Hoppy-go-Lucky has the appearance of an anthropomorphic grasshopper. He wears a fancy outfit, with a vest resembling a tuxedo's vest. He also wears a top hat and a red bow tie.
Hoppy-go-Lucky can be randomly met on the train in Springdale while playing as Nate. Hoppy-go-Lucky greets Nate and asks if he knows where the train is headed. Nate asks if Hoppy-go-Lucky checked before getting on the train and Hoppy-go-Lucky responds that he thought he'd try his luck and hopped on, but that he doesn't really care where he ends up. Hoppy-go-Lucky decides to get off at the next stop and Nate is baffled that he gets off at whatever stop he feels like.
Ikiataribatta's design is based on a wordplay on ikiataribattari (行き当たりばったり, "random, haphazard, hit-or-miss") and batta (バッタ, "locust").
"Hoppy-go-Lucky" is a play on the phrase "Happy go lucky" meaning to go through things without a care and "hop" which is what grasshoppers do.
"Chapulín" is translated as "Chapulin" (Jumping orthoptera insect, 5 to 6 cm long, usually yellowish-green or brown and very sturdy hind legs) also could reference Charles Chaplin due his moves and appearance.
"Mimalletta" is a combination of "mimo" (mime) and "cavalletta" (grasshopper).
Trivia[]
Due to text limitations his name is shortened to "Hoppy."
In other languages[]
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
いきあたりバッタ Ikiataribatta
Portmanteau of 行き当たりばったり(haphazard) and バッタ (locust)
Japanese
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Italian
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