Kaiju No. 2

* Kaiju form
* Weapon form

**Kaiju No. 2** (怪 (かい) 獣 (じゅう) 2号 (ごう) , *Kaijū Ni-gō*) was an Identified Kaiju and the second kaiju to ever receive an I.D. number. After being killed by the Defense Force, it was converted into Isao Shinomiya's **Numbers Weapon 2** (識別怪獣兵器 (ナンバーズ) 2号 (ごう) , *Nanbāzu Ni-gō*), before being eventually absorbed by Kaiju No. 9.

## Appearance

Kaiju No. 2 was a massive brown kaiju with a round stocky body covered in rocky plates, a long rocky tail and short thick arms with three fingers each. It had a reptilian-like head with fourteen eyes and a large mouth full of sharp teeth.

Its current appearance as a Numbers Weapon is that of a scaly black armor and two white metal gauntlets, reaching the wearer's biceps and sporting two large pipes on each forearm.

## Personality

According to Keiji Itami, Kaiju No. 2 had an immense sense of pride, holding on to it until its very death.

## History

In 1972, Kaiju No. 2 attacked and nearly destroyed Sapporo, until it was defeated and killed by the Defense Force. Its corpse was then repurposed as the base for Isao Shinomiya's combat suit and gauntlets.

## Plot

### Kaiju No. 8 Captured Arc

When Kafka Hibino was transferred to the Ariake Maritime Base, Isao Shinomiya used Kaiju No. 2's power to face an uncontrollable Kaiju No. 8.

### Kaiju Weapon Arc

After Isao's fight against Kaiju No. 9, No. 9 managed to absorb Kaiju No. 2's power, offering it to "return to the kaiju side".

## Powers & Abilities

**Overall Abilities**: As an Identified Kaiju, Kaiju No. 2 was a tremendously powerful and destructive monster, able to pose a threat to a whole city. Its power made its weaponized corpse is so strong that only a man of Isao Shinomiya's caliber could handle its might. As matter of fact, Isao, while using No. 2's power, was able to easily and heavily injure Kafka Hibino in his kaiju form, gaining himself a power on par with that of a Daikaiju, despite being well passed his prime.

### As a Kaiju

* **Immense Strength**: As a giant-class Identified Kaiju, No. 2 had enough power to almost completely destroy a city.
* **Immense Resistance**: No. 2 boasted remarkable resistance among its fellow Daikaiju, as its neutralization was very long.
* **Sonic Attacks**: Kaiju No. 2 used to expand the range of its attacks with powerful sonic blast.
* **Energy Emission**: Kaiju No. 2 has shown the ability to release highly destructive energy, similar to electricity, from its mouth. The suit that was forged from its corpse is also able to release super high levels of electromagnetic energy. This power, along with the rest of No. 2's weaponized body was absorbed by Kaiju No. 9.

### As a Numbers Weapon

* **Sonic Attacks**: Through Numbers Weapon 2, the user can access No. 2's sonic powers. The result are extremely powerful blows with a much larger range of action.
* **Energy Emissions**: Numbers Weapon 2 allows the user to release massive amounts of energy to attack the enemy from afar.

## Trivia

* Like many other monsters in the series, Kaiju No. 2 is similar in appearance to Godzilla.
* Numbers Weapon 2 was designed to fit Isao, so it was given a dignified jet-black look with a military atmosphere, without making the lower body too tight.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Chapter 35
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 51
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 36
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 37
5. ↑ Chapter 50
6. ↑ Numbers Weapon 2 info.