The name "Mothra" is the suffixation of "-ra" (a common last syllable in kaiju names) to "moth." Mothra: Queen of the Monsters. In Mothra, they demonstrate telepathic abilities, within speaking range with people and over great distances with Mothra. Of course, there is no actual romance going on between Mothra and Godzilla, but the pair are at the top of Toho’s franchise. Votes: 949 The Cosmos revealed that Battra told Mothra that a larger meteor was going to strike and destroy the Earth in 1999, and it was his duty to stop it. In Save the Earth specifically, Mothra also uses this technique to enhance some of her melee attacks. The Shobijin called Mothra to Japan, where she sought out Godzilla and Rodan, who were battling at Mount Fuji. About 1 year ago . Originally, Mothra's name was approximated in English as "Mosla," but it was later corrected to "Mothra" by the time of the release of her debut film. Mothra (モスラ, Mosura) is a giant divine moth kaiju who first appeared in the 1961 serialized novel The Luminous Fairies and Mothra, which was adapted the same year by Toho into the film Mothra. While discussing the completion of her sonar device the ORCA, Monarch's Dr. Emma Russell and her daughter Madison overheard Mothra's roar from their dwelling built in China's Yunnan rainforest. The name \"Titanus Mosura\" comes from the Latin term \"Titanus\", meaning Titan, with \"Mosura\" being a Japanese translation of Mothra. Rather, in the backstory of this universe, Mothra defended a surviving segment of the human population from Godzilla in 2048, and helped to relocate them to the Mount Fuji area, where they evolved over time into the Houtua and continued to worship the egg Mothra left behind. By the end of the 20th century, a larval Mothra was living on Monsterland along with most of Earth's other kaiju. - April 17, 2019 11:50 am EDT. The name "Mothra" is the suffixation of "-ra" (a common last syllable in kaiju names) to "moth." Mothra was depicted as entirely white in color and surrounded by worshipers in her painting. Believing himself victorious, Gigan turned around only for his head to be sliced off by his reflected razor discs. - If you haven't … Have you subscribed to ComicBook Nation, the official Podcast of ComicBook.com yet? With the help of Madison Russell (Millie Bobby Brown), the 2 twins of Monarch; Dr. Chen and Dr. Ling (both played by Zhang Ziyi), Elle Brody (Elizabeth Olsen), and the returning of an older Sam Brody (Finn Wolfhard); Mothra must face her new enemies from somewhere from each distance; Battra: Mothra's dark twin, and Megaguirus: Queen of the Megalunons. The twins even sing to the monster in order to calm it down and they ride on the monster back to their island paradise. Mothra perched atop the Yokohama Landmark Tower and flew at Godzilla, firing poisonous stingers at him and scratching his face with her claws. Invaders from Rolisica took over the island and stole the Shobijin. Two characters based on the Shobijin, Maina and Miana, are featured in the GODZILLA anime trilogy. The Shobijin appeared to several members of the EDF and warned them that Gigan was evil and could awaken, but promised that Mothra would appear to defend the Earth. Mothra has a brief appearance in an episode of The Simpsons where Godzilla is attacking the plane the family is on along with Gamera and Rodan. In Godzilla: King of the Monsters, she instead possesses a single larger stinger attached to her abdomen which can immobilize enemies pierced by it. Mothra, who lived in harmony with humanity, fought Battra to stop his rampage. Now, Mothra is ready to make that status known to fans with this sequel, and this promo prove guys like Rodan aren’t ready to step to her. Both her adult and larva forms appear in the game. All Godzilla Monsters. Mothra and the Cosmos bid farewell to the humans and flew into outer space, preparing to intercept the meteor before it could reach Earth. The molten magma emitted from Rodan's wings burned Mothra's own, causing her to eventually lose her ability to fly. Mothra arrived not long after and assisted Godzilla by pinning Ghidorah's heads against a building with her silk attack. Godzilla and Battra were eventually swallowed up by a volcanic fault and presumed dead, while Mothra returned to Infant Island and the Cosmos were secretly captured by one of the explorers, Kenji Andoh. I bring you an extension of Mothra's Theme using the different bits of her theme scattered in the movie. Mothra (jap. However, this civilization created a climate-controlling device, greatly angering the Earth itself and leading it to create Battra, a dark version of Mothra. Mothra knocks the Meganula aside with her wings and prepares to attack Megaguirus again, but a sudden blast of Godzilla's atomic breath separates the two monsters. Using her bioluminescent God Rays as a beacon, Mothra led Monarch to Godzilla's location. Moll and Lora reluctantly prayed to the egg, causing it to prematurely hatch into a larva named Mothra Leo. The Cosmos agreed to allow Mothra's egg to be transported to Japan, but en route the barge carrying it was attacked by Godzilla. Mothra: Queen of the Monsters. Close. In the Sonic X anime, the giant moth Mothmacin is a reference to Mothra. In 1993, an expedition sent to the island by the Japanese government encountered the Cosmos along with Mothra's egg. There, she is perpetually reborn through an egg and is worshiped by the island's natives. Mothra Is Queen of the Monsters. In Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, the guardian monste… Mothra is featured in the upcoming survival RPG City Shrouded in Shadow, developed by Granzella and Bandai Namco for the PlayStation 4. Mothra, still on fire, flew into the headless Gigan and exploded, seemingly killing them both. - … Mothra was soon freed from Kilaak control and fought alongside the other Earth monsters to kill King Ghidorah once and for all and defeat the alien menace. The natives went to a temple, where a giant egg was held. Mothra rescued her son and destroyed a dam, causing Desghidorah to be buried in a flood of water. It was also speculated by U.N.G.C.C. In the year 20XX, the Earth Defense Force recovered Gigan's mummified remains, drawing the attention of Mothra and her Shobijin. Gojirin reveals that she is hungry and the kaiju decide to eat before traveling to the volcano where Mechagodzilla brought Anguirus. Mothra's Japanese character box in Godzilla: Domination! Since the Japanese language does not have dental fricatives, it is approximated "Mosura" in Japanese. Mothra Slot Machine Icon from CR Godzilla 3S-T Battle, Mothra Larva in Godzilla (PlayStation 3 / PlayStation 4), Mothra in Godzilla (PlayStation 3 / PlayStation 4), Mothra Larva 1961 in Godzilla: Kaiju Collection, Mothra Imago 1961 in Godzilla: Kaiju Collection, Mothra Larva 1992 in Godzilla: Kaiju Collection, Mothra Imago 1992 in Godzilla: Kaiju Collection, Mothra Imago 2003 in Godzilla: Kaiju Collection. A Mothra-shaped icon, when picked up, calls in a "Mothra Airstrike," where she flies around the arena firing her antennae beams at all monsters besides the one who retrieved the item. This pulse incinerated both of Ghidorah's wings, after which Godzilla fired another pulse that melted his left and right heads. In the Love Hina anime, Motoko has a dream where Mutsumi Otohime appears as two tiny versions of herself who sing to summon a giant version of Tama-chan in a similar fashion to how Mothra is summoned by her fairies. Mothra then encased herself in a cocoon which sat on the lake's surface. Mothra's egg washed up on the shores of Japan when a typhoon carried it away from the shores of Infant Island. However, the scales failed to stop Godzilla's Nuclear Pulse, which sent Mothra flying. Victorious, Mothra's larvae and the Shobijin returned to Infant Island. Mothra appears in The Half Century War #3 as one of the many monsters battling in Ghana in 1975. 1,700 talking about this. This trilogy introduced Mothra Leo, Mothra's son, who would go on to star in the trilogy's second and third entries following his mother's death. Mothra and Rodan help the kaiju add the number of items of food they have, allowing them to learn addition. King Ghidorah easily blasted Mothra aside with his gravity beams, attracting the anger of Godzilla and Rodan, who finally joined the battle. Mothra presents the kaiju with various objects and animals, and teaches them to sound out their names with hiragana characters. Meanwhile, Godzilla surfaced from the crater of Mount Fuji while Battra reappeared in the ocean and transformed into his imago form. Mothra used the gusts of wind from her wings to knock Godzilla of his feet and tried to slash him with her claws, but she was too feeble to injure him. Mothra engaged in battle with Godzilla, but due to her old age was easily overwhelmed. In early missions she is an enemy, but in later missions will appear as a friendly unit if her egg is found (being near the egg heals her). The Houtua determined that the United Earth forces were not hostile, and the elder Munak allowed them to leave. She originally had a counterpart named Battra, and it was said that their combined strength would be enough to defeat Godzilla. Monarch discovered that Mothra was using sonar to communicate, and that Godzilla was responding from somewhere. Battra destroyed the device, but soon went beyond his purpose and attempted to destroy all of mankind, seeing them as a blight on the Earth. She went to New Kirk City, and was reunited with the Shobijin at an airport runway after destroying a large portion of the city. This is a list of references for Mothra. On July 31, 2048, several months after the Extraterrestrial Emigration Plan was enacted, Godzilla attacked the city of Buenaventura, where the remnants of humanity had gathered, intent on destroying the last bastion of human resistance. The novelization of the film reveals that \"Mosura\" is the name that is given to her by the natives of a small Indonesian island that worship her, and that the name itself means \"giver of life\". Godzilla fired his atomic breath at Mothra, but she avoided the blast, which struck and destroyed the Landmark Tower instead. Mothra is also playable in Godzilla: Unleashed, and played similarly to Save the Earth, but to morph into adult form, the player must press A, B, C, and Z at the same time instead of R2 and L2. Later, Mothra herself actually appears and joins the battle between Godzilla and Biollante. Ages ago, noble Japanese warriors slayed Mothra and laid her to rest under Lake Ikeda. Each of these Titans responded to Ghidorah's call and began doing his bidding, converting the planet's ecosystem to his liking by causing destruction across the globe. Gigan responded by blasting Mothra with his laser beam, causing her to erupt in flames. When King Ghidorah was ultimately killed by Godzilla, the spirit of all three guardian monsters flew into Godzilla, causing him to sink underwater and allowing the Satsuma to fire a D-03 Missile from within Godzilla's body, opening a gaping wound on his neck that ultimately caused Godzilla to destroy himself when he fired his atomic breath. In this latest episode, we cover the possible new Hawkeye series coming to Disney +, argue if Batman casting fatigue is setting in, we grade WWE Wrestlemania, and so much more! In the series Godzilla Island, Mothra is a resident of Godzilla Island along with Earth's other monsters. In Rebirth of Mothra, it is established that Mothra is the last living member of an ancient race of giant guardian moths that defended the Earth throughout its history. The warriors prayed for Mothra's soul, in the hope that she and the other guardian monsters, Baragon and King Ghidorah, would rise again one day to defend Japan. That’s kinda my complaint with all of the massive titans really – I wanted to SEE them. She spread her wings to shield Godzilla, then flew directly at Ghidorah who easily disintegrated her with his gravity beams. They are also seen to have an older sister, a dark Elias called Belvera. Mothra possesses telepathic abilities which she can use to communicate with her Shobijin across great distances. After the kaiju complete the game, Mechagodzilla begins to cry, and Mothra comforts him. The second generation larvae are sometimes erroneously given the first generation larva's weight of 15,000 metric tons. Thousands of years ago, Mothra defended the Earth from an alien monster known as Gigan, defeating him and entombing him off the coast of Hokkaido. Mothra is also a major player in the universe of the GODZILLA anime trilogy, though she does not appear directly. 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