I got some plans today... Big plans! Just stay put for a while. You'll see what I mean soon enough!  |
| — BERLY |
BERLY is a character and NPC in OMORI. She is one of the many residents of the FOREST PLAYGROUND, often trying to get the other children involved in her rowdy antics while hanging around VAN.
PROFILE[]
APPEARANCE[]
BERLY is a lizard/dinosaur-like creature, having plates that run from the top of her head to the end of her tail. She has green skin and black hair swept to the side. She wears a blue hoodie with pink shoes, and sports large, red glasses. Her overall appearance stems from her REAL WORLD counterpart KIM.
PERSONALITY[]
BERLY is characterized by her rowdy, standoffish behavior as she constantly tries getting others to join her antics. She usually has a tendency to grumble when she talks. She is quick to snap at others, shown when she kicks both MIKAL and KEL when they ignore role call after playing hide-and-seek. BERLY is especially boastful about her headbutting skills and often picks at others for her own amusement. Shown to be self-centered and confident, her language is rather immature and consists primarily of slang.
Despite her seemingly insensitive disposition, BERLY cares for the well-being of her friends, especially VAN. This is also shown when expressing concern for BASIL when he was held hostage by BOSS. She is capable of showing kindness and gratitude to those that she thinks rightfully deserve it, as seen through her teaching AUBREY her signature headbutt skill.
STORY[]
PROLOGUE - THREE DAYS LEFT[]
BERLY can be met initially in the FOREST PLAYGROUND as she is playing tetherball with VAN. After the group speaks with MARI and BASIL and attempts to leave the playground, BERLY will demand that OMORI's party play hide and seek with her and most of the playground residents. Before starting the game, she deems the person with the shortest straw given is the one who has to find the other participants, which turns out to be OMORI himself.
Upon finding almost all participants, BERLY is the last one found as she is easily discovered hiding in the sand with her straw poking out near the tetherball pole. She then gathers everyone up and initiates a roll-call to see which of one of them is still missing.
When BOSS is revealed to have captured BASIL, she declares to have been the one who banned him from playing due to his violent approach to the game, which involved body-slamming. BERLY also watches the group's brief scuffle with BOSS, who ends up being defeated thanks to OMORI's willpower to continue fighting. Afterwards, she resumes playing tetherball with VAN.
If OMORI's party returns to the playground after BASIL's disappearance, the tetherball will be missing due to VAN hitting it too hard with his arms. The player can then initiate one of the first optional sidequests to retrieve it. If the quest is started, BERLY will temporarily join OMORI'S party until the ball is found.
After the group completes the sidequest, BERLY will teach AUBREY the HEADBUTT skill using VAN as a target, and gives her a BUTT CERTIFICATE as a token of gratitude. AUBREY can also gain an additional 50 JUICE by talking to BERLY and using her bat to smash VAN after learning the tag mechanic at the JUNKYARD.
TWO DAYS LEFT[]
BERLY, along with everyone else in playground, got tricked into signing a contract with MR. JAWSUM and began working at LAST RESORT. She was made the head of security after her friend, VAN, was deemed not serious enough for the job.
She can be first found guarding the elevator to the CONCIERGE on the fifth floor alongside two GATOR GUYS. She initially disallows the group to pass through due to taking her job as a bouncer very seriously. Giving BERLY BOTTLED WATER prompts her to allow the group to pass, while telling the GATOR GUYS that there is pizza in the break room as they leave.
Interacting with her in the basement after defeating both MR. JAWSUM and PLUTO (EXPANDED) initiates the CALL OF INSPIRATION quest, in which BERLY desires to create the "ultimate weapon" for the group. To complete the sidequest, the party must speak to the mailbox outside the hotel. Bribing it continuously will cause it to give the group a POOL NOODLE for free. Giving the weapon to BERLY will complete the quest, granting the player the COOL NOODLE, an equippable weapon for AUBREY.
ONE DAY LEFT[]
After saving BASIL within BLACK SPACE and resetting HEADSPACE back to its original state on the OMORI ROUTE, the group can return to the LAST RESORT once again.
BERLY is still located within B1 of the casino when returning to the area. After speaking to MR. JAWSUM for the last time, HERO becomes the new owner of the casino as the former retires. This will lead to many of the casino's workers and visitors leaving the place.
BERLY and the other playground residents soon return to their place at the VAST FOREST. She can be seen playing tetherball with VAN like they usually do. Interacting with either her or VAN will prompt the same dialogue mentioned in the previous segments.
QUOTES[]
Berly Quotes: Forest Playground
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BERLY Hey, OMORI! Guess what? I got some plans today... Big plans! Just stay put for a while. You'll see what I mean soon enough!  BERLY Hey, wait just one second! Where do y'all think you're going!? BERLY You can't leave without joining us for a game of hide-and-seek! BERLY Not so fast! You guys tryin' to avoid me again!? What's up with you two? Is it my face? My rough-and-tough exterior? BERLY At least I'm not as bad as BOSS! It's a good thing I banned him from the playground after what happened last time... BERLY I wonder what that moron is up to now? ... Eh... Good riddance! BERLY OMORI, OMORI! My best friend! Come on! You know how to play hide-and-seek, don't you?
BERLY Heh, that's what I thought! What's stopping ya, then? C'mon, let's play! I'll round everyone up!
BERLY Eh!? You don't know how to play hide-and-seek!? What kind of kid are you anyway? BERLY That means you have to play with us! I'll explain the rules after I round up everyone!
BERLY TEN-HUT! BERLY Alright, maggots! Here's the rules! We're gonna be entertaining ourselves with a little game of hide-and-seek! BERLY Here in my hands I got some straws, see? Everyone here's gotta pick a straw. BERLY The one with the shortest straw's gonna be “it” and will have to find everyone else! Sounds easy enough, right? BERLY We all got our straws? Good! BERLY Now, let's see who's gonna be “it”! BERLY Well, well, well! Looks like the one with the shortest straw is... OMORI! BERLY Hey, I hear you plotting over there! The straws make the rules, not me! BERLY C'mon, don't be babies! It ain't so bad. OMORI will be fine! BERLY When you're ready to play, walk up to the tetherball pole and close your eyes. And no peeking! Or else!
BERLY PWW WWWAH HH HH!! BERLY Took you guys long enough... I thought I was gonna suffocate in there! BERLY How'd you like my hiding spot? Pretty good, eh? BERLY It looks like you pretty much found everyone else too! Unexpected... but I like it!
BERLY Come on, VAN. Put your head into it!
BERLY Grumble, grumble... I guess I'm back to being a regular kid. Head of security was a pretty fun job, but not being able to hang around VAN all the time kinda sucked anyway. BERLY Like I'd ever forget you, you big lug! |
Berly Quotes: Last Resort
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BERLY Well, well, well! Look who we have here! You trying to talk to the big boss, are ya? Sorry to burst your bubble, but I can't just let anyone through here willy-nilly! BERLY Grumble, grumble... Sorry, KEL! It's the boss's orders... Today's a big day so he doesn't want any... disturbances. We got a TOFU fundraiser to prepare for tonight! BERLY Hey, quit it! They made me head of security for a reason! They wanted someone tough... Someone who could make the hard decisions! A hard-headed person! BERLY I mean... Look at my badge... It's so shiny! BERLY Hmmm... That is true. But... BERLY Oh... Alright... I'll let you through this time. But only if you get me some BOTTLED WATER first! I'm parched! BERLY You got that BOTTLED WATER yet? Chop, chop! We're absolutely parched! BERLY Hey! You got me some BOTTLED WATER? Thanks! I owe ya one! Come on, boys! I heard they got pizza in the break room!
BERLY is too busy stuffing her face to notice you.
BERLY Hey, it's you guys! I heard from the boss that you're all leaving the LAST RESORT... Y'all gotta come visit us sometime. We're really gonna miss you around here! |
Berly Quotes: Lost Ball Sidequest
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BERLY Grumble, grumble... Grumble, grumble, grumble... BERLY Sigh... Let me explain. BERLY LOOK AT THIS POLE!! Can you believe it!? BERLY Exactly! The tetherball is missing. VAN here used his arms and swung too hard, and now the ball's gone far off somewhere... BERLY Never to be seen again. BERLY I told you not to use your arms, VAN. You gotta use your head... like this! BERLY That's ‘cause you don't have a hard head like I do! BERLY Into the VAST FOREST? Ugh... We'll never find it now. It might as well be lost forever! BERLY Heh. You sure you want to do that? VAST FOREST is a pretty dangerous place, y'know? BERLY One time, I even got into a super grizzly brawl with this ugly plant creature with dead, empty eyes and a gaping mouth. BERLY I outwitted it, of course, being cool and smart and all. There's no monster in all of the universe that can outrun me! BERLY BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! BERLY Heh, sure. Just don't get in my way when I show off my totally amazing HEADBUTT skills! BERLY joined your party.
BERLY Hey, this isn't where my LOST BALL went! You got somewhere else to be or somethin'?
BERLY If you needed to be somewhere you could've just said so! I'll wait for you guys back at the playground. BERLY left your party.
BERLY You guys ready to find my LOST BALL yet!? Not that I need your help or anything...
BERLY About time! Let's go already. I'm bored out of my mind! BERLY joined your party.
BERLY What? Why not!? I'm falling asleep here!
BERLY SWEET! THERE'S MY LOST BALL!! BERLY YOINK! BERLY Finally! Let's take this bad boy to the playground! I'm itchin' to play some tetherball!
BERLY Hey, this isn't how you get to the playground! You're going the wrong way!
BERLY Well, that was fun... not! I'm gonna go play some tetherball! BERLY See ya later, alligators! I'm outta here! BERLY But seriously, come see me before you go. I got something special for ya.
BERLY Hey, dudes! Thanks for getting my LOST BALL back. As you can see, I'm putting it to good use! BERLY I was thinkin'... Since you were all so kind to help me out... I'm gonna be generous and teach you my special SKILL! BERLY But first, I got a question for y'all... Which one of you has the hardest head? BERLY Heh. That sounds about right! BERLY Alright AUBREY, I'm gonna teach you a SKILL, just between hard-headed folk like us. BERLY It's my specialty... HEADBUTT! It's simple really. You just run up to someone and... BERLY WH HHH HHAA AAMMMM!!! BERLY Now you try. BERLY Oh come on, AUBREY! Live a little! Having messy hair never hurt anyone. HERO is living proof of that. BERLY Why don't you give it a shot? BERLY WHOA! NICE ONE, AUBREY!! I knew I saw talent in you. BERLY CONGRATULATIONS!! You've passed the test with flying colors! BERLY From this day forth... I hereby declare you a bonafide HEADBUTTER. AUBREY learned HEADBUTT. BERLY And take this certificate. Show your friends. I'm sure they'll be proud! You got a BUTT CERTIFICATE. |
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TRIVIA[]
- BERLY is likely inspired by KIM, a girl in SUNNY's neighborhood, whose name combined with BERLY'S makes her full name, KIMBERLY. Her friendship with VAN also mirrors the close bond of KIM and VANCE.
- This is further proven in an official comic revolving around AUBREY's birthday, where KIM briefly sports various scales and a tail resembling that of BERLY's in one of the panels.
- It's also worth noting that in KIM and VANCE's room in GRUFF GUY'S HOUSE one can find a poster and plenty of books about dinosaurs. If these indeed belong to KIM, BERLY being represented as a dinosaur could suggest that SUNNY was aware of this hobby.
- Out of all HEADSPACE NPCs, BERLY is the one that gives the most optional sidequests.
- BERLY has a few unused lines of dialogue that were meant for the following scenarios:
- After defeating both MR. JAWSUM and PLUTO, BERLY would notice that the group is leaving the casino, and tells them to come back soon as the other playground residents will miss them.
- On ONE DAY LEFT of the OMORI ROUTE, BERLY would grumble that, despite considering her job as head of the security to be fun, not being able to hang around VAN made her realize how much she missed him.
- BERLY is the only minor NPC to "join" the group's party, although she doesn't actually appear in the overworld as a party member when joining the group, nor does she have any playable stats.
- In the RPG Maker MV project, BERLY has an unused slot in the "Actors" folder with a complete set of skills under the "Background Actors" section of the "Skills" folder. It is possible that she was originally meant to fight with the party when accompanying them during the BERLY'S LOST BALL sidequest.
- BERLY ATTACK: Deals 20 damage with a 30% damage variation ("BERLY headbutts [target name]!")
- BERLY NOTHING 1: BERLY does nothing ("BERLY is bravely hiding in the corner.")
- BERLY NOTHING 2: BERLY does nothing ("BERLY fixes her glasses.")