Wooly

Wooly

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Wooly
Aliases	Woolie (Pilot Episode)
Affiliation	Amanda the Adventurer Kensdale Public Library (mascot)
Biographical information
Karma	Good-Questionable
Physical description
Species	Sheep
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Appearances
Portrayed by	James Pratt
Appears in	Amanda the Adventurer Amanda the Adventurer 2
Debut	Amanda the Adventurer: Pilot Episode

“	But isn't Grandma a vegetarian?	”
— Wooly in "Going to the Store"

Wooly the Sheep is the deuteragonist of Amanda the Adventurer. He is an anthropomorphic sheep who is the companion of Amanda, joining her on her adventures.

Appearance

Wooly is a simple, black-skinned anthropomorphic sheep roughly the same size as Amanda. He possesses long arms and legs with hooves, while his arms have slightly humanoid hands. As his name suggests, his body and the top of his head are covered with white wool. He appears to possess a potbelly. He has long ears with the inner parts being a lighter color, which reflect his emotions—perking up when he is scared and drooping when he is sad. His eyebrows are white like his wool.

Personality

Wooly is shy and keeps to himself by nature, hence why he is a sheep. He seems to be under fear and oppression by Amanda as he often seems afraid to interrupt her and does not tend to speak unless directly referred to or spoken to, leaving him silent and suppressed in most parts of the episodes.

Despite this, however, there are times when Wooly puts his foot down when Amanda pushes his limits and emotions too far, such as when he tells Riley Park that they do not have to answer her morbid question at the end of "Everything Rots!". When Wooly is offended, he will stop talking to others and make facial expressions that convey his emotions.

When not being threatened by Amanda, Wooly comes across as jovial and acts as the voice of reason throughout the game. He also seems to act kindly towards Riley, such as when he guides them to help Amanda get him a birthday treat in the alternate version of "In Your Neighborhood", and even winks at Riley, showing that he seems to trust them and treats them as a friend.

History

Background

It is unclear if Wooly began as the mascot of the Kensdale Public Library, or a character in Amanda the Adventurer following its purchase by Hameln Entertainment.

On February 20, 2023, Wooly and Amanda met Riley Park after Kate Park passed on her Amanda the Adventurer tapes to them.

"In the Kitchen"

Wooly and Amanda preparing the pie

In "In the Kitchen", Amanda and Wooly make an apple pie. After Wooly says his favorite pie is peach, Amanda asks Riley about their favorite kind of pie, agreeing with them no matter the answer. Though Wooly gasps when Riley gives unconventional answers like "organs" or "human", Amanda turns to him while agreeing.

After Amanda gets a knife to cut the apples, Wooly nervously says that they should not use it by themselves. Amanda shrugs off his concerns by saying, "It's always good to be brave when you're by yourself!" before pretending to be a pirate by pointing the knife at him, much to his dismay. After cutting the apples and gathering the other ingredients, Amanda asks Riley to help find the sugar, Wooly pointing to the possible locations as she lists them.

Now ready to bake their prepared pie, Wooly interjects that they should not use the oven by themselves and that they should always ask a parent for help. Amanda ominously states that she doesn't know where they are, but happily states that they are on their own. After baking the pie, Wooly waves goodbye to Riley with Amanda before they eat it.

"In Your Neighborhood"

In "In Your Neighborhood", Amanda wants to send a gift to her friend, first visiting a corner store to buy a card. In the scene, a code is found that Riley inserts into a toy named Blabbot. Upon doing so, Amanda states she does not "want to play anymore right now," before the episode abruptly ends.

"Oh No! Accidents!" (version 2)

A distorted Amanda looming over Wooly

In the alternate version of "Oh No! Accidents!", Wooly is at a playground and asks if Riley trusts him. Before they could answer, Amanda, offscreen, asks if Wooly's "Ready for an adventure?" Wooly panics and then cowers as a distorted Amanda looms over him. After the video cuts, a normal Amanda is seen next to Wooly, who tells Riley that Wooly had an accident and that sometimes nobody can help. Wooly looks at Amanda in horror, trying to reassure her that he is fine.

Amanda claims that Wooly is confused and asks Riley to find the part of him that is broken. If they choose incorrectly repeatedly, the camera is shoved in Wooly's face, much to his discomfort. The correct answer is Wooly's head, which is allegedly broken. To "prepare the patient," she gives Wooly a drink, Amanda reassuring him that "It's all just pretend." This drink is a drug that causes Wooly to fall unconscious.

The two are then seen in a bloody operating room, with an unconscious Wooly on the operating table. Amanda asks Riley if they should use a saw, hammer, or forceps to operate on Wooly's brain. She then reveals that they are actually going to use all three, and as Wooly wakes up, Amanda appears on top of him with the saw. The two struggle, Wooly pleading for help as Amanda asks Riley who they will assist.

Choosing Amanda allows her to subdue Wooly by smacking him in the face with the saw, knocking him out. She reassures him that "Everything will be okay."

Choosing Wooly causes Amanda to express disappointment, before stating that she can finish the operation alone. She tells Riley to go away as she raises the saw, preparing to cut into Wooly.

In both outcomes, static fills the video as the last heard of Wooly is his screaming, before his presumable demise.

"Let's Practice Patience!"

Wooly returns at the beginning of "Let's Practice Patience!", much to Amanda's anger as she attacks him. Once the tape starts properly, he attempts to resume his role as normal. After Amanda reveals they are building a birdhouse, Wooly questions why they are outside while it is dark out, suggesting they at least get a flashlight. Amanda says he can simply go inside and leave her alone, but he stays.

Like "In the Kitchen", Wooly tries to suggest having supervision when Amanda goes to saw planks. After this process, Wooly notices the Opossum underneath a picnic table, but when he looks back, it is gone. The Opossum later jumps onto Wooly's head before attempting to mess with a paint bucket.

After this, the birdhouse is painted and set up. Wooly comments on how peaceful the birds are, smiling at them with Amanda. However, a cat appears to hunt the birds, and if chosen, will kill one, causing Wooly to get nauseous.

"When You're Feeling Bad"

In "When You're Feeling Bad", Wooly is unsure of what to do as Amanda is depressed. After asking Riley what kind of stories they like, he proceeds to tell his own in the hopes of cheering up Amanda. Wooly attempts to tell a traditional story of a knight who goes on a quest to save a princess and slay a dragon. During this, he pauses to allow Riley to open pop-up books to follow along with sections of the story.

However, Riley follows Amanda's drawings, which causes a narrator to tell an alternate version of the story. Wooly is frustrated with this divergence, his anger growing with each section the narrator recites, and tries to get back on track with his story. Eventually, the alternate story cheers up Amanda, and Wooly faints.

"Let's Hunt for Treasure!"

In "Let's Hunt for Treasure!", Wooly and Amanda go to the woods to look for treasure. Wooly attempts to explain that someone should always say where they are going, but Amanda quickly says not to tell anyone, as they may get the treasure.

After going west toward a danger zone, Amanda digs a hole where she thinks the treasure is, only to find clothes. While Amanda is disturbed, Wooly is unbothered, immediately reburying the clothes and urging Amanda to continue searching for the treasure. After reaching the site and dealing with the Opossum, Wooly is forced to dig with his hands as he did not bring a shovel. He ends up deep in the hole and is left there as Amanda leaves, disappointed with the treasure: a dirty cow toy.

"We Can Fix It!"

The "We Can Fix It!" tape is full of glitches with Amanda and Wooly often having parts rotate, stretch, disconnect, or disappear. Their voices are heavily distorted throughout. Wooly is trying to throw away broken stuff, which Amanda objects to, wanting to try and fix them. With Riley's help, Amanda's favorite skates and Blabbot are fixed. After this, the Opossum appears, jumps onto Wooly, and starts to pull at his eye. If it succeeds, Wooly's eye is ripped out, which is "fixed" by getting a replacement.

After Wooly states that he "can't handle this anymore!" he sits on the picnic bench, causing it to break, so Amanda asks Riley to help fix it. While waiting, Amanda comments how Wooly needs to "lay off the peach pies," making fun of his weight.

Wooly notices a butterfly with only one wing on the table. He now seems positive they can fix it, though Amanda becomes depressed, saying they cannot fix everything. Upon fixing the butterfly by attaching another wing, Wooly remarks how they really can fix anything. Amanda remains depressed and insists again they cannot fix everything, with Wooly challenging her to name one thing. Amanda answers with "My heart," and despite Riley's attempt to give her a new one, she thanks them for trying.

"Do You Feel Safe?"

In "Do You Feel Safe?", Wooly introduces himself as usual and comments about how he feels safe in his neighborhood. However, Amanda questions if he is sure as night falls. Amanda asks who Riley trusts, and if they say Wooly, she responds with, "I felt that way a long time, too..." Amanda then walks into an alleyway behind her, much to Wooly's fear. Amanda says it is good to face one's fears, which Wooly objects to, before Amanda asks what Riley is afraid of.

The Opossum emerges from a dumpster, and Amanda and Wooly yell at it, wanting it gone. After a struggle caused by the Opossum responding to a voice, Amanda and Wooly throw it back in the dumpster. With Wooly begging, Amanda agrees to return home.

Relationships

These are notable relationships with Wooly.

Amanda

Wooly is Amanda's sidekick and best friend.

In Amanda the Adventurer: Pilot Episode, Wooly fears Amanda's sudden changes in attitude, with Amanda intervening every time he tries to talk to the viewer. In "Finding Treasure", Amanda kills him after he rebels against her.

In the main game, Wooly is not so afraid of Amanda, though he is more nervous. When Wooly tried to tell Riley something important, Amanda broke his knee. The next time he tried this, Amanda claimed Wooly's head was "broken" and that she could fix it. Whatever action was chosen next, Amanda was implied to have killed him.

In Amanda the Adventurer 2, Amanda is not very pleased to see him return, but relents anyway.

Riley Park

Riley becomes trusted by Wooly, given his relief upon seeing them and guiding them by using his birthday to help Amanda. However, he can barely talk to them due to Amanda's constant intervention.

Trivia

• In Amanda the Adventurer 2, when Wooly is present in the episodes, Hameln's closing logo appears in the end. In the other episodes that only have Amanda, the logo does not appear.
• If the player answers that they are afraid of Wooly in the episodes "Goodnight!" and "Do You Feel Safe?" she only says "really?" and "look at him!" and sarcastically says how scary he is, implying she does not see him as dangerous. However, she brings up that she "thought she could trust him".
• Wooly is likely based on the character Boots the Monkey from Dora the Explorer. Both are animal sidekicks to their respective titular main characters.
• Wooly's design is based on other cartoons of the time and made to look both good and bad, to simulate the 2000s 3D animation. The method to invoke this is having parts of him look notably more polished while other parts, such as the wool textures on his body, are intentionally made to look "terrible".
• In "Going to the Store", Wooly mentions Amanda's grandma as "Grandma" instead of "your grandma," which could mean the two were meant to be related.
  • In "Disappearing Kid", Wooly says that his mother usually holds his treat money, mentioning her as "my mother" instead of "mother."
• In Amanda the Adventurer, there is a secret tape only accessible through the game files. In a 10-minute-long segment titled "Herd of Mouth with Wooly the Sheep", Wooly sits in a barren room on a chair with a table in front of him. A clock ticking can be heard as he sits there and performs idle animations like clearing his throat or stretching.
• In Amanda the Adventurer, there is a book in the attic with an encrypted title: Who Is Wooly.
• Wooly says he is allergic to apples in "Baking a Pie". This did not seem to carry over to "In the Kitchen", as Wooly does not oppose eating the apple pie he and Amanda baked.
• In "In the Kitchen", Wooly says his favorite type of pie is peach.
  • This alludes to obtaining a secret tape by baking a peach in the toy oven.