Folly

Not to be confused with The Follower.
Folly is an NPC that is found in-game and will enter the elevator.
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==Appearance==
Folly wears a white turtleneck sweater with light gray cuffs, black pants with realistic, red-tinted eyes printed on them, black boots, and a white beret. She also wears what is presumably a white mask with a diamond-shaped "eye", part of the mask being shattered. She also has spiky black hair and a glowing bright red left eye with yellow rings as a pupil and red lashes. Her fingertips have a bright red gradient to them. Due to Folly’s height, she looks down at the player when interacted with.
==Description==
Folly is intensely cruel, and will often fantasize about killing other NPCS or bring up traumatic events that have happened to them in her dialogue. Folly is also aligned with MR, though this alignment is implied to be less out of genuine liking for MR and more out of her needing something from it. Folly also has the ability to invade other's dreams, and uses this ability to forcefully gather information from others and feed on the fear in their minds. Due to these factors, Folly is disliked among most other NPCs because of her sadistic and mentally invasive nature. Despite this, she appears to get along with Wallter somewhat better than other characters, with them sharing poetry and classical melodies with each other.
Folly apparently dislikes the presence of the beret on her head, and usually reacts negatively when it is brought up. Due to conversations with Split and Wallter, it is implied that the beret is 'chained' to her, in The Cleave it is revealed that it is one of three 'virtues' along with her mask and sweater.
Folly turns away all attempts at compassion, refusing any items given to her. This is implied to be because of the tree falsely offering her 'true freedom' in The Cleave, which resulted in her being infected by the nightmare parasite.
She reacts in a disdained and belittling manner if players shoot at her with projectiles, but will not attack.
==Interactions==
Folly enters the elevator after completing the boss fight in the Eternal Limbo floor. Previously, she was able to enter during an elevator event where the lights would go dim and she would appear in a cloud of dark mist.
==Audio==
Audio	Description
 	The sound that plays whenever Folly talks.
 	Ditto, but the original sound without the reverb effects.
 	The sound Folly makes when disappearing.
 	Ditto, but the original sounds, with one being her laughing sound and the other a sound effect used for it.
==Gallery==
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|-|Current=
File:FollyTextBox.png|Folly's text box.
File:Folly new chat box.png|Ditto, but down.
File:Follyingameleak.png|Folly standing in the elevator.
File:Byebye folly.png|The smoke that appears when Folly appears in and vanishes from the elevator.
File:Zfolly wallter.png|Folly compared to Wallter.
File:Uhm.jpg|Folly as seen from the bottom, giving an impression as if she is staring at the player.
File:Fishysayshello.jpg|Folly with Fish on her head.
Follyandmel.png|Folly along with Melanie in the Elevator.
|-|Animations=
|-|Glitches=
File:Folly t-pose.png|Folly T-posing due to her animations not loading.
File:T pose on the haters.webp|Ditto, but front-facing and transparent.
File:Grey_Folly_T-posing.webp|Folly T-posing with glitched texture.
File:Glitched_texture_Folly.png|Folly up close with glitched texture.
File:Folly eye.webp|Folly appearing as her pupil due to the rest of her model not loading.
File:Folly sit.png|Folly sitting on a chair spawned by WilliamPlayz57.
|-|Thumbnails=
File:Regretevator 01062024 Icon.png|Folly in one of the thumbnails for Regretevator.
File:Follythumbhighquality.jpg|Ditto, but high-quality, and with some differences. (By @KindaGlumm)
File:LatestThumbnail.png|Folly in yet another thumbnail for Regretevator.
File:Folly Thumbnail.png|Folly in the thumbnail for the halloween update
|-|Teaser=
File:MELANIE NOO.webp|Folly looking at the viewer in the Melanie Teaser.
File:Im looking for a new book bf.jpeg|Ditto, but doing a shushing motion.
File:Folly_Reveal_Scene_clip.gif|Full reveal scene for Folly in the Melanie Teaser (*Slightly sped up)
|-|Development=
File:Follygif.gif|A reference GIF of Folly's full model spinning slowly, in a solid, red background. (By @Soda_Stuff)
File:omg shes tall.png|Folly inside the elevator compared with three Poobs.
File:Follyart1.png|Concept art of Folly.
Folly concept.png|Ditto.
File:Follyradio.png|Ditto.
File:Folly3.png|Ditto.
File:Folly4.png|Ditto.
|-|Official Art=
File:Panel 1.png|The first panel of the Pest and Folly comic, showing Folly talking to Pest, showing only Pest. (By @Catjammii)
File:Panel 2.png|Ditto, but the second panel.
File:Panel 3.png|Ditto, but the third panel, showing Folly talking to Pest, showing only her.
File:Panel 4.png|Ditto, but the fourth panel, showing Pest and Folly talking to eachother.
File:Panel 5.png|Folly and her beret.
File:Beret.jpg|Folly's beret. (By @Catjammii)
File:Tree.jpg|A tree with many eyes on it with Folly's beret in front. (By @Catjammii)
File:Follyandwallterpoembondingtime!.png|Wallter and Folly reading a book together, presumably in Wallter's dream.
File:Bive and dream parasite hanging out.jpg|An image of Bive and Folly. (By @Catjammii)
File:Folly5.jpg|Folly standing in front of aspen.
File:Folly7.jpg|"Madness grows for those who tends to its garden. You are in control no longer."
File:Folly8.jpg|Folly agitated and holding her mask.
File:Folly6.jpg|Folly grabbing Pest from behind.
File:Folly_getting_some_‘alone_time’.jpg|The first panel of a comic with Folly getting some 'alone time'. (By @Catjammii)
File:This comic drove me insane.png|Ditto, but the second panel.
File:Alone time panel 3.png|Ditto, but the third panel, showing the head of Melanie's remains.
File:Alone time panel 4.png|Ditto, but the fourth panel, showing Wallter vomiting at a sink.
File:Alone time panel 5.png|Ditto, but the fifth panel, showing Folly and her broken mask.
File:Alone time panel 6.png|Ditto, but the sixth panel, showing Folly crying.
File:Alone time panel 7.png|Ditto, but the seventh panel, showing many red eyes.
File:Parasites.png|"There was once a parasite who had itself broken in two." - Described by Catjammy as 'how she thinks of herself'.
File:mask-1.png|Drawing of Folly's mask from ]https://x.com/Catjammii/status/1809471625915691010 Catjammy's twitter]
File:mask-edit.jpg|Ditto, but edited by @_account_12 to reveal hidden text
File:thanks-cj.png|Post from Catjammy teasing more lore
File:folly-poem.jpg|"You find a book from a library that doesn’t exist. Its pages are scratched out, stained with red tears… except for one page."
File:pilby-no.png|Art from a scrapped comic featuring Pilby, Folly, and later Mach
File:Dreamer&folly.jpg|"The dreamer and its folly."
File:The-cleave-1.jpg|Teaser art for The Cleave posted on Catjammy's twitter
File:The-cleave-2.jpg|Ditto.
File:The-cleave-3.png|Ditto, but posted a few days later.
File:The-cleave-4.png|
|-|The Cleave=
File:cleave-1.jpg|Have you seen the tree? Many have said it protects the dreams of many in its vast snowy plains. It’s the very core of hope in humanity. Its great trunk and luscious bark breathes a new life in all that surrounds it.
File:cleave-2.jpg|With a great lake surrounding and feeding its roots, the tree had begun to create a new being. One that it would teach and grow, and one that it will be connected to eternally.
File:cleave-3.jpg|A Dreamer who was gifted three wills. A Catalyst of thought in the shape of a small beret. A Savior of vision in the shape of a mask. And a Harbinger of feeling in the shape of a cloth.
File:cleave-4.jpg|Time passed, and the Dreamer excelled in the teachings, to the point where she could create her own beings. Her powers grew, along with the gifts she was tethered to. She danced, sang, all in her own little world.
File:cleave-5.jpg|But as this time went by, something festered within the great one. How come its lesser being was so powerful and confident in its abilities? How could it be so much better? The tree hated these thoughts, but it was too late.Hate and jealousy had molded into a parasite.
File:cleave-6.jpg|It was not long until the great one succumbed to its crimson malice. And on this very special day, it asked the dreamer something very important. “Yes o’ great one? How may I be of service?”
File:cleave-7.jpg|The great one exclaimed, “You must feel true freedom! You will learn all about it, it is my last teaching to you, my dreamer.” Its now darkened roots crept out of the water and inched towards the hopeful being. “I see… and so I shall!”
File:cleave-8.jpg|That was the day I learned true hate.
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File:cleave-30.jpg|And the day we became one.The end.
|-|Extra=
File:FOES!.webp|Folly's appearance in the Regretevator Game Trailer.
File:Folly_Bossfight_Animation_Showcase_Thumbnail.jpg|Folly, with one hand on her mask while reaching out to the viewer. (Thumbnail for her Bossfight Animation Showcase.)
File:Folly_Bossfight_loop_from_Animation_Showcase.gif|Folly's Idle animation during Eternal Limbo from her Bossfight Animation Showcase.
File:FOLLY STICKER.webp|A sticker of Folly with an exclamation mark near her head.
File:Folly_with_her_stickers.png|Folly standing by two of her stickers.
File:Folly%27s_Dinner%3F.png|Another Folly sticker with Melanie's head on her fork.
File:Folly-halloween-concept.png|Concept art for Folly's Halloween costume
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==Trivia==
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|-|In-Game=
*Folly was designed by Catjammi, also known as CJ.
**The eye design on Folly's pants was inspired by real life aspen trees. https://twitter.com/Catjammii/status/1804999621149913487
**Folly's design was inspired by the game DREAM WORLD. https://x.com/Catjammii/status/1852048703370203297
*Before Folly's name reveal, she was called Dream Parasite, DP, and Nightmare Parasite.
*Folly cannot be killed by MR.
*On Frightening Floor, if said player instructed to leave does not exit, the elevator will fall slowly before Folly disappears in a cloud of smoke, and unlike MR, will not come back.
*The floor counter can randomly say "FOLLY".
*Players are able to have the "HER" badge by meeting her for the first time.
*Folly is the second NPC to use a skinned mesh, the first being Gnarpy's redesign.
**However, unlike Gnarpy, Folly has animated fingers.
**Due to her eye shape, if the player looks at Folly from the bottom or the sides, her eye is given the impression as if she is staring at the player.
*Folly is the only NPC that denies every item the player gives, including items that can heal her. Because of this, the only ways to heal her are by touching Squishy, or being healed by DrRETRO's green lasers.
*If Folly's health is reduced to 0, she will not die, but rather disappear in a cloud of smoke.
*Folly's Halloween design is a reference to Junji Ito's various works.https://x.com/Catjammii/status/1839736477917286429
|-|Lore=
*Several NPCs claimed to have seen Folly in their dreams. 
**The NPCs that claimed to have seen her are Bive, DrRETRO, Gnarpy, Infected, Lampert, Mach, Mannequin_Mark, PartyNoob, Pest, Pilby, Split, Spud!, Wallter, and possibly Melanie. 
***As of the 5/11/24 update, these characters now claim that these nightmares have stopped, and that Folly has disappeared. What this means is unknown. However, according to Pest, it isn’t good.
**A post published by Yeucc on Twitter shows a brief comic made by CatJam where Pest has a dream interacting with Folly. https://twitter.com/TheAxolotlSun/status/1777094134756454734
*According to an interaction with Prototype, Folly is a primordial beast without any name or species.
**Folly is made out of malice according to a dialogue line of hers. "Malice and water don't mix, fool"
*Folly claims that she doesn't actually have "hair" in a conversation with Bive.
*Folly died at some point in the past and returned according to Pest in a conversation with her.
**It could also be a possibility that Pest is actively on a ‘quest’ to get rid of her again.
*Folly is able to shapeshift and change dream forms. 
*The breaking of Folly’s mask most likely took a toll on her.
**A comic strip done by CatJam on X, tells she seems to 'lack a sense of self', as it shows her mask breaking off. https://x.com/Catjammii/status/1814596230452056102
*Folly is able to possess the bodies of others.
**She prefers not to, as it is generally useless for her situation. 
**Mach cannot be possessed due to her capabilities and enhancements. 
*Folly targeted Melanie due to her innocence and being easy to kill. 
*It is possible that Folly has some sort of friendship with Wallter, as seen in the dialogue between them.
**Folly most likely used to be ‘friends’ with Pest, before DrRETRO ‘ruined their fun.’
*As seen in various bits of dialogue, Folly and MR seem to be connected in some way, with Folly possibly working under MR.
**This means that her and NULL are coworkers.
|-|Miscellaneous=
*Folly has plenty of books, because she enjoys collecting knowledge and learning for her own gain. 
**Nobody knows where these books are.
*Folly enjoys poetry.
**She also likes writing it, according to Wallter.
*Folly isn't capable of eating food. 
*Folly is 9'5 (287cm). 
*Folly is canonically chubby under her sweater. 
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==References==
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Category:NPCs
Category:Female NPCS