Kikimora

Kikimora
	; Kikimora, as she appears in Puyo Puyo!! Quest
	Name
Kana	キキーモラ
Romanization	Kikiimora
Other Names	키키모라 (Kikimora); Кикимора
	Personal Info
Gender	Female
Birthday	May 31 (Gemini)
	Notable Appearances
First appearance	Madou Monogatari: Michikusa Ibun
Latest appearance	Puyo Puyo!! Quest
	Voice Actor(s)
Japanese	Sakanayasan (Puyo Puyo Sun); Yumi Hikita (Puyo Puyo~n); Akane Fujikawa (Puyo Puyo!! Quest)
	Puyo Puyo!! Quest information

Kikimora is a maid very loosely based on the mythological Kikimora. She is obsessed with cleanliness.

Biography

Appearance

Kikimora is a young woman with short blonde hair. In general, she resembles that of a housekeeping maid, wearing a red dress and brown shoes, covered up with a maid apron. She also wears a maid's headdress.

Personality

To Kikimora, nothing is more important than keeping everything as tidy as possible. Making a mess around her is ill-advised, especially if she just cleaned that area.

Abilities

Despite seeming like a mere maid, Kikimora is no stranger to magical abilities. She's also very powerful physically, and is nearly always armed with her trusty mop.

History

Madou Monogatari series

Kikimora debuted in Madou Monogatari: Michikusa Ibun as an enemy.

She received her own spinoff Disc Station game titled Kikimora's Clean Up. This game introduces Nega Kikimora, an evil doppelganger that would appear as an enemy in subsequent games.

Puyo Puyo Sun

Kikimora appears as the fourth opponent in Arle's story. She becomes enraged when Arle steps on a freshly-swept rock path; she trips Arle, pins her down using a broom, and brushes her across the ground.

Puyo Puyo~n

Kikimora appears as the third opponent. As Arle is looking around the circus premises for Carbuncle, she gets into Kikimora's way. When Kikimora refuses to help Arle, she calls her a "stingy old cleaning lady", infuriating her into a Puyo match with her. Post-battle, Kikimora instructs her to look at a circle beneath her, which magically warps her to the volcano stage.

Minna de Puyo Puyo

Kikimora appears as the first opponent in Gold Town, Gachinko Dungeon, and Magical Tower. She teaches Arle all of the Nuisance Puyo rules. During her battles she is always fought with 3 colors but in her final battle in Trial Labyrinth, she is fought with 4 colors.

Miscellaneous

Kikimora appears in an animated short, trying to unsuccessfully clean a beach with only her broom. When Witch appears, she attempts to get her broomstick, leading to both quarrelling over it.

Kikimora appears as a referee in another short with the characters as football (rugby) players.

Trivia

Kikimora was created by Keiji Uemizu, a Compile employee who served as a scenario writer for both Madou Monogatari and Puyo Puyo games.
Kikimora's Super Attack in the console version of Puyo Puyo~n is named after Kikimora's Clean-Up.

Appearances

Puyo Puyo

Madou Monogatari

Spinoffs

Character-specific mechanics

Super attack

Puyo Puyo~n: Cleaning Campaign: Remove all of the user's Nuisance Puyo.
Pocket Puyo Puyo~n: 15-Transfer: The top three color Puyo of each of the player's columns are sent to the opponent. Any Nuisance Puyo above the third-highest color Puyo of each column is erased.
Puyo Puyo Box: Sweep: Remove all of the user's Nuisance Puyo.

Chants

SUN/Pocket Yon/Minna

Player Chain

Chain	Dialogue
Chain	Japanese	Romanization	Translation
1	はいっ	Hai!	Yes!
2	キレイにするわよ	Kirei ni suru wa yo!	I'm gonna clean it up!
3	そこ、ジャマジャマ	Soko, jamajama!	Hey, you're in the way!
4	汚いのはダメ！	Kitanai no wa dame!	No dirtiness allowed!
5	モップがうなるわ～	Moppu ga unaru wa!	I'm itching to use my mop!
6	整理整頓	Seiri seiton!	Keep things tidy and ordered!
7	ピッカピカだよ！	Pikkapika da yo!	It's sparkling clean!

Enemy Attack

Results	Dialogue
Results	Japanese	Romanization	Translation
Light	うあっとと！	U-atto-to!	Uwa-ow-ow!
Heavy	散らかさないで～！	Chirakasa naide~!	Don't make it a mess~!

Character Select and Result

Results	Dialogue
Results	Japanese	Romanization	Translation
Character Select	お掃除しちゃうぞ！	Osouji shichau-zo!	Time to clean it up!
Win	お掃除、終了！	Osouji, shūryō!	Cleaning complete!
Lose	不潔な人、嫌～い！	Fuketsu-na hito, kirai!	Filthy people are gross~!

Yon

Player Chain

Chain	Dialogue
Chain	Japanese	Romanization	Translation
1	よおし	Yooshi!	Good!
2	始めるわよ	Hajimeru wa yo!	Let's kick it off!
3	パタパタ	Patapata!	dusts off mop
4	さーっと	Saatto!	All right, then!
5	よいしょ	Yoisho!	Heave-ho!
6	そおれっ	Soore!	Here!
7	ピッカピカだよ	Pikkapika da yo!	It's sparkling clean!

Super Attack

Dialogue
Japanese	Romanization	Translation
お掃除大作戦	Osōji-daisakusen	Cleaning Campaign

Enemy Attack

Results	Dialogue
Results	Japanese	Romanization	Translation
Light	あっ！	A!	Ah!
Heavy	汚さないでぇ～	Yogosanai dee~	Don't get dirty~

Match Start and Result

Results	Dialogue
Results	Japanese	Romanization	Translation
Match start	お掃除するわよ	Osouji suru wayo	I'll clean it!
Win	次はどこかしら？	Tsugi wa dokokashira?	What's next?
Lose	汚す人、嫌ぁ～い	Yogosu hito, kirai!	I hate dirty people!

Gallery

Puyo Puyo Sun

Puyo Puyo Sun Ketteiban
Puyo Puyo Sun Ketteiban
Puyo Puyo Sun 64
PC version
Pocket Puyo Puyo Sun
Concept art

Puyo Puyo~n

Puyo Puyo~n Party & Pocket Puyo Puyo~n

Madou Monogatari series

Super Nazo Puyo Tsu: Rulue no Tetsuwan Hanjouki

Overworld sprite
Dialogue icon

Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon

Puyo Puyo!! Quest

Other media

Kikimora's Clean Up
Rulue's Spring Break
Serilly's Happy Birthday
Early design sketches for Kikimora's design from Compile Club Underground Vol. 18
Compile Club
Compile Club #56 cover art
Puyo Puyo Sun (Compile Club #64 cover art)
Puyo Puyo Sun (Compile Club #72 cover art)
Puyo Puyo Box (Compile Club #92 cover art) (reused for 2001 calendar cover)
Compile Club #93
2000 Calendar
True Madou Monogatari vol. IV
True Madou Monogatari vol. VIII
Telephone card
Puyo Puyo LINE Stickers series 2

Kikimora
Kikimora, as she appears in Puyo Puyo!! Quest
Name
Kana	キキーモラ
Romanization	Kikiimora
Other Names	키키모라 (Kikimora) Кикимора
Personal Info
Gender	Female
Birthday	May 31 (Gemini)
Notable Appearances
First appearance	Madou Monogatari: Michikusa Ibun
Latest appearance	Puyo Puyo!! Quest
Voice Actor(s)
Japanese	Sakanayasan (Puyo Puyo Sun) Yumi Hikita (Puyo Puyo~n) Akane Fujikawa (Puyo Puyo!! Quest)
Puyo Puyo!! Quest information