In its debut film, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Ghidorah is portrayed as an ancient extraterrestrial entity responsible for the destruction of the Venusian civilization, five thousand years before the film's events. Its attempt to destroy Earth is thwarted by the combined efforts of Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra.
After laying waste to an alien civilization on Venus, the three-headed, lightning-emitting space monster Ghidorah brings its insatiable thirst for destruction to Earth, where fierce foes Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra must join forces in order to deal with the unprecedented threat.
The names given to Ghidorah's heads during production, Ichi, Ni, and San (the middle, right and left heads respectively), are the Japanese words for "one", "two", and "three". San is also given the nickname "Kevin", which likely refers to how he is easily distracted.
King Ghidorah is considered Godzilla's greatest rival and for good reason. He's bigger, badder, and stronger than any other kaiju Godzilla has fought. Being able to fly and having three heads, King Ghidorah proves to be a lot to handle and Godzilla usually needs aid from others to be able to take him down.
He is King Ghidorah, the three-headed flying dragon of alien origin who first showed up in the Toho series of giant monster movies back in 1964 and has reappeared a number of times ever since, always out to destroy Earth, Godzilla and the latter's allies.
King Ghidorah (キングギドラ, Kingu Gidora) is a fictional monster, or kaiju, which first appeared in Ishirō Honda's 1964 film Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster.
Biollante is a genetically-modified rose Kaiju hybrid created from Godzilla's DNA by the Devonians, making her Godzilla and SpaceGodzilla's half-sister. She fought against Godzilla on the Monster Islands, but was defeated and escaped into the planet's atmosphere.
Anguirus was reintroduced in Destroy All Monsters as an ally and best friend of Godzilla living with him on Monsterland, a role that Anguirus maintained throughout Godzilla vs. Gigan, Godzilla vs. Megalon, and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
Anguirus first appeared in November 2005 and attacked Beijing, causing 8.2 million deaths in tandem with Rodan. Both monsters were eventually killed by the Chinese bioweapon Hedorah, which left behind their skeletal remains and proceeded to lay waste to the surrounding area.
Godzilla has been a household name since 1954 as a commentary on nuclear war. When pitted against fellow monsters like Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah, and Kong, he has been the one to come out on top.
DesGhidorah also known the Demon from Mars is a Space Kaiju and a member of the Ghidorah, he is even the younger brother of King Ghidorah.
King Ghidorah is a golden dragon monster with two legs, three heads on long necks, giant bat-like wings, and two tails. King Ghidorah's multiple heads were primarily inspired by Yamata no Orochi, an eight-headed dragon from Japanese mythology that had been featured in the 1959 Toho film The Three Treasures.
Keizer Ghidorah is distinguished by possessing four legs. Keizer Ghidorah was trademarked as "Monster X II" in order to help keep his appearance a secret prior to the release of GODZILLA: FINAL WARS.
King Ghidorah
A three-headed dragon and long-time foe of Godzilla. Often mind-controlled, usually by aliens.
An ankylosaurus frozen for 150 million years, Anguirus is awakened and transformed by a hydrogen bomb test. Anguirus first debuted in GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN (1955) as the first monster to fight (and be defeated by) Godzilla.
The MonsterVerse King Ghidorah is also the heaviest incarnation of the character at 141,056 tons, which is nearly double the weight of the Heisei King Ghidorah, and the heaviest member of the Ghidorah group.
Destoroyah may not be the most powerful foe Godzilla ever faced, but he is the cruelest, the most vicious, and the most evil.
Emma's last words before she dies after being injured by King Ghidorah when attempting to distract him in order to save Godzilla and allow her family to escape.
Minilla (Japanese: ミニラ, Hepburn: Minira) is a kaiju who first appeared in Toho's 1967 film Son of Godzilla. He is the adopted son of Godzilla, and is sometimes referenced as Minya in the American dubbed versions.
SpaceGodzilla is a character and recurring antagonist turned protagonist in Monster Island Buddies. He is the half brother of Godzilla and Biollante.
Gojirin is, quite possibly, Godzilla's first crush.
Rodan went on to become a trusted ally of Godzilla in the Showa series, aiding him twice more in battle against King Ghidorah in the films Invasion of Astro-Monster and Destroy All Monsters.
Godzilla junior made her debut in the 1993 Japanese film Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla, in which she hatched from an egg, and was seen again in 1995's Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, where she was known as Little Godzilla.
In the original Japanese films, Godzilla and all the other monsters are referred to with gender-neutral pronouns equivalent to "it", while in the English dubbed versions, Godzilla is explicitly described as a male.
Dagon, also known to the Japanese as Raijin (雷神 Raijin), was a Titan who appeared in Godzilla: Lord of the Galaxy. He is the father of Godzilla and a partner of Rozan. Dagon was an ancient Titan that was awakened in 1954 during nuclear tests.