The Temmies goofy demeanor and pattern of speaking is probably a reference to the "lolrandom" style of humor and stereotypically exhibited speech pattern by young teenagers over the Internet. If one idles long enough without taking any action against Temmie or using any items, Temmie's face will vibrate away from her main sprite. The maximum distance Temmie's face will vibrate away from her body It is believed that Temmies speak in broken English out of choice, as they appear to have the ability to talk normally. With their strange speech patterns, nonsensical village and alien demeanor, the Temmies seem inspired by Mr. Its appearance was based off of Temmie's likes, interests, and personality traits. Temmie was originally a doodle of Temmie Chang, created as a joke by Betty Kwong. Temmiy accidentally misspells her own name. Special enemy Temmie appears here to defeat you!! (dies) įOOB!!! Ĭan't blame a BARK for tryin'. Sparing Temmie using any method will reward yellow text in the True Pacifist Ending Credits. Notably, this Aaron can be spared by flexing once as opposed to thrice. To spare Temmie, the protagonist must talk to her or feed her Temmie Flakes.įlexing at Temmie results in her departure and is soon replaced by Aaron. This attack can be avoided by tracing the edges of the Bullet Board until the SOUL is in the middle, and the leg will contract. Temmie's secondary attack involves elongating one of her legs in an attempt to wrap it around the protagonist's SOUL. If Temmie is denied Temmie Flakes, Temmie will get annoyed and exclaim "Can't blame a bark for tryin." Afterward, the SOUL will appear in front of the attack Temmie, and damage can only be avoided by quickly moving to the top of the Bullet Board (the head is harmless only the legs and body deal damage). In the attack, Temmie sluggishly tracks the protagonist's movements, so care must be taken not to move too fast, or she'll move off the board entirely, resulting in unavoidable damage. One of Temmie's attacks is a freakishly tall Temmie shape that stumbles about on the Bullet Board the protagonist must remain underneath to avoid taking damage. There are some exceptions, however Bob always speaks in perfect English, the Temmie Shopkeeper will speak in fluent English when the protagonist denies to sell an item she wants, and regular Temmies in-battle will speak in somewhat proper English when denied Temmie Flakes. Temmie liked the doodle so much that she used it as a mascot for years until it made an appearance in Undertale.Īll Temmies share an erratic manner of speech, where they often exclude letters, mix lower and upper cases, make inconsistencies, etc. Temmie Chang says that Betty Kwong designed Tem originally. Temmies resemble cats, with dog ears on the side of their heads as well as their normal cat ears, shoulder length black hair, and blue shirts, excluding the Temmie Shopkeeper, who has gray hair and a striped blue and yellow shirt instead.