Talk:Ukiki

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Hold on,hold on. Ukikis first appeared in SMW2:Yoshi's Island!Xterra1(talk)(work)(?) 18:23, 10 August 2007 (EDT)

Grinder. 'Nuff said. Paper Jorge! I give paper cuts so stand back!

This seems like a case of an enemy with two different names. Merge? Peachycakes 3.14 10:37, 11 September 2007 (EDT) Don't flame me.

No. Just because they are both monkeys does not mean they are the same enemy, especially since they have such different behavior. Also Ukiki is another one of those characters turned species like Yoshi and Toad. -- Son of Suns

Actually it's more like a species turned charecter. They do look very simmiler. Peachycakes 3.14 17:01, 12 September 2007 (EDT) Don't flame me.

The article says, "A Ukiki King is also a boss in Super Mario 64 DS. Upon defeating it, Wario would get the key to unlock Birdo." LOL WUT!? Is that true?
— The preceding unsigned comment was added by ShadowRaptor101 (talk).

Never, thanks for pointing that out. --Grandy02 17:59, 25 April 2009 (EDT)

Kiki the Monkey

For those who do not know, Kiki the Monkey is a character from The Legend of Zelda series who help Link out in his quest, notably in A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening. In ALttP, Kiki asks for rupees (the Hyrulian currency) to follow Link and, later, to open a gate to a dungeon. In LA, Kiki is involved in a side quest requiring an item to create a bridge.

Is it a coincidence that the names Ukiki and Kiki are similar, or is there a connection between the two, specifically in their origin of their respective in-game creations?

DaDoc540 21:18, 29 December 2009 (EST)

I don't know if there is any connection, but I do think this info would make for really interesting trivia. Culex 17:17, 13 April 2010 (EDT)

This is an old discussion, but actually since "kiki" is Japanese onomatopoeia for a monkey's screech (as in "kee kee!") it's probably just a coincidence. There's also an enemy called Monkikki in Donkey Kong on the Game Boy. Fizzle (talk) 17:00, 28 January 2014 (EST)

Merge Seedy Sally and Short Fuse with Ukiki

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merge 4-0

How are these seperate enemies? They haven't been considered different in North America since that Nintendo Power guide (the same one that misnamed Spikes as "Mace Penguins", renamed Cheep Cheeps to "Flopsy Fish", and listed Boo Balloons twice), were never considered different in other regions, and have no real differences other than using objects, which isn't always a major difference. And considering that watermelon-using Ukikis aren't considered different, it wouldn't be too hard to just say Ukikis can use objects in their surroundings.

Proposer: Niiue (talk)
Deadline: January 11, 2016, 23:59 GMT

Support

1. Niiue (talk) Per proposal.
2. SmokedChili (talk) Yeah, the two variants listed on the official guide seem to be made up; if not, then they are obsolete as per recent games. Per proposal.
3. Banon (talk) They're really the same enemies. The short fuse article even uses Ukiki artwork.
4. Cdaveedski (talk) Apparently not acknowledged in Woolly World's enemy list like everything else, so the split is simply an fake.

Comments

Links to relevant articles: Seedy Sally, Short Fuse, Ukiki.

What should we do with the names " Seedy Sally" and "Short Fuse"? We can't exactly say those are Ukiki's previous names.

Banon (talk · edits) 08:44, 29 December 2015 (EST)

Probably something to the effect of "Some Ukikis drop bombs on Yoshi, and were named as Short Fuses in the Nintendo Power player's guide. Others drop Needlenoses, and were named as Seedy Sallys.". Niiue (talk) 01:00, 30 December 2015 (EST)

Diddy Kong's voice

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it sounds like Diddy Kong's voice borrows some of Ukiki's sound clips from Super Mario 64. I got this from Diddy Kong's SSBB page on the SmashWiki site. Could this be the case, or could that site be false? Torey (talk) 21:44, 26 January 2018 (EST)

They don't provide a source of any kind, so more research would be preferred. 21:47, 26 January 2018 (EST)

I'm pretty sure they're mostly stock cartoon "monkey noise" sound effects... Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 01:49, 27 January 2018 (EST)

proposal

Shouldn't Seedy Sallies have their own page, and be listed as a derived species of ukiki? MarioLover54 12:48 PM (EST) July 10, 2019

See above. LinkTheLefty (talk) 13:04, July 10, 2019 (EDT)

Pronunciation

What is the correct pronunciation for "Ukiki"? The repeated use of "an Ukiki" throughout the article suggests that the "u" is read like in "umbrella" or something similar, but I always read the name as "you-kiki", in which case "a Ukiki" would be used instead. -- KOOPA CON CARNE 10:38, December 28, 2019 (EST)

Or is it like Oo? Probably what i suggested, since it's based off of the Japanese name. Nintendo of America staff know. -- FanOfYoshi at 12:12, December 28, 2019 (EST)

Yeah I always read it as "OO-key-key." Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 19:30, December 28, 2019 (EST)

Same. I pronounce it as Ukikē. -- FanOfYoshi at 12:18, December 29, 2019 (EST)

Split Wakkiki, determine how to name the article

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So, the subject in question is confirmed in-game to have been two separate characters in the original Japanese version on top of the fact that it's been confirmed that earlier transcripts showed that this distincti was to be kept in the English version. While the Portal lumped him with normal Ukiki, I don't think this necessarily would take authorial precedence, as in-game info usually takes precedence (I mostly checked through MarioWiki:Article naming but I'm pretty sure that's a general rule in general, as far as I remember)

Proposer: FanOfYoshi (talk)
Deadline: January 24, 2026, 23:59 GMT

Split as "Wakkiki"

1. Yoshi18 (talk) Secondary choice.

Move that info to Akiki

1. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) - Per the recent proposal to merge Goombob, Bob-omba, and Hulu to their respective bases with shared Japanese names.
2. Sorbetti (talk) Makes sense. Per Doc.
3. FanOfYoshi (talk) Per edit confli- UH, I mean, per Doc von Schmeltwick.
4. Yoshi18 (talk) Per all.
5. LinkTheLefty (talk) You're the doc, Doc.
6. Blinker (talk) Per consistency with the other MPA characters.
7. Rykitu (talk) Per doc.

Mystery of the Monkey Cage

Honestly, there should probably be an option to merge that to Akiki, given in Japan they are named the same (the spelling is slightly different due to the final character, but the same goes for Ukiki itself in MPA compared to SM64). In both cases, it's the "main" Ukiki's relative, though the exact relation (and gender) seems to have changed. Granted, I don't know how their relationship is referred to as in JP MPA. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 20:36, January 9, 2026 (EST)

Will do, Doc! -- FanOfYoshi at 20:46, January 9, 2026 (EST)

Thanks. Also, the spelling in the prototype English script was "Wakkiki" with two consecutive "k"s, so the option for that should probably follow. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 20:48, January 9, 2026 (EST)

Yeah, thanks again for catching that. -- FanOfYoshi at 20:57, January 9, 2026 (EST)

You say Portal calling it Ukiki shouldn't take precedence because in-game info usually takes precedence, but there's no in-game info calling the SM64 enemy Wakkiki in either language? Blinker (talk) 14:14, January 10, 2026 (EST)

Uh, yes there is? The SM64 section says this "In the Japanese version of the game, the "nice" Ukkiki revealed that the "enemy" one is his naughty brother, Wakkiki, upon being caught.". -- FanOfYoshi at 15:06, January 10, 2026 (EST)

Oh? But that line isn't in the final Japanese script, it's only in the early English script. The article is just wrong then. Blinker (talk) 15:38, January 10, 2026 (EST)

Huh. I was wondering what it said instead, so I looked up Japanese footage and fed the dialogue to the Google Translator. It's pretty much the same as what he says in the English release. I wonder if the "Wakkiki is my naughty brother" bit is something the early English script made up or if it came from a Japanese guide... or maybe even an early Japanese script. rend (talk) (edits) 16:07, January 10, 2026 (EST)

As for Mario Portal, I initially thought it didn't take precedence because it didn't list the "Wakkiki" (which, as pointed out by Nintendo101 (talk) it actually did) and I initially thought/believed it was FROM the game but turns out it's actually the other way around, so props to Nintendo101 for the correction! -- FanOfYoshi at 18:04, January 10, 2026 (EST)

If this proposal were to pass, would Akiki be conceptually expanded to include the enemy monkeys from Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, and would Akiki be added to the enemy list on the Super Mario 64 enemy list? - Nintendo101 (talk) 14:25, January 10, 2026 (EST)

Additionally, forgive me. Mario Portal does list the enemy monkeys under the name ワッキィ, as viewable here. - Nintendo101 (talk) 14:29, January 10, 2026 (EST)