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Godzilla Maya Rig by Mrinal Soni
The Godzilla Maya rig by Mrinal Soni is a free creature rig built on Advanced Skeleton 6. IK/FK switching on the arms and legs, foot attributes for ground contact, muscle tweakers for body deformation and a set of facial controls give you the weight and silhouette big monster moments need. Shared for animation study and practice only: Godzilla belongs to Toho Co. Ltd.
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FreeAnimation practice only, no commercial use
- Kaiju creature
- Rig type
- 201
- Downloads
- 23 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Released
- Works with
- Autodesk Maya
- Licence
- Free, no commercial use
- File size
- 253 MB
- Rig framework
- Advanced Skeleton 6
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Everything the rig ships with. What you get on day one:
Advanced Skeleton 6
An animator-friendly control set with smooth deformation across the whole body.
Feet that meet the ground
Foot attribute controls for ground contact on a huge, heavy biped.
Muscle tweakers
Refine the body deformation, with scale constraints in the control set too.
A face for the roar
Facial controls with the range for roars, expressions and quiet character beats.
Watch it move
Godzilla, rigged on Advanced Skeleton 6
The story behind the Godzilla rig
A free Godzilla rig for kaiju animation in Maya
Godzilla is one of those characters every animator wants to take a swing at. The proportions are huge, but the performance has to feel weighty and deliberate, and that is what Mrinal Soni built this rig to handle.
The body deforms cleanly, the limbs switch between IK and FK for the poses kaiju animation lives on, and the facial setup gives you enough range for the quiet beats between the destruction. A tail-driven creature this size is a hard test of weight, balance and ground reaction, which is exactly why it is worth practising on.
Inside the rig
What you get with the Godzilla Maya rig
Full Maya rig file
Built on Advanced Skeleton 6.
Texture set
The full set of textures for the model.
IK/FK on arms and legs
Switch for the big poses kaiju animation lives on.
Foot attributes
Controls for ground contact.
Muscle tweakers and scale constraints
For refining the body deformation.
Facial controls
For roars, expressions and character beats.
Great for
What the Godzilla Maya rig is great for
- Creature animation studies and big-character weight
- Kaiju and monster animation reel pieces
- Body mechanics on a huge, heavy biped
- Practising weight, balance, and ground reaction on a tail-driven creature
- Animation challenges and personal short film projects
Additional information
The details
- Software
- Autodesk Maya
- Rig type
- Kaiju creature, heavy biped
- Rig framework
- Advanced Skeleton 6
- Facial controls
- Facial control set included
Requirements
Autodesk Maya
- Autodesk Maya
Credits
Rigged by Mrinal Soni
- Rigging: Mrinal Soni
The original Godzilla FBX model used in this rig was sourced from DeviantArt.
Licence terms
Animation practice only, no commercial use
Godzilla and related characters are owned by Toho Co. Ltd. Mrinal Soni shares this rig under fair use for animation study, practice and personal portfolio work only. It is not allowed for commercial purposes.
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