Hideki Kikuchi

Hideki Kikuchi
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Affiliations	Realground

Hideki Kikuchi (菊池 ヒデキ, Kikuchi Hideki) is the owner of Friendly franks Mexican Dog on Spain Hill.

Appearance

Hideki wears a dark green apron over his light button-down shirt. A green cap covers his brown hair.

Personality

Hideki is a kind and polite man. As he becomes friends with Neku, he is shown to be very generous, offering to sneak Neku some extra food in his meals.

Biography

The World Ends with You

Hideki is present at Mexican Dog whenever it is accessible during the game.

Store

Friendly franks Mexican Dog

Quotes

A shopkeeper's dialogue depends on two factors: the player's actions and the Friendship Gauge.

Entering the Shop

• LOW FSG: "Bienvenido to Mexican Dog!"
• MID FSG: "Bienvenido to Mexican Dog! May I take your order?"
• MAX FSG: "Bienvenido to Mexican Dog! How’s it going?"

Idling

• LOW FSG: "Our menu is right here."
• MID FSG: "Take all the time you need, sir."
• MAX FSG: "You having the usual?"

Buying an Item

• LOW FSG: "Entendido! Anything to go with that, sir?"
• MID FSG: "Entendido! Anything to go with that, sir?"
• MAX FSG: "Entendido! Anything to go with that, sir? I’ll give you a little extra–our secret!"

Leaving (without buying anything)

• LOW FSG: "Adios!"
• MID FSG: "Adios! See you again soon!"
• MAX FSG: "Adios! Don’t be a stranger!"

Leaving (after buying something)

• LOW FSG: "Gracias! Enjoy your meal!"
• MID FSG: "Gracias! Enjoy your meal! See you again soon, sir."
• MAX FSG: "Gracias! Enjoy your meal! Come back soon, OK? I’ll sneak you a little extra on the side."

Unlocking a Thread Item's Ability (Upon Entering Shop)

• LOW FSG: "Enhorabuena! You’re our 200th customer today. Take a scratch card and win!"
• MID FSG: "Enhorabuena! You’re our 200th customer today. Take a scratch card and win big!"
• MAX FSG: "Enhorabuena! You’re our 200th customer today. Take a scratch card, you lucky dog!"

Etymology

• The name Hideki is written in katakana (ヒデキ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (秀樹 or 英樹), it could possibly mean:
  • 秀樹 - "excellent, outstanding" (秀) (hide) and "tree" (樹) (ki).
  • 英樹 - "excellent, fine" (英) (hide) and "tree" (樹) (ki).
• Hideki's surname Kikuchi means "chrysanthemum" (菊) (kiku) and "pool, pond" (池) (chi).

Trivia

Hideki Kikuchi's DS Sprite

• Hideki's Remix portrait does not include his left arm. This is unnoticeable in-game since the UI covers the lower half of his body.
• A Thought Fragment may reference Hideki, revealing that he has an impressive manga collection: Comics.