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Mota Naru is an artifact of a botched Soviet Union experiment involving a nuclear warhead and a colony of 1,918 worker ants. The Soviet scientists overestimated the gravitational pull of the earth's Western Hemisphere and, needless to say, the Communist experiment failed, as the experimental craft spun out of control. Volatile solar winds tossed around the vehicle until 1989. Then on August 18, 1989, the nuclear warhead exploded when it crashed into Mercury. An enormous explosion rocked the planet and the lava beast called Mota Naru was born.

Mota was born confused. Since he was the result of a failed experiment, a broken marriage of sorts, he possessed incredibly low self-esteem and feelings of terminal guilt. Was he to blame for the failed experiment? Could he have done anything differently to salvage it? Was it all his fault?

Mota seemed destined for a lonely life, because as you can imagine, the hot wasteland of Mercury is a completely desolate habitat. Mota had no family, no friends, and no lovers. He eventually fell into a deep existential depression. Mota's world seemed hopelessly bleak, until one evening he was awakened by the sight of a passing spaceship en route to Venus. Fueled by the hope of fellowship, Mota immediately left Mercury and headed for Venus.

Mota fell in love with the volcanic landscape of Venus, and spent many days basking in the planet's lava flows. After searching for life for nearly a month, Mota encountered Uchu Chu, who had been exploring the planet for ancient Royal Jelly reserves. Seeing Mota's potential for fiery mayhem in the Kaiju Big Bateel ring, Uchu Chu shanghaied the lava monster, promising him brotherhood, camaraderie, and protection in exchange for his allegiance to Uchu Chu's Team Space Bug. Mota had little choice; his desire to belong was too strong.