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Don Chan (Japanese: どんちゃん Don-chan), rendered as DON-CHAN in Yo-kai Watch 3, is a Rank C, Restoration-attribute Yo-kai of the Heartful tribe.
He is a guest character, originating as the protagonist of the Taiko no Tatsujin series.
Appearances[]
Video games[]
- Yo-kai Watch 2: Befriendable Yo-kai.
- Yo-kai Watch 3: Befriendable Yo-kai.
Biology[]
Appearance[]
Don Chan is a mint blue drum with white legs and arms to match the top and bottom. His face is a dark orange color with large black eyes and a wide open mouth.
Personality[]
In the Taiko no Tatsujin series, Don Chan is shown to be carefree and easygoing, and that personality translates to the Yo-kai Watch games. While he may be a little bit mischievous, Don Chan is very passionate for what he cares about, such as taiko drumming.
Whoever is inspirited by Don Chan will compulsively beat and tap on various things, similar to playing a drum.
Profile[]
Yo-kai Watch 2[]
The player will need to complete the Quest "Inspirited Away," which the player can start upon talking to the Talisman Man at the Mt. Wildwood Shrine. Upon completing the Quest, the player will be able to battle Don Chan once a day on the day of the summer festival. The player has a chance of befriending Don Chan if they win.
Alternatively, Don Chan has a chance to be freed from the Crank-a-kai in the past, using a Mon Excitement Coin.
Yo-kai Watch 3[]
The player can befriend Don Chan after completing his Quest "You're Invited to DON-CHAN's Bash!" The Quest will randomly start when the player is walking up the stairs in Mt. Wildwood while playing as Hailey Anne. After completing the Quest, the player must wait one day before they can challenge a few Don Chan. The three Don Chan can be fought once a day, ultimately giving the player three chances to befriend him everyday.
He is required for the Big Band Theory Yo-kai Circle.
Game data[]
Main series[]
Yo-kai Watch 2[]
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Blasters Stats[]
Yo-kai Watch 3[]
Blasters Stats[]
Attribute tolerance[]
Held items[]
Locations[]
Evolution[]
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Fusion[]
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Quotes[]
- Befriended: "Wow, you beat me with a rhythm! Think we could drum up a friendship?"
- Loafing: "Sleepy. So...tired."
- Being traded: "Bom bada bom! And here I am!"
- Receiving food (favorite): "The best!"
- Receiving food (normal): "It'll do."
- Receiving food (disliked): "Hmm...sickening."
- Blasters T Camp: "We're rollin' out, don? I'll beat out a marching rhythm, don!"
Etymology[]
"Don Chan/DON-CHAN" is a combination of dondon (Japanese: どんどん "onomatopoeia for a drum being beaten") and chan (Japanese: ちゃん), honorific that is usually used for children and young girls.
Origin[]
Don Chan is the famous protagonist and mascot of Taiko no Tatsujin, the popular arcade rhythm game franchise created by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game entails players to beat taiko drums to the rhythm of the music.
Trivia[]
- His full name in the Taiko no Tatsujin series is Don Wada (Japanese: 和田どん Wada Don).
- Don Chan's "random" nicknames are: Drummer, Donny, Li'l Tyk, and Pimento.
- In Japanese, Don Chan is voiced by Miki Narahashi, who also voices Katsu Chan, Don Chan's brother. She has voiced both of these characters since 2004.
- In the English version of Yo-kai Watch 3, Don Chan is voiced by Griffin Puatu.[1]
- Don Chan's appearance in Yo-kai Watch 2 marked the first time that the character appeared in a western (or an official English title) since Taiko: Drum Master in 2004, almost 12 years before Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits and Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls were released in North America.
- Don Chan's appearance in Yo-kai Watch 2 and Yo-kai Watch 3 is one of his many appearances and cameos in other video games. Other cameos and appearances that Don Chan has made include Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, Kamen Rider Series, Tekken 7, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, and many more media.
- Don Chan's name in the western localization has changed between Yo-kai Watch 2 and Yo-kai Watch 3. In Yo-kai Watch 2, his name is spelled as "Don Chan," and in Yo-kai Watch 3, his name is spelled as "DON-CHAN". Although the reason for the change is unknown, it is believed that this change occurred because of the English release of Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun, for his name is spelled as "DON-chan" in that game.
- In the credits of Yo-kai Watch 3, DON-CHAN's name is written as "Don-Chan".
- Don Chan is the only Yo-kai in the series to never appear in a spin-off title.
- In Yo-kai Watch 3, the song that plays during the Taiko no Tatsujin-themed rhythm mini-game Taiko Tumult, is the "Fuun Shishi", a Namco original song composed for the Taiko no Tatsujin games.
- The name of the quest that allows the player to befriend Don Chan in Yo-kai Watch 2 , "Inspirited Away", is a reference to the Studio Ghibli movie Spirited Away.
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese
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どんちゃん Don-chan | |
 French
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Donchan | Derived from the English name |
 Spanish
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Donchan | Derived from the English name |
 German
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DonchanYW2 DON-CHANYW3 |
Derived from the English name |
 Italian
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Donchan | Derived from the English name |