Kappei

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*Kappei*

**Kappei** is one of the eight main characters of *Ninjala*. Born in Iga, Oedo, he lived with and trained under his grandfather Gen'unsai before he was sent to Komerika for further training alongside Gumchi, of whom he is tasked with protecting. There, he is currently training under his granduncle, Genryusai.

## Appearance

Kappei is a fair-skinned boy with a very child-like face, large, round light-blue eyes, and spiky light blue hair. He has a small, X-shaped scar on his left cheek and has a small piece of sports tape over the bridge of his nose. He wears the standard-issued WNA garb, the Neo-Shinobi Overalls, with a blue XINOBI hoodie with pink stripes down the arms worn over it. He has a white and pink baseball cap that he wears backwards, with a large tuft of hair coming out of the opening on the back of the hat.

## Personality

Kappei is depicted to be a carefree, innocent boy that would stick up for what he believes in. He takes learning how to be a ninja seriously, studying scrolls and accomplishing missions vigilantly. However, outside of anything ninja, he can be seen napping or goofing off in the official artwork. In the second chapter of the Story Mode, Kappei fights against Van, yet it's implied they both have similar mannerisms of falling asleep when listening to Master Genryusai. He is also a bit slow at communication, reporting important updates to Berecca long after she becomes aware of such.

## Anime

A boy who spends all his time training in swordsmanship under his grandfather, Gen'unsai, who runs a swordsmanship dojo. He has an innocent and carefree personality, but he respects Bushido.

## Story

### Kappei of the Shinobi Village

     In Iga, Oedo during the Requiem Festival, Kappei takes some time from running errands to watch a play depicting two ninja fighting each other on a rooftop. Awestruck, he cheers along with the audience at the end of the show, wishing that his grandfather would teach him ninjustu one day. He returns home to find his grandfather, Gen'unsai, scolding at two men who are trying to convince him to turn his kendo dojo into a ninjustu dojo. After screaming at them to leave, Gen'unsai orders Kappei to perform a thousand practice reps for being late.

Kappei briefly talks to his grandfather about why he doesn't like the Requiem Festival. They are interrupted when four ninja, who had followed Kappei and are implied to be WNA agents, arrive and attack Gen'unsai, injuring him. Kappei attempts to help and is almost killed, but Gen'unsai protects him and the two escape to safety. As nightfall dawns in Iga, Gen'unsai brings Kappei to a secret shrine in the middle of a bamboo forest. He explains to Kappei that they are descended from ninja and that he has kept this and the shrine a secret for years. A yellow creature emerges from the shrine and lounges at Kappei, taking an instant liking to him. Gen'unsai explains that the creature, Gumchi, is an alien who arrived on Earth several centuries ago.

     The ninja group reappears and demands Kappei to hand over Gumchi. He refuses and stands up to them, vowing to protect his grandfather and Gumchi. Impressed by his determination, Gumchi offers his aid by turning into a weapon for Kappei to use. With Gumchi's assistance, Kappei successfully repels the intruders. Later, Gen'unsai tells Kappel that he has a twin brother, Genryusai, and tasks him with heading to Komerika to train his ninja abilities with him alongside Gumchi. While he is initially reluctant to leave his grandfather behind, Kappei agrees and heads to Komerika. Eventually, he finds his granduncle and begins training under him alongside the rest of his students.

### Story Mode: Chapter 2

While Van and Gumchi are training, Kappei arrives looking for his loincloth. Van points out that Gumchi is wearing it on his head, to which Kappei embarrassingly states that it's his underwear. He and Van get into a brief fight, which an annoyed Genryusai breaks up just as Berecca arrives. Genryusai tells Berecca that Kappei has been assigned to go to Oedo to investigate a WNA intelligence operative and that Berecca is tasked to support him remotely from her lab, but Berecca convinces him to send her to Oedo instead.

     Kappei is sent to accompany her anyway however to act as mission support. When Berecca spots the operative and pursues him, Kappei attempts to redirect her back onto the mission, but to no avail. He continues to support Berecca from afar, guiding her through and telling her about Oedo and passing on messages from Genryusai, albeit long after Berecca is made aware of the situation.

Later, Kappei reunites with Gen'unsai, who introduces himself to Berecca. A giant Lion Dance Car suddenly attacks the three, and they are chased to an underground arena. While Berecca is fighting the rampant machine, Kappei figures out how the Space Ninja's ability to consume and gain power from objects and people works, and after the fight uses Gumchi to demonstrate. With their mission complete, Kappei and Berecca return to Komerika to report their findings to Genryusai, and Kappei resumes his training.

## Trivia

* Based on an illustration posted by the official Ninjala Twitter account, it is suggested Kappei has an extreme sweet tooth.
* Kappei wears traditional loincloths rather than modern underwear, as seen in Chapter 2 of the Story Mode.
* Interestingly, Kappei's in-game face (pictured) for the avatar lacks his scar. This is likely for customization purposes.
	+ The only instance where Kappei has the scar on his in-game face (also pictured) is in the 2022 new year celebration post from the official PlayNinjala Twitter account.
* Kappei serves as the male model for XINOBI in the in-game shop.

## Gallery

* 3D Model
* Official Art
* Cartoon
* Anime
* Manga
* Misc
Kappei's render.Kappei with the Drill Beast gum weapon.Kappei holding a Gumchi IPPON katana.Kappei and Ayame posing for a Xinobi advertisement.Kappei eyeing a gumball machine with the others.Kappei happily eating a watermelon.Kappei balancing with Gumchi.Kappei holding a bunch of balloons.Kappei eating a parfait in front of Ron.Kappei studying a scroll with Van sleeping beside him.Kappei sleeping with the others nearby.