Orca was an orca Hybrid who works for KNIFE, formerly he was a test subject for the Immortality Research Center.
Appearance[]
Standing at 6' 2", Orca was an androgynous-looking man with an appearance which reflects his Orca background. His hair is two-toned; black on top and white underneath with the two white circles seen on killer whales, this feature may be a genetic trait between Orca Hybrids.
He was usually shown wearing a white shirt, a black apron, and black pants like his hair colors. He typically always had his hair tied up, only several times leaving it down, occasionally being pulled down after a fight.
Personality[]
He was rather calm, composed, and logical compared to Baekmorae and Medusa. He came across as stoic and rarely shows any emotions besides worry or surprise. Mostly coming across as a very unhappy individual, this could be the result of not agreeing with the way the rest of KNIFE handles things. Orca has expressed several times how much he disliked KNIFE's disregard for human life, going as far as to say Baekmorae treats it like a game. Even becoming upset when finding out that individuals were killed unnecessarily.
Despite his disagreements, Orca is highly respectful of Baekmorae and Medusa both, and will follow commands without question. He was strongly affectionate towards Medusa and has put himself in harm's way multiple times in order to keep her safe.
Guineung seems to be one of the only few individuals who make him outwardly angry.
Background[]
When he was a child, although it was not stated directly, he was a test subject at the Immortality Research Center. During this time he bonded with Medusa, who taught him how to read. When Baekmorae killed everyone at the lab after the hired assassins' he decided to spare a young Orca who was being protected by Medusa. Baekmorae stated he would need someone to help with his agenda. Medusa, in turn, defended Orca by saying "...If you let us live, I'll do anything..." adding that due to the experiments, his arms were completely numb and he would not be able to help. In turn, Baekmorae cured them.
After Baekmorae had freed them they presumably stayed nearby as they were seen in the same mountain as Raptor's group, revealed in the Children's Day Special Baekmorae would invite Raptor to play with Orca. In the time frame between the Immortality Research Lab events and the main series Medusa and Orca did not appear unless for small flashbacks.
In the Valentine's Day Special which also had Christmas bonus stories, Medusa decided to enlist Baekmorae in helping her give Orca a Christmas present. She read Orca a story of Rudolph to give him background knowledge, giving Orca the wrong impression of Santa since he only thought of Santa's impressive skills. Later he was given the choice between which toy was cooler by Baekmorae, and after choosing, Baekmorae and Medusa decided to get him the newest edition of the toy he selected as his Christmas gift. On Christmas day Orca awoke to the gift next to his bed, Orca misinterpreted his gift as a warning from Santa Claus and became afraid. Medusa next to Baekmorae encouraged him to open his gift. While scared of the warning Orca was pressured to open his gift in fear of Baekmorae too, thus he began crying, which Medusa assumed to be tears of joy. In the end Orca mistakenly believed Santa Claus could read his mind and feared him until his death.
Either before or after the Christmas event, while meeting Songha Medusa mentioned his long hair was attractive, causing Orca to get jealous and grow out his hair as he grew older.
Story[]
Orca is usually following close by Medusa. He is the most called on out of the group possibly because he is much more willing then Medusa to follow orders. Including following up with Naga after their initial confrontation.
It is later revealed has no desire to harm anyone unless he finds it absolutely necessary, even as far as ignoring Hyena's direct attack against him, and not taking revenge after she tazed him.
Powers & Abilities[]
Super Strength[]
Orca has commendable power and is strong enough that, in SPOON, Dana is the only member on par with him. In some fights, he uses a whip.
Enhanced Body Abilities[]
It appears that Orca has enhanced speed and hearing due to being a Hybrid. He is also able to track people's scent like when he tracked Naga, Hyena, and Amore in Chapter 76.
Relationships[]
Baekmorae[]
While it can be interpreted as respect even as an adult Orca is incredibly afraid of Baekmorae, however because of this fear he will never go against him or make him upset. Orca is most afraid of him when he is not smiling because to him he looks like "a monster imitating a person".
Medusa[]
Orca greatly loves Medusa and will do anything for her, to the point he fretted when she said the ends of her hair had gotten a bit dry. Because of his crush, he sometimes gets jealous of other guys or anyone Medusa finds attractive in general. Previously some fans had thought Orca wanted a mother figure instead, but it was disproved after a chapter was released showing more of Orca's feelings. During a bonus comic Orca was shown blushing when Medusa was braiding his hair.
Sewol[]
They are not shown to interact much. He seems to distrust her.
Songha[]
Orca distrusts him to a certain extent and does not care for him. He is also the reason why Orca grew his hair out, as Medusa commented on his hair and Orca got jealous. He is not particularly bothered when he dies.
Lady[]
Orca does not seem to distrust Lady but he also does not seem to care for her. He is disgusted and ends up puking out her chocolates after it is revealed she put a cup of her blood into the food she made in the Valentines Day Special.
Guineung[]
Orca considers him an annoying pest but likes to believe he is more mature than him. Still, whenever they see each other they get into a fight. Guineung dislikes Orca due to a childhood fight between them in which Guineung did not win.
Raptor[]
After Raptor had freed Baekmorae and the later slaughter of most of the lab's occupants, they were seen spending time together when Baekmorae allowed so during them camping in the woods.
Trivia[]
- He is terrified of bugs, evidenced as when he saw Gregor while outside, after his encounter, he was bedridden scared. In a sketch, he was shown burning cockroaches.
- Orca appears to do the cooking, cleaning, and driving for KNIFE. He however does not have a license due to being recorded dead.
- He has stated he feels murder is an "unforgivable crime".
- He dislikes killing children, even as a child, which is why he spared Guineung's life.
- He uses moisturizer, deodorant, and perfume.
- In the Japanese translation he uses the pronoun "Watashi", which is considered a gender-neutral way of "I".
- In the English translation there are a few errors concerning his gender, he is confirmed to be a male but he is sometimes referred to as she.
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