One of those Shōwa era appearances was Godzilla vs. Gigan. The plot of that film had a pair of extraterrestrials take over the body of a deceased teacher and his favorite student. Their goal?

For seasoned Godzilla fans, it's a dead ringer for the red glow of Gigan's visor. Gigan is an alien cyborg kaiju who first appeared in the 1972 classic Godzilla vs. Gigan, in which he was ...

It's possible that Godzilla x Kong: Supernova's villain isn't SpaceGodzilla or Gigan, but an underrated 54-year-old kaiju. The sixth film in the Monsterverse franchise, directed by Grant Sputore ...

The Nebulans had come to Earth with the intent of taking it over and turning it into one of their colonies, but Godzilla put a stop to it. As for Gigan, it would reappear over the years and even ...

by slashing budgets and lowering ambition. Godzilla vs. Gigan pits Godzilla (by this point long established as a reliable protector of Japan rather than its destroyer) against his old foe King ...

perhaps lending weight to the theories that Godzilla x Kong: Supernova will tackle monsters coming from above rather than below (SpaceGodzilla and Gigan are the two most popular suggestions for ...