Kentucky Kaiju

Kentucky Kaiju is a character in Big Hero 6: The Series. The monster itself is a fictional character that had an eponymous film, while different giant mecha robots based on the monster were also created; with the first version initially built for Fred.

A poster for the fictional, in-universe film titled "Kentucky Kaiju" was first created for the Big Hero 6 movie, although it only showed an eye of the creature, which had a different design than the one seen in the TV show. Fred's pendant was also based off it.

Later in Big Hero 6: The Series, Kentucky Kaiju had cameos and was mentioned in different episodes prior to its first physical appearance.

Background[]

Kentucky Kaiju is a fictional monster from a film franchise that Fred was already a fan of. The first film was released on July 11 and was produced by Caitlin Films, according to the poster.

When a new Kentucky Kaiju film came out, Fred loved it and went to see it over 6 times, enjoying it every time like it was the first. He took his friends to see it once more, but were interrupted by Globby breaking into a bank, so the heroes had to go fight him.

Later, Fred decided to buy the actual animatronic used in the film but ended disappointed to find out it was a small-scale toy rather than a giant life-size robot. Then, looking at the crane that gave him the shipment crate, he decided to order an accurate-sized version of the Kaiju.

Appearance[]

Kentucky Kaiju is a green, giant reptilian-like monster with three yellow eyes. Its hands have three claws, and it also has a tail, yellow lips and sharp teeth.

The film's plot, as described by Baymax, mentions it is a mutant lizard.

The robot has the same appearance and can be operated by someone. Its eyes are translucent windows that can change their color and open up as well.

Personality[]

As an animal-based monster, Kentucky Kaiju cannot reason or be reasoned with, so all it does is destroy by instinct. It cannot speak either but constantly growls.

The animatronic was not sentient but after Noodle Burger Boy hacked it, it was switched to battle mode, allowing it to attack San Fransokyo and Big Hero 6 all by itself.

Powers and Abilities[]

Kentucky Kaiju only possesses fire-breathing, but its massive size makes it dangerous already as it can easily crush buildings and people. The robot is also very durable and hard to destroy.

Fire Breath: This was a characteristic from the first film's character and since Fred wanted accuracy for the mech, he asked for this feature to be added to it. It turned out to be a problem for Big Hero 6 when the robot was hacked.

History[]

In "Baymax Returns", when Go Go, Wasabi and Honey Lemon go to Fred's Mansion, Fred tries convincing them to suit up and go on night patrol. Wasabi accidentally sits on a Kentucky Kaiju toy that makes a roaring sound, then he grabs it and puts away.

The toy is also seen in the short "Baymax and Fred" after Fred bounces off Baymax and crashes against his toys.

An advertisement for the upcoming movie is also seen in "Big Roommates 2".

Also, in "Aunt Cass Goes Out", Aunt Cass rents another film called "Kentucky Kaiju vs. Zombiesaurus" for Hiro and her to watch.

After seeing the newly-released film, Fred requests a life-size robot to be made and time later he obtains it, then decides to show it to his friends at the pier. When they arrive, the robot emerges from the water, scaring Wasabi and everyone else. Fred then opens up the eyes and reveals its just an animatronic, but while talking to his friends he is attacked by Noodle Burger Boy, who steals the robot and rides it, taking it to the city for destruction.

Noodle Burger Boy plants a CPU Robot on Kentucky Kaiju's controls, overriding them and turning it to battle mode. The burger robot remains inside the mech until Hiro, equipped with his Nano-Dex upgrade, jumps inside trying to take the robot out, only to see it had escaped already, and Kentucky Kaiju began operating by itself.

The fight against it was rough, as every other Big Hero 6 member was quickly incapacitated. The robot "ate" Baymax's rocket punch without even being damaged and then crushed Baymax with its tail, though not destroying him. Hiro could hold the Kaiju's foot trying to step on him thanks to his upgrade, but the extreme pressure disabled it afterward. Hiro then got an idea and allowed himself to be eaten by the mech, only to launch himself out by using Baymax's fist and destroying one of the Kaiju's teeth with it. Hiro was pinned to a billboard whilst hanging from the fist, and Kentucky Kaiju slowly walked towards him to attack, but Hiro made it step on high-voltage electric wires, zapping the robot and finally destroying it.

Kentucky Kaiju returns in the season finale, "Countdown to Catastrophe". Fred decided to order a new Kentucky Kaiju mech, calling it Kentucky Kaiju 2.0, although it was the same than the old one.

Fred takes Hiro and Baymax to see it, so Hiro decides to use his energy amplifier in the mech to see if it didn't overload like the smaller devices he had tested it on before. All three get inside the kaiju and test it by jumping in the smallest level possible, but they still go way too high and cause a great splash in the bay.

Later, Obake steals Hiro's energy amplifier to power his machine and wipe out San Fransokyo. Though it appears Obake has won, Hiro reasons that something of equal force could stop the shockwave which the machine will cause, so he goes with Fred and Mini-Max to get the kaiju and jump into the machine's energy orb.

They then jump all the way to Earth's atmosphere and back, successfully stopping Obake's plan, but the great strength destroys Kentucky Kaiju once again. Baymax then goes to save Fred, Hiro, and Mini-Max after they were stuck inside the mech. The heroes then leave the mech behind and go meet with the rest of the team.

Etymology[]

Kaiju - The word kaijū (怪獣) is Japanese and means "strange beast". It is also a Japanese film genre including the likes of Godzilla or Gamera, both of which are also reptilian monsters. Fred also wears a shirt with this word in it, as he is a fan of the genre.

Trivia[]

Kentucky Kaiju appears briefly in the TV show's opening sequence, moments before the main logo is shown.

Appearances[]

Big Hero 6: The Series - Shorts
Baymax and...
1. "Baymax and Fred":	Background	4. "Baymax and Hiro":	Absent
2. "Baymax and Go Go":	Absent	5. "Baymax and Mochi":	Absent
3. "Baymax and Wasabi":	Absent	6. "Baymax and Honey Lemon":	Absent
Baymax Dreams
1. "Baymax Dreams of Evil Sheep":	Absent	4. "Baymax Dreams of Mochizilla:":	Absent
2. "Baymax Dreams of Bed Bugs":	Absent	5. "Baymax Dreams of Too Many Freds":	Absent
3. "Baymax Dreams of Too Many Baymaxes":	Absent	6. "Baymax Dreams of Fred's Glitch":	Absent
Big Chibi 6
1. "Making Popcorn":	Video	7. "Love Letters":	Absent
2. "Mochi No!":	Absent	8. "Super Charged":	Absent
3. "Save Mochi":	Appears	9. "Low Battery":	Appears
4. "Noodle Song":	Absent	10. "Road Trip":	Absent
5. "Snoring":	Appears	11. "Super Driver":	Absent
6. "Gumball Trouble":	Absent	12. "Brunch Rush":	Absent
Baymax and Mochi
1. "Flowers and Butterflies":	Absent	3. "Messy Room":	Absent
2. "Mochi and his Toy":	Absent	3. "Messy Room":	Absent

Big Hero 6: The Series - Season 1
1-2. "Baymax Returns":	Background	13. "Small Hiro One":	Absent
3. "Issue 188":	Absent	14. "Kentucky Kaiju":	Appears
4. "Big Roommates 2":	Pictured	15. "Rivalry Weak":	Absent
5. "Fred's Bro-Tillion":	Absent	16. "Fan Friction":	Absent
6. "Food Fight":	Absent	17. "Mini-Max":	Absent
7. "Muirahara Woods":	Absent	18. "Big Hero 7":	Absent
8. "Failure Mode":	Absent	19. "Big Problem":	Absent
9. "Aunt Cass Goes Out":	Mentioned	20. "Steamer's Revenge":	Absent
10. "The Impatient Patient":	Absent	21. "The Bot-Fighter":	Absent
11. "Mr. Sparkles Loses His Sparkle":	Absent	22. "Obake Yashiki":	Absent
12. "Killer App":	Absent	23-25. "Countdown to Catastrophe":	Appears

Big Hero 6: The Series - Season 2
1. "Internabout":	Absent	14. "Mini-Maximum Trouble":	Pictured
2. "Seventh Wheel":	Absent	15. "El Fuego":	Pictured
3. "Prey Date":	Absent	16. "The Globby Within":	Absent
4. "Something's Fishy":	Absent	17. "Hardlight":	Absent
5. "Nega-Globby":	Absent	18. "The Present":	Pictured
6. "The Fate of the Roommates":	Absent	19. "Hiro The Villain":	Absent
7. "Muira-Horror!":	Absent	20. "Portal Enemy":	Absent
8. "Something Fluffy":	Absent	21. "Fred the Fugitive":	Pictured
9. "Supersonic Sue":	Video	22. "Major Blast":	Absent
10. "Lie Detector":	Absent	23. "Fear Not":	Absent
11. "Write Turn Here":	Appears	24-25. "Legacies":	Absent
12-13. "City of Monsters":	Absent

Big Hero 6: The Series - Season 3
1. "The Hyper-Potamus Pizza-Party-Torium":	Pictured	6A. "Big Hero Battle":	Appears
1. "The Hyper-Potamus Pizza-Party-Torium":	Pictured	6B. "Go Go the Woweroo":	Absent
2A. "Mayor for a Day":	Appears	7A. "The New Nega-Globby":	Absent
2B. "The Dog Craze of Summer":	Pictured	7B. "De-Based":	Absent
3A. "Trading Chips":	Absent	8A. "The MiSFIT":	Absent
3B. "Mini Noodle Burger Max":	Absent	8B. "Return to Sycorax":	Pictured
4A. "A Friendly Face":	Absent	9A. "A Fresh Sparkles":	Absent
4B. "Big Chibi 6":	Absent	9B. "Noodle Burger Ploy":	Absent
5A. "Cobra and Mongoose":	Pictured	10A. "Krei-oke Night":	Absent
5B. "Better Off Fred":	Absent	10B. "The Mascot Upshot":	Absent

Gallery[]

Screenshots[]

Big Hero 6: The Series Intro

Shorts[]

Making Popcorn

Save Mochi

Snoring

Low Battery

Season 1[]

Baymax Returns

Baymax and Fred

Big Roommates 2

Kentucky Kaiju
The film. The smaller animatronic. Fred inside the robot. Stolen by Noodle Burger Boy. Its eyes turn red. The inner mechanisms controlled by Noodle Burger Boy. Noodle Burger Boy escapes, leaving the robot to attack by itself. "Eating" Hiro. Kentucky Kaiju is destroyed.