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Nightmare Critters (Chapter 4)

Baba Chops Appearance: An anthropomorphic sheep with black wool and a white face/belly. She has a wide grin with two large buck teeth, and a black zipper down her front holding a silver skull pendant . Baba Chops’s spray-applicator mouth even emits an anise (licorice) scent . Unlike the bright Smiling Critters, her darker color lets her blend into shadows (as one entry notes, “the experiment version of Baba is also cunning… using her darker color scheme… to hide in plain sight” ). Personality: Baba Chops is literally the “black sheep” of the group . She is very shy and aloof, preferring solitude. She is described as distant, quiet and low-energy – it “usually requires a LOT of coaxing to get her out of the house,” and she retreats back into her shell at the slightest stress . In short, she’s an introvert: reluctant to join in, then quickly regressing to being reclusive the next day.

. Relations: Baba Chops serves as leader of the Nightmare Critters . Despite her gruff aloofness, the other critters respect her – they often coax her into group activities. (One official description notes her “very persistent friends” eventually persuade her to join them .) In group dynamics she is the quiet head of the pack: her friends tend to drag her into mischief rather than vice versa. Icky Licky Appearance: An anthropomorphic poison-dart frog with bright yellow-and-black banded skin. He has expressive black eyes and, like all Nightmare Critters, a permanent wide grin (in his case with no visible teeth) . A zipper down his front holds a black-and-red biohazard pendant, and he smells of coffee (his spray-applicator mouth emits a coffee scent) . Personality: Icky Licky is hyper-competitive and a very poor sport. He’s described as the type of kid who always challenges friends to games – and then “IMMEDIATELY pin[s]” any loss on an excuse like a sore knee . Proud and arrogant, he constantly brags about his talents and then blames others or bad luck when things go wrong . Underneath this facade, he clearly feels insecure. In summary, he’s a sore loser and bully: quick to spark a competition and quick to cheat or sulk when he doesn’t win . Behavior: In battle he acts like an angry, hoppy attacker. The game doesn’t give him special powers, but canon lore implies he “smears his bitter attitude” on everyone around him. He frequently tries to take charge of competitions among the Nightmare Critters, and when teamed up the others have to deal with his endless challenges and excuses. Relations: Icky Licky tends to clash with the others over contests. His personality likely irritates critters like the easygoing Allister and the quiet Poe. He pushes everyone to “prove themselves” constantly. Other critters probably avoid losing to him, since he’ll inevitably complain or stomp off. In short, Icky sees his friends as rivals – he’s always trying to one-up them. Rabie Baby Appearance: An anthropomorphic bat with white fur and pink wing membranes and ears. She has two small fangs protruding from her perpetual grin, and a black zipper holding a crimson blood-drop pendant . Her eyes are black and furrowed; she emits a bubblegum scent. Personality: Rabie Baby is the consummate gossip. She cannot keep a secret – instead, she loves to spy and spread rumors about anyone she learns something about . She joyfully eavesdrops and chatters on and on, drawing every bit of personal info out of others. If she ever runs dry of real gossip, she’ll make up stories to keep the gossip mill turning . She doesn’t respect privacy at all. According to her entry, she has no concept of boundaries, and treats everyone’s secrets as communal information to be shared by morning . Behavior: On a practical level, Rabie Baby flits around with the others, chattering constantly. In Chapter 4 her mini-plushes behave like the rest – attacking the player in a swarm. There’s no special attack, but her nature implies she’s always “swooping” from one critter to another, sniffing out tidbits of info. Relations: Within the group, Rabie is likely the one everyone mistrusts the most. All other Nightmare Critters know she’ll blurt out any secret she learns. She probably eavesdrops on the others’ conversations continuously. The others may humor her to keep her gossiping about them instead of them – but it’s clear from her profile that the Nightmare Critters all find her constant tattling annoying. Allister Gator Appearance: An anthropomorphic alligator with chartreuse-green scales and a long tail. He has light yellow-green jaws/belly and darker green claws and stripes on his elbows/knees . Like his peers he grins permanently, showing sharp alligator teeth behind the grin. His zipper holds a white crossbones pendant and he smells of sandalwood . Personality: Allister Gator is the laid‑back slacker of the group. He’s extremely lazy and chill – he’d rather lounge in water all day than do anything productive . He follows the philosophy “good things come to me, I just need to wait around for it.” He dislikes effort and often needs to be dragged into any activity. As one description notes, he “isn't a fan of the ‘put in effort and see that effort rewarded’ bit,” and he’s still waiting for rewards to come to him . Allister is so laid-back that he usually goes along with whatever the others decide, as long as it doesn’t require lifting a toe. Behavior: Allister rarely initiates anything. In Chapter 4 his plushes appear in the attack swarms like the others, but otherwise he mostly serves as comic relief (snapping lazily at the player if at all). He likely moves more slowly in combat, preferring to float or swim. Relations: His friends know Allister will only move if absolutely forced. The rest of the Nightmare Critters often have to coax or carry him along (his profile even says he’s forced by his friends to come out). In group dynamics he’s probably the one everyone tires of waiting on. He’s easygoing with everyone, but not very helpful; the others probably joke that Allister’s motto is “tomorrow,” meaning he’ll do anything tomorrow. Simon Smoke Appearance: An anthropomorphic red dragon. He has light vermilion-red scales, a white underbelly and white wings (with red wing bones), plus crimson red horns, mane and talons . Yellow tail spikes and curved horns adorn him. His black eyes and thin eyebrows sit above a wide grin; unlike most critters he shows four sharp white fangs on each side of his mouth . He wears a yellow dollar-sign pendant on a necklace and smells of wood smoke from his little spray-applicator. Personality: Simon Smoke is the arrogant show‑off of the Nightmare Critters. He “knows he's cool and popular, and he makes sure nobody ever forgets it,” according to his profile . He loves to brag about his accomplishments and always tries to win admiration from the others. In truth he’s a selfish bully – his description explicitly calls him a “colossal jerk” who masks his mean nature behind popularity . He constantly competes to be “number one” among his friends. In short, Simon sees himself as Top Critter and expects everyone else to admire or fear him. Behavior: Simon’s only “ability” is his bluster. In encounters he attacks the player like any other Nightmare Critter. But as a social dynamic, he’s always trying to one-up the others, pointing out how great he is. When things go well for him he flaunts it; if challenged, he’ll keep taunting the challenger. Relations: Within the group, Simon sees himself as the leader in spirit (even though Baba Chops is the official leader). He loves being “the most popular” of the Nightmare Critters . He frequently belittles anyone he sees as inferior and expects deference from the others. The rest of the critters are usually wary of his ego – they may follow him when he’s confident, but they also know he’s a bully at heart. Poe Appearance: An anthropomorphic raven with violet‑indigo plumage. Poe has a dark purple beak, belly and legs, with two short feathers sticking up like bangs, plus two longer tail feathers. His eyes are furrowed into a glare like all Nightmare Critters, and he gives a perpetual toothless grin (his inner mouth is blacked out) . His zipper holds a black thundercloud pendant (with a yellow lightning bolt) and he smells of cinnamon. Personality: Poe is the brooding goth of the group. They “hate the sun” and prefer darkness, according to their intro . Poe is quiet, moody and solitary: they spend nights hanging in graveyards listening to music and feeling sullen . They insist their goth routine “isn’t a phase.” Essentially, Poe is content being creepy and reclusive. They’re not confrontational – they brood and occasionally snap, but mostly just brood in the corner. Behavior: In combat Poe’s plushes attack like the others. Behaviorally, Poe would rather be alone, so they likely follow the pack somewhat reluctantly. Their stiff, brooding demeanor means they don’t chat much or interact except to listen to dark music (as lore implies). Relations: Poe interacts very little with the others. The critter entries note that “no one seems to mind” Poe’s attitude – meaning the others basically leave Poe alone as they do their own thing . Poe views the others as background activity and spends personal time in the shadows. The rest of the Nightmare Critters accept Poe’s moodiness as just part of the mix. Touille Appearance: An anthropomorphic rat (rodent). Touille has musty gray fur with a lighter silver belly and inner mouth, plus a pastel salmon-pink nose, tail and ear-insides . His black eyes are always furrowed in a glare, and he sports the trademark wide grin (two front incisors sticking out) . His zipper holds a blue fish-bone pendant, and he smells of petrichor (fresh rain) from his spray-mouth. Personality: Touille is a chatterbox trash-lover. He calls himself a “Trash Rodent” and is always scrounging for junk . Touille loves collecting garbage and random objects – his idea of fun is digging through dumpsters and debris. He “talks a lot,” as his description says, but almost always about nonsense. He’s enthusiastic and animated, but his friends find he has “shockingly little to say” despite all the talking . He often fills silences with random trivia or junk facts. In short, Touille is energetic and friendly, but rambling and trivial – a hoarder who will show off anything he finds (even if it’s worthless) and chatter on endlessly about it. Behavior: Touille likely scavenges in environments (maybe we see bits of junk in scenes). In combat, he attacks like the others. Given his cheery but useless chatter, he may not be the fiercest fighter – he’s more of a curious nuisance. Relations: Touille is essentially the group’s eccentric. He engages others by talking their ears off and showing them his latest junk treasures. The others probably find him amusing and occasionally annoying, but he means well. If any critter has a friendly rapport with everyone, it’s Touille: his incessant chatter keeps up morale, even if it doesn’t advance the mission. Maggie Mako Appearance: An anthropomorphic mako shark. Maggie has turquoise-blue skin with a white lower jaw, belly and eye markings . She has sharp triangular teeth behind her fixed grin (like a shark), bright teal fins and tail with a little notch, and white pupils. A black zipper holds a tan shark-tooth pendant, and her scent is chocolate (from the spray-mouth) . Personality: Maggie Mako is the glutton of the Nightmare Critters. She’s obsessed with food, especially sweets. According to her description, “Maggie is always thinking about her belly” and is happiest when eating . She will devour anything sugary and mocks others who try to give her healthy food. She has “the sweetest tooth of any of the Nightmare Critters” and “will go absolutely bonkers” for sweets . In short, Maggie loves to eat and has zero self-control around snacks. She’s cheerful while eating and will jokingly taunt anyone lecturing her about diet. Behavior: Maggie Mako’s plushes attack normally. She often carries food or snacks if shown in art, and her constant eating suggests she might have a slightly bigger build. There’s no combat ability beyond that – she fights like a normal critter. Relations: Within the group, Maggie is the happy eater. Other critters probably indulge or tease her appetite. She likely gets on well with Touille (both being a bit silly) and might annoy fasting Poe or lazy Allister by chomping loudly. She interacts with others mainly through her joking laughter (“If you take my healthy advice, I’ll put sugar all over it!”) . Everyone knows Maggie’s tastes, and she’s the one to turn to for sugary treats (if anyone ever stores snacks in the facility).

Their homes Baba Chops - Creepy abandoned farm Icky Licky - Swamp house Rabie Baby - Cave Allister Gator - Sunken ship Simon Smoke - Menacing-looking castle Poe - Gothic mansion Touille - Dumpster Maggie Mako - Giant fish dome

Smiling critters the opposite of the nightmare critters

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