▁was ▁to ▁intercept ▁Space G od z illa , ▁which ▁was ▁discovered ▁on ▁a ▁course ▁toward ▁Earth . ▁A ▁battle ▁en su ed ▁in ▁the ▁astero id ▁bel t ▁leaving ▁M . O . G . U . E . R . A . ▁seriously ▁dam aged , ▁though ▁still ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Earth ▁for ▁rep airs . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁the ▁rep airs ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁the ▁spir al ▁gr en ade ▁miss iles ▁and ▁the ▁pl asma ▁mas er ▁can non . ▁Following ▁the ▁dev ast ation ▁caused ▁by ▁Space G od z illa , ▁M . O . G . U . E . R . A . ▁( under ▁its ▁new ▁pilot ▁Y uki ▁G ondo ) ▁aligned ▁itself ▁with ▁God z illa ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁greater ▁threat . ▁It ▁sh atter ed ▁Space G od z illa ' s ▁shoulder ▁cry st als ▁( th us ▁prevent ing ▁Space G od z illa ▁from ▁absor bing ▁power ▁from ▁cry st als ), ▁but ▁was ▁dam aged ▁beyond ▁repair ▁during ▁the ▁battle ; ▁its ▁remains ▁were ▁subsequently ▁ob liter ated ▁by ▁God z illa ' s ▁spir al ▁ray ▁( al ong ▁with ▁Space G od z illa ). ▁ ▁Origin ally , ▁God z illa ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁battle ▁Space G od z illa ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁Me ch ag od z illa , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁thought ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁too ▁one - s ided ▁for ▁God z illa ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁same ▁robot