Battra

Battra is a giant black divine moth and one of the primary monsters in IDW's Godzilla series. Frequently under the mind control of the evil psychic twins Minette and Mallorie, Battra is both an occasional enemy and ally to Godzilla.

Name
Battra's name is actually a contraction of "Battle Mothra," because he was conceived as a dark version of Mothra for his original appearance in the film Godzilla vs. Mothra.

Appearance
In his larval form, Battra looks like a giant black caterpillar with yellow and red patterns on his body and a giant yellow horn on his head. He has red eyes, tusks flanking his mouth, yellow spike-like legs, and dual pincers on his tail.

In his imago form, Battra retains the same body color, black with red and yellow patterns and red eyes. However, he gains large jagged red wings with yellow and black spots and stripes, six long legs, and three yellow horns on the top of his head.

Personality
Battra is not nearly as benevolent as his light counterpart, Mothra. After hatching from his egg, Battra was mind controlled by the psychic twins Minette and Mallorie and used to terrorize France for them. Once this mind control was ended, Battra seemed to randomly wreak havoc on human cities until he was captured. However, Battra fought alongside the other Earth monsters against the space monsters to protect the planet, suggesting that he really intends to defend the planet and is aligned on the side of good. He was subsequently placed under Minette and Mallorie's control once more, and resumed serving as the instrument of their malevolent will. Under their control, Battra was extremely ruthless and violent, going so far as to kill Mothra and destroy Infant Island, and even attempting to kill her infant offspring. He actively fights against other heroic kaiju such as King Caesar, but quickly withdraws from battle once the latter kills the evil twins. Battra did not return to help Godzilla and the other Earth kaiju fight the Trilopods in Los Angeles, and was one of the only Earth monsters not present for this final confrontation.

Abilities
In his larval stage, Battra's combat capabilities are limited, and he primarily fights using Prism Beams fired from his horn. Once he metamorphoses into his imago state, Battra gains a greater degree of maneuverability as well as the ability of flight. Battra may attack with his sharp claws at close range, but he primarily uses his purple optical Prism Beams to attack foes from a distance. These Prism Beams are damaging to most kaiju, but a particularly powerful concentrated blast was sufficient to obliterate Mothra and destroy Infant Island. While he was copied by the Trilopods, he remained one of the only Earth kaiju to not be captured by them.

Battra is vulnerable to the mind control of Minette and Mallorie, placing him completely at their disposal. While the twins were also able to control Rodan at one point, they eventually lost their command over him but retained it over Battra. Despite his impressive power, Battra is still able to be defeated, even when supported by an ally. He and Rodan were defeated in battle by Godzilla, and he later was defeated by SpaceGodzilla despite having the support of Titanosaurus.

Allies

 * Rodan
 * Titanosaurus
 * Godzilla
 * Mothra
 * Anguirus

Enemies

 * Rodan (initially)
 * Godzilla (initially)
 * SpaceGodzilla
 * Monster X
 * Hedorah
 * Gigan
 * Mothra
 * Trilopods
 * King Caesar