Kafka Hibino

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It all happened so fast. Going up against that tough competition served as a reminder. Chasing after your dreams means... ...Getting beat at that one big thing you just can't give up- every second of every minute. But y'know what? The chase can also get you so fired up that you stop caring about any of that. That was just the reminder I needed! And it's all because you gave me that initial push! Thanks, Ichikawa.

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“	Ichikawa, I won't be giving up after all. I've gotta get moving if I want to stand by her side!	„
	~ Kaka to Reno Ichikawa

“	Thank you very much, sir. But I can't do that. The truth is... ...I want to be recognized through my own efforts too. By Ichikawa... ...And Mina... ...And you, Vice-Captain. But it's not enough. It's so frustrating. My strength alone... ...Isn't enough to protect anyone. I don't want to see tears... ...In my teammates' eyes anymore. That's why... I'll turn into No. 8... ...And fight.	„
	~ Kafka's resolve

“	The only one dying here... ...Is you, dirtbag.	„
	~ Kafka to Kaiju No. 9

Background

Kafka Hibino, also known as Kaiju No. 8, is the main protagonist of the Kaiju No. 8 manga series.

He is a Defense Force officer and a former worker for the Professional Kaiju Cleaning Company Monster Sweeper Inc. After a kaiju managed to enter his body, he obtained the ability to turn himself into a humanoid Identified Kaiju. He was formerly a member of the Third Division, but was recently transferred to the First Division.

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Kafka Hibino’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

Childhood At some point in his childhood, Kafka and Mina Ashiro met each other after a kaiju attack, swearing to fight against kaiju alongside each other as future Defense Force members. When Kafka was 23, he had already failed his Defense Force Entrance Exam four times. However, he gave it another shot when an 18-year-old Mina tried joining for the first time, eventually joining while Kafka failed again. Despite the failure, Kafka encouraged Mina to go on as he would catch up with her soon. Unbeknownst to Kafka, Mina was being studied due to her incredible strength, eventually holding a grudge against Kafka for not joining her as he promised. The Man Who Became a Kaiju Arc Kafka was working at Monster Sweeper Inc. as always, cleaning a kaiju corpse killed by the Third Division. At work, he was then introduced to Leno Ichikawa, a new part-timer, who wanted to join the Defense Force just like Kafka, who had already attempted to join them but had given up due to his age, much to Leno's disapproval and Kafka's chagrin. As they were both assigned to intestine duty, Kafka helped Leno during his first day and, at the end of the day, Leno thanked him and informed him that the Defense Force had raised their age limit to 33, raising Kafka's hope once more. Moments after, a Yoju appeared and Kafka promptly pushed Leno away, saving him from being eaten. He then sent Leno to call for help as he would hold back the Yoju. The Yoju easily overwhelmed Kafka, but Leno managed to return in time to save him from being killed as well. A moment later, both were saved by the Third Division and its Captain: Mina Ashiro. That night in the hospital, Leno thanked Kafka for saving him and added that he should try to join the Defense Force once again. Kafka agreed but suddenly a small flying kaiju appeared and, after saying "I found you.", it entered Kafka's mouth. Kafka then transformed into a humanoid kaiju, surprising Leno and an old man, who raised an alarm. Surprised by Kafka's new overwhelming strength, the duo ran out of the hospital. While they were running, Kafka sensed a Yoju emerging and headed to help a little girl in danger. He easily killed the Yoju and recalled his promise to Mina. He decided to try for the Defense Force, and at that moment, turned back to a human. Three months later, a news report said that Kafka's kaiju form had been labeled as Kaiju No. 8, the eighth kaiju which appeared that year, stating that the Defense Force was still looking for him. Leno then reached Kafka, who was eating alon in his kaiju form, and told him they had passed the first exam for the Defense Force. Ten days later, they went to complete the test for the second exam at Tachikawa Base, the base of the Third Division. In the parking lot, a girl calling Kafka an old man, to his annoyance, asked him to move his car as her lucky number today is five, and he had coincidentally parked on the 55th parking slot. She then proceeded to lift his van with one hand and toss it aside, introducing herself as Kikoru Shinomiya. She then wondered why Kafka reeked of kaiju, but Leno quickly explained that they worked at a kaiju disposing of company. Kafka then flipped the van back, transforming only parts of his body that Kikoru couldn't see, and told her to remember his name. As she got interested in his strength, she promised to crush him. Leno then explained that there were two tests for that year: fitness and aptitude, and since the aptitude test was a wild card and changes each year, they would need to score the most points in the fitness exam. Unfortunately, Kafka barely managed to finish the fitness test and places 219th out of 225. Kikoru quickly made fun of him, but Leno explained that there are quite a lot of people who could be considered elite, like Haruichi Izumo, Iharu Furuhashi, Aoi Kaguragi and the top one, Kikoru Shinomiya herself. Kafka was surprised that she's a big deal and Kikoru commented that he made a fool of himself again. As the aptitude test was about to start Soshiro Hoshina, the Vice-Captain of the Third Division, announced the task would be kaiju neutralization. All the examinees were given Defense Force suits that have kaiju muscle fibers in them and increased their strength. Unfortunately, Kafka was the first candidate ever to not draw any significant power from it, causing Soshiro to laugh. As the test started, Kafka performed terribly but realized the drones were not only there to monitor how many kaiju they killed, but to judge their teamwork skills and adaptability. He and Leno started to provide backup to other candidates using their knowledge of kaiju, but suddenly a Yoju hit Kafka and injured him. However, Kikoru killed that Yoju and promptly told Kafka she would finish the test soon. Even though he suffered fractures, Kafka still stood up, begging Soshiro to continue and asking Leno to carry him, as they tried to catch up to Kikoru. However, no one was able to keep with her and she managed to kill all the Yoju left. As she defeated the Honju and the final examination ended, a humanoid kaiju appeared and seriously wounded Kikoru. Then, the Honju was mysteriously resurrected and proceeded to attack Kikoru again, causing everyone to evacuate the venue, and for the Third Division to intervene. Meanwhile, Kafka quickly transformed and defeated the resurrected Honju before anyone could arrive, saving Kikoru's life and begging her to keep that a secret. Then he, Leno, and an unconscious Kikoru were collected by the Defense Force and brought to an infirmary. There, Kafka and Leno had their injuries treated and Kafka thanked Leno for his encouragement. Just then, they were unexpectedly visited by Mina who thanked them for saving Kikoru's life. Some days after, both of them received their passing exam results and finally became members of the Defense Force, even though Kafka only became a cadet since Soshiro wanted to keep an eye on him. During the Presentation of Enlistment Certificate, Kafka loudly vowed to be at Mina's side one day, causing her to punish him for disrespecting her title as Commander with 100 push-ups. At some point, he and Leno met Kikoru to inform her about Kafka's conditions. Upon hearing that Kikoru promised to keep the secret, but also promised to be the one to kill Kafka, should he ever pose a threat to humanity, and also gave them tips on the humanoid kaiju she faced in the exam venue. Sagamihara Neutralization Operation at Daybreak Arc Two months after, Kafka had his marksman training, being able to unleash a measly 1% of his armor's strength and promptly bragging about it with Kikoru. After training, he went to the hot tubs with the other boys and they talked about why wanted to be Force members, discovering that Mina's influence among them was greater than he thought. During the night, he decided to study instead of sleeping, but then Soshiro arrived to inform him that he overheard everything Kafka said, including his promise to Mina, and warned him not to be too friendly with anyone. Suddenly, an alarm went off alerting the officers of a kaiju outbreak, with Soshiro informing Kafka that this would be his first official mission. Assigned to Vice-Captain Hoshina's platoon, Kafka tried to provide support but proved unable to keep up with the others, simply watching them from the sidelines. While his 1% released force initially slowed him down, he was still able to locate the core of the Fungal-type Yoju and report it to Soshiro, thus earning him a lot of praise from the Vice-Captain and the satisfaction of being useful to the Defense Force. As he was enjoying his moment, he witnessed Mina shooting at the enormous Honju with a cannon multiple times. He was later approached by Soshiro who, to demonstrate the kind of power someone should have to stand next to Captain Ashiro, showed off his swordsmanship skills in front of Kafka's shocked eyes, before witnessing the Yoju rushing out of the Honju's corpse. Later, Kafka witnessed one of the dead Yoju moving and heard the call for help of the Ikaruga Platoon, which lost Leno and Iharu, he and Kikoru agreed that the kaiju who attacked Kikoru at the exam venue was there too. Luckily, moments before the Humanoid Kaiju was about to kill Iharu and Leno, Kafka arrived in his Kaiju form and decapitated the other kaiju with one fist to the face. While carrying Leno away, the Humanoid Kaiju regrew his head and recognized Kafka as the rumored Kaiju No. 8. Kafka engaged in combat with it and proved strong enough to resist everything the Humanoid Kaiju threw at him. Kafka was able to strike him strong enough to expose his core, the Defense Force arrived and spotted him before he could finish the kaiju off. This forced the kaiju to attack the Defense Force to distract Kafka and escape, forcing Kafka to retreat to avoid being caught by the Defense Force. Entering an alley to transform back, he was approached by Soshiro, unaware that the Kaiju No. 8 he just found was Kafka. Evading all his attacks, Kafka watched as Soshiro got ready to go all out on him. As Soshiro kept attacking him, Kafka managed to defense himself from everything Soshiro threw at him until, since Soshiro localized his core, he distracted Soshiro by punching his blade away, and escaped. He then reached Kikoru again to transform back into a human and be aided by her. Sometime later he visited Leno and Iharu in the infirmary and, after two weeks, Kafka and the other Force members celebrated their first mission all together. While discussing the mission during the party, Soshiro announced in front of everyone that Kafka was promoted to an official Third Division officer. Raid on Tachikawa Base Arc Later Kafka had a private meeting with Mina, who told him that he was still far from aiming to be at her side, shpwing Kafka that she never forgot his promise. She also revealed to him, before leaving, that it was Soshiro's decision to have him promoted to officer and that the Vice-Captain has high expectations on Kafka. Then, after studying as usual, Kafka noticed that Soshiro was training in the training rooms by reenacting his fight against Kaiju No. 8. After a brief conversation, Soshiro confirmed his high expectations on Kafka to him. Later that night Kafka witnessed dozens of flying kaiju attacking Tachikawa Base. Recognizing the kaiju as Wyvern-type kaiju, Kafka told Soshiro that, since Wyvern-types are usually solitary in nature, they had to be controlled by a powerful leader. While preparing to join the fight, he helped Platoon Leader Ikaruga and other Third Division members to deal with the Wyverns by telling them about their weak spots. Later he rescued Akari Minase from a kaiju and, after meeting with Kikoru and Leno, they were both ordered to help the injured. Before they could move, Kafka and Minase watched in amazement as the off-duty senior senior officers arrived to protect Tachikawa Base. Then, despite being in his human form, his kaiju sense awakened and he felt that Vice-Captain Soshiro was in trouble. Upon witness as Soshiro was about to be crushed by the enormous kaiju, Kafka got ready to transform and save him, despite Leno's recommendation. However, before he could do anything, he and everybody else heard Mina's voice thank everyone for standing their ground, and watched as she shoots the kaiju in the shoulder with her cannon. Watching as Soshiro, Mina and Kikoru took down the massive kaiju, Kafka could only tear up wishing to become as strong as them one day, before being interrupted by Leno's sassy comments. As everyone was cheering, a massive bomb made out of the Wyvern Yoju appeared in the sky, ready to blow up on Tachikawa Base. Sensing the threat, Kafka started running at incredible speeds and, without listening to Soshiro's advice to retreat, he transformed into Kaiju No. 8 in front of everyone, ready to take on the threat. After watching Soshiro giving his all in battle, Kafka decided to step up and face the Yoju-bomb by jumping and punch it far away in the sky, making it blow without any casualties. Exhausted and damaged from his actions, Kafka saddened over damaging his own body and failing Leno and Kikoru. Seconds later, he was approached by the Third Division, with Mina herself taking him into custody. After being imprisoned for a whole day, Kafka was then escorted by Mina into a truck who would take him to the headquarters of the Defense Force. During the trip, Kafka was reassured that no one in the Third Division saw him as a kaiju and, when asking if he could still aim to stand at Mina's side, he bursted in tears as Mina replied that she'd be waiting for him. Arriving at the Ariake Maritime Base, Kafka was imprisoned while waiting for judgement. Kaiju No. 8 Captured Arc Detained as the headquarters of the Defense Force, Kafka was later approached by the Director General himself Isao Shinomiya, who had talked about Kafka with his daughter Kikoru a few minutes before. As soon as he was released, Kafka tried to tell Shinomiya that he was a human, but the Director General quickly attacked him and violently collected a sample of blood, making it clear that he didn't consider Kafka a human, but a kaiju. Then, while trying to find a way to prove Isao that he wasn't a kaiju, Kafka was attacked by Isao once again, now geared up to dispose of Kaiju No. 8. During the fight, Kafka sensed Isao's presence as that of a Daikaiju and, before he could dodge, he had his leg severed before being viciously punched. As he fully transformed In his kaiju form, Kafka could only watch as his body started moving out of control and attacked the Director General. Inside of his own body, Kafka saw the very kaiju that transformed him into No. 8, who told him to kill Isao. Then, out of control, Kaiju No, 8 kept attacking Isao with new moves and strategies, with Kafka not able to hold his transformation for long. As No. 8 took control of his body, Kafka tried to fight back to avoid killing Kikoru's father in front of her eyes. Then, when the kaiju inside of his body knocked him out, Kafka almost gave up until he remembered Mina's words, giving him the willpower to punch himself in the heart and stop his raging body, finally transforming back into Kafka Hibino and then fainting. Safe and sound in the informatory, Kafka dreamt of the time he and Mina took the cat Miiko to the crematorium. When he woke up, Director General Shinomiya was there to explain how they still see Kafka as a kaiju but are willing to give him a chance to show his usefulness. Understanding that they keep him alive to use him as a weapon, Kafka swore to prove his worth not only as an ally but as a Defense Force member. Five days later, Kafka was suddenly called by Isao Shinomiya in a meeting with First Division Captain Gen Narumi, First Division Vice-Captain Eiji Hasegawa and Kikoru. There, Isao announced his decision to have Kaiju No. 8 moved to the First Division as a way to both give Kafka a chance to prove his worth and to have the strongest anti-kaiju fighter in Japan and the strongest daikaiju around in the same division, to better face future threats. Kafka, shocked at Narumi's presence, then heard a bored Gen proposing of disposing of him to make him Narumi's personal weapon. Think about the promise to Mina, Kafka told Gen that he couldn't die yet and that he would do his best under his captaincy, convincing Gen in giving him a shot. Kaiju Weapon Arc After entering the First Division, Kafka and Kikoru were dispatched to defeat some Ant-type kaiju that attacked Shinagawa Ward in Tokyo. Upon complimenting Kikoru for neutralizing some kaiju, Kafka took action with his partial transformation to defeat some kaiju, in order not to lose control of his transformation like he did against Isao. Then, realizing he couldn't beat any kaiju if not fully transformed, Kafka promptly tried to go all out before shockingly realizing he couldn't transform for some reason. A second later, a shocked Kafka watched as Kaiju No. 9 appeared in front of him in a whole new form. Unable to face him properly, Kafka was aided by Kikoru and the two joined forces to take down No. 9. As Kikoru tanked No. 9's attacks, Kafka's transformation stopped once again at the idea of his losing control of his kaiju form again and killing all of his friends. Realizing his problem was only due to his inner fear of hurting people and not to Kaiju No. 9 nor other external factors, Kafka found courage in Kikoru's words and transformed into Kaiju No. 8 to finally face No. 9, promptly pulverizing him having found new control over his kaiju form. After the fight, Kafka and Gen Narumi found out No. 9's true target was Isao Shinomiya and Kaiju No. 2's power, with Kafka and Gen quickly rushing to Isao's location. Upon arriving, they found Isao's injured body alone, only to discover it was Kaiju No. 9 who had assimilated Isao and taken his appearance. Kikoru then joined them, mad at the kaiju for killing her father, but Kafka protected her and fought No. 9 with Gen. In the climax, No. 9 attacked Kikoru and Kurusu at the same time, forcing Kafka and Gen to stop their onslaught to save the two and unwillingly allowing No. 9 to escape, much to Kafka's rage. Kafka took part in Isao's funeral at the Ariake Maritime Base, with the rest of the First Division. Overhearing Kikoru's conversation with Captain Narumi, Kafka felt guilty for not stopping No. 9 in time and swore to defeat him next time. Sometime later, scientists in the First Division discovered a part of Kafka's hand didn't revert back to human form, worrying them that if Kafka were to keep transforming, he could one day be unable to turn back to human. Being informed, Gen has a conversation about it with Kafka, with Gen telling him he couldn't let Kafka keep fighting. However, sharing the pain they felt upon witnessing Isao's death and No. 9's ferocity, Gen asked Kafka to lend them his power for the sake of No. 9's death, with Gen offering Kafka to kill Kafka himself in case he wild again. Kafka promptly accepted. The Compatible User Arc During their morning training, Kafka and Kikoru found out from Vice-Captain Hasegawa that Vice-Captain Hoshina and the rest of the Third Division were coming to the Ariake Maritime Base for the Anti-No. 9 Eastern Divisional Conference, being instructed by Eiji about the rivarly between the First and the Third Division. A month later, Eiji informed Kafka and Kikoru about Leno becoming the first compatible user in history with Kaiju No. 6's weapon, much to Kafka's disapproval. However Kikoru reassured Kafka of Leno's strength. That night Kafka went for a jogging session around the base, praising Leno's improvement and wondering about his own. Then, he found Soshiro spying on him and almost slashing him the way he was about to do in their first fight in Sagamihara. Being finally even with Kafka, Soshiro thanked Kafka for saving the Third Division during No. 10's attack and told him not to transform anymore since Soshiro himself wanted to destroy Kaiju No. 9. However, Kafka promptly declined but was later offered a combat training session by Soshiro. At Ryunei Shrine, after hearing its story as a place where spirits of those who died while killing kaiju reunite, Kafka had a quick sparring session with Soshiro. The latter praised Kafka's improvements due to his training but underlined his overconfidence in his power as Kaiju No. 8, which brings him to fight recklessly. While fighting using the Squadron-Style Combat Technique, Soshiro then encouranged Kafka to improve and steal his place as Mina's Vice-Captain, right before strangling him as usual. Then, as they were about to leave, Kafka briefly saw a samurai-like ghost staring at him in the middle of the temple before disappearing, leaving Kafka very confused. Then, remembering Soshiro's words about his training, Kafka kept excerisizing his lower body until he was interrupted by Kikoru, who gave Kafka his phone back. Upon receiving it, Kafka found out he had many notifications unseen and started worrying about his Third Division comrades possibly lashing out at him for his kaiju nature. Then he received a call from Leno, which Kafka mistakenly refused, and another from Iharu, which he responded to much to Leno's annoyance. Then, after realizing how much his comrades valued his efforts and considered him an ally, Kafka opened his inbox messages and saw the many worried texts from his comrades, making him tear up. He then followed Kikoru to training. Three month later, in which he kept training with Soshiro, Kafka briefly encountered Mina during her temporary stay at the Ariake Maritime Base. There, an embarassed Kafka ate his dinner with his friend and the two of them recalled the days when they were kids and used to play Defense Force soldiers. Then, Mina thanked Kafka for defending Tachikawa Base back then and reassured him on their promise to kill every kaiju left together, before leaving. Cataclysms Arc Five days prior to the attacks, Kikoru made Kafka promise that he would not save her in case she was in trouble, with her thanking him for doing it in the past but declaring that she needed him to trust in her skills. During the No. 9-induced cataclysms, Kafka took action with the First Division in Oizumi, doing rear guard duties. As six Daikaiju approached the coast, Kafka asked Platoon Leader Shinonome to deploy, with her preventing him to keep him as their trump card. Then, Kafka and Rin witnessed as Mina shoot down two Super-giantclass kaiju from Tachikawa. The Second Wave Arc After Kaiju No. 13 targeted the main force of the First Division in Oizumi, even defeating Platoon Leaders Shinonome and Tachibana, Kafka suddenly intervened to save Rin from the rogue kaiju and then face it himself, despite Rin's disapproval. Upon transforming, Kafka triggered the Defense Force scanner as well as the senses of the new five Identified Kaiju that attacked the other officers. Keeping his promise to Kikoru, Kafka used his communication device to tell her he wouldn't save her since he trusted her, while then preparing to face an ecstatic Kaiju No. 13. As the latter augmented his muscules' size to punch him, Kafka easily blocked the blow and retaliated with a single punch, sending an injured No. 13 flying against a wall and killing it. The Last Wave Arc Later, he was told through communications that Mina Ashiro defeated Kaiju No. 14, with Kafka feeling inferior in front of Mina's immense power. However, second later, Kaiju No. 9 hacked the Defense Force comms, saying that while the officers surpassed its expectations, the battle was still its victory. When Kurusu announced No. 9's appearance in Tachikawa, Kafka promptly worried about Mina and immediately transformed to rescue her, swearing not to repeat the incident that killed Director General Shinomiya. However, No. 9 stated that No. 8 would never make it in time, as the Third Wave was unleashed on the exhausted Defense Force officers all over Tokyo. A rageful Kafka, remembering his promise to Mina as kids, declared war on the new series of Daikaiju, which quickly opened fire on the city. As two kaiju were attacking civilians, Kafka promptly annihilated them. In the background, No. 9 explained that even though the kaiju were no match for Kafka, he couldn't allow them to attack civilians and officers, hence he would never make it in time to Mina. A powerless Kafka then listened to Mina being taken by No. 9 and the latter stating its true threatening intentions. Punching his way to Mina, Kafka struggled to defeat the Third Wave, while considering whether to stay there and fight or immediately reach Mina in Tachikawa. Simultaneously, No. 9 was about to absorb Mina, taunting Kafka for losing those he loves because he never lets go of things. Eventually, right after Mina was captured by No. 9, a new kaiju reading appeared and the Third Wave was suddenly frozen. Behind Kafka, Leno finally appeared wearing Numbers Weapon 6, as he encouraged Kafka to reach Mina while he took on the Third Wave.

General Information

Name: Kafka Hibino

Other Names: Kaiju No. 8 (As a Kaiju)

Origin: Kaiju No. 8

First Appearance: Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 1 (Manga), Kaiju No. 8 Episode 1 (Anime)

Company: Shonen Jump (Manga Company), Production I.G (Anime studio)

Creator: Naoya Matsumoto (For the original series), Kentaro Hidano (For Kaiju No. 8 B-Side)

Actor

• Adult: Masaya Fukunishi (Japanese), Nazeeh Tarsha (English)
• Young Kafka: Megumi Han (Japanese), Alexis Tipton (English)

Sex: Male

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: 32

Birthday: August 5th

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: Japan

Story Role: Main Character, Hybrid, Hero, Soldier, Officer

Classification: Member of Third Division Defense Force, Member of First Division Defense Force

Species: Human

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Humanoid Physiology as a human, Kaiju Physiology as a Kaiju

Occupation: Dismantler of Professional Kaiju Cleaning Company (Formerly), Member of Third Division Defense Force

Ranking: Cadet of Third Division Defense Force (Formerly), General Officer of Third Division Defense Force

Affiliations: Division Defense Force

Enemies: Kaiju (Yoju, Honju, Daikaiju, & Identified Kaiju), Kaiju No. 9

Height: 181 cm (As a human)

Status: Alive

Alignment: Neutral Good (Kafka has shown to be someone to risk his life for others, telling Reno Ichikawa to run for his life while he holds off a kaiju, knowing full well he in no way can take it on by himself. Even when in a Kaiju body where he needed to run due to the defense forces being after him, he went out of his way to save a child and her mother from a kaiju. Willing to transform and save Kikoru even if it means exposing his kaiju identity. Overpowered the berserk kaiju side of him taking control and stopped himself before he would've killed Kikoru's dad. Noted that no matter what kind of ruin lies ahead, Kafka won't hesitate to transform to save others, even if it means sacrificing his own life), Chaotic Evil in Berserk Mode (When pushed too far and damaged too much, Kafka enters a state where he loses all human reasoning and reverts to an animalistic state, where the kaiju part of him starts to take over thinking only of killing)

Protection Level: Metropolitan Protector (A member of the Defense Force, who protects society from Kaijus, that are threats to entire cities)

Threat Level: Metropolitan Threat (When pushed too far and damaged too much, Kafka can enter a state where his kaiju part of him takes over, which makes him a great threat as he is able to crack an entire citiy just from jumping due to his power)

Codex Statistics

Key: Pre-Training | Post-Training | Ryunei Shrine Training

Grade: A | A | A

Tier: High 10-B physically, 7-B with Partial Transformation | High 10-B physically, 9-A with Defense Suit, 7-B with Partial Transformation | High 10-B physically, 9-A with Defense Suit, 7-B with Partial Transformation

Key Information

• Pre-Training: This key is essentially before he became a member of the Third Division Force as once joining he underwent rigorous training.
• Post-Training: This key is after the rigorous training, covering everything before he starts the Ryunei Shrine Training.
• Ryunei Shrine Training: This key covers him training with the Ryunei Shrine to master the squadron-style combat technique.

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Above Average Human level physically (Made working out part of his regular routine and does hard labor every day which should make his running level around here. Able to kick Reno Ichikawa out of the way of a kaiju attack, sending him flying), City level with Partial Transformation (Kafka is able to use his transformation while still retaining parts of his human body) | Peak Human level physically (The defense force suit reads one's body measurements and assimilates with their form and muscle fibers to unleash combat power into them, causing their physical strength to multiply, though the amount of power varies on the person themself, thus making Kafka superior to his pre-training self, as he was able to increase his combat power to 1 percent after going through rigorous training where prior he was unable to draw any power from his defense suit, being the first person to draw zero percent from the suit), Room level with Defense Suit (After going through rigorous training, Kafka was able to increase his combat power to 1 percent, where it was noted that as long as one's number is above zero they are sure to pass the neutralization exam, which contains kaiju of this size), with City level Partial Transformation (Gains better usage and control over it, being able to seamlessly use it while still in his human state) | Peak Human level physically (Fought against Soshiro Hoshina in a fight where no equipment or transformations were used, just their fist, where Hoshina noted that Kafka has gotten stronger and hasn't slacked off a single day. Proceeded to start training everyday with exercises to master the squadron-style combat technique) | , Room level with Defense Suit, City level with Partial Transformation

Durability: Above Average Human level, Higher with Defense Suit Forcefield, physically, City level with Partial Transformation | Peak Human level physically, Room level with Defense Suit, Higher with Defense Suit Forcefield, City level with Partial Transformation | Peak Human level physically, Room level with Defense Suit, Higher with Defense Suit Forcefield, City level with Partial Transformation

Striking Strength: Above Average Human Class physically, City Class with Partial Transformation | Peak Human Class physically, Room level with Defense Suit, City Class with Partial Transformation | Peak Human Class physically, Room level with Defense Suit, City Class with Partial Transformation

Lifting Strength: Above Average Human Class, Class K with Partial Transformation (Easily lifted his truck back up) | Peak Human Class (Defense force soldiers participate in daily weight lifting training), Class K with Defense Suit (Even at 1 percent he can easily rip through and dismantle a kaiju's flesh, where Kaiju can be around an estimated size of 150 meters be shown to be this size), Higher with Partial Transformation | Peak Human Class, Class K with Defense Suit, Higher with Partial Transformation

Travel Speed: Athletic Human (Made working out part of his regular routine and does hard larbor every day which should make his running level around here), Superhuman with Partial Transformation | Peak Human (After going through rigorous training, Kafka was able to increase his combat power to 1 percent), likely Superhuman with Defense Suit (The defense force suit reads one's body measurements and assimilates with their form and muscle fibers to unleash combat power into them, causing their physical strength to multiply, though the amount of power varies on the person themself, where it was noted that as long as one's number is above zero they are sure to pass the neutralization exam), Higher with Partial Transformation | Peak Human, likely Superhuman with Defense Suit, Higher with Partial Transformation

Attack Speed: Athletic Human, Supersonic with Partial Transformation | Peak Human, likely Superhuman with Defense Suit, Supersonic with Partial Transformation | Peak Human, likely Superhuman with Defense Suit, Supersonic with Partial Transformation

Reaction Speed: Athletic Human, Supersonic with Partial Transformation (Could stop bullets with his bare skin) | Peak Human, likely Superhuman with Defense Suit, Supersonic with Partial Transformation | Peak Human, likely Superhuman with Defense Suit, Supersonic with Partial Transformation

Stamina: Peak Human (Defense Force soldiers are able to constantly fight at full power for over 10 minutes before they start overloading)

Range: Standard Melee, Hundreds of Meters with Firearms and Explosives

Key: Pre-Kaiju Possession | Post-Kaiju Possession | Ryunei Shrine Training

Key Information

• Pre-Kaiju Possession: This covers before Kafka was fully possessed by the Kaiju during his fight with Isao Shinomiya, where he was weaker due to not being able to fully draw out Kaiju No. 8's powers.
• Post-Kaiju Possession: This covers after he got possessed by the Kaiju, having greater strength then before.
• Ryunei Shrine Training: Similar to his human key, this key covers him training with the Ryunei Shrine to master the squadron-style combat technique, where he's directly noted to be so much stronger then before.

Grade: S | S | S

Tier: 7-B | At least 7-B | At least 7-B

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: City level (Fused with an unnamed Kaiju to gain this state. His power is noted to be a fortitude of 9.8, making him one of the greatest kaiju to ever exist, a daikaiju. Utilizing all of his power, just from jumping he caused the entire city to crack from impact. Punched Kaiju No. 9's head off his body) | At least City level (After being possessed by his inner kaiju, Kafka learned he was able to draw out Kaiju No. 8's powers at all and through having it take control of his body, he learned how to use his body better then before, allowing him to easily beat Kaiju No. 9, who noted he was much stronger since last time and that he was ready to kill Kafka) | At least City level (Noted by Kaiju No. 9 to be so much stronger then before. Noted by Kaiju No. 15 that Kaiju No. 8 is on another level, where the only way for the other Kaijus to beat him was to all join forces to eliminate him)

Durability: City level | At least City level | At least City level

Striking Strength: City Class | At least City Class | At least City Class

Lifting Strength: At least Class K (Superior to his post-training human self, utilizing all of his power, just from jumping he caused the entire city to crack from impact) | At least Class K | At least Class K

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Repeatedly moved too fast for Kaiju No. 9 to see) | Superhuman | Massively Hypersonic (Considered the only one capable of fighting Third Wave Arc Kaiju No. 9, which should make him superior to Iharu Furuhashi, who moved so fast he saved Minase from a blast before she could even process she's been rescued, which got these results))

Attack Speed: Supersonic (Can tag Kaiju No. 9, who can dodge amplified bullets, and deflect several amplified bullets) | Supersonic | Massively Hypersonic

Reaction Speed: Supersonic | Supersonic | Massively Hypersonic

Stamina: Superhuman (Superior to the limit of the defense suit)

Range: Standard Melee, Kilometers with Afect Effects of Attacks (Utilizing all of his power, just from jumping he caused the entire city to crack from impact)

Intelligence:

Gifted (Due to working as a dismantler, Kafka has a large knowledge of kaiju bodies and know where their weaknesses are. His knowledge on them also extends to their behaviors. His knowledge on Kaiju even extend to researching the Daikaijuu of older eras such as the Meireki era), High Animalistic in Berserk Mode (In his berserk state he loses all human reasoning and reverts to an animalistic state)

Gifted (Used his knowledge in dismantling to pull apart a kaijus corpse and find where their core is along with noticing that they were trying to birth babies to spawn from their corpses. Knows the types of hide and skin the Kaiju have to know where their weakest spots are), High Animalistic in Berserk Mode (In his berserk state he loses all human reasoning and reverts to an animalistic state, however even in this state he utilizies smart strategies)

Gifted (Mastered troop style hand-to-hand combat, also known as Squadron-Style Combat Technique, a style of hand-to-hand martial arts based on long-standing kaiju-slaying combat maneuvers)

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Powers and Techniques

Martial Arts (Fought against Soshiro Hoshina in a fight where no equipment or transformations were used, just their fist, where Hoshina noted that Kafka has gotten stronger and judging by his physique and moves that he hasn't slacked off a single day. Where Hoshina proceeded to teach him Squadron-Style Combat Technique, a style of hand-to-hand martial arts based on long-standing kaiju-slaying combat maneuvers. During his fight with Kaiju No. 9 he's showcased that he's perfected the style himself), Weapon Mastery (Blade Mastery; The Defense Force members are trained in kendo along with other forms of martial arts including martial arts such as judo. Explosives Mastery; Was able to accurately throw his stun grenade at the exact spot that would overload the kaijus senses), Pain Tolerance (Kafka was able to keep moving despite having multiple fractures in his ribs and possible internal damage), Social Influencing (Noted by Soshiro that part of him always knew that Kafka was Kaiju No. 8, but he was taken in by Kafka's charm), Multiple Personalities (Multiple Oragnisms; A parasitic kaiju fused with Kafka, and can emerge when Kafka's pushed too far and damaged too much), Sheer Will (Overpowered the berserk kaiju side of him taking control and stopped himself before he would've killed Kikoru's dad), Transformation (After fusing with an unnamed Kaiju, he has gained the ability to turn into a Kaiju, with him being able to for the most part control when he wants to be a human and when he wants to be a kaiju. Kafka is able control it to the point that he can transform the parts of his body that are out of sight), Enhanced Senses (Kafka is able to detect kaiju in his human form if they are extremely powerful).

Resistance to Possession (Overpowered the berserk kaiju side of him taking control and stopped himself before he would've killed Kikoru's dad)

Superhuman Physical Characteristics (The defense force's suits are bioweapons embedded with kaiju cells and muscle fibers, the higher one's unleashed combat power, the more capable they are of forming a strong enough link with those components to draw out more power), Acrobatics (Defense force suits allow the user to use various types of parkour allowing them to jump over cars, bounce off of walls, along with leaping high enough to leap above kaiju of this size), Information Analysis, Power Bestowal, Fusionism & Statistics Amplification (The defense force suit reads one's body measurements and assimilates with their form and muscle fibers to unleash combat power into them, causing their physical strength to multiply, though the amount of power varies on the person themself. The suits strength also allows them to lift the weapons they hold casually where one with 0 percent of the suits power can barely lift the guns), Forcefield Creation (The defense suits can activate a shield to protect their wearer from attacks, the wearer can focus the shield into a singular point, defending them from attacks that would reach the insides of their body such as their heart), Empowerment (The unleashed combat power allows one to empower the force of the shots from the weapons they use), Healing (High-Low; The suit's kaiju muscle fibers are able to bind wounds made as long as they're not fatal, allowing it to stop any bleeding).

Resistance to Extreme Temperatures (Defense force suits can protect the user from super-high temperature steams, along with protect them from the freezing cold energy emitted from the Kaiju No. 6 suit), Acid Manipulation (Defense Force suits protect the wearer from the insides of a kaiju, where the insides of Kaiju are acidic and require special suits to protect a wearer. The suit can take the highly acidic saliva from a fully matured kaiju)

Alternate Breathing (Defense force members are equipped with a gas mask, allowing them to protect themsels from poisons along with super-high-temperature steam), Status Effect Inducement & Light Manipulation (Defense force members are issued with a stun grenade to overwhelm the hyperdeveloped senses of a youji), Ice Manipulation (All defense force personnel are equipped with a a unisocket that houses kaiju organs with special attributes or secretions from said organs, with burst rounds being the most common, with freeze rounds allowing one to slow down the kaiju's movements while fighting them), Anti Kaiju Burst Rounds (All defense force personnel are equipped with a a unisocket that houses kaiju organs with special attributes or secretions from said organs, with burst rounds being the most common), Electricity Manipulation (Defense Force personnel are also equipped with conductor rounds allowing for an electrical field that makes it harder for a kaiju to move), Damage Boost (Defense force personnels firearms can have their piercing power increased)

Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Kaijus possess extraordinary strength, with merely just leaning on a wall causing a massive crack across the room, trying to open a window causing them to destroy the entire area of the wall they opened it from. Even a hybrid using part of a kaiju's strength is able to casually lift a truck), Acrobatics (Kaiju possess extraordinary mobility, being able to jump far higher and farther then a human can), Intimidation (Kaiju are naturally intimidating given their looks, causing people to pass out just from seeing them), Pierce Resistance (Standard Pierce Resistance; Kaiju are unharmed by standard piercing attacks, requiring one to greatly amplify their weapons with the Defense Force suits in order to pierce said kaijus. Kaiju can stop bullets with their bare skin), Regeneration (High-Mid; It is noted by Kafka when he regenerates his arm that he's no exactly human either, implying this is a standard abilitiy for kaiju, with the Defense Force developing spin-off technology from kaiju powers, even tech utilizing their restorative abilities. *The reason a kaiju can regenerate is due to its core, thus if their core is ever damages they can't regenerate, their core being undamaged allows them to survive attacks, that would've otherwise killed them), Adaptation (The kaiju are able to undergo unknown evolutions), Forcefield Creation (Passive; Noted that unless one draws power at a high enough level, the weapon will not be able to pierce kaiju's shields, noting that kaijus have natural forcefields), Fusionism (Kaiju are able to fuse with a human to form a hybrid human/kaiju), Corruption (Depending on the level of power a kaiju has, a user trying to wear an suit amplified by its parts can cause them to pass out from sheer power, along with this syncing with the massive energy and cells of a daikaiju triggers a stimulation in ones brain that causes an abnormal spike in their neurotransmitter levels as well as their transmission rate, making their basic human nature and desire bubble to the surface, causing an impulse strong enough to destroy their own body, taking an astronomical toll one one's mind and body, making one unable to control their own thoughts and feel pain through their entire body, along with affecting one's psywave patterns), Acid Manipulation (The insides of Kaiju are acidic and require special suits to protect a wearer)

Transformation (Body Morphing) & Body Control (Kafka as a kaiju is able to morph around his body, being capable making his body larger, causing mini beings to sproute out of his head, extend his tongue with its own mouth, and his body seems to be able to urinate from his nipples), Berserk Mode (When pushed too far and damaged too much, Kafka enters a state where he loses all human reasoning and reverts to an animalistic state, where the kaiju part of him starts to take over), Enhanced Senses (Kafka can detect other kaijus, they can even detect them, even if they're in a undetectable pocket of space, where nothing living or otherwise can get out or in without their permission), Regeneration (High-Mid; Regenerated a large chunk of his body being blown off), Breath Attack, Energy Manipulation, Sound Manipulation & Attack Reflection (Can use a massive energy based sound attack out of his mouth to push back attacks used against him), Size Manipulation (Kafka is able to shift his size to be larger, though he normally doesn't do this in his berserk state the kaiju attempts to grow in size), Regeneration Negation (Existence; His punch made it where the kaiju was unable to regenerate back its body after it was amplified to regnerate from, being blown to bits).

Resistance to Spatial Manipulation (Able to enter Kaiju No. 9's undetectable pocket of space, where nothing living or otherwise can get out or in without his permission),

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Equipment

Combat Suit

Kikoru wears the usual combat suit on the battlefield. The combat suit used by members of the Defense Force, provided by Izumo Tech and sporting its logo along with that of the Neutralization Bureau, is a bioweapon made of kaiju cells and muscle fibers. Depending on the Unleashed Combat Power of every user, it accordingly augments the wearer's physical attributes like strength, speed, precision, and reflexes. The suit itself has a jet-black color with various armored guards; green on the chest, knees and for the pockets, and silver on the shoulders, waist, wrists, boots and on the metallic spine-like armor on the back. During missions in extremely low temperatures, Defense Force officers wear large white coat and pants on their combat suit. Abuse or extented use of the combat suit's power can cause overheat, injuring its wearer and causing physical pain to the point of making them bleed due to exhaustion. Kikoru no longer uses her combat suit after getting her Numbers Weapon 4 Suit.

Gas Mask

A gas mask that naturally comes with every Defene Force member, it allows them to be in highly toxic environments just fine.

Rifle

Typical equipment for Defense Force soldiers, the rifles are fitted with uni-socket rounds for taking down Kaiju, and the rifles are directly empowered by the force of a shot depending on someone's combat power. Though the rifle was too heavy for Kafka initially so he didn't stick to using one.

Uni-socket

The arsenal of most of the members consists of rifles, guns, combat knives and various kinds of bullets. Rounds are stored into a Uni-socket, magazines carrying the power-bestowing organs of kaiju, known as uni-organ. This allows the bullets to recreate the kaiju's powers. Some known types are:

• Burst Rounds: These were collected from a honju that emerged on August 4, 1970.
• Freeze Rounds: These were collected from a honju that emerged on February 19, 1988.
• Conductor Rounds: These were made to create electrical fields, making it harder for Kaiju that could naturally dodge their bullets to dodge them.

Stun Grenades

Typical issued stun grenades given to Defense Force Soldiers, they are able to use these to overload the hyper-senses of the kaiju.

Knife

A pocket knife Kafka carries to use for close range attacks and help him with dismantaling and striking a kaijus core without having to turn into a kaiju himself.

Handgun

Initially the rifles were too heavy for Kafka to carry due to him being unable to draw any of the combat power from the combat suits, thus he used a handgun more willingly as it was light and easy to carry.

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Notable Techniques

Kaiju Knowledge

Kafka's time as a member of the kaiju disposal team gives him immense knowledge on kaiju anatomy, using it to identify weaknesses and the type of kaiju he's facing. Even when working with his Defense Force suit, from which Kafka can only draw 1% of its power, he is able to easily pierce through a kaiju's corpse and dig into it to further study it and localize the core.

Style Combat Technique

A bare-handed fighting style perfected by Isao Shinomiya. There, Kafka learned its fundamentals, to channel the power generated from his lower body into his fists, however, while not transformed his strength and skills doesn't match Soshiro, let alone Isao, both of whom either trained in or perfected it.

Unleashed Combat Power

Kafka is the only Defense Force troop member to ever release 0% of their combat suit's power, which later increases to 1%. Thus, only using his suit, Kafka's physical attributes are almost dampened by his inability to draw more power. However, he still manages to get strong enough to easily tear into dead kaiju bodies.

Kaiju Transformation

After his body was invaded by a kaiju, Kafka gained the ability to transform into an incredibly powerful humanoid kaiju himself.

Energy Emission

Kafka is able to power up his body with electrical-like energy that flows through his body and spine. Usually, the energy is used to make some of his attacks more powerful.

Energy Beam

By concentrating the energy in his spine and opening his mouth, Kafka is able to release a powerful energy beam that can easily neutralize attacks from individuals as powerful as Kaiju No. 9.

Energy Boost

Working in tandem with his shapeshifting powers, his energy manipulation can take the form of energy flowing out of his body's pores like thrusters, enhancing strength and speed of his attacks.

Shapeshifting

Kafka can manipulate parts of his body, manifesting tentacles and even smaller heads and limbs on his body, and can turn his tongue into a long-range capturing weapon. He can also use this power, in conjunction with his energy and super strength, to shapeshift his elbows into thrusters, for more powerful blows or to morph his legs for better stability. Having more fine control over it, he’s able to block weapons by changing any area of his body into a jaw to grab hold onto bladed attacks.

Gigantification

When out of control, Kaiju No. 8 can grow in size.

Regeneration

Kafka is able to regenerate from attacks and regrow back limbs, but doing so consumes his stamina. When going out of control, Kafka's body can instantly regrow from his core after detaching it from his body.

Kaiju Localization Sense

Kafka is able to sense when a kaiju is going to appear near him or already within the vicinity of his present whereabouts. He is also able to determine what type the kaiju is if he has encountered it before. More powerful kaiju can trigger this ability even when Kafka is not transformed.

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Other

Standard Tactics: Kafka's normal strategy is to figure out the weakness of the opponent, along with transforming into a kaiju the minute anyone is in any serious danger. In his kaiju form he utilizes martial arts along with energy beams from his mouth to overpower the enemy.

Weaknesses:

Kafka is unable to draw any power from his defense suit, being the first person to draw zero percent from the suit, although after going through rigorous training, Kafka was able to increase his combat power to 1 percent. Using the suit with its limiter removed for over 10 minutes will cause overheating causing the wearer to be weakened and induce physical agony such as bleeding. The more Kafka transforms, the more his kaijufication progresses, to the point that he'll eventually be permanently transformed. Hoshina noted that Kafka has a habit of relying on No. 8's high specs like its strength and regeneration noting that his "Devil-May-Care" fighting style will only end up getting him killed.

When pushed too far and damaged too much, Kafka enters a state where he loses all human reasoning and reverts to an animalistic state, where the kaiju part of him starts to take over, Kafka is unable to control his kaiju body when in this state and can only watch, though he can overpower the berserk kaiju side of him taking control with enough willpower.

Miscellaneous Feats

• His clash with Isao Shinomiya was so great it broke two layers of the extra-fortified shelter, which is a shelter that can theoretically withstand up to a fortitude 10
• Easily defeated the resurrected Honjo in one blow who prior easily overpowered and nearly killed Pre-Training Kikoru Shinomiya.
• Easily defeated a kaiju giant enough to fully destroy a house and caused it to explode into a rain of blood.
• When first entering his kaiju form, merely just leaning on a wall causing a massive crack across the room.
• Trying to open a window causing them to destroy the entire area of the wall they opened it from.

• After going through rigorous training, Kafka was able to increase his combat power to 1 percent, which should him around this level. where the suits strength also allows them to lift the weapons they hold casually where one with 0 percent of the suits power can barely lift the guns.

Trivia

• Kafka's birthday is August 5th.
• Kafka likes curry, hamburg steak, alocohol and cigarettes.
  • Though he quit cigarettes when he started trying for the defense force.
• Kafka is meant to represent a protagonist that makes one think "Everything will be just fine once they show up!".

Battle Records

5-3-3

• Unnamed Kaiju - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: Unknown Area in Japan

• Resurrected Honjo - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: Kaiju Neutralization Exam Center

• Kaiju No. 9 - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: Unknown Area in Japan
  • Note: Kafka would've killed him if the defense force did not arrive and mistake him for another evil kaiju, allowing Kaiju No. 9 to use that opportunity to escape.

• Kaiju No. 9 - Fight
  • Conditions: Kafka initially had help from Kikoru and this was a rematch where Kaiju No. 9 was stronger then before.
  • Location: Unknown Area in Japan
  • Note: Kafka initially was too scared to use his kaiju powers out of fear of killing his allies, but after Kikoru told him he has nothing to fear and to believe in himself and his allies, he was able to transform into Kaiju No. 8 and easily defeat Kaiju No. 9.

• Kaiju No. 13 - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Unknown Area in Japan

• Kaiju No. 10 - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: Tachikawa Base
  • Note: Due to Hoshina overheating midway through the fight, he took a massive blow, though it's unlikely that he would've won if he didn't over-heat.

• Kaiju No. 9 - Fight
  • Conditions: Kaiju No. 9 was weakened after facing the adverse effects of recently fusing and Kafka had help from Narumi.
  • Location: Tachikawa Base

• Soshiro Hoshina - Fight
  • Condition: Kafka and Soshiro used no equipment or transformations and fought with their bare fist.
  • Location: Ryunei Shrine

• Yoju - Fight
  • Conditions: Reno and Kafka were working together.
  • Location: Unknown area in Japan
  • Note: Neither Reno nor Kafka could beat the yoju, but they were able to stall it long enough for the Defense Force to come in and kill the yoju.

• Soshiro Hoshina - Fight
  • Conditions: Kafka was holding back while Soshiro was fighting to kill.
  • Location: Unknown Area in Japan
  • Note: During the fight Kafka was holding back, with the minute he got serious he was able to overpower Soshiro Hoshina and escape, with this in mind if Kafka was to fight fully serious at this state, Hoshina would've surely lost.

• Isao Shinomiya - Fight
  • Conditions: Kafka was initially holding back until he fell into his berserk state.
  • Location: Ariake Maritime Base
  • Note: Kafka was about to kill Isao but he was able to overpower the Kaiju side of him taking over to stop himself by attacking his own core to knock himself out, thus leaving it as an inconclusive. Though at full power for both, it is very likely Kafka would win.