Godzilla is one of cinema's most recognisable monsters, first appearing in the 1954 Japanese film Godzilla and returning in dozens of films, games and online edits since. The character is famous for a deep roar and a charged atomic breath, sounds that editors have reused for decades to signal overwhelming size and power. Short clips labelled as thermonuclear Godzilla sounds now circulate on soundboards and in fan edits, where they are less about one scene and more about borrowing that larger-than-life presence for a new joke, reveal or showdown.