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Mar 31 11 4:57 PM
Godziwolf wrote: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.
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....
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.
Hachigatsu wrote:The suffix "ra" at the end of Japanese monsters names doesn't mean anything, really — it's just a rip from "Gojira". Every proper name has a root meaning, Godziwolf; there is a big difference between "Big, Carnivorous, Bipedal Dinosaur" and "Tyrannosaurus Rex" or "T-Rex".
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