Motoshondu

This article is about Crunchy Granville's disguised submarine, for the purported island spirit, see Motoshondu (island spirit).

Motoshondu
Vital Statistics
Species	Sea serpent
Gender	Female
Eye color	White (green sclera)
Other Statistics
Identity	Robot and projections run by Crunchy Granville
Reason	To protect the environment from tourists
Production Details
First appearance	WNSD: She Sees Sea Monsters by the Sea Shore
Played by	Frank Welker

Motoshondu was a submarine disguised as a sea monster, created by Crunchy Granville and based on a legendary creature supposed to protect the island of Faja Manu.

Physical appearance

Motoshondu was a large, green, serpentine creature with a greenish-yellow face, sharp teeth, and a snake-like tongue. She had four long, horn-like protrusions coming out near the top of her head and a smaller fifth one on her nose. Her eyes were white with dark green sclera. She had four comparatively small, leg-like fins and a larger tail-fin. Dragon-like scales trailed down her back, starting from the top of her head.

Personality

Motoshondu was a hostile monster that attacked its victims on the ocean, often taking large bites out of their ships and equipment and often leaving them stranded on the open sea. According to the legend, she was a protective deity that sought to protect Faja Manu from humans, but in the process she terrorized humans and left many shipwrecks on the sea floor.

Powers and abilities

• Aquatics: Motoshondu is fully aquatic, able to swim deep underwater near the sea floor and the surface. As she primarily attacked humans on the sea, she had a major advantage on water as her victims would be left powerless against Motoshondu without their boats. However, she was unable to move on land.
• Biting strength: Motoshondu had very strong jaws. Her bite was strong enough to bite large chunks out of metal boats and sink them. Velma noted that Motoshondu's bites were twice as large as a shark's bite, joking that Motoshondu could eat more in one bite than Shaggy and Scooby in an entire day.

History

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

Season one

Motoshondu was the disguise of eco-terrorist Crunchy Granville, who wanted to protect the sea turtles at Morakemi Reef. He based the monster on Motoshondu, the island spirit of Faja Manu, said to attack those who threatened the island habitats. Motoshondu was first seen attacking a German family sailing over the reef, sinking the ship. Later, when Granville gave Mystery Inc. a ride on his boat, he used the a television screen disguised as a glass bottom to fake a Motoshondu attack, causing him to crash his boat into a rock formation. As the Big Blue Mama sank, Sharky Tazo rescued Mystery Inc. and Granville, taking them into his helicopter.

Granville revealed as the culprit.

While investigating the monster, Mystery Inc. met with marine biologist Maura Ravenmane, though Ravenmane expressed no interest in studying the monster as she considered it a myth. As they found evidence Granville travelled out to sea, they borrowed Ravenmane's boat to look for him. However, Motoshondu appeared and sank the ship, forcing them to dive underwater into Morakemi Reef. Motoshondu chased them through the shipwrecks, but after following Shaggy and Scooby back to the surface, she was struck by a large wave, washing her to the shore of Faja Manu. Granville was revealed as the culprit and exposed for his crimes, and despite also being an environmentalist, Ravenmane condemned Granville's actions, calling it "dangerous and irresponsible behaviour." Granville was handed to authorities.

Appearances

• What's New, Scooby-Doo?
  • 109. She Sees Sea Monsters by the Sea Shore ^{(no lines)}