{"id":50340,"date":"2025-07-24T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=50340"},"modified":"2025-07-23T17:29:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T08:29:53","slug":"deltarunes-tenna-was-originally-supposed-to-be-a-lot-more-bug-like-toby-fox-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/deltarunes-tenna-was-originally-supposed-to-be-a-lot-more-bug-like-toby-fox-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Deltarune\u2019s Tenna was originally supposed to be a lot more bug-like, Toby Fox reveals\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Deltarune<\/strong>\u2019s Mr. Ant Tenna may be the TV-headed gameshow host that <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/deltarune-creator-toby-fox-didnt-expect-one-of-the-games-new-characters-to-be-as-well-liked-as-they-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">everyone loves today<\/a>, but Toby Fox had a different idea for the character back when he was initially conceived. Because the words \u201cant\u201d and \u201cantenna\u201d are so similar, Fox\u2019s first Tenna drawings made him look more like an insect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First drawings of Tenna. Originally he was actually supposed to look more like an ant and had 4 arms. I ultimately didn&#39;t like that idea though. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CllO6iXQeN\">pic.twitter.com\/CllO6iXQeN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; tobyfox (@tobyfox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tobyfox\/status\/1947855560122241361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While early drawings of Tenna\u2019s head, torso, and legs look similar to his final version, the biggest difference in his design was that he originally had four arms. Fox also planned for Tenna to shrink down to the size of a bug when people were mad at him, as well as drink nectar with his nose in a very bug-like manner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I drew this later. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oiaTtoPkcw\">pic.twitter.com\/oiaTtoPkcw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; tobyfox (@tobyfox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tobyfox\/status\/1947856661269647599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox ended up veering away from Tenna\u2019s ant-like design in favor of something more <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/deltarune-mod-replaces-tenna-with-steve-harvey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">akin to a traditional gameshow host<\/a>. Tenna still retains some of his original ant-inspired qualities. His iconic antennae complement his TV-shaped head but also reference his early designs. While his nose cannot sip nectar, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tobyfox\/status\/1940556946651992081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it blooms on occasion when Tenna is exceedingly happy<\/a>. Tenna also slightly shrinks down in size whenever Kris and company have second thoughts about participating in his gameshow, but that could be due to <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/deltarunes-tenna-was-created-all-the-way-back-in-2016-but-toby-fox-abandoned-his-tremendously-bad-3d-prototype\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his body\u2019s exaggerated movements<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1276\" height=\"712\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1276px) 100vw, 1276px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-50340-001.jpg\" alt=\"Deltarune Tenna\" class=\"wp-image-50343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-50340-001.jpg 1276w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-50340-001-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-50340-001-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite being introduced as an enemy, Tenna has quickly become a favorite amongst Deltarune fans. His vibrant character design, hyperactive personality, and desire to please everyone balance Chapter 3\u2019s darker themes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deltarune Chapters 1-4 is now available for Nintendo Switch 1 and 2, PC (macOS and Windows), and PlayStation 4 and 5.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Deltarune&#8217;s early stages, Tenna had more pronounced &#8220;ant&#8221; features, which means extra legs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":50344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-50340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Deltarune\u2019s Tenna was originally supposed to be a lot more bug-like, Toby Fox reveals\u00a0 - 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