Fluffy (Ty the Tasmanian Tiger)

A most unusual opponent, Fluffy the Thorny Devil Lizard was Boss Cass' main henchwoman following Sly's turning to the good side. However, as Ty the Tasmanian Tiger progressed, she started to reform and made the ultimate sacrifice.
==Ty the Tasmanian Tiger==
In the first game, Fluffy was a minor antagonist who appeared as the third boss of the game. Here she operated Robo Fluffy, a Yeti mech that Ty had to expose and destroy while on an icy turf. After being defeated, Fluffy fled, noting that Boss Cass was going to be "peeved" about her loss, leaving behind the third talisman.
==Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue==
Fluffy returns in a bigger role in Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue, where she assumes the role of top henchperson following Sly's leave, stealing others' technology under Boss Cass' orders. At the start of the game she broke Boss Cass out of Currawong prison. Later she sent Patchy, a cybernetic ankylosaurus, to terrorize Steele Springs. Later, as Ty tried to put out the fire Fluffy had started at the Wuli Wuli Oil Rig, she releases Buster, a nanobot beast, to attack Ty. During this distraction, Fluffy stole the Highly Organic Micro-Scanalyzer component that, along with the Grid Processor she previously stole from Currawong University, was necessary for Boss Cass's plot to create "Uber-Frill" soldiers through the use of mammalian blood from hostages.
Towards the end of the game, Ty confronted Fluffy in a Bunyip battle on her coastal fortress. She was ultimately foiled by Ty's efforts, and Ty managed to recover the Data NUT and Shadow Drive from her. The former allowed Bush Rescue to uncover Cass's plans, while the latter was used to power the Shadow Bunyip. At the end of the game, Cass is sent back to prison; it is unknown if Fluffy was also imprisoned or if she evaded capture like before.
==Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan==
At the start of the third game, Cass escapes from prison once more off-screen, though it is unknown if Fluffy helped him this time. Later in the game, after Shazza had been kidnapped by the Quinkan, Fluffy interrupted Ty's pursuit of the Quinkan by punching him in her Ultra Fluffy Gama. Ty got into a nearby Camo Bunyip and defeated Fluffy, but the fight was broken up by Ty's brother Sly, who said there were bigger things at stake than old battles, and that they needed to work together to defeat the Quinkan and find Shazza. Fluffy said this would require them to seek aid from Boss Cass himself, as he had been talking with the Quinkan and might know Shazza's whereabouts.
After Ty defeated the Dragonquin holding Shazza hostage, Fluffy aided the two in their search for the Quinkan expert Gooboo Steve, then later aided Ty in pursuit of the "shadow stones" needed to power the Shadowring and destroy the Quinkan leader Quinking. She showed signs of change and remorse over her previous actions, befriending Ty despite their past rivalries. At one point, she even told Ty that she wasn't worth saving from a predicament, although Ty begged to differ.
At the end of the game, Ty and the Quinking fought a tremendous battle but were caught at an impasse. Seizing the opportunity to vanquish them both, Boss Cass prepares a laser and fires. Fluffy, determined to keep Ty alive, takes the shot and is killed by the blast. However, her final act also destroyed the Quinking (and by extension, all of the Quinkan). Following Cass' defeat, Ty and Shazza feel intense sadness over her death, commemorating Fluffy as a hero with a statute of her in the rebuilt Burramudgee.
However, a 100% completion cutscene features Julius's uncle Karlos and his minions Tabi and Mix finding the remains of Fluffy's tail at the blast zone area. It is speculated that he intended to bring her back to life via cloning the remains of her tail. In the Doomeranger comic, a character named Tuffy appears who is likely cloned from Fluffy's tail.
==Personality==
Despite her name, Fluffy lived a "no frills" lifestyle (no pun intended). She was known for her calm-headed personality and sarcastic sense of humor. During her time as one of Boss Cass's underlings, Fluffy was a staunch supporter of his and went through criminal acts. Despite this, she had shown signs of believing Cass was indeed below her; in the second game, she indicated she worked for him only because the pay was good, while in the third game she was shown to be annoyed by Cass's ego at times.
Fluffy was at first mortal enemies with Ty, battling him throughout the first and second games. However, she showed gratitude at Ty's friendship with her in the progress of the third game. In her remorseful state, she told Ty that she didn't feel she was deserving of help. Ty told her otherwise, assuring that he'd help a friend. Her reaction was a hug, thanking him for his support. This, among some other little hints (such as blowing Ty a kiss before being hit by the laser blast), might have implied that Fluffy was developing an attraction to the Thylacine in addition to being thankful for his kindness.
However, there are some hints that she might have been fond of Ty prior to her redemption. She had previously been flirtatious towards him, and showed signs of wanting him to join Cass's side. After being defeated in the first game, she tells Ty, "If things were different, we could have been a team...", while in the second game she said "It's still not too late to join us." She also seemed to like Ty's brother Sly a little, saying they used to be great partners back when Sly worked for Cass.
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