Films: Death Kappa

Alias: Kappa (Death Kappa), the Umihiko, Hangyolas

Type: Mutant

Location: Ocean/Civilized Area

Height/Weight: Ranges from that of average humans to that of large buildings.

Affiliation: Good (Kappa), Evil (the rest)

Summary: Kaiju parody films, as Raiga proved, are surprisingly hard to pull off. It requires a lot of reverence for the genre, but at the same time a good sense of humor. This film may contain bits and pieces of both things, but it's not quite enough to make it a classic or something. Just try and take it as it is.

History: One day, some particularly insane fake government officials found the mummified remains of a kappa, an ancient yokai, after it got knocked into the water. They used it to create a perfect controlled army of mutated woman/fish hybrids known as the Umihiko. And soon, people would wind up disappearing to become either their food or more fish soldiers. All in the name of resurrecting the Japanese imperialism of old. However, a girl and her family have recently come across a real kappa living in their home, and they quickly befriend it. Naturally, when the girl is captured, the kappa races to her rescue.

Notable Kills: See Final Fate.

Final Fate: After the kappa defeats the Umihiko, an atom bomb is set off that mutates them into the vicious and unbeatable fish kaiju known as Hangyolas. Luckily, the kappa is blown up in size too, and fights Hangyolas before using the monster's own fire breath attack to blow it up. Not so luckily, the kappa suddenly goes on a rampage, stronger than Hangyolas ever was. Thankfully, the girl returns to sing the yokai's favorite song and re-water its head-dish. Content, the kappa, recently renamed Death Kappa, returns to the sea.

Powers/Abilities: The kappa is experienced in martial arts, has an impenetrable shell, can spew powerful bursts of water, and when mutated, it gains thermonuclear breath. It will also go berserk if its head-dish isn't watered enough, and it is empowered by cucumbers. Hangyolas can breathe fire.

Weakness: Watering the head-dish will soothe the kappa. Also, all creatures can be beaten with enough force, often from each other.

Scariness Factor: 4-At first, the Umihiko are a threatening army of gillmen made from cruel human abuse and desecration of the dead. But then you get to the actual kaiju that come from the bomb, and things spiral downhill. Nothing we throw at either Death Kappa or Hangyolas phases them, even if the former can be subdued by peaceful means. Heaven help you if either set their sights on your town. Because there won't be anything left standing, even if the kappa's a bit goofy and well-meaning.

Trivia: -In Japanese mythology, kappas are water yokai that are often described as having the characteristics of short humans, turtles, and/or fish. They are also some of the most feared, as a common legend depicts them as vying for the shirikodama, a fictitious organ that can only be obtained via...well, let's just say that calling it a colonoscopy is the tamest way of putting it.

-There is an alternate ending that plays out the same way mostly, but the girl comes back the size of a kaiju and dressed like one of the Shobijin before she sings the song.