Sadly, she is heavily injured by Rodan in battle, and ends up sacrificing herself in order to grant Godzilla her life force to keep fighting. This death is a little sadder than other Mothra deaths ...

Despite being one of the most popular monsters in the Godzilla universe, Rodan has never been his main opponent for him in a movie. It's true that Rodan is one of Godzilla's closest allies ...