Flowey

Flowey the Flower (Also known by his real name Asriel Dreemurr) is a major character in the hit indie title Undertale. Serving as the main antagonst of the Neutral and True Pacifist Routes, and the villainous tritagonist of the game's No Mercy Route. Despite how nasty he may seem on the surface, Flowey's complex nature, tragic backstory, and exaggerated demeanor have netted him a spot as a Tumblr sillyman.
==Basic Information==
Prior to turning into a flower, Flowey was the prince of the Underground, Asriel Dreemurr, being the biological child of Toriel and Asgore. One day, a human fell into the Underground, one that he would very quickly grow close to, considering them to be his best friend. One day, the fallen human comes up with a plan to free the monsters by poisoning themselves with buttercups, allowing Asriel to absorb their soul, cross the barrier, claim six more, and break the barrier. Yet this plan would end up failing when Asriel refused to fight back despite the human's insistence, leading to his death at the hands of the humans.
Decades later, Alphys, during her experiments with Determination, injected one of the golden flowers in Asriel's garden with Determination. Due to said flower having Asriel's dust on it, it lead to the prince being brought back to life as a flower. Due to lacking a proper soul, Asriel, now Flowey, was unable to feel compassion. After failing to feel anything towards his own parents, he took his own life, only to begin regretting it at the last second. It was through this that Flowey would discover his ability to SAVE and RELOAD. Using said powers to exhaust every option he had, he would eventually turn to killing out of sheer boredom, leading to the version of the character we see today.
To learn more about both Flowey and Asriel. You can visit their pages on the Undertale Wiki both here and here. 
==Archetypes==
===4th Wall Blurring===
Flowey's entire character can be pretty much defined as this. From remembering every time you reload and calling you out on it, to straight up taking control over reality and crashing the game during the fight with Omega Flowey, among many other examples.
===Angst===
He was once an innocent kid who was roped into a dangerous plan by his best friend that ended with him being killed. He would then be brought back as a soulless flower who completely lacks compassion. Safe to say it's not hard to feel bad for this lil' guy.
===Anthro===
Is an anthropomorphic goat monster. Becomes an anthropomorphic flower when he becomes Flowey 
===Artsy===
Omega Flowey and his God of Hyperdeath form show a twisted appreciation for the arts.
===Big Ol' Eyes===
As Flowey, he has big ass eyes that make up most of his face.
===Chaoslord===
Is an absolute chaos goblin who revels in doing bad things just cause he can and taunting people all the while.
===Cosmic===
In the final fight against him, he uses many space-themed attacks, like star projectiles that split off into smaller stars.
===Creacher===
As Flowey, he is literally just a flower with a face, no real notable humanoid traits.
===Dark Harvest===
Is pretty much the epitome of this as Flowey. Being a borderline eldrich horror who elevates the game's horror by a significant amount.
===Distinctive Speech Patterns===
Speaks in a very condescending and sadistic tone that can't be forgotten.
===Distinctive Laugh===
The most distinct laugh in the game, once you hear it, you can't unhear it.
===Huggable===
As Asriel Dreemurr, not only is he a character you just want to hug so badly after learning his backstory, but he also expresses how he never wants to let go of Frisk's hug when they give him one..
===Nonstandard Character Design===
As Flowey the Flower, his design is like pretty much no other character in the game. Being the only main character to be an anthropomorphized version of an inanimate object.
===Perpetual Smiler===
Is almost always smiling, whether it be innocently, condescendingly, or just outright terrifying.
===Quotable Catchphrase(s)===
Has many. Most notable of such being "YOU IDIOT! IN THIS WORLD, IT'S KILL OR BE KILLED!" as well as his introduction "Howdy, I'm Flowey! Flowey the Flower". Other noteworthy quotes include "Don't you have anything better to do?".
===Smol===
As Flowey, he is by far the smallest of the main cast.
===Stubby===
Completely lacks any actual limbs as Flowey.
===Theme Song===
Has several. As Flowey he has "Your Best Friend", "Your Best Nightmare", and "Finale. As Asriel he has "His Theme", "Hopes and Dreams" and many more.
==Fanon Tropes==
===Flanderization===
Many people in the early days of the Undertale Fandom often exaggerated his Cinnamon Roll traits, going as far as to say Flowey had no real agency despite the game saying otherwise. This is largely due to his portrayals in the True Lab tapes and at the end of Asriel's True Pacifist Route fight painting him in a very sympathetic light, leading to people overexaggerating his good traits and downplaying his objectively horrible actions.
===LGBTQ+ Coded===
Can be seen as this for aromantic/asexual people as Flowey due to his inability to feel love towards others.
==Subverted Tropes==
===Cinnamon Roll===
Used to be this as Asriel Dreemurr, he was an innocent kid who cared deeply about others. Ends up being subverted after he becomes Flowey where he starts doing immoral things just because he could.
==Gallery==
Flowey battle laugh.gif|Flowey laughing.
Asriel Dreemurr battle headshake sassy.gif|Asriel's sassy pose during his fight.
Asriel Dreemurr screenshot cutscene.png|Asriel as seen in the True Pacifist flashback upon finding Chara.
His Theme soundtrack.png|Asriel standing next to Chara holding flowers. 
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