Dogamy and Dogaressa

Dogamy and Dogaressa, collectively referred to as "Dogi", are a pair of minibosses encountered in Snowdin Forest. If spared, they appear later as NPCs in Grillby's. They are members of the Royal Guard.
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
They are near identical in appearance, both having round snouts, floppy ears, and muscular builds covered by dark hooded robes with the face of their spouse printed on the front. Their main differences in appearance being Dogamy's thick lowered brow, cowlick and pseudo-mustache, and Dogaressa's emphasized eyelashes. In battle, they both wield long battleaxes, with eyes that show features imitating those of their owners.
=== Personality ===
They primarily use their sense of smell to detect others, but not much else, implying their eyesight is inferior, much like Doggo, who either of them may be biologically related to. Despite this, they love each other dearly, and this is shown in their attacks in battle, using heart-shaped attacks and coordinating their axe strikes to form a heart-shape with the gaps between their blades. If either is killed in battle, the other's shirt is shown to have their spouse's picture on it, proving their love further. Each Dogi reacts differently towards the death of the other, with Dogamy falling into hopelessness and despair, while Dogaressa makes threats in a fit of rage, though both show their resentment toward the protagonist by growling and refusing to be pet.
== Main Story ==
Prior to the events of the game, the couple came #2 in the "Nose Nuzzle Championship '98," having lost the number one position to Toriel and Asgore.
=== Neutral Route ===
If the protagonist kills Dogamy and Dogaressa, interacting with Doggo in Grillby's leads him to wonder where they are, complaining that he cannot play alone because Greater Dog will win the card game matches.
If the protagonist kills all other dog enemies, Dogamy comments that the place smells "quiet." Dogaressa comments that Grillby's is lonely and asks the protagonist if they want to play a card match with her should her friends not show up, although the protagonist is not given the option to.
=== True Pacifist Route ===
Their yellow text in the credits of the game list them as being "finally" #1 Nose Nuzzle Champions; the previous number one champions (Toriel and Asgore) presumably being unable to participate in subsequent championships due to their divorce.
In the playable epilogue to the True Pacifist Route, the Dogi appear outside Snowdin library with Doggo, Greater Dog, and Endogeny. The amalgamate is revealed to contain the parents of both of the Dogi, and Dogamy muses on whether this means he is now married to his sister before dismissing it as something dogs often do regardless.
== In Battle ==
=== Attacks ===
If the protagonist first slays Dogaressa, Dogamy's attacks become weaker; conversely, if the protagonist slays Dogamy, Dogaressa's attacks become stronger.
* Two axes are in the battle range. They rise a little before moving downward, moving in opposite directions. The attack ends with the axes creating a heart shape. To best avoid this attack, the SOUL should stay near the bottom of the Bullet Board and move under the axes when they rise.
* Two dogs are on each side of the battle range, the one the left (Dogamy) barks a ring of eight hearts to the dog on the right (Dogaressa). Four of the hearts are blue, allowing the SOUL to enter and leave the ring if they do not dodge it.
* If the protagonist slays Dogaressa, the only attack is the barking dogs, but there is only one dog barking on the left (Dogamy), which feebly barks a single heart towards the bottom of the screen. This represents Dogamy's sadness, as he becomes weaker and appears to be upset about Dogaressa's death in his quotes. The dog itself does not do actual damage.
* If the protagonist slays Dogamy, the only attack is the two axes going across the battle area, but they rise and drop much more rapidly. This represents Dogaressa's anger, as she becomes stronger and appears to be angry about Dogamy's death in her quotes. As the axes travel faster than originally, the aforementioned heart shape formed by the axes breaks apart before the attack ends, signifying Dogaressa's feelings of loss and heartbreak fueling her rage against the protagonist.
=== Strategy ===
==== Spare ====
* The protagonist must Roll Around in the snow to disguise their scent and then use Re-sniff, making the Dogi believe the protagonist is a lost puppy. The protagonist must then Pet both of them, opening their minds to the idea that dogs can pet other dogs and making them able to be spared.
* Alternatively, using the Stick as an item causes them to play fetch and can result in a SPARE as well.
==== Fight ====
* Killing Dogaressa makes Dogamy lose 30 DF, quickening the kill process. His single attack becomes incredibly weak and easier to dodge, as the attack barely travels on the screen.
=== Quotes ===
==== Pre-Battle ====
* What's that smell? (Where's that smell?)
* If you're a smell... (... identify yoursmellf!)
* Hmmm... Here's that weird smell...
* It makes me want to eliminate.
* (... Eliminate YOU!)
==== Battle ====
; Dogamy
* Take my wife... 's fleas. [Neutral]
* Don't touch my hot dog. [Neutral]
* No. 2 Nuzzle Champs '98!! [Neutral]
* Let's kick human tail!! [Neutral]
* Hm? What's that smell? [Before Roll Around]
* What! Smells like a ... [Re-sniff after Roll Around]
* Paws off you smelly human. [Pet before Roll Around and Re-sniff]
* Wow!!! Pet by another pup!!! [Pet after Roll Around and Re-sniff]
* Stop! Don't touch her! [Pet Dogaressa before Roll Around and Re-sniff]
* What about me...... ........ [Pet Dogaressa after Roll Around and Re-sniff]
* Whine. [Alone]
* Whimper. [Alone]
; Dogaressa
* (Don't, actually ...) [Neutral]
* (He means me.) [Neutral]
* (Of course we were second.) [Neutral]
* (Do humans have tails?) [Neutral]
* (Smell mystery) [Before Roll Around]
* (Are you actually a little puppy!?) [Re-sniff after Roll Around]
* (That's not your husband, OK?) [Pet Dogamy before Roll Around and Re-sniff]
* (Well. Don't leave me out!) [Pet Dogamy after Roll Around and Re-sniff]
* (Beware of dog.) [Pet before Roll Around and Re-sniff]
* (A dog that pets dogs... Amazing!) [Pet after Roll Around and Re-sniff]
* (Misery awaits you.) [Alone]
* (Kneel and suffer!) [Alone]
* (I'll chop you in half!) [Alone]
* (...) [Unused]
==== Post-Battle ====
* [If spared by rolling around and petting]
** Dogs can pet other dogs??? (A new world has opened up for us...)
** Thanks, weird puppy!
* [If spared by using the Stick]
** Weird smells can bring good things... (Friendly fun fetch!)
** Thanks, weird smell! (It sure was fun to "stick" together!)
=== Flavor Text ===
; Dogi
* Dogi assault you! [Encounter]
* The Dogs keep shifting their axes to protect each other. [Neutral]
* The Dogs are re-evaluating your smell. [Neutral]
* The Dogs are practicing for the next couples contest. [Neutral]
* The Dogs are saying sickly sweet things to each other. [Neutral]
* The Dogs are too suspicious of your smell. [Pet Dogamy before Roll Around and Re-Sniff]
* The Dogaressa is too suspicious of your smell. [Pet Dogaressa before Roll Around and Re-Sniff]
* [Roll Around]
** You roll around in the dirt and snow.
** You smell like a weird puppy.
* The Dogs may want to re-smell you. [After Roll Around]
* [Re-Sniff before Roll Around]
** The Dogs sniff you again...
** But you smell just as weird as before!
* [Re-Sniff after Roll Around]
** The Dogs sniff you again...
** After rolling in the dirt, you smell all right!
* The Dogs think that you may be a lost puppy. [After Roll Around and Re-Sniff]
* You pet Dogamy. [Pet Dogamy after Roll Around and Re-Sniff]
* You pet the Dogaressa. [Pet Dogaressa after Roll Around and Re-Sniff]
* The Dogs already know you smell fine. [Re-Sniff again]
* You threw the stick and the dogs ran to get it. You played fetch for a while. [Using Stick]
* The Dogs' minds have been expanded. [Spare conditions met]
** Every dog loves to play fetch!!! [After using Stick]
; Dogamy
* Husband of Dogaressa. Knows only what he smells. [Check]
* Dogamy is brokenhearted. [Neutral]
* Dogamy just growls at you. [Pet]
* Dogamy won't even lift up his snout. [Re-Sniff]
* You threw the stick. But nothing happened. [Using Stick]
; Dogaressa
* This puppy finds her hubby lovely. SMELLS ONLY? [Check]
* The Dogaressa is on the warpath. [Neutral]
* The Dogaressa just growls at you. [Pet]
* The Dogaressa won't even lift up her snout. [Re-Sniff]
* You threw the stick. But nothing happened. [Using Stick]
== Gallery ==
 Dogi artwork pin.png | Dogamy and Dogaressa pins sold on Fangamer.
 Dogi tarot.png | Dogamy and Dogaressa tarot card as "The Lovers"
 Famitsu screenshot Hotland.png | Artwork from Undertale's 5th anniversary.
 Royal Guards tarot.png | Dogamy and Dogaressa seen in the background of the Royal Guards tarot card.
 Grillby tarot.png | Dogamy and Dogaressa as seen in the background of Grillby's tarot card.
== Trivia ==
* Dogaressa is the term used for the wife of a doge, the title used by the rulers of the Renaissance-era Republic of Venice (now part of Italy), which ties into the Dogi's marriage theme. The name Dogamy is a wordplay on the suffix -gamy used to describe different forms of marriage (endogamy, monogamy, etc.) and ties in with the pair's marriage theme and the sign near their area that reads "Warning: Dog Marriage."Legends of Localization Book 3: UNDERTALE, page 65, ISBN 9781945908019
** Dogaressa is sometimes referred as "the Dogaressa" in flavor text, implying that Dogaressa could be a title (as mentioned above) rather than her real name.
* If the protagonist re-reads the sign near the Dogi's area, the sign changes from "Warning: Dog Marriage" to "(Yes, you read that correctly.)" Any sequential reads afterward read the original text.
* Dogaressa is occasionally referred to as a puppy, referring to the human habit of referring to affectionate partners by the similarly infantile baby.
* Dogaressa's speech is always written between parentheses.
* Similarly to the Royal Guards, it is impossible to kill one of the Dogi while sparing the other.
* Unlike those of the other dog characters, the death of Lesser Dog has no effect on their post-encounter dialogue.
* If the Dogi have been killed but Greater Dog is still alive, Doggo comments on their disappearance by saying "Where're the other two? I can't play with this big dumb guy alone... He'll just win!!!".
* If the protagonist kills the Dogi during a Neutral Route, the bear arranging the Christmas presents under the tree in Snowdin tells the protagonist about their present exchange tradition and wonder where they are.
* Before the battle with Undyne, she mentions Dogamy and Dogaressa if they were killed before.
* The smell danger rating sign in front of their sentry stations gives human smell a GREEN Rating, with the word "green" in red letters. This is a reference to dogs being colorblind between green and red.
* If the player uses debug mode to kill one and spare the other, the game continues as if having killed both of them.
* During the True Pacifist Ending Credits their nuzzles move from one side to the other, unlike in their battle.
== References ==
de:Dogamy und Dogaressa
es:Dogamy y Dogaressa
fr:‎Canisse et Canibelle
ja:Dogamy and Dogaressa
pl:Dogamy i Dogaressa
pt-br:Dogamy e Dogaressa
ru:Догами и Догаресса
uk:Догамі і Догаресса
zh:Dogi
Category:Boss
Category:Royal Guard