The pronunciation of Kiryu's name in the dialogue of the international English dub for Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla is simplified to remove the linking "r" sound in "ryū," so it is pronounced as "Ki-yu." In the international English dub for Godzilla: Tokyo SOS, Kiryu is referred to as Mecha G, presumably to avoid confusing viewers who had not seen Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, which explained the mecha's name was Kiryu. In the following film, he is only ever referred to as Kiryu. Kiryu is also referred to as a Mechanical Godzilla (機械ゴジラ, Kikai Gojira) by Hayato Igarashi and Togashi. Kiryu is referred to as "Mechagodzilla" onscreen a total of five times, once apiece by Sara Yuhara and her friend, and later three times by her father Tokumitsu, all in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. "Kiryu" is, or was at one point, also trademarked by Toho, as seen in the copyright information for the game Godzilla: Unleashed. Kiryu's primary legal name is simply "Mechagodzilla," while his official designation in the films is MFS-3, which is short for Multipurpose Fighting System Type-3 (3式多目的戦闘システム, San-Shiki Tamokuteki Sentō Shisutemu). Kiryu's name comes from the combined kanji characters 機 ( ki) and 龍 ( ryū), meaning "machine dragon." These characters appear onscreen during the title sequences of both of Kiryu's film appearances.
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