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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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+| image = Ponikobig.png
-|caption      = Poniko, prior to her transformation
+| location = [[Yume Nikki:Poniko's House|Poniko's House]]
-|Row 1 title  = Character Type:
+| name = Poniko
-|Row 1 info   = NPC
+| role = None
-|Row 2 title  = Locations:
+| size = Standard
-|Row 2 info   = Poniko's House on [[The Pink Sea]].
+| killable = Yes
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-|Row 3 info   = May transform into [[Uboa]]}}
+'''Poniko''' (ポニ子, ''"Ponytail girl"'') is a character found in the [[Yume Nikki:Pink Sea|Pink Sea]].
-'''Poniko''' (ポニ子, ''"Ponytail girl"'') 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 [[Snow World]].
-===Description===
+==Overview==
-[[File:Ponikoroom.jpg|thumb|Poniko's room]]
+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 brown 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 The Pink Sea. At her house there is not much to interact with except a light switch. There is a 1/64 chance that Poniko will change into [[Uboa]] after flicking on and off the lights.
-It is also known by fans of the Nintendo game Mother/Earthbound, that outside of her house looks a lot like the location Magicant in Mother 1/ Earthbound Zero. Mainly because many areas in [[Yume Nikki]] are inspired by Mother 1.
+[[File:Poniko's room.PNG|thumb|center|250px|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 [[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.
-Character - Some say Poniko is a seperate entity all together while others say she's Madotsuki's ideal person, her "hero" to look up to, a nice normal girl with flowing hair; replaced by Uboa when Madotsuki gives up after flipping that light switch so many times. It's also been speculated that she saved Madotsuki's life (possibly from a car wreck) but the memory of her death haunted Madotsuki, taking form in Uboa.
-It is still unknown which one of them (Poniko or Uboa) is the good one. Uboa might be evil because it can teleport Madotsuki to the inescapable room with water (or blood) on the ground. Poniko might be good, but no one can be for sure. It is also thought that Poniko may also be a bit arrogant or just wants to ignore Madotsuki as she doesn´t react when Madotsuki tries to interact with her. Poniko may dislike Madotsuki or has bad memories about her. Her transforming into Uboa could be an angry reaction to Madotsuki when she gets on her nerves.
+===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.
-'''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.
+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.
-'''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.
+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.
-[[Category:Characters]]
+==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.
+[[Category:Yume Nikki Characters]]

Poniko

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