19 Movie Monsters Godzilla Was Supposed To Fight (& Why They Never Happened)

Godzilla has fought numerous foes over the years, and even more have been planned without ever coming to fruition. The beloved kaiju first appeared in 1954’s Godzilla, a thoughtful and powerful monster-movie rumination on the horrors of the nuclear bomb. While the film did feature a scene where Godzilla fights a giant octopus, it was much more focused on the love triangle between its three central human characters and the ethics of developing super-weapons. Starting immediately with the first sequel, Godzilla Raids Again, Godzilla movies started to live up to their franchise’s reputation, becoming much more about watching giant monsters punch each other.