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Kiki the Monkey,(LANSLink's Awakening (Nintendo Switch))[4] also known as Kiki,(ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | LADXLink's Awakening DX)[5] is a recurring character in The Legend of Zelda series.

Biography

A Link to the Past

Kiki shows up when Link is wandering through the garden maze of the Dark Palace Grounds. Kiki loves Rupees more than anything else in the world and asks the hero for 10 Rupees, after which he will follow Link.[6] If Link is hurt by the enemies encountered while Kiki is following, the monkey will run back to the maze and Link will need to give him another 10 Rupees to get him to follow again. When both Link and Kiki reach the palace entrance, Kiki tells Link he can open the door in exchange for 100 Rupees. If Link pays him, Kiki looks around for a bit, then jumps on the roof and hits a Switch, opening the door. Once Kiki opens the entrance, the door will remain open. If Link declines to pay either time, Kiki will run off and Link must return to the maze to find him.

Link's Awakening

Kiki is found southeast of Kanalet Castle's moat in Link's Awakening. She complains that she is hungry.[7] When Link gives her the Bananas as part of the Trading Quest, she calls several other Monkeys to build a bridge to access Kanalet Castle.[8] After building the bridge, they leave behind a Stick, the next item in the Trading Sequence.[9]

If Link approaches Kiki while with BowWow, Kiki and BowWow instigate a fight.[10] After a while, Kiki runs away by jumping across the moat.

Nomenclature

Kiki the Monkey is potentially named after Ukiki from the Mario series. As a name, Kiki is commonly used as a diminutive for names with a "K" sound.[11]

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
サルキッキ (Sarukikki) (ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening)[14]Monkey Kiki
The French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
Kiki (ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | LADXLink's Awakening DX)[18][19] 
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Kiki (ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | LADXLink's Awakening DX)[15][16][17] 
The Italian Republic
Italian
Kiki (ALttPA Link to the Past | LALink's Awakening | LADXLink's Awakening DX)[12][13] 
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Gallery

  • Kiki at the entrance to the Palace of Darkness from A Link to the Past

    Kiki at the entrance to the Palace of Darkness from A Link to the Past

  • Kiki at Kanalet Castle from Link's Awakening DX

    Kiki at Kanalet Castle from Link's Awakening DX

Notes

  1. ↑ Kiki is considered male in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide by Nintendo of America.[3] However, as Kiki's gender was officially stated as female in Encyclopedia,[2] this is no longer considered Canon.

References

  1. ↑ What will you do?
    Give him 10 Rupees
    Never give him anything     — N/A (A Link to the Past)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 140(LALink's Awakening)
  3. ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening—Nintendo Player's Guide, Nintendo of America, pg. 40
  4. ↑ Kiki the Monkey — Game Screen (Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch)
  5. ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 228 (ALttPA Link to the Past) & 233 (LALink's Awakening)
  6. ↑ I'm Kiki the monkey, ki ki! I love Rupees more than anything. Can you spare me 10 Rupees? — Kiki (A Link to the Past)
  7. ↑ Chi-kiita! Chi-kiita! Kiki the monkey! Hungry! Kiki the monkey! — Kiki (Link's Awakening DX)
  8. ↑ Bananas! Bananas! Oooh! Ooh! Kiki! Monkeys! Come! Repay him! Kiki! — Kiki (Link's Awakening DX)
  9. ↑ You found a stick a monkey left behind... You take it! — N/A (Link's Awakening DX)
  10. ↑ Kiiiki! What?! All right, mutt! Let's battle!! — Kiki (Link's Awakening DX)
  11. ↑ Meaning, origin and history of the name Kiki (web archive), Behind the Name, published May 29, 2020, retrieved January 16, 2023.
  12. ↑ Kiki, sono Kiki la scimmia — Kiki (A Link to the Past, Italian version)
  13. ↑ Enciclopedia di Hyrule, Magazzini Salani, pg. 233
  14. ↑ Nintendo Official Guidebook: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Vol. 1, Shogakukan, pg. 122)
  15. ↑ Encyclopedia, TOKYOPOP, pg. 228
  16. ↑ Bananas ! Bananas ! Ooooh! HABEN wollen!!! Du Kiki geben? — Kiki (Link's Awakening, German version)
  17. ↑ Encyclopedia, TOKYOPOP, pg. 233
  18. ↑ Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 228
  19. ↑ Encyclopedia, Les Éditions Soleil, pg. 233
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