Loox

Loox () is a monster encountered in the Ruins. His Hard Mode and CORE counterpart is Astigmatism.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Loox is bipedal and has two horns on the top of his head, a large eye on his face, and teeth under his eye.
=== Personality ===
Loox does not like it when people pick on him, though is also a bit hypocritical in that he also picks on other people (as suggested by flavor text when encountering a Loox and another enemy.) His description in the True Pacifist Ending Credits implies that he is less of a bully, and a "reformed bully" if the protagonist does not pick on him.
== In Battle ==
=== Appears With ===
* Loox
* Vegetoid
* Migosp
=== Attacks ===
* Loox makes five small spheres appear from either side of the Bullet Board, which move and bounce around the board while slowly gaining speed.
** After Picking On, the spheres are faster than normal.
* Loox makes several small sphere-worms appear from either side of the Bullet Board, which wiggle their way forward and disappear when hitting the edge of the Bullet Board.
** After Picking On, these sphere-worms become more abundant and are faster than normal.
=== Strategy ===
* Choosing "Don't Pick On" allows the protagonist to spare this monster.
* Picking on him does not allow the protagonist to spare him, but it awards five extra EXP. In version 1.0, this would stack infinitely, allowing thousands of EXP to be gained from a single kill. Now, however, if a Loox has an EXP value of 20 or more, picking on him does not increase his EXP value, which allows for a maximum of 24 (see Trivia for detail). This can be used to get extra EXP and thus making upcoming battles easier.
** However, when picking on Loox, his attacks become intense, making the battle harder.
=== Quotes ===
* Please don't pick on me. [Neutral, first turn]
* Quit staring at me. [Neutral]
* I've got my eye on you. [Neutral]
* How about a staring contest? [Neutral]
* Don't point that at me. [Neutral]
* What an eyesore. [Neutral]
* You rude little snipe! [Pick On]
* Finally someone gets it. [Don't Pick On]
=== Flavor Text ===
* Don't pick on him. Family name: Eyewalker [Check]
* Loox drew near! [Encounter]
* A pair of Loox decided to pick on you! [Encounter with another Loox]
* Loox and co. decided to pick on you! [Encounter with Vegetoid and Migosp]
* Vegetoid and Loox attacked! [Encounter with Vegetoid; unused]
* Loox is staring right through you. [Neutral]
* Loox is gazing at you. [Neutral]
* Loox gnashes its teeth. [Neutral]
* Smells like eyedrops. [Neutral]
* Loox has gone bloodshot. [Neutral; unused]
* Loox is watering. [Low HP]
* Loox doesn't care about fighting anymore. [Spare conditions met; unused]
== Trivia ==
* Any given instance of Loox starts out with a reward of 7 EXP. "Don't Pick On" reduces the EXP reward by 2 if the EXP reward is greater than 4. "Pick On" increases the EXP reward by 5 if the EXP reward is less than 20 and if that instance of Loox is not spareable (spareability from ATK does not count for this). The amount of EXP that can be earned is 3-24 depending on the protagonist's actions.
* Loox's idle animation is notably faster when picked on. The animation reverts back to a normal speed once "Don't Pick On" is chosen.
* "Loox" is a corruption of looks. Both his first and last names allude to his single prominent eye. His full name, Loox Eyewalker, is a pun that references Luke Skywalker, a prominent character from the Star Wars franchise.
* Loox's line "Please don't pick on me" is a direct quote of the Pumpkin-Head Ghost boss from the game Monster Party, who says this line immediately before attacking.Legends of Localization Book 3: UNDERTALE, page 92, ISBN 9781945908019
* A Loox replaces the Boss Monster next to the human in the Undertale Demo intro sequence and the intro played before Photoshop Flowey's battle.
* His appearance resembles Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Inc. and the Ahriman from the Final Fantasy series. Relatedly, the overworld sprite of the Library Loox is called spr_npc_mikewazowski in the game files.
* There is an NPC in the Snowdin Library that appears to be a female Loox.
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