USApyon

USApyon is a character from the Yo-kai Watch series.
== Charactah Account ==
USApyon is a Yo-kai of the Shady Tribe that appears to be a rabbit in a spacesuit, complete with ears. He's actually the ghost of an otter. When he was alive, he was to be used as a test subject in a new spacefaring rocket, but he escaped from his cage and destroyed it, ruining his owner Dr. Hughley's chances at starting a new age of space exploration. He tricks Hailey into buying a Yo-kai Watch U Prototype and he convinces her to help him make a new rocket to impress Dr. Hughley. Afterwards, the two open a detective agency to investigate Yo-kai crimes. Once that well dried up, USApyon begins following Hailey to school, where he learns her class is a hotbed of Yo-kai trying to inspirit them.
USApyon uses a laser gun officially referred to as the "Bunny Blaster". He shoots a big blue beam in the games, while in Invader Mode he shoots multiple red beams. They appear to be made of electricity since in one episode when he shoots Hailey Anne's chair it gets zapped and its "skeleton" can be seen. USApyon appears to be very strong, since even strong Yo-kai like Robonyan Fand Sproink run from him. However, as Sgt. Burly states in Yo-kai Watch Blasters, USApyon is a far-away attacker that is dependent on attacking from afar and is nearly useless up close in battle. Usapyon can activate Emperor mode, and when he does, he gains the ability to fly and has a more powerful beam.
USApyon can change his Elemental Technique's attribute depending on the costume his is wearing and were considered Rare Yo-kai. In Yo-kai Watch 3, they were later made separate Yo-kai, along with his USApyon B costume, and stripped them of their Rare Yo-kai status, except for USApyon B. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Yo-Kai Watch
* Yo-Kai Watch
* Yo-Kai Watch Movie 2: Emma the Great and Five Stories Nyan!
* Yo-Kai Watch Movie 3: The Flying Whale and the Grand Adventure of the Double Worlds, Meow!
* Yo-Kai Watch!
=== Manga ===
* Yo-Kai Watch
* Yo-Kai Watch: Wakuwaku☆Nyanderful Days
=== Video Games ===
* Final Fantasy XIV Online
* Y School Heroes: Bustlin' School Life
* Yo-Kai Sangokushi: Kunitori Wars
* Yo-Kai Watch
* Yo-Kai Watch 2
* Yo-Kai Watch 3
* Yo-Kai Watch 4
* Yo-Kai Watch Blasters
* Yo-Kai Watch Busters 2
* Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version
* Yo-Kai Watch World
* Yo-Kai Watch: Gerapo Rhythm
* Yo-Kai Watch: Medal Wars
* Yo-Kai Watch: Wibble Wobble
== Trivia ==
* USApyon has the most Bandai-manufactured B Medals out of any Yo-kai, having one for himself, his costumes, Invader Mode, and Emperor Mode, totaling up to eight B Medals.
* USApyon's "Invader Mode" and "Emperor Mode" are references to the Star Wars franchise.
* USApyon's name when he was alive, Danny, may be a pun of his verbal tic of "dani," in the Japanese version.
* USApyon is the second highest-ranked Partner Yo-kai at Rank B, with Jibanyan being Rank D and Whisper at Rank C. The first was Hovernyan.
* Even though USApyon was initially removed from the American, European, and Taiwanese versions of Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble (with the exception of the intro), one of the Medal Point rewards that the player can get is the title "Pyon". His favorite food, Donuts, was also added to the game before his addition, despite no other Yo-kai sharing this favorite food at the time. He was later added to the game in November 2017.
** In the French version, the Title was called "Astro".
* The Final Fantasy XIV Collaboration/Kula Revolving Sushi Bar Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble magnets special events spelled USApyon's name with standard spelling when he was was localized worldwide, much like the other mascots.
* In the Japanese version, USApyon's verbal tic "dani" doesn't reflect his animal species like Jibanyan's "nyan" or where he's from like Komasan's "zura" and "monge!".
** In addition to this, there's a slight joke about this as Sgt. Burly recognizes his cry for help as being from him since of the "weird speech" of "dani."
** Also, in EP146, when Phonius is telling Hailey Anne the witness' information on what "Usapyon" looks like, one of the pieces of info is "Says the mysterious 'dani.'"
* Usapyon's color scheme of the Yo-kai Pad is different depending on the media form. In the games, Usapyon has a white-and-blue Yo-kai Pad, whereas his Yo-kai Pad in the anime has an entirely blue color scheme.
* The acronym in USApyon's name has been made lowercase to avoid mispronunciation.
* USApyon was planned back in spring 2014, when the franchise was beginning to rise in popularity and went through many different designs, starting out as a yellow floppy-eared rabbit before evolving into a blue kangaroo-like creature and eventually an otter with a spacesuit for his final appearance.
* In the European-language versions of the manga and anime series, USApyon tends to integrate English words into his sentences, alluding to his origin.
* USApyon's pronunciation of the name is different between languages. In Japanese, Korean, European and Southeast languages, it is pronounced "ooh-sap-yon" while in the English dub of Usapyon Is Here!, it is pronounced "ooh-say-pee-on". In the games his name is pronounced as "ooh-sap-yon" though in Yo-kai Watch 3 Hailey Anne still pronounces his name as "ooh-say-pee-yon" in cutscenes. This makes his English name the first to be pronounced in many different ways, unlike Jibanyan, Komasan and Komajiro.
* USApyon's country accent in the dub may be a reference to the fact that main space stations are located in Southern United States, where dialect like that is common.
* In the games, USApyon's Soultimate is called "Bunny Beam"; however, in Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble, Usapyon's Soultimate is called "Supersizzler". USApyon's special in Final Fantasy XIV Online is also named "Bunny Beam" which is the first appearance of the name.
* In the games, USApyon is voiced by Melissa Hutchinson. In the English dub of the anime, USApyon is voiced by Katie Leigh.
* USApyon is the second Yo-kai to have interchangeable Soultimate moves. The first Yo-kai to do this is Jibanyan.
* In the manga, USApyon is a lot more cheery (probably as a gag) after his Invader Mode is over.
* USApyon is the first Mascot Yo-kai to have it's Japanese voice actress recasted. In the original Yo-kai Watch anime series, and all the games up to Yo-kai Watch Busters 2, he was voiced by Kotori Shigemoto. Due to Shigemoto's retirement from performing arts in March 2019, USApyon was instead voiced by Hana Satou in Yo-kai Watch 4 and Yo-kai Watch!.
* USApyon's "random" nicknames in Yo-kai Watch 3 are: Champyon, Chibi, Hopson and Danny
** Danny refers to USApyon's name as an otter and Chibi references his Japanese name as an otter
== Gallery ==
File:USApyon Render 01.png
File:USApyon Render 02.png
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== External Links ==
* Usapyon at Yo-kai Watch Wiki
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