Penilla is one of the monsters encountered in the Dark Ruins, and was first revealed in the FIGHT demonstration video.[1] Penilla was conceptualized and drawn by Noteblock, a composer for Undertale Yellow.
Profile[]
Appearance[]
Penilla is a small monster with a physical appearance similar to a young dinosaur. She also has a few characteristics similar to a pencil, such as the pencil tip at the back of its head and the eraser at the end of its tail. Penilla is also seen carrying a large pencil, which she attacks with.
Personality[]
Penilla is an artist who does not get along much with the other monsters besides Sweet Corn. She spends a lot of time on her work, supposing that she needs a break.
In Battle[]
Appears With[]
- Another Penilla
- Flier
- Sweet Corn
- Crispy Scroll
Attacks[]
- Lines: Penilla creates a cross-shaped object that spins around the bullet board.
- Drawing: Penilla draws several lines across the bullet board, one at a time. The lines stay on the board, then start trailing away.
Strategy[]
Clover can spare Penilla by Distracting her from her work.
Flavor Text[]
- Penilla draws near! [Encounter]
- Penilla seems to be dreading this battle. [Encounter with Flier]
- Penilla encounters you. Sweet Corn comes out of nowhere acting excited. [Encounter with Sweet Corn]
- A powerful lone warrior and his pencil companion encounter you! [Encounter with Crispy Scroll]
- A sketchy character. [Check]
- Penilla scraps her drawing and starts over. [Neutral]
- Penilla is drawing a practice sketch of you. [Neutral]
- Penilla signs her sketch and starts a new one. [Neutral]
- The battlefield is covered in eraser shavings. [Neutral]
- Penilla is packing up her art supplies for the day. [Distract]
- Penilla rolls her eyes. [Neutral with Flier]
- Flier attempts to model for a drawing. [Neutral with Flier]
- Penilla frantically scraps her flier sketch. [Kill Flier in a battle with Flier]
- Sweet Corn makes her signature squeaky toy noise. [Neutral with Sweet Corn]
- Penilla is overwhelmed with cuteness. [Neutral with Sweet Corn]
- The sweet vibes vanish. [Kill Sweet Corn in a battle with Sweet Corn]
- Crispy Scroll is talking Penilla's ears off. [Neutral with Crispy Scroll]
- Crispy Scroll attempts to speak another language. Penilla winces. [Neutral with Crispy Scroll]
- Penilla tries to draw in an anime artstyle to make Crispy Scroll calm down. [Neutral with Crispy Scroll]
- Penilla finishes her anime drawing to honor Crispy. [Kill Crispy Scroll in a battle with Crispy Scroll]
- Penilla looks like she might crack under the pressure. [Low HP]
- Penilla tries to bite the bullet.
Quotes[]
- Gotta keep my skills sharp! [Neutral]
- The artist’s life is one of solitude. [Neutral]
- So all my hand work leads to this? [Neutral]
- 2B or not 2B? [Neutral]
- You’re just saying that cause you feel obligated. [Compliment]
- I don't really think it's ready for people yet. [Compliment]
- I suppose I could use a break. [Distract]
- I have been at this for a while... [Distract]
- Maybe art isn't the right path#for me. [Distract, Low HP]
- My motivation is really dying here. [Neutral with Flier]
- I wanted him gone but not that way! [Kill Flier in a battle with Flier]
- Aww! How adorable! [Neutral with Sweet Corn]
- Finally, someone to get along with! [Neutral with Sweet Corn]
- But she was so sweet! [Kill Sweet Corn in a battle with Sweet Corn]
- Sorry, I don't draw requests. [Neutral with Crispy Scroll]
- Can we talk about something else? [Neutral with Crispy Scroll]
- He didn't deserve to die! [Kill Crispy Scroll in a battle with Crispy Scroll]
- I'll just... tape it back together. [Low HP]
- A sharpener would come in handy right about now... [Low HP]
Trivia[]
- The "pen" part of Penilla's name is a pun on the fact that she is an artist. The “nilla” part may originate from “Godzilla”, a fictional reptilian kaiju that Penilla slightly resembles.
- The flavor text "Penilla draws near" is a pun on Penilla's pencil-like appearance.
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