When one of the disabled UFOs collides with the wires over a power plant, a helpless security guard investigates only to be infused with a combination of natural electricity and the extraterrestrial fuel, becoming a sentient being of pure energy. Something organic, yet at the same time, not of this earth.
A beast of pure energy, its origin remains a mystery. However, scientists theorize that the electricity somehow mixed with an organic life form to produce a strange fusion of organic and elemental mass. Strangely, the suspended eyeball in the center of its body appears to be immune to the surges of electricity that radiate from its body during its special attack. Eye witnesses claim that the effective range of these electrical bolts can span entire cities.[1]
Living, nuclear lightning. He's fast, stronger than he looks and resistant to energy-based attacks. His projectiles are slow, but have a seeking ability.[2]
Abilities[]
Kineticlops' long-range attack is chain lightning that reaches a medium distance and does average damage. He has poor armor and his projectiles fire at a medium rate, dealing good damage. He is a medium-jumper and climbs at a fast pace. His taunt is a roar followed by making an arc of lightning over his head.
Basic Combos[]
Long Flight: H-H-H
Shock Hand: L-L-L-L
Head Fry: H-L-H-H
Static Bash: H-H-L-H
Electro-Whip: H-H-H-UH-H-H-H
Lightning Juggle: L-L-L-DL-DL-UH
Trivia[]
SCEA producer Mike Giam noted on the design for Togera that one of his earlier designs turned out to be a skin for another monster. It's possible that the skin is Kineticlops' 4th skin, as the main problem with Togera's design was how amphibious he should be.
According to Eric Simonich, Kineticlops is a combination of scrapped monster concepts.
Also according to Eric, Kineticlops' 4th costume, the amphibian monster, was removed due to a lack of proper applications for it. There weren't many levels where being an aquatic monster served a purpose.
Like Magmo, Kineticlops seems to have not been born from inspiration via Sci-Fi films, but more from the imaginations of the game's developers. However, they claim he is inspired by old Sci-Fi monsters.
Some people say that he looks like a homage inspiration to "The Crawling Eye" (1958), and "The Killer Eye" (1999) because of the eyes, While having a slight mix between 3 Scooby Doo monsters, like the 1000 Volt Ghost from "Watt a Shocking Ghost", and The Phantom Virus from "Scooby Doo and The Cyber Chase", because they're all both made of electronic energy, and The Skeleton Men from "A Creepy Tangle Of The Bermuda Triangle" because all three of them have one eye.
Kineticlops also loosely resembles Energy Monster from WordGirl, in spite the show coming out four years later after the game's release.
Another possible inspiration is Zzzax from the Incredible Hulk comics, another giant being of pure electricity.
Kineticlops appears in Stage 6 as quadruple, respawning guards of the reactor towers at Atomic Island.
Although made of pure electricity, Kineticlops can still suffer damage from electrical hazards within the game.
In one of his victory animations, Kineticlops will bounce his own eye like a basketball.
His bio states that his age is unknown, but he was born since the big bang and "10 NS.".
this would be impossible, as alien life could not have formed since the beginning of the universe, unless this scenario were to have been the result of a supernova creating Kineticlops as a sentient being and therefore the first ever self-aware entity in existence.
Taking the information into account, Kineticlop's current age (as of the big bang to the release of Downhill domination in the 2000's), he would be 13.2 billion years old.
Kineticlops is only monster, that's actually a human.
He, alongside Zorgulon and Raptros are only monsters to not have costumes themed after machinery.
according to Kineticlop's downhill domination bio, his height "varies". This would be accurate to how he is human sized in the game unlike in WOTM where he is around 30 meters.
for his size to fluctuate he would likely have to absorb plasma and electricity.
