Broken Things takes you into the domain of the Prototype, but he's not the only villain you need to worry about, with Poppy Playtime's Lily Lovebraids being another of his loyal servants. Resembling Rumi from Kpop Demon Hunters, there's much for you to learn about Lily, and trust us when we say she has one heck of a back story.
Of course, she's just one of the many Poppy Playtime characters you'll encounter in Poppy Playtime Chapter 5, so make sure you read up on our various guides. Be they friend, like Poppy and Kissy, or enemies like the Prototype, you should learn all you can about them.
Here's everything you need to know about Poppy Playtime's Lily Lovebraids:
Before we go any further, I have to point out that Poppy Playtime Chapter 5 is still incredibly new, only releasing on February 18, so please consider this your SPOILER warning. I mean it, there are some huge spoilers, you have been warned.
Who is Poppy Playtime's Liliy Lovebraids?
Lily Lovebraids is one of the new characters to appear in PPC5 Broken Things. Now, I'd typically go on to tell you about how Playtime Co. created her, just like every other toy we've encountered in this godforsaken factory, but that's not the case here. The company isn't responsible for this doll - that (dis)honor belongs to Poppy Playtime's Prototype. Yes, you read that right.
The ARG Restricted Taps series that gave us some important Poppy Playtime Chapter 5 lore, including the fact that Experiment 1006 can turn people into toys, and he did just that to a woman named Gracie Green.
Gracie Green
Again, I'd normally go into a sad backstory for the human that becomes the toy, but Gracie is just as bad as Lily straight from the get-go. Gracie Green isn't an orphan from PlayCare; she's not a child at all - Miss Green is a Playtime Co. employee with a job that gives me nothing but hatred for her.
Through the Restricted Tapes, we learned that the scientists subjected the experiments to cruel 'conditioning,' forcing them to forget who they were. Well, it's Gracie that's responsible for the conditioning videos that the scientist used on the likes of CatNap, Huggy Wuggy, Kissy Missy, and Mommy Long Legs.
Gracie is in these videos; her sole purpose is to make the children forget who they are to brainwash them. If that isn't bad enough, if the toys fail her tests, she'd order them to be put out in the "bad toy box," which had grinders in it. Yes, she ordered them to be killed. She'd even get toys she'd successfully brainwashed to do the act. Beyond the videos, Gracie also used to 'comfort' the children ahead of their experiments.
In a turn of karmic justice, The Hour of Joy wouldn't be kind to Gracie; despite hiding, the toys found her, dragging her away and forcing her to endure the same torture she subjected them to. Yes, she became a toy, Lily Lovebraids, against her will, and went through the same conditioning she put others through. However, while I hate to give her credit of any kind, it taking 122 days to break her is mighty impressive.
If you're wondering, yes, the conditioning videos she watched were of her former self - between those and her scattered memories, the woman lost her sanity, becoming a truly maniacal being who has conflicting personalities. One is her main personality, while the other manifests as her imaginary friend, which happens to be a Candy Cat that she carries around with her.
Lily Lovebraids
While the Prototype is ultimately responsible for turning a person into Lily, it's worth noting that Playtime Co. designed her, and she was Experiment 1468. Lily Lovebraids became loyal to the Prototype, though this doesn't exactly benefit her, with the big bad seeing yet another opportunity to torment the woman who caused so much pain and suffering.
Experiment 1006 relocated her to a huge house on Sweet Street in the Labs. While this sounds nice, it really isn't. Lily was the only one there, forcing her to live in isolation for years, and yet, in all that time to reflect, she never understood why the Prototype did that to her. To be honest, it sounds like she was even lucky to receive the measly food and drink rations the Prototype gave her.
What is Lily Lovebraids' role in the story?
Lily Lovebraids is the secondary antagonist in Broken Things, playing quite a big role for a portion of the chapter. You don't meet Lily until you're roughly one-third to halfway through. She first shows herself after you make your way through Sweet Street, with her ultimately capturing you to force you to attend her tea party.
Once in her mansion, Lily forces you to get what she needs for her tea party, which ultimately leads to you discovering that she has taken Poppy and Kissy Missy as prisoners. Eventually, while running errands for Lily, you find the key to Poppy and Kissy's cell. After saving them, you find yourself in a game of "red light, green light" with Lily as you try to reunite with your friends in the attic. Despite winning the game, Lovebraids captures the three of you, with you waking up at a table for her tea party.
Lily's special guest arrives: the Prototype. This showdown results in serious facial injuries to Poppy, with Kissy attacking the Prototype, forcing him to flee. As a result, Kissy and Poppy escape, while Lily Lovebraids pursues you in a chase sequence. Eventually, you manage to beat Lily, causing her to fall from a high height to the floor, with a huge cloud crushing her.
That's the end of your encounter with Lily, but make no mistake, she's a menace, and your time with her is genuinely quite creepy.
Poppy Playtime Lily Lovebraids personality
Childlike and energetic. Those are the two words that come to mind when watching Lily, though her childlike nature is anything but sweet. Rather, she achieves levels of insanity we're yet to see from the other toys - which is saying something, after the events of Chapter 2.
Lily also has a hint of desperation about her, with the toy really wanting the approval of the Prototype, despite his awful (albeit well-deserved) treatment of her.
Poppy Playtime Lily Lovebraids appearances
Lily Lovebraids only appears in Poppy Playtime Chapter 5. Her fate in Broken Things makes me think that this is the last you'll see of her, though it wouldn't be the first time a character makes a surprising return, with Huggy showing back up and another shocking revival happening at the end of Chapter 5.