The 2014 Godzilla's face is blocky, its neck is broad and is the first iteration of the character to feature gills. Lead creature and concept designer Matt Allsopp and WETA Workshop creature designers Andrew Baker, Christian Pearce, and Greg Broadmore were tasked with bringing Godzilla into a contemporary reality while honoring his classic silhouette. Similar to the 2007 Godzilla, the 2014 Godzilla is completely computer-generated. As such, he was given a brand new appearance that didn't look radically different from the previously established Godzilla designs, unlike the TriStar Godzilla design from the 1998 film did, however, similar to the TriStar design, it was intended to have a more realistic approach. Design 2014 designįor Godzilla's return, it was determined to give the King of the Monsters a newly revamped look. The Iwi know Godzilla's species as Zo-zla-halawa, which is roughly translated by Dr. The resulting scientific dubbing of Titanus Gojira comes from the Latin term "Titanus", meaning "Titan", and "Gojira" (ゴジラ, Gojira ?, To), meaning "Godzilla" in Japanese. Michael Dougherty later revealed that the name "Godzilla" is not the primary name of the monster, but instead a nickname, with the scientific name used within the film's universe being "Gojira". With that said, most of the English-speaking characters gradually begin to describe him as "Godzilla" throughout the film's events.
Ishiro Serizawa also refers to him as "Gojira", before "Godzilla" is formally used.
According to Eiji Serizawa, "Gojira" is a Japanese conjunction of gorira (ゴリラ ?), meaning "gorilla", and kujira (鯨 or クジラ), meaning "whale", as with most incarnations of the name. Godzilla originally gained his true name from the Pacific islanders, who referred to him as "Gojira". In Godzilla: Awakening, Godzilla is referred to as a " MUTO" due to him not having a name at the time.