10 Unbelievable Ways Creators Hid Themselves In Video Games

If anyone knows how to make a cameo, it’s Toby Fox, appearing throughout both his seminal 2015 work Undertale and the follow up game Deltarune as a dog. Not just any canine friend however, but the one and only affectionately named ‘Annoying Dog’. Featuring as a little white pup with a snarky smile and a bad habit of ruining everything whenever he crops up, the dog himself identifies as an extension of games developer and composer Mr. Fox, which y’know, feels strange to say as you’d think that his name would lend itself to another furry creature but who are we to judge?

Annoying Dog is a staple of Undertale’s narrative, as well as a creature that crops up to warn you of corrupted save files or any alterations that set your game out of whack. Whilst many have debated whether he is in fact a Samoyed, game films have revealed Annoying Dog is truly a Pomeranian. Which might not be important to many but god damn, it matters.

Toby Fox’s secret doggo cameo also extends to unique ending screens for completing the game a certain way as well as his minor encounters. All in all, he’s a very good boy.