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{{infobox character
| headercolor = #600000
| name      = Jellyfish
| headerfontcolor = #fc0000
| image     = File:Jelly.png
| image = Jelly.png
| caption    = 赤い水母っぽいの (Akai Kurageppoi No, Red Jellyfish-like Thing)
| location = [[Yume Nikki:Dense Woods A|Dense Woods A]], [[Yume Nikki:Dense Woods B|Dense Woods B (Frog Path)]], [[Yume Nikki:Ending|The Ending]]
| location  = • [[The Dense Woods]] <br/>
| name = Jellyfish
• [[The Ending]]
| role = Warp to [[Yume Nikki:Teleport Maze|Teleport Maze]] and [[Yume Nikki:Dense Woods A#Infinite Road|Infinite Road]]
| role       = •Accessing [[Teleport Maze]]<br/>
| size = Standard
•Appear in the Ending
| killable = No
| size       = Standard
}}
| killable   = No
The '''Jellyfish''' (クラゲ, Kurage) are NPCs that can be found in the [[Yume Nikki:Dense Woods|Dense Woods]]. They also make an appearance during the game's [[Yume Nikki:Ending|final scene]].
| notes      =Does not react to any effect.|effect reaction = None}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
The characters known as '''Jellyfish''' (クラゲ, kurage) are [[List of characters|NPCs]] that can be found in the [[Dense Woods]], and also make an appearance during the final scene of the game.
The Jellyfish are odd creatures that are mostly maroon in color, particularly on their legs and head, the latter of which has a bulbous shape. They have red, poncho-like frills drooping over or making up their bodies, which are outlined in bright red. Two legs emerge from the bottom of the frill, which have single-toed feet.


They are red and maroon in color and resemble jellyfish or weeping flower buds. Jellyfish have no humanoid characteristics other than the two squat legs visible from below the petal-like frill.
The Jellyfish largely stand idly in the [[Yume Nikki:Dense Woods|Dense Woods]], not reacting to any [[Yume Nikki:Effects|effects]] and only making a bell chime noise when interacted with, causing their bodies to sway. The first stands on the road in [[Yume Nikki:Dense Woods A|Dense Woods A]], while the second inhabits the end of the Frog Path in [[Yume Nikki:Dense Woods B|Dense Woods B]], taking Madotsuki to the [[Yume Nikki:Teleport Maze|Teleport Maze]] when interacted with. They cannot be killed.


[[File:Jellyfish.gif|frame|left]]
The Jellyfish are the only characters to appear in the ending, walking onto the screen after a moment. They can be made to chime with the number keys. The lower Jellyfish responds to the 1 key and makes a low sound, and the upper Jellyfish responds to the 3 key and makes a higher-pitched sound.
When interacted with, the frill shuffles from side to side and produces a series of bell chimes. This triggers paraphysical events such as teleportation or twisted dimensions.
 
Jellyfish do not move or animate when idle, and show no response to any of [[Madotsuki|Madotsuki's]] [[effects]], including even the [[effects#Knife|knife]] and [[effects#Cat|cat]], which is very unusual for NPCs.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
On the credits screen at the end of the game, they can be made to chime with the number keys. The lower Jellyfish reacts to the (1) key and makes a low sound, and the upper Jellyfish reacts to the (3) key and makes a higher-pitched sound.
*The Jellyfish chimes use the same sound as the teleport noise for the balloons in the [[Yume Nikki:Pink Sea|Pink Sea]], although the latter is in a lower pitch. These chimes are also similar to the ones heard in the background music for [[Yume Nikki:Snow World|Snow World]] and the [[Yume Nikki:The Neon Tile Path|Neon Tile Path]].
 
*They are the only NPCs that seem to appear in the real world, showing up in the game's ending.
 
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
==Interpretation==
File:Jellyfish DW.png|The Jellyfish in the Dense Woods A.
Jellyfish are strange characters that provoke a lot of questions. Their lack of expression and strange behaviour make them very mysterious characters.
File:Jellyjelly.png|The Jellyfish that transports the player to the [[Yume Nikki:Teleport Maze|Teleport Maze]] in the [[Yume Nikki:Dense Woods B|Dense Woods B]].
 
File:End Screen.png|thumb|Two Jellyfish in the ending.
Most notably, despite being surreal creatures exclusive to Madotsuki's dreams, they appear in the real world after she jumps from her balcony. This may indicate that what was apparently the 'real world' was nothing more than another layer of Madotsuki's dreams, or may suggest that they were supernatural entities that always existed outside of Madotsuki's dreams and guided the events of the game from the beginning. The fact that they appear in the ending as well as next to Shitai-san is usually brought up as evidence that they are reapers of some kind, and are thus sometimes called "death gods" (死神, "Shinigami") in the fanbase. Alternatively, their appearance may just be symbol that Madotsuki will never escape her dreams, even in death.
File:Manga jellyfish.PNG|Madotsuki encountering a Jellyfish in the [[Yume Nikki:Yume Nikki (manga)|manga]].
 
File:Manga jellyfish 2.PNG|Manga panels of the Jellyfish making a chime when Madotsuki touches it.
They are also the only NPC character (other than [[Uboa]] and the [[Toriningen]]) to be immune to the knife effect.<br />
</gallery>
This implies that they represent a very powerful force in Madotsuki's psyche on par with these other major characters, yet unlike Uboa and the Toriningen, Jellyfish show no obvious signs of hostility. This trait may also tie in to the theory of them being supernatural or deific figures. Further evidence to support this is the sound they make when interacted with, a chiming bell. In the Japanese ''Shinto'' religion, bells are often placed on shrines and are part of the ceremonial ritual associated with praying to the Gods.


[[File:Lotus-flower.jpg|thumb|left|A lotus flower. The Jellyfish may be interpreted as lotus buds or upside-down flowers.]]It has been suggested that Jellyfish are actually modelled after the lotus flower. In Japanese culture (including Buddhist symbolism), the lotus flower represents purity, divinity and spiritual awakening. This may be a metaphor for Madotsuki's suicide being a transcendence from her disturbed life into a state of 'nirvana' and peace, or her 'awakening' from the dream into the true real world.
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Latest revision as of 07:11, 2 April 2025

Jellyfish
Jelly.png
Basic Info
Role Warp to Teleport Maze and Infinite Road
Collectibles None
Events None
Location

Dense Woods A
Dense Woods B (Frog Path)
The Ending

Other
Size Standard
Killable? No

The Jellyfish (クラゲ, Kurage) are NPCs that can be found in the Dense Woods. They also make an appearance during the game's final scene.

Overview

The Jellyfish are odd creatures that are mostly maroon in color, particularly on their legs and head, the latter of which has a bulbous shape. They have red, poncho-like frills drooping over or making up their bodies, which are outlined in bright red. Two legs emerge from the bottom of the frill, which have single-toed feet.

The Jellyfish largely stand idly in the Dense Woods, not reacting to any effects and only making a bell chime noise when interacted with, causing their bodies to sway. The first stands on the road in Dense Woods A, while the second inhabits the end of the Frog Path in Dense Woods B, taking Madotsuki to the Teleport Maze when interacted with. They cannot be killed.

The Jellyfish are the only characters to appear in the ending, walking onto the screen after a moment. They can be made to chime with the number keys. The lower Jellyfish responds to the 1 key and makes a low sound, and the upper Jellyfish responds to the 3 key and makes a higher-pitched sound.

Trivia

  • The Jellyfish chimes use the same sound as the teleport noise for the balloons in the Pink Sea, although the latter is in a lower pitch. These chimes are also similar to the ones heard in the background music for Snow World and the Neon Tile Path.
  • They are the only NPCs that seem to appear in the real world, showing up in the game's ending.

Gallery

  • The Jellyfish in the Dense Woods A.

    The Jellyfish in the Dense Woods A.

  • The Jellyfish that transports the player to the Teleport Maze in the Dense Woods B.

    The Jellyfish that transports the player to the Teleport Maze in the Dense Woods B.

  • Two Jellyfish in the ending.

    Two Jellyfish in the ending.

  • Madotsuki encountering a Jellyfish in the manga.

    Madotsuki encountering a Jellyfish in the manga.

  • Manga panels of the Jellyfish making a chime when Madotsuki touches it.

    Manga panels of the Jellyfish making a chime when Madotsuki touches it.

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