Gyroid
Gyroids are furniture items in the Animal Crossing series. Each gyroid moves and make noises in a rhythm, and if music is playing nearby, they will sync their movement to it. In all games, gyroids appear in dig spots the day after it rains or snows. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, they are also formed when a Gyroid Fragment is buried and watered.
In all games prior to New Horizons, the original 127 gyroids from Doubutsu no Mori are retained. Each gyroid is part of a family, which contains two to four sizes of gyroids that share the same design. In New Horizons, the original gyroid families are replaced by 36 all-new individual gyroids.
All gyroids sell for 828 Bells in all games, a reference to the Japanese pronunciation of "828" (happyaku ni juu hachi), which contains the syllables for haniwa, the Japanese name of gyroids and the real-world historical Japanese terracotta figures which gyroids are based on.
Appearances
In Animal Crossing
A total of 127 gyroids appear in Doubutsu no Mori, Animal Crossing, and Doubutsu no Mori e+. Gyroids cannot spawn in the acres that contain the player houses, the wishing well, the train station, the lake, or the dump. A total of fourteen gyroids can be turned on in a single room at once.
Gyroids can also be obtained from Wisp. In Doubutsu no Mori only, Redd sells gyroids for 1,000 Bells during Fireworks Festivals.
In Wild World
All gyroids from Animal Crossing return in Animal Crossing: Wild World. A total of four gyroids can be turned on in a single room at once.
In City Folk
All gyroids from previous games return in Animal Crossing: City Folk. A total of eight gyroids can be turned on in a single room at once.
After the player drinks seven cups of coffee at The Roost, Brewster allows them to store their gyroids with him.
In New Leaf
All gyroids from previous games return in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, in addition to four new ones—the Brewstoids—received from Brewster after working part-time at The Roost. A total of four gyroids can be turned on in a single room at once.
Four gyroids appear on the stage at Club LOL, and they can be swapped out for ones of the player's choice.
In New Horizons
Gyroids were added to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in the 2.0 Free Update. They can be obtained by burying a Gyroid Fragment, watering it, and digging it up after a day. The player receives their first Gyroid Fragment when they meet Brewster on a boat tour island while unlocking The Roost. Afterward, more fragments can be found buried on Kapp'n's Mystery Islands and have a 30% chance per day to wash up on the shore of the main island. Growing at least one gyroid on the main island unlocks the ability for gyroids to spawn in dig spots on the main island on days following rainfall. Additionally, fully formed gyroids can be found on the "RareHaniwa" boat tour island type.
All gyroids in New Horizons can be placed on tables and hung on walls. Unlike in previous games, there is no limit to how many gyroids can be turned on at once.
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- Add lists for City Folk and New Leaf, then remove "By family" section
- Add lists for City Folk and New Leaf, then remove "By family" section
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
In City Folk
In New Leaf
In Pocket Camp
In New Horizons
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Alloid familyAlloids make a sound similar to a steel drum. Derived from "alloy," a metal made from two or more different metals. Alloid family Bovoid familyBovoids make a mooing noise, from "bovine." Bovoid family Bowtoid familyBowtoids wear bow ties. They make a fast, repetitive sound and dance. Bowtoid family
Brewstoid familyBrewstoids make the sound of coffee pouring. They are non-obtainable prior to New Leaf. They resemble their creator, Brewster, and can be acquired only by working part-time at the Roost Cafe, and getting a certain number of customers' orders correct. Brewstoid family
Buzzoid familyBuzzoids make a buzzing noise. Buzzoid family
Clankoid familyClankoids sound like pots and pans banging. They appear to look like garbage cans. Clankoid family
Croakoid familyCroakoids croak like a frog. Croakoid family
Dekkoid familyDekkoids sound a little bit like they are saying "dekkai," meaning huge. Dekkoid family Dingloid familyDingloids, as their name suggests, make bell sounds. The Wee Dingloid is the only "Wee" Gyroid and is very similar to the Mini Dingloid, except it appears to have no mouth. Dingloid family
Dinkoid familyDinkoids are a lot like Sputnoids, but silver. Dinkoid family Drilloid familyDrilloids make a drilling noise. Drilloid family Droploid familyThe Droploid makes a "plop, plop, plop" sound, like water falling. There is only one member of the Droploid family. Droploid family
Echoid familyEchoids make an echoing noise. Echoid family Fizzoid familyFizzoids sound like the fizz of opening a pop bottle. Fizzoid family Freakoid familyFreakoids make screaming noises. The Mega Freakoid is higher-pitched than the Mini Freakoid. Freakoid family Gargloid familyGargloids sound like a man gargling water. Compare this to the Warbloids. Gargloid family Gongoid familyThese sound like a gong. They closely resemble Lloid and the Gyroid from the original Animal Crossing. Gongoid family
Harmonoid familyHarmonoids make a sound like a steam organ. Harmonoid family
Howloid familyHowloids make a screeching howl. Howloid family Lamentoid familyLamentoids are based on the word "lament," and make rattling sounds when they spin. They do not have the same facial features as most Gyroids do. Lamentoid family
Lullaboid familyLullaboids make a soothing sound akin to a music box. Lullaboid family
Metatoid familyMetatoids make a metallic rattling sound. Metatoid family Nebuloid familyNebuloids sound like a vibrating beep. Derived from "nebula," a cloud of dust floating in space. Nebuloid family
Oboid familyOboids make a sound akin to an oboe. Oboid family Oombloid familyOombloids make an "oom" sound. Oombloid family
Percoloid familyPercoloids sound like hitting a hollow tree trunk. They themselves look like tree trunks. Percoloid family Plinkoid familyPlinkoids sound like tiny wooden bells. Plinkoid family Poltergoid familyPoltergoids make a scary shriek. Derived from "poltergeist," a ghost that causes physical disturbances. Poltergoid family
Puffoid familyPuffoids sound like a person blowing on a pan flute. Puffoid family Quazoid familyQuazoids make futuristic-sounding noises. Derived from "quasar," a light-emitting active galactic nucleus. Quazoid family
Rhythmoid familyRhythmoids are in tune with the music (prior to Animal Crossing: New Leaf). Rhythmoid family Rustoid familyThese make a clanking noise, like rusted metal. Rustoid family Sproid familySproids make a noise similar to that of a spring. Sproid family
Sputnoid familySputnoid, from the satellite Sputnik, make the noise of a spacecraft drifting through space. These Gyroids have metallic bodies and large, colorful panels. Sputnoid family
Squelchoid familySquelchoid sound like squeaks. Squelchoid family Strumboid familyStrumboids make sounds similar to a guitar, from the word "strumming." Strumboid family
Timpanoid familyTimpanoids sound like timpani drums. Timpanoid family Tootoid familyTootoids make a noise that sounds like flatulence. The Mega Tootoid has a higher pitch than the Tootoid, which is unusual for the Mega variant. Tootoid family Warbloid familyWarbloids sound like a woman gargling water. Compare this to the Gargloid family. |
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Gallery
Screenshots
Various gyroids placed in a room in Animal Crossing: City Folk
Assets
Icons
Sprites and models
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Brewstoids model in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Real-world information
Haniwa are historical Japanese terracotta figures that were made during the Kofun period (c. 300 to 538 CE). They were buried with the dead as funerary objects.
More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.
