Shimo is a giant monster, or kaiju, in the Monsterverse media franchise. Shimo is a quadraped reptilian-like monster that is enslaved by the Skar King, a giant ape that uses her as a weapon against her will. Shimo made her first appearance in a cross-over event for Call of Duty: Warzone, originally as a cave painting, and later appeared in the 2024 film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.[1][2]
Overview
Development
The design of Shimo went through several phases of drafting. Initially planned as an "ice version of Godzilla", the lack of information with this concept led to the idea being dropped. According to designer Jared Krichevsky, Shimo's initial designs were "too dragon-like" and it took a long time before he finally came up with the right design. Shimo's final design was based on several real-world animals, her overall appearance was based on polar bears and Komodo dragons, and facial features modeled after chameleons.[3][4]
Krichevsky stated during development that Shimo was also originally intended to be gendered as a male kaiju,but this was later changed during the development to have Shimo be gendered as a female kaiju.[4][5][6][7]
