Gyroid
- "Have you ever seen those Gyroids up on the stage at the club? It's weird, but I didn't actually put them there. They just appeared out of the blue one day. How bizarre!"
- — Dr. Shrunk, Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Gyroids (はにわ, Haniwa) are furniture items in the Animal Crossing series, primarily used as furniture inside the player's house. They spawn randomly buried in the ground, like fossils, but only after rainy or snowy days—lazy villagers in New Leaf claim that they must like the rain.
The name "Gyroid" likely originates from the word "gyrate," meaning to spin, referencing the motion that Gyroids make.
Each and every Gyroid is unique in its own way: the way it sounds, how fast the tempo is, and pitch all depend on the size of the Gyroid and which family it belongs to. If one of K.K. Slider's songs is played on a stereo, the Gyroid will match the tempo of the song so that they synchronize.
In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, four Gyroids are present in Club LOL, and may be swapped out for other Gyroids; however, they may never be added to or taken.
A number of Gyroids may be active at a time before one of them automatically turns off:
- Fourteen in Animal Crossing
- Eight in City Folk
- Four in Wild World and New Leaf
If a Gyroid is sold to Tom Nook, Timmy and Tommy, or Reese it is worth 828 Bells. If a Gyroid is placed within a house, it is worth 828 HRA points.
Gyroid Storage
In Invalid parameters detected! Did you enter the wrong parameters, or are the parameters needed to generate this link empty?, upon befriending Brewster in The Roost, he will allow the player to store Gyroids with him, freeing up space from the player's storage. This is not available in other games.
List of Gyroids
There are 127 Gyroids available since Animal Crossing. The Brewstoid family was added in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, bringing the number to 131. Not all Gyroid families have all the sizes of Gyroids, and a few do not have a neutral size.
Alloid family
Alloids make a sound similar to a steel drum. Derived from "alloy," a metal made from two or more different metals.
Alloid family
Bovoid family
Bovoids make a mooing noise, from "bovine."
Bovoid family
Bowtoid family
Bowtoids wear bow ties. They make a fast, repetitive sound and dance.
Bowtoid family
| Bowtoid | 
|
- |  828 Bells
|
buried underground | Black | Toy Shop | makes sound |
| Mega Bowtoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Black / Black | Toy Shop | makes sound |
| Mini Bowtoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Black / Black | Toy Shop | makes sound |
| Tall Bowtoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Black / Black | Toy Shop | makes sound |
Brewstoid family
Brewstoids 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
| Brewstoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
 Brewster (192 correct orders) |
Green / Black | Antique / Rustic / Trendy | makes sound |
| Mega Brewstoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
Brewster (255 correct orders) |
Green / Black | Antique / Rustic / Trendy | makes sound |
| Mini Brewstoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
Brewster (224 correct orders) |
Green / Black | Antique / Rustic / Trendy | makes sound |
| Tall Brewstoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
Brewster (160 correct orders) |
Green / Black | Antique / Rustic / Trendy | makes sound |
Buzzoid family
Buzzoids make a buzzing noise.
Buzzoid family
| Buzzoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Brown | Quirky | makes sound |
| Mega Buzzoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Brown | Quirky | makes sound |
| Mini Buzzoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Brown | Quirky | makes sound |
| Tall Buzzoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Brown | Quirky | makes sound |
Clankoid family
Clankoids sound like pots and pans banging. They appear to look like garbage cans.
Clankoid family
| Clankoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Green | Harmonious | makes sound |
| Mega Clankoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Green | Harmonious | makes sound |
| Mini Clankoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Green | Harmonious | makes sound |
| Tall Clankoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Green | Harmonious | makes sound |
Croakoid family
Croakoids croak like a frog.
Croakoid family
| Croakoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Green | Harmonious / Quirky / Rustic | makes sound |
| Mega Croakoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Purple / Purple | Harmonious / Quirky / Rustic | makes sound |
| Mini Croakoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Harmonious / Quirky / Rustic | makes sound |
| Tall Croakoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Blue / Gray | Harmonious / Quirky / Rustic | makes sound |
Dekkoid family
Dekkoids sound a little bit like they are saying "dekkai," meaning huge.
Dekkoid family
Dingloid family
Dingloids, 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
| Dingloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Antique / Fairy Tale / Harmonious | makes sound |
| Mega Dingloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Antique / Fairy Tale / Harmonious | makes sound |
| Mini Dingloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Antique / Fairy Tale / Harmonious | makes sound |
| Squat Dingloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Antique / Fairy Tale / Harmonious | makes sound |
| Tall Dingloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Antique / Fairy Tale / Harmonious | makes sound |
| Wee Dingloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Antique / Fairy Tale / Harmonious | makes sound |
Dinkoid family
Dinkoids are a lot like Sputnoids, but silver.
Dinkoid family
Drilloid family
Drilloids make a drilling noise.
Drilloid family
Droploid family
The Droploid makes a "plop, plop, plop" sound, like water falling. There is only one member of the Droploid family.
Droploid family
| Tall Droploid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Purple / Purple | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop / Trendy | makes sound |
Echoid family
Echoids make an echoing noise.
Echoid family
Fizzoid family
Fizzoids sound like the fizz of opening a pop bottle.
Fizzoid family
Freakoid family
Freakoids sound like crying babies.
Freakoid family
Gargloid family
Gargloids sound like a man gargling water. Compare this to the Warbloids.
Gargloid family
Gongoid family
These sound like a gong. They closely resemble Lloid and the Gyroid from the original Animal Crossing.
Gongoid family
| Gongoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Harmonious / Quirky | makes sound |
| Mega Gongoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Harmonious / Quirky | makes sound |
| Mini Gongoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Harmonious / Quirky | makes sound |
| Tall Gongoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Harmonious / Quirky | makes sound |
Harmonoid family
Harmonoids make a sound like a steam organ.
Harmonoid family
| Harmonoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Red / Gray | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop | makes sound |
| Mega Harmonoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Red / Gray | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop | makes sound |
| Mini Harmonoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Blue / Gray | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop | makes sound |
| Tall Harmonoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Blue / Gray | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop | makes sound |
Howloid family
Howloids make a screeching howl.
Howloid family
Lamentoid family
Lamentoids 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
| Lamentoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Harmonious / Quirky / Toy Shop | makes sound |
| Mega Lamentoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Harmonious / Quirky / Toy Shop | makes sound |
| Mini Lamentoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Harmonious / Quirky / Toy Shop | makes sound |
| Tall Lamentoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Harmonious / Quirky / Toy Shop | makes sound |
Lullaboid family
Lullaboids make a soothing sound akin to a music box.
Lullaboid family
| Lullaboid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Gray / Gray | Antique / Fairy Tale / Rustic | makes sound |
| Mega Lullaboid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Gray / Gray | Antique / Fairy Tale / Rustic | makes sound |
| Mini Lullaboid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Gray / Gray | Antique / Fairy Tale / Rustic | makes sound |
| Tall Lullaboid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Gray / Gray | Antique / Fairy Tale / Rustic | makes sound |
Metatoid family
Metatoids make a metallic rattling sound.
Metatoid family
Nebuloid family
Nebuloids sound like a vibrating beep. Derived from "nebula," a cloud of dust floating in space.
Nebuloid family
| Mega Nebuloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Blue / Blue | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop / Trendy | makes sound |
| Mini Nebuloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Purple / Purple | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop / Trendy | makes sound |
| Nebuloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Blue / Colorful | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop / Trendy | makes sound |
| Slim Nebuloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Purple / Purple | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop / Trendy | makes sound |
| Squat Nebuloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Colorful | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop / Trendy | makes sound |
| Tall Nebuloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Colorful | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop / Trendy | makes sound |
Oboid family
Oboids make a sound akin to an oboe.
Oboid family
Oombloid family
Oombloids make an "oom" sound.
Oombloid family
| Mega Oombloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Harmonious | makes sound |
| Mini Oombloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Harmonious | makes sound |
| Oombloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Harmonious | makes sound |
| Tall Oombloid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Brown | Harmonious | makes sound |
Percoloid family
Percoloids sound like hitting a hollow tree trunk. They themselves look like tree trunks.
Percoloid family
Plinkoid family
Plinkoids sound like tiny wooden bells.
Plinkoid family
Poltergoid family
Poltergoids make a scary shriek. Derived from "poltergeist," a ghost that causes physical disturbances.
Poltergoid family
| Mega Poltergoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Gray | Harmonious / Quirky / Rustic | makes sound |
| Mini Poltergoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Gray | Harmonious / Quirky / Rustic | makes sound |
| Poltergoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Gray | Harmonious / Quirky / Rustic | makes sound |
| Tall Poltergoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Brown / Gray | Harmonious / Quirky / Rustic | makes sound |
Puffoid family
Puffoids sound like a person blowing on a pan flute.
Puffoid family
Quazoid family
Quazoids make futuristic-sounding noises. Derived from "quasar," a light-emitting active galactic nucleus.
Quazoid family
| Mega Quazoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Green | Trendy | makes sound |
| Mini Quazoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Orange / Orange | Trendy | makes sound |
| Quazoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Pink / Pink | Trendy | makes sound |
| Slim Quazoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Gray / Gray | Trendy | makes sound |
| Tall Quazoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Blue / Blue | Trendy | makes sound |
Rhythmoid family
Rhythmoids are in tune with the music (prior to Animal Crossing: New Leaf).
Rhythmoid family
Rustoid family
These make a clanking noise, like rusted metal.
Rustoid family
Sproid family
Sproids make a noise similar to that of a spring.
Sproid family
| Mega Sproid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Yellow / Yellow | Harmonious / Toy Shop | makes sound |
| Mini Sproid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Yellow / Yellow | Harmonious / Toy Shop | makes sound |
| Sproid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Yellow / Yellow | Harmonious / Toy Shop | makes sound |
| Tall Sproid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Yellow / Yellow | Harmonious / Toy Shop | makes sound |
Sputnoid family
Sputnoid, from the satellite Sputnik, make the noise of a spacecraft drifting through space. These Gyroids have metallic bodies and large, colorful panels.
Sputnoid family
| Mega Sputnoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Gray | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop / Trendy | makes sound |
| Mini Sputnoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Gray / Gray | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop / Trendy | makes sound |
| Sputnoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Gray / Gray | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop / Trendy | makes sound |
| Tall Sputnoid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Gray / Gray | Sci-Fi / Toy Shop / Trendy | makes sound |
Squelchoid family
Squelchoid sound like squeaks.
Squelchoid family
Strumboid family
Strumboids make sounds similar to a guitar, from the word "strumming."
Strumboid family
| Mega Strumboid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Brown | Harmonious | makes sound |
| Mini Strumboid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Brown | Harmonious | makes sound |
| Strumboid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Brown | Harmonious | makes sound |
| Tall Strumboid | 
|
- | 828 Bells
|
buried underground | Green / Brown | Harmonious | makes sound |
Timpanoid family
Timpanoids sound like timpani drums.
Timpanoid family
Tootoid family
Tootoids 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 family
Warbloids sound like a woman gargling water. Compare this to the Gargloid family.
Warbloid family
Trivia
- Gyroids, known in Japan as haniwa, are funerary objects from the Kofun period buried with the dead and thought to serve as a container and protector for the soul.[1]
- Gyroids sell for 828 Bells and score 828 HRA points. This is a reference to the Japanese pronunciation of "828" (happyaku ni juu hachi). The underlined letters indicate the sounds that spell out haniwa, the Japanese name for Gyroid.
Gallery
The Bowtoid family
The Buzzoid family
The Clankoid family
The Croakoid family
The Dekkoid family
The Dingloid family
The Drilloid family
The Lullaboid family
The Sproid family
References
