1. Godzilla isn’t just a 70-foot lizard. It’s a radiation/karma-generated fantasy amphibian monster/hero metaphor with atomic ray breath and modern-weapon-negating powers and plot armor and you-can’t-kill-Godzilla-armor.
2. A plain 70-foot lizard would be studied if it were away from human habitation, or probably killed if it came near human habitation, because human authorities tend to be self-centered short-sighted fools, who unless someone wiser and with a better plan is around, will even shoot things like bears or lions if they think there’s any risk to humans that can be reduced by shooting them.
3. On the other hand, large crocodiles (which can get up to around 20 feet long) are often just left alone even in parks or people’s yards in places like Florida, unless they’re getting into trouble. They’re quite common and usually you can get within a few feet of them and they will just continue doing their thing (usually resting and hanging out, it seemed to me when I saw them in person).
4. A plain 70-foot lizard would not be particularly hard to kill for people with rifles. It wouldn’t warrant any special military planning.
@ragingloli “I mean, realistically, the thing would collapse under its own weight the moment more than 50% of its body was out of the water.”
How sure are you about that?