Slimy yokai water-demon enemies that spawn at the frozen lake on Mt.Moonspell. Kill 6,000 to unlock Gav'Et-Oni.
chevolanoKappa is a yokai-themed normal enemy from the Legacy of the Moonspell DLC. It only spawns on Mt.Moonspell, has 10 base HP scaling with player level, and exists primarily as the kill counter for unlocking Gav'Et-Oni.
Kappa was added to Vampire Survivors on December 15, 2022, with Patch 1.2.0 alongside the Legacy of the Moonspell DLC. The enemy occupies bestiary slot 183 and only spawns on the Mt.Moonspell stage.
The internal game ID is MS_KAPPA (MS standing for Moonspell). Stats are minimal: 10 base HP scaling with the HP x Level skill, Power 10, MoveSpeed 140, knockback 1 maxing at 3, and just 1 XP per kill. The low XP drop is intentional, since Kappas spawn in such large quantities the cumulative experience would otherwise outpace every other Mt.Moonspell enemy.
The Kappa is categorised as a Location spawner, which is the wiki's term for enemies that only appear when the player walks into a specific zone of the map. They do not appear on a wave timer like Stage Killers or sigil bosses. Walking into the spawn zone triggers them; walking out stops the spawn.
The base game has no Kappa equivalent. Owners of Vampire Survivors without the Legacy of the Moonspell DLC will never encounter this enemy.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Internal ID | MS_KAPPA |
| Bestiary Number | 183 |
| Release Date | 15 December 2022 (Patch 1.2.0) |
| DLC | Legacy of the Moonspell |
| HP (base) | 10 |
| Power | 10 |
| Move Speed | 140 |
| Knockback (max) | 1 (3) |
| XP Drop | 1 |
| Skills | HP x Level |
| Spawn Type | Location spawner (Special) |
Kappas spawn in two zones on Mt.Moonspell: the frozen lake in the northwest near the Attractorb item, and the river running along the south of the map near the Silver Ring. The frozen lake is the more popular farm spot.
Mt.Moonspell is the only stage where Kappas appear. The map is large and most zones are populated by completely different yokai like 
Tengu, 
Tanuki, and 
Tsuchinoko. Kappas only spawn in two specific aquatic zones.
Primary spawn zone: the frozen lake in the northwest corner of the map. From the player starting area, head left and follow the brown path upward. The lake is adjacent to the 
Attractorb item pickup, which is the easiest landmark for navigation.
Secondary spawn zone: the river along the south edge of the map, near the 
Silver Ring stage item. This zone is larger but produces fewer simultaneous Kappa spawns than the frozen lake.
Standing at the centre of the frozen lake produces a steady stream of Kappa spawns from the surrounding water tiles. Players have reported clearing the full 6,000-kill requirement in 20 of the 30-minute run window without leaving this single position.
The southern river zone, while functional, has more interruptions from non-Kappa enemies because it sits at the boundary between several biomes. The frozen lake is fully isolated, which keeps the spawn pool clean.
The southern zone is worth knowing about as a backup if the player gets pushed off the frozen lake by Goshadokuro spawns or other late-game pressure. The river spawns Kappas at a slower rate but does not require fighting through the cave path to reach.
One advantage of the southern zone: the bottom edge of the map serves as a movement wall, which makes it easier to position the player for AoE weapons that need a stationary target. Builds focused on Garlic, Song of Mana, or other proximity weapons can sometimes outperform their frozen-lake numbers here.
Disable Random Events in the main menu, load Mt.Moonspell on Hyper mode with a high-Curse build, walk to the frozen lake, and stay put. A maxed-out late-game character clears 6,000 Kappas in roughly 10 minutes.
The Gav'Et-Oni unlock requires 6,000 cumulative Kappa kills across any number of Mt.Moonspell runs. The counter is per-save and persistent, so progress carries between sessions and characters.
According to community testing logged in Steam threads and Prima Games, the kill rate at the frozen lake is high enough that a maxed-out late-game build can finish the unlock in a single 10-minute focused run. Lower-level characters may need two or three runs.
Skull O'Maniac. Curse increases enemy spawn frequency directly, so more Kappas appear at the lake per wave tick.The single most common reason players complain that Kappas are not spawning is the Random Events feature. When this option is enabled, Mt.Moonspell substitutes scripted enemy events for many of the regular spawns, which can lock Kappas out for an entire run.
Disable Random Events from the main menu options screen before starting any Kappa farming run. The same fix also applies to Stage Killer farming on Cappella Magna.
Cast chevolano in the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane menu to unlock Gav'Et-Oni instantly. The 500-coin character purchase still applies. The spell skips the achievement.
Forbidden Scrolls ShortcutCasting chevolano in the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane menu unlocks Gav'Et-Oni immediately, with no Kappa kill counter required. The 500-coin character purchase still applies once the unlock posts.
The tradeoff: the Sir Ambrojoe-style achievement that the kill-count path grants does not register, and the Collection menu kill counter will still show 0 of 6,000.
The spell name has a clever Italian double-meaning. chevolano translates to "that fly," and Gav'Et-Oni's starting weapon is named Mille Bolle Blu (a thousand blue bubbles). Combined into "Mille bolle blu che volano," the phrase becomes "a thousand blue bubbles that fly," which is a direct reference to the 1961 song "Le mille bolle blu" by Italian singer Mina.
Pressing the spell shortcut still requires the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane to be unlocked. Players who have not yet collected the Scrolls from defeating Sketamari in The Bone Zone will need to do that first before the Secrets menu accepts spell input.
Gav'Et-Oni unlocks for purchase at 500 coins. Starting weapon Mille Bolle Blu evolves into Boo Roo Boolle with max Spellbinder. +20% Move Speed, gains +1 Amount every 20 levels up to a max +4.
Gav'Et-Oni is the direct payoff for hitting 6,000 Kappa kills. He becomes purchasable in the character menu for 500 coins (scales with other characters owned).
His starting weapon is Mille Bolle Blu, an Italian-named weapon that fires bouncing blue bubbles in random directions. The bubbles linger and deal multiple hits to enemies caught in their path, making the weapon strong against the dense enemy waves typical of late-game Mt.Moonspell.
Mille Bolle Blu evolves into 
Boo Roo Boolle when paired with a maxed 
Spellbinder passive. The evolution requires Mille Bolle Blu at level 8 and a level-5 Spellbinder, then opening any chest.
The evolved version retains the bubble pattern but adds the ability to hit the same target multiple times with each projectile. This compounds dramatically against single-target boss enemies, where Boo Roo Boolle becomes one of the highest single-target DPS weapons in the game.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Cost to Purchase | 500 coins (scales with other characters owned) |
| Starting Weapon | Mille Bolle Blu (evolves to Boo Roo Boolle with max Spellbinder) |
| Move Speed | +20% |
| Per-Level Growth | +1 Amount every 20 levels (max +4 at level 80) |
| Level 80 Bonus | Among the highest persistent Amount stat in the game |
The +1 Amount per 20 levels is a quietly powerful trait. By level 80, Gav'Et-Oni gains +4 base Amount, which stacks additively with any Amount from 
Duplicator passives, the Academy Badge in Tides of the Foscari, and the Amount PowerUp.
The result: at level 80 with 2 Duplicators and 6 Academy Badge ranks, Gav'Et-Oni reaches +10 total Amount, tied with Rottin'Ghoul and Horse for the highest persistent Amount in the game. That Amount stack benefits every weapon in the build, not just Mille Bolle Blu.
The Kappa is a real Japanese yokai (water demon) from folklore, traditionally disarmed by tricking it into bowing and spilling the water from the dish on its head. Vampire Survivors leans into the unflattering version of the legend.
The Kappa is a real yokai from Japanese folklore, depicted as a small green water-demon roughly the size of a child. They are traditionally said to live in rivers and ponds and to have a dish-shaped depression on top of their heads filled with water that is the source of their power.
The classic disarmament method in Japanese legend is to bow politely to a Kappa, who is bound by manners to bow back. Bowing causes the water to spill from their head dish, which incapacitates them. The Ars Gouda bestiary entry on page 183 directly references this trope, noting that Kappas could once be disarmed by forcing them to bow but the modern variety is too uncouth to return such courtesies.
The full Ars Gouda quote leans heavily into the unflattering version of the Kappa myth. Real Japanese folklore is mixed about Kappas: some stories portray them as mischievous tricksters or even helpful river spirits who teach humans medicine. The Vampire Survivors version specifically pulls from the cruder tradition that depicts them as slimy, lewd bottom-feeders.
Kappa is one of 16 named yokai and oni enemies on Mt.Moonspell. The Legacy of the Moonspell DLC was designed as a Japanese folklore showcase, with each enemy pulling from a real yokai tradition.
| Enemy | Folklore Source |
|---|---|
| Tengu | Mountain spirits depicted as crow-like or long-nosed humanoids |
| Tanuki | Shapeshifting raccoon dogs known for trickery and disguise |
| Tsuchinoko | Mythical snake-like cryptids with thick bodies and venomous bites |
 Kamaitachi | Wind-riding weasel spirits that cut victims with sickle-like claws |
 Raiju | Lightning beasts that travel inside thunderclouds |
 Goshadokuro | Giant skeletons formed from the bones of those who died of starvation or war |
 Orochimario | Eight-headed serpent reference combined with a Mario nod, the stage's 25:00 boss |
Mt.Moonspell is the only stage in the Legacy of the Moonspell DLC. Hyper mode unlocks by defeating Orochimario at minute 25:00. Hyper grants +100% Gold and +10% Luck.
Mt.Moonspell is the first and only stage in the Legacy of the Moonspell DLC. The stage description on the wiki frames it as "Ancestral home of a fallen clan, now overrun by yokai and oni. In this world where the sun does not shine, the night is victorious."
Hyper mode for Mt.Moonspell unlocks by defeating Orochimario, the eight-headed serpent boss that spawns at minute 25:00. Hyper mode grants +100% Gold and +10% Luck on this stage, which is one of the most generous Hyper bonuses in the game.
| Item | Location on Map |
|---|---|
 Spinach | Southeast of starting area in the pink field |
 Pummarola | Southwest in the large building |
 Candelabrador | North inside the mountain cave |
| Duplicator | North at the end of the left cave path |
 Stone Mask | Far northeast in the large temple |
| Date | Patch | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 15 December 2022 | Patch 1.2.0 (Legacy of the Moonspell) | Kappa added to game at bestiary slot 183. Gav'Et-Oni unlock established at 6,000 Kappa kills. |
| Various 2023-2026 | Multiple patches | Pause-menu map zoomed-in update applied to Mt.Moonspell. No direct Kappa stat changes recorded in the wiki history. |
Kappas spawn only on Mt.Moonspell, the Legacy of the Moonspell DLC stage. There are two spawn zones: the frozen lake in the northwest near the Attractorb item, and the river along the south of the map near the Silver Ring. The frozen lake produces faster kills.
You need to kill 6,000 Kappas across any number of Mt.Moonspell runs to unlock Gav'Et-Oni. The kill counter is per-save and persistent, so progress carries between sessions and characters.
From the player starting area on Mt.Moonspell, head left through the cave and follow the brown path upward to reach the frozen lake. The lake is adjacent to the Attractorb item pickup, which serves as a navigation landmark. Standing at the centre of the ice produces continuous Kappa spawns.
The most common cause is the Random Events feature being enabled in the main menu options. With Random Events on, Mt.Moonspell substitutes scripted enemy events for many regular spawns, which can lock Kappas out entirely. Disable Random Events before farming.
Kill 6,000 Kappas on Mt.Moonspell, then purchase Gav'Et-Oni in the character menu for 500 coins. Alternatively, cast chevolano in the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane menu to unlock him without the kill grind.
The spell is chevolano, cast in the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane menu. The phrase translates from Italian to 'that fly,' which combines with his weapon name Mille Bolle Blu to reference the song 'Le mille bolle blu' by Italian singer Mina.
A maxed-out late-game character with Hyper mode and Curse passives can clear 6,000 Kappa in a single 10-minute focused run at the frozen lake. Lower-level characters typically need two or three runs of 20-30 minutes each.
Yes. Kappa was added with the Legacy of the Moonspell DLC on 15 December 2022. Players who do not own this DLC will never encounter Kappa enemies, since the Mt.Moonspell stage is exclusive to that expansion.
Kappa stat values, internal IDs, spawn zones, and Gav'Et-Oni unlock requirements pulled from the official Vampire Survivors Wiki on Weirdgloop. Spawn-zone behaviour and the Random Events disable trick verified against multiple Steam community threads from December 2022 to 2024.
The chevolano spell etymology and the Mina song reference are documented directly on the wiki Spells page. Kappa folklore details cross-referenced with the Wikipedia entry on the Kappa yokai tradition.
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