Kaa

> OW, my sinuses!
>
> Kaa, after Bagheera punches their sinuses in The Jungle Book

Kaa's reference as of 2021

Kaa Aak is an Indian python who originally came from the Seoni Jungle in The Jungle Book. They are best known for getting beaten up repeatedly by Mowgli, and being abused by all of their friends.

At some point after the events of The Jungle Book, Kaa departs the Seoni and moves into an apartment on Treft Island, where they open up a hypnotherapy practice as a front to lure people in so they can eat them.

## Biography

### The Jungle Book

For the first 200 years or so of their life, Kaa lived in the Seoni Jungle where The Jungle Book takes place. Kaa's life was mostly uneventful, as they got on everyone's nerves by being annoying or creepy, and using their hypnotic eyes to take control of their prey's minds to eat them. One day, Kaa read a post on Facebook from his good friend Bagheera that he was transporting the man-cub Mowgli back to the Man Village in hopes of straightening out his rotten behavior. Kaa messaged Bagheera, offering them a place to stay in their tree for the night. Upon arrival, Kaa introduced themselves, but was then met with an onslaught of physical assault from Mowgli, who enjoyed bullying other creatures. When Kaa tried to help Mowgli relax, they accidentally woke up Bagheera, who also proceeded to beat up Kaa before Mowgli pushed Kaa out of the tree and got a knot in their tail. Kaa felt hurt and betrayed, and let the two keep their tree for the night.

The next day, Kaa was minding their own business clearing out their sinuses up in a tree, when they saw Mowgli approach mid-tantrum. Kaa, still bitter about their previous encounter, took Mowgli up into the tree and tried to hypnotize him so they could eat him as revenge. As Kaa sang their infamous song "Trust in Me", they were interrupted by Shere Khan, the local tiger who wanted to train Mowgli to be the ultimate bully. Shere Khan beat up Kaa until they gave up Mowgli, and the two set off into the jungle to begin their training.

For the next 6 years or so, Kaa's life was peaceful since Mowgli returned to the Man Village after completing his training. However, one day, Mowgli returned to the jungle to visit his friends, and to beat up Kaa again. This started a trend of annual visits that Kaa would dread each year. Finally, Kaa decided that they were fed up with this tradition, and left the jungle to start a new life on Treft Island.

### Treft Island

On the way to Treft Island, Kaa stumbled across Stevey Gee. Needing a snack after their travels, Kaa hypnotized and consumed Stevey. After arriving on the island, Kaa immediately set up their hypnotherapy practice upon arriving to Treft Island as a way to lure in new victims to eat (and to take their wallets to pay for their rent). After a few weeks of service, Kate signed up for a 50-minute Hat Trap session with the intent of being eaten, unbeknownst to Kaa. Kaa hypnotized and attempted to eat Kate, only for Mowgli to burst through the window and beat Kaa up just for the fun of it. After Mowgli left, Kaa's appetite was ruined, and they let Kate go.

Later, Kaa met up with their old jungle friend Tamaru, who would often play Xbox with Kaa. During their gaming session, Kaa became hungry, and hypnotized and coiled up Dakota for a snack, who Tamaru had invited over in the hopes of getting rid of. However, Kate was not willing to let one of her best friends and crushes get eaten alive, especially not when she herself hasn't been eaten yet, so Kate offered herself up in Dakota's place. Kaa shrugged and decided to let Dakota go and eat Kate instead, which greatly angered Kate's wife Lucina. Lucina climbed up Kaa's tree and nearly decapitated them, prompting Kaa to let Kate go.

## Personality and Physical Description

Kaa tends to come off as annoying and creepy to most people. They are very touchy and lack understanding of personal space. However, after Mowgli repeatedly beat them up, Kaa became more reclusive and skittish in the Senoi. This reverted back upon moving to Treft Island, where they believed to be free of Mowgli.

Despite what Kaa's song says, you most certainly cannot trust them. Cunning and manipulative, Kaa has been known to try to gain victims' trusts before showing their true intentions. They have been known to eat their clients during their hypnotherapy sessions, something Kaa is aware they shouldn't be doing since they try to hide it from the law. Despite this, Kaa tends to be loyal towards their few friends, as they did not have any friends at all back in the jungle.

Kaa is an Indian python, colored brown and a tan with dark spots down their back. They normally have orange eyes, but can glow into spirals of blue, yellow, and turquoise to hypnotize with. Like all constrictors, Kaa has a very long body that's capable of twisting and contorting itself as needed. Kaa appears to be particularly flexible, able to twist themselves into staircases. Additionally, Kaa's body is *very* long, much longer than any other snake, as it's capable of wrapping around the entire equator of the Earth.

## Development

Ghabulous Ghoti first showed Katie The Jungle Book in college, and Katie promptly proclaimed Kaa as her favorite character in the movie, relating to his many ailments, and liking his hypnotic abilities. Since then, the two made various jokes about Kaa annoying people and being very long. In a practice session for Lego Star Wars, the two created alt accounts to avoid unlocking achievements on their main accounts. Katie requested that the alt accounts be Tamaru and Kaa, which then began a new series of jokes about the two characters being gaming buddies.

Kaa was originally only planned to be a temporary character in Tomodachi Life, but due to the two's fondness of the character, Kaa was promoted to part of the main cast.

## Mii Information

### Tomodachi Life

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## Gallery

Kaa's 2021 reference pictureKaa hypnotizing and constricting Dakota at Tamaru's suggestionKaa attempts to eat Kate and Lucina disapprovesKaa has a change of heart and decides to become Dakota's friend, much to her dismayKaa hypnotizes Dakota into being their friend when she resists
### Sketches

Kaa doesn't like MowgliKaa loves Californiar, but they're not sure if they're going to eat her yetKate comes to Kaa looking for guidance in the form of Hat TrapAnd Kaa would have eaten her too if it weren't for that meddling man-cub!
## Trivia

* Kaa is the longest snake in the world, stretching to nearly 25,000 miles in length
* Due to Kaa's portrayal as male in the 1967 film and the original book, and female in the 2016 and 2018 films, Ghabulous Ghoti has decided that Kaa is likely non-binary
* Kaa does not appear in the 2003 film The Jungle Book 2. Instead, that is actually Kaa's brother Jaa. You can tell based on Jaa's green coloring and the fact that Kaa's name is not used anywhere in the movie