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- "I DEFINITELY WON'T REGRET IT! I would die nyine times to keep Amy safe!"
- —Rudy before his death, Yo-kai Watch 2
Rudy (Japanese: アカマル Akamaru) is a Rank C, Fire-attribute Rare Yo-kai of the Charming tribe.
First seen in Yo-kai Watch 2 as a player-controlled character for the duration of the Jibanyan's Secret Key Quest, Rudy made his debut as a befriendable playable Yo-kai in Yo-kai Watch Blasters.
According to his Yo-kai Keystone, he is classified as Onechanside Yo-kai of the Mononoke tribe.
In Yo-kai Watch Blasters, he is one of the Yo-kai required to unlock Dandoodle. In Yo-kai Watch Busters 2, he is one of the Yo-kai required to unlock Whyvern King.
Appearances
Video games
- Yo-kai Watch 2: Playable Yo-kai*
- Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Playable Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch 3: Playable Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Playable Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch World: Playable Yo-kai
Anime series
- Yo-kai Watch: Minor Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch!: Minor Yo-kai
- Y School Heroes: Cameo Yo-kai
- Yo-kai Watch♪: Cameo Yo-kai
Biology
Rudy is Jibanyan's former living self before he got hit by a truck. He bears a similar appearance to Jibanyan, even if resembling a more normal cat. Rudy is a red and white kitten wearing a gray collar with a blue tag on it. The tag is as shiny as a crystal.
According to Jibanyan’s flashback, he mostly slept all day and didn't do much other than that.
Profile
Yo-kai Watch 2
Rudy is not a befriendable Yo-kai, but he does show up as a playable character in the Jibanyan's Secret Key Quest. He also shows up as a follower for Whispocrates during Whistory Lesson, Part 1, Whistory Lesson, Part 2 & Whistory Lesson, Part 3.
Yo-kai Watch 3
Rudy can be befriended by completing the Yo-kai Circle Circle of Cheer.
Yo-kai Watch Blasters
In Red Cat Corps, the player must have Jibanyan as the leader and have beaten Chapter 5-4 and the Usapyon Mission. After doing so, Rudy will make a phone call to you. The mission will involve Jibanyan beating a Baddinyan, Thornyan, Robonyan, Machonyan, Shogunyan, Dracunyan, Sailornyan, Wondernyan, Jetnyan and Rudy in a Battle Royale outside Springdale Elementary School at night. After a cutscene where Whisper wakes up Jibanyan on roof, only to find out that the whole event was a dream, Rudy will appear and befriend you.
He is required for the Red Cat Corps Leaders Yo-kai Circle.
Yo-kai Watch Busters 2
Rudy can be befriended by completing the The Many Faces of Jibanyan Yo-kai Circle. This requires Jibanyan Liu Bei, Jibakoma, Jibanyan T and King Jibanyan.
Yo-kai Watch: Medal Wars
In a livestream of the game before it's release on July 30, 2019, a code for Rudy was released, in which he is playable in the game. It is redeemable via a coupon page.
Relationships
Amy
Before being turned into Jibanyan, Amy was Rudy's owner.
Game data
Stats
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Quotes
- Befriended: "Huaa, I'm bored, nyan. I'll pass the time by going along with you, nyan."
- Loafing: "Sleepy, nyan..."
- Being traded: "It's grrreat to meet you and all, but I want to sleep at Amy's house, nyan."
- Being traded (Yo-kai Watch Blasters): "I don't mind lending you my strength, but at bedtime, I'm going back to Amy's."
- Receiving Food (favorite): "That's nyice!"
- Receiving Food (normal): "Normal, nyan..."
- Receiving Food (disliked): "Nya nya...?!"
- Blasters T Camp: "It's prrretty strange here, but still good for a catnap, nyan!"
In the anime
- Main article: Jibanyan (anime)
Yo-kai Watch
Rudy first appears during a flashback in The Spooky Intersection. He and Amy were the best of friends, always having fun together until Rudy was hit by an oncoming truck on a crosswalk and became the Yo-kai Jibanyan after his death.
Jibanyan relives his life again as Rudy in Jibanyan's Secret, after unexpectedly being sent back in time by Kin and Gin. Before Amy was about to get hit by a truck, Kin and Gin stops Rudy in the midst of the occurrence and asks him if he really wants to stay alive as a regular cat rather than a Yo-kai in hopes of succeeding their plan of changing the timeline, but Rudy rejects the offer and sacrifices his life to save Amy from getting hit by a truck at the intersection.
Yo-kai Watch!
In EX036, he appeared in Amy's dream where she riding bicycle with her pet cat.
Y School Heroes
While not directly appearing in the series, he does make a cameo in the third opening of the series, Ancient Romantic.
Yo-kai Watch♪
He appears in a flashback in MN068.
Etymology
The English name, Rudy, could be spelled to reference the color "ruby" with a backwards "b" to look like a "d," most likely to acknowledge his reddish hue. It could also be seen as "rude" as a reference to, as Jibanyan stated in the first episode of the English dub in western territories, being his "wonderful personality," which acknowledges Jibanyan's rude and sometimes obnoxious behavior. It could also be a play on the word "ruddy", meaning red in color.
Akamaru is the combinatione of "aka" (赤), which means red in Japanese, describing his red hue and "maru."
Trivia
- Rudy's "random" nicknames in Yo-kai Watch 3 are: Neko, Maxie, Jibby, and Mittens.
- Despite being Jibanyan's living self, he is one rank higher than Jibanyan rank in all games.
- He also can't evolve into the latter.
- Rudy's names in different languages describe the red color of Jibanyan.
- Rudy's favorite food is Chocobars, like his fellow cat Yo-kai, but cats cannot consume chocolate without great risk to their health, and he doesn't have the excuse of already being dead.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese
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アカマル Akamaru | from 赤 aka (red) + 丸 maru (round) |
 Spanish
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Pelirrojo | from pelo (hair) and rojo (red) |
 French
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Rouminet | from rouge (red) + minet (kitty) |
 Italian
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Ross | from rosso (red) |
 German
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Rosti | from rot (red) and rostig (rusty) |
 Korean
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야옹 yaong | |
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 Portuguese (Brazilian)
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Rudy | Same as the English name |