Summary[]
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 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 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. In 1993, a meteor impacted the Earth and reawakened Battra, who continued his ancient crusade against mankind. Battra attacked Nagoya and eventually challenged Godzilla himself to battle, only to vanish after falling into a volcanic fault. However, Battra soon resurfaced in his imago form and traveled to Yokohama for a final clash with Mothra. When Godzilla arrived as well, Mothra and Battra decided to put aside their differences to fight against their common foe. Mothra and Battra successfully defeated Godzilla, but at the cost of Battra's life. Battra's only film appearance to date came in 1992's Godzilla vs. Mothra, though he has made appearances in official non-film media such as video games and comic books.
Powers and Stats[]
Dimensionality: 3D
Threat Level: God
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight, Transformation, Energy Manipulation and Projection, Electricity Manipulation, Poison Manipulation, Air Manipulation, Weather Manipulation, Immortality (Type 1), Large Size (Type 2), Heat Vision, Self-Sustenance (Type 1), Natural Weaponry
Physical Strength: Planet level striking strength, Class A lifting strength (Lifted Godzilla who weighs 60,000 metric tons)
Attack Potency: Planet (His destructive power said to be equal to Mothra's. He was stated by the Cosmos twins to hold the power to destroy a huge asteroid that would destroy the Earth)
Durability: Planet (Took Atomic Breath attacks from Godzilla)
Speed: High Hypersonic+ Attack Speed, Massively Hypersonic Flight Speed (Comparable to Mothra), FTLx Reaction and Combat speed (Scaling from Godzilla)
Intelligence: Average. Battra is solely concerned with the defense of the Earth, and will do whatever he can to protect it. Unlike Mothra, Battra sees humanity as a blight on the Earth that must be destroyed if the planet is to survive. Battra has made it his mission to eradicate the human race, which puts him into conflict with Mothra. However, despite his typical personality, he has occasionally shown heroic traits, as seen when he decided to help Mothra after Godzilla nearly killed her.
Stamina: High
Range: At least Hundreds of meters with Horn Laser and Prism Beams
Weakness: None notable.
Noteworthy Techniques and Abilities[]
- Horn Laser: Battra is capable of firing orange electrical blasts called Prism Beams (プリズム光線 Purizumu Kōsen) from his horn while in his larval stage. He can also fire purple prism beams from his eyes. However, these beams often fly wildly about, with Battra not appearing to have any precise control over their direction. The titanic larva can also create energy pulses from his massive horn as another form of attack.
- Eye Lasers: In his imago stage, Battra's single horn is replaced with three, smaller horns. These horns are incapable of releasing energy beams anymore, but Battra has developed more powerful optic prism beams in their place. Unlike the prism beams used in his larval form, the adult Battra has complete control over these beams, which also are far more powerful. By using Mothra's scales, Battra is also able rebound his prism beams towards opponents endlessly, making the technique far more accurate.
- Energy Projection: The imago form of Battra can release energy from his feet in order to subdue foes while in close combat. In the manga adaptation of Godzilla vs. Mothra, the dark insect can unleash damaging energy spheres from his horn, discharge energy through the stinger-like attachment on his tail, and instantly form his cocoon which also acts as a defensive shield.
- Hurrican Winds: In Imago Form, Battra can create wind storms with his wings.