Who eternally overcomes the never-ending obstacles placed before him, but with genuine dramatic tension accompanying each new struggle, rather than a sense of repetition or foregone conclusion --
I believe the dinosaurs of Dinotopia are embarrassed by Godzilla. They object to both parts of his unofficial title "King of the Monsters." They consider him vulgar.
As always, half the pleasure of watching a documentary about a cult is evaluating the leader, who is invariably disappointing; I think one of the necessary qualities of cult-leading must be looking disappointing.