Forget Godzilla And Kong - The Titan That The MonsterVerse Truly Needs Is Gamera, Guardian Of The Universe

With a few notable exceptions, like the original "Gojira" and 2016's spectacular "Shin Godzilla," kaiju movies and their derivatives are made or broken on the strength of the headlining match. Think of them like WrestleMania bouts. In the red corner, the lizard with the heart of nukes; in the blue corner, the three-headed dragon from space. This formula has worked pretty well for the genre over the years, and the MonsterVerse is no different.

While 2014's "Godzilla" and 2017's "Kong: Skull Island" pit the two titular Titans against relatively forgettable foes, 2019's "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" ups the stakes by bringing in a bunch of fan favorites. Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah all enter the fray in the franchise's third film, and all are left bowing to Godzilla by the movie's ending. "Godzilla vs. Kong" features plenty of battles between the series' two protagonists, but it also introduces a new version of Mechagodzilla for them to team-up against.

Here's the problem: The MonsterVerse has now used up most of the famous kaiju from the "Godzilla" and "King Kong" franchises. Mechagodzilla, Mothra, Ghidorah, and Rodan are easily Gojira's most recognizable opponents, and Kong has generally been a solo act. You could bring in a less famous repeat offender like Gigan, or an iconic one-off foe like Destroyah (who actually killed the Japanese Godzilla back in 1995), but that's iffy. Both kaiju rely on big interstellar storylines that don't really fit with the MonsterVerse's current "Hollow Earth" lore. That's where Gamera comes in.