Despite having 2 in the American title, this film is actually not a sequel. The number was added for international distribution due to their being a Showa film sharing the same name.
The United Nations establish the United Nation Godzilla Countermeasures Center(UNGCC). Their military branch G-Force salvages the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah to create Mechagodzilla, their ultimate weapon against Godzilla. On an island in the Bering Sea, a large dinosaur egg is discovered. Before long, the giant pteranodon Rodan shows up. Godzilla then arrives on the island and battles Rodan as the researchers escape. Rodan is defeated. The egg is taken back to Japan where it hatches.
Turns out to be a Godzillasaurus like Godzilla, but a non aggressive species. By studying it, They discover it has a second brain in it lower back. They use this info in their strategy against Godzilla. Rodan, now with some sort of fire breath, arrives and ruins their plans. They send Mechagodzilla out which defeats Rodan. They successfully incapacitate Godzilla by destroying his second brain. Rodan arises once more, and transfers his life force to Godzilla which repairs his second brain, Godzilla, now supercharged, destroys Mechagodzilla, then heads out to sea with the Godzillasaurus.
Unlike the earlier incarnation of the character, Mechagodzilla was turned into a weapon against Godzilla rather than a threat to earth. This film is when mankind finally stands a chance against Godzilla. Godzilla's first encounter with it almost overwhelms him. At the beginning of the film, the narration speaks of two weapons being built. The other being an attack plane called Garuda.
For the finale, the two machines combine to create Super-Mechagodzilla which almost kills Godzilla. Rodan is kept pretty tradition in design and abilities until the third act when he gets some sort of fire breath. The reason for this isn't entirely clear. The Godzillasaurus AKA Baby Godzilla, actually looks like a reptile rather than the puffy monstrosity of earlier version. There's a subplot involving a woman who Baby Godzilla has latch itself upon considering her its mother. Kind of touching. The fights between Godzilla and Mechagodzilla involve very little physical combat. It's primarily projectiles. Mechagodzilla's attacks against Godzilla is just an onslaught of various weapons giving him no chance to recover. When Godzilla finally defeats Mechagodzilla, he has gained a enhance atomic beam which obliterates the it. With explosive special effects and a great re- imagining of classic monsters, this is one of the best of the Heisei.
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