Moguera

**Moguera** (モゲラ *Mogera*) is a Mysterian Mech that first appeared in the 1957 Toho film, The Mysterians.

## History

### *The Mysterians*

Moguera wades through the JSDF's assault in *The Mysterians* Before the Mysterians revealed themselves to humanity, they sent Moguera to attack a village and destroy its shrine. Moguera moved up the river and was attacked by policemen. Moguera then destroyed a power plant, and attacked a town. The JSDF provided cover for the evacuating residents with rifles, mortars, machine guns, flamethrowers, and 24 Twin Rocket Cars, but their weapons had no effect. However, they were able to lure Moguera to the edge of a bridge rigged with explosives. Upon detonation, Moguera toppled into the river below and exploded.

### Moguera No. 2

After the first Moguera was destroyed, another Moguera named **Moguera No. 2** (モゲラ(2号) *Mogera (2-gō)*) was released and it attacked from underground. It dug up too close to a Markalite Cannon, which collapsed on it, destroying the machine.

### *Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla*

M.O.G.U.E.R.A was constructed after the destruction of Mechagodzilla in another attempt to kill Godzilla. It could split up into two different vehicles: Land Moguera and Star Falcon. It was first sent to fight SpaceGodzilla when he was detected flying toward Earth. MOGUERA was sent flying out of control into space by SpaceGodzilla, but it managed to make it back to Earth. It was sent out again after undergoing repairs to engage SpaceGodzilla in Fukuoka, but pilot Akira Yuki, who held a grudge against Godzilla, redirected the mech and attacked Godzilla instead. The other pilots, Koji Shinjo and Kiyoshi Sato, knocked Yuki out and flew to Fukuoka. MOGUERA battled SpaceGodzilla alone until Godzilla arrived and joined the battle. MOGUERA's pilots decided to focus their attacks on SpaceGodzilla, and assist Godzilla in knocking out SpaceGodzilla's power source, the Fukuoka Tower. MOGUERA split into the Star Falcon and Land Moguera, and with Godzilla's help managed to destroy the tower. With SpaceGodzilla's means of constantly recharging his energy disabled, Land Moguera emerged from the ground and began firing on SpaceGodzilla, with Star Falcon providing air support, to stall for time and allow the two vehicles to reform into MOGUERA After reforming, the mech managed to destroy SpaceGodzilla's shoulder crystals with its spiral grenade missiles. Godzilla and MOGUERA seemed to have the upper hand, but SpaceGodzilla responded by using his tail crystals to stab and throw MOGUERA at a building, causing it to become trapped. Shinjo and Sato escaped the downed mech, but Yuki stayed behind and attempted to fly MOGUERA back into the battle. With sparks erupting from MOGUERA's ruined armour, Yuki slammed the machine into SpaceGodzilla, knocking the monster down, but MOGUERA lost control, crashing into a series of buildings and becoming completely disabled. Shinjo rescued Yuki from the wreckage before Godzilla used his hyper spiral ray to finish SpaceGodzilla, attacking the space monster before he could get back up. The first shot crippled SpaceGodzilla, and the second struck the wreckage of MOGUERA, blasting the mech's head off its body and engulfing what was left of the machine in flames. The final shot destroyed SpaceGodzilla for good, creating a massive explosion that completely obliterated the celestial clone. MOGUERA may have fallen in the final battle, but Godzilla couldn't have won the confrontation without the machine's help.

## Abilities

### Durability

Moguera's body is constructed with space steel, an extraterrestrial counterpart to steel which is over 200 times as strong.

### Burrowing

Moguera has the ability to burrow underground.

### Weapons

Moguera can fire lasers from its eyes. They are relatively weak, but pack enough explosive force to disable a 24 Twin Rocket Car. Its eyes glow blue a few seconds before firing. Moguera also emits a high temperature.

### Weaknesses

Moguera No. 2 seconds from being crushed by a Markalite Cannon
While Moguera is impervious to the JSDF's conventional weaponry, it can be easily destroyed with enough force. The first Moguera deployed by the Mysterians was destroyed when the bridge it was crossing was detonated and it fell into the river below. The second Moguera met its end when it burrowed too close to a Markalite Cannon, which toppled onto it.

### Plasma Laser Cannon

MOGUERA possesses a **Plasma Laser Cannon** (プラズマレーザーキャノン Purazuma Rēzā Kyanon) in each of its eyes. The laser takes the form of a rapid stream of yellow energy blasts, which are said to be three times as powerful as Mechagodzilla's Laser Cannons. Because the Plasma Laser Cannon fires a repeating series of individual laser blasts, the weapon can be cooled and recharged repeatedly as it fires, preventing it from overheating and allowing MOGUERA to continuously use the attack.

### Automatic Tracking Laser Cannon

MOGUERA can fire an **Automatic Tracking Laser Cannon** (自動追尾式レーザー砲 Jidō Tsuibi-Shiki Rēzā-hō) from its hands. This laser possesses high penetrating power and can track targets, allowing MOGUERA to easily target and strike a moving enemy with the laser by moving its arms. MOGUERA used this laser in its first battle with SpaceGodzilla, while the Automatic Tracking Laser Cannon also serves as the primary weapon of Land Moguera.

### Crusher Drill

MOGUERA possesses a large drill on its face known as the **Crusher Drill** (クラッシャードリル Kurasshā Doriru). The Crusher Drill grants MOGUERA close-range combat ability, something which its predecessor Mechagodzilla lacked. MOGUERA used the Crusher Drill in combination with its roller system to perform a maneuver known as the **Drill Attack** (ドリルアタック Doriru Atakku), where MOGUERA's roller system causes it to accelerate forward while the Crusher Drill rotates. MOGUERA utilized the Drill Attack against SpaceGodzilla, and successfully penetrated its enemy's skin and drew blood. The Crusher Drill is also present on the front end of Land Moguera, allowing the vehicle to burrow.

### Plasma Maser Cannon

MOGUERA's most powerful weapon is the **Plasma Maser Cannon** (プラズマメーサーキャノン *Purazuma Mēsā Kyanon*), a powerful Maser Cannon equipped on its abdomen. It is said to be five times more powerful than the Maser beam fired by the MBT-MB92. The Plasma Maser Cannon can be fired more quickly than Mechagodzilla's Plasma Grenade, however when it is being fired it leaves MOGUERA's abdomen exposed and compromises its armor.

### Synthetic Blue Diamond-Coated Armor

MOGUERA is covered in a **Synthetic Blue Diamond-Coated Armor** (合成ブルーダイヤコーティング装甲 *Gōsei Burūdaiya Kōtingu Sōkō*), which can harmlessly reflect Godzilla's atomic breath. The armor is applied in such a way that the parts of MOGUERA that would most vulnerable to Godzilla's atomic breath are the most heavily armored. While it is more resistant than Mechagodzilla's Diamond Coating, MOGUERA's armor lacks the ability to absorb plasma from Godzilla's atomic breath like Mechagodzilla's Plasma Grenade.

### MECM

MOGUERA II-SRF is equipped with a jamming system called **MECM**, an acronym for **Magnetic & Electronic Counter Measure** (マグネティック＆エレクトロニック＝カウンター＝メイジャー Magunetikku Ando Erekutoronikku Kauntā Meijā). It is designed to interfere with the electromagnetic waves given off by SpaceGodzilla by emitting disturbing radio waves. It receives the electromagnetic waves through MOGUERA's antenna and responds by transmitting disturbing radio waves through a sonar device on the circular saw on MOGUERA's back.

### Complex Sensor System

MOGUERA has seven sensors collectively known as the **Complex Sensor System** (複合センサーシステム Fukugō Sensā Shisutemu) placed in the slit in its forehead in order to reduce the influence of SpaceGodzilla's electromagnetic waves. The seven complementary sensors are: **Ultra-High Sensitivity Camera** (超高感度カメラ Chō Kō Kando Kamera), **Infrared Radar** (赤外線レーダー Sekigaisen Rēdā), **Active Sonar** (アクティブソナー Akutibu Sonā), **Thermo-Searcher** (サーモサーチャー Sāmo Sāchā), **Moving Body Scanner** (動体スキャナー Dōtai Sukyanā), **Gravity Measuring Instrument** (重力測定器Jūryoku Sokutei-ki), and **Laser Aiming Tracking System** (レーザー照準追尾システム Rēzā Shōjun Tsuibi Shisutemu).

### Spiral Grenade Missiles

Each of MOGUERA's arms is loaded with 12 **Spiral Grenade Missiles** (スパイラルグレネードミサイル Supairaru Gurenēdo Misairu), which are a weapon adapted from Super Mechagodzilla's G-Crusher. The Spiral Grenade Missiles are fired from MOGUERA's hands and spin through the air before piercing their target like a drill. They will then explode following determination from a built-in targeting computer. The Spiral Grenade Missiles were developed to fulfill the same purpose as the G-Crusher, they would target and destroy Godzilla's secondary brain after Land Moguera halted Godzilla's movement by digging underneath him and trapping his feet in the ground. However, MOGUERA never had the chance to use its Spiral Grenade Missiles against Godzilla, and instead utilized them in battle against SpaceGodzilla, successfully destroying his shoulder crystals with them.

### All Weapon's

MOGUERA can fire its Plasma Laser Cannons and Plasma Maser Cannon at the same time in an attack called **All Weapon** (オールウェポン Oru Uepon). The combined power of both weapons is capable of knocking Godzilla off his feet.

### Separation and Recombination

MOGUERA is the combined form of two vehicles: the land-based tank Land Moguera, and the VTOL craft Star Falcon. MOGUERA can split apart into both vehicles and then recombine later. MOGUERA split apart into the two vehicles during the final battle against SpaceGodzilla in order to help Godzilla destroy the space monster's power source in the Fukuoka Tower. Star Falcon distracted SpaceGodzilla while Land Moguera destroyed the tower's foundation.

### Flight

MOGUERA is capable of flight at Mach 1 in Earth's atmosphere and Mach 44 in outer space. The machine can use its weapons while in flight. A well-placed strike from MOGUERA while it is in flight is capable of flooring other monsters, as shown when it rammed SpaceGodzilla in a last-ditch attack.

### Weaknesses

During its first battle against SpaceGodzilla, MOGUERA was highly susceptible to interference from SpaceGodzilla's electromagnetic waves, which rendered it inoperable and allowed SpaceGodzilla to easily disable the mech. This weakness was removed however when MOGUERA was upgraded as MOGUERA II-SRF with the addition of MECM and the Complex Sensor System.

While MOGUERA's Synthetic Blue Diamond-Coated Armor granted it impressive resistance to Godzilla's atomic breath and allowed it to withstand repeated strikes from SpaceGodzilla's Corona Beam, its left arm was eventually blown off from a direct strike from the Corona Beam. MOGUERA's most critical weakness, however, was the design flaw involving the use of its Plasma Maser Cannon. When the port covering this weapon was open, the armor in MOGUERA's midsection was compromised, allowing it to be critically damaged with an attack targeting the Cannon. SpaceGodzilla badly damaged MOGUERA by impaling it with his tail spike and throwing it through the air while MOGUERA's Plasma Maser Cannon port was open. MOGUERA's wreckage was subsequently obliterated when Godzilla used his spiral heat ray to finish off SpaceGodzilla.

## Films & TV

* + *The Mysterians* (1957)
	+ *Cheers, Mr. Awamori!* (1961) [prop]
	+ *Adventure! Godzilland 2* (TV 1993) [animated segments]
	+ *Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla* (1994)
	+ *Get Going! Godzilland* (1996)
	+ *Godzilla Island* (TV 1997-1998) [26 episodes]
	+ *Godzilla Island* (TV 1997-1998) [episodes 94-95, 101-103, 106-108, 115-117, 126]
	+ *Godzilla: Final Wars* (2004) [toy]

## Roar

### Showa

TBA

Like the Heisei Moguera, the original Moguera did not have an actual roar, although its weapons, engine and attacks did make sounds. As it walks, Moguera emits a continuous beeping sound.

### Heisei

MOGUERA, like the Showa incarnation, was a unique case in Toho's kaiju library, as it did not have any actual roars. It did, however, have sounds for its engines and beam attacks. In *Godzilla: Trading Battle*, MOGUERA and Moguera were both given the same brief robotic footstep sound. Meanwhile, for *Godzilla: Save the Earth* and *Godzilla: Unleashed*, MOGUERA could say its own name; this was sampled from the 1984 LP record *Sound Effect Of Godzilla 2*.