USApyon

Usapyon (Japanese: ＵＳＡピョン USApyon) is an Ice-attributed Rank B Merican Yo-kai of the Shady tribe. Usapyon is one of the three main mascots of Yo-kai Watch, the other two being Jibanyan and Komasan. He debuted in Yo-kai Watch Busters and is set to appear in Yo-kai Watch 3. He is the partner of Inaho Mizora.

Appearance

Usapyon wears a yellow spacesuit that has rabbit-like ears on the hood, and he carries a small orange ray gun modeled after a carrot. He also has a blue jet pack attached to his back. Usapyon has a mode called Vader Mode (Japanese: ベイダーモード Beidā Mōdo) where a glass plate flips over his face, black smoke fills his helmet, and his eyes turn red.
While in Vader Mode, Usapyon typically shoots at his target of ire, typically Inaho. When his rage is at its peak, he engages in Emperor Mode (Japanese: エンペラーモード Enperā Mōdo), where he gains pink armor and a teal-green cape. His Vader Mode-like eyes are also noticably thicker and gain a spike. Usapyon's gun has also changed colors to reflect Emperor Mode. Usapyon used to be an otter that was later named "Chibi" that ended up in a rabbit farm for some unknown reason. In Corocoro comic, he was bullied by other rabbits for being different from them. One day, he was selected by NASU for the first animal into space. But when they tried to test Chibi with a rocket engine, he panicked and got electrocuted by the circuit board and the rocket exploded. In Chibi's death, Usapyon was born.

Costumes

Usapyon can change his Elemental Technique's attribute, depending on the costume his is wearing:

• American Football Style (Japanese: アメフトスタイル Ame-futo Sutairu) changes his attribute to Fire.
• Driving Style (Japanese: ドライビングスタイル Doraibingu Sutairu) changes it to Lightning.
• Marine Style (Japanese: マリンスタイル Marin Sutairu) changes it to Water.
• Military Style (Japanese: ミリタリースタイル Miritarī Sutairu) changes it to Earth.

Trivia

• Usapyon has the most B Medals out of any Yo-kai, having B Medals for himself, his Costumes, Vader Mode and Emperor Mode, totalling up to 7 B Medals.
• Usapyon wears a rabbit helmet although he is an otter, which alludes to him wanting to be like the experimental rabbits.
• Usapyon believes that when he was a test subject, he was treated well, but eventually relearned he was kept in a cage and fed whenever the scientists told him to.
• Usapyon's actual name is Chibi (Japanese: ちび Chibi) which means "Kid" in Japanese.

Origin

• Usapyon's "Vader Mode" and "Emperor Mode" are references to the Star Wars franchise, specifically, the two Sith Lords Darth Vadar and Emperor Sidious.

Name Origin The USA in Usapyon stands for the United States of America and the uso-pyon means psych or kidding in Japanese. The name is also a combination of "Rabbit" (Japanese: 兎 Usagi) and the onomatopoeic "Pyonpyon" (Japanese: ピョンピョン Pyonpyon, used to describe "hopping"). That is it y'all! Till next time, bye!