Yes Man (Kappa Mikey)

Yes Man is a fictional character of Kappa Mikey, based on the archetypical yesman character, found in role-oriented organizations. He is voiced by Jesse Adams.

General Information

Yes Man is Ozu's chimp-faced assistant and sidekick. He doesn't seem to do anything for the "LilyMu" show except agree with whatever decisions Ozu makes, and possibly be the loud voice that shouts the show's name at the beginning of each LilyMu segment. He often speaks in short, loud, random phrases. He is the most exaggerated character in the sense of a cartoon, as he usually pops up at various places of the screen to complete or punctuate a statement made by Ozu.

According to "The Fugi-Kid", in 1982, he went under the name of Denim Boy, and according to "Splashomon", he was apparently the "most popular kid in all of Japan" (perhaps only in his mind). He was also known as "Yes Boy" when he was younger as he would say "Yes" to every question. He was a fan of Ozu even at this stage in his life, as he preferred an Ozu doll for his birthday.

He is the butt of physical comic violence, no matter where it comes from. However, he doesn't seem to mind it, and, like Wile E. Coyote, he always reappears unscathed, as if nothing happened. Whenever his pants are gone, he is consistently shown wearing boxers with Ozu faces on them. In the episode "The Oni Express", it is revealed that he doesn't use the bathroom, although it has been mentioned elsewhere that he can. It is shown that he sleeps in a drawer under Ozu's bed.

In "The Wizard of Ozu", Yesman plays the part of the Wizard after he is revealed to be a normal human being, and "nothing but a fraud".

Personality

Yes Man is cheerful, child-like and blissfully innocent, yet he shares his boss's sense of protocol. He is almost like an extension to Ozu's character, expressing his thoughts in ways Ozu can't express himself. Despite the fact that his position is considered a job, Yes Man is devoted to his boss to a personal level, and is willing to do almost anything to please him. He often places the well-being of Ozu and his possessions before his own (he has been known to starve himself, sleep in a hay stack, and work for peanuts), and expresses great misery when he displeases his employer.

Yes Man "is" able to make up his own mind, as shown in "Mitsuki Vanishes", where he decides to quit, and is at first unmoving in this decision when Ozu asks for him back. He is a terrible actor, yet he has a secret wish to be in the spotlight himself, which he harbored since "Mikey Impossible". He is finally able to make that wish come true in "Live LilyMu", when he fills in for Gonard. He occasionally wishes that people cared more about what he thought, but he is usually shot down.

About The Voice Actor

Jesse Adams is a stand-up comedian and comic actor working in the New York area.