Kaiju No. 13

**Kaiju No. 13** (怪 (かい) 獣 (じゅう) 13号 (ごう) , *Kaijū Jūzō-gō*) was one of the many Identified Kaiju created by Kaiju No. 9.

## Appearance

Out of all its sibling, No. 13 looked the most like its parent Kaiju No. 9. Its appearance was that of a very tall and pale humanoid kaiju, with grey skin, an angled head sporting two vertical cavities on the sides and circular flesh protuberances on the back of its head. This kaiju also lacked eyes and nose but possessed a mouth with jagged teeth.

## Personality

Unlike some of its siblings, this kaiju seemed to be unable to speak and completely apathetic towards its surroundings, with its only instinct being defeating its enemies as fast as possible.

The only sign of personality shown thus far was its competitive nature, seen when he raced with cars at high speeds and when excited to fight Kaiju No. 8 upon his appearance.

## Plot

### The Compatible User Arc

At some point, this kaiju was created by Kaiju No. 9.

Kaiju No. 13 then appeared on the Tohoku expressway, Tochigi Prefecture, near the Kamikawachi service area, competing with cars by running at high-speeds for 12 kilometers before disappearing.

### The Second Wave Arc

During the No. 9 induced cataclysms attacks, Kaiju No. 13 appeared in Oizumi. It was later targeted by the First Division platoon leaders. During the fight, it managed to gain the upper hand on the First Division with no injuries, even almost killing Platoon Leader Tachibana. When Platoon Leader Rin Shinonome fired at him with her machine gun, No. 13 tanked the bullets and punched her strong enough to destroy her weapon. Then, No. 13 was attacked by Rin with a freezing grenade and a rifle, only to quickly moved next to her and punch her to the ground. As the kaiju was about ot killed her, Rin was suddenly saved by Kafka Hibino, much to No. 13's surprise. However, as the latter transformed into Kaiju No. 8, No. 13 became very enthusiastic and eager to fight him, promptly enhancing his muscles by running on the spot. It then rushed towards Kafka at high speeds to deliver a powerful punch, only for No. 8 to block it and punch No. 13 into a wall instantly, effectively killing it.

## Power & Abilities

As one of the Identified Kaiju created by Kaiju No. 9, Kaiju No. 13 was an extremely powerful Daikaiju, with an initial Fortitude level of 9.0 and a subsequent level of 9.2 when powering up its body. It was powerful enough to easily face the First Division of the Defense Force without getting injured. However, Kaiju No. 13 was not powerful enough to be a match to significantly stronger kaiju like Kaiju No. 8.

### Powers

* **Shapeshifting**: Like its parents and siblings, Kaiju No. 13 possessed some degrees of shapeshifting.
	+ **Muscle Enlargment**: By running on the spot very quickly, Kaiju No. 13 could stimulate its muscles to the point of drastically enlarging them.
* **Immense Speed**: Kaiju No. 13 could easily run at high-speeds, competing with cars on an expressway and effortlessly blitzing its enemies.
* **Immense Strength**: No. 13 possessed remarkable degrees of physical strength, with its blows easily sending a high-ranking Defense Force officer flying or cracking the ground.
* **Immense Stamina**: No. 13 could easily tank machine gun shots and shrug them off with no injuries.

## Battles

* Kaiju No. 13 vs First Division (Lost): Chapter 77 - Chapter 83

## Trivia

* Kaiju No. 13's had the third highest known Fortitude level at 9.2, only behind Kaiju No. 6 and Kaiju No. 8.
* The concept behind Kaiju No. 13 is that of urban yokai in Japanese folklore. Matsumoto states to have had in mind yokai who run at high speeds on highways and tunnels as sources of inspiration.

## Reference

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 76
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Chapter 68
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter 81
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Chapter 82
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Chapter 83
6. ↑ Chapter 77
7. ↑ No. 15's character profile