result. That, or she develops some type of link with Godzilla, and she and her descendents end up being protags in later movies. I can't be the only one to hope for scenario one, right?

consider this, Godzilla pre irradiation already had extraordinary healing factor, but after the bomb, its goes 120%, slowly turning him into the lizard we all love

This is so cool. Your shin godzilla video is how i found your channel!

16:52 No no, keep cooking

3:06 actually it’s godzillasarus Zilla is the version of the og American version from 1998 in japan

0:18 That wouldn't be the last time Hanna-Barbarra worked on a Japanese IP. They also tried with an Ultraman animated series at one point. Got a movie pilot, but it never got picked up for syndication.

25:20 Them not having other mechanics wasn’t an issue. They even told him “we can find other mechanics.” Shikishima wanted to mechanic from the island to help him as part of him redeeming himself

It feels illegal to be this early to a Roanoke vid

I know people are going to point out a lot of things you seemingly misunderstood from the film But I want to try! Those weren't pictures of his family, the item handed to him on the boat was all the photos of the families of the mechanics that he "let die" Kinda like a final "fuck you" from the lead mechanic of the island. Cursing him in a way. And we were just shown that "curse" in effect. (PTSD is a bitch on its own but it don't help having flash cards of guilt lying around) There's a lot more goofs and I'm only 9 minutes in, but I'll let everyone else have a go instead 🦆 Ty for going over Godzilla, I love Godzilla! Also with the axe bonk, it did indeed hit the silly lizard, but Godzilla was going full tilt with his atomic breath, so idk if Kong was able to land a clean enough/strong enough hit against all that resistance to deal much more than a permanent scar. That is just my opinion tho.

6:14 I dont mean to be that guy, but.... it was stated that the Axe was overloaded from Godzilla's atomic breath. And right before Kong makes contact with Godzilla's head, you can actually hear an explosion. The argument can be made that that could be the sound of the axe making impact, but the fact that everything went white, before the 2 were sent flying in opposite directions, leans more towards the fact that the Axe was just overloaded with energy. Remember, Godzilla had also blown a decently-sized hole all the way through to the Hollow Earth, so he was probably still somewhat supercharged following that blast for a bit

6:45 the novelization says that he had regeneration in this form. As for not eating the people, Toho has very specific rules on Godzilla being that he cannot die unless he has an heir and he CANNOT eat people

Ain't no way after 5 years of watching Roanoke, I am now learning he's a kong enjoyer... I'm gonna have to pause the video for a 2 hour break before coming back to finish this.

There is only one thing that Godzilla is afraid of. *_Anglerfish_*

Love the implication that during the ocean scenes Godzilla is treading water like mad to stay above the surface of the water. Calm and sinister on the surface, treading his leggies like a duck beneath.

Dinosaurs did not have hollow bones. It's actually assumed they had air sacks, much like birds to counter the weight and awkward stature. These air sacks ran from their throat area to the torsos. some even think they had air sacks in their tails.

Do you think Godzilla is just trying to get away from the Anglerfish?

No! No! No! He is not just called Zilla in his first form! He's still called Godzilla If anything, it should be Godzillasaurus

Those arent pictures of his family, those are the pictures of the families of the people that died cause he didnt take the shot in the plane. The person that gives him the envelope is the mechanic.

From what I understand, it has been brought up that Minus One Godzilla, I can't speak for the other iterations, actually does have something similar to a swim bladder, allowing him, to some degree, control his buoyancy while treading water in an upright position.

Roanoke me boi, this movie was exquisite and it's nice to see you cover it! It was a must see in theaters back in December!

Can’t wait for Roanoke to see Quiet Place Day-one and have all his last theories shattered lol

When it comes to godzilla floating I like to think its like an alligator when it floats above the water. Or a human treading on water.

Can't wait to see what they do monster wise in the next movie with the G cells

There's an analog horror series that follows a godzilla virus which takes inspiration from shin godzilla and those humanoid creatures that were on the big Zs tail

We need an Angler fish kaiju so Roanoke can fight it with a giant robot built from all the cars he's talked about over the years

The reason the ships skim alongside one another at the end is so the cable crane of the one doesn't get caught on the other as they close the circle.

6:13 If you pay close attention you can see the energy explosion happens just before the axe hits godzilla's head.

Bro, I am so happy to see you hit 1 mil subs! I have returned to watching your content after graduating engineering this last May and as always "Starting with the feet"!

On a side note... i hate when people think Godzilla couldn't exist irl due to weight and stuff, completely forgetting unique radioactive mutations. Godzilla most likely has something extremely unique to him in order to survive on lamd without being crushed by its own weight. Kinda hard to explain through text alone.

7:06 So, Toho actually has a rule about Godzilla eating people. You are allowed to show him killing people in all kinds of ways but for some reason, you’re not allowed to have him eat people. Dunno why it’s a rule, but it is, and being a Japanese company, they’re probably not going to change the rule for about 300 years.

If I had a nickel for everytime a godzilla pretty much has cancer and every cell in his body is an extremophile (I know its not exactly correct), I'd have 2 nickels. It's not a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice right?

19:49 "radiation is stored in the bones" has "pee is stored in the balls" energy

Ok now do the reaper leviathan from subnautica please

One example for effects of G-Cells can be seen in the 3-Part Netflix animated series. Though I can't remember all the details here are a few: Throughout the Attacks some kind of Godzilla radiation sickness spread, humanity left earth for about 10,000 years with several issues along the way, returning to discover nature forcing various adaptations to Godzilla's genetic/environmental imprint.

5:56 I would like to point out the axe reaches maximum energy capacity and explodes just before it hits Godzilla, which is why they're both sent flying back and Godzilla is stunned longer. It never makes contact with his head, just almost. Had Kong been a little faster, the fight might have ended there.

14:10 Apparently there's a limit...somewhere between a nice summer's day...and the FULL CONCENTRATED POWER OF THE SUN!

Fun fact godzillasaurus actually still had the regen before any mutations occurred being the reason he survived the nuke being dropped directly on him so yeah The 20 mm guns would’ve not done anything to him

I'm glad he recognized the fact that Godzilla effectively Shoop's-da-whoop as an ultimate attack

I loved everytime yoy explained how the cells work and how there was good visuals, i also liked how yoy weren't all serious while explaining, occasional cackles and even jokes.

Man, this movie hit so hard in the feels. Im loving that Roanoke is loving Gman. Getting closer to him, covering Heisei Godzilla and other Kaiju movies.

It was not a PoW boat it was the Tokyo express taking them home. Those pictures are the families of thr men smahsed by godzilla. He was given them to remind him of his failure

Roankoke forgetting Godzilla lore and not knowing Godzilla is both far heavier and far stronger than Kong and that the weapons were not one hit insta-kills and that multiple apes used them to wear down Godzilla members before going in for a kill once they were weakened

"Returning home, everyone in the fleet dies painfully from extreme radiation poisoning. "

Heres the thing: Kong needs the axe to kill godzilla, godzilla doesn't need anything to kill kong

Don't You ever stop making these videos bro! I am busting out loud in laughter on the narration every so often. I just love Your humor. Also in the Super 8 on the car comments I was borderline crying in laughter. Much appreciation!

One of the few Godzilla movies where I was actually invested in the human characters' story. Holy shit the actors nailed their roles!

One thing I find interesting about this Godzilla, is how he actually gets hurt every time he uses his atomic breath. Who's atomic breath by the way might be the most powerful we've ever seen in a Godzilla film. Plus glad to see you still agree that Kong should have won the fight against Godzilla in Hong Kong. We all saw that axe connect. Lol.

aint no way papa thinks Kong won that fight.

Ah the good old G-Cells. This movie had so many nods and references to old Godzilla movies. So the infected not GF is gonna end up being Biollante in my head canon.

It's important to remember that Shikishima is dealing with not only heavy PTSD, but of tremendous amount of survivors guilt. That is the primary reason why he doesn't advance the relationship. People in those situations have a very hard time for forming long lasting relationships, compounded with feeling they deserve to be punished or they do not deserve to feel happy.

Time to enjoy another Roanoke video haha

Godzilla and Roanoke FTW

Thank you for all your videos. Makes my day when I see you post a video!

Theory: the G-Cell infection helps every survivor from perishing from the ungawdly amount of Radiation they have been exposed to.

To be fair on his regeneration, the director stated it was what allowed him to survive for millions of years. The fish according to the novelization surfaced from the deep to kill themselves in fright of Godzilla. But they were gifts to the people of Odo Island as they had a symbiotic relationship with Godzilla through gifting him to. As well, must note this, in the Novel it's stated Godzilla knew Shikishima was in the plan. Him not shoot him was the reason he survived, same for Tachibana. But to be fair, they aren't specifically told in the movie so we'll just leave the Novel out of this.

Gadzuki is like the movies outside of the Indiana Jones Trilogy: they don't exist and we do not talk about them. Capiche?

T-rex are known for being silent despite being so large so Godzilla sneaking up on humans is somewhat possible lol.

Always a pleasure to see your videos pop up on my feed. Down side is I watched them all so now like a drug addiction I’m stuck waiting for more

I just watched this a week ago and today watched a reaction and in depth conversation. :D

Kong lost the fight. Even the director said Godzilla was toying with Kong. Hold your L Kong fans.

I was waiting for this video to drop. Thank you for the knowledge Lord Roanoke!

I love your energy bro, you’re my fav RU-vidr to listen to when working and drawing

So basically we are getting Biolante in the sequel of Minus one

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gratz on the 1 mil subs Roanoke

The Godzilla infection could totally turn to be the precursor for Biollante.

Would you ever consider checking out Mind Flayer and ceremorphosis from D&D in general or the ones from Baldurs Gate 3