Mothra (モスラ, Mosura) is a giant moth goddess and the most common recurring monster in the Godzilla series besides Godzilla himself. Unlike most other monsters in the series, Mothra is always on the side of good.
Unlike other Toho monsters, Mothra is a largely heroic character, having been variously portrayed as a protector of her own island culture, the Earth and Japan. Mothra's design is influenced by silk worms, their imagos, and those of giant silk moths in the family Saturniidae.
Mothra is a giant moth-like creature that first appeared in the 1961 film, Mothra. Mothra has appeared in several Toho films, usually as a recurring character and ally of Godzilla. In the 2014 film, Godzilla, Mothra is killed by Godzilla while trying to defend her egg from him.
Personality. A loyal Earth Guardian and evolved to protect humanity from many threats, Mothra appears to be more friendly towards humanity than most fellow kaiju.
While at first it appears that Mothra is simply shielding an injured Godzilla from Ghidorah's devastating gravity beams, she's actually sacrificing herself in order give Godzilla the power necessary to defeat Ghidorah.
Dougherty has stated when Mothra dies, her memories are passed down genetically to her offspring [via Twitter]. So in a sense, the larvae that hatches from the next egg will become the Mothra, rather than a new version. She'll have all the memories of all the past incarnations of herself.
Symbiosis. Mothra and Godzilla have a symbiotic relationship which enables them to share their life-force to give one of them an edge in combat.
Mothra is a major character in Monster Island Buddies. She is a Divine Moth Kaiju and is married to Rodan. The love triangle between her, Rodan, and King Ghidorah, as well as her relationship with Ghidorah as a whole set off the show's story.
A lineage of benevolent lepidopteran Titans, Mothra defended the natural world in the ancient past and was revered as a goddess by ancient human civilizations. Mothra possessed a symbiotic relationship with Godzilla, and aided him in battle against the extraterrestrial King Ghidorah long ago.
It was Godzilla's love life. Mothra is the moth-like monster star of the film, and according to Weibo, she's also Godzilla's wife.
Battra (バトラ Batora) is a dark divine moth kaiju who first appeared in the 1992 Toho Godzilla film Godzilla vs. Mothra. A dark counterpart of Mothra, Battra was created by the Earth itself 12,000 years ago after an ancient civilization created a climate-controlling device.
Battra (バトラ Batora) is a dark, evil divine moth kaiju created by the Earth itself to kill lifeforms that were destroying it as well as Mothra's twin brother and archrival. Like Mothra, Battra has both larva and imago (adult) forms.
In the series Godzilla Island, Mothra is a resident of Godzilla Island along with Earth's other monsters. She has two children, a son named Mothra Leo and a daughter named Baby Mothra.
Mothra returned in Mothra vs. Godzilla, where she traveled to Japan to battle Godzilla when he threatened her unhatched egg that had washed ashore there. Mothra was killed in the battle, but two twin larvae hatched from her egg and carried on her battle against Godzilla, eventually triumphing over him.
Their battle was interrupted by Godzilla, and the two divine moths were forced to settle their differences and join together against their common enemy. Together, Mothra and Battra defeated Godzilla and carried him out to sea.
When it comes to Mothra, the creature is at least 10,000 years old, and in all that time, has found reference in multiple human cultures as an object of worship.
Anguirus was reintroduced in Destroy All Monsters as an ally and best friend of Godzilla living with him on Monsterland, a role that Anguirus maintained throughout Godzilla vs. Gigan, Godzilla vs.
Biollante is a genetically-modified rose Kaiju hybrid created from Godzilla's DNA by the Devonians, making her Godzilla and SpaceGodzilla's half-sister. She fought against Godzilla on the Monster Islands, but was defeated and escaped into the planet's atmosphere.
Nick discovered that Godzilla and Komodithrax were actually mates, and that Godzilla was acting as a surrogate father to Komodithrax's unhatched egg. Unfortunately, the U.S. military arrived on the island and ordered an air strike to destroy all monsters there.
Mothra Leo is the son of Mothra and the main protagonist in the Rebirth of Mothra trilogy.
Because Mothra had a more important matter to settle with King Ghidorah's family (and because she had found him to be more attractive,) Rodan angrily broke up with Mothra after she intervened on King Ghidorah's behalf in a fight that the two Monsters got in, believing that his love for her was pointless.
Mothra Leo (Lee-oh) formally know as Baby Mothra is a current member of the Earth Defenders and is the son of Mothra The Guardian of Mortals, who was killed by Battra under the control of Minnete and Mallory, after which he and his sister Mothra Lea retreated to Monster Islands.
Mothra's eye-spots on her wings were designed to resemble Godzilla's eyes in order to create a connection between the two monsters. Michael Dougherty said 'she is his flag bearer and Queen. '
Etymology: “Mothra” is, perhaps obviously, derived from the word “moth.” Species: Giant moth resembling the aglais io, or peacock butterfly. Description: Mothra begins its life-cycle as a giant brown larva, later cocooning in many films, to emerge as a giant moth.
The Shobijin (小美人 Shobijin, lit. "Small beauties") are tiny twin priestesses of Mothra who first appeared in the 1961 film, Mothra.