Touille |
“ | You do NOT want a cuisine prepared by Touille. His, um, impeccable tastes are rivaled by none of the other Nightmare Critters. He’ll make sure to talk you in circles when telling you all about it. | ” |
— Touille's twitter intro |
Touille[1] is one of the Nightmare Critters, a group of eight characters created by Playtime Co. who (presumably) serve as the antithesis of the Smiling Critters. He is presumed to have been made into a toy by Playtime Co. and might be featured in Chapter 4 as an antagonist.
Appearance[]
Touille is an anthropomorphic rat, characterized by musty gray fur that complements his thin eyebrows and expressive black eyes, which (like the other Nightmare Critters) are furrowed into a permanent glare. His features extend to a light silver outer mouth and belly, while a touch of salmon pink graces his nose, tail, and the inside of his circular-shaped ears. (His left ear is slightly torn.) His hands and feet are a darker shade of gray. In line with the other Nightmare Critters (and the Smiling Critters), Touille sports a perpetual wide grin with a darkened inner mouth but possesses two front incisors. A black necklace gracefully adorns his center, showcasing a captivating sea-blue fish bone pendant.
Personality[]
“ | Touille (it's pronounced two-ee!) is a self proclaimed "Trash Rodent". When he's not busy eating and collecting garbage, he's a lively conversationalist. He talks a lot, which is made all the more surprising by him having shockingly little to say. If you ever need someone to provide "insightful" commentary or some random piece of junk, Touille is your guy. | ” |
— Touille's character description[2] |
According to his Twitter description, Touille is the hoarder of the Nightmare Critters. A self-proclaimed "Trash Rodent", he frequents garbage disposals and other areas of waste to consume and obtain any junk he can get his little paws on. Beyond this unappealing lifestyle of his, Touille is a high-spirited chatterbox. Any chance he gets, he will contribute to a conversation. Unfortunately for him, his conversational skills are extremely inadequate. As a result, he can neither adapt to changing discussion topics nor add to an existing topic.
Trivia[]
- Touille was the seventh Nightmare Critter to have his description revealed on Twitter (X).
- Touille is the second Critter to not have another word in his name, as every other Critter (aside from Poe) has at least one other word.
- Touille's name is a direct reference to the film Ratatouille[3] as his name is taken from the last seven letters of the title.
- The main protagonist of that film, Remy, is also a rat.
- The scent of petrichor is said to relieve stress, enhance a person's mood, and improve mental clarity.
- Touille, Baba Chops, Rabie Baby, Allister Gator, Simon Smoke and Maggie Mako are the only Nightmare Critters to have visible teeth.
- Touille, Baba Chops, Allister Gator, and Maggie Mako are the only critters who display a specific type of bone in their pendants. In Touille's case, his pendant is a fish bone.
- Being a conversationalist, his fish-bone pendant could also double as a windsor knot necktie.
- According to his character description, Touille's name is pronounced "two-ee".