Honestly, I blame popular media: In every piece of fiction I've seen or heard of, double-barrel shotguns were seen as the be-all/end-all of shotguns, able to royally mess someone's day up and are the go-to weapon for zombie slayers and demon hunters. In reality? Double Barrel Shotguns are the most pointless weapons in existence and I do not understand why anyone would use them.

First of all, a double-barrel is just as powerful as the ammo you load in it, meaning if you load 12 gauge into a double-barrel, you'll do the same damage you'd do if you load it into a pump, auto, or semi and fire said gun twice. Now, I have no doubt that feeling of blasting Phlegethon was cathartic and I don't mean to take away from it, but you would've had the same experience with any other type of shotgun out there, even at a far away range (depending on the rifling the barrel has).

Second and more importantly, you spend more time reloading those guns then you do firing the gun. So, in a situation where you got, say ten enemies approaching you and you got is that double-barrel? Unless you have Celestial/Cylestial-tier reload speeds, nine times out of ten? You'd be dead or, best case, wounded before you finish reloading after your first shot. That's not even taking into account what type of ejector the gun has or if it's sawed-off or not (Non-sawed offs tend to be a bit heavier and awkward to hold and reload).

It's those reasons and more why I despise double barrel shotguns...and before you say anything: The two I carry are NOT double-barrel by the usual terms. The ones I carry? The two barrels actually hold the shells (four shells each) as the barrel is located under the tubes (whenever I cock the lever action, a shell is inserted into the tube and, once the one barrel is empty, I switch it over to the second barrel and use the shells in that one).

They're not really a Celestial, so to speak. In fact, the name 'Cylestial' was given to them by researchers on the planet known as 'Earth' in their year of, I believe, 1980 as their actual name is unpronounceable in any tongue, even those of Celestials and Demonic origins.

To describe them would also be a bit of a task as each one is vastly different from the other. But, one common trait they share is a power called, in our tongue, 'Conjoinment', where they would become one with a mortal (Per the mortal's permission, of course) and said mortal would gain immortality, along with any power that the Cylestial possess.

There's only two that never conjoined with someone: Bastet and Taweret. While Bastet's reason is unknown to this day, Taweret's reason is simple: She rather help families take care of their children, which is why she has the nickname of 'Aunty Taw'.

Hi, Sickle, this is Rourke; Member of The Thunder Bay Council. Mayor Mordecai asked me to answer this as your various names for him are getting annoying (it was cute at first, but he's starting to get a little annoyed).

Now, to answer your question? The Tikbalang are very open about their identities as they feel that hiding anything from humans does more harm than good; something they believed in since they first arrived in the States around the Civil War.

As for the other? Well, in Thunder Bay, at least, when we catch a hunter? We offer them two choices: Jail time or a chance to change their ways and work for us as security for the town, keeping an eye out for Rogue Kaijus (which they would be properly train to spot one), and, overtime, getting to better understand kaijus. Most of the time, sadly, many take the jail time, but those that do work for us? We treat them right and they soon start to respect kaijus (of their own freewill, I must stress).

Hopefully that answers your question, Sickle.

First of all: Never call me "Mordy" and never refer to me as "My Large Pony".

Secondly, I don't know where this whole idea that we Tikbalang think we're above over Kaijus out there. We're not perfect and we never strived to be perfect. However, I will admit there are a few things that make us a bit better then others (not by much). I think the biggest one is that since we've been here longer than most Kaijus out there (we first arrived prior to the Civil War), we're one of the more respected and trustworthy Kaijus. Yes, we all had to work hard to achieve (it didn't happen overnight) and there were plenty of setbacks but, especially nowadays, most if not all of mankind trust us to, well, not be a typical Kaiju and/or Showju, like, in my case, being the mayor of Thunder Bay.

Regarding 'Showju', we describe a 'showju' as 'a kaiju who uses his/her ability to show off and be something akin to a Carnival Attraction, therefore planting a false belief of what they are in someone's head.' There were times I've seen a kaiju showoff their powers and kids are in awe of them, only to see them scream as said kaiju starts attacking another, realizing that this 'friendly beast' they saw is actually an animal, leading them to be fearful of them, instead of trusting them. That's why we Tikbalang do not do anything 'Showju' of the like. When we're as a Kaiju, we are either defending mankind or aiding them in someway. It's why, if you ever come to Thunder Bay, you'll see Kaiju in the bay itself, working on ships in Kaiju-form; It's to show that we are not here to be entertainment, but are here to help mankind in anyway we can. Now, yes, I have allowed the KWF (Kaiju Wrestling Federation) in our town at one point and, yes, those are, by all definition, Showjus. But I only let them in cause not only were they helping out with a fundraiser we were running at the time....but because the KWF was actually founded by a Tikbalang back in the 60's and, even though there were some opposition from us? We did eventually come around to it as it basically allows Kaijus to be Kaijus, but in a controlled environment and without the threat of rogues (It's a bit more complicated than that but that's the tl;dr version).

But, yeah, KWF aside? Again, our main trait is that we Tikbalangs pride ourselves as being some of the only Kaijus that mankind trusts and can look up to without fear.

Hope that answers your question for your "research", Sickle.

In short: It's a decent city, but I'm not impressed with the kaiju.

Don't get me wrong, it's a fine city and I do enjoy some of my trips there. But I can't really say the same for some of its citizens and, especially, the kaiju that live there. Yes, I think it's great that many Kaijus are trying to show that they aren't all bad guys, something we Tikbalang have been doing since we first arrived in the States many MANY years ago. However, when I see kaiju acting like tourist attractions, like swimming in the ocean near a busy pier in such a way that makes them look like the Loch Ness Monster? To me, that is making us look more like something that belongs in a carnival instead of protecting mankind or, as what my people call them, a Showju. It's why when you see Kaiju's in my town of Thunder Bay, they're helping out with jobs, aiding folks, or just watching over the city. Yes, Kaijus can have fun and I'm not going to say they can't but I and my people feel there is a clear difference between 'having fun' and 'being a carnival attraction'.

One kaiju in Crater City, however, I'm on two mindsets on. On the one hand, his heart is in the right place and he does want to defend his home and he has some unique abilities (that healing fire is different)...but on the other hand? It's honestly hard to put into words my thoughts on him but I don't feel safe around him. For example; We were at this restaurant getting a meal when he suddenly acted and "protected" me from a hunter, which in turn scared a child. Now, I was OK with him defending me and I must commend him for spotting that hunter...it's a pity that hunter was a stupid one. Listen, Kaiju Hunters are, despite some idiots, smart. They know when to go after a kaiju, how to go about doing it as to not attract any attention, and when to act. Any normal hunter would not have fired that round in a place such as that restaurant as they'd know it would cause an unwanted scene and anyone with two eyes would spot them either A) not reacting or B) trying to sneak away during the chaos. This hunter that fired? Not only did he do it in plain view but, from what I could tell, from where he was sitting? He was going to miss me by a mile.

Now, I'll give that kaiju credit; this DID result in us rescuing a person from kidnappers....but that brought on more issues with the darned Kaiju almost totaling the vehicle and, in short, scaring the child even more (perhaps even giving the kid more unwanted nightmares of being stomped on BY a kaiju).

Again, let me stress that I think Crater City is a fine city...I just don't think some of the Kaijus/Showjus that live there are, well, GOOD Kaijus to be looking up to.