Opa-Opa

Opa-Opa is a sentient spacecraft from the Fantasy Zone series. Fantasy Zone is an arcade game released by Sega in 1985. Later, it was ported to a number of consoles, including the Sega Master System. It stars Opa-Opa, who fights nonsensical invader enemies in the Fantasy Zone. Because the settings are atypical of traditional scrolling shooter and pastel colors, it is sometimes called a "cute 'em up". He stars in the games Fantasy Zone and Fantasy Zone 2: The Tears of Opa-Opa. He has a brother named Upa-Upa who is the leader of the Fantasy Zone defense squad, and O-Papa, his daddy.

Fantasy Zone
In the space year 6216 (1422 in the original Arcade version), the Fantasy Zone was cast in panic at the collapse of the interplanetary monetary system. The Space Guild reveals the plans of the planet Menon, whose forces are stealing the other planets' currencies to fund a huge fortress in the Fantasy Zone. Opa-Opa is sent to the Menon system after they stole supplies from other systems. It is revealed that Opa-Opa's father is the leader of Menon.

Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa
10 years after Fantasy Zone, Opa-Opa is once again sent to defeat the Menons. As it turns out, the mastermind behind the Menons is Opa-Opa's bad self. Due to the emotional stress caused by the war he fought 10 years ago, he had split into two beings; one of them good and the other bad. Only O-Papa was aware of this fact and thus became leader of the Menons because of his bond with his son.

Characteristics
Opa-Opa is 38 cm high (14.9 in), 40 cm wide (15.7 in), and 52 cm (20.5 in) long. Its feathery white wings are 19 cm (7.5 in) each and it weighs 16.8 kg (37 lb). It has an opaque cyan screen, is red in the back and green on the bottom. Coming out from the bottom are two skinny yellow leg with large feet.

Appearances in Other Games

 * Opa Opa is a playable character in Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing. It can be unlocked for 32,000 SEGA miles.

Bio:
"Opa-Opa is a sentient spacecraft, battling to stop the planet Menon from stealing the other planets’ currency to build a huge fortress. In winning this battle, Opa-Opa hopes to restore peace to the Fantasy Zone. Opa-Opa can hover and fly using its wings or sprout feet to walk on the ground."


 * Opa-Opa appears in Samba De Amigo as a song, "Opa-Opa!"


 * Opa-Opa appears as a toy in the capsule machines in Shenmue