Mogusion

https://m-78.jp/character/blazar-16/https://cocreco.kodansha.co.jp/telemaga/news/feature/blazar/6c8oY is a Kaiju who first appeared in the sixteenth episode of Ultraman Blazar.
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==Conception==
===Etymology===
Mogusion's name is derived from the Japanese word and the English word Vision / Illusion.
===Design===
Mogusion was designed by Takanori Tsujimoto, who was also the director of the creature's debut episode.:File:TsujimotoDesignedMogusion.pnghttps://twitter.com/TakaTsujimo/status/1717904070089011283
==History==
===Ultraman Blazar===
Mogusion was a predatory underground kaiju that had been tunneling near the surface in search for food, targeting farms all around Fujigaki City for their livestock and causing the ground to collapse where it had burrowed. The SKaRD were deployed for one such incident at a redevelopment site near the city, but were having trouble investigating after receiving conflicting reports on the kaiju's appearance from its fear-stricken victims.
Given the nature of subterranean animals, the SKaRD were left with no choice but to hold out at the site, with Teruaki and Yasunobu on first rotation. Teruaki had his suspicions that the victims' confusion might be the work of poisonous gas and tried to test his hypothesis, but was proven wrong before being caught in the kaiju's illusionary spell. As morning came, Mogusion finally reared its ugly head, famished. Using its hallucinatory powers, the kaiju almost caught Anri and Yasunobu, who were immobilized with fear, in its grasp, but not before Gento snapped out of the spell and saved them both, as it began moving towards the city in search of its next prey.
Mogusion shrugged off the military's arsenal and almost had its fill before it was met with resistance in the form of Earth Garon piloted by Emi, but she soon found herself at the mercy of a hallucinatory nightmare. Seeing this unfold, Gento transformed into Ultraman Blazar and attempted to use the Rainbow Slash to get Mogusion off Earth Garon, but the kaiju effortlessly deflected the attack. Blazar, who was being overly-cautious of Mogusion's hallucinatory powers, was then overwhelmed by its absurd strength and bizzare abilities, before Emi snapped out of the spell and helped the Ultra out. Realizing that his current approach wouldn't work, Blazar chose to discard sight entirely and focus on detecting the kaiju through his senses. Mogusion responded with silence, but Blazar managed to get the better of the kaiju with Emi's assistance. Summoning the Tilsonite Sword, Blazar defeated Mogusion for good with the Raidenz Finish.
, a chibi-style digital avatar created from the data of Mogusion, later appeared in two special recap episodes hosted by the digital navigator Pag, alongside Little Gedos.
====Trivia====
*Actors:
**Suit actor: Hiroyuki Arai
**Voice Actress (Little Mogusion): Konomi Kohara
*Mogusion's roars consist of a mix of a heavily slowed down Rodan roar, a sped up Arstron roar and a Vakishim roar. At some points, Mogusion’s roar uses modified Bazanga roars. Upon death, Mogusion utters a modified Titanosaurus roar.
*Mogusion's illusions include Raibasser, M1, Baraba's tail, Takkong's suckers (all perceived by the workers who first saw it), giant clusters of ohagi (Teruaki), Taganular (Anri), Alien Cannan (Yasunobu), a wrecked Earth Garon (Gento), and a giant Emi Aobe (the real Emi).
**Due to the construction workers each seeing a different kaiju, the result was a sketch combining Raibasser, M1, Baraba and Takkong into one creature.
*Mogusion's ability to create illusions of monsters based on people's fear is similar to that of Moravia, who also created illusions of monsters based on people's fear using the Mejiwogu flowers and its disguises.
*According to the weekly Chroyu News article, Magular's remains were found in Mogusion's burrow.
==Data==
:;Stats
*Height: 54 m
*Weight: 59,000 t
*Origin: Underground -> Fujigaki City, Ochanozaki District
:;Powers and Weapons
*Prehensile Tongue: Mogusion can extend her tongue to great lengths and manoeuvre it like a limb to ensnare and catch prey.
*Buzzsaw Comb: The spiked mane on Mogusion's head and neck can spin like an electric saw to slash opponents when she jumps or charges towards them.
*Extendable Arms: Mogusion can stretch her arms to great lengths to strike opponents at long range. Her arms and hands are also durable enough to catch circular-shaped projectile attacks such as Ultraman Blazar's Rainbow Slash.
*Bite: Mogusion's bite force, judging by the visceral sound it makes and Ultraman Blazar's reaction to it, is great enough to possibly crush an Ultra's bones.
*Illusion Flash: Mogusion's signature ability is her power to emit bright flashes of light which affect the target's amygdala, a region of the brain which governs the emotion of fear, as well as the brain's response to dangerous situations. This causes victims to perceive their worst fears in Mogusion's place, causing them to panic or be immobilized. This is both for catching other underground kaiju as prey and for intimidating rivals in Mogusion's natural underground environment.
*High Intelligence: For a kaiju, Mogusion displays unusually high intelligence, able to immediately react to, understand, and strategize against opponents. Such examples would be catching and throwing back the Rainbow Slash, performing a feint of her Illusion Flash to psych Blazar out before attacking physically, and understanding Blazar's eyes turning off as them being closed, keeping quiet and treading around carefully for a sneak attack.
MogusionTongue.gif|Prehensile Tongue
MogusionComb.jpg|Buzzsaw Comb
MogusionArms.jpg|Extendable Arms
MogusionIllusionarySpell.gif|Illusion Flash
==Merchandise==
===Ultra Monster Series (2016)===
* Mogusion (2023)
** Release Date: 2023
** Price: 700 yen
** JAN/ISBN: 4570117960536
** Materials: PVC
:Ultra Monster Series (2016) Mogusion is a small soft vinyl figure with 3 points of articulation at its arms and tail.
==Gallery==
===Ultraman Blazar===
:;Mogusion
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:;Little Mogusion
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===Miscellaneous===
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ウルトラ情報発信部「モグージョン」
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==References==
Category:Subterranean Kaiju
Category:Mammal Kaiju
Category:Female Kaiju