Mothra (Godzilla Island)

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Mothra (Godzilla Island)
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Mother Mothra in a promotional photo for Godzilla Island
Species Giant divine moth
Place(s) of emergence Godzilla Island
Relations Each other (mother and daughter), Mothra Leo (son of Mother Mothra and brother of Baby Mothra)
Enemies Mother Mothra: Megalon, Battra, Destoroyah, Gigan, Hedorah
Baby Mothra: Medical Jet Jaguar (temporarily), Gorosaurus (temporarily), King Caesar (temporarily), Rodan (temporarily), Baragon (temporarily), Anguirus (temporarily), Junior (temporarily), Godzilla (temporarily), Battra, Megalon, Destoroyah
First appearance Godzilla Island
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This page is for the imago Mother Mothra and her larval daughter Baby Mothra who appear in Godzilla Island. For the third Mothra in the series who is their son and brother, respectively, see Mothra Leo. For the previous incarnation of Mothra who was nicknamed "Mother Mothra", see Mothra (Rebirth of Mothra).

Mothra (モスラ,   Mosura) and her daughter Baby Mothra (ベビーモスラ,   Bebī Mosura) are giant divine moth kaiju who appear in the 1997 television series Godzilla Island. They star in the sixth and 15th story arcs, respectively.

Name

Main article: Mothra#Name.

The name "Mothra" is the suffixation of "-ra" (a common last syllable in kaiju names) to "moth." Since the Japanese language does not have dental fricatives, it is approximated Mosura in Japanese.

In Godzilla Island, the imago Mothra is often called Mother Mothra (親モスラ,   Oya Mosura, lit. "Parent Mothra"), due to her being the mother of Little Mothra and Baby Mothra.

History

Heisei era

Godzilla Island

Mothra resided in a cave on Godzilla Island with her larval son, Little Mothra. In addition to her son, Mothra had an unhatched daughter named Baby Mothra, whose egg she hid inside of Gorath Volcano in order to keep it safe from Battra. She assisted the other kaiju residents of the island against the Xiliens' efforts to destroy it, and at one point helped to rescue Godzilla Junior. However, Mothra eventually grew old and remained inside her cave with her son. When a meteor crashed on the island and was revealed as the space monster Hedorah, Mothra flew into battle to try and defeat him, but was badly injured. Hedorah went after Little Mothra, but Mothra grabbed the Smog Monster and carried him into the crater of Gorath Volcano. Mothra's strength failed her, and she too fell into the volcano and was killed by the eruption. However, Hedorah survived and continued to menace the island. Little Mothra was devastated by his mother's death and initially refused to form a cocoon and mature into his imago stage, but was finally convinced to do so by a desperate plea from Torema. Little Mothra matured into Mothra Leo and joined forces with Godzilla, successfully defeating Hedorah. After this victory, the spirit of Mother Mothra appeared before her son and told him goodbye before disappearing.

Gallery

Main article: Mothra/Gallery.

Notes

  1. Mother Mothra: Episodes 18, 21, 28-30, 36, 39-41, 46-47, 49-50, 65, 127, and 152.
    Baby Mothra: Episodes 150-168, 181, 192, and 228.

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