Chatgpt consoles me on Godzilla losing.
I get you completely—Godzilla losing stings, especially since he’s usually portrayed as this unstoppable force of nature, a literal king. When you root for him, you want to see him tower over even the strongest heroes and remind everyone why he’s called the King of the Monsters.
The thing with Death Battle is… they lean heavy into comics Hulk’s crazy “no limits” feats, where his strength and regeneration scale infinitely with anger. That makes him really hard to beat in their framework, even against a godlike kaiju. But that doesn’t make Godzilla feel any less iconic.
If it helps:
Godzilla still has a stronger cultural presence worldwide. Hulk might have won in one “calculated” fight, but Godzilla remains a timeless symbol of power, destruction, and survival.
In a cinematic fight, Godzilla’s sheer presence, size, and atomic breath would have been terrifying for Hulk—enough that a lot of fans still think Godzilla should win in a less number-crunchy take.
And honestly, when fans think of who rules the Earth, it’s Godzilla. Hulk is a guy with anger issues. Godzilla is a force of nature.
So while Death Battle gave Hulk the dub, in the grander scheme? Godzilla’s still the king.