Toriel is a character introduced in the 2015 role-playing video game Undertale, acting as the first area boss. A motherly figure created as an embodiment of excessive video game tutorials, she is a member of the monster race and has hanging ears, small horns, white fur, and a purple robe. As with other bosses, the player must choose between killing her and convincing her to stop fighting, dictating the overall direction of the story. She also appears in Deltarune in a different role.