Drawn to Life Facts

[Not affiliated with @DtLFacts on Twitter] Welcome to Drawn to Life Facts, where we post facts about 5th Cell's Drawn to Life Series! All posts will be tagged as appropriatley as possible, and we are always taking submissions, so if you would like to see a specific fact, or just suggest a topic, feel free!

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The Spooky Eyes is a creation in Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii) that is drawn in Jangala Outpost.

Once drawn, the Spooky Eyes will appear in the background. They have no impact on game play whatsoever, and are purely cosmetic.

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This is actually a beta version of the Spooky Eyes creation, revealed in a 7 GB package of development information shared by Ken Capelli, the art director for Drawn to Lif: The Next Chapter (Wii).

There are quite a few creations in the game that have beta versions done in this rugged, penciled style, as the game was originally meant to be in this style as well!

Later on, likely due to heavy crunch by THQ, the game was changed to reflect a simpler art style in both the menus and creations.

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In Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter for the DS, three different statues of the Box Art Hero - Drew - appear in the files. The blue one (left) appears in Wilfre's Wasteland, the brown one (middle) appears in Turtle Rock, while the grey one (right) was meant to be a template for the statue creation in Watersong but goes unused.

Interestingly, each of these statues is slightly different, best seen in the heads of each statue. For instance, the blue statue's eyes are much rounder than the other two, the brown statue's eyes aren't emotive like the other two, and the grey statue's eyes are a good mix of the blue and brown statue's.

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Drawn to Life: Two Realms introduces many new characters to the series, including a few Raposa, almost every Human, and a wide variety of Toys. However, there are also new enemy-esque characters in Rapoville at night, completely new to the Drawn to Life Series. Unfortunately, none of these characters play a role in the main story.

The Carrier Robot can be found in the Lavasteam District and is a Grey Baki riding in a robot. All the dialogue from the Carrier Robot seems to come from the robot itself.

Cumulus is another pair of entities, this time being a bird and a sentient cloud. All the dialogue from Cumulus comes from the bird, not the cloud. It was not in the base game and was added in the Creative Pack #2.

Dandyshroom is a sentient mushroom person with a dapper attire that can be found in the Watersong District.

Kuragekko is a jellyfish-esque entity that can be found near the Beach. It was not in the base game and was added in the Creative Pack #2.

Seedlee might be a Seedling, though they do have some notable differences. Seedlee can be found near the Banya Farm and was added to the game in the first Creative Pack.

Shork is a anthropomorphic shark that appears near the Beach. It appears to have a taste for Raposa, but doesn't eat any during the game.

Taz is a hedgehog-like character that can only speak in barks and growls. It was added to the game in the first Creative Pack.

Despite the unique appearance of each of these characters, not a single one is anything more than a background character.

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As with every Map Screen in Drawn to Life, the City Gate's Map Screen has references to the Creations made within the levels.

Level 1, Rapocity, can be seen with a Zeppelin, referencing the Zeppelin creation.

Level 2, Windy Hills, can be seen with a windmill and a sword in the ground, referencing the Windmill and Legendary Sword Creations. Though the Legendary Sword is not made during the level itself, the Template for the Legendary Sword is collected during this level.

Level 3, Rapo Towers, is the first and only non-boss level to not reference a Creation at all, having no references to the Falling Chair, Chandelier, or Stone Pillar Creations, all made in this level.

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As with every Map Screen in Drawn to Life, the Beach Gate's Map Screen has references to the Creations made within the levels.

Level 1, Surf Beach, can be seen with a surfboard, two umbrellas, and a beach ball, referencing the Surfboard and Beach Toys Creations. Though the Beach Toys are not made during the level itself, the Template for the Beach Toys is collected during this level.

Level 2, Kori Jungle, can be seen with a parachute, referencing the Parachute Creation.

Level 3, Angle Isle, can be seen with a clam and a Whaleecopter, referencing the Clam and Whaleecopter Creations.

Level 4, Conch Ruins, can be seen with a fish jumping out of the water, referencing the Flying Fish Creation.

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As with every Map Screen in Drawn to Life, the Forest Gate's Map Screen has references to the Creations made within the levels.

Level 1, Twilite Wood, can be seen with a pillar of leaves, referencing the Leaves Creation.

Level 2, Moon Grove, can be seen with a spaceship, referencing the Rocket Creation.

Level 3, Gearworks, can be seen with a gear in the forest and a basket on a rope, referencing both the Gear and Basket Creations.

Level 4, Star Forest, can be seen with an observatory poking out from the trees. Though the Village Observatory is not made during the level itself, the Template for the Village Observatory is collected during this level.

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As with every Map Screen in Drawn to Life, the Snow Gate's Map Screen has references to the Creations made within the levels. Note that since Snow Fields is a tutorial level, it does not appear on the Map Screen.

Level 1, Mt. Snowy, can be seen with a red sled, referencing the Sled Creation.

Level 2, Snow Caves, can be seen with a yellow submarine, referencing the Submarine Creation.

Level 3, Banya Fields, can be seen with Banya stalks that resemble corn stalks. Though Banya is not made during the level itself, the Template for Banya is collected during this level.

Level 4, Icy Lake, can be seen with a whale, referencing the Whale Creation.

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The Docks are a staple of Rapoville, appearing in every canon game in the series. However, as is tradition in Rapoville, the Docks change appearance between games.

In the original Drawn to Life (above, left), the Docks are made up of seven wooden planks and five stairs. However, in both Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (DS) (above, center) and Drawn to Life: Two Realms (above, right), the Docks lose a plank and a stair, having only six planks and four stairs.

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Ameba are an enemy that was introduced in Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter for the DS, and acted as a replacement for Shadow Walkers. One also appears in Drawn to Life: Two Realms in the Galactic Jungle District of Rapoville.

However, when they were first seen back in 2009, there was no official name for the enemy, so many fans simply called them Ghosts. The name Ameba was only revealed in Drawn to Life: Two Realms.

Due to this confusion in the community, the Challenge Imagination Battle for the Ameba has the tagline:

"Walks, Talks, Acts like a ghost. But isn't a ghost. Squish it!"

Despite this confusion, the Drawn to Life Series is no stranger to ghosts, with ghosts of some kind appearing in every game in the series:

The Mayor's Ghost (Drawn to Life, Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter [DS])

The Flying Dutchman (Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition)

The Ghost Creation (Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter [Wii])

Baki Pirate Ghosts & Baki Beard (Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter [DS])

Swoopers (Drawn to Life: Two Realms)

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Drawn to Life: Two Realms has many Stickers in the game that each have their own flavor text. Three specific stickers provide insight into the personal lives of some of the main characters, specifically Aly, Tony, and Mike.

According to the "Football" Sticker description, Tony (right) is a wide receiver on "his team", though who he plays with is unknown.

According to the "Hockey Mask 1" Sticker description, Aly (right) is a goalie, though who she plays for is also unknown.

Lastly, according to the "Baseball" Sticker description, Mike (right) is either on a little league team or works for a little league team. Though unconfirmed, this may be the "Belleview Bearcats" mentioned in the description of the "Baseball Player" Hero Template.

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The Colorful Cast of Drawn to Life (Wii)

Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter for the Wii is known for having the smallest cast of characters in any Drawn to Life game, with a grand total of 15 characters actually appearing in the village under normal circumstances. However, not many people know of the other Raposa that do not appear in the village, but are in the game. These characters can be found in three different ways - cutscenes, specific unlock criteria, and Raposa Sports minigames.

Cutscenes

In the first major cutscenes, five characters appear that do not appear in the main game, these being Wilfre, Mayor, and three Generic Raposa Characters. While Wilfre also appears in a Creation template, and Mayor also has a statue and a portrait in Mari's house, this is the only place in the game where they are featured alive.

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Specific Unlock Criteria

Some characters only appear in the village after certain criteria are met. For example, Zsasha only appears after rescuing him from the Treetop Village, and Erika only appears after DJ's quest begins. However, there is one character that only appears after non-story required criteria is met.

Stampy is a character that is only available to interact with after collecting all 10 stamps in the "Raposa" collection. Though the location of all ten of these stamps is currently unknown, 5 of them can be found in the following locations:

Raposa Eyes - Jangala Floor

Raposa Head - Tundara

Jowee's Goggles - Sky Arch Mountains

Mayor's Monocle - Wilfre's Lair

Galileo's Mustache - The Baldy Slopes

After collecting and purchasing all 10 of these, upon exiting the shop, Isaac will ask the player to stamp them onto his building. After completing the Creation segment and stamping the stamps onto the building, Stampy will introduce himself.

After this point, Stampy can be talked to by interacting with his sprite on the wall of Isaac's shop.

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Raposa Sports Exclusive

In the audience of all Raposa Sports minigames, two Raposa can be found that can't be found anywhere else - Bubba and Count Choco. All three of these Raposa, as well as the other Raposa in the crowd, use their designs from an earlier design of the game.

Interestingly, a Female Raposa Template is also seen in the crowd, third from the left or right on the front row, seen in higher detail (but without textures) above. If she is counted, this brings the number of Wii-exclusive Raposa to 5 instead of the known 4.

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In the DS and Wii era of gaming, many games would send reviewers some themed bonuses with their review copies, and in the case of Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter for the Wii, the bonus was a pack of sidewalk chalk.

Only two sources online have been found mentioning this chalk, including the blog post this image was taken from, (https://technogog.com/review/drawn-to-life-the-next-chapter-nintendo-wii/) and a single TikTok posted by @ryfichannel on April 24th, 2022:

It is unknown how many packs of chalk were distributed, but only these two are known to exist.

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In both Drawn to Life and Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii), the final level of the Shadow-based world is a Lair, Shadow Lair and Wilfre's Lair respectively.

Due to the non-canon nature of the latter game, we have not had confirmation of whether or not these two locations are the same. Both of these levels have boss battles - Wilfre's Scorpion and Wilfre in Shadow Lair, and Boss in Wilfre's Lair.

Should these two locations occupy the same space though, it is possible that the City Gate's areas and Shadow City might have been intended to be the same location.

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In Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter, the villagers of Galactic Jungle all have Hawaiian names, with the exception of Click. All of the following information has been sourced from Wiktionary or Wikipedia. From left to right in the above image:

Moani - From moani (“fragrant breeze”)

Hoaka - From hōʻaka ("to laugh")

Iolani - From 'io lani ("royal hawk")

Akamu - From ʻAkamu ("Adam")

Kamalah - From Kamala (either "Tamara" or "the aching")

Kaihe - ...

Kaihe's name is a bit harder (for me) to research, as neither the English Wiktionary nor the English Wikipedia have any usages of "Kaihe". When turning towards Hawaiian dictionaries - the Hawaiian Dictionary by Pukui and Elbert and the Māmaka Kaiao, neither of them have entries for "kaihe" either.

When using Wiktionary's list of all Hawaiian lemmas, "kai", "he", and "hē" all have entries, listed here:

Most likely, Kaihe is from kai hē ("sea grave"), though the true intention of 5th Cell is unknown.

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The Raposa seen here - Mayor (left) and Butler (right) are the only Raposa in the entire series to not have known names - assuming their names aren't just "Mayor" and "Butler".

While many other characters have their jobs in their name, (Pirate Beard, DJ, Professor Chuck), these two are the only ones who are never referred to by their real names.

For Mayor, when not called "The Mayor" or just "Mayor", he is typically called "my/your father" to Mari. As for Butler, there are no instances of him being called anything but "Butler".

The true names of these characters may never be known, and for all intents and purposes, may have never been chosen by 5th Cell.

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The Meadow Gate

The Meadow Gate is one of the only know locations cut from the original Drawn to Life. It was originally intended to be the fourth gate, between the Beach and City Gates. According to an insider source who has asked to remain anonymous, Chow Chern Fai and Karina Lye See Mun were responsible for the vast majority of art related to the Meadow Gate.

Thanks to a different anonymous source, we know the intended plot of the Meadow Gate in it's entirety, paraphrased below:

After the defeat of the Angler King and the rescue of Count Choco, the village began to be invaded by Shadow Pests (presumably Shadow Walkers), who were infecting the water supply. After a few levels of unrelated tasks, the Hero is tasked with sounding an alarm and rounding up the Shadow Pests. After this attack, many villagers are given the poisoned water on accident. The Mayor then sends the Hero into the Meadow Gate again to defeat the cause of the infestation, Rata, Tat & Tat, a trio of rats acting as the boss of the gate.

After being defeated, they would have transformed into the Three Blind Raposa, who would have given the Hero a key to a Village Hatch, possibly the Secret Gate.

As for rescued Raposa and Templates in the preceding levels:

Rescued: Fortune Cookie (rival to Chef Cookie) Template: Fish

Rescued: Indee Template: Mechanical Scarecrow

Rescued: Bob Row (Mike) Template: Messenger Bird

Rescued: Unagi Template: Kaorin Berry

The Hero attachment for this gate would have been the Pet, a dog-like creature who could run faster than the Hero and could have been ridden around.

10 enemies were also planned for the gate and sprited, but were removed.

From top to bottom, left to right, these enemies are:

Flea Fly

Stun Sun

RockFist

Boomaphant

Fyre Fox

Helipod

Leafy Green

Mew Pod

Yote

Ssslizzz

For more information about the Meadow Gate, feel free to visit the Unused and Removed page on the DTL Wiki: https://drawntolife.wiki/en/Unused_%26_Removed_Features/DTL1

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Due to the effects of the Kaorin Berry, the Hero grows to a massive size during the levels Rapocity and Windy Hills. In the latter level, an enemy called the Shadow Bird appears, with a Shadow Walker riding on its back.

Comparing the size of the Shadow Walker on the Shadow Bird to the normal Shadow Walker sprite, we can see that the Shadow Bird is similar in size to Frostwind, illustrated below:

The sprites for the Shadow Walker and Frostwind were scaled proportionally in the second image. With a straight back, the Shadow Bird is only about two segments shorter than Frostwind.