Happierre has a yellow, gaseous-looking body, with diminutive arms. He sports squinty eyes, a wide mouth, and a green mustache, vaguely resembling a Dali style. His hair is green and styled to resemble a normal haircut, and has a daisy on the top.
He shows a cheerful disposition, which is evidenced by his constant smile. He is calm, gentle and most of the time, he tries to solve problems in a peaceful manner, which is the main reason Nate summons him. He also speaks in a French accent, while in the Japanese version he ends his sentences with "bono". On rare occasions, he can sometimes get angry.
Happierre's aura warms and smooths the atmosphere where he is present, ensuring a cheerful and amiable disposition of the people on it. Said aura can negate the dampening effects of depressing Yo-kai such as Dismarelda, normalizing the atmosphere. This ability has also been shown to negate Cynake's inspiriting.
Happierre appears in trees in Blossom Heights, Excellent Tower and in trees and telephone poles Old Springdale. He can also be found through the binoculars in the Excellent Observation Deck. and on the first, second and fourth floors of the Divine Paradise.
He can also be found between 5000 and 7999 yards in the Infinite Tunnel.
He can also be freed from the Crank-a-kai with a Green Coin.
Happierre's souls can be found in the Yo-kai Sumo Ring. They are a reward for completing the Skilled Arena. He can also be found in the Gutsy Bones battles in Enma Tournament - Oni Arena.
Happierre can be found on Patrol Missions in Blossom Heights. An NPC Happierre called Mr. Happierre resides in the Blasters House as part of the B Team. He allows the player to swap the Yo-kai in their party.
He is required for the Happy Couples and Legendary Blasters Yo-kai Circles.
Happierre can be found in stage 38, 53, 98, 125, 130, 136, 148, secret stage 5-3, 6-5 and 8-6, stage 19 on Super Mystery Way and stage 39 in Ultra Terror Time.
"Happierre" is a portmanteau of "happy" and "Pierre."
"Honobono" is a play on "honobono" (Japanese: ほのぼの,heartwarming).
"Felisonte" is a portmanteau between "Feliz" (happy) and "Monte" (mountain).
"Felicio" is a name made up by the word "Felice" (happy).
"Jojojoyeux" is a portmanteau of "Joyeux" (Joyful) and "jovial" and "enjoué" (playful) (or could possibly be a portmanteau of the name Jojo and Joyeux).
"Frohland" is a combination of "Froh" (happy, joyful) and the name "Roland."
Trivia[]
Happierre's first appearance in Yo-kai Watch parallels his first appearance in the anime.
The difference is that he does not give his Yo-kai Medal to the player before leaving.
When snapped in the Yo-kai Cam, his tip is the following: "Your smiling face brightens the mood around you!"
Happierre's marriage to Dismarelda could be a nod to the old adage "opposites attract," for both Yo-kai have a romantic interest in one another but have complete opposite personalities and effects on humans.
Happierre and Grumpus Khan are one of the few Yo-kai to keep their Japanese verbal tics in rare instances; the localized version of Yo-kai Watch Blasters is an example.
In other languages[]
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
ホノボーノ Honobono
Spanish
Felisonte
French
Jojojoyeux
Italian
Felicio
Name based of the Italian Word for Happy. [Felice]