Puff-puff (onomatopoeia)

Puff-puff(Japanese:ぱふぱふ,Hepburn:pafupafu)is anonomatopoeiathat conveys a woman's breasts being rubbed in someone's face. It was first coined byAkira Toriyama, creator ofDragon Balland lead artist ofDragon Quest, both of which featured it. InDragon Quest, it appears in multiple games as a service a character may receive. It has been featured in a non-sexual way inDragon Questas well through methods such as having twoSlimesbeing used to simulate the act, or by swapping the performer for a man, which has been criticized for lacking consent by critics. It has been censored in most games in theDragon Questseries in English untilDragon Quest XI. Multiple video games in other series include the puff-puff scene or make references to it, including3D Dot Game Heroes,Yakuza: Like a Dragon,Final Fantasy XIV, andDragon Ball Xenoverse.
Puff-puff is an onomatopoeia for the sound of a woman's breasts being rubbed in another person's face.The term was first used to convey this act byDragon Ballcreator andDragon QuestartistAkira Toriyama, having been originally featured in theDragon Ballmanga.It was featured in the firstDragon Questgame as a service offered by a woman in the town of Kol in exchange for money.In addition to being a service offered by certain characters, some characters are able to use it as a special technique in battle, such asJessica AlbertfromDragon Quest VIIIin order to make enemies "swoon" over her.It was also featured in the mobile gameDragon Quest Walkas a technique.
The "puff-puff" scene has been depicted in theDragon Questseries in various ways, including women tricking the protagonist.Most puff-puff sessions in the series do not involve women's breasts; in bothDragon Quest IIandDragon Quest III, a woman tricks the player into having it performed by a man.InDragon Quest VIII, a woman performs a "puff-puff" massage using twoSlimes, whileDragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skiesdepicts the character's face being rubbed between two sheep's rear ends.Dragon Quest XIfeatures multiple such scenes, includingbungee jumping, amakeupsession, and a session where it was performed by a man.The mobile gameDragon Quest Walkfeatures a recreation of the puff-puff scene from the firstDragon Quest.It has also been featured outsideDragon Questvideo games, such as aLinesticker and a Puff-Puff Room offered as a reward in aDragon Quest III-themedescape room.
The scene has been censored outside of Japan in multipleDragon Questgames as well as inDragon Ball.Dragon Quest IIIreplaces it with a fortune teller, whileDragon Quest IVandDragon Quest VIchanges it to the non-sexual "Pufpuf therapy" and a makeup session respectively.The "Puff-Puff" technique used by Jessica and other characters was changed to be called "Pattycake".When asked byGamesRadar+about the absence of "puff-puff" scenes from theDragon Questseries outside Japan,Dragon Quest VIproducer Noriyoshi Fujimoto expressed disappointment that these scenes could affect the games' age rating, thus causing them change the scenes to be more subtle in English.The English version ofDragon Quest XIdid not have the puff-puff scenes censored.
The scene has been a running joke in theDragon Questseries.Inside Gameswriter Sushishi commented that, since being able to chat with the player's partner characters was not a feature yet byDragon Quest III, the "puff-puff" scene was a valuable character interaction experience.IGNwriter Jared Petty was critical of the depiction of a "puff-puff" scene inDragon Quest XIwhere it turns out that a man performed the "puff-puff", arguing that it was not funny and had issues with consent.A writer forThe Independentwas also critical of its use, feeling that the "puff-puff" scenes in the game were forced in for "cheap, innocuous laughs" and criticized the scene discussed by Jared Petty for similar reasons.Author Daniel Andreyev discussed the various depictions of the act in the series, specifically how it evolved over time and manifested inDragon Quest XI. He argued that its use contributes to a feeling of nostalgia, particularly for 1980s Japanese pop culture.
It has been referenced in multiple video games, including3D Dot Game HeroesandYakuza: Like a Dragon.InLike a Dragon, the game calls it "nigi-nigi", coming from the verbnigiru, meaning to grasp or grip.It is also called "honk-honk" in the sequelLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.The "puff-puff" scene is featured inFinal Fantasy XIVas part of theirDragon Quest Xcollaboration.It also appeared inDragon Ball Xenoverseas a gesture that can be performed by the characterMaster Roshi.A t-shirt with the words "puff puff" printed on it was released as part of a set of t-shirts by Zozotown, which were based on theDragon BallcharacterBulma.