Japanese VFX Artist Shares Stunning Godzilla vs Gamera Proof Of Concept
Though he’s met his match on more than one occasion, Godzilla is notorious for his rumbles with other monsters.
King Ghidorah may be his most frequent and formidable foe, but King Kong has also given the Big G a run for his money, with the two even having a decisive, three-round rematch in Godzilla vs. Kong, which didn’t quite go the Skull Islander’s way.
Over the years, Godzilla has turned back every challenge that’s come his way, but there is one that’s eluded him: a showdown with Kadokawa Daiei’s Invincible Guardian of the Universe, Gamera, the monster who could arguably be considered his biggest rival in the East.
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Try as they might, Kadokawa never could get Toho to budge on a crossover for fear that their guy, or rather lizard, might lose. Fortunately for us here, not everyone shares no such concerns.
Japanese VFX artist UEzilla is creating his own version of the matchup and recently shared a brief clip of the work in progress to Twitter which shows a very angry Gojira – based on the Legendary design – on one of his usual rampages when, all of a sudden, fireballs rain down from the sky.
The ensuing blast looks like it would level a city but Godzilla emerges from the fire and smoke unscathed to look up and see Gamera rocketing toward him like a monstrous sea turtle closing in for a confrontation.
Watch below.
本番その2
作った自分で言うのも何だけど、炎から出てくるゴジラがかなり格好よく仕上がったと思う。作る前に想像した出来より上回れるのは嬉しいな。
他のカットも順調だから全部揃うのが今から楽しみ。#ゴジラ #Godzilla #ガメラ #Gamera #3DCG pic.twitter.com/qmvWzBqgy5— うえ (@delta_area) September 2, 2021
Taking equal inspiration from the critically smashing Heisei days of both the Super Monster and the King of them all, UE is working on expanding this fight into a short which he promises will soon be uploaded to YouTube.
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皆さん見て頂きありがとうございます！
いいねやリツイート嬉しいです。
コメントも順次読ませて貰います。この一連が完成したら自分のyoutubeチャンネルにアップするのでよろしくお願いします。
チャンネル→https://t.co/8ABWkHv1VX— うえ (@delta_area) September 2, 2021
UE also shared some two pieces of previsualization work, including one showing Gamera using his high-octane spin attack to knock Godzilla down (which, on a return pass, earns Gamera a tail whip for his troubles):
プレビズその5
甲羅に熱戦が掠めてるんだけど表現はレンダリングしてからにしよう
この次は互いに咆えて終わるから戦い自体はここまでかな#ゴジラ #Godzilla #ガメラ #Gamera #3DCG pic.twitter.com/dFbvkSmfnH— うえ (@delta_area) August 20, 2021
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As well as a clip of Gamera dodging a blast of atomic breath as he closes the gap with Godzilla.
プレビズその4
ガメラ飛行のロール軸を微調整した
会敵編って事で、この一連はその6くらいまでで終わりかなぁ
そこまで行ったらレンダリングしよう#ゴジラ #Godzilla #ガメラ #Gamera #3DCG pic.twitter.com/vW3OCPgEXx— うえ (@delta_area) August 15, 2021
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Based on the impressive results in his video, money appears to be no object to kaiju fan and designer UEzilla. Reactions to his work have been positive, with some even wondering why Legendary hasn’t yet hired him to work on a potential continuation of the MonsterVerse.
Godzilla vs Kong writer Max Borenstein and director Adam Wingard are reportedly working on something behind the scenes, which some rumors have suggested will be a Son of Kong reboot.
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Whatever they come up with, one thing you can forget about seeing in the MonsterVerse is the arrival of Gamera, as Toho continues to have jitters at the idea.
Thankfully, for those of us kaiju fans who are less ‘risk-averse’, we’ll always have endeavors like UE’s attempt at bringing the daring showdown to life.
Despite Toho’s hesitance at letting Legendary play with Gamera, a few of the Friend of All Childrens’ foes were allowed to made cameo appearances in Godzilla: King of the Monsters as entries in Monarch’s database.
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