Cereus Peashy (Character)

## Cereus Peashy

* Artwork
* Artwork 2
* Ingame Appearance
* Mewgenics (Reveal)

The **Cereus** or **Golgothan Peashy** is the only species of Peashy to reside in the Golgothan desert. Being one of the most recognizable characters in the series and appearing in nearly every single entry, they could be considered the mascot of the series as a whole.

A notable member of this species is **Ire**, a mysterious character who has yet to make a proper appearance in any games but has been referenced in Cereus Peashy's eponymous game and The Badlands comic.

## In-Universe Information

The Cereus Peashy is one of the most dangerous creatures in the Golgothan desert, having developed a culture centered around killing and mocking the other creatures from their region. It is highly territorial and aggresive, even amongst themselves, as for example, according to text from *Clubby the Seal*, when the immigration of a tribe of Peashy occurs, they will kill anything they see and very often will turn on themselves.

When a Cereus Peashy comes of age, the Peashy is given a mask made of a Kankerling's cranial cap and are sent on the "Trial of Ire", a rite of passage in which the Peashy must emigrate to the "Fallen City". If the Peashy is successful in his quest, he will be gifted a Crimson Mask and become part of the tribe.

A special event in the Peashy's culture is the "Night of the Forgotten", where the Cereus Peashy remenber their fallen prey by dessecrating their corpses and wearing their skin as if they were costumes.

## Appearances

The Cereus Peashy appears in most games of the series, with it's role occasionally drifting between games but it usually a enemy.

### Carious Weltling

In the first game of the series, the Cereus Peashy appeared as one of the enemies. Occasionally, it will appear on either the right or left side of the screen and run towards the player. If the two make contact, it will instantly kill the player. It is arguably one of if not the most dangerous enemy in the entire game as the player needs to react quickly or they might get killed. In the sequel, their behaviour was slightly altered and instead given to the Dimkin.

### Clubby the Seal

A frozen Cereus Peashy appears in Clubby the Seal as the final boss of the game. It has a slightly different design, featuring a blue body in place of the normal green coloration, likely a effect of it being frozen. To initiate the fight, the player must free it from a block of ice it happens to be encased in, at which point it will roar wildly before the battle begins.

Peashy's behaviour is rudimentary; It will run from one side of the screen to the other, at which point it will roar in a similiar fashion as to when the player initiates the battle and two spikes will fall from the sky. It will idle for a few seconds, giving time for the player to attack it before running to the other side of the screen. If the player makes contact with it while it is running, the Peashy will attack the player for one point of health.

After enough damage has been dealt, the Peashy will play a death animation. When it finishes playing, Clubby will walk off the screen and the game will show the ending screen.

### Carious Weltling 2

The Cereus Peashy has been completely reworked in comparison with the original Carious Weltling. It will walk slowly from either side of the screen and stops at a fixed distance. When it stops, it will begin periodically throwing nails at the player which, while not hurting the player, will stun the player for a few seconds.

### Cereus Peashy

For information on Cereus Peashy's appearance in the game with the same name, please check the Gameplay section of the game's page on this wiki.

## Etymology

The first part of it's name, "Cereus", refers to one of the most well-known genus of cactus, encompassing 33 unique species of large columnar cactus indigenous to South America. Ironically enough, they are known to grow to exceptionally large heights, usually up to 15 metres or 49 feet, nearly 20 times taller than the Cereus Peashy.

## Trivia

* The Cereus Peashy was supposed to appear in *Guppy*, a cancelled game by Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl as a cameo character.
* Although they aren't present in *Clubby The Seal: Killing Season*, Peashy makes a cameo as the "Peashy Pride" achievement icon, unlocked by getting the "Invincibility" Power-Up 5 times in the same run.
* In *Clubby the Seal*, the Cereus Peashy's roar actually is Godzilla's roar sound effect.
* In *Gish*, a unused pair of tiles portraying a completely yellow statue of a Peashy holding a spear can be found in the files. Additionally, at one point in the development of the game, it and two other characters who had appeared in *Carious Weltling* were being considered for the game's roster of enemies.
* Mewgenics, Edmund McMillen's upcoming game, is set to have Peashy return as an enemy.

## Citations

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereus\_(plant)#Description