Trihecta

Trihecta
Intimidatingly tall.
Character Information
First Appearance	Snowdin
Battle Information
HP	180 (together) 60 (separate)
AT	7
DF	8
EXP On Kill	25 (together) 9 (separate)
GOLD On Win	12 (together) 4 (separate)
ACTs	Check, Push, Pull, Climb (together) Check, Laugh (separate)

Trihecta are an enemy encountered in Snowdin. It consists of three monsters: Tri, Hec and Ta. They appear as a scripted encounter in the room with three signs, and as a random encounter in Snowdin afterwards.

Profile

Appearance

Trihecta are 3 ball-shaped monsters, with Tri being the green one, Hec being the red one, and Ta being the blue one. They stack on top of each other, with Tri on bottom and Ta on top.

Personality

Each member of the Trihecta family appears to have their own personality:

• Tri appears as the oldest sibling, constantly worrying about well-being of the other siblings.
• Hec appears grumpy, as other siblings get more attention than them, indicating they might be a middle child. When separated from their siblings, they are shown to seek independence.
• Ta is shown to be proud, boisterous, and possibly athletic. As they are on top of Trihecta when encountered, they are the most carefree sibling.

However, as shown in their unused battle dialogue, they all still love each other despite their disagreements.

Main Story

They appear as a scripted encounter in the room with the three signs in Snowdin.

Pacifist Route

After the Martlet battle, they appear as NPCs in the room with snowcastles. Tri is relieved that they are no longer on top of each other and that the ground is good for a safe landing. Hec expresses their annoyance with Ta standing on their head. Ta asks Clover if they can come travel with them, and they could act as a good hat.

In Battle

Attacks

• Circle Bounce: Three spheres bounce on the ground, with one lagging behind the other two.
• Circle Reflect: Two large spheres bounce off of either side of the Bullet Box, and when bouncing off one of the spheres moves to another place.
• Circle Stack: Three small spheres bounce off the sides of the Bullet Box to a different direction.

Strategy

Trihecta can be spared by ACTing with Push twice, or ACTing with Pull twice.

If killed together they award fewer EXP than if killed separately: 25 as opposed to 27 ($3\cdot 9$). Killing them separately counts as 3 kills so this actually rewards less EXP (and G) per kill.

Flavor Text

• Trihecta wobbles forward! [Encounter, together]
• Trihecta regroups, then bickers. [Encounter, separate]
• Intimidatingly tall. [Check]
• Trihecta bickers amongst itself. [Neutral, together]
• Trihecta seem to be pushing each other's buttons. [Neutral, together]
• A gust of wind threatens to topple Trihecta's pile. [Neutral, together]
• Trihecta is considering buying a large trench coat. [Neutral, together]
• Tri is exploring their newfound freedom. [Neutral, Tri]
• Tri is fretting over the others' bumps and bruises. [Neutral, Tri]
• Tri, Hec, and Ta are friendly and free. [Neutral, Tri]
• Hec is happy to be on their own. [Neutral, Hec]
• Hec seems slightly relieved that the others are on the ground. [Neutral, Hec]
• Ta is bouncing around exploring their new world. [Neutral, Ta]
• Ta is finding new ways to cause trouble. [Neutral, Ta]
• You push Trihecta away. [Push, once]
• You attempt to push Trihecta over. They stand firm. [Push, Low HP]
• You pull Trihecta towards you. [Pull, once]
• You try to pull Trihecta toward you, but they won't budge. [Pull, Low HP]
• Trihecta begins to sway back and forth. [After Push or Pull once]
• Trihecta balances out. [Push then Pull, or Pull then Push]
• Trihecta topples over! [Pull or Push, twice]
• You attempt to climb Trihecta. Tri pushes you away for stepping on them. [Climb]
• You attempt to climb Trihecta, but Tri snaps at your foot. [Climb, Low HP]
• You burst out into laughter over their topple. [Laugh]
• You laugh at Tri. [Tri, Laugh, Low HP]
• You laugh at Hec. [Hec, Laugh, Low HP]
• You laugh at Ta. [Ta, Laugh, Low HP]
• You attempt to climb Tri, but get scolded for plagiarism. [Unused ACT #2, Tri]
• You attempt to climb Tri, but they push you away. [Unused ACT #2, Tri, Low HP]
• You attempt to climb Hec, but they push you back. [Unused ACT #2, Hec]
• You attempt to climb Hec, but they snap at you. [Unused ACT #2, Hec, Low HP]
• You attempt to climb Ta... and you succeed! Ta is very happy. [Unused ACT #2, Ta]
• You attempt to climb Ta, but they run from you. [Unused ACT #2, Ta, Low HP]
• You tell Tri, Hec and Ta to settle their differences and hug it out. [Unused ACT #3]
• You tell them to hug it out, but they aren't listening. [Unused ACT #3, Low HP]
• Trihecta is teetering this way and that. [Low HP, together]
• Hec is blaming their situation on Tri. [Low HP, together]
• Ta is tearing up. [Low HP, together]
• They're scrambling frantically. [Low HP, separated]
• Now they are truly split apart. [Low HP, separated]
• They don't know what to do. [Low HP, separated]

Quotes

Together

• Dontfalldont-falldontfall! [Tri, Neutral]
• Be careful up there, okay? [Tri, Neutral]
• You guys are clinging on tight, right? [Tri, Neutral]
• I'm tired of being overlooked. [Hec, Neutral]
• These two clowns get all the attention. [Hec, Neutral]
• Does anyone hear me? It's like I'm not even talking. [Hec, Neutral]
• I'm on top of the WORLD!!! [Ta, Neutral]
• Look ma! No hands! [Ta, Neutral]
• I'm the king of the castle! WOOT! [Ta, Neutral]
• I won't let us fall. [Tri, Low HP]
• As if this day couldn't get worse. [Hec, Low HP]
• P-please let me down now. [Ta, Low HP]

Separate

• Everyone okay? [Tri, Neutral]
• I told you this would happen! [Tri, Neutral]
• Any injuries? Trauma? Maladies? [Tri, Neutral]
• I finally feel like my own monster. It's liberating. [Hec, Neutral]
• It's nice to not be stepped on for once. [Hec, Neutral]
• I've never felt so free. [Hec, Neutral]
• This is even BETTER! [Ta, Neutral]
• There's so much to explore! [Ta, Neutral]
• I can run for MILES! [Ta, Neutral]
• What's so funny? [Tri, Laugh]
• Cut it out, will ya? [Hec, Laugh]
• *Giggles back* [Ta, Laugh]
• We have our disagreements, but you are my pals. [Tri, Unused ACT #3]
• You both are cool, I guess. [Hec, Unused ACT #3]
• I love you guys sooo much! [Ta, Unused ACT #3]
• NO!! [Siblings dead]
• Please, no! [Siblings dead]
• That was my sibling! [Siblings dead]
• I need to run away. [Low HP]
• Why... [Low HP]
• This wasn't supposed to happen... [Low HP]
• Now I know why we shouldn't separate... [Low HP]
• Oww... [Low HP]

Trivia

• Their battle has unused dialogue indicating that there were supposed to be two more ACTs when the siblings are separated, but were removed during development. The second ACT's dialogue indicates it was similar to the Climb ACT, which only succeeds on Ta, and the third ACT's dialogue indicates it was supposed to create peace among the siblings by telling them to hug it out.
• Trihecta's name sounds similar to trifecta.
  • This further implies Hec's name could be derived from the word heck, indicating their grumpy nature.