| “ | Thanks. Hopefully Blue didn't get too many of you. | ” |
| — The Scientist | ||
Overview
Blue is a major antagonist in Rainbow Friends who first appears on Night 1 of Chapter 1. He appears in Night 1 of Chapter 1, and Hour 1 of Chapter 2.
Blue is the 1st Rainbow Friend to be introduced in the series.
Appearance and Physical Abilities
Appearance
Blue is a large, heavy royal blue[1] monster. Fittingly, he wears a yellow crown on his head. His arms are long and bulky when compared to his short legs. Pale blue drool hangs from the side of his mouth. Blue's right eye is round and dilated, however, the eye on his left has seemingly been replaced with a white button. In-game, he appears hunchbacked, walking with poor posture.
Blue's cartoon character counterpart is distinct from the monster present throughout the game. Identified as such via the merchandise[2][3], Happy Blue lacks current Blue's button eye and drool. This is presumably how he was originally intended to look, as in a photograph taken in 1991[4][5], the monster appears closer to his cartoon iteration. Every in-game depiction of Blue except the monster himself is drawn with two eyes and no saliva.
Notable exceptions include the plushie in Chapter 2's back lot[6] and the legendary box skin Blue In The Box. The reason for this is unknown, however the former may be a reference to the real blue plush[7] released a month prior to Chapter 2. The latter has the button, but lacks drool. This is the only instance Blue is depicted with this combination of features.Physical Abilities
As expected, Blue is able to walk and run. His walking speed is slower than the players running speed, and so is his running speed. His running speed changed in Chapter 2, though, and he is as fast as the players.
Appearences and Behavior
View the Appearences and Behavior of Blue across the different nights and chapters:
Night 1-4
Happy Blue, the cartoon version of Blue.
After getting captured by the scientist, he tasks the players to help him rebuild his Block Tower. However, while they're collecting the missing blocks, they're getting hunted down by Blue.
Him roaming Hemlock Woods.
Night 5
Him sitting on the stage.
During the finale, he can be seen sitting idly in the middle of the stage. Running into one of the balloons scattered across the floor will cause it to pop and alert him. Blue gets up to chase the player who caused the disruption. Unlike during prior nights, Blue completely ignores players who didn't pop a balloon, rendering him completely safe to touch and walk into. On this night, all players lose access to their boxes, and there are no hiding places. The only way a chased player can escape is by running all the way up the ramp on the far side of the room and past the cake, where Blue cannot travel.
Him pushing himself back into the vents.
Hour 1-4
Blue and Green entering Odd World.
After noticing that the Fleeing Group has entered Odd World, the Scientist releases Blue and Green from a garage to stop them from escaping.
Him seen roaming Odd World in the Chapter 2 teaser.
Hour 5
Him sleeping in his throne..
Blue makes a minor appearance in the finale, being the second monster after Orange which players must turn to avoid. He appears to be running around, before noticing the cart and turning to pursue it. He narrowly misses if it leans right to avoid him. He will find every player in the cart if they head straight or left.[9]
At the end of Chapter 2, he is seen taking a nap on his throne while the Scientist wonders where he is.[10]
Relationships and Groups
Relationships
Allies
Neutral
Enemies
Groups
Part Of
Enemies
Sounds
| Sound File | Description |
|---|---|
| Jumpscare Sound | |
| Blue's Idle Sound | |
| Blue Laughing |
| Sound File | Description |
|---|---|
| Blue near a Player |
Jumpscare
1st Person
When a player is caught by Blue, he will lunge at them and bite into their head, killing them.
3rd Person
When a player is caught by Blue, he will grab the player and rip off their head.
Difficulty and Stratagies
| Information | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Similar to the other Rainbow Friends, Blue hunts down the players on the map. He's the most basic of all Friends, as he dosen't have any special mechanic. He roams the map for the players and starts chasing them if he sees them. Due to his slow speed, you can easily outrun him, making him weak in total. |  |
| Information | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Blue's behaviour hasn't changed since Chapter 1, however, his running speed has increased which now matches the players one. This makes him slightly more dangerous, however, he's still easy to avoid. | |
Strategies
- In order to escape him, a player should break his line of sight before quickly equipping the box.
- When the player opens the box when not hiding behind an object, Blue will continue to notice the player even if the player is behind him. This behavior is the same as Orange, Yellow and Cyan.
- During Chapter 1, Blue is quite slow - he is much easier to outrun as opposed to Chapter 2.
- In Chapter 2, Blue is capable of spotting you from large distances away. This, however, can buy you enough time to hide without the risk of getting caught.
- For the first two seconds after Blue spots a player, he won't immediately kill them, as he needs to lock on. His speed will also be notably slower during this short period. This also applies for Yellow and Cyan aswell.
- Blue cannot see players crouching in the fog present in Purple's Lair.
- Blue is capable of climbing ladders. However, they may confuse him, causing him to take an alternative, unnecessarily long route in an attempt to surprise the player at the top. He mostly does this during Chapter 2.[11]
Trivia
View the Trivia of Blue:
- Blue seemingly has two castles - a separate one is included in each chapter.
- Blue is the second tallest character, with 12 Studs of height (without crown) only losing by 0.1 studs to Green. With the crown, he is the tallest character.[12] The reason he doesn't appear as tall is due to his posture.
- Blue's drool is referred to as "Slime" within the game files.[13]
- Blue has 35 audio files associated with him. This includes vocalization, footsteps, and chase ambience.
- In a deleted audio file, blue says the phrase "Found you!", albeit very distorted.[14]
- A photo in Chapter 1’s map shows that Blue was friends with an unknown human.[4][5]
- Blue is the only monster who is shown to have changed appearance.
- Blue has multiple unused animation sequences that depict him with a more cartoonish animation style.[15]
- Blue is the main mascot of the Rainbow Friends (both in-universe and in real life).
- There appears to be destroyed animatronic versions of Green, Blue and Orange in one of the rooms during Cyan's chase sequence at the end of Chapter 2.
- There is a working animatronic of Blue under the map of Chapter 2. It is only visible if the player falls out of the map, and never appears during normal gameplay.[16]
- Despite his jumpscare showing him ripping players apart, it is implied he is capable of eating them. Several posters in Chapter 1 warn not to hug him, as "he might be hungry".[17]
Gallery
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- ↑ Royal Blue(color)
- ↑ Phatmojo's Happy Blue Action Figure
- ↑ Phatmojo's Blue Action Figure
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Blue's First Friend Portrait
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Blue's First Friend Page
- ↑ Blue Plushie
- ↑ Phatmojo's 8" Plushies (Series 1)
- ↑ Crouching behind Blue (includes edited effects)
- ↑ Blue being avoided (Chapter 2 finale)
- ↑ Blue sleeping on his throne
- ↑ As a player climbs a ladder in Chapter 2, Blue attempts to head back through the plaza to surprise him at the top. If he didn't see the player again, he would have traveled all the way to this location.
- ↑ Blue and Green height comparison
- ↑ Blue's parts in Roblox Studio
- ↑ Blue's Sound Effects (including unused)
- ↑ Animation reel by Krefix
- ↑ Blue Animatronic (Out of bounds)
- ↑ Don't Hug Blue Poster
