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An image of Mothra.
The Mothra Roar is a sound effect from TV shows, movies, and others.
Mothra's chirps are a combination of heavily sped-up Anguirus roars and various Rodan screeches, including the raw material that would be used to make Maguma's roars. This is most evident during a scene in Godzilla vs. Mothra where Mothra is hit by artillery and moans in pain, emitting a sound that is almost identical to Anguirus' roar. In addition to her roar in Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., the other sounds were also made to sound similar to that of chimpanzees for her twin larvae. According to the "Godzilla Quiz" included with the home video release of the Monster Planet of Godzilla short film, the Japanese onomatopoeia for Mothra's cry is "squeak" (キィー kyī). In Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, the imago Mothra's cries are rendered as "CHEERNT." In Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire her sounds were made by layering insect, cricket, whale, dolphin, and peafowl sounds.
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Variations
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Used In
TV Shows
- Godzilla Island
- Vampire (1968 TV Series)
- Ultraman (Used for Dodongo in "Cry of the Mummy".)
TV Specials
- The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (TV Special) (Used for a flying demon.)
Movies
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) (Heard once when Brian's Skyline passes by before he comes up alongside Slap's Supra during the opening race.)
- Armageddon (1998)
- Bad Boys II (2003)
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
- Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)
- Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
- Independence Day (1996)
- In the Mouth of Madness (1994) (Either a slightly edited variant or a very similar sound is heard.)
- Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
- The Magic Serpent (1966) (Used for a giant eagle; US version only.)
- Men in Black II (2002)
- Mothra (1961) (debut)
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
- Rebirth of Mothra (1996)
- Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)
- Rebirth of Mothra III (1998)
- Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017)
- Unstoppable (2010) (Heard once when #7375 explodes after being derailed along with #7346 by Triple 7.)
- Ultraman: Rising (2024) (Used twice for Emi.)
Video Games
Arcade:
- Ninja Hayate (1984)
- Time Gal (1985)
Dreamcast:
- Godzilla Generations: Maximum Impact
GBA:
- Godzilla Domination!
Nintendo 3DS:
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Used for Giratina.)
Nintendo Switch:
- Fortnite (Used For "Mothra" Glider.)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Used for Giratina and Lunala.)
PlayStation:
- Godzilla: Trading Battle (1998)
PlayStation 2:
Playstation 4:
- Fortnite (Used For "Mothra" Glider.)
- Godzilla (2015)
Sega Pico:
- Godzilla: Heart-Pounding Monster Island!! (1995)
SNES:
- Godzilla: Great Monster Battle (1994)
- Super Metroid
Wii:
Wii U:
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Used for Giratina.)
Xbox:
- Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
- Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash (2007) (Used for Mothra and Battra.)
Mobile:
- Godzilla Defense Force
Anime
- Pokémon (Used for several legendary Pokémon including Giratina, Zygarde, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, Zapdos, and Lunala.)
- Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) (Used for Giratina.)
- Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior (2008) (Used for Giratina.)
- Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon
Image Gallery
_Mothra_Roar.png "2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Mothra Roar.png (1.08 MB)")
_Mothra_Roar_(low_volume).png "Armageddon (1998) Mothra Roar (low volume).png (1.67 MB)")
_Mothra_Roar.png "Bad Boys II (2003) Mothra Roar.png (1.65 MB)")
_Mothra_Roar.png "Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) Mothra Roar.png (1.05 MB)")
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