Monster Discussion #46: Mothra (1992)

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The Royal SCP wrote:Please don't hate on me, but GMK is the worst one and ROM/Tokyo SOS/Battle For Earth is the best one, in my opinion, for the design!
What makes GMK the worst one for you? I must say, I rather liked the agility of it. Hardly my favorite Mothra, but...
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Maybe because it was a little wasp like?

On topic, the Heisei version is alright, but the wings were too fuzzy for me.
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The interesting thing about this Mothra to me is the fact that she didn't start spamming beams until AFTER she shared energy with Battra. It's very possible that Battra gave Mothra her powers after they agreed to help each other out. That's why Mothra didn't fight back after the initial clash with Battra. She didn't have the ability to combat his beams

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Aside from the AWFUL flying effects, this is a good Mothra. I think the beam spam suits this incarnation but she also does a decent amount of melee fighting as well. I also like that she returns to a slightly antagonistic role.
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godzilla1541 wrote:The interesting thing about this Mothra to me is the fact that she didn't start spamming beams until AFTER she shared energy with Battra. It's very possible that Battra gave Mothra her powers after they agreed to help each other out. That's why Mothra didn't fight back after the initial clash with Battra. She didn't have the ability to combat his beams
That's an interesting observation. I never thought about it.
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godzilla1541 wrote:The interesting thing about this Mothra to me is the fact that she didn't start spamming beams until AFTER she shared energy with Battra. It's very possible that Battra gave Mothra her powers after they agreed to help each other out. That's why Mothra didn't fight back after the initial clash with Battra. She didn't have the ability to combat his beams
I have never noticed this. Going to have to pay attention to this the next time I watch.
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I wish we got a film where she teamed up with Jr.
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I just wanted Battra in the RoM series, that’d be a better payoff.
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Not my favorite Mothra, but I prefer it to the Showa and GMK designs. Tokyo S.O.S./Final Wars Mothra is the best design for me. I just thought this one was maybe a bit too chubby, especially in the legs.
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Gojirawars 03 wrote:Not my favorite Mothra, but I prefer it to the Showa and GMK designs. Tokyo S.O.S./Final Wars Mothra is the best design for me. I just thought this one was maybe a bit too chubby, especially in the legs.
Fat shaming moths...smh...
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