Short Answer: Gamera
For a whole "universe" of monsters, the Monsterverse has been very focused on just one-- Godzilla-- and marginally interested in just one more: King Kong. While there are innumerable movies about both stretching back decades, almost to the beginnings of film itself, the official "Monsterverse" has had-- since 2014-- two movies about the lizard, one about the gorilla, and one about both.
But despite the recent re-appearance of Godzilla's rogue's-gallery mainstays like Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah, there is another kaiju that has not been re-introduced.
His name is Gamera, and he is a gigantic, flying, fire-breathing turtle. To fly, he pulls in his hind legs, and rocket-fire shoots out instead.
I know, insane. But also... insane! In a good way.
One way this terrifyingly colossal reptile is different from the other one is that he has a soft spot for kids. This makes his story ripe for a Miyazaki-style story of wonder and friendship, instead of another "big thing knocks down other big things" special-effects spectacular.
I am not making Gamera up, either. There were some 14 movies with him early on, and a reboot in 1995. He's not as big (ha ha) elsewhere as in Japan, but with the right marketing-- showcasing his legacy as a character-- a Gamera movie might be, well, huge.
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