Hulk VS Godzilla is an upcoming episode of Death Battle, featuring The Hulk from Marvel Comics and Godzilla from the Godzilla series in a battle between irradiated destructive monsters.
Interlude
Ringmaster shouts...
The screen then statics into playing the Death Battle intro.
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Wiz & Boomstick by Brandon Yates  
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Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle.
The Hulk
Godzilla
Prelude
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set. We've run the data through all possibilities.
Boomstick: IT'S TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLEEE!!!
Death Battle
Results
We cut to the "Winner" card.
Wiz: The winner is...
Original Track
Composition
The track for this fight is "???" by ???.
Title
The title references…
Cover Art
The cover art depicts...
Trivia
Production
- The core connections between the Hulk and Godzilla are that they are both nigh-invincible monsters and one-man armies that were created through exposure to radiation (Bruce Banner was struck by gamma rays in an experiment gone wrong while attempting to save the life of Rick Jones, while Godzilla was an ordinary prehistoric creature that had mutated as a result of an American hydrogen bomb test) and are symbolic metaphors on the dangers and paranoia of nuclear war, as well as how humanity's apathy and ignorance to the human condition led to the creation of the worst kinds of monsters (the Hulk is a physical manifestation of Bruce's internal struggle and trauma from all the abuse he endured from his father as a child, while Godzilla is seen as the physical manifestation of humanity's destructive nature). However, while both have destructively rampaged before, they are more often heroes who help protect humanity from powerful threats; as a result, they are perceived as both saviors and dangerous monsters due to their terrifying power, leading to them being hunted down by international governments on several occasions. In addition:
- Both are capable of absorbing a certain type of radiation to empower themselves (gamma radiation and atomic radiation, respectively) and have the ability to regenerate from wounds.
- Both have fought similar enemies, such as antagonistic counterparts created by the government to rival them (Red Hulk and Mechagodzilla, respectively), technologically advanced foes (both Ultron and the Leader for Hulk, and Mechagodzilla, Mecha-King Ghidorah, and Gigan for Godzilla, respectively), and creatures gone wrong (Abomination and Hedorah, respectively).
- Both have sons with powers similar to them (Skaar and Godzilla Junior, respectively).
- Both were heavily inspired by monstrous icons that came before them (Stan Lee was inspired by both Frankenstein's Monster and Dr. Jeckyll/Mr. Hyde, while Tomoyuki Tanaka purposefully drew influence from the original King Kong and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms' Rhedosaurus).
- Both had comic runs where they traversed through and faced off against Hell itself (Immortal Hulk and Godzilla in Hell, respectively).
- Both have previously crossed over in the comic series Godzilla, King of the Monsters.
- This episode was confirmed during the Save Death Battle Kickstarter, having been the $700,000 stretch goal reward alongside another unrevealed episode.
- It was previously an option for Season 11's Tournament of Champions where, as part of Death Battle's paid YouTube membership, members were able to vote for one matchup to become an episode. This episode was an option for Week 7, but it lost to Palpatine VS Xehanort.
- This makes it the fourth matchup that lost a fan poll to be made into an episode, after Among Us VS Fall Guys, Kratos VS Asura, and Simon the Digger VS White Lantern, and with the next one being Gru VS Megamind.
- This is the second losing Tournament of Champions matchup to do so, after Kratos VS Asura, and with the next one being Gru VS Megamind.
- This makes it the fourth matchup that lost a fan poll to be made into an episode, after Among Us VS Fall Guys, Kratos VS Asura, and Simon the Digger VS White Lantern, and with the next one being Gru VS Megamind.
- It was previously an option for Season 11's Tournament of Champions where, as part of Death Battle's paid YouTube membership, members were able to vote for one matchup to become an episode. This episode was an option for Week 7, but it lost to Palpatine VS Xehanort.
- Hulk VS Godzilla was considered when Ben Singer was first gauging what Hulk match to do during Season 3, with it showing up on a public poll he held at the time (where it lost to both Hulk VS Doomsday, which would happen later that year, and Hulk VS Broly, which would happen in some form in Season 7).
- Luis Cruz was previously commissioned for 3D art of this matchup.[1]
Other
- This is the 21st Marvel VS non-DC-themed episode, after Thor VS Raiden, Beast VS Goliath, Darth Vader VS Doctor Doom, Wolverine VS Raiden, Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, Android 18 VS Captain Marvel, Shredder VS Silver Samurai, Carnage VS Lucy, Ultron VS Sigma, Black Widow VS Widowmaker, Deadpool VS Mask, Genos VS War Machine, Venom VS Crona, Hulk VS Broly, Iron Fist VS Po, Korra VS Storm, Thor VS Vegeta, Magneto VS Tetsuo, Stitch VS Rocket Raccoon, and Galactus VS Unicron.
- This is the eighth Comic Book VS Movie themed episode, after Darth Vader VS Doctor Doom, She-Ra VS Wonder Woman, Hulk VS Broly, Iron Fist VS Po, Stitch VS Rocket Raccoon, Galactus VS Unicron, and Omni-Man VS Bardock.
- This is the 18th Anti-Heroes-themed episode, after Kratos VS Spawn, Vegeta VS Shadow, Ragna VS Sol Badguy, Wolverine VS Raiden, Dante VS Bayonetta, Mewtwo VS Shadow, Wario VS King Dedede, Ghost Rider VS Lobo, Sasuke VS Hiei, Deadpool VS Mask, Winter Soldier VS Red Hood, Venom VS Crona, Hulk VS Broly, Shadow VS Ryuko, Guts VS Dimitri, Omni-Man VS Bardock, and Kratos VS Asura.
- This is the 40th episode to feature a returning combatant, after Zitz VS Leonardo, Batman VS Captain America, Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2015), Goku VS Superman 2, Pokémon VS Digimon, Mewtwo VS Shadow, Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, Metal Sonic VS Zero, Thor VS Wonder Woman, Black Panther VS Batman, Ryu VS Jin, Mario VS Sonic (2018), Mega Man Battle Royale, Captain Marvel VS Shazam, Dragonzord VS Mechagodzilla, Ganondorf VS Dracula, Deadpool VS Mask, Leonardo VS Red Ranger Jason, She-Ra VS Wonder Woman, Venom VS Crona, Hulk VS Broly, Shadow VS Ryuko, Lex Luthor VS Doctor Doom, Link VS Cloud (2021), Batman VS Iron Man, Akuma VS Shao Kahn, Thor VS Vegeta, Boba Fett VS Predator, Excalibur VS Raiden, Darth Vader VS Obito Uchiha, Phoenix VS Raven, Guts VS Dimitri, Goku VS Superman (2023), Omni-Man VS Bardock, Bowser VS Eggman, Kratos VS Asura, Master Chief VS Doom Slayer, Aang VS Traveler, and Ash VS Yugi.
- This is the 28th episode to feature a returning loser, after Batman VS Captain America, Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2015), Goku VS Superman 2, Pokémon VS Digimon, Mewtwo VS Shadow, Thor VS Wonder Woman, Black Panther VS Batman, Ryu VS Jin, Mario VS Sonic (2018), Mega Man Battle Royale, Captain Marvel VS Shazam, Dragonzord VS Mechagodzilla, Leonardo VS Red Ranger Jason, She-Ra VS Wonder Woman, Hulk VS Broly, Shadow VS Ryuko, Lex Luthor VS Doctor Doom, Link VS Cloud (2021), Batman VS Iron Man, Thor VS Vegeta, Boba Fett VS Predator, Darth Vader VS Obito Uchiha, Goku VS Superman (2023), Bowser VS Eggman, Kratos VS Asura, Master Chief VS Doom Slayer, and Ash VS Yugi.
- This is the 26th episode to feature a returning winner, after Zitz VS Leonardo, Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2015), Goku VS Superman 2, Deadpool VS Pinkie Pie, Metal Sonic VS Zero, Thor VS Wonder Woman, Black Panther VS Batman, Mario VS Sonic (2018), Ganondorf VS Dracula, Leonardo VS Red Ranger Jason, She-Ra VS Wonder Woman, Venom VS Crona, Lex Luthor VS Doctor Doom, Link VS Cloud (2021), Batman VS Iron Man, Akuma VS Shao Kahn, Thor VS Vegeta, Excalibur VS Raiden, Phoenix VS Raven, Guts VS Dimitri, Goku VS Superman (2023), Omni-Man VS Bardock, Master Chief VS Doom Slayer, and Aang VS Traveler.
- This is the 13th episode to feature two returning combatants, after Boba Fett VS Samus Aran (2015), Goku VS Superman 2, Thor VS Wonder Woman, Mario VS Sonic (2018), Leonardo VS Red Ranger Jason, Lex Luthor VS Doctor Doom, Link VS Cloud (2021), Batman VS Iron Man, Akuma VS Shao Kahn, Thor VS Vegeta, Goku VS Superman (2023), Bowser VS Eggman, and Master Chief VS Doom Slayer.
- This is the 10th episode to feature a double returner, after Black Panther VS Batman, Deadpool VS Mask, Leonardo VS Red Ranger Jason, She-Ra VS Wonder Woman, Shadow VS Ryuko, Batman VS Iron Man, Thor VS Vegeta, Boba Fett VS Predator, and Goku VS Superman (2023).