![]() Special effects director Koichi Kawakita stated that Battra's imago stage was portrayed using props while the larva was portrayed using a suit worn by "Hurricane" Ryu Hariken because the imago's movements were more "monotonous." Only one suit was created for Battra's larval stage, and was composed of two halves which could be separated or rejoined depending on what the scene required. The modelers were instructed by Toho to make the monster's design "flashy," and as such the larva and imago were both made very colorful. īattra's final design was created by Minoru Yoshida, and the suit and props were modeled based on a "replica" of the design. Ultimately, the Gigamoth concept was tweaked into a dark counterpart to Mothra named Battra, who was an ancient deity rather than a mutation and an anti-hero rather than a villain. Numerous pieces of concept art for this version of Gigamoth were commissioned, some bearing a close resemblance to Mothra and others going in a radical new direction and resembling a bipedal mantis. The creature was to do battle with both Godzilla and Mothra in its larval and imago stages and attempt to lay eggs and reproduce. In this story, Gigamoth hatched from the same egg as Mothra, but was mutated into a poisonous evil larva by nuclear pollution. The story was shelved, but a creature named Gigamoth was included in a later proposal simply titled Godzilla vs. Concept art of another creature, this one a giant larva, called Gigamoth B Type was also created. Gigamoth the creature was, despite its name, to be a bird mutated by radiation leaking from the robot Mechani-Kong as it battled Godzilla. In the story for Micro Super Battle: Godzilla vs. The concept for Battra originated with Gigamoth C Type, a winged monster conceived as Godzilla's foe for the fourth entry in the Heisei series. Gigamoth C Type (left) and B Type (right) concept art, presumably for Micro Super Battle: Godzilla vs. Mothra, though he has made appearances in official non-film media such as video games and comic books. Battra's only film appearance to date came in 1992's Godzilla vs. Mothra and Battra successfully defeated Godzilla, but at the cost of Battra's life. When Godzilla arrived as well, Mothra and Battra decided to put aside their differences to fight against their common foe. However, Battra soon resurfaced in his imago form and traveled to Yokohama for a final clash with Mothra. He attacked Nagoya in his larval form and eventually challenged Godzilla himself to battle, only to vanish after falling into a volcanic fault. In 1993, a meteor impacted the Earth and reawakened Battra, who continued his ancient crusade against mankind. Mothra took issue with this and fought Battra in a battle that caused the utter destruction of the ancient world, finally defeating and sealing him in the North Sea. Battra served his purpose and destroyed the device, but came to see all of humanity as a blight on the planet and sought to exterminate the human race. Mothra.Ī dark counterpart of Mothra, Battra was created by the Earth itself 12,000 years ago after an ancient civilization created a climate-controlling device. Mothra)īattra (バトラ, Batora) is a dark divine moth kaiju who first appeared in the 1992 Toho Godzilla film Godzilla vs. ![]() It destroyed everything and anything that was endangering the life of the Earth.” ― The Cosmos explain the history of Mothra and Battra to Takuya Fujito, Masako Tezuka, and Kenji Ando ( Godzilla vs. Battra was its name, and it was a very fierce beast. So it created the Black Mothra.” Takuya Fujito: “ The Black Mothra?” Cosmos: “ Yes, my friend. It can also be offended.” Masako Tezuka: “ Since its climate was being controlled, it felt that it was in danger.” Cosmos: “ Oh, yes it did. This device greatly offended the Earth.” Masako Tezuka: “ Offended the Earth?” Cosmos: “ The Earth is a living being. Some scientists created a device to control Earth's climate. ![]() At that time, there was an advanced civilization on Earth and the Cosmos were in perfect order. Godzilla, Mothra (initially), Mothra Leo, Rodan, Mechagodzilla, MOGUERA, Ebirah, Megalon GHCW, Kumonga, SpaceGodzilla G:O, King Ghidorah G:C, Trilopod GRoE, King Caesar GRoEĬosmos: “ Over 12,000 years ago, there was a guardian of the Earth named Mothra. Mothra, Megalon, Destoroyah, Rodan GKoM, Titanosaurus G:O
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