DerGolem wrote:
Kaijubait wrote:
Humanity isn't really something I require in my monsters, but I think Godzilla does fill the role of a totem quite easily.
I don't know about "humanity" per say, but I like my monsters to have "character." One of the things that helps separate Japanese kaiju from their American counterparts is that they each have a name and a personality; Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, Gamera, Gomora, Red King, etc... as oppose to just 'giant spider' 'giant ant' 'graboid' etc.... 
You mean Japanese monsters don't have names like Pteradon, Giant Moth (Moth-ra), Giant Turtle (K/Game-Ra), Giant Shrimp (Ebi-rah), Giant Spider (Kumo(n)-Ga), or Giant Spew (Hedo-rah)?

Good to know.