Then Guy learns of Sinestro. Once rejected by the Sorcerers of Maltus as a ringbearer for being a dictator, he sought out their opposites: The Weaponers of Qward.
They granted Sinestro the Qwardian Ring. With it, he corrupted the central battery and slew all in his path.
Tomar Re and the last Guardians explain the history of Volthoom, the first wielder of The Glow... An ancient energy transformed into a the universe's greatest weapon by the Sorcerers of Maltus in their fight against The Dominators and The Great Despair.
My ideal Minus Zero sequel would involve various superpowers using Murakami's research to use various kaiju that have popped up over time as weapons... Then Mothra steps in, while Noriko's connection to Godzilla grows stronger and stronger
In the podcast, the incoming head of the DC movies at Warner brothers says how much he hates all the arthouse movies and occult r-rated horror movies. He then praises an insanely bigoted anti-abortion propaganda movie and whines that we need to make more PG films.
Honestly i think this post below best describes some of my own thoughts on how Godzilla was used, plus his presence is still felt throughout even if his screentime is low (spoilers below)