Kaiju Rhapsody: Into The Voidness is a 2020 American animated science fantasy film written and directed by Luís Pedro, it is the second installment in the Kaiju Rhapsody saga and stars . The film follows a new adventure for the crew of the ship Rhapsody, led by Captain Rikko Von Ludwig, an adventure that may reveal hidden secrets from Rikko's past
SYNOPSES[]
1 and a half months after defeating the Ultimate Seven, the crew of the ship Rhapsody receives a distress call from Doctor Marco Von Ludwig, Rikko's father and renowned scientist from the Infinity Council. This cry for help will reveal hidden secrets from Rikko's past and take the Rhapsody Crew to the darkest corners of the Galaxy.
CHARACTERS[]
The Kaiju Order[]
An ancient order of freelance martial artists mercenaries with magical powers, who travel the galaxy exploring different planets, and fighting against authoritarian governments, corrupt megacorporations, interdimensional monsters and criminals too powerful for the Federation to handle.
Team Rhapsody:[]
A crew of galactically-known prodigious Kaiju Warriors famous for the insane feat of defeating all of the Ultimate Seven
- Rikko Von Ludwig (voiced by Brandon Perea): The rebellious, cheerful and laid-back capitain of the Rhapsody's crew, who is pretty open and friendly to most people, who still train in various martial arts and further improve his body and become a even more powerful Kaiju Warrior. After a month and a half since his mother's death, he has matured a lot, as he has finally learned to act and take her advice seriously.
- Thunderbolt: Ludwig's Emblem, which gives him electrokinetic powers
- Hilda (voiced by Alison Brie): The commander of the Rhapsody's crew, an introverted elf girl with an enigmatic and mysterious aura, who is clearly the most skilled of the group in terms of martial arts. She is a second-in-command figure on the team, and has an opposite personality to Ludwig, while Ludwig is optimistic and against authority, Hilda is more pessimistic and tends to keep herself and her friends within the law.
- Spectral: Hilda's Emblem, which gives her phantom powers
- Joe (voiced by Josh Hutcherson): The Crew's military strategy specialist and marksman, a east mamlon (a race of sapient humanoid felines) who is the most mature and sensible of the crew's boys, considered the voice of reason. He is also the one on The Team that uses his head. As the intelligent one, he come in when the team needs deep analysis, clever tactics, or there's highly technical work to be done, he can teleport and has a super healing factor.
- Swordmastery: Joe's Emblem, which gives him powers to create, shape and transform into blades
- Tuzz (voiced by: Jacob Batalon): The crew's navigator and soldier, a merfolk (a race of sapient humanoid fishes), who is Quiet, humble, calm, appears to be calm, but the moment he gets angry, things go to hell. Having grown up on a farm, Tuzz is a very peaceful and simple person, an excellent musician who plays the guitar like no one else
- Mindwave: Tuzz' Emblem, which gives him the power to fire psychic blasts
- Mack (voiced by Harvey Guillén): The crew's scout and the only other human in the party besides Rikko. He is a very nice and friendly guy, but he has a very short temper and tends to be extreme, sharp-tongued and unpredictable. As he is the biggest and strongest in physical strength of the group, he is in charge of using the heavy equipment, and he can use his mechanical arm as a weapon, as it transforms into things like cannons, blades, hammers, chainsaws, missile launchers and more.
- Volcanic: Mack's Emblem, which gives him powers to manipulate and transform into lava/magma
- Emba (voiced by Ayo Edebiri): The Crew's pilot, engineer and demolition specialist, A socially awkward genius snow grung who tends to be curious and impressionable, but she is also very fearful, anxious and also worries too much about everything, but even so, her friends manage to squeeze the courage out of her and convince her to leave fear aside. She is the gadget girl and the one who takes care of the ship in general, since the ship is hers. She agreed to go on this adventure because she owed Joe a favor.
- Blizzard: Amber's Emblem, which gives her cryokinetic powers.
- Griff (voiced by Daveed Diggs): The crew's medical officer, an eccentric giwbling, who joined the Rhapsody crew after Chromma's defeat. Griff and Tuzz became inseparable friends, as they both shared a strong passion for music and the art of storytelling, thus becoming a duo of bards. Even though he is a support member, Hilda and Jak train him every day in various martial arts so that he can also help in battles offensively.
- Fixer: Griff's Flame, which gives him the power to heal any wound, but this power is not enough to bring someone back to life
Team Blitzkrieg:[]
- Nadia (voiced by Jenny Slate): A sarcastic and foul-mouthed teenage Umbreylek who has had a huge rivalry with Hilda since childhood. She is the princess of the kingdom of Umbraka, the rival kingdom of Avalonium on the planet Melek, as they are both princesses, they both studied at the same school in their childhood and pre-adolescence, which in this case is the Royal School of Farmantun for princes and princesses. She joined the Kaiju Order not for money, not to help people, but to resurrect her childhood rivalry with Hilda, and finally proove to the World, that she will always be better than her.
- Viper-Byte: Nadia's Emblem, which gives her venom and poison manipulation powers
- Graash (voiced by Pete Davidson): A white Wolforon teenager who uses dark humor as a way to hide his insecurities, who begins to develop a rivalry with Rikko over the course of the movie, He comes from a family that for 25 generations has served as the personal guards of the royalty of the kingdom of Umbraka, and was recruited by Nadia to be her commander because the two are already from friendly families, and have also even dated for a while ago.
- Nuke-Blast: Graash's Emblem, which gives him radioactive energy manipulation powers
- Barlakov (voiced by Seth Green): A teenage Trowlek who is very loyal to his friends. He agreed to join Nadia's group to pay off a debt that her tribe owed to the royalty of the kingdom of Umbrako, also known as Nadia's parents. He gradually becomes attached to the rest of the crew throughout his adventures.
- Hard-Guard: Barlakov's Emblem, which gives him the power to harden one's own skin, becoming practically invulnerable
- Shizuke (voiced by Masi Oka): A teenage Avárium who used to be part of the Scythe Clan, but disowned the clan and went on a journey of redemption, until he met Nadia, who recruited him into her crew.
- Psycho-Samurai: Shinzuke's Emblem, which gives him the power to create blades made of psychic energy
- Barlassus (voiced by Noel Fisher): A Cornean bard and chronicler, who joined Nadia's crew to record her adventures and compose songs about them
- Whip-Wire: Barlassus' Emblem, which gives him the power to transform your own body into sharp, cutting lines
- Phoebe (voiced by Liliana Mumy): The Bleeks princess and Nadia's childhood friend, who had a reputation as a gossip at school and was also always close to Nadia since then, she is strangely fascinated by everything that explodes.
- Boom-Pow: Phoebe's Emblem, which gives her explosions manipulation powers
Others:[]
- Jack (voiced by Mads Mikkelsen): A cynical and introspective alcoholic, who lacks any kind of experience or aptitude for being a mentor figure and dealing with teens. He used to be part of the Golden Council, part of the 12 most powerful members of the Kaiju Order. After insisting a lot, Hilda managed to convince Jack to become her team's mentor.
- Maximus The Golden Lion (voiced by Christopher Judge): One of the oldest members of The Golden 12, the arrogant and starched supervisor of Team Blitzkrieg who has an old rivalry with Jack.
- Kreuza (voiced by Jennifer Coolidge): One of Jack's oldest friends, the bartender at the secret magical bar that serves as the Kaiju Order's base of operations
Infinity Council:[]
The powerful organization that was formed after the mysterious cataclysm that occurred 11,000 years ago, and which has led and ruled the Galaxy ever since.
- Dina Blancout (voiced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas): The arrogant and vain ambassador of humanity within the Infinite council, who Team Blitzkrieg must escort around the planet Bhartrookk
- Doctor Marco Von Ludwig (voiced by Pedro Pascal): Rikko's father and one of the main scientists working for the Council, who disappeared for 15 years, without leaving a trace, until the Kaiju Order picked up a distress call coming from Marco's laboratory.
Infinity Federation:[]
The Galaxy's military pinnacle, an organization of peacemakers, made up of the Galaxy's greatest soldiers and strategists, who serve as the Galaxy's police and military force, they face all kinds of threats such as drug dealers, serial killers, terrorists and mobsters.
- Capitain Miirla (voiced by Grey Griffin): The beloved but feared Catoron captain of the Federation's Thirteenth Battalion of the Blue Sector (aka Banshee Squadron), she had a complicated relationship with Borlun when he was alive. She's fearless, tough, a little cocky, and has a fun, party-going side that comes out when she's had too much to drink.
- Commander Rorken (voiced by Khary Payton): The second in command of the Banshee Squadron, a goliath who despite his imposing appearance, he is very humble and good with life, being the heart of the Squadron.
- Recruit Flunkk (voiced by Tom Kenny): The good-hearted idiot of the group, he spends all his time arguing with his cousin Blonkk, and trying to outdo him in everything, believing that he is responsible and mature in the relationship.
- Recruit Blonkk (voiced by Reno Wilson): The other good-hearted idiot of the group, he spends all his time arguing with his cousin Flunkk, and trying to outdo him in everything, believing that he is responsible and mature in the relationship.
Planet Bhaartrook:[]
A planet that was destroyed by a nuclear war, but was rebuilt by a mysterious immortal scientist, who combined the DNA of species from planet Earth with the radiation that was ravaging the planet to create a new civilization on this desolate planet
- The Engineer Grand-Master (voiced by Cillian Murphy): An immortal scientist responsible for creating all life on the planet Bhartrookk, through radiation and genetic engineering, using the DNA of animals from planet Earth. he is considered an urban legend throughout the galaxy and is worshiped by the inhabitants of Bhartrook as a deity
- King Javolork (voiced by Andy Serkis): The ruthless warrior king of the Kranic Nation (a race of humanoid reptiles that are the most populous race in Bhartrookk), who acts as the Grandmaster's right-hand man, always carrying out his orders without question
- General Rokko (voiced by Derek Wilson): The supreme leader of the Kranic Nation's armies and Javolor's main henchman