With not one but two major Godzilla events coming up – the release of Godzilla Minus One in North American theaters on December 1, and the debut of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters on Apple TV+ on November 17 – we figured it was a great time to revisit and expand our Giant Movie Monster Face-Off.
In IGN’s series of Face-Offs, you, the IGN reader, get to vote and help decide the outcome of these epic match-ups. In this case, we’re pitting giant monsters – call ‘em kaiju if you like – against more giant monsters. And while boring human characters are usually also a part of movies like this, we’re keeping them off our list!
We’ve picked 83 of our favorite giant movie monsters – from Godzilla to Kong, the Kraken to Dune’s sandworms, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man to Smaug, and beyond – and now it’s time for you to help determine which is the greatest of them all.
(And don't forget, you can pass on a Face-Off round if you don't know a character by just hitting "skip" at the bottom of the page.)
Click here to start voting in the greatest giant movie monster/kaiju of all time Face-Off!
What Is a Face-Off?
Like the name suggests, a Face-Off pits two things against one another and you decide which one is the superior of the two. In this case, you are voting to determine what is the greatest giant movie monster/kaiju of all time. It's possible to see certain creatures multiple times, so you can keep voting for your favorites to ensure they get ranked higher than the rest. A group of giant monster movie experts here at IGN picked the list of 83 critters for you to choose from. These get randomly paired up and each time you pick a winner, it's tracked.
How Is the Winner Determined?
When voting ends on the evening of Nov. 13, we tally up the total number of "wins" and "losses" each monster has and create a ranked list based on your choices that will go live on Nov. 17. The giant monster that won the most matchups will be crowned the "winner," and in the event of a tied number of "wins," the one with the least "losses" will take the top spot. If you continue to keep voting for your favorite monster, they'll have a better chance of ranking high on the list. You can vote as many times as you want until the Face-Off closes.
How Do I Know When I’ve Clicked Through Everything?
It's difficult to know when you've seen every kaiju included because they are matched randomly, and there are many possible match-ups. Playing until you vote for all your favorites or ensuring that certain creatures don't get in the winner's circle are different options you can take with a Face-Off. By deciding the winner throughout all these match-ups, you're ensuring that your picks for the greatest monster will have a fighting chance to reach the top of the list.
Which Giant Movie Monsters Have You Included?
The list was chosen by IGN’s experts on the topic. We decided to include the most recognizable giant movie monsters as well as some classics from earlier decades which may be better known to fans of the genre.
