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The Twerkey (Japanese: シリトリ Shiritori; Butt Bird) is an enemy found in the Realm of the Fey. It has a chance of dropping Turkey Curry when defeated. Its variants are the Twergull and the Twerpea.
Appearance
Twerkeys are based off turkeys. They have two antennae-shaped feathers on top of their head, large round eyes with pink eyelids and black pupils, an orange hooked beak, short wings, fanned tail, short orange legs and a big fat butt as their most prominent part, which they are always shown shaking in front of their enemies.
Twerkeys have a mostly red plumage with some darker red on their wings, surrounding their neck and the base of their tail feathers, gray on the tip of the tail feathers, and peach on their undersides.
Its Mii part is a mouth placed in the middle of their rear.
Actions
Action name | Description | Chance to use | Hit rate |
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Attack | The Twerkey bashes a Mii with its rear. | 70% | 100% |
Angry | The Twerkey farts, inflicting its target with the "angry" status. Has a chance of spreading to other non-guest party members. | 30% | 100% |
Enemy statistics
Image | HP | Attack | Defense | Magic | Speed | Locations Encountered |
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9 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 12 | Realm of the Fey (area) |
Etymology
Its name comes from turkey, the bird it is based off and twerk, a provocative dance characterized by shaking or thrusting the buttocks.
Trivia
- Its possible loot, Turkey Curry, is called Chicken Curry in the British version of the game.
- Its Japanese name, Shiritori, literally means "taking the end" or "taking the rear". It can also be literally read as "butt/rear bird", which explains this monster's appearance.
- Shiritori is also the name of children's word chain game in Japan.
- The Twerkey has gained infamy throughout the Miitopia fandom for its design and references.
Gallery
Main Article: Twerkey/Gallery
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | シリトリ Shiritori |
From シリ shiri (butt, rear) and トリ tori (bird). Shiritori is a phrase meaning "taking the end" or "taking the rear", but it can also be literally read as "butt/rear bird". |
French | Dinderrière | From dinde (turkey) and derrière (behind, rear, rump). |
German | Pogel | From po (butt) and vogel (bird). |
Italian | Tacchinì | From tacchino/tacchina (turkey) and chinì ("to bend down", referring to its twerking pose). Doubles as a pun on tacchini, the masculine plural form of "turkey" in Italian. |
Spanish | Pavo nalgón (US) Pavo nalgas (EU) |
From pavo (turkey) and nalgón (US) (large behind) / nalgas (EU) (buttocks). |
Korean | 궁둥 새 Gungdung Sae |
Butt Bird. |
Dutch | Twerkkoen | From twerk and kalkoen (turkey). |
Chinese | 屁屁火鸡 (CN) Pì pì huǒ jī 屁屁火雞 (TW) Pì pì huǒ jī |
Butt Turkey. |