A thick chest and shoulders ยท riveted iron plates between the feathers ยท small exhaust vents ยท matte iron-colored armor ยท signs of long repair.
Habit
When tense, steam leaks from its vents, and it fixes a loosened chest plate by punching it once instead of using a tool.
Catchphrase
"Still standing."
Weakness
Its body is so heavy that it turns slowly. It is especially prone to missing small voices behind its back.
Proud of
A chest plate that stands back up however many times it breaks. It believes something that keeps working is stronger than something that looks new. Before a gate closes, it is always the one in front โ taking the first hit is how you last longest.
Likes
Beside a warm furnace, a steady hammer rhythm, and the moment a repaired part's weight feels right.
Secret
It has never been fully repaired. Inside its body remain screws and old iron scraps left by a previous owner.
Gets on with
Legoose and Tetrigoose โ they treat fitting Irongoose's repair parts together as play, and Irongoose never throws away the small pieces they leave.
Awkward with
Zerogoose โ the iron gate and the history of repairs that Irongoose has protected can be returned to zero all at once by Zerogoose.
Weather & seasons
When it rains its joints get heavy and its vents go cloudy. On cold days the plates harden but its movement slows. On hot days it cannot avoid the furnace and gives off a lot of steam.
Irongoose's tanking is not invincibility. It cracks, leaks steam, and a spot that has been hit must be repaired again. But with Irongoose standing in front, the geese behind it can take one more step before the gate closes. That one step is all it protects.