Sleep

Gameplay

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“I must be more tired than I thought...” — Mii^[src]

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Dreaming Mii — Artwork of a dreaming Mii in *Tomodachi Life*.

Sleep occurs when a Mii is either taking a nap or sleeping for the night. While sleeping, a lullaby version of the apartment music will play. At night, most Miis will be in a deep sleep in their apartments or possibly Mii Homes once they are married, but can still sleep in their own apartment(s). When a Mii is asleep, the player will be unable to wake them up. During daytime, Miis may take a nap and can be woken up by entering their apartment, unless they are dreaming.

If the Mii is sleeping, the player can draw on their face and, in Tomodachi Life, press the clear button to erase that face, leaving it blank (excluding the nose). The drawing and erasing apply only to the interference itself, and are not permanent on the Mii.

If a Mii is sleeping for the night, and the player changes their personality, the Mii will stay awake until the player leaves their apartment.

In Tomodachi Collection, Miis sleep in a futon on the floor, decorated with a small rectangle colored corresponding to the Mii's favorite color. In Tomodachi Life, Miis sleep on a pale yellow futon with a matching pillow. For Western audiences, a short wooden frame is added to turn the futon into a bed.

Dreams[]

Dreams can be seen and experienced when the Mii the player is viewing is dreaming while they are taking a nap or sleeping for the night. Those are randomly generated. When the Miis are dreaming, either a thought bubble containing moon symbol or kanji 夢 (yume) will appear above their head. Upon tapping, the player will see the dream, which are often very surreal sequences, ranging from very short in time to being endless, in which case the dream may end at any time.

After finishing or exiting the dream, the Mii will wake up, with the player getting an item that is relevant to that dream. The Mii's reaction to waking up will be different depending on they are sleeping. If the Mii is sleeping for the night, they will go back to sleep. If the Mii is taking a nap, they will wake up again. Additionally, Miis may talk in their sleep.

Hypnotism[]

Hypnotizer Use — A Mii being Hypnotized in *Tomodachi Life*

Hypnotism (催眠術, Saiminjutsu^?) can be done with Miis that live in the apartments as a faster way to view their dreams again. The player needs to swing the hypnotizer until the Mii gets sleepy, or swing it in a circle to make them dizzy. Once the Mii is hypnotized, the Mii will fall asleep, and the player can view any dream they have already seen. Dreams caused by hypnotism will not yield any items and only give a small amount of happiness in Tomodachi Life. Collection and Life both feature their own unique dreams and there is no dream that appears in both titles.

List of Dreams[]

Tomodachi Collection Dreams[]

The names are unofficial, as the dreams are unnamed in-game.

Name	Reward	Description	Image
Mountain	Energy drink	The dreaming Mii will call out a phrase to a mountain in the far distance, and have it echo back. Sometimes the mountain will say something different than what the Mii initially said, surprising the Mii.	1/2
Kaiju ("Strange beast" in Japanese)	Dinosaur suit	The dreaming Mii, standing outside a building in the city, suddenly begins to grow several stories tall and changes into a blue-green baby suit (salmon if the dreaming Mii is female). Later, the view cuts to the dreaming Mii standing beside two buildings that must be destroyed by either punching the buildings, firing a laser, or simply running through them. A random Mii appears beside the second building watching the dreaming Mii, dressed in a dinosaur suit.
Rangers 1	The superhero costume in the color the dreaming Mii was depicted in	The Mii dreams of themselves and four other random islanders in superhero costumes. They will introduce themselves one by one, followed by the leader (the one depicted in red) calling out the title of the team: the Mii Rangers. Once they are done, an explosion suddenly goes off, launching all five Mii Rangers into the background.
Rangers 2	The superhero costume in the color the dreaming Mii was depicted in	A group of five Miis will be standing in a valley wearing superhero costumes. They will be in either a horizontal or a diagonal line and change their pose whenever the Mii in the red costumes shouts "Ready!" The dream continues until the player ends it manually.
Freefall	Bungee Chord	The dreaming Mii is on top of a suspended platform, overlooking a large city with a random islander behind them telling them to jump. The Mii will not jump unless they are poked by the stylus, knocking the Mii off the platform. It also reappears exclusively in the Korean version of Tomodachi Life.
Concentration	The food depicted in the dream	Inside an ancient Japan-styled room, the dreaming Mii is found meditating with another Mii behind them equipped with a wooden rod. After a few seconds, a random food will appear in a thought bubble beside the dreaming Mii. The background Mii notices the thought bubble, and reprimands them as they whack the dreaming Mii.
Come Back	The food depicted in the dream	The screen shows the Mii staring at a large piece of food. Tapping the Mii with the stylus will cause it to shout the food's name, then run towards it. Version 1: Every time the Mii gets close to the food, the item teleports farther and farther away. This can be repeated until the food goes as far as it can. Version 2: As the Mii runs towards the food, the food begins to evaporate away, then reform as they run past it. The Mii continues running forwards into the distance. Version 3: Same as Version 2, but once the food begins to evaporate away, it will not reform, and the Mii will look towards the camera in disappointment. Version 4: Once the Mii gets close to the food, a cage will come roaring down from above, trapping both them and the food inside. The Mii looks back towards the camera in disappointment.	Version 1 Version 2 Version 4 1/3
Birds	Bird's Nest	The head of the dreaming Mii and two other Miis are seen tweeting with poking their heads out of a large bird's nest. Using the stylus, the player must guide the spoonful of bird feed into the Miis' mouths, which will cause them to stop tweeting for a few seconds as they eat the feed and smile.
Hey, Hey, Listen!	Megaphone	The dreaming Mii says "Hey, Hey, Listen!" and says something to an animal or object. There is a version of this dream where the Mii speaks with their sweetheart before breakup. This version occurs when either Mii is depressed and dreams this particular dream.
Pepper	Ramen	The dreaming Mii stands alone on a blank screen, with nothing but a large bottle of pepper standing beside them. By picking up the pepper with the stylus, it will open up, allowing pepper to be shaken onto the Mii which will cause them to sneeze.
Restroom	Toilet paper	The dreaming Mii, desperate to use the toilet, rushes into a nearby public restroom, only to be faced by an endless row of occupied toilets. Knocking on each door will play the voice of a random Mii.
Rokurokubi	Kitsune Udon	The dreaming Mii is shown in a kimono, with a forest behind them. By dragging the Mii's face with the stylus, their neck will suddenly detach and grow longer.
Rolling Head	Soccer ball	The dreaming Mii is shown fleeing from a giant rolling Mii head of a random islander.
Levitation	Clock	The Mii suddenly dreams of themselves sleeping, but their bed is floating above the ground.
Unravel	Color plain kimono	The Mii is shown wearing a pink color plain kimono with their hands up in the air with a long band of fabric wrapped around them. Using the stylus, the player can pull on the fabric, pulling it off the Mii and causing them to spin in place. Spinning quickly will cause the Mii's eyes to bulge out.
Space	Moonstone	The dreaming Mii appears in an astronaut suit floating in space. If the player taps the Mii, they will be pushed away into the distance until they cannot be seen anymore.
Finger Ride	Balance toy	There are two bird perches on the left and right of the screen. The player must control a realistic hand to help the dreaming Mii from the left perch to the right by balancing them on their finger. The finger must be close enough for the Mii to get on and player must slowly move; if not, they will fall off and the dream will end. Once the Mii is at the top of the right perch, they will dismount the hand and smile.
Edamame	Edamame	An edamame is shown and if the player touches any of its pods, a Mii will roll out. Once all three are popped, the dream ends.
Farewell	A trench coat. Color depends on the dreaming Mii was depicted in.	The dreaming Mii will appear on a white background, dressed and ready for work while another Mii looks upon them. The former will say farewell to another Mii, who will promptly respond to them. After a while, the dreaming Mii will turn back and say something else to the other Mii, to which the latter also responds. This continues until the player ends the dream manually.
Staring	Totem Pole	The dreaming Mii will appear in their room, reading out of a newspaper, with another staring at them from behind. Shortly afterwards, the dreaming Mii will turn around, and the other Mii will turn their head away. Upon asking the other Mii, the Mii will say nothing is going on as both of them return to their original positions. This continues until the player ends the dream manually.

Tomodachi Life Dreams[]

See the transcript for all the dreams here.

Name	Reward	Description	Image
The Future ^(US) 20XX ^(EU)	Cane ^(US) Walking stick ^(EU)	The dreaming Mii will envision themselves as an elderly person, stating that it has been 50 years since they last saw the player. Next, they will say a random statement about their age or what has happened over that time.
Solar Powered ^(US) Solar ^(EU)	Solar panel	The dreaming Mii will be doing an exercise only if the solar panel hanging on top of them has enough light. Depending on how much light there is depicts the speed of the Mii's exercise. Blocking the 3DS camera will shield the sunlight, causing the Mii to stop. Getting the solar meter to the far right will make the Mii work out at a very fast speed.
Unbelievable	Whoopee cushion ^{(US and EU)} Conch ^(JP)	Version 1: A friend of the dreaming Mii tells a secret that seems ridiculous and unbelievable. The dreaming Mii is shocked, bringing their face out of the world and back, only to find out that the other Mii was just pulling their leg. Version 2: The same thing happens, except the dreaming Mii is not surprised. Instead, they tell their friend that everybody already knows this secret, leaving the latter shocked. This time, the dreaming Mii gets to tell their friend that it was a joke. It will also take place in the apartment of the one who tells a secret.
Trap	Manhole cover	Version 1: The dreaming Mii will fall down the hole, flip in mid-air, and land safely. Version 2: The same thing happens as Version 1, except the Mii's body bounces out, leaving their shocked expression floating in mid-air. Version 3: The dreaming Mii will walk towards an unnoticed hole in the ground on top screen. Once reached, they will fall into a pit on the bottom screen, with the body falling separately from the face. The body lands safely, with the face landing on the Mii's head, causing them to be shocked. Version 4: The same thing happens as Version 3, except the dreaming Mii's body lands on its rear and bounces a bit. Their body lands sitting down, and the face lands on the body. The Mii is left with a shocked expression.
Hunger ^(US) Table ^(EU)	The food depicted in the dream	The dreaming Mii will chase after a random food item around a table in their apartment. It will be attached to a string that is attached to the Mii's back. The Mii will say various things while chasing the food item. They may even get tired and stop, run, or even try to jump at the food and catch it.
Hiding	A hamster outfit of a random color	The Mii will dream of themselves with four other Miis attempting to hide underneath three different objects that are tied with ropes. The player can pull the ropes to reveal Miis and they run and hide under another object or attach behind the object that was lifted, only to fall off. The Miis will say various things while running with high-pitched voices.
Door	Door handle	The dreaming Mii will appear hanging onto a door handle with other Miis attaching to them. The player can pull onto the last-hanging Mii and release them to make the Miis bounce and say random quotes.
Stick Figure	Box of matches	The dreaming Mii will appear with their normal head attached to a boxy body made out of black lines. The player can move the Mii around the touch screen. In the Japanese version of the game, there is an extra string sticking out of the top of the Mii's head that the player can drag them by. In the NTSC and PAL version, the Mii is simply dragged by their head alone.	Western versions. Japanese version. 1/2
Drive	Hula Girl^{(US, EU, KO)} Luck Charm^(JP)	Two Miis drive along a dirt road in the middle of a forest until the Mii who is driving randomly stops. The passenger Mii asks "Why are we stopping?", the Mii driving says a comment, phrase, or asks them, then responds to the Mii who is driving. Once the two of them finished talking, they continue driving down the road, only to be stopped again for two more times, with the passenger Mii saying "What now?" instead of "Why are we stopping?" After that, the entire dream ends. The Mii who is dreaming is depicted as a bobble head on the car's dashboard (hanging charm in JP).	Western versions Japanese version 1/2
Backpack ^(US) Rucksack ^(EU)	Skeleton keychain	The dreaming Mii will be a keychain hanging from a random islander's backpack. Their arms and legs bounce as the character with the backpack roams through a forest. The Mii's facial expressions change depending on the movement of an islander wearing a backpack: neutral when walking, standing, or looking around, surprised when skipping, happy when walking with their arms out, and sad when shivering. In the Japanese version, the mii is suspended from the backpack by their head/neck, but in the NTSC version they are suspended by their hand/wrist.	Western versions. Japanese version 1/2
Reflection ^(US) Mirror ^(EU)	Marionette	Version 1: The dreaming Mii will look in the mirror when a random islander suddenly rises from the floor in the mirror. They will look behind themselves while shivering, then look back, only to see the random islander in the reflection outside the mirror and waving at them, leaving the former shocked. Version 2: The dreaming Mii will walk past a mirror, where their reflection will be walking backwards instead of forwards. Later, they do a double-take and run back to the mirror, only for the reflection to fall. On some occasions, the reflection is a random Mii and not the dreaming one. Version 3: The dreaming Mii will play rock-paper-scissors with their reflection. If the Mii wins, they will celebrate while the reflection falls to the floor in dissapointment. If the Mii loses, they are the ones on the floor while the reflection is celebrating. It is possible to play the game several times. Version 4: The dreaming Mii stares at a mirror and occasionally change their outfit. By the third time that Mii change, they see a random Mii on the reflection. The reflection jumps happily while the Mii turns around shocked.	Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 1/4
Superhero ^(US) Transform ^(EU)	Males get a robo-hero suit and females get colored superheroine costume that was depicted in the dream. ^(US/EU) Both genders get the superheroine costume. ^(JP/KO)	A friend of the dreaming Mii first appears as a fairy (with a higher-pitched voice), sending a distress call to the Mii "hero" to save the day. The dreaming Mii appears with a food item, saying "By the power of [food]!" and using their "power" to transform themselves to a hero, with a different hair color, and either a robo-hero suit or a superheroine costume with a heart barette (depending on gender; superheroine costume with a heart barette for both genders in Japan and Korea) revealing their alter ego. Afterwards, the hero gives children a valuable lesson that seems too far-fetched to even make sense. The dialogue and name of the hero Mii is determined by the color of their hair after transforming.	Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5 Version 6 Version 7 Version 8 (female exclusive in NTSC and PAL versions) JP and KO versions have guys in the heroine dress 1/9
Crazy Hair ^(US) Rustly Hair ^(EU)	Comb	The dreaming Mii will be on a stick (movable by the player) with stringy hair that wiggles around. If the player blows into the mic, the hair will be blown behind the Mii's head. The player can also tap "Don't just stand there!" ^(US) or "Do something!" ^(EU), which will prompt the Mii to do something random.
Factory Tour ^(US) Factory Visit ^(EU)	Paint bucket ^(US) Tin of paint ^(EU)	Four of the dreaming Mii will be on a conveyor-belt, able to be either placed in paint of a random color or moved to the right for the next set of four.	Purple version Pink version (Western versions only) Green version Orange version (Western versions only) Blue version White version (Japanese version only) Black version (Japanese version only) 1/7
Giant	Security camera	The dreaming Mii sits in a kitchen next to a window. Suddenly, the window will open, and using the 3DS camera, the player is allowed to look through the window. If the 3DS camera detects a face, the Mii will be scared and stay calm in the opposite case.
Ritual	Random item, food, or gift depicted in the dream	The dreaming Mii and nine other Miis walk around either a treasure, food, or gift, exclaiming "All hail the [treasure/food/gift]!" ^(US) or "My [treasure/food/gift]!" ^(EU) as they walk in around of the object. In the Korean version, there is a chance they might worship another Mii, and the Miis are floating on blossoms.	North American version European version Japanese version Korean version 1/4
Red thread ^(US) Red string ^(EU)	Red thread^(US) Red string^(EU)	Version 1: The dreaming Mii will notice a red string that will tug at them, then follows the string to the end, where a random Mii appears. The latter will always be the opposite gender of dreaming Mii, hinting that they may have feelings for each other. However, in the Japanese version, the Mii sometimes is the same gender as the dreaming Mii. Version 2: Instead of a Mii holding onto it, the dreaming Mii will find an item at the end of string. Version 3: There will be no item or Mii attached to the string. In that case, the dreaming Mii will continue walking with the pulling movement until they are off-screen.	Version 1 (Western versions) Version 1 (Japanese version) Version 2 Version 3 1/4
Sneeze	Cold medicine	Version 1: The dreaming Mii continuously sneezes, pushing them backwards across the screen until they are off-screen, then says "I wonder if I'm catching a cold...". The Mii then continues to sneeze a couple more times before the dream ends. Version 2: The dreaming Mii will do a big sneeze, making them disappear off to the distance.	Version 1 Version 2 1/2
Royalty	Curly-locks wig in whatever color that was depicted in the dream	The dreaming Mii will sit between three random islanders on either side, the rest of whom are seen wearing curly-locks wigs. Next, they will turn to a Mii at random and ask about their country/king/economy, to which the Mii will respond with something positive or neutral about it. Miis will say "darling" after most answers, with all of the Miis (except the dreaming Mii) laughing while the mii who asked the question says "Ha ha ha! Wonderful!"
Hide-and-Seek	Dowsing rods	Version 1: The dreaming Mii will play hide-and-seek with nine other Miis, with their head against a tree and five of the Miis hiding in a tree. The former will ask "Are you ready?" in which the others will go into the tree and say "Now we're ready!" The dreaming Mii will turn around and jump, knocking all nine Miis out of the tree, leaving them surprised. Version 2: This version occurs where there is only one hiding Mii. The dreaming Mii will ask "Are you ready?" in which the hiding Mii will disappear and say "Not yet!", "Hold on!", or "Wait a minute!" Next, the hiding Mii will re-appear somewhere else, only for the cycle to repeat.	Version 1 Version 2 1/2
Sea Monster	Inner tube	Version 1: The dreaming Mii will appear at the port, standing with their back facing the ocean. Another Mii's giant head will pop out of the water, with the dreaming Mii turning around scared. Version 2: The same thing happens as Version 1, except that there are several sea monsters instead of just one. Version 3: There is the dreaming Mii with two other normal Miis, with one or multiple sea monsters. The normal ones will hang at the side of the port and crouch down when any sea monster pops out of the water.	Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 1/3
Workout ^(US) Muscles ^(EU)	Red chili pepper ^(US) Spinach ^(EU) Energy drink ^(JP)	The dreaming Mii is doing push-ups when they suddenly notice a nearby food depending on version. They pick up the food and consumes it by saying "Munch munch!" or "Gulp, gulp!" After that, the Mii feels more energized and goes back to doing push-ups, this time as an incredibly fast speed.	North American version European version Japanese version 1/3
Seaweed	Fish sticks ^(US) Fried seafood ^(EU) Chankonabe ^(JP)	There is a fish swimming in the ocean. As it comes up towards some seaweed, it is revealed that the dreaming Mii is third in line, being flat and moving like the other two seaweeds.
Falling	Balloon	Version 1: The dreaming Mii is pictured falling through the sky, past many hamburgers (bananas in JP) then eventually lands on a hamburger, which is falling slightly slower than them. Version 2: The same thing happens, except there are no hamburgers, and the dreaming Mii falls off-screen at the end. Version 3: Instead of passing hamburgers, the dreaming Mii will simply just fall onto a giant hamburger. Version 4: The same as version 1, except the Mii frequently snacks on some of the passing hamburgers, and doesn't fall off-screen nor on a giant hamburger.	Version 1 Version 2 (Western version) Version 2 (Japanese version) Version 3 (Western version) Version 3 (Japanese version) 1/5
True Love	The food item depicted on the right	The two food items tell that they plan on getting married in the voices of the dreaming Mii and another Mii, but the food item on the right is taken away.
Hat Trap ^(US) Hat ^(EU)	A straw hat of a random color.	Version 1: The dreaming Mii will walk towards a giant straw hat that is held up by a stick, containing a food underneath it. Once they are under the hat, the stick will fall, trapping them. The dream then abruptly ends. Version 2: The dreaming Mii will notice the trap, and step out of the way to avoid being caught.
Hermit Crab	Escargot	Version 1: The dreaming Mii will appear as a snail, crawling along a line that is etched like a ruler, which will be either small or jumbo-sized. Version 2: There will be two other Miis as snails racing with the dreaming Mii.	Version 1 Version 2 1/2
Ninja	The color of the ninja outfit that was shown in the dream. ^{(EU, NA & JP)}	Version 1: The dreaming Mii sits in a room when a random Mii in ninja outfit appears behind a turn-around wall. The former will look, but the ninja will disappear before they turn around. This happens several times until the Mii simply stares at the wall as the ninja appears, and they nod at each other. Version 2: Instead of the dreaming Mii and ninja nodding, the former will attempt to stand to catch the ninja, but they will quickly disappear in shocked expression. Version 3: When the ninja gets spotted, they do not turn around. The ninja just stays there, with them and the dreaming Mii nodding at each other.	Western versions Japanese version South Korean version. 1/3
An Island I Saw Somewhere ^{(JP Only)}	Nintendo DS Card	A still image of the island from Tomodachi Collection is shown with the original background music playing. After a few seconds, the image becomes wavy as the music is distorted, with both the image and music fading away.
Pig Dream ^(KO)	TBA	*Version 1: The dreaming Mii will appear on a grassfield trying to catch a pig, alongside other random-generated miis. It continues until 9 attempts of catching it. Version 2: Like in Version 1, The dreaming Mii will appear on a grassfield with other Miis, except after 4 attempts, a big pig will appear chasing all of the Miis, while the small pig goes hopping happily behind.	Miis chasing a small pig. A giant pig chasing the Miis. The small pig following happily behind the giant one. 1/3
Bungee Jumping ^(KO)	TBA	Identical to the "Freefall" dream from Tomodachi Collection.
Fan dance ^(KO)	TBA	Miis in traditional clothing dance on screen with fans while musical instruments play. The group circles a central mii, and all dance off screen except for the center mii.

Trivia[]

Tomodachi Collection[]

The "Rokurokubi" dream is inspired by Rokurokubi, a Yokai spirit from Japanese mythology that has an elongated neck.
The "Rolling Head" dream may have been inspired by the film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The "Free fall" dream reappears in Life, but only in the Korean version.

Tomodachi Life[]

In Life, the dreams are slightly different between the EU, JP, and US versions when it comes to names, what the Miis are saying, items obtained from certain dreams, and what is featured in the dreams.
- In the Japanese version of the "Factory tour" dream, it is possible for the paint to be white or black.
- In the Japanese version of the "Falling" dream, the Mii will encounter bananas instead of cheeseburgers.
- In the NA version of "Seaweed", the player will obtain fish sticks. In the EU version, this is changed to fried seafood. In Japan, the player will get chankonabe, a seafood stew commonly eaten by sumo wrestlers.
- In the Western version of the "Red thread" dream, when another Mii appears alongside the dreaming Mii, it will always be a Mii of the opposite gender. This restriction is not present in the Japanese version, and Miis of the same gender can appear together. This was likely restricted in the Western version due to romantic connotations associated with the red thread, and the West's attitude towards same-sex relationships at the time.
If the system camera is broken, the game will freeze and crash if the player encounters the "Giant" or "Solar Power" dream.
When married couples sleep at home, the male mii will wear blue striped pajamas, while the female mii will wear pink striped pajamas.
- In the Family album, the child of a married couple is seen wearing green striped pajamas.
A Mii that is sad, sick, angry, or has a love problem will go to sleep quicker than other Miis.
Married couples currently caring for their child will go to sleep earlier than other Miis.
Miis can be temporarily woken up by the player if the player changes their personality. The Mii will fall back asleep when the player leaves their apartment.
In the "Hat Trap" dream, the Mii beneath the hat can be seen disappearing for a split second before the hat falls completely over them.
Some dreams involve or affect the voices of Miis.
- In the "Royalty" dream, all the Miis (except the dreaming Mii in the middle) speak in a fast voice.
- In the "Hide and Seek" dream, all the Miis talk in a high-pitched voice.
- In the "True Love" dream, the food item on the left will have the dreaming Mii's voice while the other item will have a random Mii's voice.
If there are buildings with notifications hovering above them (e.g. "OPEN", "NEW"), they will be seen in the "Unbelievable" dream as the Mii's face flies out of the apartment building.
If a married Mii is sleeping in their house and the player tries to call them to their apartment, the camera will pan towards the door with text saying "[Mii] is fast asleep and didn't even notice." ^(US)/"[Mii] seems to be fast asleep in [his/her] house..."^(EU).
The player is able to catch a Mii falling asleep. If they happen to be watching the Mii at the time they go to bed, an animation will play where the Mii will go to the center of their room, yawn, and fall asleep.
The "True Love" dream is one of the ways the player can obtain Trash Food.