Old Man Nick Knack

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Old Man Nick Knack
Dragon Quest V
DQV Old Man Nick Knack.png
Race Human/Ghost

Old Man Nick Knack (Yuujii/ゆうじい in the Japanese Version) was introduced in the Nintendo DS and Sony PlayStation 2 versions of DQ V.

Story

Old Man Nick Knack died of old age waiting for certain goods to arrive at the Knick-knackatory, but became a ghost and continued to wait. After The Hero delivers the special products, he becomes the curator of the museum. He calls himself "Ghost Grandfather", because he has forgotten his real name. While this character's name is similar to that of Yuji Horii, the game creator has stated in a prerelease interview that the two are unrelated.

Diary

Old Man Nick Knack's diary can be read from a bookshelf in his bedroom and changes depending on how the Knick-knackatory is managed:

Entry 1

'Today is the... Well, today's the day after yesterday. Just like every other day.

'But anyway, this fella brought me a Maxi medal, so he did! 'Twas the least I could do to appoint him as curator.

'I wonder whether he'll make a go of the museum or not. Maybe he'll make it into the grand knick-knackatory I always dreamt of.'

Entry 2

(Written after the basement has all Knick-Knacks.)

'Today is the... Well, today's today, that's what it is!

'So anyway, the fella hasn't put a single article on display! He's put the whole lot in the box room...

'I'm startin' to wonder if he doesn't have sometin' against me...'

Entry 3

Entry 4