| Battra | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Naming | |||
| Others | Black Mothra, Battle Mothra, Bad Mothra | ||
| Original | バトラ | ||
| Romanization | Batora | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Species | Dark divine moth | ||
| Gender | Male | ||
| Relations | Mothra (light counterpart) | ||
| Current status | Deceased | ||
| Biology | |||
| Body type | Lepidopteran | ||
| Length | 90 meters (Larva), 73 meters (Imago) | ||
| Weight | 20,000 tons (Larva), 30,000 tons (Imago) | ||
| Sentience | Sentient | ||
| Sapience | Sapient | ||
| Behind the scenes | |||
| Universe | Godzilla Universe | ||
| Created by | Takao Okawara | ||
| Designed by | Koichi Kawakita | ||
| Performed by | Ryu Hariken | ||
The larval form of Battra fights against Godzilla.
Battra (also known as the Black Mothra) – the polar opposite of Mothra – is a kaiju-sized insectoid created over 12 thousand years ago by the life force of the planet Earth, as a way to punish the advanced civilization which threatened the Earth at the time by building devices to control the weather.
Battra and Mothra are antithesis of each other: both look like gigantic moths, but while Mothra is benevolent, Battra is hostile; while Mothra has hairy skin and blue eyes, Battra has a thorny black covering and unsympathetic red eyes. Like Mothra, he has the ability to attack with electrical discharges from his wings and generate energy beams from his horns. As a larva, Battra is capable of moving as well in water as on land, and can also survive being submerged in lava for extended periods of time. His blood is green, like is the case with many insect species. Also like Mothra, Battra has flight abilities which defy the laws of physics, being able to generate enough thrust that he and Mothra together can lift the behemoth Godzilla and transport him over kilometers.
Upon his creation, Battra seemingly went out of control and Mothra battled with him to restore the Earth's balance. As she defeated Battra, he went dormant under the Arctic Ocean, but was given the noble task of re-rising in the year 1999 in order to save Earth from an incoming asteroid. Unfortunately, a smaller asteroid which fell in the Pacific ocean caused Battra to rise seven years too early, in 1992, and engage in fight against both Godzilla and Mothra. During the battle, the two insects joined forces against their common enemy, and according to the Shobijin they actually became friends that day. Unfortunately, Godzilla craved his jaws in Battra, apparently killing the redeemed monster. Mothra promised to take on the task of saving the Earth and flied into space to intercept the asteroid.
Appearances
Heisei era
Godzilla vs Mothra (1992)
Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla (stock footage) (1994)
Abilities[]
- Enhanced extremely Physical strength.
- Enhanced extremely physical durability.
- Enhanced extremely physical speed.
- Enhanced extremely physical stamina.
- Enhanced extremely physical agility.
- Enhanced extremely physical reflexes.
- Enhanced extremely physical senses.
- Enhanced extremely physical endurance.
- Enhanced extremely physical high intelligence.
- Enhanced extremely physical hearing.
- Enhanced extremely physical cunning.
- Enhanced extremely physical resilience.
- Enhanced extremely physical camouflage.
- Enhanced extremely physical Intellect.
- Enhanced extremely physical flight.
- Enhanced extremely physical stealth.
- Enhanced extremely physical survivability.
- Enhanced extremely physical balance.
- Enhanced physical regeneration.
- Enhanced physical healing factor.
- Enhanced extremely physical attributes.
- Superhuman extremely physical abilities.
- Razor-sharp mantis bladed-like claws.
- Razor-sharp larval horn.
- Enhanced powerful smaller/medium body.
- Enhanced large, long prehensile powerful wings.
- Enhanced powerful bite.
- Enhanced size.
- Enhanced Regeneration healing factor.
- Enhanced Accelerated Healing factor.
- Enhanced Combatant.
- Self-sustenance.
- semi-omniscience.
- Thermal vision.
- Superhuman eyesight.
- Telepathy.
- Enhanced biological immortality.
- Force field.
- Powder.
- Prism beams.
- Purple energy blast.