Gachapin originates from the infants TV show, "Hirake! Ponkikki" - which is more akin to Japanese Sesame Street and its succeeding series - "Ponkickies". 

"Hirake! Ponkikki" ran from 1973-1993 on Fuji TV. Gachapin is a green, bucktoothed dinosaur and is usually with his friend who is called Mukku (he looks like a red Yeti). For whatever reason, during the early 2000's - meme status in Japan portrayed him on the internet as a villain and for that exact reason, Maiga decided to portray him as a villain for this game as well.

Gachapin is a character that mainly focuses on powerful strikes, with emphasis on TODing the opponent with his high attack power.

A taunt that can be cancelled with a normal or special move. If successful, the Special Gauge will increase.

Gachapin mimics special moves from 8 Marbles Non-Ura characters - that being Luna, Choco, Yuri, Sheila and Ryuusei.

The move has RNG in choosing which move for Gachapin to actually mimic.

Gachapin unleashes a long-ranged sharp punch on the opponent. Due to its range and speed, it is a good tool for zoning opponents.

You can enter a "standby" state by holding forward during the skill.

While going out, Gachapin will have a lot of i-frames which can also vary depending on what variant the player utilises.

This can be used to counter opponent attack strings.

A mid-ranged attack where Gachapin bites the opponent.

On hit, Gachapin spins the opponent around and slams them into the ground. The move has a short reach, but comes out quickly and therefore could potentially be used as a combo attack while crouching.

Uses 3 bars of gauge.

An strong technique with high destructive power. The move reaches quite far and is very versatile.

Uses 3 bars of gauge.

An enhanced version of Judo. A rush-based technique, Gachapin has i-frames when it comes out.