Elias
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The Elias (エリアス are Mothra's diminutive priestesses in the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy. Younger sisters Moll and Lora faithfully serve Eriasu)Mothra and her son Mothra Leo in defense of the planet, while their older sister Belvera, believing that humans are inherently wicked, attempts to rid the world of them with the help of the monsters Desghidorah and Dagahra. However, she saves her siblings at the end of Rebirth of Mothra II, and teams up with them to combat King Ghidorah in Rebirth of Mothra III.
Name
The sisters are collectively referred to as the Elias Sisters (エリアス姉妹, or simply Elias Eriasu Shimai) (エリアス. Individually, their names are Lora Eriasu) (ロラ, Moll Rora) (モル, and Belvera Moru) (ベルベラ. In Berubera)Omni Productions' English dubs for the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy, Moll is referred to as "Mona." Official North American DVD and Blu-ray releases of the films refer to her as Moll on the packaging, despite the English dub and subtitles using "Mona." In the Mothra Tamagotchi released in conjunction with Rebirth of Mothra II, Lora was referred to as Mora (モラ, while Moll's name was left intact. Mora)
History
Rebirth of Mothra
The Houkoku logging company discovered a giant, mysterious rock in a Hokkaido forest. Site director Yuichi Goto removed the Seal of Elias from the rock with a screwdriver. Moll and Lora, sensing it from Infant Island, were alarmed, while Belvera was delighted. The twins called upon their mount, a moth called Fairy, and flew to the rock in Hokkaido. Lora quipped that a human being must have removed the Seal, while Moll wondered if it was Belvera, who would make the monster trapped in the rock her slave. Belvera was one step ahead of them, flying to the Gotos' house on her dragon mount Garugaru and taking the Seal from Yuichi's daughter Wakaba. Placing the child under her control, she tied up her mother Makiko and chased her brother Taiki up a tree by controlling a dog. However, the dog left as Moll and Lora arrived. Startled, Taiki fell out of the tree, but they broke his fall using telekinesis. Watching TV, Belvera learned of the Seal's location. The Elias charged in, starting a destructive dogfight as Taiki freed his mother. He managed to catch Belvera and Garugaru in a butterfly net, but the dragon wounded Fairy with a blind shot before retreating, leaving her unable to fly.
With Belvera gone, Wakaba came to her senses. Moll and Lora told the Gotos of Desghidorah, a space monster who arrived on Earth 65 million years ago after draining the energy from Mars. The Elias' ancestors managed to seal it away. With Fairy out of commission, they convinced the Gotos to take them to the forest, where massive rock spikes burst out of the ground, by plane. Belvera controled Yuichi next, making him drive a bulldozer loaded with dynamite towards the spikes. After he hit a bump and fell out, Garugaru fired a beam at the bulldozer, destroying it in a massive explosion. Belvera used the Seal of Elias to begin Desghidorah's awakening. Suddenly Moll and Lora attacked her in a kite directed by Taiki, knocking her off Garugaru to regain the Seal. They used its power to heal Fairy, but were too late to stop Desghidorah's emergence. After leading the Goto kids away from Desghidorah, they gave Wakaba the Seal for safekeeping while they called upon Mothra. Lora argued that Mothra, now the last of her kind and weakened after giving birth, stood no chance against the monster, but Moll countered that no one else could do it. The sang to summon her, and while she took Desghidorah by surprise at first, he quickly gained the upper hand. To Moll and Lora's shock, her son Mothra Leo promptly hatched and swam to Hokkaido to join the fight. Belvera instructed Desghidorah to target Leo, but Mothra carried him to safety before dying of her injuries.
Leo traveled to the island of Yakushima to metamorphose as Moll and Lora sang to him. He challenged Desghidorah again, this time with an overwhelming edge in speed and firepower. As Moll and Lora chased Belvera on Fairy, Leo shot down Garugaru with a pair of Crossheat Lasers. Flames from the battle approached Belvera and Garugaru, the latter revealed to be a machine, but Fairy carried Belevera to safety just in time. After Leo put Desghidorah out of commission with the Shine Strike Buster, Taiki and Wakaba gave Moll and Lora the Seal of Elias to lock the monster away once more. Belvera wriggled out of Fairy's grasp and warned Moll and Lora never to trust human beings before escaping. Leo restored the forest to its former resplendent state while Moll and Lora thanked the Gotos for their help in saving the Earth.
Rebirth of Mothra II
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Rebirth of Mothra III
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Abilities
The Elias share many, if not, all of the abilities held by the Shobijin, but likely do not have a psychic link to each other. Moll and Lora together can combine their mental abilities to use telekinesis, launch a fiery energy blast, summon Mothra or Mothra Leo from great distances, or lend Mothra, Mothra Leo and Fairy Mothra more power.
In Rebirth of Mothra III Moll was able to send Mothra Leo to the Cretaceous period to defeat King Ghidorah, which cost her life and put her into a crystalline state (she is later resurrected). All of the Elias sisters seem to have the ability to levitate or float to avoid damage. Each sister represents the power of their people and together form the Elias Triangle (Courage, Wisdom and Love). When unified, they have access to great powers.
Mind control
In Rebirth of Mothra, Belvera was able to temporarily control the minds of both humans and a neighborhood dog. Her influence granted Wakaba Goto telekinetic powers in the process. Moll and Lora were seemingly able to free the dog from her control, while Wakaba came to her senses after Belvera retreated from the Gotos' house.
Telekinesis
Moll and Lora used telekinesis to break Taiki Goto's fall from a tree.
Filmography
- Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
- Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
- Rebirth of Mothra III (1998)
- Godziban (TV 2019-2020) [episodes 26 and 29]
Video games
- Godzilla: Defense Force (2019) - Android and iOS
Gallery
Rebirth of Mothra
Moll and Lora in Rebirth of Mothra
Rebirth of Mothra II
Moll and Lora in Rebirth of Mothra II
Belvera in Rebirth of Mothra II
Rebirth of Mothra III
Belvera in Rebirth of Mothra III
Moll and Lora in Rebirth of Mothra III
Trivia
- In the comic series Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths, Mothra's fairies are referred to as the Elias, despite sharing more similarities with the traditional Shobijin.
References
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