MV | Muto

Muto/Male Muto

Male

Unknown

281 feet

15,000 metric

Straight

Titanus Jinshin-Mush

Claws - Both male and female MUTOs are armed with hook-like claws on the ends of their numerous legs that are used to hack at and stab any Titan aggressors. The MUTOs used their claws to stab Godzilla during the battle in San Francisco, with these attacks being strong enough to draw his blood.

Durability - Both MUTOs were durable enough to take barrages of both small and large arms fire without any damage. The female was able to survive being blasted by Godzilla's atomic breath with no visible damage.

Echolocation - Both male and female MUTOs use echolocation to communicate long-range with and locate each other, and to find sources of radiation.

Electromagnetic pulse -The male MUTO can unleash electromagnetic pulses from his claws, which can disable electrical appliances in a five-mile-wide radius (though it is also implied he does not necessarily have to rely on his claws to unleash an EMP, as when he gets the warhead, he unleashes it from within mid-air). The female can instead surround herself with an EMP field (labeled the "Sphere of Influence" by the news) which performs the same function but is generated constantly. There doesn't appear to be any limits to how often either MUTO can use their EMP abilities In the official novelization, it's explained that their EMP ability evolved as a defense mechanism, used to prevent Godzilla's species from using their atomic breath: the novel states that Godzilla triggers his atomic breath via a bio-electric spark igniting vapors in his neck. It's never explicitly confirmed if this is canon in the film, and the novel details of how Godzilla's breath works appear to be retconned by Godzilla vs. Kong (which reveals Godzilla's atomic energy is based directly on the Hollow Earth's potent mineral), but Godzilla's atomic breath does appear weaker when fighting the MUTOs in the 2014 film than it is when he fights other opponents in later installments.

Intelligence - The MUTOs are intelligent enough to work together as a team, with the male dragging Godzilla away from the female and using his aerial agility and build to perform hit-and-run tactics, whilst the female uses raw strength to batter Godzilla when he's distracted by the male. The female was also able to quickly determine Ford's involvement in destroying her nest. The male MUTO could be seen deliberately using his EMP attack to disable fighter jets that were attacking him.

Reforestation - Despite their destructive nature, the MUTOs passively produce life-giving radiation that exponentially increases plant growth and other forms of life, a trait that many Titans are known to have. Las Vegas is seen to have transformed into a lush jungle after the female MUTO passed through it in 2014, and San Francisco has shared a similar fate after both MUTOs and Godzilla battled there.

Speed and agility - The male MUTO was able to outmaneuver Godzilla due to his wings and smaller size, while the female MUTO possessed enough speed to outrun humans and traverse cityscapes within moments. The male's smaller size allowed him to climb and perch atop buildings with ease.

Stamina - The MUTOs were shown to have excellent stamina and resilience. The male spent most of his time after hatching flying around in a constant hunt for radiation, and most importantly, a potential mate. In his final confrontation in San Francisco, the male fought Godzilla for several hours by himself, from afternoon to well into the night, while the female built a nest for their eggs. The female also displays excellent stamina, traveling from Nevada to San Francisco in the span of a couple of days, tearing through any obstacles between her with her massive size. She fought alongside the male in San Francisco, even after being singed by Godzilla's atomic breath at close range.

Strength and combat - Both the male and female MUTOs possess immense physical strength. Both of them were powerful enough to drag, ram, and bowl over Godzilla despite his immense size and weight. The male MUTO was strong enough to drag Godzilla away from the female MUTO without difficulty, and he also dredged up a Russian Akula submarine from the depths of the ocean and pulled it dozens of miles inland. The female was able to claw her way through a mountain from the inside after she hatched and pupated inside the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Depository, as well as tear through cityscapes.

Based on the three individuals seen in the films, the MUTOs share some general traits. Their bodies are covered in dense iridescent, grayish-black hide

Their heads are flat and elongated, and are generally featureless aside from two red visor-like eyes. They have jaws filled with dagger-like teeth that are supported by exo-mandibles that form a sort of hooked beak, and possess long and slender hind limbs that are digitigrade in structure, with flat, broad feet ending in two hoof-like toes.

The male MUTO is similar in appearance, except that he is much smaller with a more nimble build, and walks on four legs as his front-most forelimb pair has been naturally repurposed to form his wings, which are long, pointed and membranous. The forelimbs on both males and females all end in two digits, a large main digit and a smaller vestigial one, and take on a pseudo claw form, being curved like a sickle. When walking, the MUTOs use the front "knuckle" of their claws, giving it a hook-like appearance.

Although they exhibit intelligence like the other Titans, their sole goals revolve around survival, radiation consumption, and reproduction.

Focus on Survival and Reproduction: Like other MUTOs, the male's primary motivations are survival, consuming radiation for strength, and reproduction.

Indifference to Humans and Structures: The male MUTO, along with the female, is largely indifferent to humans and man-made structures, often going straight through them without hesitation.

Protectiveness of the Female: The male MUTO has shown a strong protectiveness towards the female, even risking his own life to defend her.

Apathetic Nature: The MUTOs are more apathetic to anything in their way than Godzilla, often ignoring or destroying obstacles without any apparent concern for the humans affected.

Respect for Superior Kaiju: MUTOs, including MUTO Prime, are not above respecting kaiju who are more superior than them, as seen when MUTO Prime bows to Godzilla after he defeats Ghidorah.

Monogamous Pairs: MUTOs apparently form monogamous, loving pairs that defend each other.

Loss and Sadness: The female MUTO exhibited genuine sadness over the demise of her eggs and then anger, as she became enraged and looked at Ford Brody, possibly marking him as the one responsible.