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Kiki the Monkey,(LANS)[4] also known as Kiki,(ALttP | LA | LADX)[5] is a recurring character in The Legend of Zelda series.

Biography

A Link to the Past

Kiki shows up when Link is wandering through the garden maze of the Dark Palace Grounds. Kiki loves Rupees more than anything else in the world and asks the hero for 10 Rupees, after which he will follow Link.[6] If Link is hurt by the enemies encountered while Kiki is following, the monkey will run back to the maze and Link will need to give him another 10 Rupees to get him to follow again. When both Link and Kiki reach the palace entrance, Kiki tells Link he can open the door in exchange for 100 Rupees. If Link pays him, Kiki looks around for a bit, then jumps on the roof and hits a Switch, opening the door. Once Kiki opens the entrance, the door will remain open. If Link declines to pay either time, Kiki will run off and Link must return to the maze to find him.

Link's Awakening

Kiki is found southeast of Kanalet Castle's moat in Link's Awakening. She complains that she is hungry.[7] When Link gives her the Bananas as part of the Trading Quest, she calls several other Monkeys to build a bridge to access Kanalet Castle.[8] After building the bridge, they leave behind a Stick, the next item in the Trading Sequence.[9]

If Link approaches Kiki while with BowWow, Kiki and BowWow instigate a fight.[10] After a while, Kiki runs away by jumping across the moat.

Nomenclature

Kiki the Monkey is potentially named after Ukiki from the Mario series. As a name, Kiki the Monkey is commonly used as a diminutive for names with a "K" sound.[11]

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LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
サルキッキ (Sarukikki) (LA)Monkey Kiki
The French Republic
FrenchEU
Kiki (LA | LADX)[16]
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Kiki (LA | LADX)[14][15]
The Italian Republic
Italian
  • Kiki (LA | LADX)[12]
  • Kiki la scimmia (LANS)[13]
  •  
  • Kiki the monkey
Latin America
SpanishLA
Chavalín (LANS) 
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Notes

  1. Kiki is considered male in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide by Nintendo of America.[3] However, as Kiki's gender was officially stated as female in Encyclopedia,[2] this is no longer considered Canon.

References

  1. "What will you do?
    Give him 10 Rupees
    Never give him anything
    " — N/A (A Link to the Past)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 140(LA)
  3. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 40
  4. "Kiki the Monkey" — Game Screen (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
  5. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 228 (ALttP) & 233 (LA)
  6. "I'm Kiki the monkey, ki ki! I love Rupees more than anything. Can you spare me 10 Rupees?" — Kiki (A Link to the Past)
  7. "Chi-kiita! Chi-kiita! Kiki the monkey! Hungry! Kiki the monkey!" — Kiki (Link's Awakening DX)
  8. "Bananas! Bananas! Oooh! Ooh! Kiki! Monkeys! Come! Repay him! Kiki!" — Kiki (Link's Awakening DX)
  9. "You found a stick a monkey left behind... You take it!" — N/A (Link's Awakening DX)
  10. "Kiiiki! What?! All right, mutt! Let's battle!!" — Kiki (Link's Awakening DX)
  11. Meaning, origin and history of the name Kiki (web archive), Behind the Name, published May 29, 2020, retrieved January 16, 2023.
  12. Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 233
  13. "Kiki la scimmia" — N/A (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch, Italian localization)
  14. "Bananas ! Bananas ! Ooooh! HABEN wollen!!! Du Kiki geben?" — Kiki (Link's Awakening, German localization)
  15. Encyclopedia, TOKYOPOP, pg. 233
  16. Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 233