the xilien mother ship is immense, and is made of four parts: one massive orb-body, and three claw-shaped ships. these "claw ships" can travel on their own, and have the ability to teleport targets, even ones as large as daikaiju, with ease. where the monsters were stored once they were teleported out of their designated cities is unknown, but it was presumably within the main body. the mother ship is protected by a powerful force field, the generator for which is in the core of the ship itself. the mother ship also houses hundreds of fighters.