Frog

* Overworld
* Battle
* Portrait

**Frog's Wrath**
450 HP (Story Mode)
450 HP (Easy)
450 HP (Normal)
450 HP (Hard)
450 HP (Expert/Insane)

> "*I will be expecting many great things from you. It will get harder in ways you might not be able to imagine.*"
> ― Frog
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**Frog** is a character in Everhood. They are the first character that Red encounters and fights. They function as a tutorial for the player, teaching them the basics and engaging in a fairly simple battle. Frog is a reoccurring character throughout the game.

## Characteristics

### Appearance

Frog is a green anthropomorphic frog. They wear a brown straw hat and a blue coat with yellow buttons. They also wear a pair of light gray shorts and a brown belt, as seen after the Frog's Wrath fight. They typically wield a wooden guitar and sit on a tree stump.

A purple version of Frog with a different face appears in the beginning of the Post Mortem fight.

Frog briefly takes on the appearance of a Lost Spirit after the Frog's Wrath fight.

### Personality

Frog has a patient personality, calmly guiding and reassuring the player on their journey through the world. They care about the well-being of others, as they are determined to free the souls in Everhood from eternal suffering. Typically, Frog is amicable, but they become angered if Red refuses to kill, vowing to imprison them in an endless battle.

## Battle

### Frog Tutorial 1

The first fight with Frog occurs near the beginning of the game and is repeatable until the player completes the ATM fight. It is a simple fight that teaches the combat mechanics. Dodging all attacks will unlock the "No Hit Frog" achievement.

It is recommended to either stay in lane 1 or lane 5. These lanes have the least number of oncoming attacks that need to be dodged.

### Frog Tutorial 2

The second fight with Frog occurs after retrieving Red's arm. This fight is similar to the first tutorial fight, but it also introduces the deflection mechanic, which allows Red to attack enemies. Dodging all attacks will unlock the "No Hit Frog 2" achievement.

### Frog's Wrath

Frog's Wrath is the final boss of the Pacifist ending, where the player must either survive their attacks or kill them. Dodging all attacks will unlock the "No Hit Frog's Wrath" achievement.

This fight and the Dev Gnomes fight are the only two fights that do not have altered projectile charting in "Story Mode" difficulty.

## Story

Frog is encountered shortly after the game starts, after Blue Thief steals Red's arm in Peaceful Forest. Talking to Frog allows the player to initiate the tutorial battle with them, where they introduce the jumping and dodging mechanic of combat, familiarizing the player with the gameplay for future fights. After the Incinerator, an altered spiritual version of Frog is encountered during the Post Mortem fight.

After collecting the Blue Door piece from the Laboratory in Mushroom Forest, Frog is encountered in the Cosmic Hub, where they have a friendly chat with Red. In New Game+, they will comment that they can tell by the player's movements that they have been there before.

After Red acquires their lost arm, Frog will appear after a fake-out credits scene. They explain to the player that the inhabitants of Everhood have been alive for many eons, trapped in a state of perpetual wandering without purpose and with no means of escape. They request the player to take on a huge undertaking, to use their arm's power to release the souls from their suffering. Frog then engages the player in battle again to showcase the deflection mechanic. Afterwards, they mention they can consult with the spirits if they need guidance on their challenging mission.

If the player refuses to kill the Forest Spirit as requested to by the Lost Spirits, they can return back to the Cosmic Hub to see the Heaven Door appear. It leads to the Gate of Eternity, where the player can fight Frog in a difficult boss battle called "Frog's Wrath." Frog is angered by the player's refusal to end the suffering of those who live in Everhood and declares they will imprison the player in an endless battle.

If the player kills all 30 souls in Everhood, they will meet Frog again much later in the Cottage, where Frog will give the player a chance to relax before going to the Waiting Room. In the Waiting Room, Frog thanks the player for ending the suffering of their souls.

## Trivia

* During the final section of the Higher Beings fight, an image of Frog briefly flashes multiple times against the visual of Cube. After the fight ends, the player always spawns directly next to the tree stump and Save Point where they first meet Frog in Peaceful Forest.
* During the second tutorial battle against Frog, if the player deals enough damage to Frog for them to say "Don't worry, I'll be fine," the player can wait for the fight to end automatically without having to deplete Frog's health bar. This will result in some unique dialogue from Frog and an option to redo the fight. Choosing not to redo the fight will result in altered overworld dialogue from Frog afterwards.
* During the organ music section of the Frog's Wrath battle, the darkness hides Frog's appearance and the instrument they are using. However, the sprite files show that Frog is playing the keytar, which is an instrument that is able to create organ sounds.
* The text on Frog's keytar resembles the word "Foreign," which may be a small nod to the game's publisher, Foreign Gnomes.
* Near the end of the Frog's Wrath battle, several of Frog's instruments gather behind them in the formation of wings. This, along with the white wings on the Heaven Door that is entered before the fight, may be an allusion to angels.
	+ Angels are supernatural beings that serve as guides for humans and act as intermediaries for God, which is similar to Frog's role in the story.
* After the Frog's Wrath battle, Frog briefly takes on the appearance of a Lost Spirit. The internal name for Frog's Lost Spirit is "WhiteMask\_Stoic," and the design is not used anywhere else in the game.
	+ The definition of "stoic" is *a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining*, which may relate to Frog's role in the story.
* If the player completes the Frog's Wrath fight, Frog will later apologize in the Waiting Room for losing their temper.
* Frog will break the fourth wall if the player encounters them in Peaceful Forest on "Insane" difficulty, mentioning they are impressed that the player chose such a high difficulty option.