30 films* across 60 years. It's an incredible legacy.

Godzilla A Visual History 29 IMAGES

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Here's IGN's visual history of every single film, from the 1954 original to Gareth Edwards' recent blockbuster. Along the way, Godzilla's been reinvented and reimagined; he's been both hero and villain; he's fought sentient flowers, three-headed dragons, pollution, and even reluctantly embraced fatherhood.*We're not counting the Raymond Burr American versions separately, since they reuse so much footage from the Japanese originals, but they are name-checked above. Alright?

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