Goiky is a continent/two different sections of land where almost all of the Battle for Dream Island series takes place.
Etymology[]
Prior to "BFDI Is Back", when it was confirmed that its name was Goiky[1], fans had assumed it was called Goiky due to the naming of the Goiky Canal which the term "Goiky" seemed unique. It has now been confirmed it is called Goiky by the book that Coiny retrieved in "BFDI Is Back".
The word "Goiky" derives from "The Number Playground Chronicle!", where it is the title of a comic written by Zero.
Geography[]
- Main article: Geography of Goiky
Goiky is divided in two by the Goiky Canal: Northern Goiky, the larger area, and Southern Goiky, the smaller one. Several small landmasses exist to the sides, but they are not shown on most in-episode maps.
Southern Goiky is a mostly flat area, with the largest biome being the Plains. The northern part of the region is covered by the Southern Desert, which is separated from the Plains by the Evil Forest. Several other small biomes exist, such as the Snowy Tundra and the Shaded Plains. Southern Goiky is where most of BFDI and BFDIA take place.
Northern Goiky, one the other hand, is a large and diverse region; The most notable area is Yoyleland, which takes up almost the entire eastern shore. Other large biomes, like the Northern Desert and the Pillary Ruins, are less notable but still important. All three of them surround the Grasslands, a region similar to Southern Goiky's Plains. A small portion of land, located south of Yoyleland, is filled with Davids, and is thus called Davidland. Northern Goiky is where most of BFB and TPOT take place.
Transportation[]
Transportation in Goiky is limited. Due to a lack of demand and those who use it, there is a major lack of public transport, so those who must travel mainly use private vessels.
By road[]
Goiky does have a road network. A road from Yoyleland goes onto the Goiky Highway, that was made in 2014 in-universe, over the canal, but has since been destroyed and rebuilt by Golf Ball, Bomby, Yellow Face, Rocky and Nickel in 2015 however, it has a Woody shaped hole in the middle. Those who wish to travel elsewhere must be willing to drive in off-road conditions.
By boat[]
Boats are occasionally used, with one notable instance being in "Take the Plunge: Part 2", where the challenge is to cross the Goiky Canal. The contestants built boats and successfully crossed the canal.
By aircraft[]
Aircraft has been occasionally used to travel. In "Don't Pierce My Flesh", Firey Speaker Box and Flower Speaker Box used a Spaceship to transport the contestants to the Volcano.
Golf Ball has built a Rocket Ship in "Four Goes Too Far" in order to travel to The Moon.
Spongy once owned a private jet to allow him to escape the Underground and go to Space.
By rail[]
Part of the express railway
Two railways are known to exist, with both of them connecting the Pillary Ruins (in "Let's Raid The Warehouse") and the Grasslands (in "The Power of Four") to Yellow Face's Warehouse. The first, the express line, is a passenger service that is a two way trip, but was briefly considered disuse due to the High Speed Express Train, the only known locomotive used to run the line, being destroyed. However, in BFB 30, it was shown to have been repaired.
The second is a secondary line that uses a 0-6-0 tank locomotive to also go to Yellow Face's Warehouse. This line is considerably dangerous due to the implementation of several vertical loops that cause the passengers to fall out.
Telecommunications[]
There are several methods of telecommunication used in Goiky, with some being more used than others.
Radio[]
Radio is established in Goiky, with radio signals being broadcast across Goiky. The first instance of radio is seen in "Sweet Tooth", where a narrator reads off a scientific report about Needle's Cake becoming a star. Radio is also used for advertising products. Radio could also be heard in Yoyleland, as seen in "Yeah, Who? I Wanna Know", as well as the Pillary Ruins in "How Loe Can You Grow?", where advertising and music services are provided respectively.
Television[]
TV is shown to project images on himself, but it is strongly implied that TV does it by himself and not by a signal.
A television playing an advertisement can be seen in "Insectophobe's Nightmare 2" in the No More Advertisements Foundation advertisement, where a Stick Figure can be seen regularly enjoying the TV, before being interrupted by an ad, upsetting them.
In "Spore Day", Gramophone, a character in Book's pages, makes a remark about Goikywood, which is likely an entertainment company parodying Hollywood.
In "SOS (Save Our Show)", a TV station was found by Purple Face. The BFB contestants used it in order to fund the rest of Battle for BFB to prevent it from being cancelled, but ultimately failed; until Flower gave up her $50,000 bill.
Internet[]
Taco using the internet.
Internet connections are shown to be established within Goiky, where tablets are used to connect to it. It is shown that the Big Rotating Building has an internet signal, where characters such as Ruby, Balloony, and Blocky use it to read articles, view advertisements, and watch videos. It appears that Woody also has internet access, as he was able to upload a prank video in "The Game Has Changed".
While members of the Have Cots are seen using an app store in "A Taste of Space" which requires an internet connection, it is possible that it was simply a trap by Four, as he appears after the Air app was a prank.
Flora[]
- Main article: Ecosystem of Goiky
Goiky appears to have a wide variety of trees, bushes, and other plants.
Trees[]
Although some trees are sentient, there are a large array of non sentient trees spread across Goiky. There are regular green deciduous trees spread across Goiky, although coniferous trees are also present in areas such as the Evil Forest, Snowy Forest, and the forest surrounding the Volcano.
Bushes[]
Common southern Goiky bush
Bushes are a slightly more uncommon type of plant. They made their debut in southern Goiky in "Don't Lose Your Marbles", where they made infrequent appearances in season 1. Bushes are also shown to grow around the Bathrooms, with one being prominently featured in "Return of the Rocket Ship", where Book and Gaty hide behind one to chat about the former's treatment of Taco.
Grass[]
Grass is widespread and grows in nearly every biome of Goiky, with some exceptions such as the two deserts. Grass can grow to be very tall, as seen in "Get Digging", where the grass around the Locker of Losers is shown to be very tall. Grass is shown to be different in color where it grows; in the Plains, it is lime green, and in the Grasslands, it is yellow (formerly a bluish green).
Seaweed[]
In Reveal Novum", seaweed is shown to grow in the seabed where the Tiny Loser Chamber landed after it bounced off of Bubble's Springy Shoes.
Landmarks[]
Southern Goiky[]
- Plains
- Mount Everest
- Yellow-Bushed Plains
- Evil Forest
- Evil Mountain
- Snowy Forest
- Shaded Plains
- Southern Desert
- Oasis
- Noctiluca yoylean Cavern
- Yellow Face's Skeleton
- Snowy Tundra
- Corn Field
- Glue minus Snow gas station
- Volcanic Forest
- Jungle (possibly)
- The Resort
Northern Goiky[]
- Grasslands
- Cliffside
- Northern Forest
- The Last Tree
- Yoyleland
- Yoyle Mountain
- Yoyle Woodlands
- Pillary Ruins
- Big Rotating Building
- Archaic Temple
- Aloe Vera Garden
- Rocky Ruins
- Mountain Ruins
- Mountain Range
- Northern Desert
- Davidland
- Orange Forest
Trivia[]
- It was not until "Gardening Zero" that a character has mentioned that they live in Goiky, being Fanny.
- It is speculated that Bubble and Cloudy's accents are native to Goiky.
- Hence the reason most of Bubble's stressed vowels are replaced with "oi" (Goiky) (Yoyle), and why these 2 words sound alien.
- This is Michael Huang's favorite place which was revealed in the 2019 BFDI and II meetup.
- Goiky has a set of laws, seen in several BFDI episodes..
- The demonym of Goiky is "Goikian(s)".
- The Goiky map is a reference to Spain, Morroco and the Mediterranean Sea because of it’s similarity
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ The name of the book is called "Creatures of Goiky".
