MUTO Prime

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Template:Infobox Monster The MUTO Prime , also dubbed Titanus Jinshin-Mushi, is a giant parasitic kaiju created by Legendary Pictures that appears in Legendary's 2019 graphic novel, Godzilla: Aftershock.

Design

Appearance

The MUTO Prime is nearly identical in appearance to a regular female MUTO, except for several notable differences. The MUTO Prime has a hardened outer shell with razor sharp back spires on it, large orange-glowing forelimbs, as well as several smaller pairs of forelimbs on her chest.

Personality

The MUTO Prime is classified as having the behavior of a destroyer. She also appears to have some sort of rivalry with Godzilla. MUTO Prime is only seen attacking humans in order to obtain sources of radiation, and doesn't seem to kill out of pure malice. Dr. Emma Russell even deduces that once MUTO Prime has lain its eggs, it seemingly ceases aggressive behavior and retreats underground.

Origins

History speaks of it as the "Earthquake Beetle", or the "Dragon Beetle", but one name etched into ancient stone tablets echoes through myth and legend, and we have come to know it as Jinshin Mushi; an ancient adversary of Godzilla with a rivalry as old as the Earth itself.

Jinshin Mushi is an imposing specimen with razor-sharp back spires towering atop a hardened outer shell, making it an unstoppable mountain of a tank as it erupts from the earth. Powerful legs strike the ground like a devastating seismic salvo of cannons heard for miles with each thunderous step, digging into the earth to take a battle-hardened stance on the surface against any Titan aggressor it faces.

Mythological studies suggest that Jinshin Mushi is genetically programmed to find a suitable host to reproduce. Ovipositors guided by glands sensitive to the scent of uranium in Titan blood pierces the hide with the deadly speed and reflex of a scorpion tail, depositing eggs inside the stomach lining of its slain opponent. Once nested within the muscle tissue, the eggs begin the incubation process. They slowly feed on the nuclear-rich hemoglobin in the Titan host's blood, making the beast unable to replenish atomic energy and eventually killing it. The embryos continue to grow within the body in a gestation period spanning centuries, before finally emerging from the cracked ribcage of a fallen giant as a male and female sub-species with a biological imperative to reproduce, creating a breeding force to consume all life on Earth. We call them MUTOs.

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History

Godzilla: Aftershock

Around the year 1100 B.C.E., MUTO Prime encounters a member of Godzilla's species, and the two Titans engage in a ferocious battle. Eventually, she gains the upper hand, beating down the Godzilla, but not fully killing it. Using her ovipositors, she inserts her eggs into the stomach lining of the wounded Godzilla, leaving them to feed off the Titan's nuclear-rich blood while it still lives.

In the year 2014, MUTO Prime resurfaces and attacks a naval base in Guam, attracted to the payloads of the nuclear submarines stationed there. She lifts a submarine with her mouth and crushes it in her mandibles, before Godzilla rises from the ocean to stop her. The two have a brief fight before MUTO Prime retreats, burrowing deep underground. Later, Dr. Emma Russell and her associate, Tarkan, travel to Japan to investigate a massive crater that appeared near a temple. The two are lowered into the depths of the crater, and barely escape with their lives after MUTO Prime burrows straight through the tunnel.

Shortly afterwards, MUTO Prime attacks a Russian submarine in the Barents Sea, splitting it clean in half and killing the entire crew. Godzilla appears and rams her away from the sub, but she quickly retreats once again. Meanwhile, Emma Russell travels to Siberia with Tarkan and San Francisco Commission member, Miles Atherton, to investigate yet another crater, presumed to have been created by MUTO Prime. While there, they discover dozens of MUTO egg casings in the remains of a Godzilla.

MUTO Prime continues her rampage, this time attacking a nuclear power plant located in Creys-Malville, France. Godzilla arrives to fight her, and charges directly at her before she can escape. MUTO Prime fights back, swiping at Godzilla with her massive forelimbs, causing blood to be drawn. She manages to knock him down and attempts to stick him with her ovipositors, but Godzilla throws her off before she can do so. The two Titans roar at each other before MUTO Prime burrows into the Earth once more.

After gaining enough evidence from research, Emma Russell presents her findings to her team in the southern Philippines. First, she reveals that the MUTOs are a weaponized sub-species of MUTO Prime, specially evolved to destroy ecosystems and reshape them for their own needs. Emma also reveals that, given enough time to grow and mature, a female MUTO can metamorphose into a MUTO Prime, if need be. Finally, she explains that MUTO Prime had killed multiple Godzillas in her lifetime, as evidenced by egg casings found in Siberia and the Philippines. The team begin to put together a plan to help Godzilla defeat MUTO Prime, and deduce that tricking/confusing Prime using sonic pulses would be the best option.

Emma and her team travel to Angra Do Heroismo, located in the Azores, to carry out their plan. Utilizing massive speakers, the team blasts sonic pulses in order to trick MUTO Prime into thinking her eggs are in danger. MUTO Prime arrives, and realizes she is being tricked. In a rage, she smashes the speakers and causes the Monarch operatives to retreat. Emma realizes that MUTO Prime did not fall for the trick due to the sonic pulses not coming from inside the body of a Titan, as they naturally would. The plan is revised, this time with the pulses to be played from within the depths of a bunker holding nuclear material, located in the Beartooth Mountains, Montana.

MUTO Prime travels to the bunker to feed on the nuclear material stored there. As she approaches the bunker, Godzilla arrives and rams her to the ground. She quickly rises to her feet, and the two Titans proceed to violently pummel and wrestle each other. While fighting, MUTO Prime releases a sonic roar so powerful that it shatters some of Godzilla's dorsal plates. Emma and Tarkan rush into the bunker, and activate a device that blares the sonic pulses, which effectively distracts Prime. With the massive parasite distracted, Godzilla grabs and lifts her onto his back before releasing a massive nuclear pulse from his dorsal plates, sending her soaring into the air and causing limbs to break off. MUTO Prime falls from the sky and slams back onto the ground, heavily wounded. Before she can react, Godzilla crushes her head with a devastating stomp, killing her. With his ancient rival finally defeated, Godzilla makes his way back into the ocean, radiating a pure nuclear energy cloud from his back.

Abilities

Bio-terrestrial nature

The MUTO Prime's possesses tremor-inducing legs, making her capable of producing massive earthquakes. As explained by Dr. Emma Russell in the graphic novel, MUTO Prime triggers these massive earthquakes in order to lure out members of Godzilla's species into a fight they cannot win.

Durability

Unlike the MUTOs, the MUTO Prime has a hardened tank-like outer shell with sharp spires on her back.

Reproduction

Being a parasite, the MUTO Prime reproduces by inserting her eggs into the stomach lining of a suitable Titan host through ovipositors guided by traces of uranium in the host's blood. Then the eggs settle within the muscle tissue and incubate, slowly feeding on the nuclear-rich hemoglobin in the host's blood and eventually killing it by draining its atomic energy. After growing for sometimes up to centuries, two mature MUTOs, a male and female, will hatch and begin breeding rapidly with other MUTOs, creating a "breeding force" capable of quickly overwhelming life on Earth.

Strength

The MUTO Prime's legs are notably powerful enough to cause tremors strong enough to be heard for miles with each step. Throughout her life, MUTO Prime had killed several Godzilla's, no easy feat for any Titan, and successfully planted her eggs inside their bodies.

Sonic Roar

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MUTO Prime using sonic roar while fighting against Godzilla

The MUTO Prime can use a powerful sonic roar able to shatter Godzilla's dorsal plates. The MUTO Prime's eyes will glow red when she uses the sonic roar similar to how Godzilla's eyes glow when he uses atomic breath.

List of appearances

• Godzilla: Aftershock (First appearance)