Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on December 18, 2024 Steel Ground Dragon! If MOGUERA were a pokemon, I’d say that was too many types! Though bit aside, MOGUERA wouldn’t be Dragon type. Just Steel/Ground. This guy was in one sci-fi movie in the 50s, and then almost disappeared for forever. But almost forty years later, the Godzilla franchise decided they needed a successor to MechaGodzilla… and the rest is history. Let’s read some of that history, huh? You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media’s Patreon! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six […]
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