"One more time around (might do it)..." - Soundgarden 6t73C /67%6sO )t6%336s( /3O67t77%336sss~ (O67tt((((((((t7%%36s~ ^6O67t(((~~((((((7%%%%3Ot es6%7t(((~~~~(((((77%%36eS /Os6%7(((~~~~~(((((7777%3O# ^OOsC%t((~~~~~~~~~(((((t77777%sOt 6SOsC7t((~~~~~~~~~(((((t777%3%6O#/ OeSeOss6666666666666666OOOOOeeOS#t *%%* ~@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@/ /6((3G( @RRRR#QQSSSSSQQQQQQQQQQ#@@ 3O((3GS RRR@@RSeOOOOOSR@@#SSSSSQRR tS(t%Ge S#@@@@Rssss6S@@@@@@eOeeQRS ~Qtt%sGG##@@@@R66663e@@@@@@OsOeSGGGGGGGGt /#7t7%%%Q#R@@@#6C333O@@@@@@OssO6%%%7%%73G6 tQCCC%%e#Q#@#677ttt73Q@@Q666ss%%7tttt((3GQ^ 3@@@@@QSO6%7(%C7((((t7%%366s#@@@@@Stt3GR/ ^///~QSOC%(C@@@6(((tt7%336sQ@t(~SQ7t3GR~ QSsC%(Q@@@@t(((tt7366OQ# ORC76QR3 OSsC%(%#@R6(((((t7%36O#S ~#OCS#O~ OSOC%(73C%7(((((t776sORS *%%* tQOC%t(7%7t(((((77%6se#3 OsC%ttt(t((((((t%%%C6sOQ( 6sC%t((((((((((((((tt7336OeQ #@@@R#SOO6OOOOOOSSQQQ###@# #@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@# ##SeOss666666666666ssssOQ# ^/~(((((((~~~~~~/^ =============== ASCII Art by ZoopSoul =============== In-Depth Gyroid Guide Animal Crossing Nintendo GameCube written by: David McCutcheon e-mail: zoopnova@aol.com version: 6.5 date: 10/30/03 this document is copyright 2003 David McCutcheon. ~ NOTE ~ Due to new regulations, my documents will ONLY BE HOSTED BY GAMEFAQS.COM, NEOSEEKER.COM, FFMILITIA.COM AND IGN.COM! Do NOT post it without my permission. I DEFINITELY WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTION, as my lawyer is one of the BEST IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. Thank you. ~ Revision History ~ ~ 6.5 ~ This was long overdue by nearly seven months. Enjoy the update, gang. ~ 6.0 ~ A LOT of Gyroids added, and added more to the FAQ Section! ~ 5.0 ~ Updated the FAQ to fit my new format, and corrected mistakes. ~ 4.0 ~ MORE GYROIDS! YAY! Also cleaned up some simple grammar mistakes. I'm stoopid. ~ 3.0 ~ Added more Gyroids, and brushed up the guide a little bit. Added more to the FAQ section, as well. ~ 2.0 ~ Added the DISCLAIMER AT THE TOP. Read it. Also added more Gyroids! I need more information for them, however, so please e-mail me if you know the information required. Sorry for the rushed update, but the new disclaimer had to be added as soon as possible, as my work was stolen. ~ 1.0 ~ Just started on my first in-depth FAQ... I hope to make this a fun, easy-to-read guide. Enjoy. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* T A B L E o f C O N T E N T S *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ~!~NOTE~!~ If you need to find a certain something in the guide, press and hold Control (Ctrl) and press the F key. Type out the word you are looking for, and search. If you're too lazy to do this, don't bother e-mailing or IMing me. Thank you. Table of Contents: I. Introduction Ia. Contact Me II. Legend III. Gyroid List (A-Z) IV. FAQ V. Credits VI. Disclaimer *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I. INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Welcome to the amazing world of Animal Crossing. Once I walked into my local video game store back in September and got my hands on this wonderful game, two things popped into mind: "Wow, a free memory card!" and "I should study an aspect of this game and write about it." Well, both were great ideas, but the second was a little tougher to dissect. First and foremost, just about everything on this game had been written about by time of October, much less now in 2003. However, there was one thing that did not have an FAQ, and needed one: The Gyroids. I have researched thoroughly on many different boards to find most of the information required for making a top-notch in-depth guide. People often ponder; "What ARE Gyroids?" Not only have I answered that (for the most part, anyway), but I have also provided information on the classes and genres of each Gyroid. Information regarding how to obtain them is also included in this handy little guide. The layout is simple: I throw in the Gyroids by class, then genre. Class meaning Howloid, Quazoid, etc. Genre meaning Tall, Mega, Mini, etc. Then I will provide what colors they are, and their availability. Keep in mind that a lot of the Gyroids from the same class look the same in areas. I will mention that they remind me of their brother/sister Gyroid above them. There's no need to repeat the same information countless times and confuse those who read this FAQ. I've made it as simple as possible. I hope you find my in-depth FAQ resourceful. If you have any questions, suggestions, compliments, or quarrels, please feel free to e-mail me. *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ia. Contact Me ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* If you need me for anything whatsoever (as long as it has to do with the guide. Sorry, but I don't feel like hearing about how cute your kitten is if I don't really know you, yanno? Actually, kittens are cute..), You can contact me via e-mail, or sometimes IM. I check my e-mail several times a day; so don't hesitate if you have a question! E-Mail address: ZoopNOVA@aol.com AIM: Zoop NOVA Please only e-mail me if it's something you do NOT see in the guide. Try to look for it; If it's not there, feel free to e-mail me. If you don't know how to e-mail me, just simply bring up a new, unwritten mail (this varies with different services. It should say "Write Mail" on the button, though) and write out my e-mail address. For the subject, type Gyroid FAQ. In the body of the mail, write whatever you like, even hate mail! I don't care what you send, but positive feedback is always nice. But if you're into the hate mail thing, I can dig that, too. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ~~~~~~~~~~ II. LEGEND ~~~~~~~~~~ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* The Legend is a common name given to the layout of something. If all else fails in explaining the keys in a walkthrough, or in this case an in-depth guide, you put it here. In this case, I will describe the guide's layout. Class: I will denote the classes of Gyroids by using the very nice "attention grabber" technique of mine, which will look like this: ~!~GYROID~!~. This will tell you what the name of the Gyroids in this section are. Availability: This is what will tell you if the certain class of Gyroid is rare or common. They fall into the following categories: Very Common, Common, In-Between, Rare, Very Rare. Keep in mind that this is based off of the eight towns I have played in since September, and it MAY vary. E-Mails regarding me being "off" on my information will be deleted. Genre: The Genre of the Gyroid is simple and easy to remember. They usually break down into categories like Tall, Slim, Mega, Mini, and the regular version of the Gyroid itself. Color(s): This will describe the colors of the given Gyroid. If the colors are off a slight bit, don't blame me, and do not send me correction e-mails. I've tried the game on two different televisions to get the general color scheme. More than likely, it's YOUR television that's the problem. Any e-mails regarding corrections of the colors will be ignored, unless you can give me the proper name of the color. Traits: This will tell the character traits that separate the Gyroids apart. Of course, color also has a lot to do with character distinguishing, as well, but it will not be noted in this area, considering I gave that feature it's own section, making the guide easier to read. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ III. GYROID LIST (A-Z) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ************* ~!~ALLOIDS~!~ ************* Availability: Rare Genre: Mini Color(s): Dark Tan Traits: Crosses as eyes. Leans back with arms in opposite directions, then springs forward in delight. Okay, so I'm not sure about the "delight" part. There's an object on top of the hat. Genre: Mega Color(s): Dark Tan Traits: Object on the top of the hat for this Alloid, as well. Mouth is squared, and the crosses for eyes are still here. Arms are in opposite directions. Genre: Tall Color(s): Dark Tan Traits: Much thanks goes out to Vyolynce for this description! "Basically identical to Mini. Leans to one side and sort of crosses its arms in front of itself (same as Mini)." ************* ~!~BOVOIDS~!~ ************* Availability: In-Between Genre: Mega Color(s): Grey Traits: Swings arms up and down in opposite directions. The Bovoids also have VERY funny shaped noses. They also make cow noises. Moo. Genre: Tall Color(s): Grey Traits: Sporting the same exact features of the Mega, which is pretty rare that a Mega and Tall share the same features in this game... Only difference is the extremely long nose. ************** ~!~BOWTOIDS~!~ ************** Availability: In-Between Genre: Mini Color(s): Dark Grey Traits: Blue bowtie! How cool is that? Not only do these Gyroids make awesome decorations, but their sounds welcome upbeat music with ease. Moves from side to side quickly. Genre: Mega Color(s): Dark Grey Traits: Yellow bowtie! Yeaw! Moves a lot slower than the Mini Bowtoid, which doesn't blend well with a lot of music. The Mini Bowtoid is highly appreciated over the Mega when it comes to music. Genre: Tall Color(s): Dark Grey Traits: Light Green bowtie, which looks awesome on this color. Very long mouth. Even worse for music than the Mega Bowtoid when in comparison to the Mini Bowtoid. Genre: Regular Color(s): Dark Grey Traits: Thanks goes out to GameFAQs user ChMooKie "Has a whitish bowtie, a black finish, and moves it's arms side to side. It lets out a rather deep moan every two seconds. It is one of my favorites because of it's suave movement and look." ************** ~!~BUZZOIDS~!~ ************** Availability: In-Between Genre: Mini Color(s): Green Traits: Violently shakes back and forth, as if being electrocuted. Sounds harsh, I know. The mouth is opened widely, and his arms are down. The colors have patterns mixing with a yellow. A really cool looking Gyroid... Genre: Regular Color(s): Green Traits: ...But an even better looking Gyroid exists as the Regular Buzzoid. Sporting the same features, but larger. He does do one thing differently, however, and that's moving his arms violently in a "Victory" motion. Genre: Tall Color(s): Green Traits: Arms are in opposite directions. Leans forwards and shakes very violently in a truly disturbing manner. This would've been a great Gyroid, however, it leans forward a bit too much, so you can't see it very well. What a shame. Genre: Mega Color(s): Oliver Green Traits: Thanks to Crystal for this information! Also, to Rocketlex! "Sandy yellow spots and dark drown trim. (Almost looks like a honeycomb pattern.) Has a tall gapping mouth with green eyes placed very high" - "It's has round eyes and a rather small round mouth (a pretty average face, as gyroids go.) It leans back and makes a very cool "Werrrp" noise (goes great with music). It's one of my favorite gyroids, because the noise it makes is so cool to listen to." *************** ~!~CLANKOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: Very Rare Genre: Tall Color(s): Old, Tacky 1979 Muscle Car Green Traits: Don't let the color fool you, as it works well with this Gyroid. This is one of the few Gyroids that has a personality simply by its looks. Wide eyes accompany petrified-shaped mouth. The arms have the "Teapot" position. Genre: Mini Color(s): Old, Tacky 1979 Muscle Car Green Traits: Thanks to anna for this info! "Has anopen square mouth and little lines for eyes, with green and white stripes on the hat and bottom" Genre: Mega Color(s): Old, Tacky 1979 Muscle Car Green Traits: Thanks to anna, yet again, for this information! "The Mega has the same colors, stripes, and mouth, with smallish, round, surprised-looking eyes. his arms are bent upward, he moves them so that he's hitting his head. it makes him look stressed. the mini's arms do the same thing, only bent downward, like putting its hands on its hips. they both make noises like hitting garbage cans, but it goes really nicely with K.K. Ska!" Genre: Regular Color(s): Old, Tacky 1979 Muscle Car Green Traits: Slightly taller and thinner than Mini Clankoid, has more of a "happy" type expression, unlike his brothers. [Thanks to Mike Corral for this info] *************** ~!~CROAKOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: Rare Genre: Regular Color(s): Green Traits: Blushy cheeked, indeed. The Croakoid has a mossy-like hat, which odds to its mystery of why it's frowning. It "Hulk's Up" (ala Hulk Hogan) and hunches over. A very odd Gyroid. Genre: Tall Color(s): Purple Traits: More blushy cheeks here, as well. Frowning big time while waving his poor arms. Why so sad? Genre: Mega Color(s): "Rusted Aqua" Traits: Thanks to reader Joseph Gvora for this info! "looks like a trash can. It bangs it's head with his 2 teapotty arms." Genre: Mini Color(s): Orange Traits: Thanks to reader Spyro06 for this information! "It looks almost like a Mega Croakoid, except it's orange instead of purplish. It also has it's arms up in the air, not on it's hips" ************** ~!~DEKKOIDS~!~ ************** Availability: Common Genre: Mini Color(s): Skin Colored with Red Polka-Dots Traits: Odd designs litter the hat of this Gyroid. One of the very few Gyroids to talk, as it says its name. "Dekkoid!" Genre: Mega Color(s): Yellow with Red Polka-Dots Traits: Same designs and sounds. Nothing special. Genre: Regular Color(s): Light Green with Green Polka-Dots Traits: Pretty much the same traits yet again, except it leans over farther than the others. Sounds really cool with a regular Oombloid in the same room. *************** ~!~DINGLOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: Very Common Genre: Squat Color(s): Brown Traits: Bags are under the eyes. Must be stressed with much lack of sleep. Perfect for the insomniac Animal Crossing player. Different shades of brown with yellow trim. Object on the hat, as well. Stretches back in motion. Genre: Regular Color(s): Brown Traits: Leans forward only to spring backwards at times. Other than this, a lot like the Squat Dingloid. Genre: Tall Color(s): Brown Traits: Leans forward and falls back, only to catch himself and repeat it. Also, his arms look broken. This is a very different Gyroid. Genre: Wee Color(s): Brown Traits: Thanks to Skozzy13 for this information. "The Wee Dingloid is exactly the same as the other Dingloids, only smaller. It makes a high pitch ding when it leans forward. Genre: Mega Color(s): Brown Traits: Thanks to Skozzy13 for this info "The Mega Dingloid is almost exactly the same size as the Squat Dingloid, maybe a little smaller, but the Mega Dingloid has a wider mouth and circular eyes, not ovals. It is the same color as the others and has the same designs and a similar "ding" sound, only lower in pitch." Genre: Mini Color(s): Brown Traits: Much thanks goes out to Vyolynce for this description! "Roughly same size as Wee, with a different tone (can't remember if it's higher or lower pitch)" ************** ~!~DINKOIDS~!~ ************** Availability: Rare Genre: Mini Color(s): White Traits: The Dinkoid is the R2-D2 of Animal Crossing. Yes, it's a little white robot version of a Gyroid. It even has a control panel in front, below the mouth, and a cooling vent in back! Also included is an antenna atop the head. Yellow eyes, squared mouth, and the arms move in opposite fashion. Genre: Mega Color(s): White Traits: Pretty much identical to the Mini Dinkoid. It has purple eyes, and its movement is also very slow. *************** ~!~DRILLOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: Very Rare Genre: Regular Color(s): Red Traits: "Lightning" object on top of hat. Resembles Rustoids in the face. Red color fades towards the eyes. Arms move very violently as he strikes himself in the head. He probably has issues. =P Genre: Mini Color(s): Red Traits: Mega thanks to reader wizardman for this update! "He has VERY tiny eyes, and his mouth is wide open. He moves his arms like he's drilling something. He does have a lightning rod-like antenna of the top of his head. He looks like he's annoyed when he's drilling." Genre: Mega Color(s): Red Traits: Thanks to Sephimoth24 for this info. "He has features almost identical to the regular and mini Drilloids, except they are big... like most mega-versions of the Gyroids." *************** ~!~DROPLOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: Very Rare Genre: Tall Color(s): Purple Traits: This is the cliche Clown character in Gyroid form. Pink nose and pink crosses for eyes. Design lines are a darker shade of purple. Object on the hat, as well. ************* ~!~ECHOIDS~!~ ************* Availability: Common Genre: Mini Color(s): Orange/Red Traits: The Echoid series have very nice colors and blends, and the Mini Echoid is no exception. Starting at Orange on top and fading to Red towards the bottom, the Mini Echoid also springs from side to side. Genre: Mega Color(s): Blue/Purple Traits: Springs in twisting motion. Once again, the colors blend very well together. Genre: Tall Color(s): Purple/Dark Purple Traits: Swings back and forth. Yet again, the colors mix well together. This series is perfect for someone that likes Gyroids that stick out in the crowd. ************** ~!~FIZZOIDS~!~ ************** Availability: Very Rare Genre: Mini Color(s): Deep Orange Traits: Shakes very violently, then catches itself by jerking back into place. Kinda creepy, for a Gyroid. It's almost as creepy as Jacob's Ladder. And yes, I'm kidding. Yoshiholic says this... "Hey I was in kitty's house and K.K. Swing was going and their were mega and mini FIZZOIDS in a line...And it sounds like they gyroids and music go with each other, Because every time the music would stop the gyroids would make their fizzle sounds!" Genre: Mega Color(s): Deep Orange Traits: Almost identical to the Mini, only less disturbing and looks like its wearing glasses. *************** ~!~FREAKOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: Very Rare Genre: Mini Color(s): Purple Traits: Makes "Waaaahhhhh"-ing fake baby and throws hands up in the air. Hmm... This is an odd one. Genre: Mega Color(s): Purple Traits: Absolutely identical, besides the whole size thing, which is a given. *************** ~!~GARGLOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: Very Common Genre: Mini Color(s): Tan Traits: Slightly blushy cheeks. Shakes rapidly, but nothing too bad. Genre: Regular Color(s): Tan Traits: Slightly blushy cheeks. Shakes rapidly, a tad bit more than the Mini Gargloid. Left arm is down, right arm is up. Just basically a larger version of the Mini. Genre: Tall Color(s): Yellowish-Tan Traits: Both arms are up, and shakes violently. Again, blushy cheeks is the "must" trait for the Gargloids. ************** ~!~GONGOIDS~!~ ************** Availability: Very Common Genre: Mini Color(s): Brown Traits: This is the generic Gyroid, as you can find it every five seconds. It flaps its arms in opposite directions from time to time. Nothing special. Genre: Mega Color(s): Brown Traits: VERY TINY EYES! Extremely ugly and scary. Leans forward from time to time. Genre: Tall Color(s): Brown Traits: Jerks to the left at times. Has extremely long eyes. Very generic series that you'll more than likely get a lot of during the game. Genre: Regular Color(s): Brown Traits: Much thanks goes out to Vyolynce for this description! "Bends/bows down, then jerkily straightens, making a noise with each jerk." **************** ~!~HARMONOIDS~!~ **************** Availability: In-Between Genre: Mega Color(s): White/Red Traits: Wears a red hat with yellow trim. Red trim also graces the bottom of the Gyroid. Moves in a circular motion. Arms move in the same motion very quickly. Genre: Tall Color(s): White/Blue Traits: Wears a blue hat with yellow trim. Other than this difference, identical to the Mega. Genre: Regular Color(s): White and Red (Thanks Vyolynce) Traits: Thanks to CJZ for this info. "Same exact thing as before, only the size and a higher pitch 'wooooop' sound. His arms are up all times too" Genre: Mini Color(s): Blue and White Traits: Identical to the Tall. *************** ~!~ HOWLOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: Rare Genre: Mini Color(s): Purple Traits: Dark purple at bottom, but turns light towards the top. Throws hands up and screams in delight! BWAHAHA! Genre: Mega Color(s): Rusted Brown Traits: Looks like a dead tree, really. This is my favorite Gyroid of all! Every time it screams, I start laughing my rear off, and no, I'm not taking drugs when I see this. Maybe it's just me. A must have for any collector. As you guessed by my saying so, it screams when it looks up. Genre: Regular Color(s): Light Purple Traits: Pretty much the same as the others, except it hits its head and screams. **************** ~!~LAMENTOIDS~!~ **************** Availability: In-Between Genre: Mini Color(s): Brown Traits: The Lamentoid Gyroid series looks very tribal, and they scare my girlfriend. Various colors around the face gives it the "Ancient Indian Burial Ground" look. Not nice. Moves clockwise faintly. Genre: Tall Color(s): Brown Traits: Much like I mentioned before, this series of Gyroid are very distinctive. Different facials paint for this Gyroid. Pulls forward and moves arms in a drumming motion. Looks like a Totem Pole. Disturbing. Genre: Mega Color(s): Brown Traits: Visible dots can be found on the skin on the Gyroid (assuming Gyroids have skin... or is it clay? Nonetheless...), as well as yellow face paint. Clearly nothing fancy. Lifts arms in the air. Genre: Regular Color(s): Brown Traits: Thanks to Crystal again for this awesome information! "Orangy Brown with small dots covering it and fancy brown trim. Has a wide yet thin slit for a mouth and a long thin nose. Marked in tribal fashion, much like the other Lamentoids, but different patterns. Most noticable is the purple on the bottom of it's mouth. Hold both arms up, but in a W fasion, if you know what I mean. Leans back and occasionally rotates counter-clockwise as it makes it's traditional Lamentoid noise. Coco's house features this Lamentoid (with others)." **************** ~!~LULLABOIDS~!~ **************** Availability: Very Common Genre: Mega Color(s): Marble White Traits: Very pretty blue on the trim's design. Circular eyes in the center that edge out as crosses on the outer rim of the eyes. Moves arms in opposite directions while in "Tipping Over" motion Genre: Regular Color(s): Marble White with a touch of Blue Traits: The beautiful design is purple. It features the same motions as the Mega Lullaboid. Eyes are less circular and have more of a cross feature to them. Genre: Tall Color(s): Marble White with a touch of Purple Traits: The awesome design of the trim is an off-teal color. This Lullaboid pulls to the left and throws arms down. Genre: Mini Color(s): Blue-ish White (Thanks CJZ) Traits: Thanks to Skozzy13 for this information! "Its traits are swiftly moves right hand down and left hand up. Its color is marble blue and the top of it is blue" "The Mini Lullaboid is a very light blue with a darker blue head. It has a blue base (like the head) and blue tips on his arms. It has diamond shaped eyes and makes a soothing, soft, high pitched sound" *************** ~!~METATOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: In-Between Genre: Mini Color(s): Rusted Grey Traits: These Gyroids make beautiful noises. Shakes from side to side slightly. Genre: Regular Color(s): Grey Traits: This was my first Gyroid! The sounds are even more wonderful than the Mini Metatoid's. Also shakes slightly from side to side. *************** ~!~NEBULOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: Common Genre: Mini Color(s): Purple Traits: Has an antenna on hat. Dots of lights surround the bottom trim. The sounds are pleasant that come from this series of Gyroid. Leans down quickly. Genre: Regular Color(s): Blue Traits: One of my favorite Gyroids. Dots of lights surround the bottom trim, and he sports the antennae, too. Sways from side to side. A must have for any collector. Genre: Tall Color(s): Sick-Green Traits: Throws arms down, then brings them back up slowly. Dots of lights surround the bottom trim. Yup, antennae here, as well. Genre: Squat Color(s): Green Traits: Dots of lights surround the bottom trim. Yes, another antennae. Red trim, as well. Genre: Mega Color(s): Blue Traits: Thanks to manicjaguar for this info! "He has an antennae, and those dots of light. He is my favorite Gyroid, he makes a soothing sound." Genre: Slim Color(s): Purple Traits: Much thanks goes out to Vyolynce for this description! "Purple with green/blue cap. Thrusts down arms, then sways in a circular motion while lifting them back up." ************ ~!~OBOIDS~!~ ************ Availability: Rare... and scary. Genre: Mega Color(s): Charcoal Traits: Has a red bow on her head... These Gyroids are extremely scary. Save me. =\ Wide opened mouth and hollowed eyes. Skin colored trim for lipstick. Arms are down. This is the scariest Gyroid in the game, hands down. Genre: Regular Color(s): Charcoal Traits: Not as scary as the Mega Oboid, but still not a pretty sight. Pretty much the same except she wears a blue bow, and her arms are up, not down. Genre: Tall Color(s): Charcoal Traits: Thanks to reader Toadsuck for this info: "Has a purple flower in its head with one are up and the other down. Mouth open wide." *************** ~!~OOMBLOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: Common Genre: Regular Color(s): Yellow Traits: Common spiral hat. Arms are in opposite directions, as it moves both of them in and leans back. A generic Gyroid, but cool. Sounds great with a Regular Dekkoid. Genre: Mini Color(s): Yellow Traits: Same features as the previous. Opposite directional arms that it moves to it's mid-section twice in succession. Genre: Tall Color(s): Yellow Traits: Same visual features, however, the arm movement is awesome. It moves its arms inward twice, then switches sides and repeats, all while rocking back and forth. Genre: Mega Color(s): Yellow Traits: Pretty much the same patterns as the others. Nothing new here! **************** ~!~PERCOLOIDS~!~ **************** Availability: Common Genre: Mega Color(s): Wood Traits: Violently moves back and forth. Color is dark wood with light trim. Jack-O-Lantern mouth for the "creepy" effect, which doesn't work. Genre: Tall Color(s): Wood Traits: Uses the "Teapot" stance to slam his hands into his side and head at the same time. Why must they abuse themselves? It's only a video game! Genre: Regular Color(s): "Wheat with Green Trim" Traits: Thanks to reader Joseph Gvora for this information! Does karate poses and shakes it's belly. *************** ~!~PLINKOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: In-Between Genre: Mini Color(s): Green Traits: Pale purple hat and trim. Moves arms in a "Praising" motion (i.e. Wayne's World's "We're Not Worthy!" praise, however, he does not look like Garth). Has crosses for eyes, as well. A pretty cute Gyroid for the collection. Genre: Mega Color(s): Teal/Odd Blue Traits: Pink hat and trim. Bigger features in the face, as expected in comparison to a Mini. Genre: Regular Color(s): Purple Traits: Thanks to the infamous wizardman for this information: "Head is some sort of mix between purple and grey. His eyes are blue and diamond-shaped. He moves his arm from their normal position (down) and raises them in a praising sort of way. He seems to be looking to its left just a bit. Very tall mouth." ***************** ~!~POLTERGOIDS~!~ ***************** Availability: Common Genre: Mini Color(s): Tombstone Grey Traits: The hauntingly fun Poltergoid series really bring out the "I Want You To Die" look of your room. Perfect for the average Goth. Jiggles from side to side after a wind-up. Genre: Mega Color(s): Tombstone Grey Traits: Pretty much identical to the Mini Poltergoid, actually. Near same movements. Mini looks better. Genre: Regular Color(s): Tombstone Grey Traits: The Gyroids in the Poltergoid series are pretty much all identical. The only difference, besides size, is the twisting motion of the Regular Poltergoid. Genre: Tall Color(s): Tombstone Grey Traits: Leans forward, then springs back while moving arms in opposite directions. ************** ~!~PUFFOIDS~!~ ************** Availability: Very Rare Genre: Tall Color(s): Dark Teal Traits: The Puffoids' color also has a plaid pattern to it. Very cool. Columns are on the hat to add an effect. Springs rapidly quarter-ways back and forth while arms are in opposite directions. Genre: Mega Color(s): Dark Teal Traits: Even more plaid appears on the fatter Mega Puffoid. The big difference between the Tall and Mega Puffoids is the speed, as the Mega Puffoid is EXTREMELY slow. Genre: Mini Color(s): Dark Teal Traits: Thanks to reader Troy "Very tiny. Like the Mega Puffoid, except it 'puffs' 2 times in a row, then winds back and starts over. Eyes are tiny squares, the mouth looks like the eyes." ************** ~!~QUAZOIDS~!~ ************** Availability: Very Common Genre: Mini Color(s): Orange/Red Traits: This, folks, is the easiest and best set to collect, in my humble opinion. The Mini Quazoid's arms are in opposite directions, and he has an object atop his head. Starts out orange from the top, and fades into red towards the bottom. The noise it makes is beautiful. Also sports a big grin. Genre: Mega Color(s): Green/Dark Green Traits: Its arms have the same motions as the Mini. It also has an object atop its head. Grins widely, too. Again, the noise is amazing. Get the entire set to further enjoy this noise. Starts out as green at the top, and turns to dark green towards the bottom. Genre: Regular Color(s): Pink/Dark Pink Traits: Starts out as Pink at the top, then turns to a dark pink towards the bottom. Yup, he's smiling quite big. Has an object atop his head. Winds up his arms by leaning down and springing back. Genre: Tall Color(s): Blue/Dark Blue Traits: Starts out as blue, then flares downward to a dark blue. Heeeee's smiiiilin'! Has an object atop his head. Arms are up. Moves clockwise after a wind-up. Genre: Slim Color(s): Purple/Dark Purple Traits: Springs forward quickly. Has an object atop its head. Starts out as purple, then fades into a deep, dark purple at the bottom. Also smiles pleasantly. *************** ~!~RHYTHMOIDS~!~ *************** Thanks to logicalhippo for this section. Availability: Very Rare Genre: Mini Color(s): Tan Traits: "Green and red stripes around the bottom of the 'hat.' It sways to the left and right rythmically, making a pretty fast sort of salsa beat." Genre: Regular Color(s): Tan Traits: Thanks to Niraj Lakhia for this info! "If you have Axel in your town, he has one in the back of his house. It goes from side to side not unlike the Tall Timpanoid (except its hands don't go up and down)" ************** ~!~RUSTOIDS~!~ ************** Availability: Rare Genre: Mini Color(s): Rusted Brown Traits: Moves arms up and down against each other in opposite fashion. Has circles leading to the center of his hat. Has a jaggy mouth for that "Scary" look. Genre: Regular Color(s): Rusted Brown Traits: Slams to the left side while his arms go in the up/down motion going against each other. Once again, the jaggy mouth comes into play. Genre: Mega Color(s): Rusted Brown Traits: Thanks to reader Mayhem for this info: "He starts with his left arm up and right arm down, then he brings his left arm down and his right arm up as he leans forward and slightly to the left. The sound he makes is the same as the normal rustoid only lower pitch." ************* ~!~SPROIDS~!~ ************* Availability: Common Genre: Mini Color(s): Yellow Traits: Yellow with a mixture of red, yellow, and blue trim. Quickly goes into a "Peek-A-Boo" motion. Yes, I know that sounded stupid. Genre: Regular Color(s): Yellow Traits: Looks the same, but slings to the left side while tilting its arms upward. Genre: Tall Color(s): Yellow Traits: Looks the same, but moves clockwise whilst its arms are in the air. Genre: Mega Color(s): Yellow Traits: Thanks to the wonderful Crystal for this information! "Faint orange markings and multicoloured striped trim. Large open mouth and eyes." *************** ~!~SPUTNOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: In-Between Genre: Regular Color(s): Grey Traits: Thanks to John Stushek for this information! "It has yellow eyes that are perfect circles. It has a rectangular, open mouth. It has three square dots under its mouth arranged in a horizontal line. The middle one is red and the surrounding ones are blue. He has kind of a red headband on (I think it's composed of wires or something). It has the same thing at its base. He has an antennae with a yellow thing at the very top. He has cooling vents in back. It sounds like the Dinkoid you mentioned but is clearly not a Dinkoid. He twists back and forth randomly and twists his arms up and down. I don't know how to describe the arms motion. If his left arm is up, his right arm is down and visa versa. And he makes electric sounds (not unlike R2D2)." Genre: Tall Color(s): Grey Traits: Thanks to lordrazael for this information, as well as Crystal! "They are vaguely robotic in appearance and make electronic "spacey" noises." - "Gray with greeny-yellow and brown trim. Has a cooling vent in back and antenna on top. It's trim is box patterned. Purple oval shaped eyes and long mouth, both with greeny-yellow rims around them. It's got a little pattern under it's mouth and then three purple rectangles under that. It does look vaguely robot-ish. Left arm up and right arm down, which it quickly switches as it bounces from side to side every now and then. It makes a weird spacey/roboty noise." Genre: Mini Color(s): Blue (Thanks wizardman) Traits: Much thanks goes out to Vyolynce for this description! "Orange eyes (for sake of completion). Does some cool dance moves while flipping its arms up and down (one is always up and one is always down). Seems to have three or four different sounds, which is nice." Genre: Mega Color(s): Yellow Traits: Thanks to wizardman for this information! "He is just like the 3 other Sproids, only be bounces forward and comes back. Opposite of the mini sproid." ***************** ~!~SQUELCHOIDS~!~ ***************** Availability: Common Genre: Mega Color(s): Fever Green with Purple Polka-Dots Traits: One of the cuter Gyroids, the Mega Squelchoid seems quite bashful, and tries to "hide." Genre: Regular Color(s): Greenish Yellow with Green Polka-Dots Traits: An odd Gyroid, as it leans up and goes into a "Sneezing" motion. Genre: Mini Color(s): Pink with Black Polka-Dots Traits: Thanks to Niraj Lakhia for this information! "Has an angry sort of look, and doesn't go down as far as the other Squelchoids when it makes its noise. Peaches has one in her house" **************** ~!~STRUMBOIDS~!~ **************** Availability: Common Genre: Mini Color(s): Greenish Brown Traits: Wearing a red hat with yellow trim. Moves arms in an up/down fashion while trembling. Also has orange lines on cheeks. Genre: Mega Color(s): Greenish Brown Traits: Identical to the Mini Strumboid, except larger features, and taps self on the head. Genre: Regular Color(s): Greenish Brown Traits: Circular eyes with crosses. Also taps himself on the head, but lays his arms down first. Genre: Tall Color(s): Greenish Brown Traits: Round eyes instead of crosses. Likes to tap self on the head and side at the same time in a "Teapot" fashion. **************** ~!~TIMPANOIDS~!~ **************** Availability: In-Between Genre: Mini Color(s): Red Traits: Sporting an awesome look, the Timpanoid series is perfect for both the look of your rooms, as well as going along with the music, as they drum to the beat. The Mini Timpanoid, like the others, has a "Fire" design with yellow hat. Plays the "drums" slowly. Genre: Regular Color(s): Red Traits: My personal favorite out of the Timpanoid series of Gyroids. The only different between this one and the Mini is that this one plays the "drums" at a good pace. Genre: Tall Color(s): Red Traits: Pretty much the same as the others... Only difference is that he plays the "drums" fairly fast with no rhythm. Blah. Thanks to reader Master Of Gyroids for this information: Genre: Mega Color(s): red with yellow top Traits: This Gyroid moves its arms just like the regular Timpanoid except it moves its arms a lot faster. ************** ~!~TOOTOIDS~!~ ************** Availability: In-Between Genre: Mini Color(s): Pink Traits: Looks like a pig. Yup, A pig Gyroid. Who woulda thunk it? It also looks like it's snoring. A snoring pig. Weird. Genre: Mega Color(s): Pink Traits: Hides its face in a very, very poor manner. It needs to learn from the master of hiding its face, Michael Jackson! Genre: Regular Color(s): Pink Traits: One hand goes in one direction over its face, as the other hand goes in the other. What do these Tootoids want to be? Michael Jackson and Prince's child? *************** ~!~WARBLOIDS~!~ *************** Availability: Common Genre: Regular Color(s): Pink Traits: Blushy cheeks, with a pretty little bow on top of its head. She shakes rapidly, as well. The arms are at half point, meaning one is up and the other is down. Genre: Tall Color(s): Pink (less than others) Traits: Around the same traits as the other Warbloids. Both arms are down, not at half point. Genre: Mini Color(s): Purple Traits: Thanks to Skozzy13 for this info "Has pink cheeks, a bow on its head, and tiny little eyes." *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ~~~~~~~ IV. FAQ ~~~~~~~ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Here is where you can find answers to all of your questions that you may have! Enjoy! Q. What are Gyroids? ~ A. Gyroids are little "clay" figures that dance, sing, and bebop around your house when you lay them down. They are simply for decoration, and getting a better rating on your house. While I don't believe they are clay, Nintendo insists they are. Collecting Gyroids is one of the fun parts of Animal Crossing, as there are so many to collect. Crystal sent in this VERY good description of the Gyroid, and their history! THANKS CRYSTAL!!! "Oh yeah, and a bit of history for you. I'm guessing you don't know this as you don't see why they're made of clay. If you do, please don't be insulted! Gyroids were called Haniwa Guardians in the japanese version of the game. Haniwa figures are an old asian tradition that were most commonly seen guarding tombs. They are made of unfired clay and are always cylindrical. Usually they have human features. Their arms were quite simple (like a kid making snakes with play-doh) and early haniwa have very simplified facial features too. They often had hollowed out circles to represent eyes and mouth (like a jake-o-lanturn) and that distinguishing bowl-like hat. I think they our gyroids are found in the ground only after it rains because they are formed of clay like the haniwa!" Q. Can I replace my Gyroid outside of my house with one of my collected Gyroids? ~ A. No. I wish you could, though, because my Mega Howloid would be screaming at every passerby! Q. Can I turn off my Gyroids? ~ A. Yes. Walk up to them and hit the A Button. This will make their arms move in an odd fashion, and they will stop dancing. Q. How come some of my Gyroids stop moving randomly? ~ A. You can only keep 14 Moving/Dancing/Singing Gyroids in one room at a time. After that, one will stop moving. After 16 are dropped, 2 will stop moving. 17 dropped, 3 will stop, etc. Q. Does that mean I have a limit on how many Gyroids I can keep in one room? ~ A. Certainly not. You can store as many Gyroids in your house as you want, as long as you have room. But if you want any movement out of them, 14 is the limit per room. This means 14 in the Basement, Living Room, Attic, and Beach House. If it doesn't bother you that the Gyroids are sitting still, then knock yourself out and store as many as your little heart wishes. Q. Can I buy my Gyroids back from Tom Nooks if I sell them or give them away? ~ A. Sadly, you cannot. Q. Is it possible for your neighbors to give you Gyroids? ~ A. No. Q. Then where can I find Gyroids? ~ A. After every time it rains/snows, there will be three (3) fresh Gyroids in the ground. You can find these Gyroids by digging up the "X" shaped holes in the ground, much like fossils. Another alternative to getting Gyroids is going to the Game Boy Advance "Animal Island" feature, and fishing and/or scooping them up with the net. Be sure to keep your islander happy by feeding it fruit until it drops money. Pay close attention to the eyes! Q. Can I trade Gyroids? ~ A. Nope. Q. Are any Gyroids more rare than others? ~ A. Yes, in theory. I've tested this with several different villages and researched this thoroughly, and to my belief, some classes are more rare than others. Q. How many Gyroids are there? ~ A. A LOT! An estimated guess by reader Waylon Calhoun, which seems pretty valid, is 128 Gyroids in the set. This FAQ does NOT list every Gyroid at this moment, only the ones myself and many others on the GameFAQs Animal Crossing board have seen. Eventually, this FAQ will list every Gyroid. If you have one that isn't on our list, please e-mail me at Zoopnova@aol.com with the correct name. Please make sure the spelling is correct for each and every Gyroid. And please, no "Himroid" jokes. They aren't that funny. ;-) Q. Can I plant my Gyroids on Animal Island and get something new? ~ A. Yes, you can. Reader Vyolynce sent this tip in: "Also, you don't mention that if you bury Gyroids on Animal Island, your islander (if happy and armed with a shovel) will dig them up and replace them with different types. Great for filling out the catalog and clearing out a collection of unwanted extras. If the islander is not completely happy, he may replace the gyroid with a bag of 1,000 bells, which is still more than the 828 you'd get from Nook." *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ~~~~~~~~~~ V. CREDITS ~~~~~~~~~~ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* As usual in my guides, the first person to get in the credits has to be GameFAQs owner Jeff Veasey (CjayC). This guy has taken the video gaming community and made it look like a respectful hobby. Not too many people can get mentioned positively in Entertainment Weekly, or especially Penny Arcade. Thanks Ceejay, you own all. Also, thanks to Stephen Ng from IGN.com. He's running a strong program over there. Keep up the good work, Stephen. Big thanks to Nintendo... Not too many people could take such a simple concept and turn it into a huge deal worldwide, yet they do it countless times over. You guys rock. Thanks goes to my lovely girlfriend, Valerie Meerschaert, for inspiring me to keep working on this. I submitted this before to GameFAQs, and it was denied, sadly. However, she encouraged me to keep working on this until I made it better, which I think I did... I hope. Thanks to Devin Morgan for being a good trader, and respectful fellow. Also, thanks to the guy that sent me the two free NES games when I deleted mine in the mail. I'm not sure of your name, but you know who you are. Big thanks goes to contributors logicalhippo, CJZ, John Stushek, lordrazael, anna, Troy, The Hye Circus, Sephimoth24, SKozzy13, Wayne Calhoun (AIM: SixFoot Skeleton), Toadsuck, Donald, Ryan Hill, Beck, manicjaguar, wizardman, Mayhem, Master Of Gyroids, Niraj Lakhia, Mike Corral, Brigitte, PandaLove10, Spyro06, Crystal, ChMooKie, Rocketlex, dillyboy, Vyolynce, Adam "Yoshiholic" Stringer, skoorbnedlog, and Joseph Gvora. Lastly, thanks goes to Duncan Sheik for fighting away musical cliches. Great musician, and even better person. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VI. DISCLAIMER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* This document is Copyright 2003 David McCutcheon. It may not be reproduced nor retransmitted in any form. It may not be altered, published, sold, given as an incentive to buy, etc. without advance permission from the author. Violation of the above terms can and will result in a lawsuit. Thank you.