Cav

**Person**

 **Body Part**

 **First Appearance**

**Cav** is the monster of Ray Wu, formed from one of his teeth.

## Biology

Cav has three fingers and a thumb on each hand, and two toes on each foot. Each extremity is adorned with a claw, formed from a canine tooth.

Cav seems to have his own set of teeth, as he has been shown to be able to take a bite out of fruit.  However, the appearance of this has not been shown.

Though generally silent, Cav has been shown to be capable of growling, hinting at some sort of vocal chords.

## Abilities

Cav has immense physical strength, able to hold his own against Ayo, and taking down the Unnamed Skin Monster in one blow. He is also quite durable, able to withstand several laser blasts from Rixis.

Cav has currently not been shown to possess any other abilities.

## Personality

Despite his intimidating appearance, Cav appears to be a docile and affectionate monster when not acting on Ray's commands.

## History

During the events of Chapter 23, Ray was kidnapped by SHELL, along with Ozzy, Claire, and Enid. Wanda Lulenski and Michael Rjinder proceeded to introduce a ghost to the body of each child. This procedure would lead to the creation of Cav, as well as Drummer, Luna, and the head monster known as Enid.

Lulenski and Rjinder told the children that they could be recombined with their monsters if they apprehended four targets: Bina Blum and her monster Ayo, Julie Greathouse and her monster Kera, Abel Flores and his monster Rixis, and Desmond West and his monster Guuzy. Until then, they were instructed to remain in the apartment.

At some point, the new team located their targets, seemingly through the use of Drummer's heightened hearing abilities. Ray and Cav were sent to apprehend Bina and Ayo in the woods on the outskirts of town. Ray interrupted a family meeting between the Blums, sending Cav to take down Ayo. In the struggle, Cav flung Ayo over treetops and towards a picnic area, resulting in both monsters being spotted by a small group of people. After being told off by Bina once more, Ray fled, with a woozy Cav in tow. Cav was brought back to the apartment at some point and given bandages and a hot water bottle for his injuries.

Cav, Ray, Ozzy, and Drummer came out to the woods following West's calls in Chapter 25. Cav used his strength to intimidate West and to hold down Guuzy while Drummer shocked him into unconsciousness.

After SHELL's reformation following the events of Chapter 30, Ray and Cav were brought on as an official agents hired to fight the outbreak of ghosts. The pair were placed on a team with Bina and Ayo, due to their monsters' similar fighting techniques.

## Relationships

### Ray

Even when SHELL viewed the monsters as a problem to solve, Ray seemed to have a good deal of affection towards Cav. He boasted about Cav's strength, showed worry when Cav was in danger, and even let Cav sleep in his bed, curled atop him like a pet. Though Ray was scared on some level of the supposed "accident" that formed Cav, he never showed any negative feelings towards Cav as a result of his fear.

Since SHELL's reformation, Cav and Ray's bond has continued to develop positively. The two often perform in commercial shoots together, with Cav seemingly picking up some of Ray's vanity.

## Trivia

* Cav's name is a play on the word *cavity*.

* Though Cav's face is formed from a molar, and his claws from canine teeth, Cav himself seems to have been formed from one of Ray's incisors.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 34, Page 18
2. ↑ Chapter 34, Page 20
3. ↑ Chapter 26, page 19
4. ↑ Chapter 23, Page 17
5. ↑ Chapter 24, Page 9
6. ↑ Chapter 24, Page 2
7. ↑ Chapter 25, Pages 41-46
8. ↑ Chapter 22, Page 31
9. ↑ Chapter 31, Page 58
10. ↑ Chapter 24, Page 11
11. ↑ Chapter 24, Page 12
12. ↑ Chapter 31, Page 14