Female M.U.T.O.

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The **Female M.U.T.O.**, also known as the **Eight-Legged M.U.T.O.** or **Femuto**, is one of the two main antagonists of the 2014 monster film *Godzilla*, the first installment in Legendary's MonsterVerse.

## Background

The M.U.T.O. (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism) are prehistoric parasitic kaiju that existed during the Permian era alongside Godzilla's species. Two individuals are known to have survived the Permian Extinction event and lay dormant until 2014. The Female M.U.T.O. first awoke within Yucca Mountain after hearing mating calls from the Male M.U.T.O., and followed these calls from Las Vegas to San Francisco, where it dug a nest after meeting up with the male. Together, the female and male M.U.T.O.s fought against Godzilla and appeared to have the upper hand, but upon the destruction of their nest they were distracted long enough for Godzilla to kill the male with a single, well-timed tail swipe and later pursue the female, finishing her off with a blast of his Atomic Breath.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Echolocation:** The M.U.T.O.s utilize echolocation to communicate, find a source of radiation and locate one another.
* **Electromagnetic Pulse:** In contrast to the Male M.U.T.O., who can unleash electromagnetic pulses from his claws that cause electrical disturbances, the Female M.U.T.O. can surround herself with an EMP field, labeled the "Sphere of Influence" by the news, which performs the same function. In the official novelization, it is explained that the M.U.T.O.s' EMP ability evolved as a defense mechanism, used to prevent Godzilla's species from using their Atomic Breath. This purpose is never alluded to in the film, but in an earlier screenplay, it is explicitly mentioned that Godzilla cannot use his atomic breath when near the female M.U.T.O..
* **Physical Strength:** The Female M.U.T.O. was able to claw herself out of Mount Yucca, as well as being able to destroy buildings with ease. She was also able toss Godzilla himself around a few times, despite his own immense size and weight.
* **Reproduction:** The female M.U.T.O. has the ability to reproduce sexually. She lays hundreds of eggs near radioactive objects so that when her offspring hatch, they can immediately feed off the radiation. Analysis of her carcass by Monarch determined that her ovaries still contained hundreds of unfertilized eggs, making it clear that if she were to reproduce she would unleash a disastrous number of MUTOs capable of overrunning the global ecosystem.

## Feats

### Strength

* Broke out of Mount Yucca.
* Made Godzilla bleed and roar in pain from a physical strike.
* Physically stronger than the Male M.U.T.O..
* When she got pushed back by Godzilla, tried to stop herself by bracing her primary arms against two buildings beside her, and ended up cutting said buildings in half while still being pushed.
* Pushed around the 90,000 ton Godzilla.
* Destroyed buildings with ease.

### Speed

* Could outrun humans.
* Travelled from Nevada to San Francisco in the span of a couple of days.

### Durability

* Gunfire and rocket launchers only annoyed her.
* Hurt by, but ultimately shrugged off a couple blasts of Godzilla's Atomic Breath.

### Skill

* Teamed up with the Male M.U.T.O. to overpower and nearly kill Godzilla.
* Survived the Permian Extinction event.
* Terrorized Las Vegas.
* Intercepted a train carrying two nuclear warheads, killing all the personnel except for Ford Brody and eating one of the warheads.
* Created a nest and attached her eggs to the stolen warhead.
* Nearly killed Ford Brody if not for Godzilla's intervention.
* Slaughtered Brody's team in revenge for the death of her children.

## Weaknesses

* EMP only affects electrical objects.
* Can be distracted when members are killed or injured.
* Can only emit EMP every once in a while.
* While the M.U.T.O.'s exoskeletons were durable enough to withstand a point-blank Atomic Breath blast, the insides of their mouths and throats are not armored as such, as a blast of Godzilla’s Atomic Breath into the female's mouth easily decapitated her.
* Ultimately killed by Godzilla along with her mate and unborn offspring.