The Mysterious Larva[1] (謎の幼獣, Nazo no Yōjū, lit. Mysterious Young Yoju) is a small Kaiju that infected Kafka Hibino and turned him into Kaiju No. 8.[2]
Appearance[]
This Kaiju is a small gecko-like creature with four insect-like wings on its back, four-fingered limbs, a long pointy tail and an elongated head. Its face sports large round eyes and a circular mouth with sharp teeth.[2]
From within Kafka's mind, only the Kaiju's head appears [3] and it can also look larger the greater its influence on Kafka is.[4]
Personality[]
Despite still having a rather simple behavior like regular Kaiju, this one seems to be slightly smarter and more organized than others. As seen when he targeted Kafka Hibino, it seems that this Kaiju looks for specific preys rather than attacking any human around.[2] It also appears to act as a parasite, requiring a host to fully function.[3] However, in spite of this, it appears completely passive and makes no attempt to assert control except when Kafka was in danger of being killed by Isao Shinomiya and refusing to fight back. Most notably, it appears to be hostile only towards other Kaiju as it demanded Kafka to "kill Kaiju" after Isao activated No. 2.
Plot[]
The Man Who Became a Kaiju Arc[]
After Kafka Hibino and Reno Ichikawa were saved by the Third Division during a work day, this Kaiju appeared in front of Kafka in his hospital room at Yokohama Minami General Hospital. There, the Kaiju openly announced that it had "found him" and proceeded to enter Kafka's mouth, turning him into Kaiju No. 8.[2]
Kaiju No. 8 Captured Arc[]
After Director General Isao Shinomiya activated Weapons No. 2, Kafka realized his body was having the same reaction to him as it would another Daikaiju before noticing the aura Isao was giving off. As Isao was about to land a killing blow on a defenseless Kafka, who had been refusing to fully transform and fight back, the Larva took control of the body and violently attacked the Director General, much to Kafka's shock and horror. Within his mind, Kafka sees the Larva emerge and urge him to "kill Kaiju".[3]
At the last minute, Kafka managed to regain control of his body and strike his own core before he could kill Isao.[5]
Kaiju Weapon Arc[]
During the First Division fight against the Ant-types and Kaiju No. 9 in Shinagawa, an image of the Larva appeared in Kafka's mind together with visions of slaughtering his comrades as No. 8. It was then Kafka then realized that it was fear of hurting his friends that is preventing him from transforming. With Kikoru's assurance that his comrades are all capable of stopping him if needed, Kafka overcame that fear and was able to transform.[4]
Power & Abilities[]
Power-wise, this Kaiju seems to be one of the weakest in the series with very low offensive and defensive powers that could help it in a fight. However, this Kaiju seems to act more like a parasite, effectively infecting beings much larger than it and consuming them from the inside, both physically and mentally. Considering that its infection of Kafka Hibino generated a being as powerful as Kaiju No. 8, it can be implied that this flying Kaiju holds a tremendous amount of latent power, possibly only unleashable when infecting other life forms.
- Flight: Possessing wings, this Kaiju is able to fly.[2]
- Parasitic Nature: This Kaiju is able to infect other life forms' bodies and effectively change their biology.
- Induced Metamorphosis: Entering another being's body, this Kaiju is able to morph their appearance and physical attributes as a whole.[2]
- Psychological Influence: This Kaiju can mentally communicate with its host and even take over their mind and actions, although the process is not permanent[5] or infallible.[4]
Trivia[]
- This Kaiju is the first one in the series who displayed the ability to talk.
- The way this Kaiju appears in Kafka Hibino's mind is similar to how weaponized Identified Kaiju can be seen by Numbers Weapons users.
- Despite being labelled as a Yoju and appearing after Philinosoma's attack, it's unknown whether the Larva is Philinosoma's Yoju or not.
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