Flowey the Flower || Undertale

Flowey (/ˈflaʊi/)[2] is the first major character that the protagonist encounters in Undertale. Flowey serves as the main antagonist for the Neutral and True Pacifist routes, and could be considered a deuteragonist within the Genocide Route. He introduces the player to the mechanics of encounters by sharing "friendliness pellets," which are actually harmful bullets, revealing his philosophy of "KILL or be KILLED." He serves as the final boss of the Neutral Route.

Flowey is a sentient golden flower. He has a white center, six yellow petals, and a light-green stem. Flowey can show a variety of expressions and can mimic the faces and voices of other characters. He mimics Toriel and 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. In his flower form he is 3 feet tall and he can stretch out his stem to be taller or shorter if he wants

Initially, Flowey is friendly toward the protagonist. He greets the protagonist with "Howdy!", calls himself "your best friend," and, like his father, uses words such as "golly" at the end of his sentences. When he is not trying to fool the protagonist into trusting him he will stop using pleasantries and insult them.

As a flower without a SOUL, Flowey is neither human nor monster. Because he has no SOUL, he is unable to feel compassion or love, and seeks pleasure by indulging his curiosity that stems from his ability to "reshape the world" with his powers of determination. He retains his memories between SAVEs because he used to be able to SAVE himself. It is revealed in the Genocide route that, in spite of his emotional numbness, he was not always amoral and initially used his SAVEs to help others; yet as time passed and his inability to feel continued to persist, all the while he was trying to sate his evergrowing curiosity, Flowey – reluctantly, at first – decided to commit murder, telling himself that he had to know what would happen.[3]

In the current day, 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 monsters.[4] He is manipulative, devious, a cunning planner and subtle if the circumstances require it.[5]

When a situation emerges that Flowey has no control over, he may act in frustration or even sheer cowardice, the latter being shown when he kills his former father to appease the protagonist in a vain attempt to save himself in the Genocide Route's conclusion.

Flowey introduces the concept of the Bullet Board and calls his bullets "friendliness pellets."

If the protagonist dodges three times, his friendly act slips and he hypocritically snaps at the protagonist for leeching off of him. The background music lowers by one semitone each time the bullets are dodged, before slowing, lowering the pitch, and stopping entirely. Before his third attack, Flowey questions the protagonist's mental capacity[6] and bellows in frustration "RUN. INTO. THE. BULLETS!!!" before quickly looking directly at his text and changing the "BULLETS!!!" in the speech bubble to "friendliness pellets." If the protagonist runs into his bullets, he announces his central philosophy.[7] Regardless of whether the protagonist dodged Flowey's bullets or not, he then attempts to kill the protagonist with an unavoidable ring of bullets, but Toriel intervenes and saves the protagonist.

If the protagonist killed Flowey on a previous Neutral Route (or if they aborted the Genocide Route, even if they spared him), he does not interact with them again until the protagonist reaches New Home again. If the protagonist spared him, he appears in the beginning of the Ruins again and advises them on what to do. If the protagonist gained EXP, he reminds them not to kill anyone.[8] If the protagonist gained no EXP, he reminds them to befriend everyone.[9] Resetting the game before completing a Neutral Route causes him to repeat his "tutorial" after assuming that the protagonist is pretending not to know who he is.[10] Resetting again causes Flowey to become annoyed and question if the protagonist has anything better to do.

If the protagonist resets a Genocide Route at any point after exiting the Ruins and before the route's completion, Flowey says "Really, ? Well, do what you will. I'll be waiting for you!" before leaving.[11]

Attacks For an in-battle description, see Photoshop Flowey/In Battle. As a flower, Flowey uses only three attacks: a five-bullet spread that slightly home 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 the player has 6 HP, when they deal 5.

Deltarune In Deltarune, Flowey does not exist, as Asriel is still alive.

For further information,see Asriel Dreemurr.

Relationships For further information, see Asriel Dreemurr#Relationships.

Neutral Route, if last time did not kill Flowey [If they have earned EXP] Hey. Remember. DON'T kill anyone. ... I can't believe this is a REAL thing I have to remind you. Hee hee hee... Good luck! [If they have not earned EXP] Remember... THIS time, you've GOT to become friends with everyone. OK? If you DON'T, you'll be miserable FOREVER. And we wouldn't want THAT, would we? No... We just want you to be happy, right? Good luck. Aborted Genocide Route Really, ? Well, do what you will. I'll be waiting for you!

If The Protagonist Spared Toriel Clever. Verrrryyy clever. You think you're really smart, don't you? In this world, it's kill or be killed. So you were able to play by your own rules. You spared the life of a single person. Hee hee hee...

[If they have earned EXP] Froggit, Whimsun. Vegetoid, Loox. Migosp, Moldsmal. Think about those names. Do you think any of those monsters have families? Do you think any of them have friends? Each one could have been someone else's Toriel. Selfish brat. Somebody is dead because of you. [If they have not earned EXP] I bet you feel really great. You didn't kill anybody this time. But what will you do if you meet a relentless killer? You'll die and you'll die and you'll die. Until you tire of trying. What will you do then? Will you kill out of frustration? Or will you give up entirely on this world... ... and let ME inherit the power to control it? I am the prince of this world's future. Don't worry, my little monarch, my plan isn't regicide. This is SO much more interesting.

[If the protagonist killed Toriel before] But don't act so cocky. I know what you did. You murdered her. And then you went back, because you regretted it. Ha ha ha ha... You naive idiot. Do you think you are the only one with that power? The power to reshape the world... Purely by your own determination. The ability to play God! The ability to "SAVE." I thought I was the only one with that power. But... I can't SAVE anymore. Apparently YOUR desires for this world override MINE. Well well. Enjoy that power while you can. I'll be watching.

If The Protagonist Killed Toriel [First time] Hee hee hee... I hope you like your choice. After all, it's not as if you can go back and change fate. In this world, it's kill or be killed. That old hag thought she could break the rules. She tried so hard to save you humans. But when it came down to it... Hee hee... SHE COULDN'T EVEN SAVE HERSELF. WHAT AN IDIOT!!

[Second time] Heheheheh. You just can't get enough, can you!? ... How many more times will you kill her? Ha ha ha ha ha... You disgusting animal. You didn't even TRY to spare her. [Subsequent times] Wow, you really can't get enough. You kind of remind me of myself.

[If Toriel was spared before] Wow, you're utterly repulsive. You spared her life... Then you decided that just wasn't interesting enough for you. So you murdered her just to see what would happen. You killed her out of boredom. Truly disgusting... [If Flowey has already mentioned SAVING before; this is his last line] Hee hee... You naive idiot. Do you think you are the only one with that power? The power to reshape the world... Purely by your own determination. The ability to play God! The ability to "SAVE." I thought I was the only one with that power. But... I can't SAVE anymore. Apparently YOUR desires for this world override MINE. Well well. Enjoy that power while you can. I'll be watching.

If Genocide Route Requirements Are Met Flowey appears even if he was killed in a previous Neutral Route. Hahaha... You're not really human, are you? No. You're empty inside. Just like me. In fact... You're , right? We're still inseparable, after all these years... Listen. I have a plan to become all powerful. Even more powerful than you and your stolen soul. Let's destroy everything in this wretched world. Everyone, everything in these worthless memories... Let's turn 'em all to dust. An audio clip then plays of Flowey exclaiming "Hmm... That's a wonderful idea!"

Pre-Battle [First playthrough/True Reset] Howdy! I'm FLOWEY. FLOWEY the FLOWER! Hmmm... You're new to the UNDERGROUND, aren'tcha? Golly, you must be so confused. Someone ought to teach you how things work around here! I guess little old me will have to do. Ready? Here we go!

[Repeat playthrough] Howdy! I'm FLOWEY. FLOWEY the FLOWER! Hee hee hee... Why'd you make me introduce myself? It's rude to act like you don't know who I am. Someone ought to teach you proper manners. I guess little old me will have to do. Ready? Here we go!

[Subsequent playthroughs] Don't you have anything better to do?

In-Battle Ruins See that heart? That is your SOUL, the very culmination of your being! Your SOUL starts off weak, but can grow strong if you gain a lot of LV. What's LV stand for? Why, LOVE of course! You want some LOVE, don't you? Don't worry, I'll share some with you! Down here, LOVE is shared through... Little white... "friendliness pellets." Are you ready? Move around! Get as many as you can! [If Protagonist runs into bullets] You idiot. In this world, it's kill or BE killed. Why would ANYONE pass up an opportunity like this!? Die.

[If Protagonist avoids bullets once] Hey buddy, you missed them. Let's try again, okay? [If Protagonist avoids bullets a second time] Is this a joke? Are you braindead? RUN. INTO. THE. BULLETS!!! Is this a joke? Are you braindead? RUN. INTO. THE. friendliness pellets [Flowey looks at the text box and changes the "BULLETS!!!"to"friendliness pellets."] stop it [Ten times skip the previous dialogue] [If Protagonist avoids bullets a third time] You know what's going on here, don't you? You just wanted to see me suffer. Die.

Neutral Route [FIGHT on Asgore] Hee hee hee. So you finally get it. In this world... It's KILL or BE killed. [FIGHT on Asgore, if the Genocide Route was aborted] . So you DO recall. In this world... It's KILL or BE killed. [MERCY on Asgore] You IDIOT. You haven't learned a thing. In this world... It's KILL or BE killed. [MERCY on Asgore, if the Genocide Route was aborted] . You haven't learned a thing. In this world... It's KILL or BE killed. [Refight Asgore after killing Flowey] Hee hee hee. Did you REALLY think killing me would make a DIFFERENCE? No. Every time you load your SAVE, I'll come back. And every time you try to get a happy ending... I'll be there to tear it away! Ha ha ha!!! [Refight Asgore after sparing Flowey] Hee hee hee. Don't worry. I know there's no REAL point in fighting you. The human souls would probably just revolt again. So...! Well, let's get this over with. [Refight Asgore #2] ... [Refight Asgore #3+] Genocide Route See? I never betrayed you! It was all a trick, see? I was waiting to kill him for you! After all it's me your best friend! [begins mimicking Asriel's face] I'm helpful, I can be useful to you I promise I won't get in your way I can help... I can... I can... Please don't kill me. [In Asriel's voice]