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Run for cover, because the most fearsome villain in kaiju history is on a rampage! Join us as we count down the most savage and terrifying moments from King Ghidorah across the entire franchise! From his meteorite birth in 1964 to possessing Mechagodzilla and obliterating cities with his devastating gravity beams, this three-headed destroyer has never held back!
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 times King Ghidorah unleashed his terrifying
00:05ferocity.
00:06There will be spoilers.
00:13Number 10. Three heads are better than one. Godzilla minus zero.
00:17Upon first surfacing in this sequel, Ghidorah is viewed as a serious threat, albeit nothing compared to Godzilla.
00:26That is until a military operation goes terribly wrong, leaving Ghidorah even stronger.
00:32How much stronger? We guessed three times, given the number of heads Ghidorah now has, achieving the rank of king.
00:38Godzilla is naturally the only force that can challenge Ghidorah, with their showdown taking place in Ginza.
00:44Despite being reduced to two heads early in the brawl, Ghidorah isn't a pushover.
00:47Ghidorah takes one of Godzilla's arms, which quickly regrows.
00:51Yet, it seems Godzilla is down for the count, as Ghidorah's energy beam buries the beast.
00:56Even with Ghidorah's head reattached, though, Godzilla prevails in one of the closest monster matches we've seen.
01:05Number 9. The Meteorite Birth and Destruction. Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster.
01:10Before Ghidorah ever faces his rivals in Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster, the film gives him an entrance worthy of
01:16a world-ending threat.
01:19A strange meteorite lands in Japan's Kurobe Valley, drawing scientists who discover that it radiates powerful magnetism and appears to
01:26be growing.
01:27The object seems mysterious enough already, but when it finally splits open, a burst of flame reveals a golden, three
01:32-headed space dragon.
01:34It's going to be a shape.
01:43Ghidorah wastes no time making his arrival everyone's problem.
01:46He takes to the skies and fires gravity beams into populated areas, blasting through the city as terrified people flee
01:52below.
01:53His attack is not a duel or a show of dominance against another monster.
01:56It's destruction inflicted on a world that hasn't even had a chance to fight back.
02:01The scale makes the moment especially grim.
02:03This creature has already devastated Venus, and Earth is now facing the same nightmare.
02:07Even his cackling makes the rampage feel unnervingly gleeful, as if wrecking a city is simply how he introduces himself.
02:13They'll take Earth's strongest forces to finally take him down.
02:31Some creatures are best left alone, but Dr. Emma Russell thought she knew better.
02:35You know the protocols. We have to terminate.
02:37I'll handle this.
02:38In Godzilla King of the Monsters, Emma and a group of eco-terrorists travel to Antarctica to awaken Monster Zero,
02:44an ancient titan trapped beneath the ice.
02:46Believing she can control these creatures using a device called the Orca, Emma triggers explosives around Ghidorah's frozen prison.
02:53Unfortunately, she's about to discover just how badly that plan could go wrong.
02:57Run.
03:02Freed from his icy prison, the three-headed alien wastes no time unleashing chaos.
03:10Who gotta be a f***ing kid?
03:11His gravity beams rip through the Monarch outpost, while his massive wings unleash hurricane force winds that send people and
03:18aircraft alike in disarray.
03:20Personnel are killed as the facility becomes a death trap, and Ghidorah shows no interest in sparing the humans who
03:25woke him.
03:26Even Godzilla's arrival doesn't immediately put an end to the destruction.
03:33Ghidorah gains the upper hand, forcing his rival to retreat when military aircraft intervene.
03:38What makes everything so brutally scary is how quickly a controlled operation turns into a massacre.
03:44The worst part? It was only the beginning.
03:46Some doors really should stay closed.
03:52Number 7. Final Battle. Destroy All Monsters.
03:56After Earth's giant creatures are freed from alien mind control, humanity is given another chance to push back against the
04:02Kilaks.
04:03It's a ship that comes from a king.
04:05You should be the owner of the King.
04:06Yes. I'm sure I'd like to use the King.
04:15Yes.
04:16And if you can't hire the King.
04:16If you forbid the King.
04:17You are the king's
04:29himself surrounded by a whole kaiju team including Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, Anguirus, Gorosaurus,
04:36and Kumanga. The effects may be outdated, but it's a well-choreographed and fierce battle.
04:41Ghidorah opens with his gravity beams, blasting opponents off their feet and making it clear that
04:46even a crowd of monsters can't bring him down easily. He takes flight with Anguirus still
04:56clamped onto one of his necks, then bites the attacker and sends him crashing to the ground.
05:14But this time, the numbers advantage belongs to the other side. The earth monsters keep attacking
05:19until Gorosaurus knocks Ghidorah off balance, giving Godzilla and Anguirus the chance to pin
05:24him down, and maul his necks. The finishing assault is savage, with Manila helping suffocate the
05:31central head, for Mothra and Kumanga deliver the final blow. Watching Ghidorah's defeat is satisfying,
05:37precisely because it takes an entire monster squad to do it.
05:45Number 6. Ghidorah possesses Mechagodzilla. Godzilla vs. Kong.
05:50This 2021 MonsterVerse film starts with two mighty titans locked in a bitter rivalry,
05:56but ends with them joining forces against a common enemy, King Ghidorah. Hoping to overthrow Godzilla,
06:01Apex Cybernetics secretly develops Mechagodzilla.
06:09This giant robotic titan is designed to match his power, and eliminate the need for a living
06:14monster to protect humanity. The plan goes wrong when the machine receives a new power source,
06:18from the hollow earth. Ghidorah's consciousness takes over, turning Apex's prized invention against
06:23the people who built it.
06:32Mechagodzilla immediately kills CEO Walter Simmons and electrocutes Ren Serizawa,
06:37before breaking free and tearing through Hong Kong.
06:44The horror is that Ghidorah doesn't even need his original body to cause carnage. His hatred seems
06:49to have found a new set of teeth, claws, and a devastating energy beam. He then overwhelms Godzilla,
06:55blasting and battering him until Kong has to step in.
07:01It's a particularly nasty comeback, because the monster's defeat apparently wasn't enough to end the
07:06threat. Honestly, that is one science project that should have stayed cancelled.
07:17Number 5. Ghidorah faces off against three forces. Ghidorah, the three-headed monster.
07:22When King Ghidorah arrives in this vintage monster flick, Earth's usual heavy hitters are too busy
07:27fighting each other to notice the bigger threat. Godzilla and Rodan have been trading blows,
07:38while the tiny larval Mothra is left to challenge the newcomer alone. Ghidorah makes short work of
07:43that mismatch, blasting Mothra and sending her tumbling. But instead of giving up, she tries to
07:51persuade Godzilla and Rodan to put their rivalry aside. They eventually join the fight, turning
07:56the encounter into a three-on-one brawl. Even with those numbers against him, Ghidorah is no easy
08:01target. His three heads attack in different directions, while his wings and beams keep the
08:10others struggling to get close. But there's another reason this fight feels so brutal. The monsters
08:15don't look like polished digital creations. The roughness of the effects makes their violence feel
08:19less like a carefully constructed spectacle, and more like a strange, primal event unfolding in front
08:24of you. Though Ghidorah is the villain, there's something unnerving about seeing these enormous
08:39creatures tear them apart. You almost forget that the fate of humanity is riding on the outcome.
08:49Number 4, Mothra's Sacrifice. Godzilla, King of the Monsters. Sometimes, the most brutal moments are
08:56the ones that leave you wishing a hero had survived. During their final confrontation, Godzilla is badly
09:01outmatched by Ghidorah. Just when the King of the Monsters seems doomed, Mothra arrives to save him.
09:10She has already fought Rodan, and nearly been defeated, but that doesn't stop her from risking
09:15everything for her friend. Giving her all as Earth's true defender, she launches herself at Ghidorah to
09:20protect the weakened Godzilla. The three-headed tyrant responds with his gravity beams, vaporizing Mothra
09:25in an instant. Her ashes rain down on Godzilla, transferring her energy and allowing him to unlock
09:39his burning form. It's a devastating sacrifice, especially after watching her fight so hard to
09:44survive her earlier battle, but Ghidorah's brutality doesn't mark the end of Mothra's story. In Godzilla
09:49X Kong, the new empire, she awakens from a deep slumber in the hollow Earth, and returns to help
09:54Godzilla face a new threat. Even Ghidorah couldn't keep this guardian down for good.
10:02Number 3. Ghidorah Burns Villages. Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster. Imagine living in a quiet
10:09Japanese village, only for a three-headed dragon to appear in the sky. Actually, don't bother
10:14imagining it. You probably wouldn't survive the nightmare that is King Ghidorah. Downright cruel,
10:22this extraterrestrial menace goes berserk when Mothra, Rodan, and Godzilla team up against him
10:27towards the end of Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster. As the final battle rages, Ghidorah fires
10:32golden gravity beams across the countryside, laying towns to waste, while civilians have nowhere to run.
10:41He doesn't care who gets hurt in the process. His only desire is destruction. Are we even surprised?
10:47This is the same monster whose arrival from a meteorite brought devastation, with a history of
10:52destroying Venus thousands of years earlier. Even with three powerful creatures fighting back,
10:56Ghidorah remains a terrifying threat, capable of turning the tide with a single barrage. Sure,
11:01his appearance might not seem as frightening by modern standards, but back then, the idea of an
11:05unstoppable alien dragon raining destruction from the skies was nightmare fuel.
11:10Number two, Ghidorah blasts Godzilla, Godzilla Final Wars. Godzilla spends most of Godzilla Final
11:17Wars tearing through his enemies, defeating one monster after another.
11:24Just when it seems the king of the monsters has nothing left to prove, the zillions unleash their
11:28ultimate weapon, Monster X. This very creature has it out for Godzilla, and it shows in its aggressive combat style.
11:41The two titans clash in a fierce battle, trading devastating blows across Tokyo's ruins. But
11:47Monster X has one final surprise. Transforming into Kaiser Ghidorah, the alien reveals a far more terrifying
11:53form, complete with three heads and overwhelming power. Godzilla fires his atomic breath, only for
11:58Ghidorah's gravity beams to overpower it, sending him crashing through the wreckage.
12:08The three-headed beast then kicks Godzilla while he's down, before seizing him with its jaws and
12:13draining his energy. Even Earth's mightiest monster is pushed to the brink of death. Fortunately, Shinichi
12:19Ozaki transfers his Kaiser energy to Godzilla, which gives him the power to fight back. When even Earth's
12:24fiercest protector can't hold his own, you know Ghidorah is in a league of his own.
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12:46Number 1. Overkill Gravity Beams on Washington DC. Godzilla King of the Monsters. When King Ghidorah decides
12:53he's in charge, everyone else is in for a world of pain. Dr. Emma Russell soon realizes she's made a
12:59terrible mistake by helping unleash this alien menace.
13:02Man does not control the laws of nature, and neither do you.
13:08Things get worse when Madison's orca broadcasts a signal that draws Ghidorah and the other
13:13Titans to Boston. What follows is a wreckage of unbelievable proportions.
13:21Honestly, it feels like Judgment Day has arrived. Military aircraft swarm the skies,
13:26firing on a three-headed monster that towers over buildings and answers their assault with
13:30devastating gravity beams. Streets crumble as Ghidorah and Godzilla collide,
13:35smashing through structures with every blow.
13:43So, above the city, Mothra battles Rodan, adding another deadly confrontation to the chaos. Ghidorah
13:49even grabs Godzilla, carries him high into the atmosphere, then drops him like a rock.
14:03BELOW, terrified residents scramble for shelter, as the city becomes a battlefield for creatures
14:08far beyond human control. Still, we can't pin all this destruction on Ghidorah alone.
14:12Godzilla is fighting back just as fiercely, and when two monsters brawl, humans and cities pay the price.
14:29Which is the most brutal moment to you? Let us know in the comments section.