The Pirori (also known as Shadow Men) are a type of NPC found throughout different parts of the dream world.
Appearance[]
(From left to right) A Pirori, Sewer Pirori and FC Pirori
The appearance of the Pirori differs depending on where they are located, though they all share the characteristic of being humanoid in shape and having a large cavity through their heads in place of a face, resembling the eye of a needle.
In the Docks and Barracks Settlement, they are a purple brown color. In the Sewers, they are a much paler bluish-purple color, possibly an adaptation to the lack of sunlight. In FC World B, Pirori take on an 8-bit style appearance and are more grayish-brown in color.
Overview[]
When Madotsuki interacts with the Pirori, they respond by emitting one of two three-note chimes that varies between individuals. In the FC World, the Pirori emit a more muted, 8-bit tone with two notes instead of three. The Pirori in the Sewers cannot be interacted with, thus they do not make any noise.
Some Pirori also have the ability to teleport Madotsuki to other dream worlds. In the Barracks Settlement, which the Pirori appear to primarily live in, one of them is randomly selected per dream to take Madotsuki to their territory near the north of FC World B. When interacting with the lone Pirori in the Docks B, they will send Madotsuki to the Wilderness section just outside of the Barracks Settlement.
Trivia[]
- The sounds the Pirori make in the Barracks Settlement and the Docks are the same ones for opening and closing the menu, but slowed down by 50%.
- They are the only characters besides Madotsuki herself (and the Buyo Buyo in previous versions of the Barracks Settlement) to have an appearance in both the regular and FC art styles of the game.
- Due to file changes in the Steam release of Yume Nikki, the Pirori in the FC World do not make any sound when interacted with.
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