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Poniko
Basic Info
Role	None
Collectibles	None
Events	None
Location	Poniko's House
Other
Size	Standard
Killable?	Yes

Revision as of 23:24, 12 July 2023

Poniko (ポニ子, "Ponytail girl") is a character found in the Pink Sea.

Overview

Poniko is a blonde girl with a ponytail, a green long-sleeve shirt, and a checkered brown skirt. She wears red shoes that are similar to Madotsuki's own shoes. She also has rosy cheeks and blue eyes which constantly look to her left side, giving a somewhat annoyed or dismissive expression.

Poniko in her room.

She can be found inside a conical house located on one of the southern islands in the Pink Sea. She is the sole resident of the Pink Sea, living alone in a single, room, much like Madotsuki herself. In her room, she simply wanders around and has no reaction to the player if she is interacted with normally, and she will show the standard reactions to the Knife and Stoplight effects. However, she will perform a small stomping animation when attracted with the Cat effect.

When interacting with the light switch upon entering Poniko's room, there is a 1/64 chance that the room will change and Poniko will be replaced with Uboa, which will take Madotsuki to Uboa's Trap upon interaction.

In the manga

Poniko in the manga.

Poniko is one of the major characters of the Yume Nikki manga. In it, she wears a turtleneck sweater and has a solid-colored skirt rather than a patterned one. She also has overall straps which connect to her skirt and go over her shoulders. She is one of six dreamers that created the collective dream world and was isolated in her home in the Pink Sea.

When Madotsuki encounters Poniko for the first time, she appears to look up to her, asking herself if "she'll be [her] friend" and stating "her clothes are cute too". However, Poniko quickly transforms into Uboa once Madotsuki approaches her and attacks by hitting Madotsuki with the Umbrella effect, stealing her effects and trapping her in Uboa's Trap. As such, Madotsuki exacts revenge.

During the story's climax, Poniko uses Madotsuki's stolen effects to reach Seccom Masada-sensei and beheads him as Uboa, taking him to Mars-san to see what they can do about Madotsuki's increasingly violent nature. Poniko is tasked with exterminating Madotsuki as Masada is transformed into a window-like pattern on Poniko's shirt, similar to Madotsuki's pattern. Instead of killing Madotsuki, she uses the Knife effect to destroy Madotsuki's dream diary, causing the dream world to collapse in order to free herself and Madotsuki. However, a large Henkei Shita-like monster formed by Madotsuki's bad memories spots Poniko, consuming her as revenge for attacking her as Uboa.

Trivia

If Poniko is killed using the Knife effect before triggering the Uboa event, then Uboa will not appear in the room. Due to this, the two can be inferred to be the same character and Uboa is simply an alternate form or appearance of Poniko (or vice-versa).
- Uboa also appears in the exact location Poniko was before the lights are switched.

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-== Poniko ==
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-Poniko is a character appearing in Madotsuki's dream. She is held in high regard with fans. Her house is found by diving into a pool located in an igloo at the [[List of locations#Snow World|Snow World]].
+| headercolor = #c7c481
+| headerfontcolor = #665f29
+| image = Ponikobig.png
+| location = [[Yume Nikki:Poniko's House|Poniko's House]]
+| name = Poniko
+| role = None
+| size = Standard
+| killable = Yes
+}}
+'''Poniko''' (ポニ子, ''"Ponytail girl"'') is a character found in the [[Yume Nikki:Pink Sea|Pink Sea]].
-=== [[File:Ponikoroom.jpg|thumb]]Description ===
+==Overview==
+Poniko is a blonde girl with a ponytail, a green long-sleeve shirt, and a checkered brown skirt. She wears red shoes that are similar to [[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki|Madotsuki]]'s own shoes. She also has rosy cheeks and blue eyes which constantly look to her left side, giving a somewhat annoyed or dismissive expression.
-Poniko is a blonde girl with a ponytail, green shirt, a skirt and red shoes. She, like [[Madotsuki's Room|Madotsuki herself]], lives alone in a very bare house. She seems to want to be alone, as Madotsuki is only able to reach her house by going through a [[List of locations#Pastel Shoal World|Pastel Lake]]. Poniko changes in a random event triggered by turning off the light in her house.
+[[File:Poniko's room.PNG|thumb|center|250px|Poniko in her room.]]
-[[File:Poniko.jpg|thumb|Poniko]]
+She can be found inside a conical house located on one of the southern islands in the Pink Sea. She is the sole resident of the Pink Sea, living alone in a single, room, much like [[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki's Room|Madotsuki herself]]. In her room, she simply wanders around and has no reaction to the player if she is interacted with normally, and she will show the standard reactions to the [[Yume Nikki:Effects#Knife|Knife]] and [[Yume Nikki:Effects#Stoplight|Stoplight]] effects. However, she will perform a small stomping animation when attracted with the [[Yume Nikki:Effects#Cat|Cat]] effect.
-=== Fan Speculation ===
+When interacting with the light switch upon entering Poniko's room, there is a 1/64 chance that the room will change and Poniko will be replaced with [[Yume Nikki:Uboa|Uboa]], which will take Madotsuki to [[Yume Nikki:Poniko's House#Uboa's Trap|Uboa's Trap]] upon interaction.
-'''Room -''' Poniko and her room could be interpreted as early designs of a protagonist and her room, due to familiar aspects seen in Madotsuki's room.
+===In the manga===
+[[File:Poniko in the Manga.jpg|thumb|right|80px|Poniko in the manga.]]
+Poniko is one of the major characters of the ''Yume Nikki'' [[Yume Nikki:Official Manga|manga]]. In it, she wears a turtleneck sweater and has a solid-colored skirt rather than a patterned one. She also has overall straps which connect to her skirt and go over her shoulders. She is one of six dreamers that created the collective dream world and was isolated in her home in the Pink Sea.
-'''Actions -''' No matter what you do, she doesn't seem to pay any attention to you, which is the point of some fandom hilarity. The only exception to this is running at her with a knife and using the cat effect. This is a trait shared by many characters, however.
+When Madotsuki encounters Poniko for the first time, she appears to look up to her, asking herself if "she'll be [her] friend" and stating "her clothes are cute too". However, Poniko quickly transforms into Uboa once Madotsuki approaches her and attacks by hitting Madotsuki with the Umbrella effect, stealing her effects and trapping her in Uboa's Trap. As such, Madotsuki exacts revenge.
-== Uboa ==
+During the story's climax, Poniko uses Madotsuki's stolen effects to reach [[Yume Nikki:Seccom Masada-sensei|Seccom Masada-sensei]] and beheads him as Uboa, taking him to [[Yume Nikki:Mars-san|Mars-san]] to see what they can do about Madotsuki's increasingly violent nature. Poniko is tasked with exterminating Madotsuki as Masada is transformed into a window-like pattern on Poniko's shirt, similar to Madotsuki's pattern. Instead of killing Madotsuki, she uses the Knife effect to destroy Madotsuki's dream diary, causing the dream world to collapse in order to free herself and Madotsuki. However, a large [[Yume Nikki:Henkei Shita|Henkei Shita]]-like monster formed by Madotsuki's bad memories spots Poniko, consuming her as revenge for attacking her as Uboa.
-If you turn off the light, there is a 1 in 64 chance that you will see Uboa. It was originally thought you had to kill Poniko first and return for the secret, but has easily been proven false.
-=== Description ===
+==Trivia==
-[[File:Uboa.jpg|thumb|Uboa]]
+*If Poniko is killed using the Knife effect before triggering the Uboa event, then Uboa will not appear in the room. Due to this, the two can be inferred to be the same character and Uboa is simply an alternate form or appearance of Poniko (or vice-versa).
-Uboa is a strange creature, usually considered male or genderless. He replaces Poniko soon as you turn off the light, and plays a continuous muted "aaaaaaah" sound, (if properly filtered,) surprising most people.
+**Uboa also appears in the exact location Poniko was before the lights are switched.
+[[Category:Yume Nikki Characters]]
-When the event happens, a bright flash fills the room, similar to a blowing light bulb, then the entire room changes and Uboa replaces Poniko (if you kill her before triggering the event, there is still a chance he might appear). You cannot go out the door, and flipping the light switch only causes another flash of light. If you touch him, you will be sent to a Monochrome Street highly similar to the [[White Desert]] (with even it's soundtrack playing); a looped room with white water, a strange monster in the background bleeding, and Uboa's face will change.
-Uboa's name originated from a type of scream in Japan. Originally pronounced 'uhoa' (''ooo-hwha''), when said in a manner resembling a scream, the name certainly suits its appearance and situation.
-The origin of Uboa's (undistorted) face design may have come from a 1997 Treasure game called Mischief Makers, if it is not a highly odd coincidence. The denizens of the planet Clancer, as well as most objects on the planet, all have black, hollow looking eyes like Uboa that may be both curved inward or one curving outward and a usually gaping black mouth. The faces of most people are also white.
-===[[File:Uboaroom.jpg|thumb]]Reception===
-Uboa is likely a major factor for the success of the game, especially in the English version. Many non-Japanese players were introduced to Uboa through Youtube. Uboa itself may very well be the number one inspiration to download and explore Yume Nikki by most fans.
-=== [[File:Uboaspace.jpg|thumb|left]]Fan Speculation ===
-'''Hopelessness -''' Due to the aspect of being trapped, Uboa could be interpreted as a feeling of hopelessness.
-'''Poniko's True Form''' - A common interpretation is that Uboa is Poniko's true form, mostly because he replaces her sprite.
-'''Frustration''' - A theory based on the correlation between Mischief Makers and Uboa's face, Uboa may be based on Kikiyama's and/or Madotsuki's frustration. Uboa is thematically similar to near-hopeless gameplay since it is very hard to trigger the event and even harder to accidentally discover. This may be Kikiyama's way of projecting game frustration.
-'''Revenge -''' Since Poniko could be interpreted as Madotsuki's emotional side, which she is locking away, bothering her (switching the lights on and off) causes Uboa to appear, giving a fright to the player.
-=== Memetic Mutation ===
-'''Cho Uboa - '''In which Uboa is a horrifying muscular creature. Poniko keeps him as her pet.
-'''ah not tan neet... - '''In which Microsoft Sam sings the [[List of locations#Wilderness A|Toriningen Party]] Song, with a naked [[Masada]] with Uboa for a head dancing in the foreground. This is a remake of a Japanese video with a Japanese man singing, and the lyrics of the memetic version are mondegreens of that one.
-[[Category:Characters]]

Poniko

Basic Info
Role	None
Collectibles	None
Events	None
Location	Poniko's House
Other
Size	Standard
Killable?	Yes