What if I told you about a world where what you thought you knew was wrong? That's the gist of the world you are about to enter. It is a world of action, adventure, science fiction, romance, and even humor. A world shrouded in mystery, where everyone is waiting for the next surprise. A world…of monsters. That is what our story is about.
This…is Monster World.
This brand-new fanfiction series is a crossover between the Godzilla movies, the works of H.P. Lovecraft, and the infamous anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. Note that this prologue being posted on Godzilla's 60th birthday is no coincidence.
First off, some things to note. I have never watched NGE, and probably never will. But I have read enough about the series to know the basic premise. I've also never read anything by H.P. Lovecraft, but I can tell you that the Great Old Ones are the new Angels. But they're not the only villains. No, we also have all of Godzilla's classic enemies. And his allies. And the vehicles.
As for timeline placement, this series basically goes like this: Godzilla, Godzilla Raids Again, Godzilla 1985, Godzilla vs Biollante, Godzilla vs King Ghidorah, Godzilla vs Mothra, Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla II, Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla, Godzilla vs Destoroyah, the 1998 remake, and NGE. However, in this story, episodes 25 and 26 are ignored. Rather, God himself intervened and told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Turns out there was nothing related to Adam and Lilith or any other bullcrap along those lines. The Angels were inhabitants of Heaven who were seduced by Satan with promises of great power and wealth. Second Impact, on the other hand, is also not related to the Angels. It was just a Near-Earth Object that just so happened to occur right when the seas became deadly.
As for the characters, after the Angels were defeated by God's intervention, almost all of them went to therapy. I say almost because there are exceptions. The patients needing the most help were Shinji, Asuka, Misato, Gendo, and Ritsuko. It worked just fine for Shinji, Asuka, and Misato, but had no effect on Gendo. So, God went in to rewire his mind and make him a better father/person. Ritsuko…has become a mad scientist (we'll pick up that plot-thread later on). Rei didn't require therapy. All they did was stop the drugging that suppressed her emotions…and memories. Yeah, she's not a clone. There were never any clones to begin with. And those clones in LCL tanks were just wax dummies made up to look like Rei. The cloning jazz was just a cover-up for NERV's advanced medical procedures. And about the memories, drum roll please…Rei is really...
Shinji's twin sister. Makes sense, right? Tell me it makes more sense than that cloning bullcrap! On another note, Rei is our comic relief.
Note that the Zilla Fanon Wiki has a page related to this series. DO NOT GO TO THIS PAGE IF YOU DON'T LIKE SPOILERS. It's basically my notes, and is written as if it were an actual TV show that aired between 1998-2004.
Also, if you see people like Kaji around, there's a good reason. Gaia, the spirit of Earth, reset Earth to how it was before Second Impact. In effect, this means the world has been reset to 2000, even though the current year is 2015. People killed during what is now called the Angels Crisis were resurrected…except Yui and Kyoko. Their souls are still trapped in the Evas. Not that is matters anymore, because the Evas operate on different technology. Gone are neural links and sync rates. Now, it's all a matter of hooking up to the Eva and using your mind to control it. Oh, and the pilots now have to wear helmets for their safety. These are pressure helmets meant for use in conjunction with the ejector seats. The Plug Suits have also been repurposed as pressure suits that also have sensors monitoring a pilot's status.
The Evas themselves have upgrades. They now have missile tubes in their chests that allow them to launch N2 (non-nuclear) missiles. The N2 Mines were mothballed due to the need for more accuracy. The coup de grace, though, is the ankle-mounted scramjets allowing flight, hovering, and a larger degree of maneuverability. Almost all of the familiar features are still there, such as the weaponry (which is now all laser-based), the D-Type equipment is still in service, and the launch system is still in use, though with the scramjets, there now exists an alternate method of launch.
As you may have guessed, Cthulhu is the main antagonist. And yes, he does talk (don't worry, though, Godzilla doesn't). Since I wrote the original Wiki page as a series that premiered in 1998 and ran until 2004, whenever Cthulhu speaks, imagine Tony Jay's voice.
But Cthulhu's Army of Old Great Ones is only one of the factions. There is also the Earth Defenders (led by Godzilla), the Earth Defense Force (formerly G-Force), the Invadors (an alien race with the likes of King Ghidorah, Gigan, MechaGodzilla etc.), and the Mutant Horde (led by SpaceGodzilla and made up of a ton of Redshirts like Kamacurus, Ebirah, Titanosaurus, and Zilla; all will be explained, and is explained in my notes on Zilla Fanon Wiki).
I already figured out the monster designs. Godzilla fans will know which designs I'm using just by the name:
Godzilla is MogeGoji
Anguirus is ShoshingekiAngira
Rodan is HeiseiRado
Mothra is HeiseiMosuImago/HeiseiMosuLarva
King Caesar is ShodaiShisa
Baragon is the SokogekiBara (anachronistic, I know, but the design was made for the series in my universe)
Varan is the design eventually used in Godzilla: Unleashed
King Ghidorah is HeiseiGhido at first, then SokogekiGhido later
Gigan is ShodaiGigan, then FinalGigan later on
Zilla is ShodiaJira
That's the basic gist of this series. Stay tuned for the first chapter! It's gonna be a fun ride, and I hope you'll be along for the ride as we follow the battles of NERV, the adventures of Shinji, Asuka, and Rei, and of course, big mystery: what will happen next?