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{{quote|Who has awakened me from my eternal slumber?|Yikk|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}
{{quote|Who has awakened me from my eternal slumber?|Yikk|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}


'''Yikk''' is a character that appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. When [[Bowser]] enters the [[Tower of Yikk]], he finds and reads through a book he finds on a desk. Bowser's way out is then blocked off, and Yikk appears from the book as a ghostly apparition. Yikk claims he invented the Tower of Yikk and the [[Boo-ray Machine]]. He created the Boo-ray Machine to study [[Boo]]s and other spiritual beings. After Yikk explains his machine and how to use it, he shuts the book, and goes back into slumber.
'''Yikk''' is a character that appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. When [[Bowser]] enters the [[Tower of Yikk]], he finds and reads through a book he finds on a desk. Bowser's way out is then blocked off, and Yikk appears from the book as a ghostly apparition. Yikk claims he invented the Tower of Yikk and the [[Boo-ray Machine]]. He created the Boo-ray Machine to study [[Boo]]s and other spiritual beings. After Yikk explains his machine and how to use it, he shuts the book and goes back into slumber.


Yikk is similar to the recurring character [[Professor Elvin Gadd]], as both characters study ghosts, and both of their names are puns on exclamations ("ick" or "yeek" for the former, "egad" for the latter).
Yikk is similar to [[Professor E. Gadd]], as both characters study ghosts, and both of their names are puns on exclamations ("ick" or "yeek" for the former, "egad" for the latter).
 
==Gallery==
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Happy New Year MLBIS.jpg|New Year's card made by developers of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=イビッキ
|Jap=イビッキ
|JapR=Ibikki
|JapR=Ibikki
|JapM=From 「いびき」 ''ibiki'' (snoring)
|JapM=Male name-like form of the word「{{hover|鼾|いびき}}」(''ibiki'', "snoring")
|FreE=Ronfloski
|FreEM=Russian name form of ''ronfler'' ("to snore")
|FreA=Yikk
|Ger=B. Huubert
|GerM=Pun on ''Buu Huu'' ("[[Boo]]") and the male name "Hubert"
|Ita=Yikk
|Kor=드르렁
|KorR=Deureureong
|KorM=Onomatopoeia for snoring loudly
|SpaA=Yikk
|SpaA=Yikk
|SpaAM=-
|SpaE=Fantómasen
|SpaE=Fantómasen
|SpaEM=From ''Fantasma'', meaning Ghost.
|SpaEM=From ''fantasma'' ("ghost")
|FraE=Ronfloski
|FraEM=From ''ronfler'', meaning to snore. It looks like a Russian name.
|Ger=B. Huubert
|GerM=Pun on ''Buu Huu'' (Boo's German name) and the male name ''Hubert''
|Ita=Yikk
|ItaM=-
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the original game, Yikk's book remains on a table after speaking to him on how to use the Boo-ray Machine. In the 3DS remake, however, his book is not seen for the rest of the game.
*In the original game, Yikk's book remains on a table after the player speaks to him on how to use the Boo-ray Machine. In the 3DS remake, however, his book is not seen for the rest of the game.


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Latest revision as of 18:20, October 1, 2024

Yikk in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Yikk in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Yikk in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
“Who has awakened me from my eternal slumber?”
Yikk, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Yikk is a character that appears in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its 3DS remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. When Bowser enters the Tower of Yikk, he finds and reads through a book he finds on a desk. Bowser's way out is then blocked off, and Yikk appears from the book as a ghostly apparition. Yikk claims he invented the Tower of Yikk and the Boo-ray Machine. He created the Boo-ray Machine to study Boos and other spiritual beings. After Yikk explains his machine and how to use it, he shuts the book and goes back into slumber.

Yikk is similar to Professor E. Gadd, as both characters study ghosts, and both of their names are puns on exclamations ("ick" or "yeek" for the former, "egad" for the latter).

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese イビッキ[?]
Ibikki
Male name-like form of the word「」(ibiki, "snoring")
French (NOA) Yikk[?] -
French (NOE) Ronfloski[?] Russian name form of ronfler ("to snore")
German B. Huubert[?] Pun on Buu Huu ("Boo") and the male name "Hubert"
Italian Yikk[?] -
Korean 드르렁[?]
Deureureong
Onomatopoeia for snoring loudly
Spanish (NOA) Yikk[?] -
Spanish (NOE) Fantómasen[?] From fantasma ("ghost")

Trivia[edit]

  • In the original game, Yikk's book remains on a table after the player speaks to him on how to use the Boo-ray Machine. In the 3DS remake, however, his book is not seen for the rest of the game.