Kaiju No. 9

* Previous form
* Current form
* Human form

*"For a kaiju, you sure have some humanlike behavior. See you again, Kaiju No. 8"*
— Kaiju No. 9 to Kaiju No. 8
**Kaiju No. 9** (怪 (かい) 獣 (じゅう) 9号 (ごう) , *Kaijū Kyu-gō*) is the main antagonist of the series.

It is a humanoid Identified Kaiju who goes around reviving the kaiju killed by the Defense Force for the sake of taking back the kaiju power stolen by humans. It previously infiltrated Professional Kaiju Cleaning Company Monster Sweeper Inc.

## Appearance

It appears as a tall beige humanoid kaiju with a skeletal body, spikes on its shoulder, and a head with two hammerhead shark-like protuberances. Its mouth has a set of jagged lipless block-like teeth and little round black eyes that it hides with its shapeshifting powers. Its overall shape has a long and slender silhouette with an eerie appearance.

After shedding it's skin, Kaiju No. 9 has a more muscular appearance with a slightly darker skin tone.

In its fused form with an Ant-type kaiju, No. 9 has the lower part of its body replaced by an Ant-type kaiju which it controls and uses to move around. After fusing with Kaiju No. 2, No. 9 is now much larger than before, keeping its darker skin tone, with a long tail, three sets of eyes and only one protuberance on its head instead of two.

Additionally, Kaiju No. 9 has taken the appearance of Takamichi Hotaka, Kanji Nagamine and Isao Shinomiya.

Kaiju No. 9's color schemeKaiju No. 9's first human disguise as Takamichi HotakaKaiju No. 9's second human disguise as Kanji NagamineKaiju No. 9's first improved formKaiju No. 9's fused form with an Ant-type kaiju
## Personality

Kaiju No. 9 seems to be a cold and calm individual, paying much attention to what happens around it. It is ruthless and driven to finish its missions no matter what, and doesn't hesitate to kill enemies who engage it, though it is also willing to spare innocent bystanders if it means to avoid drawing unwanted attention unto itself. It is annoyed anytime its plans don't succeed as it planned.

Kaiju No. 9's main personality trait is its determination in destroying the Defense Force and retrieving a great "kaiju power". Its resolve, along with its scheming nature, brings him to formulate articulate and complex plans to crush the Defense Force. The focus on its plan is so strong that No. 9 appears as a completely apathetic and distant creature, showing no affection or even attention to the kaiju he spawned to eliminate the Defense Force officers.

In spite of its usual analytical, collected and rational demeanor, Kaiju No. 9 is not above holding a grudge against those who defeat it or ruin its plans, like Kaiju No. 8.

## Powers & Abilities

**Overall Abilities**: Kaiju No. 9 is one of the strongest kaiju seen so far in the series, having a fortitude level of 8.5 when it first appeared. It was able to stall and almost kill two talented Defense Force members and could resist Kaiju No. 8's heavy attacks before fleeing from the scene without being spotted. According to Isao Shinomiya, No. 9 operates like a virus and is noted to be a major threat to the Defense Force by Keiji Itami. After absorbing Kaiju No. 2's power, No. 9 is said to be the newly crowned **King of Kaiju**.

### Powers

* **Immense Strength**: Kaiju No. 9 possesses immense physical strength, as shown when it overpowers and severely injures Isao Shinomiya with an extremely powerful punch.
* **Immense Speed and Reflexes**: Kaiju No. 9 possesses incredible speed, able to move fast enough for Leno's eyes to follow it and can flee from dangerous scenes without being spotted. Its reflexes are incredibly fast too, allowing it to deflect bullets fired from an automatic rifle with ease.
* **Immense Durability**: Kaiju No. 9 is extremely durable, able withstood a conductor round fired by Iharu without any sign of pain.
* **Shapeshifting**: Kaiju No. 9 is able to completely morph its appearance, giving it a whole different human form than its monstrous original form. It can also use its shapeshifting powers to hide and manifest its eyes, grow extra limbs at will and even to mold into a new powerful version of itself. Its shapeshifting powers allow it to completely stretch, morph and elongate its body.
	+ **Detachment**: Its most frequent offensive attack seem to be shooting chunks of its body from its index finger, fast enough to injure the likes of Kikoru and Leno, and tear through their Defense Force suit. On the other hand, once someone can see through the timing of this attack, it becomes slightly easier to dodge it. Its accuracy is less precise in its human form. Also, these projectiles are not strong enough to significantly harm Kafka in his kaiju form.
	+ **Metamorphosis**: Kaiju No. 9 is able to take the appearance of beings it consumes, usually humans. It can also molt into a new improved body, more muscular than the original.
		- **Memory Assimilation**: By consuming humans, Kaiju No. 9 can take their appearance and also their memories.
	+ **Fusion**: Kaiju No. 9 is able to fuse its body with that of a new kaiju, to enter a new powerful form. This power allows it to fuse both with simple Yoju monsters like the Ant-Types and even powerful Daikaiju like Kaiju No. 2, even if the latter was turned into a weapon.
	+ **Duplication:** Kaiju No. 9 is able to create duplicates of itself which are as powerful as its original form. It refers to its duplicates as **Beta** (β (べータ) , *Beta*) and **Gamma** (γ (ガンマ) , *Ganma*).
	+ **Flight**: Through its shapeshifting powers, Kaiju No. 9 can manifest wings to freely fly.
* **Healing Powers**: Kaiju No. 9 has healing abilities, that work both on it and other kaiju.
	+ **Resurrection**: Kaiju No. 9 has the power to resurrect dead kaiju, bringing them back to life stronger than they were before dying. Although, there's a limit to how many kaiju it can resurrect because it tires it out.
	+ **Regeneration**: Kaiju No. 9 can also heal itself from injuries to the point that it can even regrow its head after being decapitated. However, multiple blows, strong like Kafka's, can overcome its regeneration and slow it down drastically.
* **Kaiju Creation**: Through unknown means, Kaiju No. 9 is able to spawn other Kaiju itself, able to even create a kaiju as powerful as Kaiju No. 10, which is even considered a "prototype".
* **Kaiju-kinesis**: It has the peculiar power of moving kaiju's corpses with its mind, using them as a barrage to block attacks or stalling enemies.
* **Camouflage Space**: It has shown the ability to create areas that cut off radio frequencies and vital signs causing people from the outside unable to enter or know its whereabouts while also trapping its prey from escaping unless he chooses to do so.
* **Energy Attacks**: After fusing with Kaiju No. 2, No. 9 has the ability to release highly destructive energy attacks in the form of lightning from it’s mouth.
* **Force Shield**: Using the power of Kaiju No. 2, No. 9 can manifest a force shield to protect itself from long-range attacks.

### Abilities

* **Keen Intellect**: Kaiju No. 9 has proved to be a remarkably smart being, especially for a kaiju. From taking human form to blend in unnoticed to targeting specific Defense Force officers to weaken its ranks, Kaiju No. 9's intelligence in tandem with its scheming nature makes him a top menace to the Defense Force.

## Battles

* Kaiju No. 9 and Revived Exam Kaiju vs Kikoru Shinomiya (Win): Chapter 6 - Chapter 7
* Kaiju No. 9 vs Leno Ichikawa and Iharu Furuhashi (Interrupted): Chapter 15 - Chapter 17
* Kaiju No. 9 and Ant-type Kaiju vs First Division (Won): Chapter 42 - Chapter 54
	+ Kaiju No. 9 (Gamma) vs Kikoru Shinomiya and Kaiju No. 8 (Lost): Chapter 42 - Chapter 47
	+ Kaiju No. 9 (Beta) vs Gen Narumi (Lost): Chapter 47 - Chapter 48
	+ Kaiju No. 9 (main body) vs Isao Shinomiya (Won): Chapter 49 - Chapter 51
	+ Kaiju No. 9 (main body) vs Kaiju No. 8 and Gen Narumi (Won): Chapter 52 - Chapter 54

## Trivia

* Matsumoto stated that Kaiju No. 9's appearance is reminiscent of oyster mushroom and its head resembles a silk hat.
* Kaiju No. 9 shares many similarities with Slattern, a kaiju from the movie Pacific Rim.
	+ Both possess similar hammerhead-like heads, multiple eyes and a spiky scaly body.
	+ Both are known to be the strongest kaiju in their own world, unable to be killed by the anti-kaiju forces hunting them down.
	+ Both seem to act like alpha speciments among their fellow kaiju.
* Despite kaiju having no gender and being referred to with it/it pronouns, Kaiju No. 15 repeatedly addressed Kaiju No. 9 as **Daddy** (パパ, *Papa*), implying that Kaiju No. 9 may be a male.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Chapter 15
2. ↑ Chapter 19
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Chapter 21
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Chapter 6
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Chapter 38
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Chapter 9
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 No. 9's character profile
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 42
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Chapter 52
10. ↑ Chapter 85
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Chapter 49
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Chapter 47
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Chapter 58
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Chapter 16
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Chapter 18
16. ↑ Chapter 51
17. ↑ Chapter 43
18. ↑ Chapter 44
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Chapter 17
20. ↑ Chapter 7
21. ↑ Chapter 56
22. ↑ Chapter 57
23. ↑ Chapter 98
24. ↑ Chapter 77