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The Tiki is a recurring object featured in the Disney Junior animated series, Jake and the Never Land Pirates. It is a large tiki idol that serves as the means of opening the entrance of Jake and his crew's hideout on Pirate Island.
Abilities[]
When the crew presses on the Tiki's tongue, the palm trees open, revealing a door to the entrance to the crew's hideout. In the fourth season of the series, the Tiki is given another feature, taking part in a mechanism to summon the Team Treasure Chest from Pirate Island beach.
Role in the series[]
In the series' first episode "Hide the Hideout!", Captain Hook and Mr. Smee were searching all across Pirate Island for a means to get inside the hideout. Unknown to Hook, as he leans on the the Tiki's tongue twice, the door to the hideout is revealed.
In the episode "Invisible Jake", after retrieving the Invisibility Ring, Jake and his crew soon return to Pirate Island, using the power of the ring to make Bucky invisible and preventing Hook from trailing them. Little did the young pirates know, Hook soon became aware of there trick and manages to follow. Hook and Smee were seen hiding behind the Tiki as he and his crew waited to ambush Jake and friends and retrieve the ring. Aware of Hook's plot, Jake and his friend use the power of both the Invisibility Ring and Izzy's pixie dust to sneak back into the hideout while Bucky leads Hook far out to sea.
Spin-offs[]
Playing with Skully[]
The Tiki makes a minor appearance during the intro and closing sequence to the spin-off. It can also be spotted during the first episode "Ship Ahoy!", where Skully needs the viewers help keeping a lookout for the Jolly Roger approaching Pirate Island.
Jake's Buccaneer Blast[]
Although the Tiki doesn't make a physical appearance in the spin-off, one of the magical Pirate Pieces of Eight is modeled after the Tiki in the episode "The Big Golden Tiki Treasure". Jake and his crew pursue a group of monkeys through the Never Land Jungle in order to retrieve one the magical Pirate Pieces before Captain Hook and Mr. Smee can get it.
Video games[]
The Tiki continuously makes several appearances in several video games and apps usually featured as a background element.The Tiki makes a brief cameo appearance in the Disney Junior online game "Jake's Never Land Rescue Game." As Jake sets off to stop looming danger of Never Land disappearing. The Tiki appear in the Disney Junior online game "Jake's Treasure Trove",it is among the various treasures the player helps Jake and his crew locate hidden treasures within Pirate Island's hideout.The Tiki makes a cameo in the Disney Junior online game "Hook's Merry Winter Treasure Hunt". In order to recapture one of the presents that blew onto Never Land Captain Hook and Mr. Smee use the tiki.
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