Monarch

Monarch is the name of fictional organization featured in the shared continuity of the MonsterVerse multimedia franchise. They first appeared in the 2014 feature film remake of Godzilla, then again in the spin-off movie, Kong: Skull Island and again in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Monarch has also appeared in all adapted media relating to the MonsterVerse.

Description
Monarch originated in 1946 under the auspices of President Harry S. Truman as a top secret scientific research group, whose goal was to investigate and study various superspecies which have since come to be known as Titans. These Titans were first awakened circa 1915 when noted physicist Albert Einstein first split the atom.

The origins of Monarch date back to 1943 when the U.S.S. Lawton was lost at sea; apparently the victim of one of these Titans. The United States government covered up the incident and President Truman used it as the catalyst to establish the Monarch group. Monarch's influence quickly spread and by 1954, they had outposts in every corner of the globe. It was at this time that Monarch had its first encounter with a giant dinosaur-like creature that has since come to be known as Godzilla. Military units attempted to kill Godzilla at Bikini Atoll.

In 1973, at the close of the Vietnam War, Monarch supervisor Bill Randa petitioned Senator Willis for permission to have Monarch accompany a Landsat team, accompanied by a military escort, to the mysterious Skull Island, where they believed served as a habitat for one or more superspecies. The ill-fated expedition discovered that such was true as there were numerous breeds of bizarre and exceptionally large animals living on the island. The so-called "king" of these creatures was a massive arthropod that the island natives referred to as Kong. In 1995, Aaron Brooks - son of Houston Brooks from the 1973 expedition lead a secret and off-the-books expedition to Skull Island to determine if Kong was still alive and active.

In Janjira, Japan, Monarch had discovered the preserved body of a massive monster, which they classified as a MUTO. They suspected that this creature, or another of its kind, may have been responsible for the sinking of the U.S.S. Lawton in 1943. The creature was still alive, but dormant, and sustained itself by feeding off the energy of a nuclear power plant. The reactor of the plant went into meltdown resulting in several deaths. Monarch covered up the affair and kept close inspection on the MUTO site.

In 2014, the Janjira MUTO awakened and left Japan where it made its way to Honolulu, Japan. It was at this time that Godzilla emerged for the first time in sixty years. Godzilla first fought the MUTO in Honolulu, which revealed the existence of giant monsters to the entire world.

The MUTO had a mate who went to San Francisco, California, which they began converting into a massive nest for its offspring. Godzilla followed them to San Francisco and destroyed both MUTOS and their offspring, then swam away in peace. Godzilla's apparent defense of the city made many speculate, including Monarch's administration, as to whether he might actually be a force for good.

Notes & Trivia

 * The official motto of Monarch is "Beyond logic lies truth".