Talk:Dagon/@comment-38147231-20190524195919/@comment-386965-20190818081000

MUTO Prime appears to be evolved specifically to take down apex predator titans, especially Gojiras. It's well armored, incredibly strong, very fast can use its massive armored forelimbs as giant fists, and even possesses a sonic roar (which I suspect is used for tunnelling, but can also be weaponized when needed). After weakening a suitale host in battle, MUTO Prime then uses ovipositors to implant two MUTO eggs inside of its fallen opponent. The eggs then give off a very specific bioaccoustic signal- which can even be heard by humans and is descried as a loud drumming sound- telling the Prime that her task is finished and she can return to hibernation.

The MUTO eggs absorb the host's radiation, eventually killing it. The eggs eventually hatch and the offspring grow and reproduce, breeding an army into existence which eventually swarms the planet and forces the brood to turn on one another. Once all MUTOs are extinct, the Prime awakens again to find another host. And she's done this at least five times, using a Titanus Gojira as a host each time.