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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

I think it's perfect. It hits all the right Godzilla notes while fitting the circumstances of this iteration: the uneven teeth and spines and general look of the skin looks like an actual mutant; the gills make sense for a sea monster like Godzilla and also allude to his mutated origins, plus some have speculated they may link to his atomic breath; the proportions of the face and eyes have no predisposed "expression", like a real animal it's a neutral face with the ability to emote and change to arrying degrees. Del Toro had a similar idea with the Kaiju in Pacific Rim that he didn't want them to have permanent "angry faces." He compared it to a lion, how when still the face is calm, almost majestic, but when it's attacking you it's horrifying. Looks like they're following his example with Godzilla. No fakey perma-scowl like the rubber suits here.

Plus the overall dsign is, like the ultimate Godzilla. The pitch black skin is straight from the original, the general shape is of the Heisei era, the skin texture looks like Millenium, and honestly? The nose and teeth combined with the jaw detail as it connects to the head gives me 1998 vibes. It's like they intentionally made this design as a comparrison to that to show people how it's REALLY done.

Well put. I think the design is pretty damned fantastic.