Twisted Gourdy

Overview^[1]

Twisted Gourdy, upon spawning, speaks once as a Toon enters the Floor (specifically 5 or higher), being guaranteed to spawn on Floor 20. Similar to, he has a rage meter on his head, but needs items for it to decrease. The bar turns red when the bar reaches 75% and flickers at 90%. Upon enraging, he gains a huge speed boost and becoming hostile for the rest of the floor while dealing 1 upon damaging a player. Unlike Twisted Glisten, who roams around the map, Twisted Gourdy is a stationary one. He also has higher speed than and when enraged (26) which nearly matches 4 Run Speed, and 32.5 in Panic Mode, making him the fastest Twisted in-game, depending on whether or not you count 's max speed, due to it being variable.

Stats

Attention Span: 3 seconds
Mechanic: Has a meter which fully depletes when a Toon gifts him items. When the meter is full, Twisted Gourdy will enrage and gain a huge speed boost. Upon panic mode, he enrages instantly. Once the meter is full, there is no way to get it back down to passive. The stats shown below are for when he is enraged.

Appearance

Twisted Gourdy, while in his passive state, is nearly identical to his Toon counterpart, except having small red pupils inside the white iris, Ichor coming out of his eyes, in the form of tears, and a small splotch of Ichor on his head. He also has more leaves on his head than his Toon counterpart, and he seems to be stuck in a puddle of Ichor. Upon enraging, Twisted Gourdy takes into the form of a centaur-esque beast, (Similar to ) with the upper half of his chest being a darker shade of orange, and the stomach and legs being covered in Ichor, having six Ichor-covered legs, with three on each side, his smile being replaced with a frown, and the white pupils being turned into a glowing red. Upon spotting a Toon, Twisted Gourdy becomes more distressed, with his face resembling his Toon counterpart's hurt face, though Twisted Gourdy's pupils are much smaller in comparison.

Personality

In his passive state, Gourdy will plead for someone to comfort him (though with Items instead of actual company mechanic wise, unlike, but he still seems to want the player's company evidenced by some of his Panic Mode berserk dialogue). He also appears to be quite grateful whenever a player gifts him an Item, as if he was desperate for anything to hold out before turning fully twisted. Reflecting his Toon counterpart, Twisted Gourdy additionally pleads his parents, evidenced by how he calls out their names when enraging. Twisted Gourdy seems to be afraid people will forget about him, as confirmed with one of his half-bar full dialogue. After feeding him an Item, one of his dialogues seems like he is relieved you didn't forget. Its extremely likely he has a fear of being forgotten according to his dialogues.

Strategies

Twisted Gourdy acts similarly to in the sense that players must monitor a bar's drainage before the Twisted will aggro. His bar increases slower and he stays stationary until angered, yet his needs may be more costly depending on your inventory. and are the only Toons able to permanently sustain his passivity so long as they keep feeding him consistently, though he may need to be checked up on often. Players must give Gourdy Items to keep him passive. Twisted Gourdy's meter resets completely if any Item is given to him, no matter the value. Much like Twisted Glisten, once his meter completely fills, there is no way to revert him back to his passive state. Note that once all Machines are completed and Panic Mode is activated, Gourdy will enrage no matter the circumstances. Ensure that any teammates have distanced themselves from him before you complete the last Machine, especially slower ones. Gourdy will always take the Item in the first slot available. Assuming you've used the optimal inventory arrangement, your important Items like Bandages or Health Kits should be safe in your second or third slots. Not doing so could put your valuable Items in danger. Similarly, also takes your Items in slot order, so it is recommended to consistently try and arrange your Items correctly during runs to ensure the least valued Items are lost first. If you are playing as, you can rearrange your inventory if needed to avoid giving Gourdy valuable items unless it's absolutely necessary.

Strategy

He is the second Twisted to have dialogue and to be able to speak, with the first being. He, along with Twisted Glisten, is one of the few Twisteds to have a personality due to having lines. He is also the third Twisted to have a bar over his head, with the first being Twisted Glisten and the second being, with his taking the longest to completely fill up. Twisted Gourdy is the first Main Character Twisted to be stationary, and currently the only one. Twisted Gourdy is the fastest Holiday Twisted in the game, bypassing (during Blackouts) and. He is also the fastest Twisted in the game, (Not counting Twisted Dyle) being faster than in his enraged form. It is possible for, and Ichor Leak puddles to overlap with passive Twisted Gourdy if they spawn with him. Using 's Mic Check Ability, 's Night Light Ability, and the Trinket while Twisted Gourdy is passive will reveal that his entire body is burrowed underground. The Ability also reveals that the puddle beneath Twisted Gourdy is part of his model. He is the first Twisted to have fully red eyes. Gourdy's body is similar to a Lōng, a traditional folklore dragon from the east. Twisted Gourdy is the fifth Twisted to be able to hear Skill Check fails, Air Horns, 's Speak! Ability and 's howl from anywhere on the map. The other four are, and Twisted Dyle. Additionally, he is the first and only Holiday Twisted to have 9999 hearing radius. You can feed Twisted Gourdy while he is enraging. Oddly, when you do feed him whilst he enrages, he plays one of his "gifted Item" dialogues as if you fed him an Item normally.