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{{quote| ''When a black mountain appears in the sky, and the red sun rises in the West, a monster will appear and try to destroy the world''.<br />
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''When the people of Okinawa are in danger, a monster will appear and save them''. }}
{{quote| ~ Two prophecies of the Azumi Royal Family}}
 
Both of the prophecies above are put to the test in Godzilla's 20th anniversary outing, ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]''. The monster that will try to save the people of Okinawa is King Shisa, the ancient guardian of the Azumi Royal Family. The monster that will destroy the world...is at first believed to be Godzilla, but after Godzilla's ally Anguirus is brutally attacked and wounded by the beast, people start to notice that something is off. When Godzilla attacks a refinery, another Godzilla appears. A vicious battle soon follows, where the first Godzilla soon sheds its skin in a fiery display to reveal a mechanical weapon of destruction: Mechagodzilla. The resulting battle ends in a draw, but questions remain. Who built Mechagodzilla, and why?
{{quote| ''When a black mountain appears in the sky, and the red sun rises in the West, a monster will appear and try to destroy the world''.<br />
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''When the people of Okinawa are in danger, a monster will appear and save them''. }}
 
{{quote| ~ Two prophecies of the Azumi Royal Family}}
 
Both of the prophecies above are put to the test in Godzilla's 20th anniversary outing, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. The monster that will try to save the people of Okinawa is King Shisa, the ancient guardian of the Azumi Royal Family. The monster that will destroy the world...is at first believed to be Godzilla, but after Godzilla's ally Anguirus is brutally attacked and wounded by the beast, people start to notice that something is off. When Godzilla attacks a refinery, another Godzilla appears. A vicious battle soon follows, where the first Godzilla soon sheds its skin in a fiery display to reveal a mechanical weapon of destruction: Mechagodzilla. The resulting battle ends in a draw, but questions remain. Who built Mechagodzilla, and why?
 
The answer to the above questions is that a race of aliens from "The Third Planet of the Black Hole," or Simians, have come to Earth to setup a new home for themselves. Instead of asking nicely, however, they've decided that the best option is to use Mechagodzilla to destroy a sizable portion of Japan to make way for their own settlement.
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''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' was released in 1974, as the 14th Godzilla movie and in honor of the King of the Monster's twentieth birthday. The film was directed by Jun Fukuda, with music by Masaru Sato and SFX work by Teruyoshi Nakano.
 
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=== This film contians examples of the following: ===
 
* [[Alien Invasion]]: Once again. This was very common in the late Godzilla films.
* [[Attack Reflector]]: King Shisa can reflect Mechagodzilla's eye beams with his own eyes.
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