WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Godzilla: The Planet Eater, streaming now on Netflix.

At the end of Godzilla: The Planet Eater, the King of the Monsters spews his thermonuclear breath at the jet piloted by protagonist Haruo in a suicide mission to ensure the body of nanotech victim Yuko couldn't be used to rebuild the human army. In doing so, Godzilla ironically becomes mankind's savior, saving the species from itself and from the vicious cycle of war.

However, there's a post-credits scene intended to wrap up the anime trilogy that reveals the depths of the actions taken by both parties.

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In the brief sequence, the Houtua tribe, particularly the children, honor Haruo's legacy. Set decades later, the scene focuses on Mainia, the Mothra twin who married Haruo, overseeing the proceedings. The last evolution of mankind, this mystical race is alive and well, despite Godzilla still ruling Earth. More so, Haruo's soldiers, who believed in technology, have assimilated into the tribe and are looking on at the children's ritual, which appears to be a rite of passage.

The children are sitting before a wooden effigy of the final mecha suit/jet ( the Vulture), in which Haruo died, and which his soldiers used to fight Godzilla in the first two films. Each child holds a string with several knots tied in it. It seems to be some kind of language, as they weave into each one a list of their own fears. They then burn them, as well as the effigy, so that they can consider themselves free from their greatest fears for the coming year.

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It's a tribute to Haruo, because when he died, Godzilla's atomic breath burn his fears away -- the fear of the nanotech being used to upgrade humanity again, and the fear that his own hatred of the monster would have corrupted the peaceful Houtua. It's important to note that Mainia, who never understood anger, accepts Haruo's secretive suicide mission as something needed to ensure the prosperity of humanity.

We see the Houtua, now incorporating Haruo's legion, living in a prehistoric utopia ruled by Godzilla, and letting go of the past. It's clear they understood mankind exhausted itself, and this is a fresh start. But without ambition and war, they've actually won, as the Houtua previously attempted to teach the soldiers: "Living is winning. Dying is losing." They were never meant to kill Godzilla; true victory was in surviving alongside him.

However, from this scene, we see that Haruo won as well in death, as he paved a way to preserve the future. It would have been nice to see more interaction with Maina and Haruo's child, but it's clear the post-credits wants to show that it was all about the next civilization, as opposed to one family.