SpaceGodzilla (スペースゴジラ,   Supēsugojira^?) of the IDW Publishing continuity is a heavily-modified Godzilla clone kaiju created by IDW Publishing that first appeared in the 2011 comic Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters, and made following appearances in Godzilla: Ongoing and Godzilla: Rulers of Earth.

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SpaceGodzilla's name simply comes from the English word space (スペース,   supēsu^?) and Godzilla (ゴジラ,   Gojira^?).

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Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters[]

SpaceGodzilla appeared in the last issue of the series, where he is seen looking at Earth with sinister intent.

Godzilla: Ongoing[]

SpaceGodzilla appears in Godzilla: Ongoing alongside Hedorah, Gigan and Monster X where he attacks London. In London, he comes under attack by Titanosaurus and Battra where, after a brief fight, manages to dispatch them before meeting up with Monster X in New York in order to fight Godzilla and Kiryu. During the fight, SpaceGodzilla, a heavily damaged Kiryu and Godzilla are knocked into the Hudson River by a shockwave from Monster X.

During their fight, the crew of Kiryu (Boxer, Harrison and Asuka) manage to fire the Absolute Zero Cannon on SpaceGodzilla, rendering him helpless as Godzilla obliterates the crystals on his back, apparently killing him.

Godzilla: Rulers of Earth[]

In the following series, SpaceGodzilla appeared briefly in a slide of a presentation taking place in a conference in Hawaii, where Doctor Kenji Ando is talking about the existence of Megafauna. He is only seen in a single panel of the comic, floating in his flying form in space above Earth, as Dr. Ando jokingly asks if that was the best name for the kaiju. SpaceGodzilla finally makes a full appearance in issue #17, where he is sighted by the Cryogs flying towards Earth.

As SpaceGodzilla continues on a collision course with the ship, the Cryogs deploy two Mechagodzillas to fight him off. The cold vacuum of outer space freezes the Mechagodzillas before SpaceGodzilla destroys them both. The Cryogs then send Gigan into battle. SpaceGodzilla uses his crystal-manipulating powers to shred Gigan's sails and removes his arm in the battle. His enemies defeated, SpaceGodzilla heads to Earth, sending crystal meteorites ahead of himself.

After entering Earth's atmosphere, SpaceGodzilla was attacked by several Trilopods, which dragged him to Los Angeles. Meanwhile, a Trilopod that had absorbed Megaguirus' characteristics brought Godzilla to the same location. One of the Trilopods absorbed some of SpaceGodzilla's characteristics, and proceeded to trap both Godzilla and SpaceGodzilla inside a crystal prison. SpaceGodzilla and Godzilla both realized they needed to work together in order to survive, and broke free of the prison.

Together, SpaceGodzilla and his terrestrial counterpart managed to destroy the SpaceGodzilla-Trilopod and the other Trilopods accompanying it. Once Godzilla collapsed from exhaustion after the battle, SpaceGodzilla was overcome by his hatred for him and proceeded to kick the unconscious Godzilla repeatedly and prepared to blast him with his corona beam. However, anticipating the arrival of more Trilopods, SpaceGodzilla roared hatefully in Godzilla's face then left him on the ground and retreated back to space.

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• Despite being one of Godzilla's toughest foes, SpaceGodzilla was the first monster in the IDW comics to be killed.
• The seventeenth issue of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth was the first and only time that Godzilla and SpaceGodzilla teamed up against a common enemy (the Cryogs.)

List of appearances[]

• Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters (First appearance)
• Godzilla: Ongoing
• Godzilla: Rulers of Earth

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