MosuBagan

MosuBagan (モスバガン Mosubagan) is a kaiju that First appeared in an unmade kaiju film called *Mothra vs Bagan.*

## History

### *Mothra vs Bagan*

Thousands of years ago, a giant monster terrorized ancient China. The demon monster known as Bagan rose to destroy the world's forests and everything living in them. Although an ancient clan of Mothra were able to defeat the creature, legend passed down through the ages claimed that the "primordial dragon" would rise again. In the present day of 1990, the glacier containing Bagan melts from rising global temperatures, and the monster sets its sights on humanity. However, standing in Bagan's way is Mothra, a giant insect monster that acts as Earth's guardian. Mothra confronts Bagan at the Thailand-Malaysia border and momentarily manages to drive him away. The two monsters then meet again, this time in Bangkok, where Bagan surprise attacks Mothra from the skies as she is retrieving the Shobijin. Mothra is mortally wounded by Bagan's assault, and in a last-ditch effort, uses a poison powder attack to severely weaken Bagan, enough to allow her to carry him away from the city. Some distance away in Borneo, a gigantic egg is formed by the song of the Shobijin, and it soon hatches an infant Mothra, which crawls to help its mother. The three monsters then engage in one last battle for the sake of the world. Fortunately, with their combined strength, Mothra and her larva are able to best Bagan, and the adult carries Bagan's unconscious body out to sea where she seals him away again. As she dies, her body dances from the skies onto the surface of the water, where she drifts on spread, vivid wings.

## Abilities

### Electric/Light Attacks

In the second version of *Mothra vs. Bagan*, Bagan can fire invisible energy from his claws. This ability is mentioned in scene 15 of the story draft where he crumbles a monastery just by pointing at it.

### Water Attacks

* According to scene 117 of the story draft for the second version of *Mothra vs. Bagan*, Bagan can create whirlpools when rising from the ocean.

### Adept Swimming

Bagan's Sacred Water Beast form from the 1980 *Resurrection of Godzilla* draft and his Dragon God Beast form from the first version of *Mothra vs. Bagan* are both adept swimmers. Bagan is also an adept swimmer in the second version of *Mothra vs. Bagan*.

### Flight

Bagan's Sacred Dragon Beast form from *Resurrection of Godzilla*, his Demon God Beast form from the first version of *Mothra vs. Bagan*, and his "Decided Design" from the second version of *Mothra vs. Bagan* all possess physical wings, giving him the ability to fly. Bagan's 1990 "Decided Design" possesses "wings like a bat" (コウモリのような羽) for flight. Storyboards for the film using Bagan's "Design B" depicted him projecting wings of light from his back, which granted him the ability to fly. This ability was carried over but left unused for Bagan's canonical "Design A."

Bagan's Energy Form in *Super Godzilla* is able to levitate.

### Physical Abilities

* Both Bagan's Design A and B from *Mothra vs. Bagan* possessed extendable claws, movable horns, and a **whip-like tail** (ムチのようにしなる尾). The *Super Godzilla* incarnation possessed these abilities as well, but they were left unused in the game.

### Weaknesses

The 1983 Bagan could no longer change form (and thus heal) once it morphed into his final Demon Beast form, allowing Godzilla to defeat him.

In *Mothra vs. Bagan*, Bagan was weakened by Mothra's poisonous powder.

### Defensive Capabilities

In the 1983 *Resurrection of Godzilla* draft, Bagan could heal when changing forms, though could no longer change form and heal once it entered its Demon Beast form. Bagan's "Decided Design" from the second version of *Mothra vs. Bagan* had black armor (黒いよろい), which was highly resilient to physical attacks.