Kera

**Person**

 **Body Part**

 **First Appearance**

*“Julie's hair monster. Kera can "grow" herself at lightning speeds, and uses that power to shapeshift, fly, and recover from almost any injury. She's always happy, like a big fluffy dog.”*
    —Cast page description

**Kera** (pronounced "care-uh ) is the monster of Julie Greathouse, formed from her hair.

## Biology

Kera has a great affinity for eating flowers.  Julie will often feed her flowers with shampoo for additional taste.  Drinking also appears to get Kera slightly wet, as though she were being washed.

As her body is composed primarily of hair, Kera is still extremely flammable, a deadly hazard to her.

## Abilities

Kera is capable of growing her body at rapid speeds, and can use this to shapeshift as it suits her. She can turn her body into a large ball of spikes, which Julie calls her "Haircut attack".  She can also grow in a manner that leaves empty space in some areas, such as forming a coat during "Snuggle Mode".  The growth does not have to be the full length of Kera's body, she can also extend one strand of hair out.

Kera can hold objects inside of her, including living beings.

Kera can split her body apart to avoid obstacles.

Kera can make her body sharp enough to cut through rope.

Though quite minor compared to her other gifts, Kera has also been shown to be skilled at haircuts, able to adjust even individual follicles.

Kera can manipulate her body at a detailed level to keep foreign substances from getting caught in her.

## History

Some months before the events of *Monster Pulse*, Desmond West invited Julie for a walk, hoping to comfort the new girl after a hard day at school. They encountered two ghosts, which possessed each of them, one forming Kera from Julie's stomach, and the other forming Guuzy from West's stomach.

## Relationships

### Marni

Though not as close to her as Julie, Marni Greathouse still has a pleasant bond with Kera, playing with her at home. Kera will often give Marnie haircuts.

### Bina

Though not her human, Bina is still affectionate towards Kera, and can even ride atop her solo. A 2011 piece from Porter's deviantart shows Bina happily brushing Kera, a task Julie seems to despise, but it is currently unknown if the piece is considered canon.

### Ayo

Ayo and Kera seem to be rather close to each other. They cheerfully romp about with each other, and happily race when Bina and Julie decide to compete. During a Secret Santa exchange, Ayo, thinking long and hard about what gift to give Kera, climbed a mountaintop to gather flowers for her- flowers Kera promptly gulped down, to Ayo's dismay. Despite the misunderstanding, the gift was still much appreciated.

### Rixis

Though not often seen interacting, Kera and Rixis seem to be on good terms with each other. During a Secret Santa exchange, Kera gave Guuzy the Greathouse family cat, Mr. Skinnybody. Rixis would have been delighted by the gift, but Julie had to take him back to her family.

## Trivia

* Kera is named for keratin, which makes up hair. Julie's sister Marni came up with the idea.
* Kera is one of two monsters that has not developed eyes, the other being the Unnamed Skin Monster. Both still seem to be capable of seeing somehow.

## References

1. ↑ Magnolia's comment on Chapter 20, Page 8
2. ↑ Chapter 2, Page 20
3. ↑ Chapter 7, Bonus Page 3
4. ↑ Chapter 22, Page 26
5. ↑ Chapter 6, Page 4
6. ↑ Chapter 9, Page 2
7. ↑ Chapter 27, Page 17
8. ↑ Holiday Special, Page 5
9. ↑ Chapter 7, Page 9
10. ↑ Chapter 28, Page 5
11. ↑ Chapter 14, Page 3
12. ↑ Magnolia's formspring
13. ↑ Chapter 3, Page 1
14. ↑ Chapter 2, Page 20
15. ↑ Chapter 14, Page 3
16. ↑ Chapter 30, Page 44
17. ↑ Chapter 6, Page 23
18. ↑ Chapter 7, Page 4
19. ↑ Holiday Special, Page 3
20. ↑ Holiday Special, Page 5
21. ↑ Chapter 6 Bonus Page 1