Moldbygg

Moldbygg (JP: デカカビ) (/ˈmoʊldˌbɪg/) is an enemy the protagonist encounters in Waterfall. It is an advanced form of Moldsmal.

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Appearance

It pretends to be a Moldsmal, but once approached or attacked, it reveals itself as Moldbygg. It can be identified before it transforms, as it is completely stationary and lacks animation in its Moldsmal form. Additionally, it cannot be spared immediately, unlike Moldsmal.

Moldbygg is a five-tiered gelatinous monster. The top tier makes up its head, which is circular and faces towards the player, bearing a single eye at its center.

Personality

Moldbygg seems to value personal space. It can grow comfortable with the protagonist's presence if they "un-hug" it (that is, leaving it alone).

Etymology

The "bygg" of "Moldbygg" is a pun on "big", as it is pronounced "mold-big" and is larger than Moldsmal (a pun on "small"). Its Check description mentions a "Moldaverage" (a pun on "average", a size between small and big), but no such monster is encountered in game.

In battle

Appears with

• Moldsmal
• Woshua

Attacks

• Small Moldbyggs sprout from the bottom of the screen, shooting bullets at the protagonist's SOUL.
• A reverse of Moldsmal's attack:
  • Eight bullets appear from the edges of the screen, converge on a point, then rise.

Strategy

• Unhugging Moldbygg makes it spareable.
• If Hug is used against Moldbygg, the SOUL's SPEED decreases for the battle. Touching Woshua afterward causes the latter to run away.
• Unlike other common enemies, Moldbygg is unable to be spared after damaging it enough.

Quotes

Moldsmal (disguise)

• ... [Neutral]

Moldbygg

• Roar. [Neutral]
• *Slime sounds* [Neutral]
• *Chaste wiggle* [Neutral]
• Guoooh! [Neutral]

Flavor text

Any encounter

• Smells like a bait shop. [Neutral]
• Quite impossible. [Neutral; unused]
• Wrong message! [Neutral; unused]

Moldsmal?

• It's a slime mold...? [Check]
• You walk into Moldsmal. [Encounter with Moldsmal]
• Moldsmal sits motionless. [Neutral]
• Moldsmal is very normal. [Neutral]
• Moldsmal is having quiet time. [Neutral]
• You approach Moldsmal. Suddenly...! [Imitate]
• You wiggle your hips. Suddenly...! [Flirt]

Moldbygg

• One size greater than Moldaverage. [Check]
• Moldbygg and Woshua appear. [Encounter with Woshua]
• Moldbygg needs some distance. [Neutral]
• Moldbygg gyrates reservedly. [Neutral]
• Moldbygg mills about in the corner. [Neutral]
• You lie down. Moldbygg lies down too. Moldbygg understands life now. [Lie Down]
• You hug Moldbygg. Gross slime covers you. Your SPEED decreased. [Hug]
• You don't hug Moldbygg. It appreciates your respect of its boundaries. [Unhug]
• Moldbygg has seen better days. [Low HP]
• Moldbygg seems comfortable with your presence. [Spare conditions met]

Trivia

• Moldbygg is one of the monster species making up the Amalgamate named Lemon Bread; specifically, Lemon Bread is spared by un-hugging, an ACT adopted specifically from Moldbygg, and Lemon Bread appears to have Moldbygg's top-most tier segments as her teeth and several bumps from Moldbygg's lower tiers.
  • This is further illustrated in Lemon Bread's idle animation as she performs a "roaring" action, which might be a reference to one of Moldbygg's quotes.