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Flowey has the same color palette as Asriel: white, green, yellow, and black.
In a humorous thread on Starmen.net, where Undertale was referred to as UnderBound 2, Toby Fox stated that Flowey was planned to be a reincarnation of a character named Face, the protagonist of UnderGround, a non-existent hack of EarthBound.[14]

The official artbook mentions that Flowey was partially inspired by the character Face from the NES horror story Godzilla Creepypasta by Cosbydaf. Flowey may have been inspired by the talking flowers from EarthBound, which Toby included in one of his hacks.
Flowey has the largest number of battle sprites in Undertale, using dozens of facial expressions in battle.
If you load your last save after fighting Omega Flowey and fight Asgore again, Flowey will kill him again and simply absorb his SOULS, saying, "Let's finish this," but there will be no battle. You'll simply find yourself at the Dungeon exit. When you decide to leave, Flowey will initiate a conversation with you:

As a flower, Flowey uses only three attacks: a scatter of five "friendly petals" aimed directly at the protagonist's SOUL, a large ring of bullets that surrounds the SOUL and is impossible to dodge, and a vertical row of bullets that flies along the sides of the battlefield. This last attack is only used before the fight with Asriel Dreemurr at the end of the True Pacifist's Path. The five "friendly petals" attack during the initial encounter deals 19 damage per bullet, while the unavoidable ring of bullets heals 19 HP regardless of whether the protagonist is hit. Flowey is capable of slowing and speeding up the movement of his projectiles, but the limits of his powers are unknown. Flowey is one of two Undertale characters to have lines represented by separate sound files (the other being Mettaton).

The phrase "Hmm... That's a great idea!" and some of the sounds Omega Flowey makes during combat (such as when taking damage) were taken from an old McDonald's commercial from the 1960s. Flowey's laugh is nothing new and could have been borrowed from other media.

A very similar laugh can be heard in the animated series The Pink Panther, which aired from the 1960s to the 1980s.
The 1997 PlayStation adventure game Tomba! also features a laugh, which appears to be the inspiration for Flowey's laugh. If you name a fallen person "Flowey" at the beginning of the game, the game will say "I already CHOSE that name" and prevent you from naming the character (see Names). Flowey shares the same color scheme as Asriel: white, green, yellow, and black.
In a humorous thread on Starmen.net, where Undertale was referred to as UnderBound 2, Toby Fox stated that Flowey was planned to be a reincarnation of a character named Face, the protagonist of UnderGround, a non-existent hack of EarthBound.[14]

When the protagonist reaches New Home, Flowey begins his story about his life as a flower and how he discovered the ability to change the fate of the world around him. He recounts how he spent so much time with Asgore and Toriel, but never felt comfortable despite their kindness and care. Flowey acknowledges the protagonist's uniqueness and believes he is the only one who understands them. Only when the protagonist approaches Sans and Asgore does Flowey begin to consider the possibility that he might suffer the same fate as everyone else—death. This causes him to fear the protagonist, to the point that, out of desperation, he futilely attempts to warn Asgore of the danger. After defeating Sans, the protagonist approaches Asgore, whom he dispatches with ease and nonchalance. Flowey, in an attempt to save his life, destroys Asgore's SOUL and swears allegiance to the protagonist, revealing his true identity and face in the process (this is the only moment in the Genocide Route where Asriel appears as Asriel, not Flowey). However, these words do not save him from eight devastating blows. As a flower, Flowey uses only three attacks: a scattering of five "friendly petals" aimed directly at the protagonist's SOUL, a large ring of bullets that surrounds the SOUL and is impossible to dodge, and a vertical row of bullets flying along the sides of the battlefield. The latter attack is only used before the fight with Asriel Dreemurr at the end of the True Pacifist Route. The five "friendly petals" attack deals 19 damage per bullet upon initial encounter, while the unavoidable ring of bullets heals for 19 HP regardless of whether the protagonist is caught in it. Flowey can slow down and speed up his projectiles, but the limits of his powers are unknown.

If Flowey was spared after the fight, he will give the protagonist advice on what to do in future neutral playthroughs.[7] If the protagonist received OP before fighting him, he will ask them to prove his philosophy wrong, telling them to start over without killing anyone.[8] Flowey will also offer unique dialogue if the protagonist only killed Asgore, saying that they wasted their time.[9] If the protagonist did not receive OP but still did not fulfill all the requirements of the True Pacifist Path, Flowey will suggest that the protagonist should become close to one of the key characters, depending on who they previously befriended.[10] If the protagonist kills Flowey, he will die with a very mad expression, saying that he knew the protagonist had "it" in them,[11] after which his face will disappear and he will turn into "an ordinary flower". If Flowey is killed immediately after defeating himself, he will not leave a message for the protagonist after the credits roll and, after resetting, will not appear until the protagonist defeats Asgore. Flowey will mock the protagonist for thinking that killing him would change anything. He will explain that he returned thanks to the protagonist loading a save file, and that they still have not achieved their happy ending.[12] If the protagonist thwarts the Genocide Route, Flowey will scold them for it, but assumes they were just having fun and says he will wait for them, referring to them by the name of the First Human.[13] After killing Toriel, Flowey will consider the protagonist empty inside and mistake them for the First Human to fall, saying that even after all these years, we are still inseparable. When the protagonist reaches New Home, Flowey begins his story about his life as a flower and how he discovered the power to change the fate of the world around him. He recounts how he spent so much time with Asgore and Toriel, but was never able to feel comfortable despite their kindness and care. Flowey acknowledges the protagonist's uniqueness and believes he is the only one who understands them.

End of Ruins

Upon exiting the Ruins, Flowey will judge the protagonist based on their actions. Flowey will not appear to judge the protagonist if they were killed in the previous Neutral Route or if the player aborted the Genocide Route in a previous playthrough. After the Ruins
Neutral path

Flowey is rarely seen before the fight with Asgore. However, backtracking in some rooms allows you to see Flowey as he burrows back into the ground at the edge of the screen.[2] Flowey will also leave a message on an Echo Flower in the vertical room before the bridge in Waterfall, which changes depending on whether the protagonist spared or killed Toriel.[3][4] If the protagonist chooses to kill Asgore, Flowey appears to destroy his SOUL, after which he absorbs six human SOULs. If the protagonist spared Asgore, Flowey appears and kills Asgore himself. Regardless of the player's choice, the game crashes, and upon re-entry, Flowey delivers a lengthy monologue, after which the fight with Omega Flowey begins. After Omega Flowey is defeated, the protagonist has the choice of sparing Flowey or killing him. Flowey will repeatedly convince the protagonist not to show mercy to him, and will eventually flee, not understanding why the protagonist is so kind to him.[5] If the protagonist loads or completes another Neutral Route, Flowey will absorb six human SOULS but will not transform into Omega Flowey, explaining that the SOULS will likely rebel against him again.[6] Instead, the protagonist will be able to exit the room and receive a call from Sans.

The protagonist can dodge his bullets three times, which will gradually shift his actions until he hypocritically snaps at the protagonist to play with him.

The background music slows down by one semitone each time you dodge bullets, but eventually it will stop completely.
Before attacking for the third time, Flowey accidentally yells, "RUN. AT. THESE. BULLETS!!!" before quickly changing the "BULLETS!!!" in the speech bubble to "friendly bullets".
Trying to press Z to skip dialogue will disable the speech bubble; if you press Z spasmodically, Flowey will simply say, "Enough." After the third time, Flowey will realize the protagonist is aware of everything and assume the protagonist simply wants to see Flowey suffer.
If you don't dodge the bullets after Flowey says "BULLETS!!!," then after the reset, he'll say "friendly bullets" instead of "friendly petals." Either way, Flowey will trap the protagonist in an inescapable ring of bullets, which will slowly creep toward the SOUL. However, this attack is countered by Toriel's timely arrival.

To speed up the process, you can stand in the corner of the battlefield and deliberately walk into these projectiles. This attack will never kill the protagonist. If the protagonist killed Flowey in the previous Neutral Route (or aborted the Genocide Route and spared Flowey), he will not interact with him until the protagonist reaches New Home. If the protagonist spared Flowey, he will reappear at the beginning of the Ruins and offer advice. If the protagonist killed anyone, Flowey will remind them not to do so this time. If the protagonist didn't kill anyone, Flowey will ask them to befriend everyone, because if they don't, they will remain "miserable forever." Resetting the game before completing the Neutral Route will cause Flowey to repeat his "lesson," assuming the protagonist is pretending not to know him. Resetting again will irritate Flowey and he will ask if the protagonist has better things to do.

Flowey initially appears as a friendly and polite flower, but as the conversation progresses, he reveals his evil side, cursing at the protagonist, calling them an "idiot," and threatening to kill them, explaining that he follows the principle of "kill or be killed." He is chased away by Toriel, but reappears at the end of Ruins, commenting on the protagonist's actions. Despite his cruelty and evil deeds, he nonetheless hints to the protagonist that he is, in some way, their friend. As revealed at the end of the True Pacifist Route and the Genocide Route, he lacks a SOUL, and with it, the ability to show love and compassion. His malice may be an attempt to show any kind of emotion, even through self-loathing. In the Genocide Route, he experiences intense fear, not understanding what it is or why it is happening to him.

The boatman identifies him as a separate species with the phrase, "Humans, monsters... Flowers." Further supporting the fact that Flowey isn't a monster is the fact that he can absorb the SOULS of both monsters and humans, while neither monsters nor humans can absorb the SOULS of their own kind, as stated by one of the tablets in Waterfall and a display in the True Lab. Furthermore, he was created as a result of Alphys's experiment to infuse determination into "something that is neither human nor monster." When you start the game for the first time or after a "true reset," Flowey will appear at the beginning of the game and offer a tutorial of sorts. He insists that the protagonist run into his "friendly petals." However, if the protagonist runs into these "petals," which turn out to be bullets, Flowey will injure them and reveal his commitment to the "kill or be killed" philosophy.

Flowey is the first major character encountered by the protagonist in Undertale. Flowey is the main antagonist in the Neutral Route and the True Pacifist Route, and can be considered the deuteragonist in the Genocide Route.

Flowey introduces the player to the basics of gameplay, offering to increase their Joy Level (HL) with "friendly petals," which are actually bullets he uses to launch attacks. Flowey is a golden flower with six petals, a white face, and a light green stem. Flowey can distort his face to imitate the facial expressions and voices of other characters. At times, he mimics Toriel and Asgore, and at the end of the Genocide Route, he mimics his previous self. Before the fight with him on the Neutral Route, he also mimics the protagonist, parodying their unchanging facial expression. Initially, Flowey appears as a friendly and polite flower, but as the conversation progresses, he reveals his evil side, cursing at the protagonist, calling them an "idiot," and threatening to kill them, which he explains is based on the principle of "kill or be killed." He is driven away by Toriel, but reappears at the end of Ruins, commenting on the protagonist's actions. As the game progresses, Flowey displays a cruel streak, mocking the protagonist for their pacifist actions and scolding them for ignoring the "kill or be killed" principle. He is a skilled planner when the situation demands it, and a skilled manipulator. He also possesses a wry sense of dark humor, which he demonstrates during his own battle at the end of the Neutral Route, trolling and ridiculing the protagonist.