Flowey

**Flowey** (/ˈflaʊi/)[1] is the first major character that the protagonist encounters in *Undertale*. Flowey serves as the main antagonist for the majority of the game, specifically the Neutral and True Pacifist routes, and can be considered a deuteragonist for the Genocide Route. He provides an introduction to the mechanics of encounters by sharing "friendliness pellets," which are actually harmful bullets, revealing his philosophy of "**KILL** or **BE KILLED**."

## Profile

### Appearance

Flowey has the appearance of a conscious golden flower. His structure has a white androecium, six yellow petals, and a light-green stem. Flowey can contort his face to show various expressions and can mimic the faces and voices of other characters. He mimics Torieland Asgore in some situations, as well as his old self at the end of the Genocide Route. He also mimics the protagonist's face before the Neutral Route's final battle.

### Personality

Initially, Flowey operates under a facade of friendliness and politeness. He often greets the protagonist with southern slang, such as "Howdy!", calls himself "your best friend," and, like his father, appends polite words such as "gosh" and "golly" to the ends of his sentences. Whenever he drops this guise of friendliness, he often calls the protagonist an "idiot."

Flowey has a malevolent and cruel disposition, berating the protagonist for not following his "kill or be killed" philosophy. Despite this, he also criticizes the protagonist at the end of the Ruins if they killed any monster.[2] He is manipulative, devious, and a cunning planner and subtle if the circumstances require it.[3] He retains his memories between SAVEs because he was once able to SAVE. He is also shown to be extremely cowardly, as he kills his former father to appease the protagonist in a vain attempt to save his own life in the Genocide Route's conclusion.

## In Battle

### Attacks

As a flower, Flowey uses only three attacks: a five-bullet spread that slightly hone in on the protagonist's SOUL, a large ring of bullets which surround the SOUL and cannot be dodged and a vertical row of bullets which come from the side of the Bullet Board, from outside it. This attack is only used before his battle as Asriel Dreemurr. He can speed up the spread although the limits of his attacks and speed are unknown. Getting hit by his five-bullet spread in his first encounter deals 19 damage per bullet whereas the unavoidable ring attack *heals* 19 HP regardless of whether it hits the protagonist. Before his battle as Asriel Dreemurr, the bullets deal 7 damage until 6 HP where it is 5.

## TMNT X Pokemon

Flowey is one of the many villains you will face throughout the game. He is may be the easiest bosses to defeat. But he's actually one of the most powerful and most difficult on the difficulty scale.

## Trivia

* Flowey and Mettaton represent the two characters with voice clips; Flowey says "That's a wonderful idea!" at the end of the Ruins on a Genocide Route.
	+ This phrase is a higher-pitched clip of an old McDonald's commercial originating from the 1960s as seen in this video by Adam Powell.[22]
	+ There are other clips within the commercial which have the same, if not exact, voice and sound clips. Examples are times 2:47 and 3:05, where Photoshop Flowey's "hurt" sounds originate.[23]
* Flowey's laugh is not a new asset and can be recognized in other media. It was originally a Warner Bros. sound effect[24] mostly used in *Pink Panther* cartoons and has appeared in titles such as the PlayStation title *Tomba!*[25] and the soundtrack *The Lordling,* also by Toby Fox. The full, unedited laugh can be heard here.
	+ It can also be heard as part of the background music on page 7677 of Homestuck.
* If the player attempts to name the fallen child "*Flowey,*" the screen reads "I already CHOSE that name" and prevents the name from being used.
* In Hard Mode, Flowey appears alongside the Annoying Dog after the protagonist finishes Toriel's boss fight.