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| image = File:KALIMBA Still.png | | image = File:KALIMBA Still.png | ||
| caption = KALIMBA | | caption = KALIMBA | ||
| location = [[Madotsuki's Room#Dream Representation|Madotsuki's Dream Room]] | | location = [[Yume Nikki Wiki:Madotsuki's Room#Dream Representation|Madotsuki's Dream Room]] | ||
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| size = Medium | | size = Medium | ||
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| notes = There are four varieties of them that scroll across the screen, back and forth.}} | | notes = There are four varieties of them that scroll across the screen, back and forth. | ||
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The '''KALIMBA''' are a group of Paracas-like characters that appear during the [[Yume Nikki Wiki:Events#The KALIMBA TV Channel|KALIMBA TV Channel event]]. | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The | The KALIMBA resemble armless humanoid entities, each having a color scheme composed of yellow, red, and carmine. They have a slightly hunched position and appear to be vomiting with tilted heads as they dance together in a straight line. They appear to be one of the many instances of [[Yume Nikki Wiki:Indigenous Imagery|Mesoamerican-inspired artwork]] found throughout the game. When the television in [[Yume Nikki Wiki:Madotsuki's Room#Dream Representation|Madotsuki's Dream Room]] is turned on, there is a 1/8 chance that a KALIMBA face will appear on the television instead of an eye, and the screen will fade to black before showing the two rows of KALIMBA dancing together to a tribal beat. | ||
[[File:KALIMBA TV.gif|frame|center|The event itself.]] | |||
Their name comes from their picture file and soundtrack, both of which are simply titled KALIMBA, seemingly named after the instrument used in the song. | Their name comes from their picture file and soundtrack, both of which are simply titled "KALIMBA", seemingly named after the instrument used in the song. | ||
[[File:KALIMBA.ogg|noicon|left]] | [[File:KALIMBA.ogg|noicon|left]] | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[KIKIYAMA]] also made a full-length version of the song before they started working on | *[[Yume Nikki Wiki:KIKIYAMA|KIKIYAMA]], the creator of ''Yume Nikki'', also made a full-length version of the song before they started working on the game, being the only one other than the [[Yume Nikki Wiki:FC House|FC House]] theme to be a complete song, although this one isn't heard in-game. | ||
[[File:KALIMBA by KIKIYAMA.ogg|noicon|center]] | [[File:KALIMBA by KIKIYAMA.ogg|noicon|center]] | ||
==Interpretation== | ==Interpretation== | ||
One of the most apparent visual [[Theories|themes]] in ''Yume Nikki'' is Mesoamerican-style art, more specifically, creatures that | One of the most apparent visual [[Yume Nikki Wiki:Theories|themes]] in ''Yume Nikki'' is Mesoamerican-style art, more specifically, creatures that resemble those of the ancient Paracas civilization that lived more than 2,000 years ago. In this ancient Peruvian culture, "ritual vomiting" was a practice where a person vomiting could be seen as them releasing toxins out of their system, both physically and spiritually. In Paracas art, this is depicted as the manifestation of a snake to symbolize this leaving the body, which can be seen with the KALIMBA. It's possible that [[Yume Nikki Wiki:Madotsuki|Madotsuki]] feels very connected with their culture, as she even has a rug with an ancient pattern in the real world. The [[Yume Nikki Wiki:Bloody Touching Monster|Bloody Touching Monster]] and the parallax background in [[Yume Nikki Wiki:Eyeball World|Eyeball World]] are other examples of vomiting in the game. | ||
[[File:Eyeball.png|frame|center|Ritual vomiting in the form of a snake, as the creature is a representation of spiritual illness.]] | [[File:Eyeball.png|frame|center|Ritual vomiting in the form of a snake, as the creature is a representation of spiritual illness.]] | ||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Yume Nikki Wiki:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Decorative NPCs]] | [[Category:Yume Nikki Wiki:Decorative NPCs]] | ||
[[Category:Events]] | [[Category:Yume Nikki Wiki:Events]] | ||
[[Category:Characters With Official Names]] | [[Category:Yume Nikki Wiki:Characters With Official Names]] | ||
[[ru:Kalimba TV Channel]] | [[ru:Kalimba TV Channel]] | ||
[[es:Canal oculto de la television]] | [[es:Canal oculto de la television]] |
Revision as of 20:00, 11 November 2022
The KALIMBA are a group of Paracas-like characters that appear during the KALIMBA TV Channel event.
Overview
The KALIMBA resemble armless humanoid entities, each having a color scheme composed of yellow, red, and carmine. They have a slightly hunched position and appear to be vomiting with tilted heads as they dance together in a straight line. They appear to be one of the many instances of Mesoamerican-inspired artwork found throughout the game. When the television in Madotsuki's Dream Room is turned on, there is a 1/8 chance that a KALIMBA face will appear on the television instead of an eye, and the screen will fade to black before showing the two rows of KALIMBA dancing together to a tribal beat.
Their name comes from their picture file and soundtrack, both of which are simply titled "KALIMBA", seemingly named after the instrument used in the song.
Trivia
- KIKIYAMA, the creator of Yume Nikki, also made a full-length version of the song before they started working on the game, being the only one other than the FC House theme to be a complete song, although this one isn't heard in-game.
Interpretation
One of the most apparent visual themes in Yume Nikki is Mesoamerican-style art, more specifically, creatures that resemble those of the ancient Paracas civilization that lived more than 2,000 years ago. In this ancient Peruvian culture, "ritual vomiting" was a practice where a person vomiting could be seen as them releasing toxins out of their system, both physically and spiritually. In Paracas art, this is depicted as the manifestation of a snake to symbolize this leaving the body, which can be seen with the KALIMBA. It's possible that Madotsuki feels very connected with their culture, as she even has a rug with an ancient pattern in the real world. The Bloody Touching Monster and the parallax background in Eyeball World are other examples of vomiting in the game.