#slitheringanalysis

(Yes this is an entire list that will eventually get updated every time I see something new) 1. They were confirmed to previously be Longan Dragon's tactician post-Stone Dragon war, but that title seems to have been stripped from them, as they speak about it in a past-tense manner (with the quote "from my dayss as Longan Dragon'ss tactician"). 2. They are confirmed to be older than majority of the OvenBreak cast, being around the Dragons long before Cookie civilizations started to appear around EarthBread. (implied in their explanation about counting the bodies of the Stone Dragons, and about witnessing Longan Dragon's final form against the Stone Dragona back during the war. And it's confirmed that Dragons are much older than Cookies, as they noticed villages and whatnot appearing over time.) 3. Snake Fruit's Draconic form seems to be much bigger compared to the others (at least in what was shown for the cutscene art it was in. Since Longan Dragon is confirmed to be 1.4 GingerBraves tall, I do wonder their size)

(cough, that is if we're taking this promotional video as canon,,)

(as you can see, Longan Dragon Cookie seems to be small enough in this form to fit into Snake Fruit Dragon's palms...and unless this is exaggerated, which hopefully it isn't, it's a really intriguing detail. And seeing as majority of Snake Fruit Dragon's body is submerged in the water, I imagine they're so much bigger than this, and I absolutely adore that.) 4. They seem to spend much of their time in the Lotus Palace's Library (mentioned in the Martial Tarts Arc of OvenBreak) 5. They were surprised when Mango Cookie greeted them during the Draconic War Arc, asking if he already formed an attachment even though all they did was simply train together.

(Devsisters please it would be a delight to see Snake Fruit interacting with Mango Cookie again,,, I find their dynamic adorable I need to see them acting like a grumpy immortal mentor + friendly "i'm so jolly" student 🥹✌️) 6. They have a good enough poker face (mentioned in Ice Juggler Cookie's relationship chart) 7. They also have blank eyes/eyes with no highlights to them. (and while we can see this just from their design, Lychee Dragon themself even mentions that Snake Fruit's blank eyes "suit them") 8. Not necessarily about Snake Fruit Dragon, but did you know you can make wine out of salak (aka snake fruit)? (Wine-drinker Snake Fruit hc my beloved) 9. Snake Fruit does not show their arms, hands, or legs at all, in any of their animations or costumes. We are able to see their arms in their draconic form, though. 10. Since two of the already-existing snakelike cookies are clearly nagas, it could be implied that Snake Fruit is also one as well, but it's also something left up to interpretation (because of the point i made in #9.) 11. They daydream occasionally (shown when they were supposed to be talking to Ananas Dragon, when actuality they were just imagining forcing [Ananas Dragon] to bow and pick fruit for them) 12. They've referred to their dragon form as their "true form". 13. They are able to transform into their dragon form when angry/unable to control their own emotions. (shown when they got mad at a shopkeeper for slamming a door in their face.) 14. They released on pride month, specifically June 28th, 2022 (while their sexuality isn't confirmed in the slightest and they don't seem to show any attraction towards anyone romantically, as it isn't a focus in the story, it's certainly fair game for any headcanon. My personal hc is that they're pansexual like me. 🩷💛🩵) 15. This could be wrong, but so far the only named individuals who've served Longan Dragon aren't 100% Cookie. (Examples being Snake Fruit, Longan Lancer, and Longan Shaman. Longan Lancer and Longan Shaman are both wyverns who take on a Cookie form who serve the Ivory Dragon. And we already know Snake Fruit.) And I don't know if it was intentional and a way to show that if Longan Dragon were to have servants, they wouldn't be fully Cookie (because they clearly find them weak and whatnot), but it's an interesting thing to note nonetheless. 16. Their sleeves resemble the salak fruit exactly, with the outer layer looking like the skin of the fruit, while the off-white insides resemble the cloves that the salak has. (It looks like garlic, does it not?) 17. Salak as a plant is distantly related to coconuts, as both belong to the Arecaceae family, which also includes date palms! (so no, they aren't directly related, but it's interesting to note.)

18. (Shoutout to arogustus) Snake Fruit's snake form is only shown in their defeat animation (aka when they get their ass beat by an obstacle on low health and DIE.) and their scale patterns change depending on their costume (brown for original, dark teal for slithering strategist, and light blue for azure serpent sage) 19. Snake Fruit does not have a sprite where they have the lotus scale armor on (to my idea? this needs to be rechecked so take my words with a grain of salt.) 20. Noticed that in Snake Fruit's skill (without a costume on), the snakes that carry them are the inverted version of the salak fruit (having an off-white head and back, while their underbelly is reddish brown) 21. It's interesting to note that Snake Fruit's under eyelid (or whatever that is) changes with their design. It's pink for Slithering Strategist, but blue for Azure Serpent Sage. I cannot tell if this is makeup or not, but it gives the illusion that they have noticeable lashes when they close their eyes. (when I say "noticeable", think of Affogato's lashes when he closes his eyes, or Lotus Dragon, kinda like that. idk how to describe it well, sorry 🥹✌️) 22. The snakes that carry Snake Fruit's sedan in their skill have diamond patterns on their back. 23. They only have one eyebrow. Well, only one that's shown. You might be asking "what if it's covered by their hair?" it's not, I promise you. Their right eyebrow is nonexistent, even with Snake Fruit's hair pulled back. 24. Both the Azure Serpent Sage and Snake Fruit's original design have ribbons (I don't know how exactly to describe it) that change a part of their silhouette. The Slithering Strategist costume does not have this.

25. Snake Fruit seems to be one of the few who can actually absorb/consume the Life Powder in the Dragon Orbs and survive (Mentioned vaguely in the Martial Tart story, will have to recheck myself to confirm it)

꒰ঌུ ⠀ ̣̣̣⠀I'll be going about this with the basics:

₊ ݃ ࿔ྀིྀ꒰ 𓈒 Name: Snake Fruit Dragon Pronouns: they/them,, it/its ༏ ݄ ྀི ֺ Possible Questions you may have: 1. Are you a tumblr roleplay account? - Yes. If you would like me to be. If you'd wish to ask questions, I will respond as Snake Fruit.

I've been looking into what's apparently one of Snake Fruit's inspirations, the Imoogi dragon of Korean folklore. Do you have anything to say about their mythology and how it relates to Snake Fruit?

I'd say that their Imugi inspiration was much more tied to their concept art for their Dragon form. Imugi are known for being akin to something of a "proto-dragon" which correlates heavily with the way Snake Fruit describes itself as "almost half a Dragon" in one cutscene of their story. Imugi are often said to obtain dragonhood via living for a thousand years, or catching something called a "Yeoujiu", which is described as an orb descending from the heavens. This also shows in the way Snake Fruit first achieved dragonhood, by obtaining the Life Powder from a Dragon Orb while the others were distracted. Snake Fruit was also hinted to have lived for many years, as said by their quote when they saw Longan Dragon's final form.

And as we know, the battle between the Fruit Dragon and the Stone Dragons took place ages before Cookies and villages started to pop up throughout the world, which points to Snake Fruit being almost as old (or perhaps AS old) as the Five Dragons.

And personally, I do feel like the concept art of their Dragon form felt surprisingly finished, as though they would've actually used it in the story, but they ended up with the one we have now. It's interesting to note that the concept art feels much more "dragonlike" than the official design. At least, that's how I perceived it. I also found the idea of their Dragon form holding those two pearls as a good nod to their inspiration.

For reference, here's their concept art and their official Dragon form side-by-side: