Is this our first look at a fully regenerated Shin Godzilla?

Action figure gives us a closer look at the resurgent Godzilla

 

 

If you've seen the trailer or any of the images for Godzilla Resurgence released so far, you'll know that this version of the King of Monsters isn't quite as photogenic as some of his previous incarnations. In fact, Shin Godzilla is downright gruesome; a mangy concatenation of scales, scars and exposed gristle. Rumour has it, however, that Godzilla will not stay in this attenuated state for the entire film, but will slowly regenerate over time, ending the film, presumably, in a state that more closely resembles the Godzilla we all know and love.

He's certainly looking a little less peaky in the image above which shows a Godzilla markedly less gaunt and wasted than the one glimpsed in the film's other promotional materials. Of course, this could just be down to the sculpt - at a glance, this Godzilla still seems to be crisscrossed with scars and wounds - as this particular line of figures isn't exactly known for its movie-accurate modelling.

Personally, I think this one's down to the sculpt, although I do believe we will see Godzilla in different stages of recovery in the final film. If (as is believed) this is the original Godzilla, rising, revenant-like, after being exposed to the oxygen destroyer at the end of Godzilla 1954, the film may even kick off with an even mangier, more grizzled version of the Big G than the one we've seen so far. The image of a grossly malformed, half-skeletal Godzilla rising out of the ocean like the world's largest zombie would be pretty terrifying. 

Source: Scified.com