Snowdrake

**Snowdrake** (nicknamed "Snowy" by Noelle) is a monster and unique enemy that is encountered in Snowdin Forest, right after the first encounter with Sans and Papyrus at the start of ***Section 3 - Hell's Forest***, attacking the Delta Warriors. He will start the battle in the *Hostile* state.

If he is spared, he will appear as an NPC in the same room.

## Attacks

* Various crescent-shaped projectiles will come out from the Bullet Board's walls, flying in straight lines.
* Various lines composed of 8 crescent-shaped projectiles will appear from one of the Bullet Board's walls and fly towards the SOUL, constantly tracking it and speeding up while getting in close proximity; after passing by, they will make a wide "U" turn to begin another assault. Up to 3 lines can appear at the same time, each one taking 3 seconds to spawn after the previous one.

## Mercy

Snowdrake can be spared after filling his MERCY bar to 100% full, lowering his HP low enough or using Sleep Mist when he's TIRED. Lowering his HP to around 25% will also remove his Hostile state.

When using Ice Shock onto Snowdrake, it will sneakily increase his MERCY bar by 50%, as well as removing his Hostile state on the second cast.

The following ACTs and their effects are:

* **Heckle** will remove Snowdrake's Hostile state if used after one of his aggressive puns, while it will make him TIRED if used when he's not Hostile. It requires Susie's turn.
* **Laugh** will increase Snowdrake's MERCY bar by 100%, and it will spare him if used a second time. It has no effect when Snowdrake is Hostile. It requires Susie and Noelle's turns.
* **Joke** will increase Snowdrake's MERCY bar by 20%. It has no effect when Snowdrake is Hostile.
* **N-Action** will increase Snowdrake's MERCY bar by 30% It has no effect when Snowdrake is Hostile.
	+ **S-Action** has no effects besides different flavor texts depending if it's used while Snowdrake is Hostile or not.

## Strategy

Like most enemies in *Section 3*, Snowdrake in battle will start as **Hostile**, which will make him unable to have it's MERCY bar filled until said state is removed. The most efficient way to do is by selecting *Heckle* after one of his various aggressive puns, then *Laugh* to make him sparable.

Alternatively, Snowdrake's has an unique interaction with Noelle's Ice Shock, taking drastically reduced damaged by it, but increasing his MERCY bar by 50%, as well as removing his Hostile state on the second cast; this can allow to spare Snowdrake in just 2 turns, casting Ice Shock in the first one, then again on the second while sparing with either Kris or Susie.

## Flavor Text

* *A familiar face rushes in...?* **[Encounter]**
* *This Snowdrake appears to be eerily familiar...* **[Check]**
* *Snowdrake is too aggressive to think about puns.* **[Neutral, Hostile]**
* *Snowdrake is staring into the crowd.* **[Neutral, Hostile]**
* *It smells like a wet pillow.* **[Neutral]**
* *Snowdrake is assessing the crowd.* **[Neutral, Normal]**
* *Snowdrake realized its own name is a pun and is freaking out.* **[Neutral, Normal]**
* *You and Susie boo the Snowdrake.* **[Heckle]**
* *Snowdrake felt discouraged and became TIRED.* **[Heckle, Normal]**
* *Snowdrake is puffed up..* **[Neutral after Heckle]**
* *You laugh at Snowdrake before it says anything.* **[Laugh before Snowdrake's aggressive pun]**
	+ *Susie and Noelle just stare at you.*
* *You all laugh at Snowdrake's threat.* **[Laugh, Hostile]**
* *You all laugh at Snowdrake's pun.* **[Laugh, Normal]**
* *Before you could laugh, Susie spared Snowdrake!* **[2nd Laugh]**
* *Susie points her weapon at Snowdrake.* **[S-Action]**
	+ *Snowdrake looks ready to snap the branch in half.* **[Hostile]**
	+ *Snowdrake flinches..* **[Normal]**
* *Noelle flows snow through the cold air. Nothing happens.* **[N-Action, Hostile]**
* *Noelle flows snow through the cold air. Snowdrake seems impressed.* **[N-Action, Normal]**
* *You make a bad ice pun. Snowdrake seems annoyed.* **[Joke, Hostile]**
* *You make a bad ice pun. Snowdrake seems to like it...?* **[Joke, Normal]**
* *You all laugh at Snowdrake's threat.* **[Laugh]**
* *You and Susie boo the Snowdrake.* **[Heckle]**
* *Snowdrake is pleased with its "cool" joke.* **[100% Mercy]**
* *Snowdrake is flaking apart.* **[Low HP]**

## Quotes

* I'll leave you too freeze out here **[Neutral, Hostile]**
* You'll turn to "snow" after this. **[Neutral, Hostile]**
* Fights you in "cold" blood. **[Neutral, Hostile]**
* Ice to meet you. **[Neutral, Normal]**
* Why don't we "chill" out? **[Neutral, Normal]**
* Ice puns are "snow" problem **[Neutral, Normal]**
* M..m..macaroni and "freeze" **[Neutral, Normal]**
* Better not snow "flake" out! **[Neutral, Normal]**
* My fave ice cereals: "frosted" **[Neutral, Normal]**
* Chill out... **[Neutral, Normal]**
* This isn't a game!!! **[Joke, Hostile]**
* Ha...Ha...Nice try. **[Joke, Normal]**
* What are YOU laughin' at?!? **[Laugh, Hostile]**
* Susie: (That was actually pretty lame...) **[Laugh]**
	+ Snowdrake: See!? Laughs! Dad was wrong!
* Susie: Okay, I think we've had enough. **[2nd Laugh]**
	+ Noelle: ??????
* Noelle: ...But he hasn't even said anything... **[Heckle before Snowdrake's aggressive pun]**
* Susie: You're so PATHETIC. You're no different than the Snowy I know. **[Heckle after Snowdrake's aggressive pun]**
* Susie: AND your jokes suck??? Literally unchanged. **[Heckle, Normal]**
	+ Snowdrake: THIS won't be funny either!
* Wow, that ICE feels NICE! **[Second IceShock]**

### After the battle, if Snowdrake was killed

* Noelle: ...
* Susie:: ... You good, Noelle?
* Noelle: Susie, we didn't just...
* Noelle: ... kill Snowy, did we?
* Susie: Uhh... nah.
* Susie: He was part of like... a bird species, right?
* Susie: That was prolly some other killer snowdrake.

#### **Normal Route**

* Noelle: But weren't him and his dad the only blue ones in town?
* Noelle: And the way he looked when we...
* Susie: Well we aren't gonna know now.
* Susie: Even if it was him, he'd prolly get killed by someone else.
* Noelle: ...
* Susie: Anyway, let's get going before we get killed ourselves.

#### **Obliteration Route**

* Noelle: ...
* Noelle: That was Snowy, Susie.
* Noelle: We just killed one of our classmates.
* Susie: Noelle, that could've been--
* *Noelle angrily approaches Susie.*
* Noelle: That was Snowy!!
* Noelle: The only snowdrake in town, not counting his dad?
* Noelle: He had the same voice, Susie.
* Noelle: And I know that you know, Susie.
* Susie: ...
* Noelle: I'm going to go ahead of you two.
* Noelle. I can't take this anymore.
* *Noelle proceeds to leave the room.*
* Susie: Damn it...
* Susie: Well, Kris.
* Susie: Sorry to do this to you, but...
* Susie: I need to catch up with Noelle.
* Susie: I'm not gonna be responsable for her dying here.
* Susie: Besides...
* Susie: You're already "strong enough", right?
* Susie: Don't really need my help right now.
* Susie: ...
* Susie: Good luck, I guess.
* *Susie proceeds to leave the room.*