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Doppelnyan (Japanese: 黒ニャン Kuronyan) is a Yo-Criminal introduced in Yo-kai Watch. He is the Yo-Criminal counterpart of Jibanyan.
Appearances[]
Video games[]
- Yo-kai Watch: NPC Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch 2: NPC Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch 3: NPC Yo-kai
Biology[]
Appearance[]
Doppelnyan is a recolor of Jibanyan. He is a black-and-white-colored cat Yo-kai, with yellow inner-ears and a chip on his left ear. He has green-blue colored eyes with large pupils, his nose is dull shade of pink. Attached to his collar is an pink-violet colored bell, matching the hitodama flames at the end of his two tails. On the middle of his chest, Doppelnyan wears a green-blue haramaki.
Profile[]
Yo-kai Watch[]
Doppelnyan's crime is "Drew enlarged nostrils on historical figures in books." The player will get "Meow Trophy" as reward.
Yo-kai Watch 2[]
Doppelnyan's crime is "Blacked out the test scores to hide a failing grade." The player will get "Speed Bell" as reward.
Yo-kai Watch 3[]
Doppelnyan's crime is "Sprayed squid ink on white chocolate." The player will get "4000 WP" as reward.
Game data[]
- Soultimate: Dirty Paws (Japanese: 汚れちまった肉球 Yogorechimatta Nikukyū)
Etymology[]
- "Kuronyan" is a combination of kuro 黒ニ (black) and nyan, the Japanese sound of a cat's meow.
- "Doppelnyan" is a combination of doppelganger and nyan.
- "Doblenyan" is a combination of doble (double) and nyan.
Trivia[]
- He is the first Non-playable variant of Jibanyan. The following ones are Meganyan, Rubeus J (boss form), Necronyan and Dark Master.
- He is the first black nyan Yo-kai, the others are Darknyan, Dark Master, and Gusto.
- He is the only Yo-Criminal who appears in a game ending, being the end credits of the first game.
- Doppelnyan's crime in Yo-kai Watch 3 could be based on We Wanna Eat White Squid, the opening theme of Yo-kai Watch Blasters: White Dog Squad.
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese
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黒ニャン Kuronyan | From kuro 黒ニ (black) and nyan, the Japanese sound of a cat's meow |
 Spanish
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Doblenyan | From "doble" (double) and "nyan" |
 French
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Jipanyan | From Jibanyan, changed the B to a P, to sound fake |
 Italian
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Doppionyan | From "doppio" (double) and "nyan" |