MUTO

* Female
* Male

### Aliases

Muto, Jinshin-Mushi, Titan Parasite, Hokmuto, Femuto, Winged Muto, Eight-Legged Muto, LordMuto

## Biological Information

### Height

57 meters / 187 feet (Male)
88 meters / 289 feet (Female)

### Weight

20,000 metric tons (Male)
73,000 metric tons (Female)

## Titan Level Information

### Type

Ancient/Subterranean/Flying/
Radioactive

### Category

4 (Male)
5 (Female)

## Production Information

### Creator

DinoMania (LordMuto) Gareth Edwards, Max Borenstein, Matt Allsopp

The **MUTO**s (ムートー *Mūtō*) are parasitic Titans that are going to appear in *Godzilla: Lord of the Galaxy*.

Jinshin-Mushi, also known as MUTO, is a prehistoric parasitic Titan species that is known for killing other Titans and laying eggs inside their bodies. Having both bones and exoskeleton, this Kaiju belongs to a previous unknown animal class called Entosesmisia, which also includes Titans like Abaddon. The males of this species are much smaller and have wings. After finding a Female, the male brings her a radioactive prize, and they mate. Shortly after that, the male MUTO dies. The Female lays up to 500 eggs near a radioactive source, often being the dead body of a radioactive kaiju. After hatching, the larvaes are feeding and growing, devouring the remains of a Titan and sometimes even killing and eating each other if there's lack of food. Larvae are genderless, but once they are mature enough to breed, they will develop an additional pair of limbs or wings, depending on what gender they will have. If a female MUTO won't find a mate, she may evolve into MUTO Prime, a Deadly Alpha of the species. As an adult, a male will search for a female, continuing the cycle.

## Name

"MUTO" is an acronym for "**M**assive **U**nidentified **T**errestrial **O**rganism."

In one of the original screenplays for Legendary Pictures's *Godzilla (2014)*, the MUTOs were called "Hokmuto" and "Femuto," which were short for "Hokkaido MUTO" and "Female MUTO," respectively. The "M.U.T.O." acronym instead stood for "**M**assive **U**nidentified **T**arget **O**rganism.

The MUTOs from the LordVerse are called "Mutos" instead. Another name for these creatures, that is used by the EDF, is "Jinshin-Mushi". This name is derived from the *Jishin Mushi* (地震虫 *lit.* Earthquake Bug'), or Earthquake Beetle, of Japanese mythology, said to carry the Japanese islands on its back and create earthquakes with its movement.

Despite the connection, the MUTO's name, perhaps erroneously, adds an additional 'n' to *jishin*, creating "Jinshin." The same name was also used for MUTO Prime.

## Design

LordVerse MUTOs are slightly more bulky in build, with armored plates on their back and spikes on their limbs/wings. The design inspiration for these MUTOs were MUTO Prime, Queen MUTO and praying mantis.

In concept art for the female MUTOs and the finished Pivot stk. for the male MUTOs, you can see that they have a large array of teeth inside of their mouths, with the male showing to be a gun-metal silver color, like natural predatory teeth, rather 2014's black teeth.

## Origins

LordVerse MUTOs are ancient parasitic Titans that feed on radiation and lay eggs inside the corpses of their victims.

## History

After the death of Dagon, the MUTOs had overrun the global ecosystem, reproducing at insane rates and devouring other Titans.

In 2014, the male and female MUTOs converged, with Godzilla intercepting them and killing them.

## Abilities

### Echolocation

MUTOs are capable of using echolocation to communicate with each other.

### Electromagnetic pulse

Both the male and female MUTOs can unleash an electromagnetic pulse while striking the ground with their claws, or clapping their claws together. This ability has the same effect as Fake Godzilla's EMP; it weakens Godzilla's atomic breath, as well as disabling his nuclear pulse temporarily.

### Flight

Male MUTOs are capable of flying and gliding.

### Physical Strength

Both the male and female MUTOs possess immense physical strength and durability, albeit inferior to Godzilla's.

### Durability

MUTOs can take quite a lot of damage, while also receiving a resistance to high temperatures and even Godzilla's Atomic breath.

### Weaknesses

While having armored hide outside, MUTOs are vulnerable from the inside, due to their soft flesh.

## Trivia

* LordVerse MUTOs have both bones and exoskeleton, meaning they are armored from head to toe with the edition of having good tensile endurance and strength with their bones.