Mama Tattletail

Appearance

Unlike the baby Tattletails, Mama Tattletail toys seem to have only been made in one color. They share the cream-colored underbelly and muzzle of their younger kin, but are larger in size, have brown eyes and fur, a white tuft of hair on their heads and a tape-deck in their stomachs. Their ears are the same size as those of the Baby Tattletails, and are smaller in comparison to their bodies as a result. The Mama Tattletail seen in Tattletail is the primary and only threat of the game, and has the appearance of a normal-looking Mama Tattletail toy. After going evil, however, she has torn ears, darker-colored fur and her eyes disappear, revealing glowing red LEDs. Her tape-deck's cover also seems to be missing. During the jumpscare sequence, she lunges at you, her head spins rapidly from side to side, and her mouth opens wide, revealing six very sharp, pointy teeth.

features

Mama Tattletail was designed to read stories to children via the use of various pre-recorded cassette tapes. The tapes seem to have been accompanied by books for the children to read along with, judging by the inclusion of "turn the page" in the tape heard in-game. Mama Tattletail's head would rotate while the tape was being played. Mama Tattletail does not speak unless the tape is inserted and may be unable to speak without a tape when she isn't chasing the Protagonist.

trivia

The rumored reason behind her being recalled is because she ate a kid's eyes out. Mama Tattletail's tail is rarely seen. It's small, and limp unlike the tail of her younger kin.

Game history 1

Mama Tattletail is attracted to loud noises and will follow The Protagonist around based on the noises they or their Tattletail make. If the player approaches Mama Tattletail, or makes a loud noise too close to her, she will attack. Mama Tattletail's attack kills the Protagonist instantly. She can move around the house, but only when the player isn't looking directly at her. Looking directly at Mama Tattletail causes the player's Flashlight to go out. If it does, Mama Tattletail will teleport and may kill the player. Mama Tattletail also makes grinding noises when she is near and she can cut off the lights, making it harder for the player to avoid her. If she kills the player's flashlight, an ominous sound may often play, and Mama will either say "Mama's coming", "Mama will look after you", "Come to Mama" or "Mama's looking after you". Mama will often make a clattering sound when moving. December 22, 1998 The player will wake up to a grinding noise. They will find Mama Tattletail deactivated in the basement, making that same grinding sound until they approach her, whereupon they will load a cassette tape into Mama Tattletail and listen to her story. The player's Tattletail will ask to see Mama Tattletail, but by the time they get there, Mama Tattletail is gone. After wrapping Tattletail back up, Mama Tattletail will chase the player as they head back upstairs to clear up the mess Tattletail made in the sitting room. December 23, 1998 Mama Tattletail will consistently terrorize the player throughout this chapter while the Tattletail's play Hide & Seek. The yellow Tattletail can be heard conversing with Mama Tattletail during the final hide-and-seek game, It tells her that the player is in the bedroom. This is the only time a Tattletail actually "tattles" on the player.

Game history 2

At the end of this chapter, the player finds a VHS tape featuring a Tattletail commercial in which Mama Tattletail appears. "MAMA" is one of the cameras the player can access while watching the tape. December 24, 1998 The Tattletails are throwing a "party" for Mama Tattletail, which is in fact an attempt to banish her using the VHS tape from the previous night. Mama Tattletail will hunt the player character while they are gathering supplies, and will also steal some candles and hide them in vases part way through the ritual. The player must retrieve the candles and destroy the VHS tape to banish her. December 25, 1998 Mama Tattletail will attack the player once they have opened their Christmas gift, replacing the Baby Tattletail they were supposed to get (thus revealing the ritual was a failure). However, if the Secret/Good ending is unlocked, she has successfully been banished the night before.

quotes

"The children thought that Mama would never find them as long as she couldn't see them. Turn the page. But Mama could still hear the children. The pitter-patter of their little feet lead Mama right to them. Turn the page. Then Mama found the children, every last one, and put them right back to bed." "Come to Mama!" "Mama will look after you!" "Mama's coming!" "Mama's looking after you!" "All's well that ends well!" "The real gift egg, is family." "Don't cry, Butternut!" "Here are your eggs, children!" "Thank you!" "You'll get treats tomorrow!" "You'll never escape." "ORANGE YOU FORGETTING SOMEONE!?" "*angry* You'll never escape!" "I wuv you so much!" "I'll always love you!" "Don't leave me!"