Nine decades of rubber suits, stop-motion beasts and city-flattening sequels, pulled from Tokyo studios, Hollywood backlots and one Danish soundstage. Some are household names; others only the die-hards remember.
1GodzillaToho's atomic-breathing giant reptile introduced in Ishirō Honda's 1954 film Godzilla and the star of more than 30 Japanese and American films.1000pts
2King KongThe giant ape who debuted in RKO's 1933 film King Kong and later fought Godzilla in 1962 and 2021.728pts
3PulgasariA metal-eating monster from the 1985 North Korean film Pulgasari, produced under Kim Jong-il.576pts
4CloverThe colossal creature that attacks Manhattan in the 2008 found-footage film Cloverfield, produced by J. J. Abrams.541pts
5VaranA gliding reptile monster from Toho's 1958 film Varan the Unbelievable, directed by Ishirō Honda.466pts
6IrisA tentacled monster bonded to a teenage girl in Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999).460pts
7BiollanteA giant plant creature grown from Godzilla cells, a rose and a woman's DNA in Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989).460pts
8MinillaGodzilla's adopted son, introduced in Son of Godzilla (1967) and later featured in All Monsters Attack (1969).460pts
9SpaceGodzillaA crystalline Godzilla clone formed in outer space and the antagonist of Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994).411pts
10BarugonA quadrupedal reptile with a freezing tongue and a rainbow ray, Gamera's opponent in Gamera vs. Barugon (1966).411pts
11DestoroyahA crustacean-like monster spawned by the Oxygen Destroyer and the antagonist of Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995).411pts
12BaragonA burrowing horned monster from Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) that returned as a guardian monster in a 2001 Godzilla film.411pts
13DaimajinA stone warrior god who comes to life to punish tyrants in Daiei's Daimajin trilogy, all three films released in 1966.411pts
14RhedosaurusA fictional dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test in The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), animated by Ray Harryhausen.357pts
15AnguirusA spiked quadrupedal ankylosaur that became Godzilla's first monster opponent in Godzilla Raids Again (1955).357pts
16MegalonA beetle-like monster sent by the undersea kingdom of Seatopia in Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973).357pts
17GorgoA sea monster captured and put on display in London, whose giant mother attacks the city in the 1961 British film Gorgo.357pts
18GyaosA bat-like flying monster with a sonic beam and Gamera's recurring enemy since Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967).357pts
19GappaA pair of bird-reptile parents searching for their stolen offspring in Nikkatsu's 1967 film Gappa: The Triphibian Monster.294pts
20MothraA giant moth deity first seen in Toho's 1961 film Mothra, accompanied by twin fairies from Infant Island.294pts
21GameraDaiei's giant fire-breathing flying turtle, introduced in the 1965 film Gamera, the Giant Monster.294pts
22MechagodzillaA robotic Godzilla double built by alien invaders, first seen in Toho's 1974 film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.294pts
23ReptilicusA regenerating prehistoric reptile from the 1961 Danish-American film Reptilicus.222pts
24HedorahA pollution-born sludge monster from Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971), released in English as Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster.222pts
25EbirahA giant lobster guarding a terrorist base in Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966).137pts
26King GhidorahA three-headed golden dragon from space who debuted in Toho's 1964 film Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster.137pts
27GiganA cyborg space monster with hooks for hands and a buzz saw in its chest, first seen in Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972).137pts
28RodanA giant pteranodon introduced in Toho's 1956 film Rodan, the studio's first kaiju film shot in color.0pts
29LegionA silicon-based alien swarm with a giant queen form, the antagonist of Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996).0pts
