Gohma Vlitra

Gohma Vlitra is the dark manifestation of the planet Gaea’s very will, the source of all  Gohma, and a main villain of Asura’s Wrath.



Origins
Ages ago, Mother Gaea became angered that the cycle of life and death had greatly been disrupted with the souls of mortals not returning to her and being turned into mantra. To take back those souls, Vlitra came into existence along with all the other Gohma and they engaged in a never-ending war with the demigods of Gaea. Thus began a cycle of Vlitra appearing, more and more powerful with every subsequent appearance, barely staved off by the demigods each time.

Fights with Asura
In one major battle between the demigods of Shinkoku and the Gohma, Vlitra appeared and attacked the Shinkoku fleet, destroying many ships. The Eight Guardian Generals quickly moved to engage the beast with Asura in particular taking it on. He managed to damage and finally subdue Vlitra temporarily, but it was far from destroyed. 12,500 years later, Vlitra emerged once again, just as Asura and Yasha had defeated Deus, far more powerful and massive than the last time Asura had fought. The two demigods engaged it, fending off its powerful attacks, and tried to attack Vlitra’s center. However the face at the center of the monster’s new form unleashed a massive energy blast, devastating the two. However Mithra sent Asura and Yasha mantra from the Karma Fortress, empowering them, especially Asura. The two forced their way into Vlitra’s mouth, breaking through its energy blast attack and breaking into its core at the center of Gaea. However the core manifested as Vlitra Core, a large monster greatly resembling Asura’s Berserker form. It engaged Asura and Yasha in one final battle, but despite its incredible power, the two managed to destroy it, wiping out Vlitra completely.



Powers
Vlitra is immensely powerful, able to unleash massive destruction on its enemies, and extremely durable to attack, as well as the source of all the other Gohma. In the form it first fought Asura in, Vlitra can fire enormous barrages of energy blasts or more concentrated blasts from its mouth. In its second form, Vlitra takes the form of a number of serpentine heads attached to one skeletal face, emerging from the side of the planet. The serpentine heads have similar abilities to the one head of Vlitra’s previous form and the face at the center can unleash a more massive concentrated blast. The Vlitra Core is a more mobile and flexible opponent, able to unleash powerful physical strikes and energy beams. It can also teleport around, send out waves of explosive lava pillars, and form lava rock-like projectiles that it fires through the air.



Trivia

 * Vlitra’s name comes from Vritra, an ancient serpent-dragon monster from Hindu mythology representing drought and famine. According to legend, it stole all the water of the world and hoarded it for itself. Vlitra’s second form is also based on the Yamato-no-Orochi from Japanese mythology.
 * Vlitra Core resemblance to Asura’s Berserker form may be a reference to the fact that it is said to be the manifestation of Gaea’s wrath.