Mechagodzilla, also known as Kiryu, is a cybernetic mecha that appears in IDW Publishing's Godzilla: The Half-Century War.
Design[]
Appearance[]
Mechagodzilla shares the same design as the Mechagodzilla incarnation of the Millennium series. It is a bipedal mech modeled after Godzilla, with metallic plating over black circuity. Its head has three horns and yellow eyes.
History[]
Kiryu was constructed by the Anti-Megalosaurus Force. Kiryu is deployed to Antarctica where the AMF has just completed constructing the Dimension Tide, which they hope will finally stop the space monsters King Ghidorah and Gigan. Godzilla arrives and battles the space monsters, but is badly outmatched. Luckily, Ota Murakami takes command of Kiryu and assists Godzilla in the battle. The AMF activates the Dimension Tide, and the combined efforts of Kiryu and Godzilla manage to banish Gigan and King Ghidorah into a black hole.
Before Godzilla can escape, Kiryu stabs him and holds him still. As the black hole tears Kiryu apart, the cockpit is exposed, allowing Murakami to finally see Godzilla face-to-face. Eventually, the force of the black hole destroys Kiryu and apparently sucks Godzilla in as well, though Godzilla's dorsal plates are visible breaking the water in the aftermath of the battle.
