Hobo

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A drunken hobo who claims to be God. While in most routes he appears as a friendly/neutral NPC, in Chapter 3, he becomes an antagonist due to being used to replace Bunny as a part of the Mingling. His font is Balsamiq Sans Regular.

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## Appearance

The Hobo has a cream-colored TV head with a grainy screen, which displays a fluffy white dog holding a waffle in its mouth. The background of the TV changes color with each pose, often correlating with an emotion. He wears an open white dress shirt with black shorts, along with a white and black striped belt. He also has a sticky note that says "KICK ME! (I'M GOD)" behind his TV set head. In an older version of the game, Hobo possesses a brown tv head with a small screen and grey lining, which did not change colors with each pose.

In his GoddoG form, or his "Old Testament Style" style form, dog is a giant floating Samoyed face with white, glowing eyes and white, glowing fur. The main face is surrounded by many smaller dog faces, each one displaying a different emotion, and a rotating circle of alternatively sized ears beyond that. He has a large floating waffle positioned under his mouth, and only the main, large Samoyed face will actively change according to what Hobo is feeling.

## Information

Hobo is the drunken creator of the universe. He describes his creation of the universe as "a takeout box he left in the corner." and him as the "drunk guy looking on in fear and awe." Due to the universe being in a self-fulfilling cycle of crunching and then exploding all over again, he hasn't needed to do anything to it in hundreds of resets. On top of that, due to being the creator of the universe, he has multiple duties to look after, but being on the clock eternally has caused him to just "tune it all out", including any prayers.

Hobo does possess godly powers but has put off using them due to being "too lazy" or is purposefully dumbing them down as to not feel their effects, seen with his drinking to dilute his omnipotence and knowledge of the timelines before, therefore making it more of a 50/50 to see what comes next (Or as Dog puts it, to make it more *"interesting"*). It is implied in his character card that Hobo's infrequent use of his powers may actually be chalked up to his godly powers *not* being infinite, and even waning.

## Personality

Despite what it may seem in-game, Hobo is not a god who doesn't care, but instead a god who tries desperately hard to not care. He does this as to not see his reality and struggle with losing everything and starting over again as the world resets. Due to the constant cycle of resetting timelines, Hobo also holds a fear that the next timeline he ends up in will be completely different from the last, causing him to have to wait an indeterminate amount of time before he can connect with someone he knows.

Hobo seems withdrawn from relationships at times, but this is usually just due to his mindset of trying hard to not think about the harm, death or eventual reset to the ones he cares about as to not struggle with the emotions that come with them. Also, a cause of the resetting of timelines, Hobo has to cope with the loneliness of starting a relationship with a someone that has no idea who he is, that he might have known personally or even married in several other timelines.

He's generally laid-back, with a dislike to what humans have done to the Earth (even saying raccoons are a much superior species) and prioritizing material and experiences over monetary gain, shown when he denies Mingus's proposal of cash for an omelette to have with Oliver, who he is quite close to.

## In-Game

### *"Chapter 1: The Funfair Date!"*

The Hobo first appears in Downtown Dialtown, appearing as one of the people that Phongegingi can summon and talk to.

### *"Chapter 3: Well, shit-"*

He later returns as one of the members of the Mingling, having been used to replace Bunny, who was injured thanks to Madame Mediocre falling on him, as a seat warmer, getting paid in dog food. Eventually, as he is one of the last henchmen Mingus has, Hobo decides to go out to the funfair to stop Phonegingi and Norm's quest by trying to have the two tie themselves up in exchange for an omelette made from Phonegingi's eggs.

However, after the two refuse, and Norm stubbornly refuses to believe Hobo is God, Hobo reveals his true form as "GoddoG", referring to it as going "Old Testament Style" and uses his godly powers to keep the both of them contained in a cage of dog bones. He goes on an angry rant about how he is not interested in any of Mayor Mingus's ideals, but instead just wants an omelette, and is fed up with his role as an all-seeing god who can provide guidance.

Eventually, Phongegingi talks God down, telling him how he has sold out to rage and reminding him about his life as a hobo, helping God realize he isn't truly happy when he isn't one. Norm purposes making two omelettes for God, which he dismisses, saying he wants to share it with Oliver and wouldnt want to upset "The Boy". Instead, Norm offers to make the omelette in exchange for letting him and Phonegingi go and not having to drag the both of them back to Mayor Mingus; Hobo accepts this, remarking 'nothingness' or 'inactivity' is the best. In return, he tells them that Phonegingi's eggs are safe with Theoroar, with his previous statement about making food with Phonegingi's eggs being a lie as Mayor Mingus is "floundering" due to the progress the two has made.

### *"Secret Route: Dietown"*

Through the route, it is believed that God is dead, with the world gone to hell and demons everywhere thanks to the Rapture, with his absence noted by being unable to call him when in Dialtown Downtown. However, it turns out that he'd only been away on vacation and comes back (angerly) when Gingi bemoans that "God is dead". He then chastises them for allowing the Rapture to happen as they were meant to be his emergency contact, and after they laugh at God for saying "hell" twice, he tells the player to "take their ending and go", and ends the world.

## Trivia

* DirectDoggo confirmed on the Dialtown Discord and in Hobo's character extras that Hobo isn't actually him.
	+ Hobo only has his online face to be funny, as Dog created the Dialtown *game* and Hobo created the Dialtown *universe*. The actual Hobo character is a cocktail between Greek philosopher Diogenes, and another movie which is only described as "sassy-ghost catching guy when he starred in that one movie where just does Monday like 8,000 times in a row and then gives up, disintegrating just moments before the credits roll".
* He has stated the universe is slightly different every time and is aware of every timeline.
* Hobo reveals to the player that you are only native to the timeline that the game occupies, which makes Hobo uneasy.
* Hobo is scared *shitless* of Little Billy.
* Him and Oliver frequently watch shitty movies together and seem to be good buddies and pals.
* The reason Hobo made his head a tv rather than a phone is so he can endlessly beg for a burger.
* His head might be based off an 1968 Emerson TV 11P50A.
* If you choose the right dialogue options during his Randy Route/Chapter 2 conversation Hobo will mention his relationship with Satan. Hobo says that Satan constantly tries to be Hobo's nemesis but Hobo is just tired and old about it. Also Satan tries to say he's the cause of all human evil but turns out humans are just good at that on their own.