- "Alright, let's heat things up, nyau!"
- — Nyau
Sonic Nyau (Japanese: ソニック・ニャウ) is Nyau, a young musk cat, that is dressed to look like Sonic for the hedgehog's birthday in Phantasy Star Online 2. Although not inherently antagonistic, Nyau does provoke the player into fighting him in an effort to show off his combat skills. He is particularly fond of the weapon that he carries with him everywhere he goes, so much so that he will become inconsolable once it has been destroyed.
Much like Rappy, Nyau will dress himself and his weapon to celebrate the holidays. His drop list will also change based on which costume he is currently wearing.
General Data[]
Nyau wielding his Extreme Gear weapon into battle.
Appearance[]
Nyau has the appearance of a traditional musk cat. His fur is a light tan to brown with orange highlights near his ear tips, ear and chest fluff, and tail. In his Sonic costume, he wears a full body suit that resembles Sega's famous hedgehog mascot complete with matching red and white sneakers. His weapon resembles Extreme Gear boards that made their debut in the Sonic Riders series.
Interestingly, the music that accompanies Sonic Nyau's appearance is Live and Learn, a popular song from Sonic Adventure 2. The music will remain until the boss monster following Nyau's escape is defeated.
Personality[]
Nyau throws a fit after he finds his weapon destroyed in the fight.
Nyau has a spoiled, mischievous, and childish personality that could possibly be explained due to his age. When he speaks, he tends to end his sentences with a nonsensical "nya" or "nyau" sound.
Nyau carelessly uses his interdimensional abilities in order to warp before his chosen opponent, the player character. Once he has shown himself, he begins to boast and provoke the player into attacking him, to which he tries his best to match each blow for blow. In battle he is quite clumsy; he will sometimes accidentally drop his weapon in the heat of the moment, which causes him to hesitate for a moment. If the player shatters his weapon, he will become so deeply upset that he begins a reckless charge in a desperate effort to salvage victory in tears. After some time, he will cry out for someone to help him and then vanish. His retreat will then summon a random boss monster to appear before his opponent, possibly a consequence of the spacial distortion that appeared when he used his warp ability to escape.
Quotes[]
- "Come on, come on! Fight me, nyau!"
- — Nyau
- "Can you keep up, nyau?"
- — Nyau
- "Nyau!"
- — Nyau feeling some pain
- "Nyauu!"
- — Nyau reeling from pain
- "Taaake this, nyau!"
- — Nyau tries his best to fight
- "My weapon?! There it is!"
- — Nyau clumsily loses his weapon for a moment but then locates it
- "Nyauuu?!"
- — Nyau shocked to see his favorite sword shattered to pieces
- "Nya... Nya... Nyauuuuuuu!!"
- — Nyau mourns the tragic loss of his beloved weapon
- "Nyauu... Someone help me, nyau!"
- — Nyau cries out for anything to help
- "Nyau is retreating... Wait! Its retreat is causing some sort of spacial distortion! Please, be careful!"
- — Brigitta informs the player about the strange distortion that directly follows Nyau's escape
Videos[]
| Rappy | Rappy - Love Rappy - Lovey Rappy - Egg Rappy - Frog Rappy Summer Rappy - Latan Rappy - Saint Rappy - Drag Rappy (SEA) |
|---|---|
| Musk Cats | Nyau - Ceremo Nyau - Noiya Nyau - Toro Kuro Nyau - Sakura Nyau - Sonic Nyau - Summer Nyau - Luna Nyau |
| Unique | Barbarillipan - Cougar NX - Cougar NX ACE - Knight Gear - Magi-Knight Gear - Mint Rockbear - Mr. Umblla - St. Umblla Mesetan - Mr. Boing - Tagami Kazuchi - Thunder Rockbear - Odin - Gal Gryphon - Gal Gryphon (Rare) |