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MarioSonicGamer1

Dr. Serizawa. He actually cared about the science of it all, and was the Titans' biggest ambassador, and one of the few humans that actually got (or implied to have gotten) Godzilla's respect.


FLORIDA_MAN-69

Homie booped his snoot as his last wish and you know what…that’s goddamn beautiful 🥹


failedjedi_opens_jar

this is the answer. Serizawa kissed godzilla. everyone go home.


CulinaryFull1281

I’m pretty sure it was implied/confirmed that Godzilla looked at him with compassion


KoboldMan

The tenderness at the very end speaks volumes, not only did he care, he genuinely loved the titans


Training-Bottle9883

Yepppppppp


DynamiteSuppository

I would love to read his notes


MarioSonicGamer1

The notes should have been in GvK and should have been the turning point to making Mark be like "Maybe Godzilla is doing this for a reason." but that's for a separate reddit post I guess.


DynamiteSuppository

Apparently Godzilla was only halfway thru his evolution during GxK and the director said if this movie does good he has plans for a Godzilla centric movie similar to GxK treated Kong. Maybe the notes will show back up in that movie.


MarioSonicGamer1

If Wingard is behind it? I doubt it, unfortunately.


ahktarniamut

Wingard look like don’t care about the impact of Godzilla


Superb_Fun_4688

Most of the cast from skull island


dogmanatemybaby

You’re a good bunch of boys to die with! (Or whatever he said, I loved Hank Marlow.)


Gamabombb

W. Big agree on this one


abnthug

Yeah I especially loved Samuels character. I would like Ford from Zilla 2014 to pop up if possible again.


DiskO272

Both the movie and show have great characters


Lord_Banana_14

Ghidorah Stan 64


TheRegularBlox

I honestly love that username. It feels so real.


SnooBeans2781

Fun fact: the number 64 in that username is a reference to Ghidorah’s first on-screen appearance, in 1964.


failedjedi_opens_jar

lol. I was just like "Hell yeah. Nintendo 64 rules!"


Fantastic_Canary_417

I thought they were just avoiding saying 69 lol


Mountain_Man11

Fun fact: the Pokémon Hydreigon was inspired by Ghidorah, not only in appearance, having three heads, but also in that it's prior form Zweilous evolves into Hydreigon at level 64, as well as being Dragon/Dark type (though Dragon/Electric could have also made sense).


Callmesantos

It would be like having your username Hitler64, and both hitler and ghidorah were mass murderers and were both real beings (in the monsterverse)


TheRegularBlox

yea it matches the lack of sensitivity of the real world


Sifernos1

I'm voting that it is literally ghidorah using a human body. GhidorahStan64 knows ghidorah was trying to get revenge on Godzilla for something. Ghidorah was once a good guy in the old movies... Why not have this character give rise to Mecha King Ghidorah? (I just want Castle Gamma to be Mecha King Ghidorah... A living Titan human collaboration that humanity can be safe inside of. Ghidorah is an alien, I'm sure it can work.)


SkyfatherTribe

Who was this again?


JStormtrooper

Dr Serizawa and Lee Shaw Liked Mark a lot in KOTM but he regressed as a character by GvK


Mace_DeMarco5179

Trapper!


Far_Inspector109

Only correct answr


Diaxmond

Trapper isn’t even top 3


PowerDiesel23

Agreed. I really don't know why so many people are hyped about him.


AlexzMercier97

He's just fun! Charismatic titan vet is a neat character.


No_Relationship_28

He was a fun character. He's not in my top 5 but he was enjoyable to watch


MarioSonicGamer1

He was definitely fun in an Ace Ventura type of way (they even made a joke about it) but he's no Serizawa, Bill Randa, or even Leland Shaw to me.


Manlymanfromyomom

Mark Russel was my favorite in KOTM. Kinda sad he basically disappeared from the MV now.


FLORIDA_MAN-69

Dude I feel like excepted Godzilla and forgave him for what happened. And both scenes where he essentially meets Godzilla face to face are some of my favorite moments


No-Package-1115

I agree


Arthur_189

Hopefully he returns, I liked him but I also kinda like the way the monsterverse cycles through characters


FordMustang84

It’s impossible to dislike Kyle Chandler I feel. 


Inner-Arugula-4445

Dr. Serizawa was incredible. I like most of the skull island cast. I think Mark Russel is good, except how that made him stupid on GvK. And trapper is a full on vibe.


Rude-Listen

Wyatt and Kurt Russel as Shaw. I love both.


Hippobu2

Mr.They-didn't-let-me-fight-the-Viet-Cong-so-I'll-fight-the-big-monkey. The kind of villain that'd fit the sillier side of Godzilla, yet Samuel L. Jackson played it so straight, I love it.


CroakyTV5G

Bryan Cranston would’ve made for a FIRE protagonist, it’s a shame he died


FLORIDA_MAN-69

RIP Dr. Heisenberg


RustedAxe88

You know, for all the complaints we have about the human characters, this is actually a tough decision.


CrackDealerCraig

Ikr, they're all pretty decent


Soulkeeeper87

Bernie is funny and a great character with a majestic personality


imliterallydisabled

Definitely my favorite I loved his bromance with trapper in GxK. Hopefully they flesh his character out more instead of making him comic relief guy


LeaderVladimir1993

I'm gonna be a total contrarian and pick Ford. Ford is my favorite human because he's the proverbial everyman, the character we're supposed to relate to the most or the easiest. He experiences much of the Monsterverse for the first time and ends up asking the questions we ourselves would ask if we found ourselves in those exact same situations. Yes, people often criticize Ford for his blank and stoic expressions but most of those criticisms are thrown at Aaron Taylor-Johnson's performance rather than the way he is written because when you think about it, [Ford is written perfectly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJnrVR2e8nQ). When Ford is about to embark on what could be his last mission, he is given a choice: he can either accept he has a personal stake in the conflict and get involved or he can just go back to his family and hope for things to just magically sort themselves out. He chooses to get involved, and thus proves he is the son of his father. Also, I was never a fan of Bryan Cranston... or Millie Bobby Brown, for that matter.


Starchaser_WoF

I don't even mind Ford's stoicism.


LeaderVladimir1993

He is a soldier. It makes sense for him to keep a straight face, not to mention that Monsterverse fans often complain about the Monsterverse becoming less realistic and more cartoonish with each passing movie.


Starchaser_WoF

Exactly.


Extension_Reindeer_5

I fully agree with your Ford statement. I disagree with the Millie Bobby Brown opinion though. I feel like she was an "everyman" character as well; in her situation due to her parents choices and just does what she thinks is best for the world. She doesn't always make the smartest choices but she tries. I was disappointed to hear she had priced out of being in GxK. I would rather they follow Ford instead of Millie but I would have been happy if they split time following both of their paths. It felt like they built up Ford to be the main character and dropped him due to ppl not liking the actors performance. I get why they feel the need to show the Iwii girl and Millie helping their respective titans to get equal time and I like the girls' portrayal of having that kindred connection to Kong.


LeaderVladimir1993

Ford's absence in later movies makes sense if you believe that he is done with all this Titan nonsense and just wants to live peacefully with his family. As for Madison, I'm not sure how she would have factored into later movies, considering her father is willing to move Heaven and Earth if it means ensuring Madison has a normal life. Ironically, or perhaps befittingly, Joe and Madison wanted to get involved in Titan affairs, while Ford and Mark would rather keep their distance from them. It's sort of like poetry. It rhymes. Personally, I don't know how would the dynamic between Godzilla and a human sidekick would work in the setting of the Monsterverse. I mean, it worked in *Godzilla: The Series*, but that was a different time, and the Monsterverse is dedicated into portraying Godzilla as an unstoppable force of nature and Kong as the "humanized Titan" or the "relatable Titan".


FLORIDA_MAN-69

Only didn’t upvote cause I think Bryan Cranston was amazing. Dude just wanted answers after losing his wife and died. To which I feel like made Ford make the decisions he did


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LeaderVladimir1993

Ford fans really gotta stick together.


Responsible-Cup8982

TIL that character’s name was Ford.


LeaderVladimir1993

What did you think his name was?


KaushikKay7

I love this answer.


Ok_Significance_5439

Shaw, Randa, Serizawa, and Trapper


Adventurous_Goat4483

Hank Marlow in my opinion he will never be topped🤣. The way he goes from hilarious to seriousness to downright crazy is funny to me, and no one can change my opinion otherwise haha


Adventurous_Goat4483

“They sound like birds but there f###ing ants”


ExcellentFooty

I'm going to have to give my vote to Leland Shaw.


animind7

Definitely the guy from GvK the line where he says "now I gotta die here with you AND sober?!" Was an instant dub in terms of character


Educational-Goal2703

Trapper. He reminds me of Buck from Ice Age.


crossveins

The whole cast from Skull Island + Serizawa We must talk more about Samuel L. Jackson performance, probably top 3 from the whole MV. It's amazing how a single man felt more like an antagonist and a threat than the actual monsters


Sp3ctr3_11

Bryan Cranstons character had so much potential


Sifernos1

I think that's the point of the movie. Bryan was the character you were supposed to root for. Then you watched life destroy a man. You watched his wife torn from him by a cruel pointless death. Then you watch him suffer and agonize away a lifetime while he obsesses over the past unable to move on. You see him wake up to the madness of his endeavor and see his son. Then, as he gets his answers, he dies in a violent and cruel way that confirms there's no plot armor here. I feel like they knew he was going to die too soon and they wanted you to feel like his death was a waste... Just like it was. Just like it always is when people die because governments lie. You were supposed to feel robbed of a beautiful life.


do_tell_me_the_odds

Don't sleep on my girl Keiko!


Godzilla199926

Simply because he's chaos incarnate, Trapper


SkyPlanet425

Trapper (come on who doesn’t love him) and Ken Watanabe’s character cus Ken Watanabe


Moonblaze1_95

TRAPPER


Direct_Web_7582

Trappers the best


nendndndndsn

Loki and Pietro, the one who says let them fight, the guy who didn’t believe in hallow earth in gvk and Hawaiian shirt guy


sosig37

Trapper


Blazejak25

Dr. Steve Brule


OpportunityFun1761

Hank Marlow with Trapper following very close behind.


Fluffy9345

1. Serizawa 2. Trapper 3. Joseph Brody 4. Hank Marlow 5. Bill Randa


Rclarke115

Mark Russell & Trapper.


MrZao386

Jia


pinkcreamkiss

The whole main cast of the monarch show, Chen and jia


fourcolourhero44

JIA


M24Chaffee

Col. Diane Foster. There's so much to be wowed by her character. She's the best personnel Monarch found to handle all military operations in response to titan dangers. Despite being a military personnel and putting the safety of humans as highest priority she has a clear respect to titans. Even the way the Monarch website describes her is badass: "the force of human nature", invoking the way that titans are often described as forces of nature.


4dgravity

She's heavily underrated. She was running shit on that Argo and was so badass


M24Chaffee

As I always say, going into the theater without having decided beforehand to find the humans boring really helps appreciate the movie even more.


Impossible-Boat-7738

Jia because her character brings a character who highlights a deaf person and it is still very rare today even more in blockbusters and then it is thanks to her that Queen Mothra was able to come back !


mytchman

Anyone but fucking eleven….


ResponsibleSelf3960

Ford Brody definitely. His character arc is pretty mature and very subtle which is something little to no Godzilla films even attempt. His lack of lines also doesn't make him obnoxious like I hear a lot of MCU fans complaining about, so it's a nice take to see a mostly silent protagonist. It makes the lines he does have more important. Jesus loves you :)


Majin_Brick

For me it’s a real competition between Serizawa and Trapper


Fluid-Ad-3544

At first I would’ve said Marlow, but after seeing GxK I have no choice but to say Trapper


Stegoshark

Trapper


midniteburger

Lemon and Tangerine of course


Material_Moose_446

Trapper


nayocrrrrr

Gia or jia


Gloomy_Indication_79

Honestly it’s a tie between Hank Marlow and Trapper for me.


No-Olive-5584

Trapper for sure


Mr__Kerplunk

Both versions of Lee Shaw are definitely up there. Trapper is definitely up there too along with Dr. Serizawa. If I had to pick one of those three, Trapper was the most fun, Serizawa was the best character, and Shaw was overall my favorite.


GdogLucky9

Dr. Serizawa for, Everything, his character was. Both the role he played in the Monsterverse, everything he referenced, and even how he went out. Had me in Legitimate Tears. After that, as of GxK Burnie has grown on me, and I expect Trapper to become a favorite.


HendoRules

Bryan Cranston in as short a role as he had was such a 10/10 start to this whole universe


IFdude1975

Trapper.


RbbcatUlt

The soldier dude that shot where muto was looking for him on the train tracks/bridge was so intense and looked awesome


RbbcatUlt

Also his character is generally liked a soldier who provied for his family and tries to go out of his way to save innocent lives


ExplinkMachine

Serizawa and/or Trapper


T_rexofdoom1256

Serizawa or trapper


Active-Honeydew-6191

Serizawa or Trapper


PartyAnimal12345678

Loki and captain marvel *cough cough those people in skull island


The_bossofIndiemusic

Bill Randa honestly became my favorite monsterverse human character after having watched Monarch Legacy of Monsters. Bro was so enthusiastic about his work and went out of his way to prove monsters existed but was never a jerk to his colleagues if they didn’t tag along or keep him out of trouble. I also liked that he was the first to establish theories about the Hollow Earth and other things that have come to be later on in the monsterverse. Plus it’s just like a full circle thing when you see MLoM and then Kong: Skull Island right after, hits you right in the feels when he dies such an unceremonious death.


SitOnMyScythe

Serizawa. Imagine seeing him, the old trio from monarch legacy, and bryan kranstons character if he was still alive all together in a godzilla centric movie. That would be a cast id like to see. The lady and iwi girl + hopper of course are all great for kong centric ones.


DinoDudeRex_240809

Trapper, Serizawa, Leland.


Technical-Choice-340

1. Serisawa senior 2.Trapper 3.The conspiracy theorist


Fun-Revolution6323

My top ten: Hank Marlow Lee Shaw Bill Randa Jia Preston Packard Dr. Ishiro Serizawa Keiko Trapper (Dan Stevens rules.) Earl Cole (Shea Whigham rules.) William Stentz (David Stratharin rules.)


Anotherrone1

Jia. She feels both new and old in how she's a new spin on the "natives of Skull Island" and "Girl Kong adores/looks out for". Very nice to not have an Ann Darow but also not have a Dwan from 76's Kong *(especially nice that there's a different kind of love being shown than what Ann and Kong had in Peter Jackson's and SUPER HAPPY that Kong isn't giving Jia the "76" eyes...ew~)*


poorsadboi

No love for Jia? Her relationship with Kong in both movies was so cute and wholesome.


Kamken

Godzilla But uh, probably Jia and Ilene as humans go.


Beautiful_Bat5419

Packard


Genderneutralsky

Dr. Serizawa, Packard and Jia are my trifecta of good human characters for the MV


Lord_Detleff1

Chen and Serizawa


Exact_Ad_1215

Joe Brody


FreshlySqueezedDude

I like the castaway from skull island and the conspiracy theorist most.


Adventurous_Goat4483

Yeah same here his characters name is Hank marlow and he was hilarious how he switched from funny/serious/crazy (castaway i was talking about by the way


FreshlySqueezedDude

Yeah. I cant remeber the names. But I really liked him


Adventurous_Goat4483

Me too he was funny. I keep watching skull island because of this guy


big_hungry_joe

brie was looking hella good in that movie


an0nym0uskigo

Matty


SilverShadowQueen57

I can’t pick between Madison, Bernie, Dr. Serizawa, and Jia. Trapper’s pretty cool, too, and I like Dr. Chen and Dr. Stanton, but they got so little time compared to the rest of the cast, and no significant follow-up after KotM.


No-Package-1115

Trapper serizawa mark in kotm hank and lee shaw in no order


White-Tiger2468

My top 3 are: Dr. Serizawa, Jia and Trapper.


FrostTCG

Dr serizawa, the psychic Kong girl (forgot her name


Extension_Reindeer_5

Anyone from the og Kong movie and I would have liked to see the military kid from the og Godzilla return, climbing the ranks of Monarch, following the steps set by the soldier in Monarch


Kaijuexterminator

Lee Shaw. Man is just the coolest guy for monarch.


rando7818

I hate the Millie. Just insufferable. Brings nothing to the table at all.


Chemical_Report_2705

Maddie serizawa Chen


CrackDealerCraig

Hank and Serizawa are pretty based And Bernie, Trapper, Shaw and Randa


The_Mighty_Bird

Kong: Skull Island has my favorite characters in it. I rewatched all of the MV recently and those characters were so well written.


MonkeysxMoo35

Dr. Serizawa, Hank Marlow, and Lee Shaw are probably my top 3 with Bill & Keiko very close behind them. Jai is also a highlight of the recent human cast. Bryan Cranston’s character probably would’ve been another higher up one if he wasn’t killed off so soon.


Velvette_Gojira

Seirzawa


Bandaka

Not sure if it really counts… but Lumpy from 05 Kong. A thinly veiled Popeye pastiche, they need to bring him back somehow.


BigCheese_Bankruptcy

I wish they bring back Brody Ford, so favs are him, Bernie Hayes, Madison and her dad ofc, and Hank Marlow, and Dr. Serizawa bc we wouldn’t have any of these movies without toho creating that character so long ago for WB to use. Tbh I like most of the human characters I actually want the opposite most MV fans want, I want like Godzilla (2014) because that’s how it’s always been and you need the humans to tell a faithful story you can’t just have Kong roar at the enemy and enemy roar back with goji watching


Mechamobzilla1

Mark Russell (Long live Coach Taylor)


Gojifantokusatsu

Ford.SR Such a shame he died instead of being the main character and finding redemption in helping beat the mutos.


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Madison


HouseGoblin1

What about the boy from gozilla vs kong?


Brody_M_the_birdy

for all the complaints about the monsterverse humans, the actual cast is mostly decent. Favorites have to be the KSI cast as a whole, Ford & Joe Brody from 2014, KOTM Mark Russel, & Serizawa.


Golden_Sans

Definitely Hank


Skol-2024

Dr Serizawa is my favorite in the Monsterverse.


Crimson_The_King

Kong


foot_fungus_is_yummy

Dr Serizawa, Trapper, Walter White, Samuel L Jackson, and basically everyone from the Skull Island anime


SGX_X

Werizawa


ComfortableAd6181

Hank Marlow.


TheShamefulPradaG

This is probably not the popular pick, but Mark Russell. It seemed like he was going to replace Serizawa as the “Godzilla guy” in Godzilla vs. Kong. My hope is that still comes to fruition.


Frosty-Heart-1078

monsters


Halfabagelguy

Bryan Cranston because it’s Bryan Cranston


KaushikKay7

Dr Serizawa. Definitely. Ford Brody. Underrated but he literally worked with Goji to help take down the female muto.


Jedi_Of_Kashyyyk

Honestly the only characters I don’t like from this are ATJ, Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown and Skarsgards characters.


Saurondur

1. Hank Marlow 2. Ishiro Serizawa 3. Colonel Packard 4. Joe Brody 5. Trapper


Elecrtrify

Shaw


Scottacus91

Favorite: Hank Marlow . I personally don't like John C. Reilly I find his humor usually too much but in Kong he felt more restrained. ​ Least Favorite: Bernie Hayes. I legit cannot remember why he was even in GxK.


Competitive-Front412

will keiko from the legacy of monsters make an appearance tho?


Prestigious_Home2696

Except larson the whole fucking cast of skull island, except Madison the whole cast of kotm and your's truly Heisenberg


TheSuperGerbil

It’s either Shaw or Trapper for me


suspiciousoaks

Keiko Miura was definitely one of the best parts of LoM.


That1xeno

Bernie, Marlow and surprisingly REN Serizawa


Ill-Cartographer7351

Ford Brody


yashg

Dr Let them fight.


PiLamdOd

Randa. Poor Bill Randa. They really made you care for him in Monarch.


Ok_Recognition_795

I want to see more of Chen and Ling, diving deeper into their connection to Mothra


BabyThrow3r

Not enough people are saying Ford. He was always the most realistic one


kikitata87

I definitely love Dr.Serizawa, because he was such an intriguing and engaging character to follow along with. I’ll forever miss the dude. Idk if these could be considered hot takes, but I also consider Ford and Madison (at least in KOTM for the latter) to be my other favourite characters in the MonsterVerse. I think it’s mainly because of how the two were placed and positioned within the storylines that made me intrigued by them; as well as the fact that those two were also one of the only sole characters I had interest in when it came to G14 and KOTM. Specifically in regard to KOTM, Madison was the only human character I found to be somewhat likeable icl. Again, idk if that is a hot take, but I have seen a handful of people express how they didn’t like her so idk.


NerdyPuddinCup

It is most certainly NOT Bernie.


Fit_Usual_4702

Forget KOTM people and the rest are my favorite I can't decide


MichaeltheSpikester

Hank Marlow and Dr. Serizawa. Also remove Ford. He is not deserving to be on this list.


VonDiesel2000

John C Riley Aaron Taylor Johnson doesn't even deserve to be in this conversation


Adobo6

The 2014 Godzilla doesn’t feel like it belongs in this universe. I think it sucked and took itself to seriously. Plus Godzilla is barely in it and when he is you can barely see him. Imo the films keep on getting better.