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| |type1 =Steel
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| |type2 =Water
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| |header ={{Toho Mecha}}
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| |copyrighticon =Monster Icons - Moguera.png
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| |image =600full-godzilla-vs.-space-godzilla-screenshot-1.jpg
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| |caption =M.O.G.U.E.R.A. in Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
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| |name =MOGUERA{{tt|™|Moguera is a Trademark of Toho Company Ltd.}}
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| |subtitle =Anti-G Weapon {{Nihongo|対{{tt|Ｇ|ジー}}兵器|Tai Jī Heiki}}<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia">{{cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia]]|date=23 July [[2014]]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=94|isbn=4-096-82090-3}}</ref><br>Combined Super Mobile Weapon<br>{{Small|{{Nihongo|合体超機動兵器|Gattai Chō Kidō Heiki}}}}{{sup|[[Godzilla: Trading Battle|G:TB]]}}
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| |species =[[:Category:Mecha|Mecha]]
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| |nicknames =Moguera, Mogela, Mogera,<br>Moguera-SRF, Moguera 2, MGR,<br>M.O.G.E.R.A. II-SRF, M.O.G.E.R.A., M.O.G.U.E.R.A. 2, M.O.G.U.E.R.A. 3
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| |height =120 meters<ref name="GodzillaCompendium">{{cite book|title=[[The Official Godzilla Compendium]]|author=J.D. Lees, Marc Cerasini|date=24 March [[1998]]|publisher= [[Random House]]|page=136|isbn=0279888225}}<br>[[File:Compendium23.png|150px]]</ref>
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| |weight =160,000 metric tons<ref name="GodzillaCompendium"/>
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| |forms =M.O.G.U.E.R.A.,<br>M.O.G.U.E.R.A. II-SRF, [[Star Falcon]], [[Land Moguera]]
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| |controlled =[[G-Force]], [[Counter-Kaiju Reaction Forces|CKR]]{{sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}
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| |allies =[[Godzilla]], [[Godzilla Junior]], [[Rodan]], [[Mothra]], [[Mothra Leo]], [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]], [[Jet Jaguar]], [[Medical Jet Jaguar]], [[Fire Fighter Jet Jaguar]], [[Kiryu]]{{Sup|[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth|GRoE]]}}
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| |enemies =[[SpaceGodzilla]], [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]]{{sup|[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (Manga)|GvSGM]]}}, [[Destoroyah]], [[Megalon]], [[Battra]], [[King Ghidorah]], [[Gigan]], [[Orga]], [[Trilopod]]
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| |created =[[Takao Okawara]]
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| |portrayed =Puppets, [[Wataru Fukuda]]
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| |debut ={{small|''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''}}
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| |last =''[[Godzilla Island (Series)|Godzilla Island]]''
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| |roar ={{Iheisei}}[[File:MOGUERA Roar Heisei.ogg|180px|center|noicon]]'''[[Godzilla: Trading Battle|Trading Battle]]''':[[File:MOGUERA_Roar_Trading_Battle.ogg|center|180px|noicon]]'''[[Godzilla: Unleashed|Unleashed]]''':[[File:MOGUERA_Roar_Unleashed.ogg|180px|center|noicon]]{{More Roars}}
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| }}
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| *''This article covers the [[Heisei era|Heisei]] incarnation of Moguera. For the [[Showa era|Showa]] incarnation of the character, see [[Moguera]].''
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| '''M.O.G.U.E.R.A.''' {{Nihongo|{{tt|ＭＯＧＥＲＡ|モゲラ}}|Mogera}} is a [[United Nations|U.N.]]-built [[:Category:Mecha|mecha]] created by [[Toho]] that first appeared in the [[1994]] [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla]] [[:Category:Godzilla Films|film]], ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]].''
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| Constructed by [[G-Force]] after the destruction of [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]], M.O.G.U.E.R.A. was built to do what its predecessor had come so close to doing: destroy [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]]. M.O.G.U.E.R.A.'s first action came not against Godzilla, but a crystalline anomaly that was sighted approaching [[Earth]]. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. was launched to destroy the space creature, but was severely damaged and failed to halt its approach to Earth. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. was salvaged and repaired by G-Force, then deployed to [[Fukuoka]] to stop the space monster, now known as [[SpaceGodzilla]], after it constructed its own fortress in the city. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. engaged SpaceGodzilla, and was joined by Godzilla, who sought to rescue his [[Godzilla Junior|adopted son]] from his extraterrestrial clone. Together, M.O.G.U.E.R.A. and Godzilla were able to destroy SpaceGodzilla's power source in the [[Fukuoka Tower]] and finally destroy him, but M.O.G.U.E.R.A. was also obliterated in the battle, leaving only Godzilla standing.
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| ==Name==
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| M.O.G.U.E.R.A.'s [[Japan]]ese name comes from the original [[Moguera]], and is spelled "ＭＯＧＥＲＡ" ("M.O.G.E.R.A."). The M.O.G.U.E.R.A. acronym stands for "'''''M'''obile '''O'''peration '''G'''odzilla '''U'''niversal '''E'''xpert '''R'''obot '''A'''ero-type''." The Japanese acronym omits the "Universal," as it is not spelled with a U. After being repaired and upgraded following its first battle with [[SpaceGodzilla]], it is designated '''M.O.G.U.E.R.A. II-SRF''' {{Nihongo|ＭＯＧＥＲＡＩＩ－ＳＲＦ}}. M.O.G.U.E.R.A.'s name is sometimes abbreviated as '''MGR'''.
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| While this version of the character's name is usually spelled as an acronym in both English and Japanese media, it is still sometimes spelled in English as '''Moguera''', or in katakana as モゲラ. In the game ''[[Godzilla: Save the Earth]]'', it is referred to as '''Moguera 2''', likely referencing its status as the second distinct incarnation of the character, just as the [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Heisei Mechagodzilla]] and [[Kiryu]] are referred to as Mechagodzilla 2 and 3 in the game, respectively.
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| ==History==
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| ===[[Heisei era|Heisei Series]]===
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| ====''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''====
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| M.O.G.U.E.R.A was constructed after the destruction of [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]] in another attempt to kill [[Godzilla/Heisei|Godzilla]]. It could split up into two different vehicles: [[Land Moguera]] and [[Star Falcon]]. It was first sent to fight [[SpaceGodzilla]] when he was detected flying toward Earth. M.O.G.U.E.R.A was sent flying out of control into space by SpaceGodzilla, but it managed to make it back to Earth. It was sent out again after undergoing repairs to engage SpaceGodzilla in [[Fukuoka]], but pilot [[Akira Yuki]], who held a grudge against Godzilla, redirected the mech and attacked Godzilla instead. The other pilots, [[Koji Shinjo]] and [[Kiyoshi Sato]], knocked Yuki out and flew to Fukuoka. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. battled SpaceGodzilla alone until Godzilla arrived and joined the battle. M.O.G.U.E.R.A.'s pilots decided to focus their attacks on SpaceGodzilla, and assist Godzilla in knocking out SpaceGodzilla's power source, the [[Fukuoka Tower]]. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. split into the Star Falcon and Land Moguera, and with Godzilla's help managed to destroy the tower. After reforming, M.O.G.U.E.R.A. managed to destroy SpaceGodzilla's shoulder crystals with its spiral grenade missiles. Godzilla and M.O.G.U.E.R.A. seemed to have the upper hand, but SpaceGodzilla responded by using his tail crystals to stab and throw M.O.G.U.E.R.A. at a building, causing it to become trapped. Shinjo and Sato escaped the downed mech, but Yuki stayed behind and attempted to fly M.O.G.U.E.R.A. back into the battle, only causing it to crash into another building and become catastrophically damaged. Shinjo rescued Yuki from the wreckage before Godzilla used his hyper spiral ray to finish SpaceGodzilla, which also destroyed M.O.G.U.E.R.A. in the process.
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| ===''[[Godzilla Island (Series)|Godzilla Island]]''===
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| [[File:Cast_moguera.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Moguera in ''[[Godzilla Island (Series)|Godzilla Island]]'']]
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| In this series, M.O.G.U.E.R.A. is one of the [[G-Guard Commander]]'s mechs, along with [[Jet Jaguar]] (and his [[Fire Fighter Jet Jaguar|two]] [[Medical Jet Jaguar|variants]]) and [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]]. The [[Moguera|Showa Moguera]] also appears, this time named "Proto-Moguera," and is acquired by G-Guard, but stolen by [[Zaguresu]].
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| ==Abilities==
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| M.O.G.U.E.R.A. has an expansive arsenal of weapons, essentially making it a mobile weapons platform. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. is in fact, the mechanical kaiju who is most dependent on ranged weapons as a means of offense. The most heavily-utilized and standard weapon are the plasma laser cannons built into its eyes, which rapidly fire yellow plasma shots. A drill bit is located in the center of its face, which can be used for close range fighting. Its cone-shaped hands are capable of releasing blue energy beams, known as auto-lasers. Furthermore, the hands can open up and launch Spiral Grenade missiles. Its chest secretly conceals a Plasma Maser cannon, a powerful energy weapon. It can fly through earth's atmosphere at Mach 1 and through space at Mach 44. It is also capable of moving on land via independent leg action, or with the treads built into its feet and legs. These treads make M.O.G.U.E.R.A. faster than the average kaiju, and he can easily attack while moving at such fast speeds. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. is the combined form of two vehicles: [[Land Moguera]], a tracked armored fighting vehicle able to drill through the earth; and the [[Star Falcon]], a VTOL craft capable of space flight. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. was later modified with a new jamming system called the Magnetic & Electronic Counter Measure (MECM). This countermeasure prevents [[SpaceGodzilla]] from disabling M.O.G.U.E.R.A.'s control and weapon systems.
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| Due to budget restraints, M.O.G.U.E.R.A. does not have heavy armor like its predecessor, [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]], so its below-average endurance could be considered a major weakness.
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| In the video game ''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]'', the mole-based machine can launch an EMP bomb that instantly detonates and leaves a blast radius for a short duration; and in the game's predecessor can create a Photonic Storm, in which a huge ring of orange-and-blue-colored energy blasts out of M.O.G.U.E.R.A., hitting everything around it. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. can also use its arms and legs to fight in the games.
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| ==Filmography==
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| *''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994)
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| *''[[Godzilla Island (Series)|Godzilla Island]]'' (TV 1997)
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| ==Video Games==
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| *''[[Godzilla: Giant Monster March]]''
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| *''[[Godzilla: Archipelago Shock]]''
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| *''[[Godzilla: Heart-Pounding Monster Island!!]]''
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| *''[[Godzilla Movie Studio Tour]]''
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| *''[[Godzilla: Trading Battle]]''
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| *''[[Godzilla: Save the Earth]]''
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| *''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]''
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| *''[[Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash]]''
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| *''[[Godzilla: Kaiju Collection]]''
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| *[[Godzilla (2014 video game)|''Godzilla'' (PlayStation 3 / PlayStation 4)]] [Kaiju Guide]
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| ===''[[Godzilla: Save the Earth]]''===
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| M.O.G.U.E.R.A. appears in ''[[Godzilla: Save the Earth]]'' as M.O.G.U.E.R.A. 2, as well as in ''Godzilla: Unleashed'' and ''Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash'', however, it is unplayable in the latter. Its special attack stat (projectiles and beams) and speed are significantly higher than most other monsters, but its physical offense and defense are very low. To be effective in a fight, MOGUERA must attack from a distance while dodging and retreating, making him a hit-and-run fighter. When it runs out of energy, MOGUERA can temporarily shut down his power and recharge, though this makes it vulnerable as it temporarily cannot move.
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| ===''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]''===
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| [[File:Moguerasasa.jpg|thumb|right|200px|M.O.G.U.E.R.A. in ''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]'']]Height: 120 meters<br>Weight: 160,000 tons
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| "M.O.G.U.E.R.A. was the GDF's first successful anti-monster robot, employing a wide variety of weapons and defensive systems linked by a powerful auto-targeting supercomputer. Although relatively effective, M.O.G.U.E.R.A. was deemed too physically frail to continue to serve as the GDF's first plan of defense against monster threats. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. is still in use today, but most often relegated to provide long-range support fire to the GDF's more modern anti-monster robots."
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| <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
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| gu moguera bio.png|M.O.G.U.E.R.A.'s bio from page 31 of the ''Godzilla: Unleashed'' instruction manual booklet
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| </gallery>
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| ===[[Godzilla (2014 video game)|''Godzilla'' (PlayStation 3 / PlayStation 4)]]===
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| {{Main|Godzilla (2014 video game)/Kaiju Guide#M.O.G.U.E.R.A.}}
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| <gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
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| Godzilla_Save_The_Earth_MOGUERA.png|MOGUERA 2 in ''[[Godzilla: Save the Earth]]''
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| GKC M.O.G.U.E.R.A..png|M.O.G.U.E.R.A. in ''[[Godzilla: Kaiju Collection]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Comics==
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| ===[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (Manga)|''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'' Manga]]===
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| [[File:M.O.G.U.E.R.A._in_the_GvsSG_Manga.png|thumb|right|200px|M.O.G.U.E.R.A. in [[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (Manga)|the ''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'' manga]]]]
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| In this manga adaptation of ''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'' by Shogakukan, M.O.G.U.E.R.A. has mostly the same role as in the film, but its fate and combat strategies are different. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. is stolen by [[Akira Yuki]], the main human protagonist, and is taken to [[Birth Island]] to use [[Godzilla Junior|Little Godzilla]] to draw out [[Godzilla]] so he can kill him. [[G-Force]] sends the rebuilt [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]] to battle M.O.G.U.E.R.A., but it is destroyed by the newer mech. However, M.O.G.U.E.R.A. and its pilot are knocked down by [[SpaceGodzilla]] after the cosmic [[kaiju]] attacks Birth Island. In addition, M.O.G.U.E.R.A. also suffers very little damage during the final battle with SpaceGodzilla, and is eventually taken back by the [[United Nations Godzilla Countermeasures Center|U.N.G.C.C.]]. However, Godzilla disarms the machine by breaking its weapon systems before he departs, wary that the humans could try to harm him and his son again.
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| ===[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (Manga)|''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' Manga]]===
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| [[File:M.O.G.U.E.R.A._2_and_3_in_the_GvsD_manga.png|thumb|right|200px|M.O.G.U.E.R.A. 2 (left) and M.O.G.U.E.R.A. 3 (right) in [[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (Manga)|the ''Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' manga]]]]
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| In this manga (which is a sequel to the ''Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla'' manga), two new M.O.G.U.E.R.A. units, M.O.G.U.E.R.A. 2 and 3, are introduced due to their predecessor having been phased out. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. 3 is darker than M.O.G.U.E.R.A. 2, and has heavier armour plating. The two units are deployed by the U.N.G.C.C. in an attempt to stave off Godzilla's impending meltdown <ref>http://lemondedeskaijus.free.fr/manga_Godzilla_vs_Destoroyah.html</ref>, but are both damaged beyond repair due to the massive increase in power Godzilla had received as his meltdown began.
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| ===''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]''===
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| [[File:RoE_MOGEURA.jpg|thumb|200px|M.O.G.U.E.R.A in ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' [[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Issue 6|#6]]]]M.O.G.U.E.R.A. made its first IDW appearance in ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Issue 6|Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #6]]'', where it was sent to fight [[Gigan]] and [[Godzilla]], who were battling in Las Vegas, Nevada. When it arrived, it briefly fought Gigan and was soon caught by the massive hands of [[Orga]], who pulled M.O.G.U.E.R.A. in half. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. was able to transform into [[Star Falcon]] and [[Land Moguera]] and assisted in fighting the two alien [[kaiju]] until [[Jet Jaguar]] arrived and destroyed Orga temporarily.
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| M.O.G.U.E.R.A later took part in the large brawl against the Trilopods in Los Angeles alongside [[Kiryu]] and Godzilla. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. rammed itself into the frozen Baragon-Trilopod after it was hit by Kiryu's Absolute Zero, but was later torn apart by the Kumonga-Trilopod and Titanosaurus-Trilopod. Despite being seemingly broken beyond repair, M.O.G.U.E.R.A. could later be seen taking part in the final battle against [[Magita]], flying off to fight the beast while Jet Jaguar was in the midst of fighting [[Gigan]].
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| ===''[[Godzilla in Hell]]''===
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| [[File:M.O.G.U.E.R.A._in_Godzilla_in_Hell.png|thumb|200px|M.O.G.U.E.R.A. in ''[[Godzilla in Hell]]'']]
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| M.O.G.U.E.R.A. was present in [[Rio de Janeiro]] at some point during the battle between [[Godzilla]] and [[SpaceGodzilla]] in [[Godzilla in Hell Issue 3|issue #3]], but was defeated. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. can be seen wedged in a pile of broken buildings, with the left side of its head and left shoulder on fire. Nearby, the remains of what appears to be [[Kiryu]]'s arm can be seen, indicating that both mechas were sent to take part in the battle but were destroyed.
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| ==Gallery==
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| {{Main|M.O.G.U.E.R.A./Gallery}}
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| ==Roar==
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| M.O.G.U.E.R.A., like the [[Moguera|Showa incarnation]], was a unique case in Toho's [[kaiju]] library, as it did not have any actual roars, but it did, however, have sounds for its engines and beam attacks. To make up for this fact, in ''[[Godzilla: Save the Earth]]'' and ''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]'', M.O.G.U.E.R.A. was given a voice and it could repeat its own name. Additionally, in ''[[Godzilla: Trading Battle]]'', M.O.G.U.E.R.A. and [[Moguera]] were both given the same brief robotic footstep sound.
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| {{Videos|
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| {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/9M_W88-cYN0</youtube>|M.O.G.U.E.R.A.'s sounds in ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]''}}
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| }}
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| ==Trivia==
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| *M.O.G.U.E.R.A.'s role in ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' was going to be filled by [[Mechagodzilla/Heisei|Mechagodzilla]] at one point, but [[Koichi Kawakita]] pushed for the studio to revive one of his favorite monsters, [[Moguera]] from ''[[The Mysterians]]'', for the film instead.
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| *M.O.G.U.E.R.A. is the only Godzilla [[kaiju]] that can say its own name, let alone speak, though only in ''[[Godzilla: Save the Earth]]'' and ''[[Godzilla: Unleashed]]''. Some say that this could be a reference to [[Pokémon]]. This could also be partly inspired by the ''[[w:c:ultra:Ultra Series|Ultraman]]'' series [[kaiju]] [[w:c:ultra:Zetton|Zetton]], who also primarily speaks his name.
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| *M.O.G.U.E.R.A.'s ability to split apart into the [[Star Falcon]] and [[Land Moguera]] is likely inspired by an [[Transforming Mechagodzilla|early version of the Heisei Mechagodzilla]] that appeared in an [[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Early Draft)|earlier draft of ''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'']], which would have had the ability to split apart into a jet and a tank.
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| *M.O.G.U.E.R.A. is the heaviest [[:Category:Mecha|mecha]] in the [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla series]], weighing in at 160,000 metric tons, 10,000 metric tons heavier than the Heisei Mechagodzilla.
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| *A new mecha called [[G-END]] that was featured in an early draft for ''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' would have been constructed from M.O.G.U.E.R.A.'s remains.
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[Moguera]]
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| *[[MGR-IInd]]
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| ==References==
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