Talk:Godzilla (Showa) vs. Zilla Jr./@comment-26477305-20151003175430/@comment-26850821-20151004175558

The only country-buster Showa Godzilla has faced is King Ghidorah, and that's from a calculation based on the claim that King Ghidorah devastated Venus in a day. However, King Ghidorah has never displayed country-busting levels of power in combat. Godzilla never tanked a country-level attack. In fact, in Ghidorah, the Thre-Headed Monster, King Ghidorah's gravity bolts had trouble breaking through a rock to get to Rodan. King Ghidorah himself hasn't been shown to tank any country-level attacks, either. He's been hurt by less.

Probably the best concrete durability feat for a Showa-era monster comes from this calculation for Manda putting him at just below small island level, and this could probably be scaled to Godzilla's durability.

By the way, Godzilla also needed help to take down tougher enemies like King Ghidorah and MechaGodzilla. That's far from casually dealing with a country-buster.

Titanosaurus isn't really all that impressive. He has the strength to match Godzilla as well as hurricane winds, but that's about it. He would have lost to Godzilla in a one-on-one fight had MechaGodzilla not helped him. Titanosaurus was also taken down by one blast of Godzilla's atomic breath. He'd stand no chance against Zilla Jr.

Godzilla being pierced by sharp weapons comes from Gigan's blades and saws. It happens just about every time Godzilla fights Gigan. Godzilla's skin was also pierced by MechaGodzilla's missiles, which seem to have been designed to pierce. Even 2014 Godzilla was pierced by the MUTO's claws despite surviving a nuke. It's not at all that inconsistent.