Mechagodzilla is a fictional mecha character that first appeared in the 1974 film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. In its debut appearance, Mechagodzilla is depicted as an extraterrestrial villain that confronts Godzilla. In subsequent iterations, Mechagodzilla is usually depicted as a man-made weapon designed to defend Japan from Godzilla in the 1993 film, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II and in the 2002 film, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. This is because in the original 2 films, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and Terror of Mechagodzilla, Mechagodzilla was built by aliens and not humans before humans made their own Mechagodzilla in the future to fight Godzilla. In all incarnations, the character is portrayed as a robotic doppelgänger with a vast array of weaponry, and along with King Ghidorah, is commonly considered to be an archenemy of Godzilla.