A chimera (from the Greek word Χίμαιρα) refers to a monster composed of three animals - a lion, a snake, and a goat. In Knights of Sidonia, a chimera (融合個体 Yuugou Kotai) refers to a being created from human sperm and egg cells, implanted within the womb of a placental human (a human being created from placenta). The end result is a creature with the intelligence and ego of a human and the power and durability of a Gauna.
Biology[]
A chimera contains human-like organs and skeletal structure, including features like eyes, teeth, a brain of sorts, and various others. All of the components of a chimera, however, are built out of specialized placenta. This means that none of the chimera's organs are essential to its survival. Attacks that destroy what would be vital organs on a human, such as the brain or eyes, only incapacitate the chimera until the placenta regenerates those organs.
All chimeras, like pure gauna, contain a True Body.

The first chimera, pierced by a Kabizashi.
Featured Chimeras[]
- The First Chimera
- The first chimera was created by the infamous scientist Ochiai, a member of the Immortal Ship Committee. The first chimera ran out of control, and was killed when a Guardian thrust a Kabizashi through the chimera's True Body. Ochiai insisted that the chimera was just a child and did not know what she was doing.
- The first successful stable chimera created by Ochiai. Although feared at first, she quickly proved to be an invaluable asset in the war-front as well as a friend to Nagate.
- Through the success of Tsumugi, Ochiai attempted a more ambitious project by installing far deadlier weaponry into the next creation, but Kanata was still a child and lost control of its own body, forcing Ochiai to cease its brain functions until they could work out the problems.
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