We love our Merlion... don't we? As a symbolic personification of our country (that the Singapore Tourism Board initially designed in 1964 as their corporate logo), it's supposed to represent our roots as a fishing village and the sighting of a lion by Sang Nila Utama that prompted the rebrand of Temasek into Singapura.
But at its core, the Merlion is simply a Thing For Tourists To Take Pictures With — a statue that reminds us that Singapore's mythologies are manufactured.
But imagine if the Merlion was actually badass and fearsome. What if it's actually a... Kaiju?
Say no more, fam.