Hanny

Characteristics
Hanny (often also spelled as Honey) is one of the staple creature of Alice Soft's fantasy world. They resemble short vertical cylinders with a round top, with three big holes for eyes and mouth, and two small round stumps on the sides (on the level of the mouth) for hands. There is no discernible lowerbody or legs, they most likely move around by hopping, though a few of the species may be capable of levitation.

While they somewhat resemble the Cactuars of Final Fantasy, Hanny appeared in Alice Soft's first game, Rance 1, which predates the earliest appearance of Cactuar in the Final Fantasy series.

Hannys after Rance 4 have magic immunity as a racial trait. Most Hanny are capable of using the Honey Flash attack, which by Rance 4 changed from a magic attack to a defense-ignoring attack.

When they are hurt, they cry "A-i-ya~".

Typical Hannys are portrayed as being extremely silly or wacky, and often with weird fetishes.

Naming
The name of Hanny is written in katagana most of the time.
 * In Rance 4.1, the Hanny's icon is annotated as "Hanny".
 * In "Rance the Complete Guide - Chronicle" published later, the English word "Honey" was used throughout the column describing them.
 * In Toushin Toshi 3, their theme song is titled "Hanny".

When referring to the species as a whole, the term Haniwa (ハニワ) is used, proving they are a reference to the Japanese funeral clay figures haniwa.

Girl Hannys are called Haniko (ハニ子).

Types of Hanny

 * Hanny - the standard type of Hanny, brown in color
 * Green Hanny - the typical low-level Hanny, stronger than the regular Hanny. Usually wields a trident in its right hand.
 * Blue Hanny - stronger than Green. Usually wields a trident in its left hand.
 * Red Hanny - stronger than Blue. Usually wields one trident in each hand.
 * Black Hanny - stronger than Red. Wields fireworks in each hand.
 * Double Hanny - Two Hanny connected at the bottom
 * Triple Hanny
 * Super Hanny - stronger than Black Hannies. Golden in color, with an "S" marked on their body.
 * Fiendish Hanny
 * Secret Hanny - they look like secret agents. Think "Hanny In Black"
 * Hanny Slime
 * Hanny Slime Beth
 * Golden Hanny - Enormous giant Hanny made of gold. Their corpses are the only source of gold in Rance World.
 * Green Hanny of Happiness - about the same strength as Green Hanny, but gives a lot more experience points
 * Hanny Knight
 * Petite (Puchi) Hanny - a tiny orange Hanny that can self-destruct, killing you, when their health is low. They also have a tendency to self-destruct if they experience some sort of intense sensation/irritation. They cannot stand contact with semen.
 * Hanny Mother
 * Haniko - female Hannies
 * Hanny King - The most powerful Hanny in existence, he only appears occasionally as an optional sidequest boss or as a background NPC.
 * Hanny Shogun - appears in Galzoo for a side quest. Leader of Samurai Hanny.
 * Samurai Honey - Hanny with traditional Japanese clothes and spears. Appear in Galzoo as part of a side quest.
 * Shinsengumi Hanny - a Hanny band from the Imagawa nation of Tokaidou in JAPAN. They amuse themselves with soccer, going on a pilgrimage to Kyo, and later declaring war on Oda (since all the human commanders are doing it).

Trivia
Hanny is painted on the floor of Alice Soft(Champion Soft Co, Ltd) Head Office in osaka. (See Here)