Thornyan

is a Rank B Wind-attribute Yo-kai of the Charming tribe.

The Yo-kai Medallium bio reads; "Jibanyan's proud of his new spiky body. Just don't walk behind him while you're barefoot."

Thornyan evolves from Jibanyan when fused with Coughkoff.

In Yo-kai Watch Busters, he is one of the Yo-kai required to unlock Shogunyan.

Appearance
An ivy-green cat with dull pink nose. His inner-ear is dark yellow, while his muzzle, paw tips, and chest fur are white. He wears a white collar with a dark orange sphere, and around his stomach is a dull orange band. On his head are nine long spikes with white and emerald coloring nearing the tips. His tail flames are orange, yellow, and white and are also spiked.

Abilities and Powers
As Thornyan is Jibanyan with a cold, Thornyan can shoot spikes when sneezing; those spikes cause the targets that get hit by them to grow their own spikes and makes them catch a cold as well.

Yo-kai Watch
Fuse Jibanyan with Coughkoff.

Also, in Downtown Springdale, behind a fence, you can find Thornyan as a hot-spot. You can befriend him through normal means, but unless you soft reset, you only get one chance.

Yo-kai Watch 2
Go to the apartments in Shopper's Row, and speak to Coughkoff.

Quotes
Loafing: "Timeowt..."

History
In the anime, when Jibanyan catches a cold, he turns into Thornyan. He eventually turns back to normal when he gets better. In the Yo-Kai medallium, it is implied that he either likes or chose to have his spikes.

Origin
As a rare non-Japanese origin instance, Thornyan might be based on the from the American Southwest, a bobcat-like animal covered in needle-like hair and with a branching tail resembling a saguaro. It's said to roam through the desert at night and slash cacti open with the spikes on its paws, coming back the following nights to lap at the fermented juices.

Name Origin
"Thornyan" is a portmanteau of thorn and nyan. The former is also the translation of the toge part of "Togenyan", as 'toge' means spike.

In other languages

 * Japanese: トゲニャン Togenyan
 * Korean: 가시냥 Gasinyang
 * Spanish: Espinyan
 * Italian: Spinyan