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| |first_appearance = ''[[Secret of Mana]]'' (1993) | | |first_appearance = ''[[Secret of Mana]]'' (1993) |
| |latest_appearance = ''[[Echoes of Mana]]'' (2022) | | |latest_appearance = ''[[Legend of Mana]]'' (remaster) (2021) |
| |gender = Male | | |gender = Male |
| |species = [[Niccolos|Niccolo]] | | |species = |
| |other_forms = | | |other_forms = |
| |counterparts = [[Neko]], [[Nicco]] | | |counterparts = |
| |voice_actor = '''Jpn''': Wataru Takagi<sup>EoM</sup> | | |voice_actor = |
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| {{quote2|I'm the wandering Niccolo, peddler of smiles!|Square Enix Official Website}}
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| '''Niccolo''' is a salesperson who appears in several ''[[Mana (series)|Mana]]'' games. He first appears in ''[[Secret of Mana]]'' with the name '''Neko'''. The [[party]] can often find Niccolo traveling around the [[world map]] looking for potential customers to sell items to, and they can buy various common items from him. In ''Secret of Mana'' and ''[[Trials of Mana]]'', Niccolo is a purple cat, but in new releases since ''[[Legend of Mana]]'', he was redesigned to resemble a big, brown rabbit. No matter his appearance, Niccolo has an unusual verbal tic of meowing and purring and/or making cat-related puns in many of his appearances. | | '''Niccolo''' is a salesperson who appears in several ''[[Mana (series)|Mana]]'' games. He first appears in ''[[Secret of Mana]]'' with the name '''Neko'''. The [[party]] can often find Niccolo traveling around the [[world map]] looking for potential customers to sell items to, and they can buy various common items from him. In ''Secret of Mana'' and ''[[Trials of Mana]]'', Niccolo is a purple cat, but in new releases since ''[[Legend of Mana]]'', he was redesigned to resemble a big, brown rabbit. No matter his appearance, Niccolo has an unusual verbal tic of meowing and purring and/or making cat-related puns in many of his appearances. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===''[[Secret of Mana]]''=== | | ===''Secret of Mana''=== |
| {{main|Neko}}
| | In ''Secret of Mana'', Neko is an anthropomorphic lavender calico cat, traveling the world to sell his wares to adventurers. The party can first meet Neko at his [[Neko's General Store|general store]] to the west of [[Potos Village]]. Aside from selling items, Neko also runs an [[inn]], and he can also save the game progress. Throughout the party's quest, he changes twice the retail price of most consumable items. |
| In ''Secret of Mana'', Neko is an anthropomorphic lavender calico cat, traveling the world to sell his wares to adventurers. The party can first meet Neko at his [[Neko's General Store|general store]] to the west of [[Potos Village]]. Aside from selling items, Neko also runs an [[inn]], and he can also save the game progress. Throughout the party's quest, he charges twice the retail price of most consumable items. | |
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| {{main|Niccolo (Trials of Mana)}}
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| In ''Trials of Mana'', Niccolo, along with [[Chikeeta]] and [[Josephine]], is a [[Merchant Cat]]; but he would end up leaving his order to become a member of the [[Nevarl]] guild of honorable thieves. While there, he became friends with [[Hawkeye]] and was initially part of the guild's final raid on [[Sirhtan]]. When the guild reports back to [[Flamekhan]], the leader is found in league with the evil witch [[Belladonna]] who then murders [[Eagle]] and takes [[Jessica]] hostage to cover up her plans. Hawkeye is framed and left to his execution in the dungeons, but Niccolo bombs him free and tells Hawkeye to head for the [[Priest of Light]], who he believes can lift Belladonna's Choker of Death from Jessica's neck. After a brief enthrallment, Niccolo assists Hawkeye at other points in the story.
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| ===''[[Legend of Mana]]''=== | | ===''Trials of Mana''=== |
| {{main|Niccolo (Legend of Mana)}}
| | In ''[[Trials of Mana]]'', Niccolo, along with [[Chikeeta]] and [[Josephine]], is a [[Merchant Cat]]; but he would end up leaving his order to become a member of the [[Nevarl]] guild of honorable thieves. While there, he became friends with [[Hawkeye]] and was initially part of the guild's final raid on [[Sirhtan]]. When the guild reports back to [[Flamekhan]], the leader is found in league with the evil witch [[Belladonna]] who then murders [[Eagle]] and takes [[Jessica]] hostage to cover up her plans. Hawkeye is framed and left to his execution in the dungeons, but Niccolo bombs him free and tells Hawkeye to head for the [[Priest of Light]], who he believes can lift Belladonna's Choker of Death from Jessica's neck. After a brief enthrallment, Niccolo assists Hawkeye at other points in the story. |
| {{quote2|He believes that he brings happiness to his customers with his transactions, but he sometimes plays dirty tricks on them. Dislikes the Sproutlings and the Flowerlings.|In-game Encyclopedia}}
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| In ''Legend of Mana'', Niccolo makes his first appearance as a brown rabbit. As a traveling salesman, Niccolo believes that he brings happiness to his customers with his transactions. In reality, Niccolo's avaricious, miserly ways are ones that have seen him swindling quite a number of characters with well-played tricks, some of whom include [[Kristie]], [[Sotherbee]] and [[Teapo]]. He is said to dislike the [[Sproutlings]] and the [[Flowerlings]]. | | ===''Legend of Mana''=== |
| | In ''[[Legend of Mana]]'', Niccolo makes his first appearance as a brown rabbit. As a traveling salesman, Niccolo believes that he brings happiness to his customers with his transactions. In reality, Niccolo's avaricious, miserly ways are ones that have seen him swindling quite a number of characters with well-played tricks, some of whom include [[Kristie]], [[Sotherbee]] and [[Teapo]]. He is said to dislike the [[Sproutlings]] and the [[Flowerlings]]. |
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| ===''[[Sword of Mana]]''=== | | ===''Sword of Mana''=== |
| {{main|Niccolo (Sword of Mana)}}
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| In ''[[Sword of Mana]]'', much like his earlier appearances, Niccolo sometimes appears on the world map to sell items. For this game, Niccolo is designed after his appearance in ''Legend of Mana''. | | In ''[[Sword of Mana]]'', much like his earlier appearances, Niccolo sometimes appears on the world map to sell items. For this game, Niccolo is designed after his appearance in ''Legend of Mana''. |
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| ===''[[Children of Mana]]''=== | | ===''Children of Mana''=== |
| {{Main|Wanderer (character)}} | | {{Main|Wanderer (character)}} |
| In ''[[Children of Mana]]'', he was renamed to '''Wanderer''', and is one of the game's protagonists. | | In ''[[Children of Mana]]'', he was renamed to '''Wanderer''', and is one of the game's protagonists. |
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| ===''[[Circle of Mana]]''===
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| Niccolo makes a cameo appearance in the online game, along with several ''Secret of Mana'' characters. He appears in 6 sets of cards.<br>
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| | SUR || {{hover|技|Jap:Skill}} || {{hover|ファ・ディールの救世主|Jap:Saviors of Fa'Diel}} || [[File:SUR 0089 ファ・ディールの救世主.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|夢の声を聞きし者たち|Jap:Those who Hear the Voices of Dreams}} || [[File:SUR 0090 ファ・ディールの救世主.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|珠魅を救いし者たち|Jap:Those who Save Jumis}} || [[File:SUR 0091 ファ・ディールの救世主.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[光]世界の呪縛を解き放つ者たち|Jap:[Light] Those of Life the Curse of the World}} || [[File:SUR 0092 ファ・ディールの救世主.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[闇]赤き竜帝を倒し者たち|Jap:[Dark] Those who Defeat the Red Dragon Emperor}} ||主人公は夢を見た。神々しい大樹が浮かびそして、女神の声が聞こえる。夢から目覚めた主人公は、その声に従うように、目覚めたばかりの世界へと足を踏み出す。<br>The hero had a dream. A divine tree appears, and the voice of a goddess is heard. The protagonist wakes up from his dream and follows the voice as he steps into the world he just woke up from.
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| | SUR || {{hover|技|Jap:Skill}} || {{hover|ニキータ [猫商人]|Jap:Nikita [Cat Merchant]}} || [[File:SUR 0361 ニキータ 猫商人.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|猫商人|Jap:Cat Merchant}} || [[File:SUR 0362 ニキータ 猫商人.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|放浪の猫商人|Jap:Wandering Cat Merchant}} || [[File:SUR 0363 ニキータ 猫商人.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[光]商売上手|Jap:[Light] Business Savvy}} || [[File:SUR 0364 ニキータ 猫商人.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[闇]燃える商魂|Jap:[Dark] Burning Business Spirit}} ||「そうとも言うかもしれないにゃ。とにかく大変なことが起こっているにゃ!」<br>"You might say so. Anyway, something terrible is happening!"
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| | SUR || {{hover|技|Jap:Skill}} || {{hover|ニキータ [放浪]|Jap:Nikita [Wandering]}} || [[File:SUR 0425 ニキータ 放浪.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|ド根性商人|Jap:Gutsy Merchant}} || [[File:SUR 0426 ニキータ 放浪.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|ルクが第一|Jap:Lucre Comes First}} || [[File:SUR 0427 ニキータ 放浪.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[光]商人魂|Jap:[Light] Merchant Spirit}} || [[File:SUR 0428 ニキータ 放浪.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[闇]口八丁手八丁|Jap:[Dark] Mouth Haccho Te Haccho}} ||「来たにゃー! これは大物にゃー! ひさしぶりのごちそうにゃ!!」<br>"It's here! This is a big one! It's been a while!"
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| | SUR || {{hover|技|Jap:Skill}} || {{hover|結成!異種族タッグ!|Jap:Formed! Interspecies Tag!}} || [[File:SUR 1029 結成!異種族タッグ!.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|異種族の冒険家たち|Jap:Adventurers of Different Races}} || [[File:SUR 1030 結成!異種族タッグ!.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|異種族の戦士たち|Jap:Warriors of Different Races}} || [[File:SUR 1031 結成!異種族タッグ!.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[光]ファ・ディールの勇者たち|Jap:[Light] Heroes of Fa'Diel}} || [[File:SUR 1032 結成!異種族タッグ!.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[闇]世界を救う者たち|Jap:[Dark] Saviors of the World}} ||幻想世界ファ・ディールには様々な種族が生活をしている。彼らは時に、勇者達と共に世界を救う冒険へと旅立つ。<br>Various races live in the fantasy world of Fa'Diel. Sometimes they set out on adventures to save the world together with the heroes.
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| | SSUR || {{hover|技|Jap:Skill}} || {{hover|ホークアイ[サンタ]|Jap:Hawkeye [Santa]}} || [[File:SSUR 0945 ホークアイ サンタ.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|シーフ|Jap:Thief}} || [[File:SSUR 0946 ホークアイ サンタ.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|レンジャー|Jap:Ranger}} || [[File:SSUR 0947 ホークアイ サンタ.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[光]ワンダラー|Jap:[Light] Wanderer}} || [[File:SSUR 0948 ホークアイ サンタ.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[闇]ローグ|Jap:[Dark] Rogue}} ||「口説き文句はトリックオアトリート… なかなかシャレてるよな。 」<br>"His pick-up line is trick-or-treating...That's quite a joke."
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| | SUR || {{hover|技|Jap:Skill}} || {{hover|ニキータ|Jap:Nikita}} || [[File:SUR 1141 ニキータ.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|ウサギネコ|Jap:Rabbit Cat}} || [[File:SUR 1142 ニキータ.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|商い道中|Jap:On the Way to Business}} || [[File:SUR 1143 ニキータ.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[光]生粋の商売人|Jap:[Light] Natural Businessman}} || [[File:SUR 1144 ニキータ.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[闇]ルクの価値を知る者|Jap:[Dark] Those who Know the value of Lucre}} ||「オイラは商売があるにゃ。それじゃここでにゃ。」<br>"I have some business to do. Well then, come here."
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| | SSUR || {{hover|技|Jap:Skill}} || {{hover|ニキータ|Jap:Nikita}} || [[File:SSUR 1001 ニキータ.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|猫商人|Jap:Cat Merchant}} || [[File:SSUR 1002 ニキータ.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|放浪の猫商人|Jap:Wandering Cat Merchant}} || [[File:SSUR 1003 ニキータ.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[光]商売上手|Jap:[Light] Business Savvy}} || [[File:SSUR 1004 ニキータ.jpg|100px]]<br>{{hover|[闇]燃える商魂|Jap:[Dark] Burning Business Spirit}} ||「そんな時はこれ、ロイヤルゼリーだニャ!」<br>"In such a case, this is royal jelly, meow!"
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| {{quote2|A merchant who has traveled city to city peddling wares for generations. His "money-crazy" dealings have led to more than a few unsatisfied customers. Niccolo isn't very fond of sproutlings or flowerlings. As for faeries, he might dislike them as well—if he could see them, that is.|Square Enix Official Website}}
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| While it is not known whether he is related to other creatures named Niccolo, a green calico cat named '''Nicco''' makes an appearance in Chapter 2. As with the previous Niccolos, he is a salesman, albeit a shady one, when he tries to pawn off a weathered boat to help the party cross a lake to visit ancient ruins. Fortunately, a [[wolfkin]] warrior, [[Blainchet]], picks up on Nicco's hustle and scares him off, offering also to help the party explore the ruins.
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| Like the ''Trials of Mana'' incarnation, Nicco has been localized as having speech characteristics of the Mid-Atlantic United States, and so employs the plural "yous" in addition to cat puns.
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| Niccolo from ''Legend of Mana'' and Wanderer from ''Children of Mana'' are obtainable as unit cards and Memory Gems as well.
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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| Niccolo's Japanese name, Nikita, is a unisex name prevalent in multiple cultures throughout the world. As a male given name of Slavic origin, it is a diminutive of Nikolai, whose English equivalent is Nicholas. As a female given name, it shares its Greek and Slavic origins with its male counterpart, but owes its use to pop culture references. | | Niccolo's Japanese name, Nikita, is a unisex name prevalent in multiple cultures throughout the world. As a male given name of Slavic origin, it is a diminutive of Nikolai, whose English equivalent is Nicholas. As a female given name, it shares its Greek and Slavic origins with its male counterpart, but owes its use to pop culture references. |
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| His name in other languages, Niccolo, comes chiefly from Italian, where it is also the equivalent of English Nicholas. Nicco is a diminutive of Niccolo. | | His name in other languages, Niccolo, comes chiefly from Italian, where it is also the equivalent of English Nicholas. |
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| ''Neko'' is the Japanese word for "cat". | | ''Neko'' is the Japanese word for "cat". |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| {{main-gallery}} | | {{main-gallery}} |
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| [[Category:Secret of Mana characters]] | | [[Category:Secret of Mana characters]] |
| [[Category:Trials of Mana characters]] | | [[Category:Trials of Mana characters]] |
| [[Category:Legend of Mana characters]] | | [[Category:Legend of Mana characters]] |
| [[Category:Children of Mana characters]] | | [[Category:Children of Mana characters]] |
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