Shinomura

The Shinomura (シノムラ) are radioactive parasite created by  that first appeared in the 2014 Godzilla graphic novel, Godzilla: Awakening.

Appearance
Shinomura are massive winged, dragon-like monsters with blue scales and black wings. They resemble scorpions and have multiple eyes.

Shinomura's gigantic super-colony cells are black and blue and resemble starfish.

Name
Shinomura was originally an unnamed monster with the placeholder name "M.U.T.O.," but is later named "Shinomura" by Ishiro Serizawa's father. Shinomura is derived from the Japanese "shi no mure," (死の群れ) literally meaning "swarm of death."

Origins
Shinomura first appeared at least 250 million years ago, right before the Permian-Triassic extinction event happened. Shinomura fell into underground and it lay dormant for millions of years until the bombing of Hiroshima awoke it.

Godzilla: Awakening
250 million years ago, a Shinomura landed upon a small island to feast upon the remains of a large, aquatic creature. It failed to notice Godzilla, and was subsequently blasted by his atomic breath. Around that time, a meteorite strike hit the Earth, and it radically changed the amount of radiation on the world. The ground cracked upon, and the Shinomura's body falls underground. It lay dormant for millions of years, until the Bombing of Hiroshima awoke it. The creature proceeded to attack ships across the ocean and began to grow in size. But wherever Shinomura went, Godzilla followed and chased it away.

In 1946, a part of Shinomura was discovered in the Philippines. Originally thought to be a severed limb or a scale, it was later revealed to be a cell from the. Monarch then exposed the cell to radiation, which allowed it to grow and regenerate. The new Shinomura escaped, and began to look for its other half.

Later, when Godzilla appears on Moansta Island, both Shinomura appear, and merge into a larger one. The two begin to fight. After a long struggle, Godzilla incinerates one with his atomic breath, but the other one gets away. A trap is set for both of the creatures, leaving a radiation trail for Shinomura, which would in turn lure Godzilla. A nuclear 'test' is staged, trying to kill both Godzilla and Shinomura using an atomic bomb. Shinomura is destroyed in the explosion, but Godzilla survives.

Abilities
Shinomura is really a conglomerate of millions of smaller creatures merged together to create one single entity, much like Destoroyah. One single cell of it can regenerate similar to a starfish. It feeds on radiation.

Roar
Shinomura's roar is written as a generic "Roar" in the comic.