Shin Godzilla's atomic breath was bright purple and highly destructive, starting as a black smoke that transformed into an orange fire and then a precise, narrow beam capable of heavy destruction.

This action overrides Godzilla's atomic breath, causing a massive explosion that annihilates the monster. Fortunately, Shikishima ejects from the plane before it collides with Godzilla.

Godzilla was a symbol of thermonuclear weapons as well as a victim, an intentional directorial decision by director Ishiro Honda, who explained, "I took the characteristics of an atomic bomb and ...