Gold Applecheek

*For the original Yutakan species, see Applecheek.*

## Base Stats

*Before grabbing:* This Egg has large red spots on its sides.

*After grabbing:* This Egg smells like sweet and sour apples.

Rare Evria alt; comes as an Egg Box item (if not obtained from the Cosmic Gate).

## Official Description

### Egg

This Egg smells like sweet and sour apples.

### Hatch

This Hatch has the scent of sweet and sour apples.

### Hatchling

This Hatchling can slowly make a golden apple.

### Adult

It is an Apple Dragon with a golden apple symbolizing wealth.

It is called "The Owner of the Golden Apple", who presents the false dream to those who covet authority, power, and wealth to the good. Gold Applecheeks present a golden apple to someone it likes to distinguish between good and evil.

It bestows wealth like gold on those with a good heart, but casts a powerful curse on those with an evil heart. This curse is said to bring misfortune related to wealth.

## Story

### The Choice of the Golden Apple

God is not alone in distinguishing between good and evil.

A magic engineer wanted to distinguish between the good and the bad in a world where darkness has settled. The magical engineer experienced that their life research was sold by the greed of fellow magical engineers.

Betrayal, hatred, jealousy... Feeling contempt for all those feelings, the magic engineer wanted to make a medicine that could know their true feelings through the experiments.

They needed the best ingredients to make the medicine that separates good from evil. While researching the materials, the magic engineer discovered the story of "The Owner of the Golden Apple".

"The Owner of the Golden Apple" is another name for Gold Applecheek. A golden Apple Dragon that can discriminate between good and evil. The magic engineer gradually fell in love with Gold Applecheek.

Gold Applecheek is a dragon that is fair to everyone. It will bless those who love life and are honest, and curse those who are wicked. In front of Gold Applecheek, it is important to have a good conscience. There is no need for personal insignificant feelings. You have to focus only on objective facts. Everything you believe to be good may be evil, and what you believe to be evil may be good. A golden apple is a dangerous and mysterious research material that changes your standards.

The magic engineer immediately started investigating the place where Gold Applecheek was found. Countless areas were marked on the map, and countless apples were placed in their bag. With the dreams of all these apples becoming golden apples, the magic engineer started chasing after Gold Applecheek.

How much time had passed, the magic engineer opened the map and drew a line in the marked area. It was another dead end. The only thing that the magician met was a scammer who painted normal apples in gold and got cheated, and the answer was that Gold Applecheek had already left.

The longer the magical engineer chased Gold Applecheek, the more their obsession got worse. They were so obsessed with the mission of finding Gold Applecheek that they were angry with those who reported the traces.

"This time, this time it will be real. This time..."

The magic engineer climbed the mountain. They met the man who had discovered Gold Applecheek deep in the mountains.

The sour scent of apples resonated deep in the mountains. The magic engineer instinctively realized that there was a Gold Applecheek here. The steps of the magic engineer to find Gold Applecheek gradually accelerrated.

"Ah, I finally found it!!!"

The magic engineer discovered Gold Applecheek.

"You have no idea how much I've been wanting these golden apples!!! I can finally save the world with my own hands!"

The magic engineer opened their bag and took out an apple. All the apples that were fresh when they picked them up were now bruised and rotting.

"Make all these apples into golden apples!!!"

Gold Applecheek opened its mouth while sitting on an apple tree and looking at the magician.

"Are my apples really that important?"

"Yes! I came all the way here for this! If this research progresses, I will be able to make all the evil people in the world miserable!!!"

The magic engineer's voice rang through the deep mountains. Gold Applecheek held up one rotten apple. The apple began to turn golden from the top in an instant.

"Then I'll have to decide if you're a good person."

The magic engineer ate the apple offered by Gold Applecheek without hesitation. It was because they believed themself to be upright. Their firm belief that their research would save the world and punish the wicked disappeared as soon as they swallowed the apple.

""KUCK!!! KUCK!!!!"

The magician threw the golden apple they had bitten off onto the floor. The apple scent, which they thought was sour until just now, felt similar to the lingering fishy smell. The inside of their mouth that had eaten the apple quickly dried up.

The magic engineer grabbed their neck and complained of thirst. As if Gold Applecheek couldn't return anything to the engineer, it spread its wings and flew away again.

The engineer cleared their throat several times before being able to quench their thirst.

"Everything you believe to be good can be evil, and what you believe to be evil can also be good."

The magic engineer grabbed their neck, exhaled properly, and realized that the contents of the book they had read in the past were warnings.

## Evolution

### Egg

It is an egg with a sour apple scent. The outer part of the egg is covered with dazzling golden fur. Under the golden fur, there are red parts on the side of the egg like cheeks, and when you touch it, it feels soft.

### Hatch

It chases apples from hatching. It spends time eating apples under the apple tree. The apple seeds that Gold Applecheek eats and spits out may be golden in color. Taking a nap near an apple tree is its main routine.

### Hatchling

Unlike hatches, hatchlings can create golden apples. However, it is very slow and can take up to two full days. There are cases where it takes care of the apple with utmost sincerity, such as taking a week to make one golden apple.

### Adult

Gold Applecheek has the ability to turn a regular apple into a golden one. The apple that Gold Applecheek holds with affection has a golden color. It is harder than a regular apple, but the ingredient itself is far from gold.

Golden apples have a sour taste, and they are one of the ingredients coveted by many diners because of their unique savory taste. However, golden apples are found only in very dark places, which is one of the habits of the Gold Applecheek that cherishes golden apples. Gold Applecheek makes its own storage location, such as a dark cave or deep in the mountains.

## Trivia

This dragon was originally labeled "Abvalle" in the English translation. This is likely due to a broken pointer for in-game text during the Evria update that resulted in several dragon names pointing to unrelated text or garbage data.