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. They're full of vitality, and most co-exist with other races such as Humans. Feral Haniwa do not have a social life, and they don't even get along with other monsters.

They live all over the world, and boast large variations of size, shape and nature. At the top of the Haniwa species is King Hanny, he formed their unified society and culture. There are about 2.2 billion Haniwa living accross the world, the exact number in Kichikuou Rance was 2,200,003,257.

Naming
The name of Hanny is written in katakana 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".
 * TADA-san said in "Rance Chronicle++" - " 'ハニー' is written in English 'Hanny', is also written in German '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). Haniko are pink and wear a bow.

Traits

 * The Haniwa weapon of choice is a forked Trident. Originally these weapons were called "Toraiden", but that was a mistake on the part of TADA.
 * All Haniwa are born with an Absolute Spell Guard.
 * There is a Hanny Village in Zeth where persecuted Haniwa live in peace.
 * They eat a staple diet of rice.
 * When alive, they have a strange texture between hard and soft. When dead, they are merely ceramic material.
 * Haniwa are actually delicious creatures, but they're incredibly hard to eat, and can only be eaten alive.
 * They are not made of low quality clay, and when fully formed seem to always be made of the highest quality material.
 * While some Haniwa worship the AL church, a lot of them worship the Hanny King and his SM Religion.
 * They don't have a distinct smell, different people have said they smell of grass, burnt food, potatoes or clay.

Types of Hanny

 * Hanny - A normal brown Hanny.
 * Haniko - Female Hanny, pink ribbon, pink and slightly larger body.
 * Green Hanny - A Hanny who has undergone some training, stronger than normal ones and wields a trident.
 * Green Hanny of Happiness - A Hanny who has undergone training and is very happy with himself. Gives more exp than the Green Hanny.
 * Blue Hanny - Stronger than Green, wields a trident.
 * Red Hanny - Stronger than Blue, wields two tridents.
 * Black Hanny - Holds fireworks in both hands, attacks by throwing them.
 * Terror Hanny - A Hanny with evil thoughts, often scarred or with a smoking problem. Stronger than Black Haniwa, they can be green, red, or black. They usually smoke cigars and work with the mafia. Masuzoe was one of these before he became a Dark Lord.
 * Super Hanny - A small golden Hanny with an S on his chest, capable of flight and performing the Super Hanny Flash. It is believed that this form can only be acquired via radiation exposure.
 * Hanny Knight - This type of Hanny is devoted to peace, love and justice. Clad in silver armor and a shield, they wield halberds and morning stars.
 * Hanny in Black (Secret Hanny) - They wear black business suits and sunglasses, they guard the secret affairs of the Hanny King's government. The leader of the Secret Haniwa agents is an old Hanny named Kevin Costner.
 * 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).

Mutations
Sometimes Haniwa can be modified in other strange ways or through birth defects, this is a list of mutated Haniwa subspecies.
 * Slime Hanny - These are Haniwa who have been heated to the point of melting but still survived, they live as a sentient mass goo, brown sludge color.
 * Slime Haniko - Female Haniwa who have melted, reddish color.
 * Petite (Puchi) Hanny - Haniwa who are born about 30cm tall and are an Orange color. They have the ability to detonate at will and reform themselves. They also have a tendency to self-destruct if they experience some sort of intense sensation/irritation. They cannot stand contact with semen.
 * Double Hanny - Two Haniwa that slightly melted and joined together, on sticks out of the side, they work as one body but two minds.
 * Triple - Same as above, but with three.
 * Hanirobo - A miraculous invention that combines clay and machine, was later shut down as it wanted to diffuse everyone.

Non-generic Hanny Characters
Kagekatsu - A dignified warrior Puchi Hanny wearing a samurai helmet and wielding a naginata, he's the mentor of Rizna Lanfebit and helped her recover from her trauma after her tormented times in the Genbu Castle.

Kevin Costner - Leader of the Hanny in Black (Secret Hannies).

Hanny Shogun - Appears in Galzoo for a side quest. Leader of Samurai Hanny.

Hanny King - There is only one, and he is eternal. He wears a crown and a cape, he is white, his powers are unmatched.

Powers

 * Hanny Flash - A shockwave sent out through the holes in their face, it's surprisingly lethal, and can penetrate any armor. All Haniwa know this attack and there are a few different variants of it.

Notable Haniwa Businesses
Lots of Haniwa go into the business world, and provide the continent and JAPAN with many goods.
 * Haniwa Temple - A surprisingly popular SM Hanny religion caused thousands of these to be built.
 * Haniwa Mint - Corpses of falled Golen Haniwa are brought through here, are converted into GOLD, the currency of the continent.
 * Amazun - A high speed delivery service operated by the Haniwa.

Golden Haniwa
Golden Haniwa are ancient constructs that end up disturbed by adventurers and ultimately destroyed, then they're carried back to the Hanny Mint for processing.

They're not intelligent or rational, so there are no qualms about recycling them into currency.

Haniwa Breeding
When a Hanny and a Haniko are comfortable in their relationship and want a child, they make a journey on foot(?) to the Great Furnace, there they take clay from one another, heat it up, and form their child.

Doing such a thing is considered the ultimate symbol of love for the Haniwa.

Trivia
Hannys are painted on the floor of Alice Soft(Champion Soft Co., Ltd.) Head office in Osaka. (See Here)