. Yoshie Hotta. Takehiko FukanagaPortrayed by(caterpillar)(caterpillar)InformationAliasTitanus MosuraQueen of the MonstersThe ThingSpeciesGiantGenderMothra ( モスラ, Mosura) is a fictional monster, or, that first appeared in the 1961 film, produced and distributed. Mothra has appeared in several Toho films, most often as a recurring character in the. She is typically portrayed as a colossal sentient larva or imago , accompanied by two miniature female humanoids speaking on her behalf. Unlike other Toho monsters, Mothra is a largely heroic character, having been variously portrayed as a protector of her own island culture, the Earth and Japan.
Though identified as a kind of moth, the character's design incorporates elements more frequently associated with butterflies, and has -like rather than a. The character is often depicted hatching offspring (in some cases, twins) when approaching death, a nod to the doctrine of numerous.Mothra is one of Toho's most popular monsters and second only to in her total number of film appearances. Polls taken during the early 1990s indicated that Mothra was particularly popular among women who were, at the time, the largest demographic among Japan's movie-going audience, a fact that prompted the filming of 1992's, which was the best-attended Toho film since. Listed Mothra as #3 on their 'Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters' list, while listed the character as #7 on its 'The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time' list.
This colossal boss is fast, spawns level 62 Dread Moths and has a Corrosive Lightning attack which quickly regenerates its health. When fighting the Cleaner, you want to limit your exposure to the Corrosive Lightning attack as much as possible. The Cleaner can heal faster than it can be damaged. If you're not careful, you will 'feed' the Cleaner health.
Contents.Overview Name The name Mothra ( モスラ) is the suffixation of '-ra' to the English word 'moth'; since the Japanese language does not have, it is approximated 'Mosura' in Japanese. The 'ra' suffix follows the precedent set by ( Gojira), which in turn is derived from kujira ( 鯨 ( クジラ ), '), which serves to indicate the character's enormous size.During its promotion of for the American market, entitled the movie Godzilla vs. The Thing, probably to avoid legal action from, which had released the original Mothra. Development Mothra was first conceived in the January 1961 by authors Shinichiro Nakamura, Takehiko Fukunaga and Yoshie Hotta, who had been commissioned by to write the outline of a future film. The character was further developed by, whose experiences of starving in the South Pacific islands during prompted him to envision a movie featuring an island where mysterious events occurred.In her, Mothra's adult form consisted of a wire-operated mechanical puppet, while the larva was a puppet operated by six stuntmen crawling in single file. In three years later, the adult Mothra puppet was modified with radio-controlled legs, while the larvae were portrayed via a combination of motor-driven props and hand puppets.
The larval Mothra featured in remained largely unchanged from its previous appearance, though the color of its eyes was changed from blue to red. The adult Mothra prop featured in Mothra vs. Godzilla was reused in, though previous heavy use had dulled its colors, frayed the fur on the head and damaged the wings.During the early Heisei era of Godzilla films, which ignored the continuity established in pre-1984 movies, several attempts were made to develop a Mothra standalone feature. Akira Murao wrote a screenplay in 1980 entitled Mothra vs. Bagan, which revolved around a shape-shifting dragon called Bagan who sought to destroy humanity for its abuse of the Earth's resources, only to be defeated by Mothra, the god of peace.
The screenplay was revised by after the release of, though the project was ultimately scrapped by Toho, under the assumption that Mothra was a character born purely out of Japanese culture and thus would have been difficult to market overseas, unlike the more internationally recognized. With the success of, Toho sought to continue the series' newfound profitability by reintroducing familiar monsters rather than inventing new ones.
Mothra was chosen as Godzilla's next antagonist on account of the character's popularity with women, who constituted the majority of cinemagoers at the time. Special effects head co-wrote a screenplay entitled Godzilla vs. Gigamoth in 1991, which would have pitted Mothra against Godzilla and an irradiated Mothra doppelganger called Gigamoth, though this was rejected early on and replaced with the final plotline that was seen in the film.
Kawakita's depiction of Mothra's adult form was given the ability to fire, which were rendered via optical effects, and the pollen dust emitted from its wings were given a sparkling effect not seen in prior movies. During the character's transformation from larva to adult, it was initially planned to have Mothra's unfolding wings rendered through, though this was scrapped on account of it not looking 'sensitive' enough. Although the movie was a financial success, the Mothra props were criticized by several authors, who noted that the adult Mothra's brighter colors made it look like a 'plush toy' and that its wings flapped less gracefully than in previous incarnations, as they were made of heavy cloth. The Mothra puppet's immobile chicken-like feet and the lack of undulation in the larva prop's movements were also commented on as being inferior to the effects seen in 1960s Mothra movies.
Criticism was also leveled at Mothra's altered origin story, which portrayed her as an, thus dampening the character's motivation for protecting Earth. The character's newfound popularity nevertheless prompted Toho to produce in 1996.For, director had originally planned on using as one of Godzilla's antagonists, but was pressured by Toho chairman to use the more recognizable and profitable Mothra, as the previous film in the franchise, which featured an original and unfamiliar antagonist, was a box office and critical failure.For 2003's, special effects director Eiichi Asada sought to model Mothra directly on her appearance in the original 1961 film and to keep optical effects to a minimum. As with Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah, the adult Mothra was given mobile legs, though they were made to constantly move, as it was felt that the prop stopped looking realistic once they became immobile.
Creature designer Shinichi Wakasa had initially wanted Mothra's wings to have the angular design seen in, though the prop was ultimately given the wing shape seen in the 1960s movies. Mothra's fairies ShobijincharacterFirst appearance(1961)Last appearance(2019)Created.Portrayed byEmi Itō and Yumi ItōYuko Okada and Yoko OkadaKeiko Imamura and Sayaka OsawaMegumi Kobayashi and Sayaka Yamaguchi /Misato TateandInformationAliasCosmosEliasMothra is usually accompanied by tiny twin female, which termed Shobijin ( 小美人), meaning 'little beauties'. The original draft for Mothra called for four fairies, though Sekizawa reduced the number to two, as twins were comparatively rare in Japan, thus adding to the characters' mystique. Toho also sought to reinforce its links with, by featuring the singing duo, who had been popularized in America by Columbia Records.
Composed the song Mosura no uta ('Song of Mothra') for the fairies to sing when summoning Mothra. Character biography Shōwa (1961–1968) In the Showa continuity, Mothra is depicted as a mystical being that is worshiped by a primitive human culture native to Infant Island.
Has her hatching from an egg after her priestesses are abducted by a Rolisican capitalist hoping to exploit them as media celebrities. The larval Mothra swims to Tokyo and cocoons herself around the. Upon reaching her adult form, Mothra flies to Rolisica's capital and causes widespread destruction until her priestesses are returned to her.In, a Mothra egg appears on the coast of Japan, and is exploited as a tourist attraction. Mothra's priestesses attempt to negotiate the return of the egg to Infant Island, but are rebuffed. Attacks Japan, forcing humanity to beseech an embittered Mothra to intervene.
Mothra dies fighting Godzilla, but the latter is defeated when two larvae emerge from the egg and encase Godzilla in a cocoon.In, it is revealed that only one of the larvae survived. The remaining larva attempts to convince Godzilla and to join forces with her in order to fight, but the two monsters reject her proposal. Mothra is nearly killed attempting to fight Ghidorah alone, but is saved through the intervention of Godzilla and Rodan.The larva ultimately gains adulthood in, where she saves a group of slaves taken from Infant Island from a base on Letchi Island undergoing a self-destruct sequence.Another larva appears in, living alongside other monsters in Monsterland. Along with the other monsters, Mothra is briefly enslaved by the Kilaaks, who force her to attack and later join Godzilla in the destruction of Tokyo.
The Kilaaks' mind control is ultimately broken and Mothra joins the other monsters in the final battle against King Ghidorah. Heisei (1992–1998) Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) and Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) 1992's portrays Mothra as a guardian of the Earth who presided over an advanced civilization over 12,000 years ago. When the civilization created a device designed to control the Earth's climate, the Earth responded by creating the Black Mothra, Battra - which Mothra defeated, but not before the civilization was wiped out. Mothra's egg is later discovered in 1993 on Infant Island by the Marutomo real estate agency, which seeks to exploit it and Mothra's priestesses for profit.
The egg hatches during a fight between Godzilla and a resurrected Battra, and the larva later attacks Tokyo in order to save its priestesses. Mothra forms a cocoon around the, attains its adult form, then briefly fights Battra before joining forces with him in order to fight Godzilla.
Battra dies in the attempt and Mothra pledges to fulfill Battra's role in preventing a meteorite from devastating the Earth in 1999.In, Mothra becomes aware of 's advance towards Earth and sends her priestesses to warn Earth of his arrival. Rebirth of Mothra trilogy (1996–1998) is separate from the Heisei continuity and portrays Mothra as the last remaining member of a species of giant moths who guard the Elias' civilization. This civilization was destroyed millions of years ago by the dragon Desghidorah, whom Mothra defeated. Mothra lays an egg in modern times, but is too weak to fight Desghidorah once it returns. The egg hatches and the new Mothra, a male larva named Mothra Leo, goes to protect his mother, but sadly Mothra is mortally wounded by Desghidorah while Leo is still too weak to injure the dragon. After Mothra dies, Leo metamorphoses into an, then manages to kill Desghidorah.Leo returns in, where he acquires a new and more powerful form in order to fight the pollution monster Dagahra.In the final chapter of the trilogy, Leo is forced to return to the in order to retroactively kill the space dragon.
Millennium (2001–2004) In, Mothra is portrayed as having been one of the three guardians of Yamato, originating 1,000 years before the events of the film. Initially an antagonist, Mothra was imprisoned in, only to be reawakened in 2001 to halt Godzilla's destruction of Tokyo. She is defeated, but transfers her spirit to.has the Mothra from the original 1961 film send her priestesses to demand that Japan dismantle the anti-Godzilla weapon or face destruction, as she considers the cyborg to be against the natural order, having been created using the bones of the first Godzilla. When the second Godzilla lands, Mothra attempts to fight the monster alongside Kiryu, but is killed in the process. Two larvae hatch on Infant Island and reach Tokyo in order to fight Godzilla, whom they encase in a cocoon, which is then transported into the ocean by Kiryu., which ignores the continuity of the previous film, establishes that Mothra protected the Earth 10,000 years ago from the cyborg.
In the distant future, Gigan returns, under the control of the Xiliens, and is confronted by Mothra. In the ensuing battle, Mothra catches fire, but manages to kill Gigan by ramming into it and exploding. However, in a mid-credits scene, Mothra is shown to be alive after all and flying back to Infant Island to be reunited with the Shobijin.Anime trilogy (2018) While Mothra never made a physical appearance, she was mentioned in to have been killed by Godzilla years prior, though her egg ended up in the protection of the Houtua people, a species of evolved humans who adapted Mothra-like features to survive the now Godzilla ruled Earth.
An astral projection of Mothra's unborn child in their adult form appears in.MonsterVerse (2019–). This section needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( June 2019)In 2014, announced that they had acquired the rights to, Mothra and from to use in their.In the at the end of the 2017 film, Mothra appears in a series of cave paintings depicting other monsters that are known to exist that are shown in the footage to James Conrad and Mason Weaver, along with Godzilla, Rodan and King Ghidorah.A casting call confirmed that Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah will all be featured in. Viral marketing for the movie has shown that Mothra has retained her status as a creature who is deified as an angelic-like goddess, referred to as the Queen of the Monsters. Monarch Sciences, the film's promotional website, identifies the as Mothra's location (however, Infant Island was referenced within the film, and the name 'Mosura' is said to be derived from a small Indonesian island) and states in its adult form to be capable of emitting beta-wave that can be projected through the intricate patterns on its wings and weaponized into destructive and blinding ‘god rays’. Further promotional material also revealed narrower wings, a wider wingspan (at 803 feet or 244.75 meters, it is second only to her original 250-meter wingspan), long -like forearms and legs as opposed to bird-like limbs and a body design that is more reminiscent of real-life moths, with a smaller body and head.
The markings on her wings are said to mark her as the 'Queen of the Monsters' and that they apparently link Mothra to Godzilla, the King of the Monsters, since the eye spots on her wings are modeled after Godzilla's eyes. Within the film, she is shown to have a with Godzilla, and temporarily paralyzes Rodan with a hidden abdominal stinger. These changes make Mothra the most heavily redesigned monster in the series.Mothra first appears hatching from her egg in her larval state and is calmed by Dr. Emma Russell using the ORCA device, becoming docile.
When eco-terrorists led by Colonel Alan Jonah arrive soon after and capture Russell, her daughter Madison and the ORCA device, Mothra retreats under a waterfall and cocoons herself, later emerging from her cocoon in her adult form and flying off. During the fight in, Mothra defeats Rodan and is disintegrated by King Ghidorah while protecting a fallen Godzilla. Her power is transferred to Godzilla as a result via her ashes, preventing him from suffering a nuclear meltdown and allowing him to defeat Ghidorah by achieving his burning form. During the credits, a news program speculates about the existence of a second Mothra egg, which the director later confirmed. Appearances A post-credits scene in depicts cave paintings of, Mothra and King Ghidorah. ^, 01:03:55. ^ (1961).
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