Hooski
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Hooskis are characters that first appear in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. They appear as brown variants of Hoohooligans from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, and bear a strong resemblance to Haniwa, clay figures buried with the dead during Japan's Edo period. Their name is a portmanteau of "Hoo", an onomatopoeia for laughter, and "-ski", which is a Slavic suffix; it is also a pun on the term "Ruski", slang for a Russian individual. Hoohooligans tend to sprinkle the word "hoo" throughout their sentences.
One particular Hooski is the subject of a trading quest in Wakeport; Mario and Luigi must trade items with the inhabitants of Wakeport in order to acquire an appropriate proposal gift for him so he can propose to a female Hooski.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Korean | 토용족[?] Toyongjok |
Possibly from 土竜 (Mogura/Mole in Japanese), referring to their round shape. It can be read as "토룡" or "토용" in Korean. | |
Russian | Ухихинец[?] Ukhikhinets |
From хи-хи, which is onomatopoeia for laughing |