Temmie Chang
Video game animator and developer (born 1993)
Temmie Chang (born April 3, 1993), also known as Tuyoki, is an American video game animator, illustrator, and developer. She is best known for her work as the lead artist for the critically acclaimed indie role-playing game Undertale, in which she appears as a self-insert character who is also present in its follow-up, Deltarune. In 2018, she released Escaped Chasm, her first foray as the creator of an RPG maker game. In 2020, she released Dweller's Empty Path.
01Early life and education
Temmie Chang was born on April 3, 1993. Chang became interested in video game universes as a child watching her cousin play Breath of Fire. Around 2006, she began sharing her digital art on DeviantArt. She went on to study 2D animation at the Pratt Institute in New York.
02Career
Developer Toby Fox, a fan of her work, recruited Chang to work on art for his game Undertale. Chang was primarily responsible for its most complex elements, including cutscenes and several characters. Her most notable characters are the Temmies, a dog-cat mixture species derived from a sketch by artist Betty Kwong, named after Chang.
The widespread acclaim and commercial success of Undertale allowed Chang to pay off her student loans and gain notice for her work. She regularly works with the animation studio Yotta and has collaborated with video game developers WayForward and Team Meat.
Chang has released two RPG Maker games, including Escaped Chasm (2019), followed by Dweller's Empty Path (2020). Fox worked on the music for both games, while Japanese composer Camellia also worked on Dweller's, arranging most of its music.
03Style and themes
Chang is known for her distinctive style of pixel art and animation with flexible lines and dynamic subjects, conveying a sense of nostalgia.
04Works
| Year | Title | Role | Cite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Momodora I | Title screen artist | |
| 2011 | Momodora II | Title screen artist | |
| 2015 | Undertale | Artist, animator, character designer | |
| 2016 | Eddsworld | Background artist; "The End (Part 1)" | |
| OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Animation direction, color design; "Enid's Bad Day" | ||
| Shantae: Half-Genie Hero | Character animator | ||
| 2017 | Hiveswap Act 1 | Animator | |
| 2018 | Extinction | Character animator | |
| Deltarune Chapter 1 | Main artist, animator, cleanup | ||
| 2019 | Shantae and the Seven Sirens | Animator | |
| Indivisible | Illustrator, pixel artist, animator | ||
| Escaped Chasm | Story, illustrator, pixel artist, cutscene and pixel animator | ||
| Blackmagik Blazing (Camellia's 11th studio album) | Cover artist | ||
| 2020 | Dweller's Empty Path | Concept, story, character designer, musician, artist, illustration, pixel artist, animator | |
| Super Meat Boy Forever | Character and cutscene animator | ||
| 2021 | U.U.F.O (Camellia's 14th studio album) | Cover artist | |
| Deltarune Chapter 2 | Main artist and animator | ||
| 2022 | OneShot: World Machine Edition | Guest artist (wallpapers) | |
| 2025 | Deltarune Chapters 3 & 4 | Main artist and animator | |
| 2026 | Deltarune Chapter 5 | Main artist and animator | |
| Insomnia C(o)urse (Camellia's 18th Studio Album) | Cover artist |
Sources and credits
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- Temmie Chang signature Fangamer.jpg by Temmie Chang, Public domain
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