Houtua

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Houtua
The symbol of the Houtua in GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle
Leader Munak[1]
Homeworld Earth
Allies Humans
First appearance Latest appearance
GODZILLA: Planet
of the Monsters
GODZILLA: City on
the Edge of Battle

The Houtua (フツア,   Futsua) are a humanoid race that first appeared in the 2017 Godzilla film, GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters. They inhabit Earth 20,000 years into the future, where its entire ecosystem is dominated by Godzilla Earth. They are descended from the humans that were left behind on Earth in 2048 when 15,000 humans fled the planet aboard the Oratio and Aratrum.[1][2]

Name

The Houtua's original planned name was Infant (インファント,   Infanto), a reference to Mothra and her tribal worshipers' home of Infant Island in most media.[3]

Design

The Houtua superficially resemble normal humans, with brown skin covered in ornate white markings. They possess antennae on their heads extending from their hair, likely a result of the insect DNA they possess. The Houtua tend to be smaller in stature than humans, but are typically more muscular and possess broaod shoulders.[3] The Houtua also all wear tribal clothing. The female Houtua twins Miana and Maina possess light blue hair, while the male Houtua tribal elder Munak possesses whitish hair and a full beard.

Origins

The Houtua species is composed of remnants of the human race, following its near-extinction at the hands of Godzilla and the planet's various other kaiju nearly 20,000 years ago. After the departure of the Aratrum and Oratio in 2048, Mothra defended many of the humans left behind on the planet from Godzilla. These humans traveled to Japan along with Mothra's eggs, where they would follow the example of Mothra's People and live in symbiosis with her offspring, ensuring their survival in a planet dominated by Godzilla. The Houtua have adapted to their surroundings by taking in the genes of insects, and live underground in a 100 meter-deep volcanic cave formed by Mothra in the vicinity of what was once Oyama.[1][4][3]

History

Post-Millennium Series

GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters

Miana, a member of the Houtua, rescued Haruo Sakaki and brought him to her hut after the United Earth forces were demolished by Godzilla Earth.

GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle

To be added.

Abilities

  • The Houtua possess some telepathic capabilities, and are able to converse with one another telepathically. They can also telepathically communicate with humans, with their thoughts automatically being received in the humans' native language. They are also able to learn human speech relatively quickly and converse in this way. The twin Houtua priestesses, Maina and Miana, are also said to be able to hear voices from the eggs left by their god, a trait considered unique to their family.[1][3]
  • As a result of their insect genes, the Houtua's bodies naturally secrete scales that counteract the effects of both Godzilla cells and Nanometal. This allows them to live in close proximity to both substances without being poisoned, mutated, or assimilated by either substance like most other life around them, and to survive in the planet's toxic atmosphere without airtight suits or helmets. The Houtua are also able to directly touch Nanometal and fashion it into tools or weapons capable of combating predators like the Servum.[3]
  • Despite their comparatively small stature, the Houtua are muscular and possess motor function superior to their human ancestors.[3]

Gallery

Production

GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle

Screenshots

GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters

GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle

Trivia

  • While the Houtua's connection to Mothra is never addressed in GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle, it is hinted at through the Houtua's antennae and secretion of defensive scales, as well as the egg of their tribal god. The two twin priestesses who guard the egg, Miana and Maina, are based on the Shobijin, Mothra's miniature twin priestesses from the majority of her film appearances.[3] Additionally, the prequel novel GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla explains how the Houtua came to be, detailing Mothra revealing herself to the remnants of humanity and the transportation of her eggs to Japan to defend future generations.[4]

References

This is a list of references for Houtua. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 City on the Edge of Battle pamphlet 1.jpg
  2. INTRO / STORY - godzilla-anime.com
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle Theater Program. Toho. 18 May 2018.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Oki, Renji (25 April 2018). GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla. Kadokawa. pp. 164–180. ISBN 9784041063453.

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