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Mothra Larva '61

Species: Unclassified demigod moth larva; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Length: 591 ft (180 m); Weight: 15,000 tons
Attributes: Bite, amphibious
Powers: Web spray; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy, grow into Mothra imago
Intelligence: Average
Land/Water Speed: Slow
Kaiju Level: Two (middleweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Twin Faeries; Enemies: Humanity
Film: Mothra (モスラ, 1961)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: Meddling humans stole the tiny Twin Faeries from Infant Island to put them on display in Japan. The twins call out to Mothra in her egg to help, so she hatches out and swims to Tokyo, laying waste to much of the metropolis before making a cocoon on Tokyo Tower.

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Toho Kingdom
1,000 Misspent Hours
Million Monkey Theater
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Mothra '61

Species: Unclassified demigod moth imago; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Wingspan: 820 ft (250 m); Length: 262 ft (80 m); Weight: 15,000 tons
Attributes: Wings, flight, amphibious
Powers: Hurricane wings; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy
Intelligence: Average
Air Speed: Mach 3
Kaiju Level: Three (light heavyweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Twin Faeries; Enemies: Humanity
Film: Mothra (モスラ, 1961)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: Mothra rises from her cocoon on Tokyo Tower in Japan and wreaks havoc with hurricane-force winds from her wings until the Twin Faeries are released back to her. Justice achieved, they all return together to Infant Island.


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Toho Kingdom
1,000 Misspent Hours
Million Monkey Theater
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Mothra '64

Species: Unclassified demigod moth imago; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Wingspan: 443 ft (135 m); Length: 213 ft (65 m); Weight: 15,000 tons
Attributes: Wings, flight, amphibious
Powers: Hurricane wings, poisonous powder, energy transfer; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy
Intelligence: Average
Air Speed: Mach 3
Kaiju Level: Three (light heavyweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Twin Faeries; Enemies: Godzilla
Film: Mothra vs. Godzilla (モスラ対ゴジラ, 1964)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: Mothra defended her egg from a rampaging Godzilla, putting up an amazing fight until she took an atomic ray to the face. Her last act was to pass her remaining life force to her two children so that they could defend themselves.


Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
1,000 Misspent Hours
Million Monkey Theater
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Mothra Larvae '64

Species: Unclassified demigod moth larva; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Length: 174 ft (53 m); Weight: 10,000 tons
Attributes: Bite, amphibious
Powers: Web spray; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy, grow into Mothra imago
Intelligence: Average
Land/Water Speed: Slow
Kaiju Level: Two (middleweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Twin Faeries; Enemies: Godzilla
Film: Mothra vs. Godzilla (モスラ対ゴジラ, 1964)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: Their mother defeated right in front of their tender young shells, two Mothra Larva emerge from their egg ready to fight; they encase Godzilla in thick gobs of webbing and force him back into the depths.


Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
1,000 Misspent Hours
Million Monkey Theater
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Mothra Larva '64

Species: Unclassified demigod moth larva; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Length: 174 ft (53 m); Weight: 10,000 tons
Attributes: Bite, amphibious
Powers: Web spray; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy, grow into Mothra imago
Intelligence: Average
Land/Water Speed: Slow
Kaiju Level: Two (middleweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Godzilla, Rodan, Twin Faeries, humanity; Enemies: King Ghidorah
Film: Ghidorah, the Three-Head Monster (三大怪獣 地球最大の決戦, 1964)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: The mighty King Ghidorah attacks the Earth, and a lone Mothra Larva tries to convince Godzilla and Rodan to aid her in fighting the evil Hydra from the void. They refuse, and she bravely attacks the monster all by herself, until they finally relent and assist her. With the combined might of all three monsters, King Ghidorah is beaten and forced to retreat back into the void.

Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
Skreeonk!
1,000 Misspent Hours
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Mothra '66

Species: Unclassified demigod moth imago; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Wingspan: 443 ft (135 m); Length: 213 ft (65 m); Weight: 15,000 tons
Attributes: Wings, flight, amphibious
Powers: Hurricane wings, poison powder, energy transfer; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy
Intelligence: Average
Air Speed: Mach 3
Kaiju Level: Three (light heavyweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Twin Faeries, humanity; Enemies: Unknown
Film: Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (ゴジラ・エビラ・モスラ 南海の大決闘, 1966)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: Godzilla battles Ebirah, endangering some humans stranded on an island. They summon the kind-hearted Mothra, who shoves aside the surly dinosaur to save them all. A very weird day.

Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
1,000 Misspent Hours
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Mothra Larva '68

Species: Unclassified demigod moth larva; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Length: 131 ft (40 m); Weight: 8,000 tons
Attributes: Bite, amphibious
Powers: Web spray; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy, grow into Mothra imago
Intelligence: Average
Land/Water Speed: Slow
Kaiju Level: Two (middleweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Earth's monsters, Twin Faeries, humanity; Enemies: King Ghidorah, Kilaak aliens
Film: Destroy All Monsters (怪獣総進撃, 1968)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: Under control of the Kilaak aliens, Mothra is forced to attack Beijing, China. The humans manage to destroy the lunar control base, freeing all of the Earth's monsters from alien control. Mothra joins in the fight against the Kilaaks' last hope, King Ghidorah, and the infamous Space Hydra is overwhelmed. Totally unfair! Boooooo.

Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
Godzilla Island
Million Monkey Theater
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Mothra Larva '92

Species: Unclassified demigod moth larva; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Length: 394 ft (120 m); Weight: 15,000 tons
Attributes: Bite, amphibious
Powers: Web spray; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy, grow into Mothra imago
Intelligence: Average
Land/Water Speed: Slow
Kaiju Level: Two (middleweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Battra, Twin Faeries, humanity; Enemies: Battra, Godzilla
Film: Godzilla vs. Mothra (ゴジラvsモスラ, 1992)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: Battra is awakened from a meteor to battle with Godzilla, and a Mothra Larva hatches to stop the super monsters from destroying all of human civilization. Mothra's motives for stopping a monster fight in favor of humanity remains a baffling mystery to this day.

Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
1,000 Misspent Hours
Barry's Temple of Godzilla
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Mothra '92

Species: Unclassified demigod moth imago; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Wingspan: 574 ft (175 m); Length: 213 ft (65 m); Weight: 20,000 tons
Attributes: Wings, flight, amphibious; Powers: Antenna beams, hurricane wings, wing lightning, energy conduction, energy reflecting scales; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy, telepathic projection of Fairy Mothras, interstellar travel
Intelligence: Average
Air Speed: Mach 3
Kaiju Level: Three (light heavyweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Battra, Twin Faeries, humanity; Enemies: Godzilla, Battra
Film: Godzilla vs. Mothra (ゴジラvsモスラ, 1992)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: The Mothra Larva makes a cocoon for itself and transforms into Mothra. Mothra and Battra join forces to defeat Godzilla, but Battra gets wrecked by the atomic dinosaur before he is finally subdued.


Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
1,000 Misspent Hours
Barry's Temple of Godzilla
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Mothra '96

Species: Unclassified demigod moth imago; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Wingspan: 164 ft (50 m); Length: 82 ft (25 m); Weight: 6,000 tons
Attributes: Wings, flight, amphibious; Powers: Antenna beams, energy pulse, hurricane wings, wing lightning; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy, interstellar travel
Intelligence: Average
Air Speed: Mach 5 (Mach 80 flash dash)
Kaiju Level: Three (light heavyweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Twin Faeries, humanity; Enemies: Desghidorah
Film: Rebirth of Mothra (モスラ, 1996)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: Mothra rises to defend her egg and all of humankind against the evil Hydra, Desghidorah. Mothra sacrifices her life to defend her newly hatched son, Mothra Leo, protecting him until he gathered enough strength to defend himself.


Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
Skreeonk!
Million Monkey Theater
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Primitive Mothra Larva

Species: Unclassified demigod moth larva; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Length: 49 ft (15 m); Weight: 2,000 tons
Attributes: Bite, amphibious
Powers: Web spray; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy, grow into Mothra imago
Intelligence: Average
Land/Water Speed: Slow
Kaiju Level: Two (middleweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Mothra Leo, Twin Faeries; Enemies: King Ghidorah
Film: Rebirth of Mothra III (モスラ 3 キングギドラ来襲, 1998)
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Description: Three of these monsters encased Mothra Leo in a protective time-capsule cocoon after he traveled back to the Cretaceous age, so that he could awaken millions of years in the future to fight King Ghidorah again.
Review:
Skreeonk!
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Mothra Larva '01

Species: Unclassified demigod moth larva; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Length: 99 ft (30 m); Weight: 10,000 tons
Attributes: Bite, amphibious
Powers: Web spray; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy, grow into Mothra imago
Intelligence: Average
Land/Water Speed: Slow
Kaiju Level: Two (middleweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Baragon, Ghidorah, humanity; Enemies: Godzilla
Film: Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ 大怪獣総攻撃, 2001)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: Sensing the growing evil of a vengeful Godzilla intent on punishing mankind for their crimes, another Mothra rises to the occasion to defend them… and to kill a few disrespectful malcontents while she was at it. About time, Mothra!


Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
Barry's Temple of Godzilla
Through the Shattered Lens
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Mothra '01

Species: Unclassified demigod moth imago; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Wingspan: 246 ft (75 m); Length: 79 ft (24 m); Weight: 15,000 tons
Attributes: Wings, flight, amphibious; Powers: Hurricane wings, venomous stinger volley; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy, energy transfer, space travel
Intelligence: Average
Air Speed: Mach 1
Kaiju Level: Three (light heavyweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Baragon, Ghidorah, humanity; Enemies: Godzilla
Film: Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ 大怪獣総攻撃, 2001)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: The all-forgiving Mothra combined forces with her fellow guardians, the chubby Baragon and a young Ghidorah, to defend the Earth once more; this time from a rampaging zombie Godzilla.


Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
Barry's Temple of Godzilla
Through the Shattered Lens
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Mothra '03

Species: Unclassified demigod moth imago; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Wingspan: 354 ft (108 m) Length: 118 ft (36 m); Weight: 12,000 tons
Attributes: Wings, flight, amphibious; Powers: Hurricane wings, energy and explosion reflecting scales; super durability and endurance; energy transfer, monster telepathy, interstellar travel
Intelligence: Average
Air Speed: Mach 3
Kaiju Level: Three (light heavyweight)
Weakness(es): Use of scales weakens her wings
Allies: Kiryu, Twin Faeries, humanity; Enemies: Godzilla
Film: Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (ゴジラ×モスラ×メカゴジラ 東京SOS, 2003)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: Another Mothra sacrifices herself to defend her egg (and an ungrateful Earth) from a berserk Godzilla, joining forces with the cyborg Kiryu until her twin larvae can hatch.


Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
Cool Ass Cinema
Barry's Temple of Godzilla
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Mothra Larvae '03

Species: Unclassified demigod moth larva; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Length: 141 ft (43 m); Weight: 9,000 tons
Attributes: Bite, leaper, amphibious
Powers: Web spray; super durability and endurance; monster telepathy, grow into Mothra imago
Intelligence: Average
Land/Water Speed: Slow
Kaiju Level: Two (middleweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Kiryu, Twin Faeries, humanity; Enemies: Godzilla
Film: Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (ゴジラ×モスラ×メカゴジラ 東京SOS, 2003)
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Rodan's Roost
Description: Twin Mothra Larva emerge from their shared egg and promptly encase Godzilla with a thick cocoon of super-strong webbing so that Kiryu the mecha could take the surly monster back to the bottom of the sea.


Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
Cool Ass Cinema
Barry's Temple of Godzilla
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Mothra '04

Species: Unclassified demigod moth imago; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Wingspan: 709 ft (216 m); Length: 236 ft (72 m); Weight: 25,000 tons
Attributes: Wings, flight, amphibious
Powers: Hurricane wings, EMP scales; super durability and endurance; energy transfer, monster telepathy, interstellar travel
Intelligence: Average
Air Speed: Mach 3
Kaiju Level: Three (light heavyweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Godzilla, Minilla, Humanity; Enemies: Gigan, Monster X, Keizer Ghidorah, Xilian aliens
Film: Godzilla: Final Wars (ゴジラ ファイナルウォーズ, 2004)
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Description: The Xilian aliens use a posse of giant monsters to conquer the Earth, and only the brave Mothra joins Godzilla in defending the planet. She sacrificed herself to supercharge The King of the Monsters in a battle with Gigan and Keizer Ghidorah.


Reviews:
Toho Kingdom
Cool Ass Cinema
Million Monkey Theater
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Mothra Larva '19

AKA: Queen of the Monsters; Species: Titanus mosura; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Length: 1,000 ft (305 m, est); Weight: 141,056 tons
Attributes: Bite, amphibious
Powers: Super durability, endurance, and strength; regeneration
Intelligence: Low
Land/water Speed: Slow
Kaiju Level: Two (middleweight)
Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Godzilla, humanity; Enemies: King Ghidorah, Rodan
Film: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
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Additional Data:
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Gojipedia
Description: UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Reviews:
Roger Ebert
Flickering Myth
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Mothra '19

AKA: Queen of the Monsters; Species: Titanus mosura; Type: Super-powered kaiju
Wingspan: 2,000 ft (607 m, est); Length: 1,000 ft (305 m, est); Height: 521 ft (159 m); Weight: 141,056 tons
Attributes: claws, wings, armored scales, sonar, triphibian (amphibious, flight); Powers: super durability, endurance, and strength; regeneration
Intelligence: Low
Land Speed: Moderate; Air Speed: 633 mph (1019 km/h); Water Speed: Moderate
Kaiju Level: Five (super heavyweight); Weakness(es): None revealed
Allies: Godzilla, humanity; Enemies: King Ghidorah, Rodan
Film: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
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Additional Data:
Wikizilla
Gojipedia

Description: UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Reviews:
Roger Ebert
Flickering Myth

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