Phonius

is a character in Yo-kai Watch.

History
Phonius is a TV director.

At a young age while he was in the hospital, he was visited by his uncle who claimed that he had encounters and souvenires like the scale of the Gyioppiara (Merman in the English dub), the Fang of the Loch Ness Monster and the belt of Gray Alien #7. Even though he knew that his uncle is a Yaki-imo shop owner (door-to-door salesman in the English dub), Phonius was still impressed with his stories.

Debuting in EP058, Phonius discovered the human forms of Komasan and Komajiro in the museum where his plans to make a show starring the two of them after seeing Komasan being impressed with the exhibits.

From EP059-EP064, Phonius starts the "Kaptain Komasan's Expedition Team" show where Phonius utilizes different props and actors to pull off legendary things that Komasan would find like the Loch Ness Monster, the Amazon Caveman Danota Tsusan'o (Jular Geroe in the English dub), Gray Alien #7, a lost treasure, and a Yeti.

In EP065, different news medias have exposed the truth about Phonius' show where he is told by his boss Alexander that his show has been cancelled. While clearing up the props from "Kaptain Komasan's Expedition Team" in the staff room, Phonius and his workers go through the unused props as Phonius states that he wasn't trying to trick anyone. When one person asks about the fake beard, Phonius states that it was supposed to be for the mountain man Gouripikarn (Merlin in the English dub). Then the person asks about the costume where Phonius states that it was supposed to be for the walking Manneken Pis (the Mole People Leader in the English dub). While he is walking out of the TV studio with his stuff, he is approached by Komasan and Komajiro. At the park that night, Phonius explained his motives to Komasan and Komajiro. After telling Phonius that he should film something that is real, Komasan and Komajiro enlist Nate into helping them by summoning a Yo-kai. Nate summons Dromp and Hidabat provides the special potion he ordered so that he can see Dromp. Even though Alexander claimed that Mr. Phonius' encounter with Dromp was fake. Mr. Phonius claimed that they can do a disclaimer stating that the creatures are depicted with cutting-edge CGI since most shows use CGI. When Mr. Phonius' latest show "The Unknown Zone" comes out, it depicts Dromp as a bloodthirsty Yo-kai that eats thousands of children each day much to the surprise of Komasan and the annoyance of Komajiro.

Inaho Misora and USApyon later had their encounter with Mr. Phonius.

Komasan and Komajiro
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Inaho Misora and USApyon
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