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Thornyan (Japanese: トゲニャン Togenyan) is a Rank B Wind-attribute Yo-kai of the Charming tribe.
From Yo-kai Watch to Yo-kai Watch 3, Thornyan evolves from Jibanyan when fused with Coughkoff.
In Yo-kai Watch Blasters, he is one of the Yo-kai required to unlock Shogunyan.
Appearances
Video games
- Yo-kai Watch: Befriendable Yo-kai.
- Yo-kai Watch 2: Befriendable Yo-kai.
- Yo-kai Watch 3: Befriendable Yo-kai.
- Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Befriendable Yo-kai.
- Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Befriendable Yo-kai.
- Yo-kai Taiso Dai-ichi Puzzle da nyan: Cameo Yo-kai.
- Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble: Playable Yo-kai.
- Yo-kai Watch: Medal Wars: Playable Yo-kai.
- Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version: Cameo Yo-kai.
Anime series
- Yo-kai Watch anime series: Recurring Yo-kai.
Biology
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.
Personality
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.
Profile
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
The player has to go to the apartments in Shopper's Row, where and Coughkoff and Roughraff are arguing over who is more spiky. To obtain Thornyan, the player has to speak to Coughkoff and say he's the spikier one. He will then fuse with Jibanyan to form into Thornyan, the fusion breaking apart after Thornyan gives the player their medal.
Yo-kai Watch 3
Yo-kai Watch Busters 2
Game data
Main series games data
Yo-kai Watch
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Yo-kai Watch 2
Blasters Stats
Yo-kai Watch 3
Blasters Stats
Attribute tolerance
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Held items
Locations
Spin-off games
Yo-kai Watch Blasters
Yo-kai Watch Busters 2
Other games
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble
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Yo-kai Watch: Ukiukupedia
Evolution
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Fusion
Yo-kai Watch to Yo-kai Watch 3
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Quotes
Befriended: So STRONG! I can be your friend
Receiving food (Favorite): "I loooove this!"
Receiving food (Normal): "Average, meow!"
Loafing: "Timeowt..."
When being released from the Crank-a-kai (Wibble Wobble): "Whee! It's great to be free! Thanks for getting me out of there!"
In the anime
In Every Cold Has Its Thorn(yan), Jibanyan catches a cold and transforms into Thornyan. After Nate and Whisper fail to cure his illness, he ends up getting Hidabat and Blazion sick.
Jibanyan catches another cold and becomes Thornyan again in Hapyon Detective Agency: Case No. 5: Assault of the Thorny Yo-kai, making him sneeze the thorns all over Springdale which leads to Hailey and Usapyon to find the culprit.
Etymology
- His Japanese name, "Togenyan", is a combination of "Thorn" (Japanese: 棘/刺 Toge) and nyan. His English name, "Thornyan", is a portmanteau of thorn and nyan.
- His German name, "Dornyan", is a combination of dorn (thorn) and nyan.
- His Spanish name "Espinyan" is a combination of "Espinas" (Thorn) and Nyan.
Origin
As a rare non-Japanese origin instance, Thornyan might be based on the cactus cat 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.
Trivia
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese
| トゲニャン Togenyan | |
 French
| Epinyan | |
 Spanish
| Espinyan | |
 German
| Dornyan | |
 Italian
| Spinyan | |
 Russian
| Шипаньян Shipanyan | |
 Korean
| 가시냥 Gasinyang | |
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 Portuguese (Brazilian)
| Farpanyan |
- Portuguese: "Farpanyan"
