Maser Cannons

When conventional weapons fail at Tateyama, humanity turns to the skeleton of the first Godzilla.

In the 2002 film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, humanity's primary line of defense against the returning kaiju threat includes specialized weaponry like the maser cannon. Lieutenant Akane Yashiro serves as a technician for these devices within the Anti-Megalosaurus Force (AMF). During her first engagement with a new member of Godzilla's species at Tateyama, she manned a maser cannon but found herself unable to kill the creature. This initial failure set off a chain of events where Akane panicked, accidentally knocking a jeep off the road—a vehicle that Godzilla subsequently stepped on, killing her comrades inside.

Quick Facts

Affiliation: Anti-Megalosaurus Force (AMF)
Primary target: New member of Godzilla's species

Lore & Background

Forty-five years after the first Godzilla's attack and death, a new member of the species emerged. Lieutenant Akane Yashiro, operating as a maser-cannon technician for the Anti-Megalosaurus Force (AMF), engaged this threat at Tateyama. Despite her efforts, she could not kill the beast. The battle turned tragic when panic caused her to knock a jeep off the road; Godzilla then stepped on it, killing the comrades inside. This failure prompted scientists, including single father Tokumitsu Yuhara, to pivot strategies entirely. Rather than relying on further maser attempts, they gathered to build a cyborg mecha from the skeleton of the first Godzilla. This new weapon, codenamed MFS-3 Kiryu, was inducted into the Japan Xenomorph Self-Defense Forces (JXSDF), effectively replacing the reliance on standard maser cannons for the primary defense against Godzilla.