Spirass

**Spirass** (スパイラス *Supairasu*) is a kaijin that appeared in episode 4 of the 1996 tokusatsu kaiju series, Shichisei Tōshin Guyferd.

She is portrayed by **Yuuko Hiwasa**.

## Personality

Presumably a former female pro-wrestler turned into a Mutian, Spirass is a formidable fighter with powerful wrestling catch techniques. Being a loyal henchwoman of Megumi Shion, she showed high tenacity as she was undeterred from accomplishing her mission even after Guyferd managed to overpower her and she got briefly shocked for almost getting killed. It is also implied that she got offended by Gou's joke on "not getting herself hurt" due to being a female Mutian. She has no lines of dialogue other than grunts and calling out her special attack.

## Appearance

She has the most human-like appearance out of all Kaijins in Guyferd, having a perpetually smiling human face except with pupil-less yellow eyes along with forehead mask adorned with spider eyes and fangs. Her torso "outfit" resembles a high-leg one piece swimwear/leotard with black-brownish orange stripped pattern of fur with pronounced black abs, along with a shape of joined spider legs at her breasts. Her shoulder "straps" are also in the shape of tarantula spider legs. She also has similarly patterned arm sleeves which ended in clawed fingers and thigh high boots. She has a crystal like object on her upper chest.

## Biography

At the night when Yuu and his friends were going home from swimming class, Spirass is first seen hanging in the spider web waiting for a target, which is Yuu's school bus. After a brief waiting, she jumped down then use her Spiral Net power which teleported the school bus to a secret genetic laboratory owned by Crown. During the search for Yuu, Gou felt a residual *qi* from Spirass, then led Rei and Professor Shiroishi to Crown's secret lab. She was part of Megumi Shion's plan to blackmail Gou Kazama/Guyferd, so he will surrender himself to Crown.

Later on, after Yuu and his friends managed to escape from their kidnapping, Shion ordered Spirass to "show her pro-wrestling power" to Gou. At first surprised by a woman Mutian, Gou underestimate Spirass and jokingly taunt her, before he received a powerful kick. While Shion escaping the scene, Spirass use her formidable power along with catch wrestling skill (Crusher Hold) to pin Gou down. After he managed to escape the grappling, Gou transformed into Guyferd, which surprised Spirass. After a brief battle, Guyferd landed a kick to her chest, knocking her out. Guyferd then went out to save the children who are held by a group of Fangs foot soldier.

After the children along with Rei and Professor Shiroishi managed to fully escape the laboratory, Shion sics Spirass to kill Guyferd, as his dead body is deemed good enough for experimentation. After jumping to face Guyferd, she use her wrestling power, especially Crusher Hold technique, attempting to literally crush him. After Guyferd escape her grappling by kicking her back, she use Spiral Net attack which explode on Guyferd but only knock him down. She then continue to attack him with her catch technique, only for Guyferd to successfully throw her grappling attempts. Guyferd then try to use Kyoukuseiken to finish her, but Spirass managed to blow the Kyoukuseiken beam with her Spiral Net in time. Saved but briefly shocked that she narrowly avoid explosive demise, Spirass desperately attack him again. However, Guyferd managed to render her catch technique useless, then completely overpowered and deliver several direct hits to her body. While Spirass is struggling with pain, Guyferd use his Jiraishin drop-kick finisher technique to her face. Spirass then moving backward while making pained scream, before she exploded. After Spirass demise, Shion ordered evacuation of the Genetic Laboratory.

## Powers/Abilities

**High Jumping:** She can jump from a great height without being injured.

**Spiral Net**: Spiral Net is a spider web ki attack use for target abduction, and can teleport the target to the intended place.

**Spiral Beam**: Spiral Beam is a purple ki attack that explodes on contact, even against other *qi* attacks.

**Crusher Hold:** A powerful catch wrestling technique than can pin the enemy down, and presumably breaking their bones.

## Gallery

Spirass preparing to capture Yuu's schoolbus
## Trivia

* Other than being very human-like in contrast to other Guyferd kaijin and having no line of dialogues, she is the only kaijin in Guyferd who got destroyed directly by Jiraishin finisher attack (Gaia Soldier Rudra from episode 17 got weakened by Jiraishin technique first before finished up by Kyoukuseiken).
* Masako Takeda, the actress who played Crown's scientist Megumi Shion, has named Spirass as her most favorite Guyferd kaijin according to bonus material included in the official DVD package, emphasizing on Spirass "beautiful design".