Oogie (Player Character)

Needs Gameplay Image(s)*This article could use one or more images to demonstrate the contents of the article.*
 Image(s) Wanted: Several images of gameplay throughout the story.
Oogie is an Oogie from the planet Tapti, and they are the playable character in Spore Creatures. Both their appearance and name can be changed at will.

## Appearance

Oogie's default appearance is that of any other Oogie: blue, with two large expressive eyes on their front and a ridge of three rounded plates running down their backs. However, one of the main mechanics of Spore Creatures allows the player to alter Oogie's appearance with whatever parts they have collected to augment their stats and give them abilities. Oogie's color scheme can also be changed. Due to this, there are infinite variations of creatures that can be created, and no two players will end up with exactly the same Oogie. Oogie's name can be changed as well, though this may be the name of the creature and not the name of the individual.

## Personality

Oogie seems to be a generally kind, helpful creature as shown through their internal monologue. In the beginning their main motivation is to rescue Little Oogie, but as they make their way to other planets and see the devastation that Gar'skuther has caused, they become determined to stop him and cure his infection.

## Story

In the opening of the game, several Oogie eggs are hatched off of the shores of Fyrse. Gar'skuther tries to adbuct them, but they manage to escape. Two of them, the player and Little Oogie, make it to the shore. The two discover a nest, and Oogie uses it to equip at least a mouth. The two then encounter a Taptup. Little Oogie is afraid of it, and hides in a bush, but the player approaches and befriends it. The three of them continue onward and encounter a Striklet. Little Oogie, emboldened by the interaction with the Taptup, attempts to Cuddle the Striklet, who becomes aggressive. Oogie and the befriended Taptup battle and defeat the Striklet. The trio continue further, with Little Oogie dashing ahead. At this moment, Gar'skuther's ship appears from the sky, abducting Little Oogie and flying away. Oogie vows to save Little Oogie, and a Taptup opens up a cave to another area, allowing Oogie to continue.

The player emerges in Trunkle, where they are stuck on a small island. The deep water harms them, preventing them from making it to the mainland, but a Meepers helpfully opens the way to another island, giving the player Heal arms in the process. Then, the player must traverse the mainland of Trunkle and locate the Meepers' 3 friends. One is sprinting at high speeds around the eastern coast, one is being held hostage by a Supupie, and one is simply standing by a pond. However, it turns out the Meepers has one more missing friend. The last friend is hiding in a cave from a strong, mutated blue Supupie which the player must defeat. Afterwards, Oogie collects a spaceship part and moves on to Noodlin.

Upon arriving in Noodlin, Oogie will see a Whiplie attack and take food from a Bushley. Defeating the Whiplie causes the timid Bushleys to emerge from hiding, and befriending them provides the player with thorn-resistant legs. These legs carry Oogie across a thorny strip of land where a pair of Jungu help them find a spaceship part buried on the beach.

Next, Oogie heads to Zager, where they help the Skuzzalopes by feeding their elderly leader and repopulating the nest with Sporelings. Oogie must defend them by traveling to Bowltektos and defeating the Taktos, who often harass the Suzzalopes. While in Bowltektos, Oogie also helps some Sweezels clear a path to their food source by defeating several Eyebungles and destroying their territorial boulders, earning Oogie another spaceship part. Upon returning to Zager, the elderly Skuzzalope presents the final spaceship part to the player, and they rebuild the spaceship.

Oogie rides the ship to Pangu, finding themself in Flimmil. The player helps the struggling Fyristooks by gathering food and curing their nest of infection. In exchange, they give the player their ice-walking legs. Oogie uses them to travel across an icy bridge, where they meet Gar'skuther, who demonstrates his ability to combine different creatures into one by creating a Fyrisaba. Oogie attempts to rile Gar'skuther into a fight by throwing a rock at his new ship, but Gar'skuther sics the Fyrisaba on the player and uses the distraction to make his getaway. He leaves behind a Starmap which Oogie uses to fly to Muckluck.

On Muckluck, the player is stuck on a series of small islands outside the mainland, encountering the hostile Glob-lods as Oogie makes their way along. The Glob-lods attack and kill a Bubleebu which made too much noise rustling in the bushes. The player eventually crosses the deep water to get to the mainland, most likely by conquering the Glob-lod nest to obtain their water-walking legs. Opening the boulder wall closing the way to the mainland causes a flood of Glob-lods to enter the area and take over. Oogie helps the Bubleebu protect their food, eventually sneaking to a cliff with some trees to gather more of it. The Bubleebu hold their food supply here, and the player must help them defend it from the Glob-lods through the use of throw rocks. Once this is done, the Bubleebu will help the player locate the Starmap buried in the icy water.

Next, the player travels to Baysee in the spaceship. The highlands of Baysee are home to the starving Spierters. Upon entering the lowlands, Oogie sees two rival species, the Arclarts and the Cricktors, locked in combat. Upon further investigation, both species are found to be peaceful herbivores driven mad by Gar'skuther's infection, and curing both of their nests returns the planet to health. The Spierters present the player with a Starmap after they have been nursed back to health with food.

After this, the player flies to the planet Flubit, a hot, volcanic planet. It is on the verge of destruction due to large boulders blocking its volcanic vents. Oogie quickly traverses the area, destroying all of the offending boulders and dodging the incredibly hostile creatures, with the final boulder sitting in the center of a large lava lake. After this is done, the creatures become peaceful and the player can choose to interact with them or leave the planet. The player may also fail to save Flubit altogether, since the task of destroying the boulders is on a timer, and in fact there is a badge for allowing this to happen. Whether or not Flubit is saved, Oogie will move on to Zencrie, the final planet.

Upon arriving on Zencrie, Oogie will witness a Broogus water a tree for food, and a Starspeck swipe the food from under its nose. The player will then have to make a choice between helping the Broogus or the Starspecks. A lone Starspeck is scavenging in the foliage of the peninsula west of where the spaceship lands. If the player wants to help the Starspecks, they may help the lost Starspeck here by befriending it. If the player wants to help the Broogus, they must kill this Starspeck thief. After this, the peninsula will be surrounded by hostile members of whatever species Oogie didn't help. After escaping, Oogie wanders Zencrie, taking in the sights and noting several landmarks. Oogie will eventually meet with a Koth in the northern area of Zencrie, blocking the path. Seeing that Oogie is sufficiently familiar with the area, they provide them with throw rocks to open a nearby cave. Inside is a nest of infected Koth, which Oogie cures. Seeing the good that Oogie has done, the Koth opens the path forward. The player then battles a few members of the species they didn't help, and a member of the species they did opens the final cave entrance to Gar'skuther's lair.

In the icy lair, Oogie finds Gar'skuther's ship. Gar'skuther compliments Oogie for having made it so far, and presents them with his greatest creation: the Skuther. Oogie defeats the Skuther, but Gar'skuther notes that he has filled the galaxy with them. Gar'skuther now offers the player a chance to defeat him, and the player may choose to do this through combat or dance. After this, Gar'skuther's mechanical suit is destroyed, curing the infected creatures and weakening the Skuthers, making them easy to defeat.

With this, Oogie travels back home to see Little Oogie and celebrate, the galaxy saved from peril by the hands of Gar'skuther.