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Appearance: ("I have a very muscular and buff upper human body and smooth brown hair that I like to be styled. I have beautiful golden yellow eyes eyes and will fill with concentric circles of blue, yellow and purple when using my hypnosis. My lower snake body however is that of a Indian python that has grown to be extremely long for a member of his species. He has golden scales and a lighter underbelly, and dark brown spots patterned all across it's back it is stated to be over 30ft the only because I used it as a bed to sleep on during nighttime.")

Personality: ("Kaa is a sly, devious Indian rock python. He speaks with a soft, often entrancing tone to either lure his victims into a weary, dreamlike state or manipulate them into bestowing their trust, only to devour them unexpectedly. He furthers this by the use of his iconic ability to hypnotize his prey with his eyes, rendering them enchanted and under his command. A powerful and dangerous ability, Kaa is a feared inhabitant of the jungle. This is evidenced when the usually composed and fearless Bagheera was visibly terrified and pleaded with him when the panther stopped him from eating Mowgli. Such fear, however, does not resonate with the unofficial ruler of the jungle, Shere Khan the tiger. Kaa holds a disliking for Khan, seeing him as a hypocrite and believing the act of killing for pleasure—as opposed to survival—to be dishonorable. The two beasts are often at odds, though Shere Khan views Kaa as an "eyes and ears" of the jungle, relying on him to assist his search for Mowgli at one point in the film.

While not inherently malevolent, Kaa is still a fairly villainous character. His first attempt to devour Mowgli was a casual and opportunistic means to eat and survive. However, his later goal to eat the man-cub was mainly driven out of spite, swearing revenge on the boy after his first attempt to eat Mowgli ended in humiliating defeat. Furthermore, he is perfectly willing to hurt those who get in the way of his meals, as seen when he hypnotized Bagheera. Kaa takes great pride in his powerful hypnotic abilities. Although he is able to entrance his prey into a state of pure bliss, he seems to prefer to apply creativity to his hypnosis, that being the unparalleled trust shared between predator and prey which he uses to invade the mind of his victim and synchronizing their mind with his own. However, Shanti is the only one whose mind he has managed to fully synchronize with his own thoughts and movements, as the girl's conformist mindset, coupled with her vulnerable emotional state, made her more susceptible to the hypnosis than any of Kaa's other victims before her. Although not ruthless, Kaa has a playful sadistic streak, emphasized by how he gloats over Mowgli's helpless situation as he prepared to devour him. He displayed even more sadism towards Shanti as he did not only gloat over her helplessness, but also outright whispered into her ear that he intended to eat her knowing she was unable to do anything about it. A mischievous creature, he enjoys teasing and playing with his food, hypnotized or not. He playfully tugged at Mowgli's wrists and ankles to stop him from escaping, and later savored the time before the kill when he hypnotized the man-cub and made him sleepwalk over his body. When hypnotizing Shanti, he mockingly comforted her by stroking her hair and then he made her nod to his questions.

Nevertheless, Kaa seems to insist on giving his victims a merciful end as he hypnotizes them into a state of bliss or sleep before eating them. Even more surprisingly, Kaa saved Mowgli's life from Shere Khan despite the tiger only wanting to kill the boy rather than depriving Kaa of his meal; the snake was unwilling to let the man-cub suffer a brutal death and believes predators should only play their parts in maintaining the ecosystem. Despite his intentions, this shows that Kaa is capable of compassion and empathy as in the end, he is only a predator trying to survive. That is not to say, however, that Kaa is unwilling to bend his moral code; he is perfectly willing to do whatever he needs to get his meal, including resorting to lies and dishonesty, something that disgusted Mowgli, who reprimanded the serpent for using such a tactic. Though dangerous, manipulative and cunning, Kaa is not without his faults. Although he only hypnotized Mowgli when he was sure Bagheera was too sleepy to notice him, it was his own cockiness that woke the panther and made him lose his supper. He can be clumsy and easily sidetracked from his primary objective: to hypnotize and eat Mowgli. This results in his interactions with the man-cub to often end in humiliation to some degree.")

Powers and Abilities: ("Hypnosis/Mind Control: Kaa's most infamous power is his unique ability to hypnotize others through eye contact and have them follow his commands. Unlike the original book where Kaa could hypnotize others through the "Hunger Dance" and could only hypnotize animals, Kaa here hypnotized with colored spirals and could hypnotize humans as well. Once fully hypnotized, his victims enter a trance with glassy-eyes and wide goofy smiles on their faces which can persist even after falling asleep; the effects of the hypnosis are extremely pleasant to the victims as they experience indescribable mind-numbing bliss. This ability also works when someone sees their reflection in the water. However, his powers are not without limits. His victims' susceptibility relies on needing to make eye contact with them, which Kaa must coax through speech if they're unwilling to look. Mowgli was less susceptible due to his stubborn nature and strong will, but was still worn down over an extended period of hypnosis. This has prompted Kaa to use his cunning to make the boy too relaxed to fight back. It appears that the victim's susceptibility depends on their mental and emotional state. Initially it took an extended period of eye-contact to hypnotize Mowgli due to his strong resolve whereas during their second encounter the man-cub fell into a trance after only a few seconds because of his depressed state at the time. Though generally Kaa seems to rely on intimidation to demoralize the victim, making it susceptible to hypnosis, as he did with Bagheera and Shanti." + "Powerful Coils: As a constrictor, Kaa makes use of his powerful coils to catch and immobilize prey. While pythons will typically squeeze their prey to the point of suffocation or cardiac arrest, Kaa seems to prefer to swallow his prey alive and uses his coils in tandem with hypnosis to ensnare a victim, though he does tug Mowgli's neck to silence him when the man-cub tries to call for help in their first encounter. Kaa's entire body is extremely dexterous, able to form themselves into all sorts of shapes including hammocks, crosses and staircases. They are also very strong; Kaa was able to perfectly balance Mowgli upside down on the tip of his tail without effort and can very easily climb trees. The coils are, however, very heavy. They have dragged him down to the ground when dislodged from tree branches on more than one occasion, and he has not appeared to notice Mowgli shoving them off tree branches until it was too late.")