Na Kika
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Protective coloration was only the surface of what this thing could do. It could mimic other states. It could make sonar think it wasn't hearing anything, disguise its radiation signature. Play dead.
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— Narrator (Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization) |
Na Kika (ナ・キカ Na Kika) is a cephalopod Titan who first appeared in the 2019 novel Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization, and returned in the 2021 Legendary comic Godzilla Dominion.
Na Kika was discovered dormant in the Indian Ocean by Monarch, who built a containment facility around it. Na Kika was awakened by King Ghidorah's call in 2019, and escaped from and destroyed the Monarch outpost. Na Kika was pacified when the Orca was activated in Boston, and like all of the other Titans became less aggressive under Godzilla's rule. It was later captured by Russian terrorists in a giant net before being rescued by Godzilla.
Name
Na Kika is named after an octopus god from the mythology of the Gilbert Islands, a chain of atolls that forms part of the nation of Kiribati. Na Kika was initially nicknamed Kraken by Monarch, after a legendary sea monster from Scandanavian folklore, and eventually given the Titan classification Titanus Na Kika.
Design
Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization described Na Kika as an octopus-like Titan with "a dense, curving cone-shaped shell" and the ability to change its color. In Godzilla Dominion, Na Kika is a huge multicolored octopus-like creature. Most of its body is blue, with the top sides of the tentacles being a pink color, while its eyes are light blue. A maroon fin hangs on top of its back. Na Kika is notably missing its shell in Dominion, which according to artist Drew Edward Johnson was lost sometime after the King of the Monsters novelization.[4]
Personality
Na Kika is a mostly docile Titan, but under Ghidorah's command, it became violent and destroyed the Monarch outpost housing it. In Godzilla Dominion, Godzilla determined that Na Kika simply sought rest in the ocean prior to its capture. As a result, Na Kika cried for his aid, to which the Alpha Titan answered. After he freed it, Na Kika peacefully returned to its rest as it intended.
Na Kika is strangely labeled as a "destroyer" in its Godzilla Dominion profile and its tentacles are described as "moving as if each one is possessed by a bloodthirsty mind of its own." This profile also links Na Kika to a cephalopod monster that was said to have destroyed and devoured many ships across history. It is also stated to be as "intelligent as it is dangerous."[2]
Books
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization (2019)
- Godzilla vs. Kong: The Official Movie Novelization (2021) [mentioned]
Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization
Monarch discovered Na Kika dormant in the Indian Ocean, wrapped around a long-missing Soviet nuclear submarine, and built a containment facility around it. Studying Na Kika, they learned that it had multiple brains and hearts in the body and limbs, it could change the color and pattern of its body at will, and could likely regenerate any part of its body. By 2019, neither Kraken nor the outpost had been given an official name. Na Kika was one of the many Titans who awakened after hearing King Ghidorah's call. It fooled Monarch's containment field into thinking it was dead before launching a surprise attack, sinking the outpost. Na Kika was later pacified when Madison Russell activated the Orca at Fenway Park.
Comics
- Godzilla Dominion (2021)
Godzilla Dominion
While searching for a place to rest in the ocean, Na Kika was poisoned and captured in an electrified net by a destructive group of humans. Sensing its distress, Godzilla arrived to free the Titan from its prison, then proceeded to eliminate the humans who had captured it. Na Kika swam away peacefully.
Abilities
Viscous adhesive
Na Kika is able to use the viscous adhesive on its suction cups to crawl on land or drain opposing Titans' energy, should they be caught in its grasp.
Regeneration
Before its escape, Monarch collected evidence that Na Kika could regenerate any part of its body.[5]
Transforming skin
Much like certain octopus species, Na Kika can change its skin color, texture, and patterns.
Intelligence
Na Kika possesses high intelligence. This played into its escape from Monarch's containment facility, where Na Kika played dead before taking the opportunity to strike. Na Kika is also capable of wielding sharp pieces of seabed mantle or submarines in battle.[2] Unable to escape from the trap set by a group of humans in Godzilla Dominion on its own, Na Kika emitted a cry to alert Godzilla, allowing the stronger Titan to tear away the net and dispatch those responsible.
Sequential hermaphroditism
In Godzilla vs. Kong: The Official Movie Novelization, the Russian terrorist Proctor states that Na Kika can "change sex as needed and can be both at once." Monarch agents referred to Na Kika as male while it was in containment in Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization, as did Godzilla in Godzilla Dominion.
Bio-virulent nature
Monarch's profile on Na Kika describes it as "bio-virulent."[2] This nature has not been elaborated on.
Weaknesses
Russian terrorists succeeded in capturing Na Kika by dumping oil in the ocean to poison it before ensnaring it in a net designed to contain Titans.
Video games
- Pinball FX (2023) - PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Steam, Epic Games [silhouette; targets]
One of the Na Kika targets in Pinball FX
Gallery
Roar
Although absent from the game itself, Na Kika was given a roar in the game Pinball FX.
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Trivia
- At 898 feet long, Na Kika has the longest body length of all known Titans in the Monsterverse, beating out the 847-foot Tiamat.
- Na Kika's alternate name, Kraken, is also the name of a Titan appearing in Skull Island. Brian Duffield, the show's creator, stated that this was coincidental.[6]
- The silhouette used for Na Kika in Pinball FX is plagiarized fan art from DeviantArt user Christiancahalan.[7] As of 2024, the image was removed discreetly during a game update following discussion with the artist.[citation needed]
- Na Kika is the only Titan to have a known roar without having made an appearance in a film.
See also
References
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