London

A sculpture of Godzilla in London's River Thames, near Tower Bridge, to promote the release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

London is a city in Europe, and the capital of the United Kingdom. It has been featured in multiple pieces of Godzilla and other kaiju media, among the most prominent being the Atari–Pipeworks video game trilogy of Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee, Save the Earth, and Unleashed.

History

• The Lost World (1925)
• Warning from Space (1956) [mentioned]
• Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) [mentioned]
• The Giant Behemoth (1959)
• Konga (1961)
• Gorgo (1961)
• The Last War (1961)
• Destroy All Monsters (1968) [mentioned]
• Godzilla: The Series (TV 1998–2000) [episodes 13, 22]
• GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
• Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) [mentioned]
• Godzilla Singular Point (TV 2021)
• Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (TV 2026) [name in episode 13]
• Godzilla x Kong: Supernova (2027)

The Lost World

Professor Challenger accepts an offer to finance a mission to go to the plateau where dinosaurs still live after being ridiculed at the Zoological Hall. A year later, after returning from the plateau, Challenger is speaking to scientists at the Zoological Hall about his story and "living proof", the Brontosaurus. However, while being unloaded from the ship, the Brontosaurus escapes from its cage when the ropes break and rampages around London. However, the Brontosaurus ends up leaving the city by swimming to the east, reaching the sea via the Thames Estuary.

Showa era

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Steve Martin, observing the chaos left by Godzilla's main attack on Tokyo, compares the destruction to that of the Blitz in London during the Second World War.

The Last War

Tower Bridge, seconds before its destruction in The Last War

Following the destruction of Tokyo by an Alliance missile, London was one of several other cities to be attacked in the ensuing war. A nuclear missile exploded near Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, wiping both landmarks off the map in addition to the rest of the city.

Destroy All Monsters

Manda was deployed by the Kilaaks to attack London, England. After attacking the city off-screen, Manda departed from London to join Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra's attack on Tokyo.

The Giant Behemoth

After the Paleosaurus became irradiated by nuclear waste in the northern Atlantic Ocean, it travelled to London to die in the fresh water of the River Thames. Its body gave off lethal pulses of radiation as it travelled, and it rampaged in London until Dr. Steve Karnes killed the Paleosaurus with a radium torpedo.

Konga

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After Konga was injected with more of the growth serum, he broke out of Dr. Decker's laboratory by breaking the roof. He grabbed Dr. Decker and trekked through the streets of London, although he spared any further buildings from destruction. He approached Big Ben as soldiers arrived to take down the monstrous ape. With a barrage from their semi-machine guns and bazookas, Konga died, fell to the ground, and returned to his original form as a baby chimp, lying next to the dead body of his creator.

Gorgo

Ogra attacks Big Ben in Gorgo

Gorgo was transported to London after being discovered off the coast of Ireland. Ogra, his mother, traveled to London to find him, and a battle between Ogra, Gorgo and the British military ensued. After destroying several of the city's landmarks, Ogra found and rescued her son from the enclosure he was being contained in, and the two monsters left peacefully.

Godzilla: The Series

"Monster Wars: Part 2"

When the Leviathan Aliens took control of Earth's monsters, they sent Crustaceous Rex to attack London.

"Monster Wars: Part 3"

The Crustaceous Rex continued its assault on London until H.E.A.T. severed the Leviathan Aliens' mind control. The British military proceeded to knock the monster unconscious, ending its attack.

"Future Shock"

In a dark future where genetically engineered monsters called D.R.A.G.M.A.s had overrun the planet, a battle-hardened Dr. Mendel Craven showed the rest of his time-displaced team footage captured by Victor "Animal" Palotti of the monsters attacking London. A damaged Big Ben can be seen in the background.

Monsterverse

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

After King Ghidorah caused a mass awakening of Titans with his call, Admiral William Stenz named London as one of the cities under attack.

Reiwa era

GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters

Bilusaludo UFOs over Westminster, London in GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters

Dogora attacked London in September 2002, causing 3.9 million deaths. London was also the location of the Bilusaludo's first contact with Earth; fleets of their spaceships entered the Earth's atmosphere over the United Kingdom, and were observed hovering over Westminster.

Godzilla Singular Point

As monsters spread across the planet, a school of Manda appeared in the Strait of Dover and began moving inland into the United Kingdom, traveling up the River Thames through London. With clouds of red dust appearing shortly afterwards, flocks of Rodan moved into the country.

Video games

• Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (2002) - Nintendo GameCube and Microsoft Xbox
• Godzilla: Save the Earth (2004) - Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox
• Godzilla: Unleashed (2007) - Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 2
• Godzilla Defense Force (2019) - iOS and Android
• Godzilla Battle Line (2021) - iOS, Android and Microsoft Windows

Comics

• Konga #1 (1961)
• Gorgo #1 (1961)
• King Kong in the Microcosmos #1-2 (c. 1979) [mentioned]
• Godzilla #10–11 (1996)
• Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #9 (2011)
• Godzilla #8–11 (2013)
• Godzilla Rivals: Vs. King Ghidorah (2022)
• Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King! #3 (2022)
• Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - Summer Smash (2023)
• Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre #1 (2024)
• Godzilla: Heist #1–5 (2025)
• Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #2–4 (2025)

Godzilla

During Professor Elmer Mason's time-travelling heist, G-Force sent Burton Helzer and Dr. Marina Meltev to 1588 England to counter any attacks on London. After attacking numerous Britain-related locations and ships, Mason ransacked a Victorian-era zoo for exotic animals while Godzilla rampaged through London.

Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters

Despite no kaiju appearing in Britain, London was still repeatedly said to be destroyed.

Godzilla

SpaceGodzilla destroying Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster in Godzilla

SpaceGodzilla first landed on Earth in London, and immediately attacked the city. He was soon attacked by Battra and Titanosaurus, though he swiftly defeated them and left London to join Monster X in New York.

Godzilla Rivals: Vs. King Ghidorah

Alongside Tokyo, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Sydney, Moscow and Cairo, London was one of the cities attacked by the Xiliens, with a Xilien UFO blowing up Big Ben by firing its energy ray at it.

Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre

After being driven out of New York City by Jay Gatsby and his G-Force, Godzilla made his way to England and attacked the city of London. Included among his destruction was Big Ben, which Sherlock Holmes witnessed collapse of. As the city burned, Dracula and his brides watched the devastation from Carfax Abbey, with Dracula remarking that the city had just become very interesting.

Trivia

• In The Lost World, George Challenger lives in London at the fictitious address of 11 Enmore Park, Kensington, West.

References

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