A giant mechanical copy of Godzilla first appeared in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. Being one of the most well-known kaiju of the series.
In many of its subsequent appearance, it was created by the Earth Defense Force using the bones of the original Godzilla that made a landfall on Japan in 1950s, and to be used to fight against various kaijus, including other Godzillas.
The following tags implicate this tag: kiryu_(godzilla), mechagodzilla_(godzilla:_city_on_the_edge_of_battle), mechagodzilla_(monsterverse), mechagodzilla_2, super-mechagodzilla, and type-3_kiryuu (learn more).