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Evolution of Godzilla (UPDATED: 9/16/13)

Godzilla "King of the Monsters" has had many incarnations over the years from his first appearance in 1954 to the soon to release film in 2014 by Legendary pictures.

Along with the different versions of the Godzilla suit over the years this site here has full details for the history of the suit, from each Godzilla film:
www.historyvortex.org/GodzillaEvolution.html

So in the mean time here's a list of the evolution of Godzilla!

NOTE: Didn't put the 1998 Godzilla in this list because of how it was panned and for the fact it is known as "Zilla" in Godzilla: Final Wars

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Shōwa Era: 1954-1975

Godzilla

1954
SUIT 1: ShodaiGoji

Godzilla Raids Again

1955
SUIT 2: GyakushuGoji

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962
SUIT 3: KingGoji

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964
SUIT 4: MosuGoji

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964
SUIT 4: MosuGoji
(the fourth version of Godzilla Suit was used for both Godzilla vs Mothra/The Thing, and this one)

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965
SUIT 5: DaisensoGoji
(this suit was also used in Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster)

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

1966
SUIT 5: DaisensoGoji

Son of Godzilla

1967
SUIT 6: MusukoGoji

(Not one of my favorite suits personally...)

Destroy All Monsters

1968
SUIT 7: SoshingekiGoji
(this suit would soon be used in:
Godzilla's Revenge
Godzilla vs the Smog Monster and
Godzilla vs Gigan (Godzilla on Monster Island)

All Monsters Attack (aka Godzilla's Revenge)

1969
SUIT 7: SoshingekiGoji

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

1971
SUIT 7: SoshingekiGoji

Godzilla vs. Gigan

1972
SUIT 7: SoshingekiGoji

Godzilla vs. Megalon

1973
SUIT 8: MegaroGoji
(This suit also appeared in Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla and The Terror of Mechagodzilla)

Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla

1974
SUIT 8: MegaroGoji

Terror of Mechagodzilla

1975
SUIT 8: MegaroGoji

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Heisei Era: 1984 -1995

Godzilla 1985 (aka Return of Godzilla)

1984
SUIT 9: 84Goji

Godzilla vs. Biollante

1989
SUIT 10: BioGoji
(This suit is also reused in Godzilla vs. King Ghidora)

FUN FACT: On March 17, 1992, someone sneaked into Toho's special effects department and stole this suit from Toho Studios and remained M.I.A. for several weeks. Ultimately, a terrified old lady discovered, to her obvious shock, this stolen suit laying on a beach near Tokyo Bay in quite a sorry state. It was returned to Toho and repaired in time to be used in both the underwater fight sequence with the larval Battra, and for Godzilla's rise from the erupting Mt. Fuji in Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle For Earth, it's last film appearence before a well-earned retirement.

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

1991
SUIT 10: BioGoji

Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth

1992
SUIT 11: BatoGoji

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

1993
SUIT 12: RadoGoji

Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla

1994
SUIT 13: MogeGoji/ DesuGoji
(This suit would be soon reused in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah with the ultering look of Godzilla's burn form.)