The draft's portrayal of the character had her psychically communicating with a reporter via images of flowers with human faces, and the final Biollante creature had a woman's face. His idea of Biollante's origins was not too different from those of the final film, though the creature was portrayed in his submission as having no direct link to Godzilla, and of having human-level intelligence, as well as maintaining the memories of Erika. In developing the character, Kobayashi kept in mind how he would feel if his daughter died, and combined this with a mental image he had consisting of Godzilla being consumed by a flower. Development īiollante concept art, portraying the creature as much more humanoid in appearanceīiollante was first conceived by dentist Shinichiro Kobayashi, who was the winner of a story writing contest for a sequel to The Return of Godzilla. Biollante manages to destroy one of the underground combat vehicle, but Biollante is eventually defeated when the remaining Moguera drilled into the nucleus in its root cavity. Two Moguera prototypes, each loaded with explosives, deployed in Normandy. In Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse, a prequel novel to Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, Biollante emerged in the shore of Normandy and battled against the Far East Union's amphibious warfare force. SpaceGodzilla, where it is speculated that its cells floating in space may have contributed to the creation of the monster SpaceGodzilla. The creature makes a brief cameo appearance in Godzilla vs. Biollante subsequently dissolves again and floats into space, with an image of Erika being seen among the spores. The spores later land near Osaka in the form of a much more Godzilla-like Biollante, who fights Godzilla to a standstill until the latter retreats after being weakened by the Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria. Godzilla arrives and incinerates Biollante, whose spores float into the atmosphere. The creature roots itself into Lake Ashino, where it begins calling out to its progenitor Godzilla. Hoping to make the rose immortal, he further splices its DNA with those of Godzilla, resulting in the creation of a hybrid mutant he christens Biollante. Shiragami splices her DNA with that of a rose, which is nearly destroyed five years later by an earthquake. His attempts are initially thwarted when a bomb destroys his laboratory and kills his daughter Erika. Genshiro Shiragami attempts to use the monster's cells to genetically enhance various species of plants to create crops resistant to harsh weather. Biollante first appears in the 1989 film Godzilla vs.