Kaishin Muba
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Kaishin Muba (海神ムーバ Kaishin Mūba, lit. "Ocean God Muba") is a water god kaiju who first appeared in the 1994 Toho film Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon.
Name
Kaishin Muba's name literally means "Ocean God Muba" in Japanese. Onscreen, it is only ever called Kaishin (海神 Kaishin, lit. "Ocean God"). Godzilla Toho Giant Monster Pictorial Book gives the creature the English name Moova. Some merchandise instead refers to Kaishin Muba as God Kaishin (ゴッドカイシン Goddo Kaishin).
History
Heisei era
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
Kaishin Muba was first called on to attack Oto and Osu by Sukinowa. He shot beams and constricted the boat with his tentacles, and it drug Osu underwater to drown him. Oto saved Osu, but she was grabbed by Kaishin Muba. Sukinowa ended the spell, and Kaishin Muba disappeared with Oto.
Abilities
- Kaishin Muba has constricting tentacles.
- Kaishin Muba can fire a magical energy ray from the jewel on his forehead.
Roar
Kaishin Muba's roar was later reused for the Tyrannosaurus rex in Rebirth of Mothra 3.
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Gallery
- Main article: Kaishin Muba/Gallery.
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