Filmlin (Japanese: フィルムリン Firumurin), also known as Eigalien (Japanese: エイガリアン Eigarian) is a Shadowside Yo-kai of the Tsukumono Tribe introduced in Yo-kai Watch Shadowside.
Biology[]
In his Lightside form, Filmlin is a film reel Yo-kai who possesses a film reel body that's purple and grey in color, the reel on his face is brown in color and ends in sharp teeth and act as his mouth. On his side are five holes with red wisps in them, and one being red and having eyes. He has small brown arms and legs with clawed hands and feet, with some small purple accents on them. He has a small blue flame on his head, and a piece of film tape that acts as a tail.
In his Shadowside form, Eigalien gains a Xenomorph-like form and body shape. His skin is brown, and possesses a dark purplish plate on his head and long spikes that run on his back. He has a very long mouth that possesses multiple rows of small and big teeth and has a greenish tongue. His hands now become film projectors, that are purple with red reels, and instead of feet, he instead moves around on a film reel-like wheel. His tongue resembles a claw.
In this form, he can attack his victims in speed using his film reel wheel, and can shoot a beam from his tongue to make the victim experience their worst fear, that is then showed onto the cinema screen. He can also hypnotize people into going certain cinema rooms and possessing them, with one example being Room #0 in SS020. When a victim watches a movie within the possessed room, their fears will start to be reflected and the victim will be transported into the movie, in which they become traumatized as they face movie characters that play the victim's fear. It is also shown that the possessed cinema room can be hidden from normal view and as a way to lure victims in.
Profile[]
Filmlin debuted in SS020 where he was responsible for Room #0 and how it caused immense trauma from moviegoers, this alerted the Yo-kai Detective Agency, and through combined efforts, Filmlin was defeated.
It is revealed in that Filmlin was once a film stock featuring a horror movie created by a famous film director who decided to try his skills at producing a horror film; however, the film itself was poorly received by the audience for being extremely scary. Enraged, the director discarded the film stock, which was picked by his wife, and due to a sorrow tear shed by her, Filmlin came into being. He then used his powers to hypnotize people who went to a certain movie theatre, including Summer, so that people would watch the movie he produced, which caused the events in the episode to unravel.
After he explains himself, Summer summons all of her Yo-kai friends to watch his movie. Unfortunately, everyone, except for Isabelle, runs out of the room due to the scariness of the movie. However, he remains pleased that someone could watch the film, as even he described the film as "quite shocking", and happily hands over his Keystone to Isabelle.
Etymology[]
Filmlin is a portmanteau of Film and Gremlin.
Eigalien is a portmanteau of (Japanese: 映画 eiga, movie) and Alien (Japanese: エイリアン Eirian).