• Not to be confused with the Giant Rat from Latitude Zero.

The Mutant Rats (ミュータントネズミ,   Myūtanto Nezumi^?, lit. Mutant Mouse) are giant rat mutation kaiju created by TriStar Pictures that first appeared in the 1998 Godzilla: The Series episode, Cat and Mouse. Three variants are known: a small, brown-furred type with bald faces and forward-pointing teeth, a larger, bulkier hairless variety, and a giant, black-furred type with multiple sets of eyes.

History

Godzilla: The Series

Cat and Mouse

The Mutant Rats first draw attention to themselves after one attacks a homeless man in New York City. H.E.A.T began to investigate the case but Godzilla was present and began to chase one of the small rats, but it was hidden in the subway and Godzilla withdrew from the place. HEAT tracked the rat to its lair where they encountered a group of poachers and discovered that there was a whole infestation of rats, Nick, Monique and the hunters were captured by them and taken to the place where they stored their food to eat them later, Nick communicates with Randy through NIGEL and they are located by the rest of the team, then they use a flare to scare away the rats and escape, however they are intercepted by the largest before they manage to leave, but fortunately Godzilla, who was fighting with the other rats on the surface, breaks into the place, driving away the largest rat and opening a tunnel between the Manhattan Sea and the rats' den, causing it to flood and the rats to die by drowning.

Monster Wars

One of the Mutant Rats (the biggest one with the dark skin) has survived and joined to Crustaceous Rex, King Cobra, Gusano Gigante, Giant Mutant Bee, Cryptocledius and Giant Bat controlled by the Tachyon Aliens. He disappears after they launch their attack. His final fate is unknown, he is presumed still alive at large or killed in the battle. (Perhaps he was captured and sent to Monster Island but it was never confirmed).

Powers

Three different rats sizes shown different abilities of their size. Small Rats

• The smaller rats have tried to outrun Zilla Jr. with amazing speed.
• The smaller rats are extraordinary jumpers, being able to jump on top of short buildings.

Medium Rats

• The medium-sized rats have the strength also carry humans by using one arm.

Largest rats

• The bigger rats are much stronger than the other two types of mutant rats as one shown to be able to pull entire dumbster that was completely full with no sign of struggle.
• Because the rat has more eyes, it probably has better vision.
• He has a superior survival instinct, he was the only rat that escaped when the structure began to crumble moments before Godzilla appeared.
• He can swim, the Isle Diablo is in the open sea, so he had to swim a long distance to get there.
• While the other rats showed they didn't like bright lights, the largest rat passed Nick, who was holding a flare with no signs of discomfort and was seen wandering in broad daylight in Monster Wars.

In addition, it is likely that all of them can gnaw solid materials to create underground tunnels and carry diseases.

Gallery

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Kaiju	Film: Godzilla/Zilla Gallery • Second Godzilla Gallery • Juvenile Godzilla Gallery TV series: Godzilla Gallery • First Godzilla/Cyber-Godzilla Gallery • Mutant Giant Squid • Crustaceous Rex • Nanotech Creature • El Gusano Gigante • Cyber Fly • Mutant Rat • Cryptocledius • Reptilian • Crackler • Giant Mutant Bee • Quetzalcoatl • Ice Borer • Nessie • Robo-Yeti • King Cobra • Giant Mutant Termite • Giant Bat • Chameleon • Bacillus • Giant Mutant Widow Spider • Sub-Zero Manta • Techno-Sentient • Silver Hydra • DNA Mimic • Lizard Slayers • Swamp Beast • Fire Monster • Norzzug • Giant Mutant Hummingbird • Medusa • Giant Gila Monster • Megapede • Ts-eh-Go and the Mutant Scorpions • Armillaria • Shrewster • Skeetera • Mutant Jellyfish • D.R.A.G.M.A. • Giant Turtle • Komodithrax • Thorny Devil • Giant Armadillo • Area 51 Mutations • Deep-Dweller • Giant Centipede • Giant Water Beetle • Rhinosaurus Scrapped: Queen Bitch • Unused monsters
Vehicles	AH-64 Apache • Canberra • F-18 Hornet • HMMWV • Los Angeles-Class Nuclear Attack Sub • M1 Abrams • M270 MRLS • OH-6D Cayuse • Ohio Class Nuclear-Powered Sub • Piasecki H-21B • UH-1H Iroquois • H.E.A.T. Seeker • H.E.A.T. Copter • Leviathan
Characters	H.E.A.T. (Niko Tatopoulos • Randy Hernandez • Mendel Craven • Elsie Chapman • Monique Dupre • N.I.G.E.L.) • Audrey Timmonds • Victor Palotti • Anthony Hicks • Philippe Roaché • Cameron Winter • Tachyons • Jonathan Insley • Alexandra Springer
Staff	Roland Emmerich • Dean Devlin • Matthew Broderick • Jean Reno • Maria Pitillo
Episodes	Season 1: New Family: Part 1 • New Family: Part 2 • D.O.A. • Talkin' Trash • The Winter of Our Discontent • Cat and Mouse • What Dreams May Come • Leviathan • Hive • Bird of Paradise • DeadLoch • Monster Wars: Part 1 • Monster Wars: Part 2 • Monster Wars: Part 3 • Competition • Freeze • Bug Out • Web Site • An Early Frost • Trust No One • Juggernaut Season 2: Future Shock • Cash of the Titans • S.C.A.L.E. • Protector • Freak Show • End of the Line • What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been • Wedding Bells Blew • Metamorphosis • Area 51 • The Twister • Shafted • Where is Thy Sting? • Lizard Season • Underground Movement • Ring of Fire • Vision • The Ballad of Gens Du Marais • Tourist Trap