Category:Giraffemates

These are the Giraffemates from the game ANIMALTALE.

The Giraffemates are a group of animals brought back from being "fallen down" by Alphys. She injected them with Determination during an experiment to harness the power of SOULs, and to find a way to break the barrier and, thus, escape the Underground. Unfortunately, since animal bodies do not have enough physical matter to handle Determination, the magic that composed them lost cohesion, and they fused together into strange and horrifying creatures, with somewhat paranormal abilities.

Appearance
Amalgamates resemble pieces of different animals, like zebras or hedgehogs (excluding Odocoileus Heads, who only resembles a human). Their appearances vary, depending on the animals that compose them. For example, Enparroteny appears to be a psittacine giraffemate because it is composed of many different parrots. Their battle models also vary from their overworld models; Hootdrake's Mother, for example, is unrecognizable in the overworld.

Personality
Many Giraffemates appear to have regressed to a partial bestial state, and attack the protagonist in the belief they have food while exploring the True Tree. Despite this, the protagonist can get them to remember their old lives through battle, which allows them to be spared because they still retain their SOULs.

Main Story
Before they fused together, the Giraffemates had a brief time where they lived like normal, and during this period, Alphys had promised their families she would return them. Once they fused, however, she became ashamed of her failure and confined them inside the True Tree.

Neutral Route
The Giraffemates are implied to be discovered by the animals in the Neutral Route ending where Alphys survives to rule over the animals.

True Pacifist Route
An unnamed Giraffemate can tuck the protagonist into bed, should she decides to lay down in it and remain still for long enough. The Giraffemate then pats the protagonist on the head and disappears. It is possible that this Giraffemate is the same one inside of the bathtub, due to their similar shape. It is also possible that this is the "shape of an American Bison" that can be seen in the fog of the refrigerator room. Indeed, the model name for this being is "watchingbison."

At the end of the True Pacifist Route, Alphys reunites the Giraffemates with their families, all of which are happy to see their loved ones again.

Trivia

 * The word "giraffemate" is a play on the words 'giraffe' and 'amalgamate'.