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If you look closely at gyroids, you'll see how much personality each of them has.
― Kiki, Animal Crossing: New Leaf


This article is about the furniture item. For the gyroid that sits near your house in Animal Crossing, see Gyroid (outdoor).

Gyroids (埴輪 Haniwa?) are unusual furniture items that appear in all Animal Crossing games.

Though mostly furniture items, gyroids also exist as NPCs. In GCN games, a Gyroid is built on the outside of the player's house; in City FolkLloid is an auctioneer; and in New Leaf, Lloid collects donations for Public Works Projects and loans tools to players on Tortimer Island. All gyroids, furniture or otherwise, end with "oid".

Furniture gyroids are buried similar to Fossils and randomly generated each day at 6am, though they are only found after rainy or snowy days. There are many gyroids (127 in Wild World), and each is unique in sound and shape. All are part of a family of similar-sounding gyroids. If one of K.K. Slider's songs is playing on a stereo, or if a player is playing an instrument fast enough, all active gyroids will adjust tempo to match. The word "gyroid" comes from the word "gyrate" or "gyre", a term relating to spinning.

There is a limit to how many gyroids can be on at a time in a single room. Turning on an additional gyroid will cause one of the other gyroids to stop automatically. This limit is 14 gyroids in Animal Crossing, 8 gyroids in City Folk, and 4 gyroids in Wild World and New Leaf.

If a player sells a gyroid to Tom Nook or Reese (New Leaf), it is worth 828 bells. If the player places one in their house, it is worth 828 HRA points.

Brewster

Brewster is known for his liking of gyroids. Gyroids can be seen on the shelves behind him in The Roost. In City Folk, once he warms up to the player, he will offer gyroid storage.

In New Leaf, gyroid storage has been eliminated, but Brewster will eventually allow the player to work for him. He will pay the player in coffee and various items from the Café Series, including special Brewster-themed gyroids, called Brewstoids).

In Animal Crossing (Series)

Alloid Family

Group alloids

The Alloid family.

The name "Alloid" is derived from the word "alloy" which is a substance formed from multiple metals. These gyroids make a steel drum-like sound

Bovoid Family

Group bovoids

The Bovoid family

The name "Bovoid" is derived from the word "bovine" due to the gyroid's cow-like mooing.

Bowtoid Family

Group bowtoids

The Bowtoid Family

These gyroids wear bow ties. They make a fast, repetitive sound and dance. They also seem to sound similar to the noise of a low saxophone.


Brewstoid Family

Brewstoids are obtained from The Roost in New Leaf for correct orders when working. They make the following sounds: coffee pouring (Tall Brewstoid), placing a coffee cup on a saucer (Brewstoid), and two variations of Brewster chirping (Mini and Mega Brewstoids). 

Buzzoid Family

Group buzzoids

The Buzzoid Family

These gyroids make a buzzing noise.

Clankoid Family

Group clankoids

The Clankoid Family

These gyroids sound like pots and pans banging. They appear to look like garbage cans.

Croakoid Family

Group croakoids

The Croakoid Family

These gyroids croak like a frog.

Dekkoid Family

Group dekkoids

The Dekkoid Family

These gyroids say the word "dekkai", which is Japanese for "huge". Their movement is a gesture one would make while describing something large. Each Dekkoid says "dekkai" in a different note, with the Mega Dekkoid having the lowest note and the Mini Dekkoid having the highest one.

Dingloid Family

Group dingloids

The Dingloid Family

These gyroids, as their name suggests, make bell sounds. The Wee Dingloid is the only "Wee" gyroid and is very similar to the Mini Dingloid.

Dinkoid Family

Dinkoids

The Dinkoid family

These gyroids are silver and make beeping noises. There are only two sizes. They both have air vents on the back of them.

Drilloid Family

Group drilloids

The Drilloid Family

These gyroids make a drilling sound.

Droploid Family

Droploid

The Droploid family

This gyroid makes a "plop, plop, plop" sound, like raindrops. There is only  one size.

Echoid Family

Group echoids

The Echoid family

These gyroids make an echoing noise.

Fizzoid Family

Group fizzoids

The Fizzoid family

These gyroids sound like something being zapped by lightning.

Freakoid Family

Group freakoids

The Freakoid family

These gyroids sound like crying babies.

Gargloid Family

Group gargloids

The Gargloid family

These gyroids make a sound like a man gargling water.

Gongoid Family

Group gongoids

The Gongoid family

These gyroids make a short hitting noise and do not sound like gongs, as the name may have suggested.

Harmonoid Family

Group harmonoids

The Harmonoid family

These gyroids make a sound like a steam calliope (steam organ).

Howloid Family

Group howloids

The Howloid family

These gyroids make a screaming noise.

Lamentoid Family

Group lamentoids

The Lamentoid family

These gyroids are based off of the word "lament", and make rattling and clanking sounds when they spin. They do not have the same facial features as most gyroids do.

Lullaboid Family

Group lullaboids

The Lullaboid family

These gyroids make a soothing sound.

Metatoid Family

Group metatoids

The Metatoid family

These gyroids make a rattling sound.

Nebuloid Family

Group nebuloids

The Nebuloid family

These gyroids sound like a vibrating beep. The name "Nebuloid" is based off the word "nebula", meaning a cloud of interstellar dust and gas.

Oboid Family

Group oboids

The Oboid family

These gyroids sound like an oboe. They look like pickles with hair bows.

Oombloid Family

Group oombloids

The Oombloid family

These gyroids make an "oom" sound.

Percoloid Family

Group percoloids

The Percoloid family

These gyroids sound like hitting a hollow tree trunk.

Plinkoid Family

Group plinkoids

The Plinkoid family

These gyroids sound like tiny wooden bells.

Poltergoid Family

Group poltergoids

The Poltergoid family

These gyroids make an ominous rattling like a ghost.

Puffoid Family

Group puffoids

The Puffoid family

These gyroids sound like a person blowing or puffing on a jug.

Quazoid Family

Group quazoids

The Quazoid family

These gyroids make futuristic-sounding noises.

Rustoid Family

Group rustoids

The Rustoid family

These gyroids make a clanking noise, like rusted metal.

Rhythmoid Family

Group rhythmoids

The Rhythmoid family

These gyroids are in rhythm with the music in all games except New Leaf.

Sproid Family

These gyroids make a noise similar to that of a spring.

Preoid

The Sproid family

Sputnoid Family

Group sputnoids

The Sputnoid family

These gyroids, their names deriving from the satellite Sputnik, make the stereotypical noise of a spacecraft drifting through space. These gyroids have metallic bodies, circular eyes, and large, colorful panels.


Squelchoid Family

Group squelchoids

The Squelchoid family

These gyroids make a squeaking sound like wet sneakers or boots. They also have a sleepy or tired look on their faces.

Strumboid Family

Strumboid

The Strumboid family

These gyroids make sounds similar to a guitar. The name comes from the Strum, a basic guitar technique.

Timpanoid Family

Group timpanoids

The Timpanoid family

These gyroids sound like timpani drums.

Tootoid Family

Group tootoids

The Tootoid family

These gyroids make a noise similar to flatulence. They also have pig noses.

Warbloid Family

Group warbloids

The Warbloid family

These gyroids make a sound like a woman gargling water.


Trivia

  • They resemble cappies from the Kirby series.
  • Gyroids are inspired by Japanese clay figures called haniwa which were made for ritual use and buried with the deceased between the 3rd and 6th century AD.

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