For his Godzilla directorial debut in 2001’s “GMK: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack”, Shusuke Kaneko decided to give Godzilla a whole new look. He took both the designs of the Godzilla 1954 suit and the Heisei series suits and combined them to keep Godzilla looking like he did in the good old days, but he also looked very modern. The Soukougeki-Goji, infact, is the tallest suit in the entire history of Godzilla, measuring in at over seven feet tall. Significant muscle was given to this suit and the pointer and thumb claws were made longer then the other two. The pupils and irises in the eyes were removed, projecting the impression of Godzilla's now evil nature. Godzilla's dorsal plates also shrank in size from the previous Millennium suit designs and returned to their original look, smooth and bone-white in color. The skin of the suit also returned to its original texture and charcoal gray color. My only complaint about this suit would have to be that it appears to have a sort of “pot-belly”, making Godzilla look like he’s been drinking a bit too much Saki over the years.
